Cheers to a wrinkle-free relationship

For all the heartwarming tearjerkers that Lokhandwalabased freelance script writer Rewa Sharma 55 pens every week she also spends enough time in the real world to recognise that everlasting happiness is a product of personal effort not providence With a married daughter aged 29 and a single son who is 24 Rewa refuses to slip into middleage apathy or to allow time to corrode her joie de vivre The trick to feeling young she believes ldquois to look youngrdquo It was a decade ago that Rewa first sought the expertise of dermatologist Dr Jamuna Pai to work towards this goal and telling us about the effect of those preliminary Botox shots to tackle laughter lines and the crowrsquos feet that marked the corners of her eyes Rewa says she may as well have been injected with a magical youth potion ldquoI looked amazingrdquo she tells us ldquoso I felt amazingrdquo Confident her husband Ravi would benefit similarly Rewa who wouldnrsquot miss those biannual Botox boosters for the world has been trying to coax the 61yearold to get these treatments ever since but she finally made a breakthrough only a few days ago Rewa was thrilled Chin up ldquoRavi has lost nearly 10 kilos recently and he looks super fit but the weightloss made the lines on his face more prominentrdquo Rewa explains Consequently she says ldquoI couldn39t think of a better present for him for Valentinersquos Day and our 33rd wedding anniversary which follows just three days laterrdquo Celeb and the botox trip Cindy Crawford Jenny McCarthy Kim Kardashian Rewarsquos own present was a Botox booster for the crowrsquos feet and a nonsurgical Botox fix for the loose skin on her neck what she says is called ldquoneckband treatmentrdquo Her selfemployed husband on the other hand received upperface and neck Botox treatments both of which effectively deleted wrinkles lines and loose skin u00a0 Simon Cowell Whatever happened to growing old with someone you love to the whole idea of ldquolove and cherish for better for worseyou may wonder After all isnrsquot beauty just skin deep Rewa takes a different view ldquoEveryone wants to look good Thatrsquos the plain truthrdquo she asserts ldquoUnfortunately the hypocrisy that prevails in Indian society tempts people to be secretive about the efforts they make to achieve this especially if their efforts include cosmetic treatmentsrdquo Jennifer Aniston Rewa who lives in a modest twobedroom apartment boldly admits to being addicted to such nonsurgical cosmetic treatments and having previously perfected her pout and filled in the depressions under her eyes she actually goes a step further and dubs the procedures ldquoan investmentrdquo as she points out that the confidence they instill in her ldquodrives me to work harder and to achieve morerdquo Good looks come at a price Dr Pai shares that upper face treatments cost between Rs 15000 and Rs 17000 and require topping up every four to six months the neckband treatment costs about Rs 20000 and again needs biannual boosters and the fillers for cheeks which may endure for a year depending on the material used may cost between Rs 30000 to Rs 60000 Men are also often gifted Thermage skin tightening treatments When asked about the expense Rewa happily responds ldquoPeople spend so much on clothes fashion accessories and handbags these days Those things donrsquot do anything for my morale This doesrdquo In fact Rewa is not alone Dr Pai confirms that it39s very common for couples to seek such treatments together these days ldquoWe even see engaged youngsters gifting these treatments to each other on special occasionsrdquo she says Apart from gifting the sort of treatments Rewa has opted for men often buy the women in their lives antiageing hand and feet treatments And what are the women buying their men Butt really Upper face treatments that cure men of frown lines are especially favoured Pai tells us surprising us when she reveals that men are also often gifted Thermage skin tightening treatments such as the one use to treat Rewarsquos neckbands not just for the jowls or neck though but for their buttocks ldquoTherersquos no down time hererdquo Pai points out no pun intended What she means is that the procedure requires no serious aftercare so itrsquos literally bottoms up and yoursquore good to go Case study names changed on request Fitnessgtgt Letrsquos work it out Donrsquot get complacent this Valentinersquos Day instead do something that will help keep you fit with your partner Fitness studio Frequencee is offering an intimacy workout to help you get sweaty and healthier with your partner The FQ partner workout is a combination of trampolines steppers weights Swiss balls skipping ropes exert tubes dyna bands and more They also incorporate Masala Bhangra and Zumba in this class and they feel that routine helps build intimacy and trust between couples and facilitates communication Explains Hetall Madhiwalla fitness expert and founder of Frequencee ldquoThe workout uses Resistance Bands which gets the couple interacting having fun together and accomplishing a fabulous workout These exercises can be done with anyone spouses best friends coworkers or relatives Couples like it when trainers get involved in the session it makes the workouts more fun and dynamic With partner workouts you can still reach your fitness goals and not have to compromise your oneonone time with your partnerrdquo At FrequenceeThe Plaza Hughes Road Call 9920131637 9820142519 Cost Rs 4100 for eight sessions per couple Soma Das Tattoos gtgtInked together The effects of Botox done together might not last long but a tattoo will stay forever and setting an example of getting lsquocouplersquo tattoos are several Indian and international celebrities Hrithik and Sussanne Roshan have similar tattoos Sameer Patange of Kraayonz Tattoo Studio Bandra says ldquoWe get at least two enquiries for couple tattoos everyday People often get two halves of the same tattoo inked on themselves Apart from names some of the other requests includes where the guy gets a tattoo based on the choice of his girfriend and vice versa We donrsquot encourage couple tattoos as we have had several people coming back to get them wanting it to be erased or covered up laterrdquo Patange says one of the first Indian celebrities to get couple tattoos were Hrithik and Sussanne Roshan who were tattooed by Patange The duo got tattoos of stars initially and followed it later with their partnerrsquos names The list of international stars who sport couple tattoos include Miley Cyrus and her fiancee Liam Hemsworth Rihanna and Chris Brown and Beyonce and Jay Z among others Dhara Vora