SEX Style: 21st Birthday Issue!

OCTOBER 2017, `200
SEX
ARE YOU READY
21st
Birthday
FOR VR PORN?
(IT’S KINKY, Issue!
AND IT’S GOING
TO BE HUGE)
SUBTLE
SIGNS A GUY
IS READY TO
STYLE
THE BIGGEST TRENDS
SETTLE DOWN FOR EVERY BUDGET
WOMEN
THE MOST
IT’S THE
FUTURE ISSUE
INSPIRING CELEBRITIES. FASHION.
NAMES FOOD. LOVE. LIFE.
YOU NEED
TO KNOW
100 NEW-AGE BEAUTY
PRODUCTS FOR A
BRAND-NEW YOU
CONTENTS OCTOBER 2017
On the Cover
59 The Trendcaster
The biggest trends of the
moment that are on the
verge of the big time.
89 The Next
Beauty Wave
We’ve curated all the products
and tech that are looming
ahead in beauty’s bright
future...
116 The Faces of
the Future
The 21 names to get on your
radar...in the stylings of 21
creative geniuses.
148 Is VR Porn Sex
From the Future?
Can this crazy-realistic tech
replace the real thing?
152 So, When is a Man
Ready to Settle Down?
The ways in which you’ll know
if he’s ready to say ‘I do’!
108
Covergirl Priyanka
Chopra—the woman behind
that aura of power.
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Celebrity
make-up artists
on the trends of
tomorrow...
31
Upfront
Including the future
of food, technology,
love (and everything,
basically), how
interning at Cosmo
can shape your life,
celebrities sharing their
visions for the future, a
throwback to the best
and biggest Cosmo
stories, and more.
Fast Glam
74 Fashion’s Shining
Stars
82 Street Style
86 Style News
102 Beauty News
Love & Lust Fashion

183 Fashion & Beauty
142 101 Crazy-Amazing
Opener
Sex Tips
184 Welcome to the
New Age
You, You, You 192 Sharp as a Tack
154 Are We on the Brink
of Outrage Fatigue?
156 Why Does Swearing
Beauty
200
Feel So Damn 208 The Fresh Faces
Good? 216 Beauty Expert
158 Have Apps Killed 218 Lust List
Our Ability to Adult? Why the future is
all about being
Lifestylist unique...
Only in Cosmo 221 What Lies Ahead...
160 Why are We So 228 Veggies Gone Fancy
Obsessed With
Nostalgia? 232 Cosmopolitan
Fashion Weekend: A THE COVER
166 10 Things We All
Worry About
Stylish Affair... LOOK!
Photographer: Abhay Singh;
Work In Every Issue Styling: Amandeep Kaur;

Hair: Florian Hurel, and
24 From the Editor
164 How Saying Yes Can Make-Up: Daniel Bauer, both
Change Your Career 26 You Tell Us at Artist Factory India;
Forever 28 Confessions Production: Anomaly
172 How to Zen Your 176 Ask Cosmo Anything Productions; Location
Space 178 Quiz Courtesy: JW Marriott, Juhu,
Mumbai; metallic mesh top,
262 Astrologer
and distressed denim
Cash 264 Shopping Guide shorts, Gucci; printed
174 Got Big Dreams? 268 Last Word cropped vest, Labarty
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Q
ONE THING ‘PAST
ME’ WOULD
NEVER HAVE
EXPECTED
Editor-in-Chief Aroon Purie
Group Editorial Director Raj Chengappa OF ‘FUTURE
Publisher Karen Wilson Kumar ME’...
Editor Nandini Bhalla

Editorial Co-Ordinator Kavita Sharma
Assistant Editor Meghna Sharma
Features
Editor Saumyaa Vohra
“Trying on a teal- Contributing Junior Writer Nitya Kanoria
coloured lipstick. The Cosmo.in Content Manager Nikita Upadhyay
bravest beauty move I've Writer Akshita Jolly “I never thought I'd be
ever pulled.” Contributing Junior Writers Bhavya Sood, Sakshi Dhyani the kind of person who
Contributing Social Media Manager Pratik Aswal wore lipstick everyday!”
Fashion
Editor Amandeep Kaur Stylist Samar Rajput
Contributing Stylist Zunaili Malik
Art
Consulting Assistant Art Director Vidhi Mirpuri
Chief Designer Satender Sharma
Senior Designer Ravi RG
Contributing Designer Mandeep Singh
Production
Chief Production Gajendra Bhatt Deputy Manager Production Shovan Banerjee
"I thought I'd grow tall.
21 and still a midget— Creative
didn't see that coming..." Art Director Siddharth Kapil
“I never expected to turn
into such a fitness freak
Team when I practically used
Senior General Manager (South) Kamalinee Chatterjee
to survive on Nutella.”
General Manager (North) Mary Mehrunnisa
General Manager (West) Santosh Damankar
Branch head (East) Gurjeet Walia
Marketing
Deputy General Manager Sumeet Batra
Senior Manager Akshat Upadhyay
Trade Circulation
Chief General Manager D.V.S.Rama Rao
“I never thought I'd be General Manager (National Sales) Deepak Bhatt
sitting here, answering Deputy general Manager (Operations) Vipin Bagga
Regional Sales Manager (North) Rajeev Gandhi “I didn't think I'd ever
this question for choose T V shows over
Cosmopolitan!” Regional Sales Manager (South) Arokia Raj L
their book versions.
Consumer Marketing Services GOT, look what you've
Deputy General Manager (Consumer Service) Tarun Bajaj done to me.”
Chief Manager (Subscription & Distribution ) G L Ravikkumar
Assistant General Manager (Customer Care) S Paramasivam
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FROM THE EDITOR
“Shooting the editorial with Taapsee (pg 192)

192
was a challenge because we shot on-location
in a capsule hotel! Everything was super-tiny
and we could barely breathe, but it was a
“Meeting and talking to so many interesting people
100 percent worth it because she looked
on this shoot (pg 200) was the highlight of the
like she was in outer space!”
whole experience—everybody was so distinct and
their look and energy was so refreshing. If the
future truly is individuality, I think we’re headed
down the right road.”
BEHIND
THE SCENES
“It isn’t just our first-ever Future Issue, it’s also
our 21st birthday! What better way is there to
commemorate that than to take you through
what it takes to put together the most special
“We shot with Priyanka for the cover story over a hectic, issue of the year...”
10-hour spell, and getting that futuristic vibe down to a T
(pg 108). That didn’t mean we didn’t stop for a few sips of
coconut water and slivers of chocolate cake, though.”
“Sonakshi signed
this bag for us for
our story, The
“On the less
Future Is Star-
glamorous side,
Sketched (read it
hundreds of
on pg 32) and
pages were
told us a little
proofed and
about her
cleared in multiple
doodled vision for
stages until the
the future. She
wee hours of the
hopes it’s going
morning. But
to be full of love,
don’t worry—
light and laughter,
there was usually
and I so adore her
an army of giant
sunny side-up
pizzas standing
view on life.”
by as
reinforcements.”
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thought her views on sex and enjoyed Are You Micro Cheating? And the
relationships are extremely sorted, and I answer is; I think I might be (oops).”
liked that she used her platform to be —Kiara Gujral
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worth trying pink at the workplace (it'd be try that trend!” —Ashima Mukerji
26 COSMOPOLITAN OCTOBER 2017 FOR MORE GREAT STORIES, VISIT COSMO.IN

Confessions
Cosmo readers share their most shocking stories and steamiest secrets.
GUYS CONFESS
“MY GIRLFRIEND AND I WERE DRINKING
TOGETHER AT A POP-UP BAR. SHE LEANED OVER TO
GIVE ME A HUG AND WE ENDED UP FALLING INTO “I drunk-texted a
THE BAR...THE WHOLE THING CAME CRASHING random guy telling
him how much I
AROUND US—BOTTLES SMASHED AND liked him, not
EVERYTHING! WORST PDA EVER.” keeping in mind I
—ANSHUM K., 25 was already in a
relationship. He
“This one time, I was messaged back
wearing a shockingly tight saying, ‘I like you
denim midi skirt on a night- too!’ Even though I
out. I got a bit too drunk got over the
and my dance moves got a hangover, I still
little too extreme. Forgetting haven’t gotten
my über-tight skirt, I tried to over the
kick my leg up in the air... embarrassment.”
and landed on my *ss in —ANUSHA B., 20
front of all my friends and
50 other strangers.
Probably my most
embarrassing moment
till date!”
—AMRITA C., 22
“I snapped a picture of my “This may

new lipstick and posted it on sound mean
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checked my phone next (at really weird girl
5pm), I had a string of in school wanted
notifications and texts from to be a part of
my friends asking if I was my ‘friends’
pregnant. Turns out, the group’, so we
picture had an open pretended to like
pregnancy test box in the her. Once, after
background... It looked like I my friend was
was subtly announcing my done talking to
pregnancy!” her on the
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gossiping about
“At a friend’s wedding, I was in her. Little did we
charge of capturing the ceremony know that she
on video. When they were just was still on the
about to complete the final rituals, I call and heard
realised I’d forgotten to press everything! We
record! They had to repeat the haven’t
vows all over again... Oops!” recovered
—JASLEEN A., 22
since.”
—VIDHA C., 21

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Are You
Vinterview Ready? Say hello to the future of job applications.
Five years?
I can’t even see
myself now!
By: JENNIFER SAVIN; Illustration: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM
Job hunters, listen up! No longer shall your potential future boss judge your entire career/capabilities/
character on a 20-minute conversation at 6pm on a Thursday evening. Vinterviews—virtual reality
interviews—will do the job instead. This software developed by a US company called Interviewed
vets applicants on behalf of the likes of Tinder, Burberry, and IBM by stimulating workplace tasks.
Candidates’ results are then sent to prospective employers prior to the next stage of selection. Prepping
for a vinterview? Enlist a brutally honest friend to help you rehearse what you could be doing in the role.
Next up: robots to do tea rounds? Yes, please.
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upfront
SONAKSHI SINHA
“While the world is falling apart around us, I would
like to believe that in the next five to 10 years, the
world will be full of love, light and peace. I think of
the future as NOW because it’s such an apathetic
thought to just wait for things to magically happen.
Like Gandhi said, ‘Be the change you want to see
in the world’. If you want things to be different,
you’ve got to do it yourself and you’ve got to do
it now! Sadly, we live in a world that’s always on
the brink of war, and there’s so much animosity. I
want our community to come together and salvage
whatever is left of it, and turn it into something
that we would actually want our children to grow
up in. It was easy to pen down these thoughts and
go wild with my sketch, because I absolutely love
doodling and I draw on every little scrap of paper I
can get my hands on!”
The Future is
Star-Sketched
We asked four celebrities to get their doodle on and show us what their
version of tomorrow looks like. By Nitya Kanoria and Zunaili Malik
RICHA CHADHA
“I strongly agree with Hillary Clinton that, ‘Despite all
the challenges we face, I remain convinced that, yes,
the future is female’...or it should be. India needs to
get over the perception that women were just born to
be mothers, daughters and wives. It’s an old-school
thought to swap your daughter’s books with a belan.
‘Future’ Straps Courtesy: DEVIKA PATHAK; Photographer: KUNAAL BOSE
We are moving into some very male-dominated fields

and achieving some miraculous things, so we need
to be seen as the role models we are! We still live in a
world where we look to a man to run our companies
and our lives. Can you think of any one female music
director from India that suddenly springs to mind?
You’ll really need to rack your brains to think of one...
or maybe even a female photographer, or a female
government official? Look at the USA, for instance.
They chose a reality TV-star to become president
instead of a qualified woman. I like that Cosmo is
taking initiative and empowering women to step up
and speak out, and be the path-breakers, the heroes
that we are meant to be.”
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ADITI RAO HYDARI

“As you can probably tell...I’m
a huge animal lover. I think and
draw like a five year-old, so I see
the future full of wild things and
clear skies full of stars, where
animals can live and thrive in their
natural environment. Well, at least,
that’s what I want the world to
look like a few years from now.
It’s so upsetting that we don’t see
enough birds in the sky; I can’t
even remember the last time I saw
a wild flower or butterflies in this
city [Mumbai]! With my little sketch
I wanted to evoke the true feelings
that only a young child can feel—
where the stars are pink and lions
are orange. As we grow older, we
leave behind the whole feeling of
freedom and allowing ourselves
to imagine the most bizarre
possibilities. If I were to doodle
what I’d look like in the future, I’d go
all out and add a glowing halo and
huge wings.”
ILEANA D’CRUZ
“For me, the future is all about
travelling and seeing the world...
hence the paper plane. I constantly
want to move forward and spread
a whole lotta love as I go. It may
be cliché, but I never expected
that I’d be lucky enough to have
a career where I get to travel the
world. I always just thought that
I’d be stuck in a standard, office
job but I’m so glad that fate had
something else planned for me. I
was quick to accept the industry
and get into the groove of things,
and everyday I realise what an
impact my job has on me and on
all my fans. So, my mission in life
is to spread happiness and love
wherever I go and to share it with
all the people who support me,
and see me as a role model.”
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5 Minutes
With Ranveer
Singh
We get up, close, and personal with the
cool-AF brand ambassador of Carrera!
Carrera Pace,
What you think is the life will be a process of 7,210
`7,210
biggest misconception exploring the real ‘me’. I
about men? am an enigma to myself...
“That they are not I think I have a mild Seriously, we need
sensitive. The general personality disorder, to know the secret to
impression about the male and being an actor helps your energy...
species is that they lack me be different people, Why won’t we just accept “It’s pretty simple: I have
sensitivity, and I don’t hence, feeding the the equal status goal and a tremendous lust for life,
think that’s fair. Regardless disorder.” move on?” and I approach everything
of their gender, there are [Laughs]. with immense zeal and
sensitive and insensitive “I have a Okay, let’s
talk emojis.
gusto. I just wanna do a
people—it’s not something
that should be tagged just
What’s
your
tremendous Which
lot, and I want to live the
end of my life and feel
to men.” stance on lust for one’s your
favourite,
like I’ve lived as much as
possible, and lived it well!”
Is the real ‘Ranveer’
feminism?
“I believe life!” and which
different from what in gender ones do What are the pieces
we see? equality, so I feel like you use to flirt with that have caught your
“I don’t really know who it’s lopsided being on somebody? eye from the Carrera
I am. I feel like my whole either side of the coin, “I like the one that says range?
you know? By being a ‘ON’—I use that a lot. I “The Carrera Pace, it’s my
‘meninist’ or a ‘feminist’, love the yellow face with favourite—mostly because
you’re essentially that little heart kiss, and it looks good on all face
already submitting and the one with hearts in the types. Plus, it’s versatile,
subscribing to the fact eyes. And I overuse the and looks great with
Carrera Pace, `7,210 that there is an imbalance. poop one and the coast.” anything you wear.” n
By: MEGHNA SHARMA
Your quirky style is always talked about...what does it mean to you personally?
“I love to express myself through my style. It’s an extremely liberating process for me—free of fear or judgement.
Though it’s unique, it’s not calculated. I just wear whatever I feel like and, in a way, it’s an extension of my
personality as well. Currently, I’m in a ‘retro’ phase, and I’m hoarding sunglasses of all shapes.”

