Designer: Ali Fateh

Photographer: Maram & Aabroo

About designer:

Ali Fateh started displaying his creative abilities from an early age by indulging himself in art forms like sketching, sculptures and murals…wining international competitions in art. His decision to get a graduate degree in fashion was a realization of his childhood dream. Having graduated from International Fine Arts College, Miami, Fl, Ali moved on to New York to work for a league of designers including Emanuel Ungaro.

All through, he continued to feel the urge to get closer to his roots and eventually moved back to Pakistan in 2002. Looking to make a fresh start, Ali identified handbags as the product in the local fashion scene, which was much in need of some creative freshness. His first collection made such a mark that top names in Pakistan’s fashion industry started having bags in their collections designed by Ali Fateh.

Ali Fateh has come a long way since then, with his bags shown in Paris Couture Week, 2007, Bridal Asia, Delhi, Hong Kong, New York , Bahrain Fashion Week (fall/winter 09) Dubai Fashion Fiesta (fall/winter 09) both in collaboration with European Couture designer Larisa Katz and most recently Islamabad Fashion Week 2011.

Each of his pieces is one of its kind – made of exotic skins and adorned with precious stones, Swarovski crystals and plumage. His bags are regularly stocked in fashion stores in USA, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, and London etc. While designing bags, he visualizes them as pieces of jewelry, to which clothes form the backdrop. Ali’s inspiration comes from nature, music and architecture. Never afraid of taking risks with ornate designs, being true to his work is his guiding principle in life.

Collection: Bag designs

It is really surprising that our hands can acquire over 10 million microorganisms daily. By killing most of them with the help of hand sanitizers will surely prevent illnesses and deceases.

Before, many surgeons perform surgery without even washing their hands, that’s why the death rate due to infection was very high during those times. Major communicable deceases spread from one person to another without even realizing it. Therefore, it is required by law that all medical personnel and food handlers to wash their hands with soap and water before working and after visiting the bathroom.

It is recommended to wash hands with soap and water most of the time. Surgeons wash their hands with antibacterial soap and water before putting their gloves on. It simply shows the importance of hand cleaning, most especially when gloves are punctured. However, when it happens, it’s good to know that your hands and your health are still protected.

Your traditional hand sanitizer normally contains alcohol which destroys germs even the good bacteria. It contains alcohol substance of at least 65% that considerably kills almost 99.9% of all types of viruses and bacteria. However, there some facts reveal that killing 99.9% of germs is not considerably healthy. This is because not all germs are harmful to human body. Resistant flora is the good bacteria found in our intestinal tracts and skin that control and protects us from bad bacteria. In addition, alcohol based sanitizers content makes the skin dry and easily penetrated by germs and bacteria therefore your skin is more prone to infection.

Nevertheless, it is ideal to protect your kids with The Germinator foaming hand sanitizer. This is the foaming hand sanitizer organic products from Babyganics. It prevents the risk of poisoning, especially when your kid puts his hands on his mouth. This is because foaming hand sanitizer dries faster compared to the traditional alcohol-based hand sanitizers.

Organic products from Babyganics are specifically formulated to effectively disinfect your kid’s hands and protect him from harmful bacteria while leaving the skin healthy and soft.

A primed up face isn’t enough to make people go wondering about your age, because people do like to sneak a peek at your hands to determine your hands. So the next time you want to look younger, do remember to pay attention to your hands as well. A few precautions are all that’s needed to keep you hands looking younger forever, here’s how.

Keep them moisturized

Washing your hands too often causes the skin on your hands to dry out and become cracked. So look for a hand wash which contains a moisturizer, as this type of a hand wash causes less dryness. Next, keep a body lotion or moisturizer next to the hand wash dispenser, and rub in a drop of it after every hand wash, but before wiping your hands dry with a towel. And finally before you hit the sac, just dab on a generous amount of moisturizer on to your hands and massage it well into the skin.

Protect them against the sun

Before you step out in the sun, be sure to put on some sunscreen on your hands, to retard the development of wrinkles and sunspots on the skin. Just like your face skin, the skin of your hands suffers immense sun damage, in the absence of a sunscreen, which causes your hands to start looking older too soon.

Extra care

There are lots of specially formulated hand creams, fortified with vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants, which help in preventing the formation of wrinkles on the skin of your hands. You might want to think about using the anti-ageing face cream on your hands, but it’s always advisable to get the anti-ageing cream that’s specifically meant for your hands, as the anti-ageing face cream may not be able to properly penetrate the thicker skin on your hands.

Rub the palms together and then use the thumb of the opposite hand to massage the palm in a circular motion while keeping your fingers interlaced. Repeat with the other hand. Turn one hand over and massage from the wrist to the finger tips gently pulling on them as you finish. Use a circular motion, and then repeat with the other hand.Apply petroleum jelly to your hands before you go to bed at night. Make sure you apply a generous layer and then put on cotton gloves so you don’t make a mess of your sheets. If you don’t have cotton gloves, then cotton socks will work just fine.Rub lotion into your hands several times a day if possible.

