Whether it will be a sangeet, mehndi or a reception, your mother’s wedding attire and authentic jewellery fully fits you and add a charm to your look beside traditional touch. With a bit of twist like alterations, tailoring to the treasured wedding dress will make your childhood’s dream come true.

You are “rewriting the picture again”. We have some special tips and tricks for your re-wearing the family wedding heirlooms on your special day!

 Emotional connection with wedding attire

To every mother and daughter, there is some emotional connection which blooms on the wedding day. Where a mother saves treasure from her wedding to her daughter’s special day.

Take out the trunk! Clean the dust and bring out the 25-year-old treasure from the trunk. Seek your mother’s help for alteration and tailoring of the whole dress.

You can also add some trendy touch to the traditional treasure. It would be a great idea and will help you to make your special’s day attire unique. You can also use your mom’s Banarsi dupatta, Kanjivaram saree, Nath, choker neckpiece with a unique style to other functions.

Blowing Up the dust of Treasured Trunk

Since it’s too long! Years and years. Pieces of treasured traditional dresses stored with proper care. But it’s been soo long, so there will be chances of stains or dust on the clothes. It may have absorbed the musty smell. To renew it, consult with your dry cleaner. You have to be more conscious about the restoration process as your clothes have more value to your special day.

Alteration – Major part to do

With the change in fashion or wedding dress, you may not like your mother’s wedding attire. Take a tour to the designer or nearby boutique for alteration and changes to the dress. Share your ideas of alterations to the designer so that he can transform your mother’s vintage attire to a dreamy dress for your wedding. Some of the alteration ideas:

• Fits like a hugging velvet
• Perfect adjustments with length
• Add more details into it with the change in sleeves or neckline
• Give a touch of beads, embroidery, pearls

Reuse the Old Fabric with New Ideas

If you can’t see yourself wearing mom’s outdated dress during your ceremony, or if the seamstress can’t salvage the whole thing, you can find other creative ways to incorporate it into your wedding. Here are some examples:

It’s ok if you are not able to wear your mom’s dress on your big day because of any reason. You can recreate plenty of things with these fabrics, such as:

Kurta or dress

Reuse the fabric of your mom’s dupatta or dress to make a kurta from it. Add patches or embroidery in it to complete the look.

Additional Accessories

It’s a fabulous idea to transform the wedding fabric into accessories like clutch, hair accessories, pillow covers, traditional table runners, and more.

Tips for brides who want to reuse their moms lehenga

• From the wedding fabric, you can choose to take a few embroideries over it and patch it to a new fabric such as georgette, silk or brocade
• Take a tour to your mom’s jewellery trunk, you can pair your newly styled lehnga or dress with the authentic piece of your mom’s jewellery like a choker, nath, rani haar, Kangan, maang tikka, and more
• Eye on the fabric or material of the dress. Sometimes fabrics like silk or brocade get torn over time, so better not use such fabric
• you can also pair the old lehnga with contrast dupatta or blouse. Choose the trendy dupatta style with your mom’s old lehnga

Hope these amazing ideas will add some value to your wedding attire and help in re-wearing your family heirlooms on your wedding day, as it is the most special day to a young girl. Also, check out our suggestions for wedding nail art design for your wedding day!

Share more ideas or your memories with us. We would love to hear from you!

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Take a look at various DIY scrubs for different skin issues. Let’s open this interesting episode!

Face scrub for a radiant glow

• Add 2-3 teaspoons of coffee powder in a bowl
• Mix 1-2 tablespoons of yoghurt in it
• Leave the mixture for at least 15-20 mins
• After that, add one teaspoon of honey in it and mix well
• Apply this mixture on your face, scrub it in an upward circular motion.
• Continue it for at least 10-12 minutes
• Wash the scrub with cold water

Tip: Use this scrub twice a week for good results. If you have dry skin, use fat milk instead of yoghurt

Face scrub to remove tanning

• Add 5-6 tablespoons of Fuller’s earth with 2-3 tablespoon of aloe vera gel
• Add a few drops of rose water for an instant boost
• Mix well and make a smooth paste
• Apply the mixture on your face and neck
• Scrub it on your face with a circular motion for up to 8-10 minutes
• Wash it off with cold water

Tip: Use this scrub twice a week for good results.