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The Future
of Everything
Ever wondered what you’re going to eat, wear, feel or do in the next few
years? We found out for you... By Saumyaa Vohra
W
hoever said it was will be that overspending on
impossible to look extravagant wedding outfits will
into a crystal ball and ebb, because the grandeur and
know what the future holds scale of weddings will change, with
obviously doesn’t have our level simpler destination weddings
of access to some of the country’s taking over. Fast fashion is at
greatest experts in, well, pretty its peak right now, but there
much every field you can name. will be a huge dip because
—Vandana Narang,
Whether there’s scary sex robots Director, NIFT Delhi the consumer of the future
in your dating destiny, magical is more and more concerned
tiny, food pills like Willy Wonka with quality, less and less
And The Chocolate Factory that
taste like a five-course meal, or
THE FUTURE so with price. Brands that
change collections every
an adorable Big Hero 6-esque OF FASHION week will be pushed out
Baymax who’s going to track “The biggest thing in Indian by smaller designers that
your health and fix it for you, fashion’s future is the revival of create unique garments
we’ve got the lowdown on what’s traditional textiles—handlooms and accessories with more
going to happen. These are the will return in more contemporary attention to detail instead of
biggest developments that are silhouettes, with locally sourced having a mass-produced vibe
(disclaimer: likely) to happen for fabrics being designer preferences. to it. Also, sustainable fashion
the worlds of fashion, tech, Fast fashion will be gently nudged will gain precedence over time,
social media, dating, health and out by slow fashion, more focused because the consumer of the future
a whole lot else. on quality and detail. A big change will need to care about the Earth.”
Chiara Ferragni
THE FUTURE OF
MENTAL HEALTH
“Since mental health is often generationally linked,
the current climate is a big part of the impact it has
—Harsheen Arora,
on the mind. So the impact of the Internet, gaming Therapist and
—Preeti Rao, Health and social media on mental health will be a big area Psychologist
Coach and Consultant
for study and research (the Blue Whale game being
an important example). One big change that is coming for mental health
THE FUTURE is the spreading of awareness—the process has already begun, and many
OF HEALTH people are writing about and coming forward with the need to support
and recognise mental illnesses. From being a taboo to talk about, people
“The letter of the present are realising that addressing it is more than half the battle. Also, a more
with healthcare has been nuanced view of mental illness will become regular practice, wherein
about perfecting the body—so there will be no physical stereotypes to someone suffering from mental
aestheticians and weight loss experts health issues. There is one problematic aspect of where the future
have been paramount, but a more of mental heath is going and that is self-diagnosis. As worrisome as
holistic view of healthcare is about Web MD is for medical issues, people have taken to online symptom-
to encompass the next few years. checking and quizzes where they believe they can find and fix the
People will pay more attention to problem themselves. That’s not a good progression.”
lifestyle changes, and fixing things
like what they eat and how much
they drink, and how sedentary their
lives are. There is already a huge rise
ri
in terms of people consulting health
coaches and establishing lifestyle
healt
FUTURE OF
patterns to be followed—something
followed—somethin
you may not have seen a couple
FITNESS
“Large gyms are going to
of years ago. One of the biggest
be a thing of the past, soon
things that will die out entirely
to be replaced entirely
is fad-dieting—so think the all-
with box gyms with more —Ramona Braganza,
watermelon, or all-juice diet, Atkins
Atkin Celebrity Trainer
of an in-home virtual
and so on will fade out because
experience. Virtual reality
research is already emerging that
will be big in fitness, providing access
nullifies a lot of these quick-fix ways
way
to celebrity trainers and their expertise.
Still: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM
to lose weight. Also, conventional

Technology is very close to being ready
exercise (going to a gym, going for
for it. Another thing that will change is
runs) will slowly be replaced by
work-out machines that move our bodies
exercises that come more naturally,
naturally
in one plane—machines will move in
and feel less like a chore,
multi-planer ways. Various kinds of yoga
or punishment—
are also going to take over; things like
there are already
Goat Yoga and Float Yoga (floating on a
a lot of people
paddle board, standing up on water) will
turning to
become more and more popular. For
dancing, yoga,
women, self-defence will also pick up
biking, climbing,
majorly as a form of exercise, because
hiking and so on.
it will give them the ability to protect
Another thing
themselves while working out, so higher
that will pick up
intensity self-defense like kick-boxing
greatly is alternative
alternati
Gigi
G and Krav Maga will be important. Lastly,
healing, because Hadid
H apps will have the maximum impact,
frustration with
helping us track everything from cardio
current methods is
to calorie intake.”
mounting.””
definitely mounting

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THE FUTURE
OF FOOD
“The amount of choices in terms —AD Singh,
—Sachin Bhatia, CEO,
Managing Director,
of what food a person can get Olive Bar & Kitchen Truly Madly
locally will increase manyfold
due to the continued globalisation of the diner. Fine-
dining is also something that will make a big comeback.
THE FUTURE
Also, innovation will be a constant. Chefs will keep
trying to provide diners new trends, cuisines and
OF DATING
“The use of a video medium as the
experiences. The mind-palette of the consumer will first step to meeting somebody
be more open to trying new things as well. The only (even before they have met in
thing that won’t become obsolete is food trends—even real life) will become the norm
if the popularity and mass appeal of a particular type in the next few years. While right
of food trend or cuisine dies down for a time, it will be now, it’s in its nascent stages, but
revived in the next couple of years; they always come not necessarily common practice,
back. The sheer quantity of diners is so huge now that it will soon become the default
the number of cafés, restaurants and bars is exploding way to decide if you want further
across the country. Another thing I see happening in interaction with a possible date.
the next few years is the introduction of a lot more One of the biggest changes is that
small, boutique dining spots by young restaurateurs Indians will finally start to accept
all over the country, over larger franchises with less and understand the concept of
unique flavour. Personalisation will also heavily prevail dating, and not slough it off as
in the food world to come.” ‘going for a coffee’ or ‘meeting a
friend’. The distinction between
Katy Perry
dating and relationships has
been a gaping hole in Indian
culture for a while, one that is
beginning to be bridged. The
We’ve gone from single screen social taboo behind the word and
to multiple screens, and from its implications will expire entirely.
consuming it in one space to on-the- Another thing is that the quantity
go. It’s a scarier time for advertising of long-distance relationships
than ever, because the product will take a quantum leap because
—Sambit Mohanty, or service is king. No amount of of the upcoming advances in
National Creative Head,
JWT
advertising can put a good spin on technology. Lastly, because social
bad reviews splattered across the media has an isolating effect that
THE FUTURE OF Internet. If your target audience
is not delighted, you simply don’t
will be recognised, voice and video
communication will overtake text-
ADVERTISING stand a chance. However, in terms based communication, because of
“Advertising culture in the next of the target audience we’re talking its human interaction quotient.”
few years will be more about about, there has been a turn in
individuality than conformity. It’s terms of greater purchasing power Wiz Khalifa
always been quirky and eccentric lying vested with women, so brands and Amber
at its heart, but there’s been less are wooing them with much more Rose (now
leeway for that to come through. fervour. Whether it’s gadgets, divorced) met
on Twitter
That seems to be changing, though. automobiles or insurance, women
As is everything these days, I see have more say than ever in matters
traditional giving way to digital in of what brand they want to invite
toto. A large part of why that is, into their homes. And lastly, one
is because consumers are already other thing that’s really going to be
changing the way they consume big is Logos. Logos will just keep
content—there have been some getting bigger (and yes, that’s meant
tectonic shifts in the last decade. to be funny).”

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THE FUTURE Miranda

Kerr
OF SPORTS
“One important thing that will
happen in the future of sports is that
it will become everyone’s lifestyle. —Carline Muliez,
The middle class is growing, and Expansion Manager,
Decathlon India
so is the average income. So, once
people have enough to cover the
basics (home, food, education for their kids), they will
start spending on leisure. Within the leisure bracket,
‘experiences’ take the largest share of the pie. Sports
is an ‘experience’. Nothing can replace the satisfaction
after a 10km run or the adrenaline rush after an hour
of playing tennis. We have also seen the emergence
of the idea of communities around sports—people
practice not just for themselves, but also as a social
activity to meet new people organically, or to hang
out with the people they already know. In a world of
technological isolation, it will gain traction as a primal,
human activity. In fact, a lot of sports brands are
banking on this trend. Technology will still continue
to tie in hugely, though. The rise of electronic devices
THE FUTURE OF
to measure one’s performances will only continue— LITERATURE —Milee Ashwarya,
Editor-In-Chief, Peguin
people will want to know how many calories they’ve “I don’t see reading going
Random House
burnt playing badminton, and also how many their anywhere—just changing
partner has lost. But if there was truly a sport of the form. It will actually grow in the next 10 years,
future, it’d be running. It’s growing faster than any but the modes of consumption will primarily
other sport around the world; for the busy and affluent, be audiobooks and possibly, shorter e-books
it’s a flexible sport which can be done anywhere (home, (essentially novellas). About 10 years ago,
or on a business trip) and without the constraints of contemporary Indian writing came to the fore
timing. For the less affluent, it’s a cost-effective way to much more than before, with accessible Indian
practice sport.” novels aimed at readers across the country. More
recently, we’ve seen a large readership carved
out for the genres of romance and mythology.
Historical fiction is catching up and is pushing to
be the next big trend, with a renewed interest in
the history and culture of our country. Also, well-
researched and racy, investigative non-fiction on
topical subjects is a new trend that I see developing
as a staple for the future. What I see dying out is
the concept of the book launch, because there is
a surge of new, creative ways of promoting and
marketing books, especially through a number of
digital platforms. Also, authors are going from a
background voice to the storefront face. They are
becoming the best brand ambassadors for their
own books. Book festivals, however, are going to
carry on well into the future, because they provide
a platform for author-reader engagement. Actually,
that author-reader engagement is what it’s all
about—that is going to be the way of the literary
world a few years from now. In terms of genres that
will be enormously popular, romance, mythology,
Adriana Lima thrillers and celebrity biographies top the list.”
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Tech has also moved us into a

sharing economy. We have a
generation of people entering
the workforce who don’t see
the point of owning their own
—Jo Agarwal and Ramakant house or car, or even investing
Vempati, Founders, Touchkin in the stock market. But two big
developments in technology’s
THE FUTURE future are cryptocurrencies and
biohacking. Cryptocurrencies
OF TECHNOLOGY (like Bitcoin) are already a bigger
“An Artificial Intelligence boom ‘bubble’ than any stock market
is closer to the precipice of the bubble there was. Over time,
future than most people realise. these currencies will come into
Each industry will revamp its tech their own, and in 10 years time,
systems, and will concentrate everyone will have them as an
more power in the hands of a asset class they invest in, or use.
few players who have access to Biohacking is finding ways to
the most data. Culturally, most reprogramme your body or brain.
companies, irrespective of sectors, A biohacker, in fact, embedded
will become primarily technology a simple device into his skin that
companies. For instance, we’re vibrated every time he needed to
already seeing that happen in find North, and after a while, he Jennifer
Lawrence
retail and transport, where the stopped feeling the vibration and in a still
major players—Amazon, Uber, just knew where to move. That’s from
Zomato—are tech companies. the future of technology.” Passengers
Black’s Friday, or anything at all

THE FUTURE OF by Dhinchak Pooja. Also, social
SOCIAL MEDIA media platforms are making use

of technology aggressively to
“Social media is actually the first deliver enhanced user interface
thing that comes to someone’s mind and experience. Thanks to these
when you think of the future. It is developments, it is easy to check
more than a source of recreation your flight status, book a cab or
or amusement, it is a core part of —Keya Madhvani, Music and order a pizza within seconds. The
Lifestyle Head, Twitter India
our culture and it’s going to keep use of AI and chatbots have also
creeping into the fabric of our enabled organisations to deliver
society. It’s not only a means for preferred means of consuming personalised messages, as we’ve
connecting with what’s happening information in the coming years. seen with Motorola’s IPL campaign,
in the news, current affairs, or the The formats are constantly evolving, where they encouraged users
music scene, but it also functions too. We’ve seen everything from to find out which Rising Pune
as a place of utility—be it customer GIFs, stop-motion, cinemagraphs, Supergiant player they’re most like,
service for a company, or raising Live and Live 360 videos, and the through a DM chatbot.
issues with your government format changes will keep coming. Lastly, one big and positive aspect
representatives. This relationship For instance, Live content, and to social media’s future is the
will get even deeper and more specifically Live programming, is role it will play in crowdfunding.
effective. Video has already gained going to be even bigger than it is Crowdsourcing will be done for
huge momentum over the past few now. What I see dying with the both personal and social causes,
years on social media, and it seems present (and thank God for it) is largely using social media over
like it will only continue to be the cringe-pop videos, like Rebecca crowdfunding platforms.” n

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5 Minutes
With
Aditi Rao
Hydari
The Wazir actor gives us a
sneak-peak into her life
pre-Bollywood and her big
plans for the future.
What’s the one thing you really didn’t see people find it so difficult to simply compliment one
happening in your own future, earlier? another. If they only start to see the beauty around
“Becoming an actor! I never thought I would be in them and appreciate it, they would be so much happier.
Bollywood. I used to get a lot of offers from aspiring And I’d really like to share that with people.”
filmmakers, but my mum didn’t let me even consider
it (she wanted me to study). But I loved the thought of So, have you always been into beauty and
being in front of the camera—it was that distant dream make-up?
that I never thought would come true. That’s what (Laughs) “Definitely not! I never thought that I would
made the world of movies so attractive and magical to wear make-up; heck, I never even knew how to apply
me. And now that I think about it, the film industry and lipstick! When I first started out, like six years ago,
I fit together perfectly...I am such a drama queen!” I had this pressure to always look fabulous. But I
learnt along the way that one can look glamorous
When it comes to fashion, what’s the one and beautiful without make-up as well. Personally,
thing you never thought you’d wear? the natural make-up look really works for me, and
“Heels! Till I came to Mumbai, I never put my foot in a pair I’m all about keeping my skin looking the best it
of heels before; it was a complete no-no. But now, I feel could. ”
uncomfortable when I don’t have heels on, mainly because
most of the time the clothes are way too long for me (I’m Internet trolls...how do you
so tiny!), so a fancy pair of stilettos helps me manage that.” deal with them?
“I was always so wary about being on
What’s the one thing that you hope to do in Twitter! I thought it was very in-your-face
the next five years? and aggressive. But Bollywood taught me to open up
“Well apart from movies, I would like to do something my mind and to accept criticism. I learnt that being
more holistic with beauty and skincare. I really feel on Twitter or other social media platforms is all about
that the concept of beauty is so masked with insecurity finding your own groove. Now, I like that I can connect
and vanity. But for me, beauty is a way of life; it’s more with people and 95 percent of the time they’re so sweet
about health, wellness and happiness. It’s strange that to me!” n

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Cosmo Interns…
Where are They
Now? From being a fresher to a fashion stylist for the world’s largest selling
magazine, Cosmo India interns have come a long way.
By Nitya Kanoria
B
eing a Cosmo
intern isn’t for the
faint of heart—
from hauling cartons
laden with jewellery and
jumpsuits, to transcribing
PRATISHRUTI
interviews laced with AGGY
personal conversation and
laughter—and being asked FREELANCE STYLIST
to do everything you do AND CO-FOUNDER OF
in record time because CRIMSON
here, the way of our “Cosmo was my first-
world is, ‘the show must ever internship and it
go on’. The routine of an was a really special
intern in Cosmo’s midst is one. It helped me build
gruelling, back-breaking a foundation and fall in
love with this profession.
and often sleepless—but it’s
In the fashion industry
a crash course in learning,
you really can’t afford
networking and powering to make mistakes, you
through any magazine- need to make any task
universe crisis that could hit happen and do it right
your windshield. With the (no matter how ridiculous
places you go, people you it might be), and that’s
meet, and opportunities my biggest learning from
floating in the air, aching to Cosmo. My advice to all
be grabbed (if you’ve got the future interns would
the smarts to do it), Cosmo be to embrace every
moment, every lesson as
is a hotbed of career tickets
much as possible, right
to the big time. Here’s what
from the vibe and work
happened to five people culture to the hardships.”
that made the most of their
time as a trainee, and where
it finally landed them...

ZUNAILI MALIK NANDINI
FASHION STYLIST, COSMOPOLITAN BHALLA
“I still remember my first day as a Cosmo intern—I had to go for a
shoot that began at 5pm and ended at 12am! Even though it was EDITOR, COSMOPOLITAN
super-hectic, I ended up learning a lot in those few months...and it “All through college, I just
has shaped me both as a person and as a stylist. Being at Cosmo knew I wanted to be a
gave me the courage to experiment, and taught me to be different. part of Cosmo, so when I
Sometimes, I had to deal with late-night shoots and working weekends, landed an internship, I was
but I never felt like this wasn’t what I wanted to do. Now, I’m getting to determined to make the
do exactly what I wanted.” most of it. As an intern,
I begged my then Editor
Payal Kohli to let me write
‘proper’ features. She
agreed, and soon, I was
churning out 10 articles an
issue! A few months later,
TANIMA I was hired by Cosmo,
and then promoted to
KHOSLA the position of Assistant
Features, Fashion and
CELEBRITY STYLIST Beauty Editor. At 24, I left
“When I joined Cosmo, to launch Grazia India, and
I kind of knew what I then moved back to Cosmo
wanted to do, but my a few years later as the
internship gave me that Editor—it’s been an exciting
push and opportunity journey ever since.”
to prove myself. It was
the beginning of where
I am today. I started as
an intern, I went on to
working full-time as an
assistant stylist and now
I’m styling celebrities
for magazine covers!
I feel very lucky that it
happened, and it taught
me a lot of things—
the pressure and the
scoldings, it was all
worth it. When I left
Cosmo, I was prepared
to start my own thing.”
SAMAR RAJPUT
FASHION STYLIST, COSMOPOLITAN
“My internship at Cosmo was...fun! It was a lot of hard
work but it helped me develop my aesthetic and find a
middle ground. Now, I’m a fashion stylist at Cosmo and
I’m doing what I love—I have the freedom to churn out and
execute some of my craziest ideas. It’s made me grow
as a stylist, and now I can just hit the drawing board and
complete the most ridiculous tasks at the craziest hours.”

