Hair Game Strong

After reading end number of articles over the internet, I just had to give this reverse washing thing a go. It sounded so radical. Years of conditioning my hair after I had shampooed  and it seemed to be working just fine, until I moved to a new city. About a year ago, when I moved to Delhi, my hair didn’t really take well to the weather and water change. I started suffering from major hair damage and hair fall.Reverse hair washing comprises of conditioning your hair before you shampoo them. Now I have a pretty oily scalp so it didn’t really sound that appealing to me because I need a good rinse to get that grease out of my scalp. Nonetheless, I decided to give this a try.

The way to go about it is that you first completely wet your hair in the shower and then apply your conditioner from the mid lengths to the tips of your hair. About 5-7 minutes later, gently rinse off the conditioner. You don’t have to stress much on getting the conditioner out of your hair. The trick is to wash off your conditioner using the shampoo. So next you use your shampoo and give your hair a good rinse.

Hair Fresh after a head wash

Hair 12 hours after head wash

The promise: This technique is supposed to reduce your hair fall during the shower. What happens in most cases, is that the knots and tangles in our hair get tugged while we are shampooing them, leading to hair breakage. This technique ensures that your hair is detangled when you conditioned them leading to reduced hair fall during the wash. It is also supposed to make your hair more shiny and voluminous since you wash off the conditioner which otherwise tends to weigh your hair down.

The Yay factor: I have been following this regime for about 8 washes now and I must say, I’m not disappointed. It most definitely addressed my primary concern which was hair fall. Washing my hair this way led to almost no hair breakage while washing. It also gave my hair a fresh and bouncy look.

The Nay factor: This technique might not be the best to follow during the rainy season as hair tends to get a bit frizzy during this time. You would want to avoid this method if you have hair that is already quite frizzy.

Other than that one fallout, I think this new reverse washing thing is a must try!

Alternate headings

Formal titles:

1) The secret to happy hair

2) The right way to wash your hair

3) Reverse hair washing

4) The new way to wash your hair

5) Now do it right

Informal headings:

1) The new hair craze

2) Have you been doing it right ?

3) So radical, you'll love it

4) Turns out you've been doing it wrong

5) How to get those lustrous locks

Ancient Egyptian Fashion

Be it international designers like John Galliano or Christian Dior or our very own Indian designers like Gaurav Gupta, Egypt has always been a source of inspiration for the fashion industry.Throughout ancient history, Egyption clothing didn’t go through any drastic changes. It however evolved a little gradually.

Clothing

Ancient Egyptions wore simple clothes made of linen to keep them cool during the hot weather. The men wore kilts of this cloth tied around their waist with a knot in the front. The length of these kilts varied over time periods being short during the Old Kingdom and reaching the calf in the Middle Kingdom

These kilts also went through certain changes in terms of pleating. During the new Kingdom, it became fashionable to wear pleated kilts.

Women wore straight ankle length dresses with traps tied at the back of their neck or behind the shoulders. The garments didn’t involve any stitching whatsoever. It became fashionable for the dresses to be pleated or draped during the New Kingdom. Sometimes women also wore short robes tied to the shoulders or at the neck.

Jewellery and head gear

The Egyptians loves their jewellery and wore as much as they could afford. Jewellery was a means for them to show off their wealth and also to look more attractive and appealing to the gods. Ordinary people wore jewellery made out of pottery beads while the royalty wore precious metals. It had a wide range and consisted of various bangles, bracelets, rings, huge loop earrings, armlet, anklet and also strings of beads worn around the head.

 Footwear

The Egyptians went barefoot most of the time with exceptions to special occasions. The common people wore sandals made out of woven papyrus or palm while the rich and the royalty made ones that were made out of leather. The sandals were pointed upwards from the front and sometimes had a pointed tip. 

                            

Makeup

Makeup was applied by both men and women. The Egyptians really liked to define their eyes and would use kohl eyeliner around their eyes. Women wore blue or green eye shadow on their eyelids which was made out of powdered minerals. They also used the kohl to define their eye brows and eye lashes. Henna was used to colour their nails and lips. Unguents and oils were applied to the skin by both sexes. 

Wigs

Due to the hot sun, men and women preferred to shave their natural hair and wear wigs. The scorching sun would damage their naturally thick and black hair and tying the hair for long durations  would risk getting lice in them. Hence as a solution, the Egyptians shaved their heads clean or cut their hair very short and wore elaborate wigs. The wigs were made of human hair alone or sometimes mixed with plant fibres and wool. The hairstyles however varied. During the old kingdom women liked to braid their wigs. The lengths were also different.

                

 

The 'Kalam suit'

When he walked into This Karol Bagh shop almost 20 years ago, his demeanor was that of a regular customer and was also treated like one.

During his days as a scientist and science administrator, The Missile man of India was known for his trademark dark coloured trousers and a sky blue shirt. He was a man of simple taste and basic needs. He got his office wear made from this shop in Karol Bagh owned by Mr. Aman Jain and they gave him exactly what he wanted and suited his needs, Mr Kalam became a regular customer. So much so, that when Mr Kalam became the president, Mr Jain and his people were called at the Rashtrapati Bhavan to discuss Mr. Kalam’s new office wear.

He expressed his concern to Mr Jain, telling him that he was supposed to wear a bandhgala but felt like it would choke and constrict him. He felt like he wouldn’t be able to speak up his mind if felt obstructed by his attire. To solve his problem, Mr. Jain came up with the design of what later went on to be called the ‘Kalam suit’. It was a bandhgala but slightly open from the front.

Mr. Kalam and Mr. Jain had much beyond than just a business relationship, so much so that when Mr. Jain invited him to his daughter’s wedding, then Mr. Kalam who did not attend any social meetings by any of his officials, made an exception. That was in fact his last meeting with Mr. Jain. He spent his 30-45 minutes there sharing his motivational thoughts and mantras with the young kids present there and gave his blessings to the newlywed couple. Mr. Kalam’s presence made this day extremely special for the Jain family.

He still fondly remembers the best compliment he ever received from Mr. Kalam who said that he had clothed him. At first Mr. Jain did not understand it but then Mr. Kalam told him about its biblical reference and it made Mr. Jain very emotional.

Mr. Kalam’s last order, three suits which were supposed to be delivered to him on July 31, will now never be able to make it to their requisite owner. When Mr. Jain received a call informing him about Mr. Kalam’s demise, he didn’t believe it initially because he had received many such similar hoax calls in the past. But later when the news got confirmed, the entire staff at the shop were devastated.

Even though Mr. Kalam is no more, Mr. Jain and his employs still cherish him as their most valued customer. He made those open bandhgalas as popular as the Nehru jacket and people still place orders for the Kalam suit at Mr. Jain’s shop.