Hi Simran,
First and foremost, the way to be beautiful is to have the confidence that you are beautiful though. A woman can be pretty looking and wear nice, pretty clothes but if she seems uncomfortable, it can be easily noticed a mile away and would distract the viewer from seeing the real her and just judging her as a naive wannabe who couldn't be comfortable in her own skin.
So, first nurture your confidence in your looks and then go for fashion since you will have positive view about the types of fashion you can pull off instead of just gravitating towards the fashions you can't pull off and feel negative/depressed about it or worse yourself.
Some sites that would be helpful to gather info about fashion (both indian and western) are here:
Fashion:
Desi Fashion Police -- Indian fashion tips blog
Fashion for women -- fashion designers, latest fashion trends, fashion tips About.com Style youlookfab Fashion: Your Online Stylist - iVillage Beauty and Grooming Topics Beauty and Fashion :: Seasons India Style & Shopping
Beauty:
Beauty Guide -- Hairstyles Makeup Nails & Skin Beauty | Fashion | Accessories | Style | Latest trends Free Beauty Tips And Samples Beauty & Makeup tips, skin care, laser hair removal, aloevera products Beauty Tips, Hair Styles and More at iVillage.com Indian Beauty Tips - Beauty Care - Beauty Secrets - Health And Beauty - Latest Hair Styles - Beauty Fitness Indian Beauty Tips - Beauty Care - Natural Beauty Tips - Indian Beauty Secrets http://indianbeautytips.net/default.aspx http://www.webindia123.com/fashionfa...auty/index.htm Beauty Tips & Grooming Beauty and Fashion :: Seasons India India fashion trends jewelry designers beauty make up trends Natural homemade beauty care tips | Indian Beauty Tips | Indian Beauty care remedies | Indian homemade beauty recipes - LookBeauty.com Health & Beauty
These are some informative sites for beauty and fashion.
But there are some basic questions, you first have to answer to easily and accurately search for tips.
1) What is your body shape?---A pear? Apple? Hourglass? Slender-boy type?
2) What is your body frame?---Tall and skinny? Tall and chubby? Short and Skinny? Short and chubby?
3) What is your face shape?---Round? Square? Oblong? Oval? Pear?
4) What is your hair type?---Straight? Wavy? Curly? Frizzy?
5) What colors suit you best?---Soft pastel colors? Bright colors? Black and white? Deep jewel colors? etc
6) What is your fashion style?---Classy and sophisticated? Trendy and fashionable? Sporty and natural? Eclectic and artistic? Earthy and Bohemian? Feminine and pretty? Urban and retro? etc
7) What's your skin tone and color?---Oily? Dry? Combination (T-zone)? Normal? Fair with blue undertones? Fair with yellow undertones? Wheatish (Medium) with blue or yellow undertones? Dark with blue or yellow undertones?
8) What type of jewelry suit you best?---Gold? Silver? Platinum? Jeweled?
9) What type of clothing do you like to wear or want to frequently wear?---Tops and skirts? Tops and pants? Western Dresses? Indian Dresses? etc
10) What are your problem areas that you want to de-emphasize?--Tummy? Big Hips and Thighs? Large chest? Big arms? Large nose? etc
11) What best features you want to emphasize?--toned tummy? Good figure? Pretty eyes? Pretty lips? Pretty neck? Toned arms? Good waist? etc
12) What are your body measurements?--They are essential to get a good fitted clothing that would not only take off pounds from your body but also give you height too.
With these basic answers to the important questions, you can search for beauty or fashion tips that suit you!!
Before you go for shopping or get a new haircut though, I suggest you do research or get advice from a fashionable person who would be happy to help you, since it would save you time and from bad experience.
My previous posts could help you too:
http://www.indusladies.com/forums/297586-post1.html http://www.indusladies.com/forums/297661-post1.html http://www.indusladies.com/forums/298540-post1.html http://www.indusladies.com/forums/298533-post1.html http://www.indusladies.com/forums/298165-post1.html http://www.indusladies.com/forums/300366-post1.html http://www.indusladies.com/forums/300366-post1.html http://www.indusladies.com/forums/307823-post4.html http://www.indusladies.com/forums/298246-post1.html http://www.indusladies.com/forums/297705-post1.html How to choose the correct bra
Whatever style you choose, wear it with confidence because your sense of style and fashion only EXIST to make YOU--your most beautiful self.
So gather your confidence in your looks and venture out a beautiful lady. :D
Good luck! and I hope this helps.
Sere :D