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How has your

style evolved since
you came into the
industry?
“Well, I used to be a total
tomboy. You’d always
catch me lounging around
the house in trackies
and an oversized tee. To
be fair, you still would.
Gold and pink But I do have to dress
sunglasses, Vogue up much more now and
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But I leave that up to my
team, I hardly have to do
any styling myself for red
carpet events or press
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interactions.” n
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So, we know how literally all of them fit my mind my obsession with
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done (even though my glasses. Put them all type of music really
power is really high!). I together and you’ve got reflects on how you
couldn’t choose just one me.” dress and how you carry
kind and now that I’m a yourself. So if someone “If I had all the money in the
part of Vogue Eyewear’s What’s it like to be dresses a bit more grungy, world to spend on shopping, it
campaign, I have an the face of the Vogue they probably like rock would definitely be everything
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DARED stories about their struggle that they
For Cosmo’s big birthday
had never shared with the world.
issue in 2015, we
celebrated by rounding
up 40 women that had
broken the mould in their
fields by being brazen MUST
and undaunted. READ
1. SELFIE HARM
In a soothsaying moment in 2014, Cosmo talked
about the infinite self-esteem dangers that lay
within selfie culture, which ring so true for the
millennials of the moment.
4. WHAT IS
LOVE, BABY?
500 people
were quizzed in
2014 on when
they would DTR,
how they meet
5
KATRINA KAIF’S
FIRST INTERVIEW
EVER!
men, how soon Cosmo pretty much
they think it is prophesised in 2002
to sleep with that the star would be
someone—and 40 women who major in the future,
showed us how
many other
broke the mould— even when she was
just a regulation model
women feel the and their stories. (and didn’t even spell
way we do. her name the same!)

6. MR UNSHAKEABLE
Printed in 1999, this
story about how every
woman has that one 12. BUBBLING BEAUTY FAQS
man that she can’t cut
MUST An info-filled four page story from 2007,
out of her life is still as
READ this feature tackled a lot of women’s
real and relatable two most awkward beauty concerns—like
decades later... how to deal with a bikini rash or how to
deal if you sweat too much!
How
women
feel
about
their
9
bodies.
7. GIRLS WHO
LIKE GIRLS
This ’98 story
about the social
stigma faced
by a lesbian
BODY
BAROMETER
woman was
A survey started in
way ahead of
2013 that carried
its time—and
on for several
it’s interesting 13. LEARNING THE LAW
years, asked
to see the way This great read from 2008 highlights
women many
things have what the law is like for single women in
questions—if
changed (and India in terms of inheritance, adoption,
they felt happy
stayed the live-in relationships, marital rape and so
same).
8. EVERGREEN INTERVIEW ADVICE with how they
look, thought they on...and almost all of it still applies!
This succinctly-written, five-step programme
to acing an interview may have been written were overweight,
in 2001, but it’s surprising how completely etc—to assess
relevant it still is, 16 years later! how they really felt
about their bodies.
Who said women
couldn’t be 10. THE
WOMEN OF
successful in TECH
The whole point
tech? of this feature
was to prove
14
that the ‘women THE SEX(UAL
can’t be in tech’ HARASSMENT) TALK
adage was total A Cosmo writer spoke to
BS—and we multiple women about the
rounded up 25 horrors of harassment they had to
truly phenomenal endure at work—a real eye-opener!
CEOs and
founders in 11. INFIDELITY
2016 to make
AFTERMATH
12 years post its printing
our case.
in 2005, this story is still
a useful guide to how to
deal with the guilt and
MUST panic of having cheated
READ on your partner, without
ruining your relationship.

upfront
These sexy 70 bits
of info are still way
16 SEX INTEL
ON-POINT
relevant in 2017.
This 2011 story

was a fun-but-
informative
round-up of a
whole new bunch
of little-known
facts about sex
that are just as
‘wow’ inducing
on a second
read in 2017.
15. THE MAN MANUAL
From what his lies mean to
who he’s fantasising about,
this 2012 story is a super-fun 18. MAYBE SHE’S
collection of little things about BORN WITH IT
men that pretty much every girl The little secrets to
wants to know. looking like you’re made
of cash, champagne
and cashmere are all
divulged in this crisp
how-to from 2009.
MUST 19. ALL THE

READ ST-DETAILS
Gross, we know,
but this seven-
17. KARMA POLICE pager from 2006
This great story from 2004 had is a comprehensive
the Cosmo team (at the time) try manual to all the
out regression therapy to find links STD symptoms
between current problems and and scares—11
possible ‘past lives’. years later, and
it’ll still save you
10 ways your mom can a whole lotta
change your (health) Googling.
life for the better.
21
20. BECAUSE
MOMMY KNOWS
BEST
This smart, 2010
story is an extremely
important one, THE SCENT SURVEY
because it talks This 2003 survey spoke
about the many to thousands of men and
kinds of health got the lowdown on how
problems you can a man is affected by a
tackle by just getting woman’s scent, what
a grip on your family fragrances cause what
history. effect and more...

upfront
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@HAIRBYMANDIELYNN
CANDY FLOSS HAIR
@SAMVILLAHAIR
Millennial pink has taken over

practically everything—from your
kitchen appliances to the trench
coat—so it’s only fair that the
It All
rose-tinted hue make its way into
your hair. If you’re feeling playful
enough to candy-coat your hair,
our favourite is the BBlunt One
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Colour in Blush Pink, `350.
on Social!
Say hello to Autumn/Winter’s Renee
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looks that have transitioned BRAIDS
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@RAY.VOLTAGE
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Once you’ve braided
hair in your preferred
style, pick a thread or
piece of string and
pull it through the
plaits in any pattern
you like. With millions
of ways to work this
hairdo, you’ll have a
fresh, on-trend look
all year long.
ROSE GOLD FINISH
While we’d all love to douse ourselves in glitter, it’s time to
consider a subtler shine: rose gold make-up. Our tip: use
the same shade all over your face to lend a modern touch
that’s artsy and cool! The E.L.F Cosmetics Rose Gold
Eyeshadow Palette, `655 on iHerb.com, will help you
achieve the perfect red-carpet look.
GLITTER
EYESHADOW
With sequinned, metallic
clothes taking over the
runway, it was only a matter
@JESSIEANN_G
@EXTERIORGLAM
of time before glitter made its
way into your beauty arsenal.
Glitter eyeshadow especially,
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impact—a strip of twinkling
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This new Insta trend has
gone viral thanks to make-up FOLLOW FOR
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DIY hacks
probably the most fierce
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romantic, pearl-embellished
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FastGlam
FASHION YOUR SNAPPY LI’L STYLE ADVISOR
THE TRENDCASTER
We whipped out our crystal ball and went deep into the lush world of fabrics,
silhouettes and extras to curate the trends that’ll be the stars of tomorrow.
By Zunaili Malik; Text: Saumyaa Vohra
Midi
dress,
Tom
Ford,
price on
request
Sequinned dress,
Topshop, `4,820
SAINT LAURENT
Textured sling bag, Michael

Kors, `51,250
Bomber jacket, Marks &

Spencer, `4,830
Come Shine Pleated
skirt,
Metallics are the knee-jerk future-cliché for a Next,
reason. From NASA-spacesuit silvers to dull gold `3,934
patinas, the future is (literally and figuratively)
shiny. We recommend staying simple to start;
work in a stannic bag or pair of shoes before you
Loafers, Louis Vuitton, go Full Metal Jacket.
price on request

fast glam
Jumpsuit,
BCBG
Max
Azria,
`26,230
Embellished jumper, Fendi, Co-ord set, Arabella, `4,399

price on request
DOLCE & GABBANA
Sweatpants, Biker jacket,

H&M, `2,299 Mango, `5,990
Red Letter
When a trend skips a season or two and peekaboos on
loop, its future power is irrefutable. If you want to do the
tamale-hot hue all over, go with a dress (more arresting, less Crop top,
jarring). Otherwise, one solid staple should do right by you. Param Sahib,
`9,200
Kitten-heeled mules,
Envelope clutch, Jimmy Ankle-length booties, Zara, Balenciaga at Tasselled sling
Choo, `30,490 `2,290 LeMill, `58,790 bag, Rashmi Modi,
`12,500

fast glam
Knee-length dress, Platinoir,

`32,000
Embroidered dress,
Samatvam by Anjali
Bhaskar, `16,500
Blouse, Frou Frou by

Archana, `9,750
ALTUZARRA
Bloom Big
Having managed to carefully teeter between vintage-
chic and poppy-modern for ages, florals are going to
continue to spring forth on runways. Because the thing
Midi skirt, Sonam about femininity is, it always comes back in style—and
Parmar, `5,000 pastel pairings will always bode well. Embroidered bomber jacket,
Nitya Bajaj, `6,500
Printed
backpack,
Adidas
Originals,
`2,999
Block heels, Gucci, Embroidered clutch, Sling bag, Forever New,

price on request boohoo.com, `890 approx `3,400

fast glam
High-low shirt, Kanika Goyal,

`14,500
Tube dress, Doodlage,
`5,800
Sweatshirt, Zoe Karssen at

rocknshop.com, `12,800
Sweatshirt dress, Rimi
Nayak, `11,520
VERSACE
Say Your Piece

Heading into a future where speaking up is the letter of
the day, your clothes will be no exception. From quirky
proclamations to hard-hitter declarations, slogans are
here to stay. Try ’em on in either embellishments or
embossments for size.
Varsity top, Ashish, Jumper, Zara, `2,490
`1,91,000
Knee-length
boots,
Off-White Backpack,
at net-a- koovs.
porter.com, com,
`1,31,570 `1,299
Globe-shaped bag, Skinny Top-handle bag, Kate Spade,
Dip London, `2,455 `23,210

fast glam
Straight-leg pants,
Scotch & Soda, `10,995
Embroidered dress,
Hemant & Nandita,
`14,900
Vest jacket, Missoni,

`1,75,000
ETRO
Crochet skirt, Self

Flow Rider
If Manson family-esque hippie textures and silhouettes have
Portrait at theoutnet.
been your jam since before it was kosher, smart move!
com, `16,999
Dressing down is the new dressing ‘up’—which is the boho
trend in a nutshell. If it’s all Greek to you, a pretty, printed
skirt with a basic wifebeater is a good way to ease into it.
Printed culottes, Gucci,
`81,150
Hobo bag, Taselled boots, Top-handle bag, Ankle-length booties,

Chloé, `95,765 Zara, `3,990 Mango, `4,990 Nine West, `5,890

fast glam
High-neck top,
Tibi at net-a-
porter.com,
`30,222
Shift dress, Shriya Som,

`23,500
THE ROW
Blazer, Gucci, `1,64,280
Rule With Velvet

If there was a fabric synonym for luxury, you know what it
would be. Lush without being lurid, the decadence of velvet
Midi-dress, Lola by has poppled through the ages to adapt to multiple forms
Suman B, `22,000
and silhouettes—a stunning jacket or boots will have you
covered through any trend-tectonics. Military jacket,
Karn Malhotra,
`25,595
Knee-
length
boots,
Aldo,
`11,410
Sling bag, Accessorize, Top-handle bag, Fendi, Flatforms, Charles & Keith,
`1,760 price on request `4,799

fast glam
Pencil dress, Amit GT, V-neck dress,

`22,000 Kanika J Singh, `15,200
Crop top,
Kukoon, `8,500
BIBHU MOHAPATRA
Fringed jacket, Cue by Rohit

Gandhi + Rahul Khanna,
`40,880
Hot Like Bling

From the rap brackets of yore to the Minaj-Iggy coterie
of the now, bling has been a biggie for anyone that isn’t
afraid to bare their fashion teeth. For a piece that will age
well, choose an embellished accessory; it’ll always sync
up with your neutrals in style.
Crop top, Ridhima Bhasin, Mini-dress, Rose Room
`12,300 Couture, `1,84,000
Slip-on flats, Nine West, Floral embellished Sneakers, Marks & Spencer, Clutch, Bhumika Sharma,
`5,775 clutch, Bottega Veneta, `3,090 `7,150
price on request
fast glam
Satin dress, Nachiket Barve,

`15,875
Pencil skirt, Closet Drama,

`7,000
Jacket, Deme by Gabriella,

`10,500
One-shoulder top, Urbane,
`12,000
BALMAIN
Razzle Tassel
The only remnant of Country Westerns without sexist
undertones, the fringe, popular this AW, will make it through
time because it’s the only real additive that gives a look
instant drama. A skirt or dress with fringe is a great way to
give your outfit grace and movement.
Multi-coloured jacket, Nasty Vest jacket, BCBG Max

Gal, `9,165 Azria, `30,640
Bucket
bag,
Vitasta,
`16,900
Pencil heels, Marks &

Spencer, `3,600 Sling bag, Nine West, `3,830 Tote bag, Aldo, `3,950

fast glam
A glitzy new crop of young designers are carving a niche with their striking
textures, indulgent silhouettes, and sustainable vision. Here are 10 names
that are shaping the future of Indian fashion with their remarkable ideas.
Bonus: we’ve go some cool-AF intergalatic extras to spruce up your #OOTD.
Styling: Zunaili Malik; Photographs: Shivamm Paathak;
Interviews: Meghna Sharma; Art Direction: Vidhi Mirpuri
Metallic hobo, Proenza Metallic backpack Padlock sling bag,

Schouler, `1,03,000 approx Michael Kors, `23,427 Gucci, `3,43,760
Ragini Ahuja, Ikai by Ragini Ahuja

One of the only three designers to have presented their sustainable collection at the London Fashion Week recently, Ragini’s plan
to not play by the rules totally paid off. Launched in 2012, Ikai interbreeds art with fashion, and has been a regular at the Lakmé
Fashion Week. Being a graphic artist and an illustrator, Ragini’s creations take root from “everything that I see around me and
translate into crisp, straight lines and geometric figures. I love fusing traditional techniques with modern aesthetic,” she tells us.
“My aim is to expand to new international markets—we are already there in the Middle East—and present our easy silhouettes
with a global aesthetic.”
Shirt dress, Ikai by
Ragini Ahuja,
`8,990; sock boots,
Aldo, `12,999
fast glam
Kriti Tula,
Doodlage
A perfect amalgam of
sustainability and innovation,
Doodlage proves that
upcycled clothing can be
stylish-AF too! Kriti works
with eco-friendly fabrics (like
organic cotton, banana fabric,
et al) and sources leftover
textiles from manufacturers,
to put together these bits
and pieces into chic pieces
of clothing. The brand
constantly experiments with
embroideries, textures,
washes, and shapes to
optimise the use of every little
scrap, promoting ecofriendly
fashion with each collection.
Embroidered clutch,
Mango, `2,990
Abhishek Paatni,
Nought One
An engineer-turned-fashion
designer, Abhishek’s injected
the much-needed fresh
On Kriti: Top, `3,500; blood into Indian menswear.
and pants, `7,890,
both Doodlage; With no formal degree
block-heeled boots, in design, he functions
koovs.com, `1,999 “purely on research.” While
On Abhishek: shorts, Abhishek’s current focus is
Block-heel boots, `6,500, Wanderer on the “street generation”
Charles & Keith, `7,999 Sweatshirt, `22,500, (he actually understands the
both Nought One; streetwear culture, instead
Tubular Invader Strap
sneakers, Adidas of just mimicking its greatest
Originals, `12,999 hits), he’s open to exploring
other avenues. “I want to
get into the collaborative
space and lend my design
aesthetic to transform,
well, everything. Why limit
ourselves, right?”
Stardust backpack,
asos.com, `2,815
Utsav Pradhan
and Teresa
Laisom, Munkee.
See.Munkee.Doo
Starting off as a high-street
label with a modern, minimalist
approach in 2009, Teresa
and Utsav now focus on clean
aesthetics, fusing modern
innovations into classics. Their
main aim: to transform classic
silhouettes into contemporary
staples. Utsav and Teresa’s
hometowns are their main
source of inspiration, and
they absorb the beauty of
their daily lives, and infuse it
into their designs. The best
part: even though Munkee.
See.Munkee.Doo clothes are
tailored, they have a rebellious
edge to them.
Sling bag, Zara, `1,690

