5 celebrity skin DIY hacks to try before your big day
When it comes to the bridal glow, we’ll do as the stars say.
The coveted bridal glow usually reminds us of blush-laden cheeks, but makeup can only achieve so much. Skin prep actually does the grunt work behind the scenes. For your big day, it’s only fitting to rejuvenate and pamper yourself. Enter the world of DIY skin preps, beloved by celebrities for their effectiveness and simplicity. These beauty hacks, straight from celebrity beauty arsenals, can help you create a flawless base, ensuring your makeup not only looks stunning but lasts throughout the celebrations. Extend some love to your skin and hair and indulge in holistic cleansing. Let's find out five celebrity skin and hair DIY hacks to try out before your big day, and get ready to glow just like the stars.
Athiya Shetty’s coffee under-eye mask
Caffeine boosts radiance like nothing else and Athiya Shetty’s neat under-eye coffee mask proves its merit. This crafty, inexpensive, and simplistic under-eye mask can be created in minutes. Add two tablespoons of coffee grounds to a cup of warm water and stir it well. Add ice cubes to the mix to cool it down and bring it to a chilled temperature. Proceed by cutting two cotton pads to fit the under-eye region's contour and soak it in the prepared coffee solution. Apply the cotton pads under the eyes and relax as your stresses melt away. Keep it on till it's dry, or as you please, and unmask supple skin instantly.
Kareena Kapoor’s pre-makeup skin prep hack
Taking to her well-crafted Instagram feed, the star shared a carousel of pictures of herself relaxing with a wet face napkin spread across her face. This unconventional DIY seems to do the job well as evidenced by Kapoor’s all-time glow. The napkin works as a makeshift face mask to cool one’s skin, making for a hassle-free skin prep option. Recreate Kareena Kapoor Khan's mask by wetting a paper towel with cold water and placing it on either your entire face or parts of it. Allow the moist napkin to hydrate your skin for 10-15 minutes, leaving it soft and rejuvenated. It’s a nifty act of self-care to pamper yourself before your everyday skincare routine.
Madhuri Dixit’s hair mask
The veteran actor often shares her coveted secret DIY recipes using staples tucked away in your pantry. This hair mask is bound to leave your locks feeling visibly healthier and lustrous whilst smoothening them too—prepping your hair for your extravagant bridal hairdos. Prepared using just three ingredients—bananas, coconut oil, and honey—this should prove to be your natural elixir for shiny strands. To recreate this mask, gather one banana and mash it. Add 1 tablespoon of coconut oil to the mix, ½ teaspoon of honey, and blend well to ready your hair mask. Dixit suggests application should be restricted to the shafts of your hair, not touching it to your roots. Let the mask do its job for 15-20 minutes before you rinse it off. For those with colored hair, this mask works just as well for bleached hair!
Twinkle Khanna’s orange peel hack
Twinkle Khanna favours orange peels and makes use of the rinds, which would otherwise go to waste, as a body scrub. Packed with Vitamin C, citric acid, and ascorbic acid, the powdered and dried rinds do wonders to control sebum production. Do as Khanna says and reap the benefits of this all-organic remedy. It’s always a good idea to patch test when it comes to citrus to avoid any irritation to the skin.
Mira Kapoor’s ghee hack
Mira Kapoor swears by ghee, traditional Indian clarified butter, to combat skin dryness. Extend the nourishment to your skin like Kapoor by utilizing this household staple to target dryness. Take inspiration from the star and apply a generous amount of ghee to the soles of your feet before you sleep as an overnight mask and allow the hydration to seep into your skin by wearing socks. We recommend using ghee as an overnight lip mask too, an incredible way of moisturizing your body and promoting hydration.
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