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Transport ornamentation from your attire to your face with wacky jewelled looks this Diwali. CT gives you some innovative tips
HAIR
PEARLY HAIR

Dampen your hair using
water or gel. You can
condition your hair too, to
make it smooth.

Start by applying a
smoothing balm onto the
lengths and ends section by
section to control frizz or
flyaways.

Using a wide-toothed
comb, detangle your hair.
With the help of your
fingers, pull your hair back
into a low chignon and
secure it using bobby pins.
Let the ends loosely stick out
to have give a messy look.

Accessorise your hair
using white beads on the
front of your head and also
at the back. Let the ends
loose to create a big shape
and place your hair as
desired. You can keep your
hair open or also tie it up
into a messy bun. Use a hair
spray to keep your hair and
the beads intact.
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Shampoo and condition
your hair. Make sure to use a
conditioner on the length
and ends of your hair. Rinse
thoroughly.

Start with blow-dry lotion
onto damp hair to emphasise
your roots and for volume
support.

Sylvia Chen, creative
hairstylist says, “Flip your
hair upside down and blast
dry your hair till it’s
completely dry. Divide your
hair into four sections. Take
out a radial section — ear to
ear, and then divide the front
depending on your natural
parting.”

Use large curling tongs to
create an S-shaped wave.
Brush the tonged hair out
from the roots to loosen up
your hair using a natural
bristle brush.

Tease the hair from the
ends and do a parting as
desired.

Accessorize your hair
using a thick golden hair
extension for glamour.
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FACE
BEADED BROWS

Prepare a base with
foundation on your eyelids.
Apply the foundation all over
the eye area.

Aakriti Kochar, make-up
expert says, “Use a soft fluffy
blending brush to give a
wash of natural bronze eye
shadow on your entire
eyelid. Make sure to keep it
minimal.

Curl your lashes and apply
a coat of mascara.

Cut two embellished
pieces of velcro diamante
strips in the length of your
eyebrows. Stick the strips on
your eyebrows using face GOLD LEAF EYES
glue to complete the look.
METALLIC BAND
Keep your lips natural.
Apply a thin eyeliner on

A low chignon can be
your eyelids. Curl your lash-
es and mascara well before
styled on dry or damp hair.

Spritz some texture spray
sticking the golden foil.
onto your hair for a matte
With the tip of your finger,
apply some face gel on your
look.

Pull back your hair into a eyelids. Cut pieces of gold
foil eye area and stick it on,
low ponytail. Then roll up
covering your eyebrows.
your hair into a messy bun.
Secure the ends of your hair
Use a tweezer to hold the
foil as it tends to tear easily.
using bobby pins or U-pins.

Accessorize your hair
Stick the foil and gently press
using a golden band to add it on your eyelids with your
some drama. fingertips.
NAILS
FROSTY NAILS

Nail expert Nisha Dhanani says, “Start by filing and
smoothening your nails and apply a base coat.”

Apply two coats of nail polish, preferably transparent.

Coat your nails using a nail adhesive. Take small white or
silver coloured beads and sprinkle on the glue.

Let your nail dry completely so that the beads are stuck
properly.

Complete the look by drying your polish for a while and
apply a transparent top coat to seal it.
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Appetiser
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Trick guests at your next party into
thinking you’re a certified chef
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aking appetisers appealing is as
M important as their taste and
aroma. If your party platters
don’t look interesting, your guests could
forego the hors d’oeuvres entirely. With a
few flourishes, you can transform simple
starters into a gourmet dishes. Here’s how.
DECORATIVE DISHES
Serve the appetisers in decorative dishes
to up their presentation appeal. Look for
vintage-looking plates and handpainted
trays at your local store. Use regular
kitchen ware creatively. For instance,
place grilled meat skewers on wooden
planks, clams in a large glass casserole and
sushi on kitschy tiles.
KEEP IT SMALL
A definitive feature of gourmet food is that
it usually comes in small portions. So,
keep the hors d’oeuvres bite-sized. Serve
chopped strawberries drizzled with white
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HOW TO
FORMAT
USB DRIVE
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Ishita Khanna, make-up
expert says, “Do not use too
ormatting a USB drive is no different than
much make-up on your face.
Keep it as natural as
possible.”