1,690
Slogan clutch,
boohoo.com, `490
On Utsav: Jeans, `4,000, and jacket, `15,000, both Munkee.See.Munkee.Doo;

lace-up sneakers, Vans, `4,499
On Teresa: Black jersey shorts, `4,500, and trench, `25,000, both Munkee.See. Top handle bag,
Munkee.Doo; tee, H&M, `399; sneakers, FentyXPuma, `13,999 Accessorize, `5,150
fast glam
On Reby: Printed shirt, `6,000, metallic
skirt, `8,000, both Guapa; Stan Smith
W, Adidas Originals, `7,599 Sonal Verma,
On Sonal: Embellished kimono, Rara Avis
`17,900, sheer skirt, `18,900; pumps, A trend analyst herself, Sonal
Gucci, price on request
stays unaffected by the fashion
movement when it comes to
Rara Avis. “I focus on creating
immortal designs rather than
transitional fashion pieces,”
she says. While leather accents
and trims has been the USP of
this five-year-old brand, Sonal
is now experimenting with
handloom and natural dyes. “In
the coming seasons, we will
blend Indian embroideries like
dabka with leather, and you’ll
see different kind of finishes
and details being worked into
our pieces,” she adds.
Metallic Thea Handbag,

stalkbuylove.com, `1,499
Platform sneakers, Stella

McCartney at rocknshop.com,
`60,270
Reby Kumar, Guapa

A resortwear label, Guapa’s “effortless and happy, colourful pieces” will put you in a holiday mood,
instantly. Known for working stripes and checks with a mish-mash of prints, Reby functions in
reverse. “Rather than starting off with a mood-board, I sit with prints and colours and see where
they take me,” she explains. In the seasons to come, Reby wants to create accessories, and use
the print-clashing technique on canvas. “After adding scarves to our line, I want to play on our
strengths and create bags to go with our clothes.” With one boutique in New Delhi currently, she
has plans to open up in Goa and Mumbai, and has her gaze firmly set on the US and UK markets.
Koovs.com,
Metallic 1,299
backpack, koovs.
com, `1,299
Dhruv Kapoor
The Istituto Marangoni alumnus
started out with Etro, before
launching his eponymous
label in 2013. With a string of
awards and accolades, Dhruv
propelled onto the international
scene last year (showing
at the Paris Trade Show).
This brand is his canvas for
self-expression, and Dhruv’s
rebellious take on structure,
fabric and form is what
makes his clothes stand out.
Currently, his focus is to create
a niche for the brand through
sharp tailoring, and an eclectic
use of materials (including
custom-developed fabrics).
Star backpack,
Givenchy at net-a-
porter.com, `84,942
84,942
Metallic biker
jacket, `68,500,
and trousers,
`8,500, both Dhruv
Kapoor; shoes, Sling
S g bag,g, Origami
ig i
Clarks, `7,999 Lily, `1,599
Sneakers, Golden Goose

Deluxe Brand at net-a-
porter.com, `35,535
fast glam
Kanika Goyal On Kanika: Metallic panel jacket,

A NIFT and Parsons School `24,500, bustier, `12,500, and
of Design alumna, Kanika’s co-ord pants, `8,500, all Kanika Goyal;
illustrious internships (at Foxtrottissima Pumps, Christian
Louboutin, `2,99,000
Marchesa and Prada)
motivated her to come blazing On Shweta: Metallic jumpsuit, `20,000
into the world of Indian fashion
with her street style-approved,
slogan garments. Just two
years old in the industry and
Kanika’s already shown at
Paris Fashion Week, launched
a diffusion line, and has
an e-commerce website! “I
started out with prêt, but my
aim is to become a couturier,”
she adds. There’s also a
menswear line in the pipeline,
“I’m taking my time with it as I
want everything to be perfect.”
SkinnyDip, 2,565
Metallic backpack, Skinny
Dip London, `2,565
Shweta Kapur,
431-88
Shweta’s minimalist aesthetic
juxtaposed with sexy
silhouettes is what got her
brand noticed. “My designs
are really functional, making it
easier for the millennial girl to
look stylish.” Shweta is currently
working on creating intelligent
Slogan clutch,
fabrics (that don’t need ironing
Accessorize, `1,500
and are easy to maintain). “The
whole goal is to make fashion
more effortless,” she adds.
431-88 has already launched
in Russia recently and Shweta
plans to take the brand to Paris
soon. And with a menswear and
accessories line in the pipeline,
Sneakers, Steve Madden, things are looking up for this
`10,470 home-grown label.
On Shikha: Top,
`16,500, sari,
`18,500, both Ilk by
Shikha & Vinita; faux
fur slides, H&M,
`1,999
On Vinita: Sheer top,
`12,500, and
embroidered skirt,
`18,500, both Ilk by
Shikha & Vinita; faux
fur slip-ons, Charles &
Keith, `5,299
Hair and Make-Up: Ashima Kapoor; Fashion Intern: Navneet Khanijo
Ilk by Shikha & Vinita

“Clean, subtle, and fuss-free,” that’s
how Vinita describes the aesthetics of
the label. “Ilk’s USP is our handmade
textures and embroideries that marry
unconventional silhouettes with the
Indian craft,” she adds. After carving a Metalic
niche for themselves, the brand is now thigh-high
opting for more sustainable ideas, boots,
Charles &
and they’ve already implemented a
Keith,
“no-waste policy.” Along with creating `12,830
statement separates, they’re also
toying with the idea of launching a
home decor line and collaborating with
accessory brands in the future. Metallic bag, Furla, Solid-hued backpack,
price on request Paris Belle, `1,799
fast glam
STREET STYLE
We took the battle of the best-dressed to the streets, and were
impressed by your style picks and cool looks.
AANCHAL
RAI, 21
“I’m a big
believer in
head-to-toe
black—but I AGAM KAUR,
like to keep
it from being 18
over-serious “Denim jackets
but throwing are always
in a fun, crop kosher—and
top.” a great way to
dial down the
overpowering
effect of
red-on-red.”
AMANDA
BHANDARI,
VANI VERMA, 28
22 “Florals have
“I love the always been my
extravagance of best friend—I
printed suits, and like this flowy-
I’ve paired this sleeved crop
paisley number top because
with a black crop it’s fun but
top to balance also feminine.
out the busy-ness JENNIFER NAOMI JAYARAJ, 25 Throw in some
of it all. Who says “I think mesh is often overly cute hot pants
sexualised in terms of how it’s worn,
By: SAMAR RAJPUT
power dressing and hello sexy!”

needs to be but when it’s paired smartly it can
muted and look super-cool. Hence, I teamed it
boring?” with a pair of chill-AF tattered jeans
and a simple, slogan sweatshirt.”

fast glam
SHYAMLI LIR, 26
“I was into
PANDA, 29 androgyny
“Metallics are before it was
the hottest trend fashion-forward,
of the future, because it gave
and I love the me more options
space-age vibe to play around
of this oversized with an outfit.
blazer (which Here, the baggy
I’ve worn as a chinos and boxy
dress). A pair boots work well
of embellished with the more
boots, and you’re risqué bustier
good to go!” and plunge-neck
tee.”
MEDHA
BAHUGUNA,
ANKITA JAIN, 25 21
“I’ve always “The easiest
thrown in a piece way to add a
of traditional little dose of
Indian jewellery quick-chic to
when I’m putting GAURAVI, 22 a look? Add a
together an outfit, “My vibe has always been on the pair of black,
to mix things up. sportier side—ergo, the track-y crop patent leather
Here, I feel like top, fanny pack and on-fire jeans (with block-heels
the oxidised silver sneakers to boot). Pretty straight- and a long,
necklace adds forward, but very ‘me’.” dark jacket.
an element to Voilà!”
my suede boots-
distressed jeans
combo...”

THE MATRIX Tommy
Hilfiger and
RETURNS Gigi Hadid
Think Carrie Ann Moss

in her greatest role
E.V.E.R. Dark, head-to- COSMO EXCLUSIVE:
toe patent leather is TOMMY AND GIGI!
major right now. And yes, Cosmo had a private little parlance with Tommy
Hilfiger and Gigi Hadid post the TommyXGigi ‘Rock
it is a little borderline
and Roll’ Collection Fall show in London last month...
BDSM, but the whole
dangerous, bike-gang-
from-the-future vibe is Bag,
great for a party—or even TommyXGigi, o: What kind of
Cosmo:
Cos
a board meeting where `8,599
music
usic inspires you
PROENZA SCHOULER
the end goal is exuding while designing?

BOTTEGA VENETA
intense power. #Love. Gigi Hadid:

“Creating takes all the
STYLE
stress away for me, so
I listen to what calms
me, from Jack
Johnson to meditation
music!”
Tommy Hilfiger: “I’ve always
found The Rolling Stones inspiring,
so I play them a lot, as well as
Lenny Kravitz and Sheryl Crow.”
NEWS
C: A song that always puts
you in a good mood?
GH: “My boyfriend just introduced
me to J Hus’ Like Your Style which
has been playing on set a lot
THE NEWEST, LATEST, AND MOST recently.”
TALKED-ABOUT FASHION STUFF TH: “Start Me Up by The Rolling
Stones.” Gigi Hadid
Top Form NEW

C: What is your favourite
music-related memory?
Say hello to the style staple so few talk about—the hat.
Here’s your guide to what’s doing the celebrity street-style HATS GH: “My favourites are probably my first
circuit...and what’s so done and dusted... few years of going to Coachella in high
school, only because I feel like I got to
experience it more genuinely back then than
I do now.”
C: Which
musicians
inspire you?
TH: “I love artists like
Gala Gonzales Chiara Ferragni Bella Hadid Madonna and Lady
Gaga who are risk-
THE BERET THE BOATER THE STETSON takers and share my
For casual outfits, this The smart-chic vibe The new chill is not belief in the power of
little slice of French- of the boater is what an IRL Snapchat fashion to transform
style sexy is back, and the slight stuffiness filter—it’s the cool- and influence.”
has officially replaced of the fascinator has as-all-hell stetson
the visor’s sporty vibe. been traded in for. with it’s IDGAF vibe.
Gigi Hadid
THE VISOR THE FASCINATOR THE FLOWER CROWN
OLD
By: SAUMYAA VOHRA
Shoes,
HATS TommyXGigi,
`14,999
Rihanna Kate Middleton Katy Perry

FastGlam
BEAUTY
NOW WITH AN EXTRA DOSE OF GORGEOUSNESS
THE
NEXT
BEAUTY
WAVE
The foundations that cover
and care, the treatments
that can turn the clock and
shampoos that can give
us bouncier locks—here
are the most buzz-worthy
innovations in make-up,
skincare, and hair that’ll
change your life (or at least,
Photograph: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM
the way you look). Here’s to

a brighter, clearer, and firmer
future! By Meghna Sharma
OCTOBER 2017 COSMOPOLITAN 89

fast glam
Smart-AF
Formulas
Whatever your skin craves, there’s a
new formula that’ll deliver.
Perfect Coverage
Get your flawless face on
with this fluid foundation
1
that glides on effortlessly.
The light-diffusing 3
complex in the formula
Chanel Le creates natural
Teint Ultra luminosity, while the Deepika
Tenue, price on absorbent powders leave Padukone
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request
you with a perfect matte
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finish. 1
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Tired of looking for the
right shade? This one’s
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th coolest
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SKINgenius
Sculpting &
that adapts to your skin beauty cabinet pronto!!
Hydrating tone, leaving you with
Foundation, hydrated, glowing skin.
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this foundation offers Kat Von D
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ah-mazing skin firming coats
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even
v the smallest hairs,
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hairs from Vegan Make-Up
After she took a shine to
gives you a radiant finish, 2. DiorShow
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Clarins the vegan lifestyle, Kat Von
while working on Vo me Mascara ((`2,200):
Volume
Extra-Firming 2 D turned her entire range
Foundation,
correcting imperfections. Get extreme lashes just
of make-up into vegan too.
`3,000 byy squeezing
queezing the tube—it
The recent, more fabulous
A Flawless Finish pu ps out fresh formula
pumps
that
h gives XXL volume in a development from the
animal-friendly brand is their
This mousse with SPF 25 single
single
n le sweep.
fills in uneven crevices, 3. Guerlain La Petite Robe new range of ‘fur-free’ make-
blurs blemishes and Noire
o e Lashdress Mascara up brushes. Created with
enlarged pores, and ((`2 00): Its 2-in-1 brush
2,100)
`2,100) synthetic fibres, these brushes
leaves you with uniform curls
u and lengthens mimic the same product
skin. It might offer the lashes
ashes when held distribution you would get from
medium coverage, but it horizontally;
o ontally; and the round animal fur-based bristles—a
Dermablend lasts upto 18 hours head reaches every lash great way to look good, and
Blurring without turning cake-y. when
h n held vertically. So cool! protect our furry friends!
Mousse,
`2,800
@ITSMYRAYERAYE Make-Up Lash Bash
That Peels! Just when you thought our lashes had
seen it all, out came the LED lashes trend.
Struggling with zits? The Not for the faint-hearted, F.lashes (as the
skincare-obsessed peeps brand’s called) are tiny strips of LEDs
in Korea have invented that you can stick to your eyelids with
this genius product lash adhesive. There’s a bit of a flipside
that creates a barrier though: it comes with a wire attached to
between your skin and it, which needs to be tucked into your hair.
foundation, turning it into But anything in the name of beauty, right?
a peel-off mask. Just
apply before base and go
about your day as usual,
and whenever you want
to ‘take the face off’, just
peel it. Bonus: this can
also be worn alone as it
protects the skin against
pollution and other
external aggressors.
NOT4U Real Skin
Patch, `1,250 Chamelion Tips
After ‘mood hair colour’ took over the
’Gram, a colour-changing nail polish has
The Era of caught everyone’s fancy. This multi-
chrome nail lacquer changes colour
Customisation depending on light and angle, from blue
to red to orange and more. You’ll literally
Beauty is a personal thing, and
hence, customisation is the biggest never have to wear another colour again!
trend to look out for in the future.
Lancôme’s already launched its range
of customisable foundation—the brand
uses a unique colour blending and colour
assessment technology that mixes
together various pigments to create
your unique shade among 72,000
combinations! And if you’re looking
at finding your perfect red or fuschia
lipstick, Bite Beauty Lip Lab in NYC
can make it happen—they’ll create any KBShimmer Nail Polish in
shade in the colour wheel in just seven Shade Shifter, `600
minutes! With a world of possibilities, we
are excited to see what’ll come next.
THE KOREAN
SHINE
FragranceLock,
`1,100 Lock Up IMPORT
Developed by K-beauty pioneer and
ON...
This purple-hued
Your Scent celeb make-up artist Chosungah, her
eponymous line is based on one thing:
We’re skipping the ‘Why
primer turns did no-one ever think fun! The brand takes everyday staples and
absolutely sheer of inventing this?’ part turns them into Wonka-esque goodies—
when you apply and jumping straight to like their shadows that feel like Jell-O and
it, concealing ‘How awesome is this?!’. this lipstick that tastes like peach tea.
imperfections and FragranceLock is a finishing
making your skin spray for your scent that Chosungah
appear brighter. acts like a breathable mesh 22 Flavorful
Becca First
Its skin-perfecting on the skin, slowing down Lipstick in
Light Priming
Filter, `2,495 effect makes it the fragrance’s natural Golden Peach
totally okay to skip evaporation cycle, making it Tea, `1,200
foundation entirely! last up to 12 hours! approx
fast glam
Korean Pink Pearl
An ancient beauty secret, cultured pink- Aishwarya
pearls extract is something Korean women Rai Bachchan
swear by. And the rare Akoya pearl in this
cream promises to give you clear,
bright-AF skin almost instantly.
Citra Pearl
Fair Face
Cream, `59
Magnet
If squeaky clean
skin’s your virtue,
there’s nothing
better than magnets
to draw out all the
grime. The new-
age masks can
smoothen fine lines
and tighten the skin,
while purifying
your pores and
tackling dullness.
Dr. Brandt
Magnetight Age-
Defier Skin
Recharging Magnet
Mask, `4,730
Shay Mitchell
24-Karat Gold
Our Ayurvedic beauty secrets have
travelled far and wide, inspiring many
brands to use it. And this multi-tasking
elixir can do so much—it hydrates and
gives you glowing skin, relieves dry lips,
and revives dry products... Phew!
2
Farsali
Gold Elixir,
`3,550
Erborian Yuza
Double Lotion,
`2,060
Yuza
Another K-Beauty gem,
Yuza is a citrus fruit
SK IN GOA LS
grown in Asia. It has a Super Ingredients
massive amount of
Vit C—which means it The secret components giving a
can brighten your skin
and protect it from
product that extra edge, here are
premature ageing. four names you should be looking
Bonus: it has a natural out for during your next beauty haul.
‘happy’ scent that’ll
perk you up every time.