Face scrub for acne-prone and oily skin

• Add one tablespoon of milk with olive oil
• Add some oatmeal in this mixture and leave the mixture until it softens
• Mix a few drops of essential oil or rose water in it
• Scrub the mixture on your face and neck for at least 8-10 minutes
• Rinse it with cold water

You can also try another DIY scrub:

• Take 2-3 tablespoons of powdered  rice
• Add 2-4 tablespoons of honey and make a thick paste
• Cleanse your face with normal water, apply the scrub
• Rub it in an upward motion all over your skin smoothly
• Wash the scrub with lukewarm water

Tip: Use the scrub twice in a week for good results

Face scrub for dry skin

• Take 5-6 bags of green tea, pour the tea in a bowl
• Add 2-3 tablespoons of sugar in it
• Add 2-3 tablespoons of honey to make the mixture smoother
• Apply the scrub on your face and neck
• Gently rub it in a circular motion
• Wash off with normal water and apply bit serum

Household regime for healthy and radiant skin

Exfoliation should be the must-do or a routine part of your skin. To make your skin glowing, radiant and healthy, follow this routine of DIY homemade scrub twice a week according to your skin type. But remember, excessive exfoliation can be harmful to your skin, it can damage your skin.

Plenty of skincare products available in the market, they are full of chemical or ingredients which are harmful to your skin or may damage your skin. So, it’s more reliable to DIY your own scrub as per your skin needs. These natural ingredients are rich in nutrients and antioxidants, makes your skin soft and healthy.

Try out these easy DIY scrub ideas. Share your comment in the comment box, which scrub suits you most. Ask your queries. Also, don’t forget to check out the Korean skincare routine this summer!

We would love to hear from you!

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Double Cleansing

For getting the glow and glass-like skin, the very first step is to cleanse your skin. To follow the simple steps for double cleansing you have to wipe up all the dirt or make-up particles from your face.

Here, the first step to clear your pores with freshwater, or you can take some drops of coconut oil on a cotton pad to cleanse your face. The very next step is to cleanse your face with a water-based cleanser. It helps you with deep cleansing and removing dirt and pollutants from your face.

Tip: You can go with the cleanser that suits your skin type (Normal, Sensitive, Oily)

Exfoliation

Exfoliating is the best practice to avoid dead skin from your face. It is the second-best step to follow for the glass-like face which Korean skincare routine tells to follow. You can choose a gentle scrub to exfoliate your skin which suits your skin type.

You can choose to scrub your skin not more than twice a week. It removes all the dirt and dead skin and gives you clear skin.

Tip: You can try a homemade scrub which can be sugar scrub, coffee scrub, or sea salt scrub. It should suit your skin type.

Toner

Toner is a special ingredient to your skin. When you are done with exfoliation, your skin might get dry or rough. To restore your dry skin you have to apply toner.

Here you can follow a simple process for your tempting skin. “Layer the toner” means you have to apply the toner multiple times. First, apply it to your skin using a cotton pad and slowly tap it everywhere. Wait for a while, let the toner absorb in your skin. Apply again and follow the procedure for 6-7 times to get plumpy and hydrated skin.

Tip: Don’t rub the toner on your skin harshly, just tap it on your face with a cotton pad. You can prepare a homemade toner with cucumber juice, hibiscus flower toner, green tea toner, lemon juice toner.

Essence

By getting into the various experiments on your face. People miss out on the most important step to nourish their skin. For applying all your beauty steps, hydrating your skin is the must-have step to follow.

Using essence you can hydrate your skin in a better manner. It is helpful with various skin issues such as skin dullness, wrinkles, spots, acne, tanning, fine lines. These minor skin issues can be treated with a good essence. Deep down your skin, it will hydrate it completely.

Tip: You can use fresh aloe vera, vitamin E capsule and tea tree oil to make homemade essence, it can go with every skin type.

Moisturizer

Korean skincare routine follows a basic step that is moisturizing, moisturize, and moisturize your skin. It will give you the plumpness and natural glow to your skin.

To avoid flakiness and dryness in your skin you have to use moisturizer daily. With your daily regime, you can use day and night care moisturizer. After applying the moisturizer, you can use an eye cream or eye patches to remove dullness under your eyes.

Tip: Choose a lightweight moisturizer that suits your skin type.