Use a small amount of face
F formatting any other drive. But how often
have you actually formatted a drive and did
you ever wonder what the various options mean?
adhesive and embellish your
If you use Windows, the steps are essentially the
same regardless of which operating system you use.
face using glass bindis, or
Connect the USB drive, go to ‘Computer’ or ‘My
you can also brush on white
Computer’, right-click the drive and select ‘Format’
paint as bindis.

Do the smokey eyes with
from the menu.
this look. Add lots of kohl
FORMATTING OPTIONS:
and mascara for your eyes to
The formatting options you have are ‘File system’,
pop out.

For your lips opt for a
‘Allocation unit size’, ‘Volume label’ and ‘Format
options’. To format your drive, you simply make
lipstick in peach or nude.
your selection, click ‘Start’, click ‘OK’ to confirm
that you really want to erase all data and the drive
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will be formatted. Any regular sized hard drive (60
GB +) should be formatted with NTFS.
However, due to the way NTFS works it is not
recommended for flash drives, even when they are
KEEP IN MIND THOUGH THAT
FAT AND FAT32 ARE THE ONLY FILE
SYSTEMS THAT ARE CROSS-PLATFORM
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hoped to reignite a relation-
ship with a former flame.
An additional 43% of
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regularly sleeping with an ex
while on the lookout for a THE MAC. EXFAT ON THE OTHER HAND
new partner. An even higher
47% of men confessed to
IS SUPPORTED IN SNOW LEOPARD, BUT
doing the same. And they DRIVERS ARE REQUIRED FOR LINUX
aren’t alone. Hollywood
A-listers Demi Moore and
Ashton Kutcher famously bigger than 32 GB. This is where exFAT comes in.
reunited after their divorce It unites the essential advantages of FAT (small,
before going their separate fast) and NTFS (large file size supported) in a way
ways again. So did singer
Cheryl Cole and her former
that is optimal for flash drives. If for compatibili-
ty or speed reasons you want to go with FAT or
husband, Chelsea footballer, FAT32, always go with FAT32, unless you are
Ashley. dealing with a device of 2 GB or smaller. During a
An international dating normal format, files are removed from the drive
site, which conducted the and the drive is scanned for bad sectors. During
research, said the top five the ‘Quick Format’, only the files are removed and
reasons for getting back into
bed with an ex-partner also
no scan is performed. Hence go with that option if
you don’t have time and are dealing with a healthy
included having too much to or new drive.
drink, flirting on a Keep in mind though that FAT and FAT32 are the
networking site and other only file systems that are cross-platform compati-
social media sites, and ble. NTFS is supported by Linux, but it requires a
bumping into each other on a hack or third party application to work on the
night out. Mac. exFAT on the other hand is supported in
ANI Snow Leopard, but drivers are required for Linux.
Mix thinly
sliced vegeta-
bles by colour.
For instance,
red tomatoes,
coral carrots
and green
chive can be
arranged in USE COOKIE CUTTERS TO MAKE SMALL
rows. Use
small groups STARS, SQUARES AND CIRCLES OUT OF
of veggies like
a puzzle to FRUITS, VEGGIES AND SANDWICHES
create a larger
image. Use
fruits, different types of cold cuts and fruit plate, put pineapple slices on a cir-
cheeses in a variety of flavours and cular tray, surrounded by a ring of
colours. grapes, then melon slices,
and finally, watermelon slices.
MAKE THE SHAPE SING
Use cookie cutters to make small stars, LITTLE GARNISHES
squares and circles out of fruits, veggies Place a bowl of cheese or salsa dip in the
and sandwiches. Roll soft cheeses into middle of heaps of nachos. Sprinkle
balls and coat them in crushed herbs. freshly chopped herbs over small ready-
made tarts filled with baked vegetables or
HAVE FUN WITH LAYERS salmon. Small bits of parsley or
Layering a food platter by colour, texture basil can add depth and taste to
and type can give it a wow effect. For a any platter.