We all know body painting is not a new art. Rather it is an art form, which has been in existence since a long time in history. However this is a growing trend these days. Even the youngsters also want to paint their body. For some artists human body is the canvas on which they express their artistic talent by dots, lines, and swirls of paint. They create a plethora of images on the human body. Generally the patterns drawn are the products of their imagination, some of them from tribal art, natural forms, some of them are abstract forms. The materials used for body painting are of various types and using them the painters can express their art.

Most people do not want to do any permanent painting like tattoos; they just want body painting, which is a temporary art form and normally last for a few hours or days. Those who love body painting can do it themselves at their home using several materials. While choosing materials used for body painting you have to be very careful. Because all body-painting materials are not good, some materials can damage your skin.

You can see there are various types of body painting such as traditional body painting, modern body painting, fine art of body painting and more. For various types of paintings there are also several materials used for body painting. Traditional body painting has been widespread in many ancient cultures. In this type of body painting people use dust or sand to create their magic paint in the body, they are also known to use natural dyes, pigments, ash and clay.

Mehndi is also a traditional body painting material. Generally in India it is used for any traditional occasion like wedding ceremony. For mehndi people use leaves from particular mehndi tree and make a paste to paint in their hands or legs. Modern body painting is the liberalization of thought and expression of cultural freedom, especially in nudity. This is becoming a popular art in the United States and in Europe. Materials used for body painting have become costly now and are in high demand in the US and Europe. In these places a lot of people regularly attend body-painting festivals.

In fine art of body painting, a wide range of ideas are taken from various sources like alternative art, fine arts, rune, mythologies, and even current affairs. People can use these paintings in any occasions or events like sports events such as soccer or cricket, or in any political protest movements. There are several materials used for body painting for this as well. You can use multi-hued colors or single color depending on your paints. Normally the paints are applied by using paintbrushes, natural sea sponges, airbrushes, or just by the fingers and hands.

You should be very careful on materials used for body painting. Always use natural eco-friendly colors, and make sure that the instruments of painting are properly cleaned. But these days the paints that are used are non-allergic, non toxic and easily removable. Always check colors before you apply on your body.

Body Piercing has become very stylish, fashionable and trendy these days. It refers to the piercing of different body parts for the purpose of wearing jewelry. Body piercing can be done on different body parts like around and inside the ear, eyebrow, nostril, lips, tongue, nipple, and on the navel point. Body Piercing is a very ancient body art. Nose piercing is very popular among women. But with the growing craze for piercing, people are piercing almost anywhere in their body. Piercing the unusual body parts has become the obsession. They do this just to express their attitude, passion, craziness and some times their sexual preferences.

Some people do piercing for some religious or other cultural reasons, but these days body piercing has become one of the most favorite styling accessories and fashion statements for the teens. Piercing of the body parts have reached this height of popularity because of the western rappers, hard rock band and heavy metal band members who adopted this form of style. Before this it was also famous with the hippie community.

The whole procedure of piercing body part is very painful but the youngsters are least bothered about the pain and can compromise anything for style. There are mainly three basic points for piercing. They are as follows:

Soft Tissues: These are the most common tissues where the body piercing is mainly done. The part like ear lobe has soft tissues. This type of area is quite easy to pierce.

Cartilage: This includes the body parts like nose and the ear above the lobe. Septum piercing is not exactly located on the cartilage, but it happens through the small area of the skin between the front and the back cartilage part. You cannot get longer cartilage piercing.

Surface-to-Surface: This type of body piercing is generally placed on the same plane, like on the throat, navel point etc. You can use a ring or bar in this type of piercing. This type of piercing requires extra care, especially the throat.

While piercing your body, you should follow a few certain guidelines. Like always pierce your body with the help of a trained professional. Always use metals like gold and silver to pierce your skin, a low quality metal could affect your skin and may cause infection on the pierced part of your body. After piercing, always keep those parts away from alcohol and petroleum products as this could also cause infection in the pierced part. You should not try to change the ring at least for the first month, as this could hurt your pierced part.

Clean your pierced body part regularly, at least for 3 times a day. Never ever use mouthwash for oral piercing, as it could turn very dangerous if the mouthwash reacts with the metal. Do not use soap or other antibacterial agents immediately after body piercing. A normal healthy person should not need antiseptics to care for their piercing. The body’s immune system is perfectly capable of preventing infection for a body piercing.

Beautiful eyebrows add contour to your face and thus are an important part of your image. And most of us make the mistake of under, or over plucking of the eyebrows. This can make you face look undone. Here are some tips that could help you get the perfect salon made beautiful eyebrows.

How to get Beautiful Eyebrows:

• Brush the brows upward. Then, trim the excess hair carefully on the top of your natural arch. Be very cautious not to remove the ends too much because that could cause bald patches in your brow.
• Now analyze the shape. An ideal brow should start around the tear duct, then arc around the middle of the eye and end at the other corner of the eye. Never take off too much hair at the outer corners. This can cause the person to have an angry look.
• Before removing the hair don’t forget to prepare your skin. The best way to do that is by wiping the brow area with an astringent.
• Hold a pencil around the area where the natural arch of your eyebrow forms. From the arch to the outer corner of the eye, the brow should be in a straight or slightly curved line, based on the look you want to achieve.
• It is always better to remove hair after a shower. This is because the pores tend to open and the process becomes easier and less painful.
• While removing hair hold the brow with the help of index and middle fingers tight and then remove them. If you are using a tweezers then pull the hair back in the direction of hair growth and pull it with a sudden jerk.
• You can trim long eyebrow hairs with the help of small scissors but be careful not to pull out long hairs as this could cause a gap in the brow. In case of a gap, use a little eye shadow to fill it. Use a cotton swab or as an applicator.
• Use an old toothbrush to put your brows in place. You can also use some hairspray on the toothbrush and then brush the brows. This helps keep the eyebrows in place.
• If you are not young then don’t try and get too much attention to the eyebrows. Don’t make them too thin as that could leave a harsh and hard look.
• Don’t use too much of eyebrow pencil because that makes the brows look artificial and painted on. Even if you are using the pencil make small strokes to create a natural look.
• In case you have already overdone the brows then, brush the brows well with a toothbrush this will soften them up. You can also use some face powder to lighten them and avoid the dark look caused due to filling them.

