Do beautiful models on TV or a gorgeous friend make you feel inadequate?

Well, you don’t have to burst through a cocoon to shed your squeaky clean image for one that is seriously sexy. Often, all it takes is a dash of eye shadow and a swirl of lip-gloss...

Radiant Skin:

For her peaches and cream complexion, Sleeping Beauty prescribed a good night’s rest. Even the most promising products only cover blemishes externally, but it’s how we treat ourselves on the inside that brings out that radiant glow. Follow the age old remedies of a balanced diet, eight hours of sleep, eight glasses of water, fresh air and exercise.

Flushed cheeks:

For the days when love isn’t doing the trick, resort to the blusher to lend you a glow. But a wrong shade means garish stripes painted across your face, which is unacceptable unless you’re a Native American warrior. To determine your natural blush shade, simply pinch your cheeks or bend forward and touch your toes for a few seconds. The redness on your cheeks is the color your blusher should be.

Flirty lashes:

Volumising mascara works wonders for flirty lashes. Start from the roots upwards. Then finish by lining your upper eye-lid with dark liquid liner and use a "kohl" pencil for the lower lid. Smudge with a cotton bud or your finger tip to perfect the sultry, bedroom-eyes look.

Bright eyes:

For the underplayed, yet sexy look, apply creamy, pale pink eye shadow and clear mascara. A hint of gold eye-liner on the inner corners of your eyelids where they join in a ‘V’, helps open up the eyes. Plenty of sleep and water are your only weapons against bright eyes’ sworn enemy -- dark circles.

Glossy lips:

The trend of matte lipsticks is restricted only to clowns in a circus. For an irresistible mouth, trace the outline of your lips with a lip pencil, slightly darker than your lipstick. Draw the line just above the ‘M’ of the Cupid’s bow to create the illusion of a fuller mouth. Then apply your lipstick, following it with lip gloss in the center of each lip, for that perfect pout.

Middle-parting:

Buns, bouffant and braids - we’ve tried them all in the name of glamour but they only end up making us look severe. Whereas the universally approved middle-part on straight, silky hair lends a soft, feminine yet alluring sex appeal to every woman. And it’s easily attainable, with any good hair drier.

Long bangs:

This trend wins our award for making the maximum comebacks, and true to their name, they do so with a bang! They are the magical ingredients in most successful makeovers. Long, jagged bangs instantly transform a face from boring to dramatically different.

Knockout nails:

On the scale of sexiness, colored nails score a perfect 10. Perfectly manicured nails dipped in ruby, peach or coral shades are enticing. Whereas chipped, neglected nails, and shabby cuticles can completely negate your sexy image as they are tell-tale signs of your indifference to personal grooming. So regular manicures and pedicures are must do's!

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