Things You’ll Need:

* mascara
* your beautiful face

Step1
Place the brush at the base of your upper lash line. Draw it through your outer lashes. Pay special attention to individuals outer lashes for a sexy cat eye look. Very Grrr baby. Rrrwr.
Step2
Without redipping, (redipping affects ugly clumps) tilt the brush toward your nose; brush through the inner half of lashes.
Step3
Close eye: have a tissue under it. Without redipping, roll the wand down over the outer lashes to diffused mascara.
Step4
Repeat on inner lashes, Hot Stuff.
Step5
Now all you need to do, Miss Glamourous, is repeat steps one through one on your funny things eye.

Your nails are an important part of your hands and they too need to be taken care of well. Well-kept hands with neat, clean, painted nails are a pleasure to behold. Dirty and unkept nails will make your hands look ugly. Your nails need to be strong and healthy for your hands to look beautiful. Here are a few tips on nail care.
To harden soft nails soak them in warm olive oil for about 20 minutes on alternate days.
For strong nails soak them in a mixture of horsetail.
To remove stains from your nails, mix one tablespoon of lemon juice in a cup of water and soak your nails in this liquid for a few minutes.
It is not a good idea to remove the cuticles from your nail, as it will make the nail susceptible to infection.
If you use nail polish then do not use acetone polish removers.
When you wear nail polish, give your nails a break from time to time. Leave them without polish for a few days.
For natural nail polish rub petroleum jelly on your nails then buff with a soft cloth.
If you have brittle nails or split or dull nails then here are a few vitamins that will help you:
Organic Silica: this will increase the growth of nails and prevent them from becoming brittle.
Essential Fatty Acids: Found in most oils are good for healthy and strong nails.
Vitamin B especially B5: Important for healthy skin and nails.
MSM (Methyl-Sulfonyl-Methane): important for healthy nails.
Ensure that you follow a hand care regime, even it means only applying moisturizer on your hands. Even if you do this regularly it will go a long way in making your hands look better.

Hand Care Recipe
Our hands have very few oil glands and therefore we must take special care of our hands. Our hands come in contact with chemicals, detergents, and garden dirt etc. that further damages the skin on the hands. Your hands must be well cared for. You should exfoliate your hands and moisturize them regularly. Given below are a few hand care recipes that you can make at home to take special care of your hands.
Hand Sugar Exfoliant: Mix two tablespoons of oil (vegetable, olive, baby or safflower) with three tablespoons of sugar, it is better if you use the coarse variety. Make a paste and gently rub them on to your hands. Wash off with warm water and dry thoroughly.
To soften coarse and dry hands use this mixture. Mix one tablespoon of lemon juice with a teaspoon of sugar and a little water. Apply this mixture on hand and wash off in about a minute.
Nourishing Hand Cream: Mix 1/3 cup of glycerin and 2/3 cups of rose water. Combine the two by putting them in a bottle and shaking it well. Massage into your hands as often as possible. Store in cool dry place. Glycerin is a humectant that is it attracts moisture to your skin. Therefore it is important to use it to rehydrate your skin.
Recipe Cuticle Softener: Warm a teaspoon of Olive Oil and after your bath push your cuticles back and massage this oil into them. Use the tips of the fingers to massage the oil.
Use these simple home recipes for your hand and you will notice the difference in a few weeks. These products do not have preservatives so their shelf life is about a week

Beautiful, well-kept and delicate hands are important. Hands tell you a number of things about yourself. Hands tell you how you lead your life and how you take care of your body and skin. It is said that the hands tell you how old a woman is. No matter how old you are, your hands tell an observer a lot about yourself as a person. Dressing up in fancy clothes is of no use if you do not take care of your hands and feet. While speaking or communicating with others you use your hands to express yourself, emphasize a point etc. Hands play an important role in communication. Imagine what life would be like without your hands. It is a part of the body that you use the most, you cook with them, get dressed with them, write with them, empathize with them and shake others hands when you meet them. Take good care of your hands and treat them well as they are essential for your existence.Here are few hand care tips:
The skin on your hand is thin and delicate; therefore take special care of them.
Moisturize your hands at least four times a day.
Use your face exfoliator on your hands once a week.
Once a week apply your face cream on to your hands before you go to bed.
For dry hands after washing your hands with soap, wet them again. Pour salt on your hands and then scrub them under water. Dry hands and apply moisturizer on them.
For greasy hands, after washing your hands rub cornmeal on them.
Wear rubber gloves while working at home and in the garden.
Protect and prevent your hands from aging and abuse.
Protect your hands from the ravages of changing weather.
Protect your hands while working in the sun.
The best way to take care of your hands is to protect them on a daily basis.