tip This monsoon, go colourful with fruity homemade lip gloss! Mix a bit of solid shortening and a fruity drink-mix together in a microwave-safe bowl till smooth. Place in microwave on high for 30 seconds until it becomes liquid. Pour into a clean film container or any other small airtight container and then freeze it till it turns into your very own fruity gloss!
	flashback Popularised by Kabuki actors and geishas, people once used nightingale droppings as vital facial ingredients and as make-up. The enzyme guanine present in the droppings promised to heal the skin and bleach it too. Today, this ancient facial treatment is available in London salons for £135.
	place Go green this monsoon with revitalising green tea and aloe vera at the luxury day spa, Aura. As part of the Park Hotels, indulgence is now available nationwide in New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Vishakhapatnam. There is a range of indulgent rituals to choose from, including a fruity one which uses Vitamin C to maintain youthful skin for days.
	pick As a tribute to its centenary, Montblanc’s new fragrance Femme de Montblanc comes bottled in a specially commissioned cut-diamond shape. An oriental floral fragrance, it is classically elegant and captivatingly feminine.

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