Sheet Mask

After putting all sorts of beauty products, it’s time to lock the moisture inside your skin. For this, you need a sheet mask that holds all the needed nutrients. Pick up the sheet mask of your choice.

These sheet masks are also helpful for other skin issues such as dullness, dryness, patchy skin, spots, acne. Choose according to your skin type and problem.

Tip: Clay mask, orange peel mask, honey, and oatmeal mask.

Best household ingredients for glass-like skin

Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple cider vinegar has the special property to remove and dullness and pigmentation from your skin. Take two spoons of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water, mix it well, and drink it.

Tip: Follow this routine everyday with empty stomach in the morning

Aloe Vera

Aloe vera is helpful for dry and damaged skin. It improves the dullness of your skin and gives moisture. You can use fresh aloe vera gel on your skin. Apply it on your face for half an hour then rinse it with normal water.

Tip: Regular use of aloe vera gel will help you with multiple skin treatments.

Honey

Honey is rich in nutrients and has an abundance of antioxidants in it. You can use honey for flawless and spotless skin. Take one tablespoon of honey with half a tablespoon of cinnamon powder, mix it well. Apply it on your face and leave it for 15-20 minutes. Rinse off with normal water. You will get the results.

Tip: Try it twice in a week for good results. 

Papaya

Papaya is rich in antioxidants, vitamin C, and other nutrients. It nourishes your skin and provides you glowy and spotless skin.

Take two tablespoons of papaya pulp mix it with 4-5 droplets of lemon juice. Apply it on your face, leave the mask for 15-20 minutes. Rinse off with cold water. You will get the natural glass-like glow.

Tip: Apply it twice a week for good results.

Getting Glass Skin with your daily Lifestyle

To get glass-like skin, you can follow different treatments and products. Apart from these Korean skincare routines, you have to focus on a healthy lifestyle and day to day routine to get glass-like skin.

Take a healthy meal and consume lots of water in a day. Avoid junk, sugar, and unhealthy food. Go for running, dancing, yoga, or gyming. All these daily habits will refine your beauty and gives you glass-like skin apart from other benefits.

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Hey DIY friends! As quarantine is extended, so what are your plans for holding a long day? Making hand-painted accessories, bags, Isn’t it a good idea? Pull out your boring bundle of old clothes and give them a fresh breathe with hand-painted add-ons to your Wardrobe. You can give yourself a fun time.

If you think it’s out of the box for you, trust me it’s not. Hand-painted t-shirts, accessories, shoes, jackets, bags, dresses, fabric colours and acrylic colours are the most creative thing to do in quarantine.

Stain your hands in paint and follow these surprising DIY ideas.

DIY Hand-Painted Pocket Bags

Adding stylish category of pocket bags in your bag trunk. DIY your pocket bag or tote bag at your home using fabric, acrylic colour. Allow you to put hands on some creative and artistic in your quarantine time and find your inner artist by doing such activity that brought you calm.

Hand-Painted Jacket

Your wardrobe is not gonna justify you, until and unless you will keep a unique piece of the jacket in it. Here, try to create a one in the universe piece of the jacket for yourself with acrylic or fabric colours. You can add some abstract designs also, with traditional add ons on it. It can be laces, patches, metal coins, or others.

Classic Painted Denim

Mickey mouse, marvel character, or anonymous character! You can draw anything you like on your jeans. Add some patches on it and you are all set to flaunt your cool look with exclusive quarantine pictures on Instagram. Share with your friends this creative idea and transform a boring piece of jeans and giving it an exciting look.

Abstract Denim Jacket

If you are a denim lover and want to flaunt your exclusive look to your friends. Try making unique abstract designs on your denim jacket. Add hand sewed patches or some colour splash to make it more alluring. This quarantine place some uniquely designed jackets in your attire trunk.

Snazzy Hoodies

You are holding some boring hoodies in your winter stock? Bring it on the table and start polishing it with some bold neon colours and give a fresh breath to your old hoodies. Affix some joy to your wardrobe this quarantine. You can give trendy look to your hoodies by putting symbolize designs, geometry, or abstract on it.

Share your reviews on the above writing and how you created your unique hand-painted add-on to your wardrobe. You can use these ideas on other things also. What you have to do is just hold a brush and colours. Boom your artistic and expressive ideas on the piece. Also, don’t forget to check out our DIY Bohemian stuff.

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