La Prairie Line
Interception Power
The Breakthroughs Botox in a Duo, `24,500
Every year, there’s a new crop of genius Bottle,Anyone?

products that have the power to blow your mind. Featuring two distinct
potions, this baby
Here’s the batch of 2017! fights three kinds of
wrinkles—expression
Tilda Lindstam lines, sun-induced
lines and gravity lines.
With the multi-targeted
action, you’ll see
results in as little as
14 days—making it
the closest thing to
Botox in a lotion!
Flawless Finish Dermalogica

Daily Superfoliant,
This super exfoliator `4,800
sloughs away dead
skin and counteracts
the damaging effects
of the unhealthy air
we breathe in. The
THE DRY MASK white charcoal in the
formula pulls out the
This sheet mask from the future is dry, not soaking-
wet. It has active ingredients imprinted on it that grime; while red algae
get activated when you massage it for 30 seconds. and tara fruit extract
Its built-in ‘5 Skin Solution IQ’ technology tailors to keep those pesky
Charlotte Tilbury particles from sitting
Revolutionary Instant your skin, feeding it exactly what it needs. The best
part: its effects last for upto eight hours and it’s on your skin in the
Magic Dry Sheet Face
Mask, `600 reusable (it can be worn thrice!). first place.
Plump Up By Terry Baume

Packed with 17
De Rose, `6,000
super-nourishing
Elemis ingredients, this
Pro- cream cocoons the
Definition skin, restoring its
Facial Oil, balance. Translation:
Bacteria for
`5,390 healthy, hydrated skin
that looks and feels
Your Face!
This new moisturiser (the result of five
amazing.
years of research) has good-for-your-

skin bacteria that promotes healthy
Interval Training Lancôme Visionnaire
Crescendo Dual-
If you’ve been a fan of Phase Night Peel,
micro-organisms to breed on the top Lancôme’s Visionnaire, `8,930
layer of your skin. Sounds creepy? meet the new version!
Well, they’re damn good at protecting
your skin from external aggressors GET THAT This product is a great
way to ease into the
and maintaining a glowing complexion.
Bonus: it contains your daily dose of
GLOW ‘at-home peel’
phenomenon. It
SPF as well.
This facial oil is a blend of
combines two
raspberry plant stem cells and formulas to
Himalayan gentian that works be used over a 28-
to blur fine lines and make skin night period as part of
more resilient. Plus, the an interval skin
La Roche-Posay Toleriane
lightweight formula locks in training. A month later,
Double Repair UV Face moisture for all-day hydration, you’ll see clear, baby-
Moisturizer, `3,000 leaving skin ‘happy’. soft skin!

fast glam
Kim
Kardashian
Oh-So-Balmy
A huge trend in Korea ATM, a BB
Facial is a great way to camouflage
marks, even out your skin tone, and
reduce under-eye discoloration.
A semi-permanent process, it
involves applying a thick layer of
‘BB’ pigment to freshly exfoliated
skin, through micro-needling. “The
first treatment lasts up to a week,
and the subsequent ones are more
effective and last longer,” says Dr
Kiran Lohia, Founder and Director,
Lumiere Dermatology.
3
SK IN TREATS
The Future of
Youthful Eyes
If you keep tabs on the latest
treatments that can bring back the
sparkle to your eyes, you’d know that
derms have always shied away from
injecting hyaluronic acid fillers in the
lines under the eyes as it can lead to
a blue cast (the fillers tend to show
Here’s a lowdown on the hush-hush through the skin). However, a new
treatments giving your favourite celebrity injectable collagen called Cellifique
(which has debuted in Europe, but yet
that killer bod and lit-from-within skin. to be launched in the country) can fill
those tiny lines in a natural-looking
way, without causing discolouration
around the area. The filler can also
@HUDABEAUTY
plump up the sunken tear troughs,

and it lasts upto nine months.
We can all
use some
twinkle
i kl in
i
our
o r eyes,
e es
à la
a Khloe
oe
What the Fuzz? Dripping With Glow Kardashian

K d hi n
Forget applying collagen creams

If you’ve been wanting to get rid of and Botox-like serums, this
dead skin cells to reveal glowing skin,
procedure injects the good stuff
Dermaplaning will serve you with a
directly into your veins. A huge hit
bonus—it tackles peach fuzz (aka, fine
hairs on the face) as well. The procedure
with the celebrities, IV Infusions
involves an aesthetician using a 10-inch can cure anything from dull skin to
scalpel on clean, dry skin on your face. a killer hangover. “I recommend
The result: an instant improvement in skin collagen, Vitamin C, and
texture and tone, with long-term effects glutathione infusions—they’re all
including an increased cell turnover, glow-giving ingredients that show
reduced wrinkles and dark spots. results instantly,” says Dr Kiran.

4
Wella System
Professional Volumize
Mask, `2,750
WHAT’S YOUR
HAIR DNA?
H A IR Probably the biggest breakthough in
the world of hair care, Wella’s latest
HEROES
range takes personalisation to the
next level. The EnergyCode Complex
It’s the Hair in the new System Professional range
is a technology that maps your hair’s
Wash Robot! Whether your strands unique DNA to customise your regime.
Bored of shampooing your hair with are fried or you want There are 57 products in the range,
and the Wella experts can create
your own 10 digits? Well Panasonic’s
launched a robotic hair washing va-va-volume, looking over 174 million unique combinations
(whoa!) to create a routine fit to treat
machine which can lather up, wash, for a quick fix or your your mane. Isn’t that awesome?
condition, blowdry, and give you a
head massage. The prototype of this
scalp just needs to
futuristic robot was first tested in 2012, take a chill pill—it’s Livingproof Restore Perfecting
Spray, `2,556
and five years later, it’s being used in
select salons across Japan.
all here!
Katy Perry
The Smart
Brush
The Hair Coach by Kérastase’s is the The Do-It-
gadget of your dreams! Not only does
this über-smart tool count the number All Potion
of strokes while you brush your hair, We love it when actual scientists
(from MIT!) create miraculous beauty
but it also can tell the quality of your
products. This hair-saving spritz packs
hair and its health as you brush. This
tonnes of benefits in one bottle. If you
baby has microphones that pick up the spray it on damp hair, it can detangle
sound of the bristles working their way stubborn knots; it also protects your
through the strands of hair, and based hair from heating tools and adds
on that, tell if your hair’s damaged, dry volume. Also, it has a time-released
or oily. The data collected by the brush conditioner that keeps your hair sleek
is saved in an app, which helps you and shiny all day long.
track your hair health over time.
Refresh
L’Oréal Paris
Extraordinary
Clay Express
Scalp and
Reset
Refresher, `269
COLOUR CARE This revolutionary

If you treat your hair as the canvas formula will literally
for all your creative thoughts, you give you (erm, your
need this product in your arsenal! scalp) the chills. At
Schwarzkopf Professional’s Bonacure -7 degrees celsius,
Color Freeze Spray Conditioner, `950, a few drops of this
has hydrolysed keratins that fill the freezing potion and
structural gaps in the cortex to the you’ll get an oil-free
outer layer of the hair (improving scalp for 72 hours!
elasticity), and the oils nourish your The result: free-
Kérastase flowing, bouncy hair.
The Hair parched strands adding a healthy shine.
Coach, price
on request
fast glam
Rihanna
Temptu Air Hair

& Complexion
Kit, `16,000
‘The One’ Tool

Tap That! This son-of-an-airbrush-gun not just sprays
World-renowned on your foundation, blush, highlighter and
aesthetician Melanie brow pomade, it also comes with a hair-
Simon’s treatments are colour pod to cover up your roots! All you
finally available in an at- need to do is point and shoot, baby.
home device. Choose
a setting from the Jessica Alba
‘electrical cocktail’ on
the ZIIP app, and once Firm Up
it gets activated, this Celebrities swear by this
facial device delivers li’l portable roller. With
small, electrical 24 tourmaline quartz
currents to stimulate stones designed to
cell regeneration and mimic facial massaging
collagen production. techniques, it stimulates
blood circulation to
instantly revive, uplift
and improve your
complexion.
ZIIP Beauty Nano
Current Skincare
Device, `32,400
Pout Perfect
Supercharge your lip
routine with this electric
‘lip’ device that buffs away
dry, flakey skin and
dryness—just rotate it in
circular motions, and you’ll Nurse
have fuller, softer, kissable Jamie
5
UpLift
lips...all day, every day.
Massage
Bliss FabuLips Pout-O- Beauty
Matic, `2,989 Roller,
`4,500
Sculpt Away
Celeb-worthy cheekbones are just a
GLORIOUS massage away with this one. At a 150

degree angle, it’s designed to fit a
variety of facial shapes—and it lifts and
GA DGETS
These tiny tools with superpowers are the
sculpts saggy and droopy skin anywhere
on your body.
Dr Jart+
Liftra
Contour
game-changers you need in your life. Shaper,
`5,230

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MAKE-UP ARTISTS
AND THEIR MUSES
Looking to dip your toes in the trends of the future? We got the biggest
pros in the biz to swirl their wands (erm, brushes) on their favourite
celebrity and give us a teaser of the looks that’ll be oh-so-major in
seasons to come. By Meghna Sharma
Inglot
Sleeks
Lip Gloss
in 29A,
`1,050
Lakmé Enrich
Lip Crayon in
Pink Burst,
`185
Colorbar Zoom
THE MAKE-UP ARTIST: Shraddha Naik And Whoosh
THE MUSE: Shraddha Kapoor Mascara, `650
THE TREND: Glossy Pastel Smokey Eyes
GET THE LOOK
“When I think of the future (beauty wise), I imagine it to be very ppastel-yy and
glossy. And that’s exactly the look I created on Shraddha. To co cop this trend,
start by applying a pore-minimising primer and top it with dewy foundation.
Next, prime lids and swipe on a pink, matte lipstick (it has more staying power
than an eyeshadow!). Line the lower lids with the same lipstick and smudge
some purple eyeshadow around the outer corners of the eyes, and blend
well. For a futuristic glossy effect, pat a lip gloss on your lids using your index
finger. Add a couple of coats of lengthening mascara and a pale pink lipstick to
complement the eyes.”

Makeup Obsession Tarte The Lip Sculptor
Blush in L’amour, Lipstick And Lip Gloss
nykaa.com, `400 in Candid, `1,900
Natio Intensive
Moisturising
Day Cream,
`1,190
NYX
Professional
Micro Brow
Pencil in
Brunette,
`875
THE MAKE-UP ARTIST: Shaan Muttathil

THE MUSE: Jacqueline Fernandez
THE TREND: Faux Freckles
GET THE LOOK
“Beauty trends, in general, are moving towards a more bare, clean look. And
the future, as I see it, is all about being really real. We all have imperfections,
and the faux-freckled look on Jacqueline is all about embracing ’em. Start by
moisturising your skin and then pat on a matte foundation. Next, dust powder
blush on just the apples of your cheeks. Leave eyes and lips bare, and fill in the
brows to add definition. For the faux freckles, take a smudge-proof brow pencil
in a light brown shade and dot it along your cheeks and nose. Let it sit for five
minutes, and then pat the pigment down with a blending sponge to make it
look more realistic. The best part: there’s no such thing as too many freckles.”

fast glam
Natio Renew Silky

Shea Miracle
Face Oil, `1,900
M·A·C Glitter
in 3D Black,
`1,500
Makeup
Revolution
Ultra
Strobe
Cream,
`1,750
THE MAKE-UP ARTIST: Loveleen Ramchandani

THE MUSE: Kajal Aggarwal
THE TREND: Metallic-Nude Mash-Up
GET THE LOOK
“Currently, beauty trends are oscillating between overtly
dramatic and extremely natural. Kajal’s look is a mash-up of the
two, with a hint of sparkle. Start by concealing your eyes, as this
is where the focus will be, and then apply foundation. Next, prime
lids and swipe on a matte black pigment. Then, use a precision
shadow brush to apply loose pewter or platinum-coloured glitter
pigment. Line the lower lids with kohl, apply a couple of coats of
mascara, and add just a hint of lip balm or a nude lippie. Finally,
highlight your cheekbones, chin and the top of your nose with
either some strobe cream or creamy highlighter. Voilà!”
fast glam Nivea Lip Balm in Soft
Rosé, `139
THE MAKE-UP ARTIST: Angelina Joseph

THE MUSE: Kalki Koechlin
THE TREND: Bare Beauty
GET THE LOOK
“While beauty is in a very experimental phase
right now, I think the future is going to be a bit
more pared down, but still rosy. To achieve
Kalki’s look, start by applying a BB cream to even
out the skin tone. If you have dark circles, use
a brightening concealer that’ll cover ’em up and
also make your eyes pop. Then, apply a powder
blush in a pale, pink hue—it’ll give you a hint of
flush, but still keep the look natural. Leave your
lips bare, or if they’re too pink, take down the hue
with concealer, topping it up with a balm.”
E.L.F. Studio
Baked Highlighter Yves Saint Laurent Touche
in Moonlight Éclat in Luminous Silk,
Pearls, `550 strawberrynet.co.in, `3,400
Dior
Diorskin
Nude Air
Serum
THE MAKE-UP ARTIST: Loveleen Ramchandani
Foundation THE MUSE: Lisa Haydon
in Light THE TREND: Luminous Skin
Beige,
3,800
`3,800
GET THE LOOK
“For Lisa, I’ve created a clean, extremely glow-y look. To
create a lit-from-within complexion, mix a few drops of face
oil with foundation, and blend it well with a brush—I like using
lighter foundations with a lot of luminosity. Next, pick a non-
glittery powder/cream highlighter and apply it to the high
planes of your face, like the middle of the forehead, down
the centre of the nose and along the top of the cheekbones.
For the finishing touch: apply a pale pink creamy lipstick or a
balm, and keep eyes and brows natural.”
60 COSMOPOLITAN SEPTEMBER 2017 OCTOBER 2017 COSMOPOLITAN 101

fast glam Lancôme
L'Oréal Bendable Liquid
Paris Eyeliner in Vert,
Infallible `2,100
JUST TEAL
Silkissime
Eyeliner in
True Teal,
`575
Sally Hansen
WITH IT!
This Autumn, make-up’s moving
Hard As
Nails towards a happy zone—think
Xtreme pretty pastels and bright aquatic
Wear Nail
Colour in tones. And teal is one colour we’re
The Real totally crushing on. Why? Because
Teal, `275
it pairs rather well with winter
neutrals like grey, black, taupe and
chocolate. Make a splash by
creating a bold winged eyeliner or
double up your normal black
eyeliner with this shade (trust us,
it’ll look stunning), or try the teal
smokey eye, à la Daphne
Groeneveld. You can even update
your talons with a glossy lacquer
or go for a fun manicure with teal
elements. Refreshing, non?
Daphne
Groeneveld
Gillette BEAUTY
Lemon Lime HACK
BEAUTY
Shaving
Foam, `185
Ugh...we all leave
behind swatches of
foundation on our
SCOOP
precious white clothes.
But Kim K has a
plan—she says
applying shaving
cream to a stain will
lift it easy-peasy! If it’s
stubborn, mix a drop
WE BRING YOU THE LATEST GOSSIP, TRENDS, of rubbing alcohol
AND TIPS FROM THE WORLD OF BEAUTY! with the cream and
The braided ponytail, seen Kim you’re done!
BALMAIN
at Balmain, is equal parts Kardashian

