KOCHI: Covid dealt a heavy blow to many businesses, especially those related to beauty and personal care. However, unlike many who bowed down and accepted defeat, Smitha Mathew decided to put in use the skills she had acquired over the years. She began giving tutorials through her YouTube channel Smitha Mathew-Beauty Tips. “It is just a fledgeling project and is two-month-old,” said, Smitha. “When I had to shut my parlour, due to Covid restrictions, I thought of finding another way to keep myself busy,” she said and drew up a plan to show simple and natural ways to do facials.
“I use ingredients that are available at home to prepare facial masks. Unlike the store-bought ones, which are mostly costly, the facials that we prepare at home are safe and cheap,” she said. Besides shooting beauty tip videos, Smitha also gives tips on how to make use of old sarees and make plain materials like organza, chiffon and georgette very trendy.
Most of the times women are at a loss as to what can be done with the sarees that are old or no longer in fashion. “However, instead of chucking them into the farthest corners of the wardrobe, we can convert them into Kurtis,” she said. That is another year or so of extended life for the saree and healthy for your pockets, she added.
“Most of the times, when we see a material in a shop and wish to wear it as a saree, we end up coughing up a lot of money in embellishing it with beads, aplic-works or other things to make them look trendy. However, instead of giving the material to shops and pay huge amounts, these design works can be done right at home. I do that and have shot videos on how to do so,” she said.
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