Want chiselled cheekbones, a slimmer face or a narrower nose? Create the illusion with these make-up tricks.

1. To make cheekbones look more prominent, use a small, angled brush to apply bronzer just beneath them. Start from the hairline and work towards the apples of the cheeks. Blend well to avoid streaks.
2. Apply a liquid-based concealer a few shades lighter than your skin tone along the cheekbones and pat with your fingertips.
3. Make a broad or round face seem narrower by brushing bronzing powder along the hairline on the sides of the face and down along the jawline. Leave the chin bronzer-free.
4. Make a long forehead appear shorter by dusting bronzer along the hairline, blending well.
5. To slim down a wide nose, apply the bronzer down the sides of your nose. Then use a highlighter down the centre to emphasise the slim shape.

Good To Know
1. With these make-up tricks you are using the bronzer to disguise and give depth to certain areas. The highlighter is used to bring forward and emphasise certain parts of the face. Eyes will be drawn away from the bronzed areas and towards the highlighted areas.
2. Always use a matt bronzing powder without too much shimmer. Start with a little on your brush and build it up gradually.
3. A highlighter can be anything that is a few shades lighter than your skin tone. You could use a liquid concealer, a powder or a shimmery eyeshadow. Make sure it doesn’t have too much shimmer – you don’t want to look greasy.
4. Use your fingertips to apply a highlighter to your brow bones and to the inner corners of your eyes – this will brighten eyes instantly.
5. If you don’t have bronzer, use a darker shade of foundation.
6. Fake a plump pout by dabbing a pale highlighter on the top of your cupid’s bow.
7. Want your nose to appear shorter? Then shade the bronzer across the tip of your nose.

HEALTH
Pre-Diabetes: What To Look Out For

Pre-diabetes isn’t actually a disease, but it could easily turn into one

Pre-diabetes means you’re up to 15 times more likely to develop full-blown diabetes, which in turn increases your risk of heart disease, stroke, sight loss and kidney disease.
Pre-diabetes (also called Impaired Glucose Regulation) has no symptoms so, like diabetes, often goes undiagnosed until the damage is done. Most people with type 2 diabetes have pre-diabetes first, and it usually leads to full diabetes within five to ten years. It’s well worth knowing if you have it, because it can be reversed and your risk of developing diabetes much reduced.

Who’s At Risk?
You’re more likely to develop it if you’re white and aged 40-plus (or 25-plus if you’re black or South Asian) and have any of these risk factors:
*A parent, brother or sister with type 2 diabetes.
*You’re overweight, or your waist measurement is high.
*You have high blood pressure or have had a heart attack or stroke.
*You have polycystic ovary syndrome and are overweight.
*You had diabetes during pregnancy.
*You have severe mental health problems.
The more of these you have, the higher your risk and under 25s aren’t immune, either.

What Happens In Diabetes?
In type 1, the pancreas gland stops producing insulin; in type 2, the body’s cells become resistant to it. Insulin helps us to store and use glucose (sugar) from our food; without it, the blood-glucose level rises, leading to diabetes which produces tiredness, thirst, frequent urination, weight loss, or even coma and death.
Type 2, which affects nine out of ten adults with diabetes, often has no symptoms at first but it hardens and narrows arteries. Women with type 2 diabetes are five times more likely to develop coronary artery disease, and 15 per cent of heart attacks strike people with diabetes.

Wellbeing
Feeling Bloated?

Try out the following:

Homeopathy
Bloating can be caused by excess gas in the stomach, small intestines and colon. Various homeopathic tablets can be taken as a remedy for digestive complaints, including bloating, indigestion, flatulence and constipation.

Yoga
A simple yoga exercise works for some people – but don’t try this if you have back or neck problems. Lie on your back, bend right knee and pull it into your chest as you breathe in. Release knee and straighten leg to the floor as you exhale. Repeat on left side. Repeat with right knee, this time raising chin to knee as you breathe in. Release knee and lower head to the floor as you exhale. Repeat with left knee. Repeat up to three times for each side.

Massage
Gentle abdominal massage is non-invasive and can help to relieve stress-related bowel, lower back and emotional problems, including bloating. The massage works on the colon and surrounding organs, using essential oils.

Food
Platter 2010

We are leading such stressful lives with too much work, too little time to relax and exercise, too little time to sleep or even eat correctly that our bodies are not able to cope with all the beating! Hence, we end up with acidity, diabetes, heart disease, asthma, bronchitis and more… Health has to remain top priority because no amount of money can buy it back. Why not look at the mistakes we are making and change the course?

Perfect timed cooking: Steam vegetables to retain most of the nutritional value. Bake or grill whatever possible in order to avoid deep-frying.
Change the way we serve: Become extremely wary of creamy sauces – they are high in calories and fats that are not good for us.
Look for alternatives: Pick up pasta or baked goods made from wholegrains. Avoid white bread and noodles.
Avoid sugar: An apple is good for us, apple pie is not!
Smarten-up the shopping list: Shop for lean meats and don’t forget the fish.
Give importance to variety: Remember to eat a variety of foods. Try different grains as a substitute for wheat and try soya milk in place of cow’s milk.
Drink lots of water: Stick to water as the main beverage and avoid aerated drinks (both sugary and diet). Herbal and green teas add to the repertoire of drinkable beverages.
Go back to basics: Good old dal-chawal-roti-sabzi will make a comeback as good health awaits us at home. Consume simple food, using fresh ingredients.
Say ‘no’ to ‘diets’: Eat healthy but do not ‘diet’.

Travel
Sydney

From surging to shopping, you can find it all in this stunning metropolis…

The Sydney Opera House is perhaps its most famous landmark, but Sydney has loads more to offer and is as buzzing as any major metropolis. With world-class shopping mall, restaurants and nightlife venues, it’s fast become a hotspot for trendy travellers and is Australia’s number one tourist destination.
Electric neighbourhoods across the city offer up unique experiences for tourists looking to discover the Pacific island state. Newtown, a vibrant boho neighbourhood southwest of the city centre is home to vintage clothing and music shops and has a host of cafes and live music venues to satisfy any retro lover.
Cross over into Balmain, Sydney’s artsy district, and you may find yourself rubbing shoulders with some of Australia’s literary and music masters. Famous for being home to film directors, writers and actors (Wicker Park’s Rose Byrne lives here), Balmain is a colourful neighbourhood with quaint and quirky bistros. It’s also a popular nightlife destination for locals and tourists. But for the die-hard shoppers, a visit to Castlereach Street is a must. With outlets of top fashion brands lining the fashionable avenue, shopaholics can revel in retail heaven from Hunter Street to Hay Street.

Hit The Beach
Sun, surf and sea what could be better? Head to Australia’s famous Bondi Beach and enjoy a kilometer stretch of beautiful blue coastline. Relax on the sand and watch the surfers ride the waves, or join in the fun by renting a board for the day.

On The Rocks
No visit to Sydney is complete without a visit to The Rocks. The funky harbourside neighbourhood is made up of 19th Century warehouses converted into chic restaurants and an array of electric boutiques. A definite must-see!
Head Off Into The Outback
Lace up your hiking boots and head out into Australia’s magnificent Outback. Sure, it’s a bit of trek from Sydney, but it’s well worth it once you’re sanding in Mungo National Park overlooking its incredible lunar-like landscape. Nothing like it!