ALBERTA FERRETTI
fierce and chic. If dainty

’dos aren’t your thing, you The Super-
can totally rock this one
with everything from a sexy Substitute
If your hair’s fried and you
dress to plain-Jane outfits.
can't stand another person
telling you to oil it, Pantene’s
Pantene’
got your back. The all-new Oil
HEY, RAPUNZEL! Replacement packs in Pro-V Pro V
If you love fairytales, here’s a happy and the goodness of
ending: AW 17/18 is all about (multiple) oils in a rich,
creamy formula that can be b
princess-y ’dos. From mile-long applied to both damp and dryy
braids to waist-grazing ponytails The loose French braid is hair. The leave-in formula
By: MEGHNA SHARMA
and cascading crimps, the runways the perfect day to dusk nourishes hair and restores
were ablaze with romantic look that’s oh-so-elegant. its moisture balance, and
hairstyles. Here are two looks that protects it from damage
Pair it with bold eyes,
caused by heating tools.
caught our fancy this month. and you’re golden.
Pantene Oil
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cosmo interview
Hello,
Priyanka
Visualising Priyanka Chopra without a Road-Runner-esque puff of dust behind
her is near impossible. As her daring, daily escalade from rung to successful
rung leaves the world bewildered in her wake, PC uses each articulate move
to prove that a woman can, indeed, do everything and be everywhere.
By Saumyaa Vohra;
Photographs: Abhay Singh; Styling: Amandeep Kaur
W
hile the city is crumbling often about myself! I’m always infectious, dance move a while later,
in the thick of the laughing and joking around people, mid-shot. Her laughter, as she
unheralded Mumbai but people still say I’m daunting. I shimmies away to the generic
floods, a studio stands in wait for a am aghast that people think this! I techno-pop permeating the set, is
sure-to-be-delayed Priyanka Chopra, don’t know what it is, man!” she says, unbridled and contagious. Her total
a harrowed crew ricocheting across her voice rising an octave. “I think freeness with it is indicative that
the place to get everything ready. maybe it’s because I’m honest—I’m while she may come off as crisp and
The tightly-boxed, pre-set hours of very blunt and not good with social cuttingly acuate, there’s that whole
the shoot seem in jeopardy, but barriers. I don’t think people are other side to Priyanka that stays on
admist Google Map traffic checks used to that level of directness. incognito mode. That side belongs to
and coalescing voices cribbing about People never assume I am, but I’m a a girl who binge-watches TV shows
the rain situation, in walks big crier. Very often, my reaction to on a Saturday night (“I just got done
Priyanka—as sharply on time as the something that upsets me is to grab with The Crown and The Handmaid’s
clock needle that clicks it into place. my best friend, a tub of ice-cream Tale—both fantastic!”), who loves her
It’s clear what sets PC apart from and cry. I’m a Cancerian, so I cry very family to death (“My biggest fear is
the herd; the universe may be easily. I just try not to let anyone losing them. I can’t think straight
dismantling itself around her, but (except my mom and friends) see it. when I think of it happening—it
she’s as together as they come. I’m not confrontational—if I get cripples me.”), and who’s benumbed
It is perhaps this air of equanimity pissed off, I’m more likely to weep by an ambush of jitters every so
about her that has everyone on set so about it than get angry. It takes a lot often. “There are so many times
wildly intimidated, but when we to actually get me in a rage.” Her I just put on a mask and greet the
make her aware of it, her response is point is organically validated when world, great outfit in tow. But what
full of loud protest, “I hear this so she breaks into a graceful, but happens when you’re alone? When
Embellished
bodysuit, Falguni
Shane Peacock;
pearl ring,
Outhouse
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Patent leather panelled bralet, Shivan &

Narresh; glossy high-waisted pants, H&M;
plastic embellished bomber jacket,
Sonaakshi Raaj; earrings, Accessorize;
Foxtrottissima Wedges, Christian Louboutin
you go to bed at night, and wake up the next morning— difference between me and most people.” If she did take
the things you go through, quarantined in solitude? that time, she knows exactly where she’d spend it. “Oh,
I have some pretty dark days—I believe everyone does,” I’m a major homebody, I love that gaddas-on-the-floor
she says, a sliver of vulnerability sneaking through her kinda fam-jam, with cousins everywhere and us all
cautious carriage. chatting, eating and not moving. That to me is infinitely
There is a guardedness to Priyanka that comes more exciting than any exotic holiday right now.”
through in her unrelenting poise—she is onto every But for the forseeable future, the jet-setting stays
camera in the room the way it is onto her—not even the firmly in play, and that’s because PC feels she still needs
most smartly camouflaged lens can catch her in a to establish herself in the US. (We roll our eyes, but she’s
moment of disarray. From knowing her body to a T (and quick to ‘Wha-Hey!’ and explain) “I’m still building here.
every silhouette that works for it) to making sure every I’m only two years old. I’ve done one film, and I’ve got
frame she fills is perfect, Priyanka comes off as a woman two more coming out in 2018, and of course there’s
that won’t do life without an outline in a dossier. “On the Quantico season three, but I don’t enjoy the same status
contrary, I’m very spontaneous! I don’t deserve all this as in India—nowhere near. I still need to get there.”
credit for planning. I don’t want to be thought of that With her life in constant (airplane) turbulence, she
way, because my career (and life) has happened so tries to keep whatever she can Gibralter Rock-steady. “I
instinctively. I don’t think this is what I would’ve take my cook and my assistant with me everywhere I go
planned. I’ve always just recognised opportunities and so that something stays the same—even if it’s just the
manoeuvered myself in their direction.” ghar ka khaana I eat at night.”
She throws back to one her first-ever films, and admits But for all its salt, there are things about the Hindi film
to actually being quite nervous about industry that she misses achingly when
taking that character on. “I didn’t know she’s shooting in LA. “Oh, how I miss
if it was the right move. In retrospect, it
seems a truly astute career choice to “I don’t speaking in Hindi, the very
deliciousness and drama of it. And by
make. But I didn’t even take that call—
doing the film was not even really my
like what God, I miss the dancing! I’m working
on trying to bring that to Hollywood,
decision! I was terribly scared about the term though, don’t worry,” she says, giggling.
playing that part because the role
disrupted the norm of what women ‘feminism’ We muse that that’s probably what
most people outside of India think
were doing at the time. I was so young,
I didn’t know what the ripple effect of
has come to Hindi films are, anyway. “Oh, yeah.
I’ve dealt with that misconception, and
playing a character like Sonia in Aitraaz
[a female boss that sexually harasses her
represent.” lots more in that area—but I don’t get
offended, I just try to detonate that
male employee] would be. But most of fallacy in my own little way, and I try to
my colleagues believed I should take the role, and I did— explain that, while we do sometimes tell stories with
and look how well that worked out!” she exclaims. song-and-dance, we also use those sequences to move
In the end, she iterates, it all comes back to a plan— the narrative forward. It doesn’t seem to me that people
but she’s not talking about her own. “I believe someone are being judgmental. It’s just a lack of education about
up there has a plan for me. It’s this simple—if you get ‘A’s it, is all. That’s what naturally leads to stereotyping.”
in every subject in school, you’ll ace every test. That’s the The word ‘stereotype’ brings to Priyanka’s mind
logic I apply.” We see that Grade-A/Type-A facet come another one in quick succession; “The phrase, ‘feminism’
screaming through when she tells us that it’s been ages has been the biggest victim of stereotyping. I believe in
since she “took time off. I don’t take weekends, or even a what it is, very much—it’s just that the term has gotten
day. I haven’t allowed myself that luxury in a while. I’ll such a bad reputation over time!” We take the
travel across the continent and go straight to work. I jam opportunity to allude to an article we had read, yonks
my work days with all the commitments I can handle.” ago, about her claiming she wasn’t a feminist, and she
The manic workaholism comes from a place of serious rubbishes it completely, stating with that concise clarity
ambition FOMO. “I don’t want to make a choice of hers that, “I’d never say that! I simply said I didn’t like
between India and America, between two careers and what feminism had come to represent—bra-burning,
two countries. Sophia Loren did both, so why can’t I? I man-hating, you know what I mean. It’s just equal
am stretched thin, I know, but it’s what I’m choosing to opportunity. Come on, it took a revolution for women to
do. It was a sacrifice I made when I was really young. I just be heard. And yes, that means your voice is louder,
was never given anything on a platter. The only way I got but that doesn’t equal hatred. But now you can’t use that
something was to work four times harder than anyone. I word without drawing up those corollaries,” she says,
would arrive earlier, leave later. I think that’s the only fervidly. “I mean, we’re women, we’re caregivers; we’re
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compassionate by nature, and there in shoes,” she grins, “but if he takes

isn’t one of us out there who hasn’t longer than me to get ready, that’s a
had her gender affect her work life, ‘no’. If he’s doing his goddamn hair
or felt the, well, repercussions (I for an hour, I’m out of there!” she
guess?) of being an ambitious, driven says, eye-roll implied.
female. I’ve even worked through a Somewhere in the middle of
time where girls were called discussing boy problems in school,
‘replaceable’ by producers. They’d and the ‘ideal teenage romantic
say things like ‘Ladkiyan toh change fantasy’ we are interrupted by her PR
ho jaati hai, asli focus toh hero hai’,” rep, concerned about how
[Girls can be replaced; the hero is the uncomfortable PC might be with
real focus] she can’t help but laugh at these questions. But Priyanka easily
the memory of it. “I was so young, I chuckles the conversation back into a
thought he was right. I wasn’t zone of comfort by teasing her gently.
equipped to deal with politics and “She’s so worried I’m going to say
ego back then, so I just put my head something scandalous!” she laughs,
down and worked. This generation and goes on to reassure us both that
has a chance to do more woman- she’s totally okay with anything we
centric parts, and I hope they do.” might want to throw at her. Then, she
We take her woman-centric point deftly steers us back to our topic of
and pivot in a more relationship- discussion pre panic-
centric direction, because with attack—her parents
Priyanka, time is always too much of
the essence for seamless transitions.
reaction to her
boyfriends, growing “For a man
Her first declaration on the topic is
coy; “Just because I don’t talk about
up. “Uh, they were
not cool at all. I
to woo me, he
my relationships doesn’t mean I don’t mean, I could tell my has to smell
have them,” she smiles, tongue
lodged firmly in cheek. Clearing her
mom (kind of). But
my dad didn’t know good and have
throat into seriousness, though, she
mentions that reckless relationship
about any of them—
and trust me, he
great taste in
rumours do not amuse her. “I don’t
think reading in a tabloid that I’m
didn’t want to know. I
never brought them
shoes!”
dating Gerard Butler or Jon Hamm home, that’s for sure.
or whatever is funny; so I don’t find it I was far too scared!” she grins.
amusing—it’s just noise.” It’s somewhere in the glimpses of
Her desire to keep her private life the ‘Daddy’s Little Girl’ (as the tattoo
private will be tossed out a seven- on her forearm proudly proclaims)
storied window when she feels that and the carefully cultivated woman
there’s something “real to talk about.” that calls intermission on a hectic
But when we press on what kind of shoot (culled out into an even more
man would have a chance at being hectic schedule) to cut a birthday
‘real’, the first quality she names isn’t cake for her PR manager on set, that
the garden variety ‘sense of humour’ we get a sense of who Priyanka might
we often hear. It’s honesty. “I find really be. Behind the aura of Embellished bodysuit, Falguni
Shane Peacock; Fishnet Safari
honesty so attractive in a man. immaculate professionalism that the
Boots, Christian Louboutin;
Someone who’s objective, and girl exudes in every public moment, mismatched earrings, Swarovski;
intends to stick to a commitment and the practiced smile she wears fishnet stockings, Forever 21
when he makes it, you know?” She like armour, battling through career
also adds that ‘drive’ is a non- and gender minefields on the day-to- Hair: Florian Hurel, Make-Up: Daniel
negotiable. “Ambition is very hot in a day, the only thing Priyanka seems Bauer, both at Artist Factory India;
man. And, of course, he has to smell not to be is ‘simple’. And the one Fashion Interns: Neikimlhing and
Riddhi Vartak; Production: Anomaly
good!” she laughs. “It would help his thing she seems to be, without Productions; Location Courtsey:
case immensely if he had great taste question, is bulletproof. n JW Marriott, Juhu, Mumbai
1) One word in the English
language I wish people would stop
using is... ‘Sorry’. People say
it way too much.
2) The one item of clothing I’ve
had the longest is... A pair of
jeans from college that all
my friends have scribbled
their signatures on.
3) A fictional character that I
wanted to be like when I was
younger... Nancy Drew.
4) A film I’ve been planning to
watch but haven’t gotten around
to yet is... Dunkirk. Ooh, and
Kapoor & Sons (Since
1921).
5) The subject I got the worst
grades in, in school was...
Sanskrit!
6) One American phrase I find
myself using too much is... ‘Are
you serious?’
7) A nickname I absolutely hate
is... Oh God, Piggy Chops—
no contest!
8) And the person that gave me
that nickname was... Abhishek
Bachchan.
9) The last gift I gave was... I
give gifts all the time! I can’t
even remember. But giving
gifts is, like, my thing.
10) The one person I text the
most is... My manager.
11) My ideal weekend breakfast
would be... Idlis, dosas,
sambar, chutney—I love
having a full spread.
12) A comic-book character I
relate to immensely... Harley
Quinn.
13) My favourite supervillain is...
The Joker.
14) The one thing I do every night
before going to bed... Brush my
teeth and check my phone—
in that order.