Now with the help of the above mentioned tips sport the most beautiful eyebrows that could cause some raised eyebrows!

Before you begin, to reduce the pain, numb the eyebrow area with some baby’s teething pain preparation or numb the area with the use of ice. Always remember that tweezing is sometimes quite painful for people with sensitive skin or hair follicles. Sometimes Tweezing can also cause a little bit of blood or redness in the area that was tweezed.

Creating the perfect shape:

• First reduce the thickness of the brow and then define the arch. A perfect arch should reach the highest point around the middle of the iris.
• The eyebrows should begin at a point where when you hold a pencil vertical to the nose. This should be the starting point.
• Hold the pencil against the nose, then tilt it diagonally and stop where it around the corner of the eye. Mark this area as this is the outer point where the eyebrows should end.

Here are the tips for tweezing :

• To avoid problem while tweezing, use a white eyeliner pencil to color in the areas under the eyebrows that need to be plucked.
• If you can’t get the right shape, then remove the white eyeliner and redraw once again. Once you get the right shape, tweeze the hair along the white lines.
• You can also soften the hair first with a hair conditioner or a shaving cream.
• Dab your eyebrows with the help of a hot cloth for five minutes or tweeze right after a hot shower. This opens the pores so that the hair comes out easily.
• Buy a professional pair of tweezers so that you have a sharp and clean pair each time.
• It is best to clean the area around the eyebrows by plucking out stray hair.
• Pull the skin and remove the hair as close to the root as possible.
• The hair should be plucked in the direction of growth.
• Always shape the eyebrows by plucking hair from underneath the brow than from above. This creates a natural arch.
• Make sure you close the pores of your skin after plucking. This can be done with the use of astringent.
• Be sure to soothe the irritated skin by applying some balm on the skin around the brows.
• Don’t apply any makeup immediately after tweezing; wait for at least a couple of hours.
• Avoid applying creams or moisturizers before tweezing as they can make the tweezers slip. This can be dangerous as it is around the eyes.
• Pull one hair at a time this will give you better control on the shape of your eyebrows.
• Pull the hair out gently with a quick jerk. Try not to cut the hair as this can cause ingrowths.

The first thing you need to figure out before you care for your skin is the skin type you have. There are essentially five kinds of skin:

• Normal skin
• Oily or greasy skin
• Dry skin
• Sensitive skin and
• Combinational skin

Glowing and healthy skin is one of the first things that is seen in an attractive and a well groomed person. This is possible only if you are healthy.

For achieving a healthy skin, you should take in healthy food, a balanced diet with enough minerals, vitamins and also proteins. Diet is not the only factor of healthy skin. General hygiene is also a key factor. The other most influential factor is cleanliness. Face should be washed around 3 times with warm water and face wash which doesn’t contain soap. This cleans the skin off excess oil, sweat, dirt and bacteria.

Tips for healthy skin:

• Wash your face as many times as possible.
• Avoid eating fried and fatty food.
• Rub your face with ice-cubes, this will close the opens pores after a warm water bath. As an alternative you can also use water with some lime juice to wash your face.

The usual washing of the face doesn’t remove the dirt and makeup. This needs extra care. It can be cleansed with the help of cleansing creams that go deep into the pores and remove the oil, pollution, sweat and dirt. Always apply this cleansing cream over the face and neck. It should be done twice in a day, once in the morning and jut before going to bed.

Steaming is also a way to clean the pores off the impurities. They open the pores and remove the dirt. Take a broad pot and fill it with hot water, then lower your face over the pot, covering your head with a cloth to not let the vapor exit. After you finish, dry your face with a towel. Steaming should be done once in a week. Keep in mind that before steaming you face, you should apply a moisturizer, and massage the face and neck. After steaming clean your face with a cotton ball by gently wiping your face. Steaming helps in clearing off dead cells and increases blood circulation.

Use an astringent on your skin, this helps in controlling the body secretions, they cause blood vessels and tissues to contract. If you don’t have an astringent, you can use shave lotions, cologne or cleansing creams that also contain astringents. Astringents also play the role of antiseptics which are helpful in treating acne.

Toning your skin is also very important for a young and refreshed feel. This helps in combating the effects of weather, pollution, and other harmful things and stops all signs of aging. They make your skin tight and increase the blood supply to the skin

The other important tip for skin care is the use of moisturizers. They prevent the loss of moisture and rehydrate the skin. Moisturizing helps in speeding up the process of cell renewal. They usually contain ingredients that are essential for the skin like vitamins and minerals.

Make the cleansing packs a regular routine. This helps in stimulating blood circulation and toning the muscles. They also eliminate dirt and grime from the pores of the skin. They also tighten the skin in just half an hour and make you look fresh and younger.