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After experimenting with XXL extensions, a ’90s bombshell blowout and a larger-than-life ponytail all in the last month Jennifer Lopez has added another style to her repertoire: curtain bangs. Her hairstylist Chris Appleton added a diagonally-cut sweeping fringe to either side of her parting, giving her the swoop-like curtain effect. Her golden strands are still long, and the hair itself is centre-parted and super sleek.
Her makeup artist, Scott Barnes, teamed her brand-new haircut with her classic, go-to makeup look. She rocked nude lipstick and a soft, smudged smoky eye, with just a swipe of highlight across her cheekbones and down her nose. Want to cop this makeup look too? Here s exactly how you can do it.
The ketogenic diet originated in the 1920s to treat epilepsy. In recent years, it has become wildly popular for weight loss. The standard ketogenic diet typically allows for 70% fats, 20% protein, and only 10% carbohydrates of total daily calories. This reduction of carbohydrates puts the body into a metabolic state called ketosis. When this happens, the body becomes efficient at burning fat for energy, resulting in weight loss.
As anyone who s tried it will know, the keto diet is very restrictive. A more flexible variation, called the keto lite, or lazy keto, has come to the forefront.
How is the keto lite diet different from the traditional version?
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Madhuri Dixit Nene may be in her 50s, but that hasn t forced her to get boring with her beauty looks. Instead, she s tried contouring, acid pink lipstick, blue eyeshadow and sparkly lip gloss, all in the last couple of years. Age is totally in the way you look and feel. I don’t believe in age taking over but I want to look my best till the end, she shared in an interview with
Vogue India. Here are the beauty tricks you can cop now, whether you re 15 or 50.
Keep things matte
While there is something to be said for a glowy and dewy base that has become super popular over the last few years, a matte base is a good idea, especially if you have fine lines you want to conceal. Dixit Nene usually sticks to a natural-finish liquid foundation, which she then plays up with strategic additions of highlighter. “When opting for foundations, primers and concealers, look for a matte finish,” confirms her go-to makeup artist, Lekha Gupta. “Allow the ‘l
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For those that have tested positive for COVID-19 and have mild to moderate symptoms, counting the days down from 14 is the only way to get through. After two weeks of fatigue, fevers and a sore throat, feeling back to normal is the only priority. But for some, symptoms like shortness of breath, cough, joint pain, chest pain, muscle aches, intermittent fevers don t resolve in that stipulated time, and can last for months after. What could this mean and what do you need to keep in mind? We asked doctors for their take.
What is “long COVID?”
According to a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most adults tend to seek medical care in subsequent months of testing positive, and two-thirds of those have a health condition they did not have before. While some report COVID-19 symptoms such as breathlessness, fatigue, muscle ache and a cough, others may even have new issues like a rapid heart rate, depression and kidney issues. Those who are reporti