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Faces of the
FUTURE
Say hello to 21 women on the precipice of a takeover—from
filmmakers to writers to YouTubers and vegan bloggers—reimagined
and through the eyes of 21 fabulous designers and artists. Welcome
to your need-to know list for 2018 and beyond...
By Saumyaa Vohra
Coordination Inputs: SAMAR RAJPUT
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Poet
RUPI KAUR
It hasn’t taken long for this
25-year old to cull out a
devoted cult following. Her
1.6 million Insta followers
(addicted to her short and
deliciously profound poems)
aren’t even her real magnum
opus. That honour goes
to both her million-copy-
sold-and-counting, New
York Times bestseller Milk
And Honey (an anthology
of poetry about violence,
abuse, and femininity) which
essentially made poetry
cool again, and her photo-
series about menstruation
that sprung Instagram into
consternation and action,
removing it from the portal.
That task was left to her
growing contingent of
followers to play advocate;
which they did by making
it go viral, ergo forcing
Instagram to restore her
account, with an unspoken
apology on their breast. It
was the very beginning of
Rupi’s escalating social media
currency. “It was getting my
second, and then third book
deal in late 2016 that really
made me feel like I’d arrived.
Just being able to enjoy
writing as a career—not a
hobby—and finally garnering
the confidence to call myself
a writer!” Now, with her
new book The Sun And Her
Flowers having just released
this July, and already roping
By Anant Sagar, Graphic Designer in positive reviews galore, it
seems like Rupi is essentially
unstoppable.
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2
Filmmaker
ALANKRITA
SRIVASTAVA
When the Central Board
of Film Certification
blanket banned Lipstick
Under My Burkha, the
world was abuzz with
speculations about
Alankrita’s controversial
new film. Panned for
being ‘lady-oriented’ and
rife with ‘abusive words’
and ‘audio porn’, the film
had made the Indian
audience’s ears prick up
with interest—and the
response the film received
on it’s eventual release
was utterly overwhelming.
“That audiences in India
have embraced the film
has been my biggest
achievement,” Alankrita
says. “Getting it released
was another. You need to By Ayesha Kapadia,
believe in your film when Vi
Visuall AArtist
ti t
no-one else does—and
fight the good fight till the
end.” Her film hasn’t just
run the gamut of 50 film
festivals (picking up 15
awards in the bargain), it’s
now the Most Watched
film on Amazon Prime
(not an easy feat, mind
you). But Alankrita’s
too busy penning new
powerhouse scripts (and
being modest about how
they’ll change the for-and-
by-men-only narrative
she believes permeates
cinema) to notice. “I’m
just hoping to be able to
“You need to fight the good fight for
get them funded, and then
released!” she laughs.
your film...till the end.”
3
YouTube Musician
VIDYA VOX
You’re as likely to have heard
her, crooning out a heady
blend of happy-pop, as to have
heard of her. Vidya’s revival of
the micro-mixing technique
of the mash-up catapulted her
to pop-star status—especially
because she used YouTube as
her official record label and
distributer. Having her original
mixes like Blank Space/ Mental
Manadhil and How Deep Is
Your Love/ Balam Pichkari
go crazy-viral without much
trying, she quickly became a
YouTube sensation, with her
covers and mashups gathering
over 300+ million views (and
counting). Having performed
everywhere from the White
House to Webster Hall, Vidya
doesn’t see herself as big fry—
just as someone following in
the footsteps of the people she
grew up admiring most. “I was
By Shantanu and Nikhil, raised on a suffusion of AR
Fashion Designers Rahman, MS Subbalakshmi,
Beyoncé, and my mom. So
really, those were my idols,” she
laughs. But having followers
and views in the millions comes
with its share of whiplash. “I
get a lot of love, but I hate the
haters. It’s so easy for people
to sit behind a computer and
make assumptions without
knowing the real story—but
I’ve gotten so good at tuning
them out.” That zeal to keep
going (and, you know, her new
EP prepping for release and
“I get a lot of love, but I get a a new live show in the works)
makes us sure she’s a face we’ll
LOT of haters, too.” keep seeing.
“I think that
having a role
model makes
you believe that
anything is
possible, no matter
where you’re
from.”
much talked-about brief foray

away from the squash nationals,
but even that had a valiant
stance behind it—boycotting
the championships because of
a gross disparity and inequality
between the prize money given
to the men’s and women’s
championship winners. When
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egalitarianism was restored in
2016, Dipika returned and won
the title a second time. “My
role models growing up were
always great sportswomen, like
Maria Sharapova,” she tells us.
Squash Player “I felt like I could draw a lot of
DIPIKA PALLIKAL inspiration from her. I think,
whatever situation you’re in, or
KARTHIK background you’re from, a role
The first Indian ever to break model truly makes you believe
into the top 10 of the Official that anything is possible if you
Women’s Squash World just have faith.” With multiple
Ranking, Dipika Pallikal burst Top 10 rankings under her belt,
By Manthan Yadav, onto the world squash scene medals on her chest and being
in grand splendor in 2011, brand ambassador for one of the
Artist
winning three WISPA (The world’s leading sports apparel
Women’s International Squash giants, Adidas, it seems like
Players Association) titles Dipika’s motto has genuinely
after the other. She made a worked in her favour.
5
Actor
ANYA SINGH
Anushka Sharma, and Vaani Kapoor
have taught us anything, it’s that
if you get those babies without a
probation period, you’re already
a star. “Anushka Sharma’s actually
always really inspired me because of
“Anushka
Sharma
Don’t know her face just yet? Don’t
how natural she is and how she can
pull off pretty much any character
has always
worry—Yash Raj is sure you will.
Anya came to Mumbai and gave
you throw at her, seamlessly,” she
gushes at the comparison. “I’m very
been my
herself a year to land a gig—and
was spotted by the golden goose
new right now. My journey has only
just begun.” But with a film coming
inspiration—
of YRF, casting director Shanoo
Sharma, and given a break in less
up courtesy YRF (obviously) with
Ranbir Kapoor’s brother Aadar Jain,
she’s so
than eight months (but post many a
failed audition). It was then that the
and directed by Habib Faisal, that’s
already got celebrity blogs and tabs
natural and
Godfather of all production houses
signed this New Delhi girl up for
buzzing about it, and a second one
already in its burgeoning stages,
effortless.”
a three-film deal—and if the lives we think hers is going to be a name
and careers of Parineeti Chopra, (and face) to start remembering.
By Babbu the Painter,

Graphic Artist
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Rapper
SOFIA ASHRAF
While you may think the female,
Indian rapper thing is an anomaly,
wait till you hear what Sofia raps
about. You know her from her
viral video Kodaikanal Won’t
video, where she took on a major
corporate bigwig for mercury
pollution—garnering enough
importance to even make Mark
Ruffalo Tweet out about it. Two
of her other songs also caused a
social media insurgency of sorts—
Don’t Work For Dow (criticising
Dow’s failure to compensate
the Bhopal gas tragedy victims)
and her 2017 anti-Sasikala rap,
Democracy Is Dead—so much
so that AR Rahman called her to
deliver a verbal pat-on-the-back.
She credits taking the plunge
and leaving the advertising
world (from its creamiest layer
at Ogilvy) for her success in
creating the kind of content she
is right now. “Someone pretty
high-up the ladder pulled me
aside and said ‘Sofie, what are you
still doing here? You have risen
beyond advertising.’ His advice
pushed me to the biggest risk
I’d ever taken, and I switched
careers when I was 28 years
old—a huge professional ‘faux
pas’—but it’s opened up a world By Sandeep
of possibilities for me.” Now, she’s Kumar, Illustrator
got an electronic hip-hop album
coming out with Sapta, and
juggles content creation at Blush
for Culture Machine, where she’s
making no-holds-barred content
challenging the system with every
frame—especially through “a sex-
education series; something I feel
“I took a risk, switching careers
we desperately need, and a video
on protest culture and youth with
at 28, but it opened up a world of
Irom Sharmila.”
possibilities for me.”
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Model
KOMAL GAJJAR
When IMG, the model
management company
that brought the world
the likes of Karlie Kloss,
Lily Aldridge and Gigi and
Bella Hadid scours the
streets of Ahmedabad (fine,
Instagram!) to find and
launch you, you know you’re
big stuff. Especially when
it’s followed by a leading
magazine putting you on
their cover for your fresh,
androgynous vibe. But there
isn’t one ounce of the kind
of reverberating egotism
you’d expect from someone
in Komal’s position. In fact,
it’s rather clear from the
simplicity and wonderment
in her interview answers that
she’s treating her newfound
fame less like it’s her due,
and more like Charlie when
he was given the chocolate
factory. “I love my job so
much! The only thing that’s
hard about it is having to
be nice all the time—but
I don’t mind that either!”
Putting Cara Delevingne
and Miranda Kerr on the
honour roll of role models,
Komal seems well on her
way to the big time with
éclat—at least if Tim Walker
and Burberry Creative
Consultant Elliot Smedley
have anything to say about
it. “Tim Walker called me
beautiful and Elliot Smedley
said he thought I was
By Sudeepti Tucker, Fine Artist
excellent—on my first-ever
shoot! I could’ve died and
gone to heaven right there!”
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Accessory Designer
MRINALINI
CHANDRA
A product of the sharp,
European aesthetics and
technique the Montblanc
HQ in Hamburg, Germany,
is known for, Mrinalini was
an aspirant to the bigger/
better from the start. Well,
ever since she was chosen
to be one of the top 20
By Varun Bahl, jewellery designers in
Fashion Designer India by the World Gold
Council—at only the wee
age of 19! A few years down
the road, and Mrinalini
is now officially a part of
the WGSN jewellery elite,
because she’s landed herself
on the Designers To Watch
in Asia, 2017 list! “In my
opinion, though, the thing
I’m most excited about right
now is my upcoming collab
with Candy Crush Saga. It’s
such a perfect fit with the
aesthetic of our label, which
is all about the quirk and
the kitsch!” she says, her
voice rife with naked glee.
With two lines coming out
for the veritable gaming
leviathan (prêt and couture),
the designer is on the brink
of the big time. She tends to
gravitate to real risk-takers
for her inspiration: “I adore
Florie Salnot, who’s best
known for making jewellery
out of used plastic bottles—
‘Plastic Gold’. Artists who
are reviving the craft and
not playing by the rules—
those are the people that
make me want to design.”
y a G r e w a l
Kaav wal
S a s h a G r e
of ‘aspiring’ (wannabe) fantastic-fic movie version)—but Krishna’s too
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penning drones is because it was busy working on her next series with
backed by watertight research and Penguin to be too excited. “Oh no! I
clarity of thought and language. “A was startstruck and tongue-tied when
renowned Mahabharata scholar—a Sonam [Kapoor] called me up one
respected expert on the epic in day and said ‘Your work is amazing!’.
all its versions—wrote to me to I was fairly mute for the rest of that
Author say that, though he disagreed conversation,” she laughs.
KRISHNA UDAYASANKAR with many of my views in terms
If India had a JK Rowling equivalent of the storyline, he appreciated
on the rise, it’d be Krishna the integrity and validity of my
Udayasankar. The Singapore- perspective. It meant a lot to me
based Indian author shot to fame that my work was seen to be more
with her book, Govinda, the first than a flight of fancy—I take my
in a series called The Aryavarta research very seriously.” Now, with
Chronicles—a modern retelling three books in the series to her
of the Mahabharata with all the name—selling like hot cakes, mind
makings of a cult classic. Why the you—the rights to it have been By Sasha Grewal and Kaabia
books stood out amongst a series picked up by Sonam Kapoor (hello, Grewal, Jewellery Designers
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Celebrity Chef and
Food Writer
By Pranav Bhardwaj,
RAVINDER BHOGAL Graphic Artist
Born in Kenya, bred in Britain,
and Indian by origin, the
interesting amalgam that is
Ravinder’s origin story is possibly
what made her such a beguiling ever written, heavily imbued could be a bigger gold star than
hybrid in the culinary world. with the influences of Ravinder’s that?” she gleams, giddily. But with
Getting her start on The F Word, fashion writing background, went two TV shows she’s done rumoured
she popped up on people’s radar on to win both awards and acclaim to be reviving, a televised Action
when Gordon Ramsay declared aplenty. “But to me, the greatest Against Hunger charity dinner on
her his new ‘Fanny Cradock’ achievement (and compliment) is the cards (“where my tables will
(a renown British celebrity the fact that the kind of chefs I have be waited by renown critic Jay
chef). Post that, her first-ever the most respect for, like Yotam Rayner!”) and her second book in
cookbook, Cook In Boots, widely Ottolenghi and Bruno Loubet, the works, it seems Ravinder’s soon
reviewed as one of the most frequent my restaurant and say going to have enough gold stars to
‘stylish, but sexy’ cookbooks great things about the food. What have her own galaxy.
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Pilot
CAPT ANNY DIVYA
the Boeing 777 is the world’s
largest twinjet, and has a typical
seating capacity of 314 to 396
passengers—heavy duty stuff!
“Getting my license was the first “I felt like
Most people sniggered at Anny
Divya when she wrote down
time I felt like I had truly ‘made
it’ as a pilot—and, of course, I had truly
the words ‘become a pilot’
on a list she made of her big
there was commanding the
Boeing 777, which felt almost made it when I
dreams at age 14. Several others
argued that the odds were
surreal,” she tells us. Having to
push through in a space laced commanded the
stacked against her, courtesy her
Kendraya Vidyalaya education
with male ego and dominion
hasn’t been easy for Anny, nor Boeing 777.”
has being away from her family
and her inability to speak
for 13 years, but Anny has plans
English. The girl proved them
to fly even bigger in the future.
wrong with a resounding smack
“I have dreams in the works
in the face, by finishing her
that will make this one pale, I
training in Guiness-Record level
promise you,” she smiles.
time (by age 19) and went from
not being able to afford a flight
ticket, to writing her training
exams, to being the youngest-
ever woman commander of the
Boeing 777 in India. For any
aviation philistines out there,
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Designers Norblack
Norwhite
MRIGA KAPADIYA AND
AMRIT KUMAR
When the (now ex) Creative
Director of Gucci chooses
you as her favourite youngers
from the country, and says she
“likes the way we’ve treated
colour, and how our clothes
exude knowledge and respect
for our culture, in a modern
way”, (they tell us, excitedly)
it’s a given that you know what
you’re doing. The vote of
confidence from Frida Gianinni
aside, the girls (also known as
the definition of quintessential
quirk) have been featured in
every fashion publication worth
its salt (including cult ones
like Fader, Paper and I-D) for
their extraordinary brand of
contemporary clothing with
locally-sourced handlooms and
fabrics (so much so that their
clamp-dye design idea was
selected to be a part of the Fabric
Of India exhibit at the Victoria
And Albert Museum, London).
With their clothes going global
(you last saw Sonam Kapoor in
their Shimma sari on the Cannes
red carpet) and a new sari series
in progress, the doublet is raring
to go. “We’ve also just finished a
collab with Toronto-based artist
Mango Peeler for Adidas that
we’re very excited about,” they
By Rijuta Agarwal,
add, and then disappear in a Graphic Artist
whirl of carmine and Khadi.
“Having celebrities Tweet they
were trying out my recipes
felt great!”
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Vegan Chef and Blogger
RICHA HINGLE
When you’re the kind of recipe-
maker that converts people from
a religion of meat to a cult of
veganism, you’re going places.
Pre-eminent food critics across the
world, like Chloe Coscarelli, Terry
Hope Romero and Monica Bhide
“calling my recipes everything from
‘flavourful, rich and thought-out to
‘superbly spiced and mouthwatering’,
was really my moment.” Richa first
and foremost stands proudly behind
a one-million-a-month unique visitor
count (and convert-creating) blog
veganricha.com that she updates
regularly—most often laced with
delish-sounding numbers like Peanut
Sauce Fried Rice, Tiramisu Fudge
Bars and Teriyaki Lentil balls; all a
hundred percent cruelty-free. But
she’s also responsible for putting
out a best-selling cookbook Vegan
Richa’s Indian Kitchen, which hasn’t
just been making thousands of sales,
it’s also being circulated by PETA to
multiple celebrities in an endeavor
to sell them the idea of veganism!
“I actually got many Tweets about
that!” she laughs, “It felt really nice,
having them Tweet out at me that
they were trying out my recipes and
that they felt the difference.” We’re
wondering if her new book, Vegan
Richa’s Everyday Kitchen, will zap
the WSPA into action next.
By Ritu Kumar,
Fashion Designer
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“I admire filmmakers that

push boundaries; it drives
me to push them too.”
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Filmmaker
PAYAL KAPADIA
For a third-year student at FTII to make a film, and
have it power through all the way to the Cannes Film
Festival, is a swing straight into the big leagues. To
have it be India’s sole entry to Cannes that year, well,
that’s the stuff of dreams. But it was exactly how
Payal Kapadia’s life played out. Her 13-minute-short,
Afternoon Clouds, didn’t just wow a Cannes jury, it
left Hollywood Life magazine and the New York Times
in awe, waiting to see her next. “Which I’m currently
working on, in fact—a film based on the lives of two
single women, living in the city. I just wrapped up an
experimental documentary project based on voices from
Kondwal village in Bhimashankar,” she tells us, also
slated to release soon. “I grew up being deeply inspired
by the works of the Iranian filmmaker, Abbas Kirostami.
I’m also very influenced and motivated by the work
of Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Claire Denis and Tsai
Ming Liang, to name a few. I admire them for pushing
boundaries, and it drives me to push them as well.”
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ordeal it endured, two new names complimenting my work so much, I
really stuck with the crowd. The didn’t know how to respond!” Since
first, of course, you just read about. then, Plabita has been awash with
The other, the woman behind the critical acclaim and looming award
audacious, coruscating character nominations, an almost mythical
of Rehana, left an equally indelible hybrid of an audience and critic
Actor impression for her primo portrayal darling. It’s interesting to note,
PLABITA BORTHAKUR of the nuanced character. “Walking though, that acting isn’t her sole
When Lipstick Under My Burkha the red carpet at the Tokyo star talent. “I actually am in a band
hit screens after the tumultuous International Film Festival was the as well, and, in fact, have the music
Central Board of Film Certification most surreal moment—people were video of a song written by composer
Kingshuk Chakravarty set to release
soon,” she smiles. With a much-
talked-about indie on the rise with
actors Naveen Kasturia and Sanjay
Mishra in the midst of shooting in
the depths of rural Rajasthan, and
critical anticipation for its release,
it’s clear Plabita is carving a clear
niche for herself in the briny deep
of Bollywood.
“People were
complimenting
my work so
much—I didn’t
know how to
respond!”
By Priyanka
Paul, Illustrator

