Frozen cubes of watermelon juice, basil and camphor which acts as a toner. So the next time you come from outdoors just rub a frozen cube on your face and feel the freshness. Things you’ll need: 1/2 glass watermelon juice 4-5 basil leaves A pinch of camphor Method: Mix all ingredients together and pour it [...]

Print Royal Falooda Recipe Author: Niru Gupta Recipe type: Drinks Cook time:  1 hour Total time:  1 hour Serves: 4   A refreshing rose flavored drink topped with home-made falooda. Ingredients 2 cups chilled milk 1 Tbsp cornflour 1 cup rose syrup/sherbet 1 Tbsp isabgol seeds (tukmaleha) Iced water in a pan with a colander on top of [...]

The onset of summer brings beauty woes like body tanning. This season try sugar-lemon juice pack or fresh coconut water pack or even honey-almond oil pack — all natural remedies coming from grandma’s treasure-trove — to get a glowing skin. Not many know that sugar works as the best cleansing agent while lemon juice helps [...]

Print Cold Coffee Recipe Author: Mehvish Abubakr Recipe type: Drink   For all the coffee lovers out there, here is a simple cold coffee recipe to beat the summer heat. Ingredients Milk 2 cups Instant coffee 1 tbsp, heaped Sugar 3-4 tbsp Water ¼ cup Tetra Pak cream Ice cubes Instructions Dissolve the coffee and sugar in [...]

Women often struggle to find the best summer hairstyle. Rather than letting their hair get sweaty and having it cling to their necks, ladies many times prefer to wear their hair up to allow their faces and necks to stay cooler. Find the best up swept style, however, can lead to confusion and frustration. The basic [...]

Here are some pointers on how to not get arrested by the fashion police this Summer by Momina Sibtain. Colour coordination Just like the rule for denim on denim — big no-no, unless you get the contrast right — a fully coordinated outfit is tacky and boring. If you are wearing a blue outfit, do [...]

The finale of Fashion Pakistan Week (FPW) 5 on 10th April outstripped Day 1 on every level; not only did Day 2 have a more promising line-up, with Shamaeel, SanaSafinaz, Deepak Perwani and Sania Maskatiya showing, some of the remaining 11 (yes, there were THAT many) designers’ presentations displayed creativity and finesse.

Shamaeel

The prize for the show that bowled us over must be given to Shamaeel. With her collection titled Extra-Orient, Shamaeel transported us into a world of powerful lady shoguns exuding femininity and sex appeal.
Sania Maskatiya

A crowd scan at any high-society chai party will show you just how popular Sania’s printed silk kurtas are. Playing on this strength, Sania’s Naqash collection at FPW5 was a saga of digital prints on silk and crepe.

Print Lemonade Syrup Recipe Author: Coleman Cookbook Recipe type: Drinks   The most ideal Summer drink. Ingredients 3 oranges 3 lemons 5 lbs sugar 2 oz citric acid 5 c cold water 5 c boiling water Instructions Cut oranges and lemons into eighths (including rind). In a blender, grind up lemon and orange pieces with cold water. [...]

The vegetable I’m most likely to forget to plant each year is garlic (stinking rose).   Although it’s planted at the end of the season along with lettuce, endive and radish, garlic isn’t harvested with those other vegetables, which ripen in the cool moistness of autumn. Garlic ripens almost a year hence, in the heat of [...]

Bareeze is Pakistan’s largest chain of textiles retailing stores with above 50 outlets in Pakistan, and 5 in Dubai and Sharjah. Bareeze has touched the international markets as well by opening outlets in United Kingdom and India. Kayseria, Exclusive Prints by Bareeze’ brings for Pakistani women premium quality fabrics. This is the time of the [...]