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Celebrity Pilates
Trainer
NAMRATA PUROHIT
If a huge cluster of celebrities
swears by Pilates in the country,
there’s a good chance it’s because
of Namrata Purohit. One of the
pioneers of Pilates in the India, she’s
only 24 and she’s already done more
than most people manage in their
entire careers. The co-founder of
The Pilates Studio, she was only the
youngest Stott Pilates instructor in
the world at the fresh- AF age of 16!
She proceeded to then publish her
first book, The Lazy Girl’s Guide
To Being Fit, at 21, and it was just
snowballing successes after that,
clad in the skin of many a Bollywood
A-lister and sportsperson. She’s
still continuing to rack up a celeb
cult following (including the likes
of Kangana Ranaut, Jacqueline
Fernandez, Varun Dhawan, Arjun
Kapoor, and too many more to
continue this shameless name-
dropping). Her key-note goal
right now, though, is expanding
her studio to every corner of the
country. “To be in every city and
reach out to as many people as
possible—that’s the dream! We want
everyone to experience the magic
of Pilates, as well as EMS (Electric
Muscle Stimulation)—they’re just
incredibly smart ways to train,” she
says. With an expansion plan in
place, a following that wouldn’t dare
deviate from her regimens, and of
course, her whole life ahead of her,
By Gaurav Gupta, it only seems to be going upwards
for Namrata.
Fashion Designer

“I’m actually
going back to
school to scare up
a new skill-set!”
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Disc Jockey
KINI RAO
If you try and round up cool
Indian women DJs, you’ll mostly
come up short—but Kini Rao
has already begun the process
of changing that perception.
From being chosen for as one of
the emerging Indian artists for
the prestigious Goethe’s Sound
Camp, to having her original mixes
being played by veteran DJs and
producers from across the globe
(most notably Tom Findlay, John
Digweed and Hernan Cattaneo),
is clearly owning the uncharted
waters of DJing in India. “I grew
up with Fatboy Slim, Daft Punk,
Blondie, Giorgio Moroder, and
Adamski for idols, but right now,
I’m really into Sandunes and Funk
Assassin—their work is awe-
inspiring.” Being one of the most
listened-to artist on every major
music streaming network—from
Spotify to Soundcloud to Apple
Music—Kini is already a veritable
DJing icon, but she sees herself
expanding her repertoire to
include ‘multimedia artist’. “What’s
fun is that it’s back to school for
me, to scare up a new skill-set—
By Anupama Dayal, and I hope my next few projects
Fashion Designer do justice showcasing them.”
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“The real ‘What?!’

moment to me was selling
movie rights.”
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JUDY BALAN
‘Women aren’t funny,’ is grating enough to hear
when you’re a woman, but far more disquieting
when ‘funny’ is your big sell. “The worst part
is that people think I write romance—I write
romantic comedy; very different—but I don’t
suppose I can blame them,” she says, a touch
modest for someone with a TED talk, two
widely celebrated books (including a deliciously
droll parody of a Chetan Bhagat book that
earned far more acclaim than its original
counterpart) and over a dozen columns for
everything from The Hindu to The Week about
women claiming the comedy space under her
belt. “The real ‘What?!’ moments were selling
movie rights to my work and having one of
my books be published internationally—the
shiniest moments, for sure.” She insinuates that
some sitcom writing might be a-brimming next,
something sired by her love for David E. Kelly’s
work (the talented creator of biggies like Ally
McBeal, The Practice, and Boston Legal). “I
watched all his shows fervently, and that’s when
the sitcom writing fantasies really kicked in...”
By Shivan Bhatiya and

Narresh Kukreja,
Fashion Designers
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By Sumit Roy,
Graphic Artist
make a totally biodegradable and

organic sanitary napkin made from
natural plant-based fibres. It isn’t
just that they’re planet-friend—
they’re also safe alternatives for
women susceptible to cervical
cancer, rashes, allergies, and
infections—something a lot of
women wrote to Deepanjali about
in desperation when she was in the
nascent planning stages. “We’re
in a personal hygiene crisis. I
mean, only 12 percent of Indian
women are able to even afford
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sanitary napkins, and even that
percentage is being irreparably
harmed by the polymers, bleaches
and toxins in those napkins!” she
“Our country’s exclaims with gusto. Her other
angle, the biodegradability, is
personal Founder, Heyday
DEEPANJALI DALMIA
deftly explained by her, facts and
figures in tow. “Every year, 9,000
hygiene was Sharpening her business chops
at Ernst & Young, New York,
tonnes (432 million pads) of soiled
sanitary waste are dumped in acres
a problem—I Deepanjali decided to do the of landfills, with no solution for
opposite of corporate hotshot-in- decomposition, thereby harming
wanted to find training—she came back home to the environment endlessly. This was
a solution.”
India and founded a start-up to a problem—and I wanted to find
create a product the environment a solution.” With a low-chemical,
(and women) would forever thank super-safe and plant-fibre based
her for. Her company, Heyday, product to replace those evil, toxic
is the first Indian company to villains—we think she did just that.
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out of public purview by design, with their support.” Running the
20
she created and built up the Delhi sub-continent’s only secretly-run
Secret Supper Club, the ring of food company isn’t the only thing
exclusivity reverberating through that Shreya does with her time;
its name. “When I kicked off Delhi she also gives back, through her
Secret Supper Club almost five not-for-profit organization for street
years ago, I didn’t really visualise and slum children, Picture Wala.
Founder, Delhi Secret
the success it would become. After “We’ve received so much love and
Supper Club (DSSC)
anonymously running the club support for it from all corners of
SHREYA SONI for four years, I decided to reveal the country—but the real icing on
Every average Joe/Jane that starts myself to the city on our fourth the cake was getting selected for a
up a business in today’s social- work anniversary. I was petrified show produced by BBC and Star
media-riddled atmosphere prefers about the response and whether India and hosted by Mr Amitabh
to be its face—Shreya did things it would backfire,” she tells us, Bachchan! We absolutely couldn’t
exactly in reverse. Keeping herself “but people were overwhelming have asked for anything more!”
“I was
petrified about
revealing
myself to the
public, but the
response was
amazing!”
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Fashion Designer
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“The biggest struggle

is trying to balance the
client’s vision with
your own...”
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Photographer
ANAI BHARUCHA
Many fields are peppered with women in high-powered
places, but the field of fashion photography is almost
fully free of female seasoning. That’s one of the things
that makes Anai somebody to watch for. Her slow-
dilating percolation into the fashion photography world
at the precipice of her mid-20s has led her to shooting
major features with all the magazines that count (we
actually launched her, #justsaying), and she also makes
a business of being actively adored by the crème-de-la-
crème of the blogger community—Shereen (Love And
Other Bugs) and Rhea Gupte (The Girl From Fuss) are
both ardent fans and routine collaborators. “Is it weird
that I’m most proud of my book of the self-produced
shoots I did in Tokyo, though?” she grins. “Maybe
everything else just deals with that struggle of working
for the client’s vision versus your own—but that gap is
slowly being bridged.” And perhaps it’s her penchant
for gluing the cracks together that have led to several
international collaborations set to release over the next
year—but “that cannot be disclosed to the public...yet,”
she says, mysteriously.
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Fashion Designer
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things you want him to do to you once “Draw a circle you. Ask your
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you get there. 29. During foreplay, around his package
whisper, ‘I’ve never been touched like
your stomach and
with cake icing.
man to run the
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this before, but it feels so good.’ 30. Tell

forearms while he Bull’s-eye.” bristles over
supports himself YUM your breasts and
him how much you love having sex with
on his palms. Keep “Slip a candy
him. 31. Say his name in between feel-
your legs as close entire body—the
good moans. 32. After sex, ask him to necklace on your
together as you can upper thigh for him sensation is truly
whisper all his steamiest desires to you.
for lots of friction. to bite.” erotic.
48. Press your wet, then front (while
soapy bum against taking his sweet
the glass shower time). For the
screen for him grand finale, have
to perve on as he him lightly pass the
brushes his teeth. loofah in between
your legs before 52-57
49. Have him stand resorting to his
and hold on to (but
not hang from) the
fingers.
Use That Electric Toothbrush!
shower rod as you 51. After a super- 52. Run an electric brush 55. While he’s doing you
kneel in front of intense sex session, over his member while he’s from behind, hand him the
him, touching him lead him into the still in his boxer briefs. toothbrush and have him
with your hands shower and let the
rest it on your clitoris.
and tongue. When warm water spill 53. During oral, tuck and
it’s your turn to be over your bodies. hold the buzzing pal behind 56. Hold it next to his
pleasured, switch Post-orgasm,
positions and don’t your skin is crazy-
his balls. penis, climb on top, and
let go of the bar sensitive, so the tilt your pelvis forward.
54. Put it between your
until you finish. pressure of the
H2O hitting your bodies during missionary so 57. While giving him oral,
50. Give him a every inch will feel you can both feel the simultaneously stimulate
soapy loofah, and electrifying. Maybe rumbling. yourself with the electric
tell him to scrub you’ll even go at it toothbrush.
down your back, again!
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69. Keep the lights on

when he’s giving you
oral. He’ll get the thrill
of pleasuring you while
seeing your most private
parts up close—a total
treat for him.
70. Have him place his

lips around your clitoris
(while making sure to
cover his teeth) and
alternate between gently
sucking and teasing it
with his tongue. As he’s
doing this, press and
grind your pelvis against
66. his mouth to get the right
CLASSIC pressure and rhythm.
COSMO
2007: 71-75
OUT-OF- Up the ante by

stacking six
A Tip for Every
Type of Lube
THIS WORLD scrunchies on his
penis, and then
Oil-Based Massage his
ORAL remove them
one by one using
body everywhere with
the liquid, rubbing
some of it in with your
61. For feel-good,
indirect stimulation, tell your mouth. This breasts instead of your
hands for sensory
him to flick his tongue gradual release of
overload.
against your clitoris pressure will make
through your thong. his orgasm more Water-Based Apply a
drop to his fingertip,
58. As he’s going down 62. Gently wrap your intense. then guide his hand to
on you, tell him to slip his mouth around his your clitoris to show
hands under your butt testicles, and start to hum flutter your tongue him how to touch you
and gently knead. Being for an amazing feeling. against his frenulum (the with the rhythm you
stimulated from both skin on the underside of like.
sides enhances sensation. 63. Hold the back of his member, where the Warming Rub a few
his head, and when he’s head meets the shaft). drops in your palms,
59. Sit him down in a doing something right wrap them around his
chair and give him two with his tongue, dig your 67. Lean over the arm shaft, and gently twist
full glasses of water to fingers into his scalp. of the couch, and have in opposite directions.
hold (away from any him go down on you from
tables to rest them on). 64. Give him oral behind. The angle will Tingling Put a small
Don’t tell him why. Then while he’s on all fours, offer completely new and amount over his peen,
start going down on him. positioned over you. It’s intense sensations. then hop on to feel the
He’ll realise how helpless a rare (and totally hot) tingles.
he is. angle. 68. In the middle of a BJ, Flavoured Spread a
remove your mouth and squirt on your C-spot
60. Lightly nibble on 65. Hold the base of his use two fingers to form a and have him head
the head of his penis to penis firmly with one V shape, then slide it up downtown to taste it.
ignite him. hand, then delicately and down his penis.
EPIC, BED-
BREAKING have him move about two
SEX MOVES inches up so his pelvis is in

alignment with yours. Tell him
to rock back and forth or in
circles as you thrust your pelvis
86-89 upwards.
76. Pillow Play
90. While riding him on top,
The Triangle 79. During girl-on-top, only let Try out these reach behind you and cup his
Who needs 69? Lie on him inside halfway by clenching elevated angles: testicles in your palm, gently
your sides, your face by his your legs, butt, and abs for squeezing them in the same
pelvis and vice versa. Then several thrusts. Then release. 1 PILLOW tempo as your thrusts.
Where: Under his
each of you bend your top Because your nerve-packed
head while he’s lying
knee so your bottom half G-spot is in the first third of your
on his back.
91. Squeeze and release your
forms a triangle-like frame vaginal canal, lingering here ups pelvic-floor muscles (the same
Why: He’ll get a
around the other’s head. your O chances. prime view when ones you clench to hold in
you’re giving him oral. your pee) over and over while
80. Make doggie-style sex feel he’s rocking inside you. He’ll
more intimate (and hot!) by 2 PILLOWS think that you never want to let
turning your face to the side to Where: Under your him go.
make out with him. butt in missionary.
Why: He can enter 92. Try this edge-of-the-bed
81. For a fresh way to get laid in you at a deeper trick: during woman-on-top,
the kitchen, make a rule that the angle. keep one foot on the mattress
two of you must stay upright...the and place the other foot on the
entire time. 3 PILLOWS floor for leverage and get ready
77. Where: Between for deep penetration.
82. Take 10 deep breaths from your knees during
Assume a your diaphragm right before sex, doggie-style.
93. After he orgasms, blood
Power Pose then a few more during. Your
Why: Squeezing
rushes away from his penis,
While he’s sitting upright in them will make you
red blood cells will be filled with leaving him super-sensitive.
bed, stand, facing him, with feel even tighter.
oxygen by the time they reach Rub his chest and stomach
your legs on either side of your pelvis, which ups arousal to maintain a deep level of
his body and your hands on 4 PILLOWS
and the strength of your orgasm. Where: Under your intimacy.
your hips. The blood flow
hips when getting
to your nether regions will 83. Try these two hot twists on 94. After you’ve hit the big O,
oral.
help you orgasm. reverse-cowgirl. Bend over and let him rest his head on your
Why: He can go
grab his ankles, using your hands for longer (no neck chest so he can feel your pulse
to push and pull yourself back strain!). and heartbeat going wild. n
78. and forth. Or place your feet on
CLASSIC his thighs and reach back to put 95-101
COSMO your hands on his chest. You get
to stay in control, but he gets to Extra-Naughty Points
2005: go deep. 95. Share (then act out) 98. Keep your boots on.
“Put Pop Rocks the sexiest dream you’ve 99. Dare him to have sex
84. Tantalise his P-spot (aka his ever had.
[find ’em on prostate) during sex by placing
on the beach or a boat.
Amazon!] in two fingers between his testicles 96. While he’s driving, 100. Pretend you’re your
place his hand deep own lusty twin sister.
your mouth and back door. When he’s close
to exploding, rhythmically press between your legs.
during a BJ. 101. Role-play as a
the area with light pressure. 97. Fantasise that you’re naughty nurse who
It’ll feel like
getting it on in a lust- needs to check her
firecrackers on 85. To up the odds of orgasming, inspiring locale. patient’s arousal levels.
his member.” start in missionary position, then
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Is VR Porn
Sex From
the Future?
In the next 18 months, virtual reality headsets will
change the way your partner—and you—have
sex (as well as the people you have it with).
By Joe Madden
“S
itting in a white-walled Now, a few feet away, he’s
villa, I look down at ‘my’ chuckling. I couldn’t physically feel
body. I am perched on a the blow-job, obviously, but the sights
metal chair and am wearing a white and sounds were so real that I had to
T-shirt and black trousers. Stranger stop before things got out of hand.
still is that kneeling in front of me I’m ricocheting between feeling
is a beautiful nun. She looks up and amazed, amused, disturbed, and
catches my gaze. Then she starts more than a little guilty. I have a
to talk in breathy, lusty tones. She long-term girlfriend back in the
says something about wanting to UK—did I, uh, just sort of cheat on
confess ‘impure thoughts’ to me, her? Because that went way beyond
before explaining how she wants to the passive experience of consuming
make amends for them. She reaches porn—it was intimate, interactive,
out. I watch her unzip my black immersive, and I was a central, active
trousers, pop out ‘my’ erection and part of it. diddling away with a headset on.
then starts...well, you know what. When I tell my girlfriend about the BaDoink can barely keep up with
‘Am I doing it right? I hope I’m good experience later that day, she admits its sky-rocketing 94 percent male
enough for you...’ to feeling unsettled and angered. membership, and the UK is the
I’ve never harboured a nun fetish, Thankfully, I get a pass because, company’s third-biggest market,
but I’m soon feeling the familiar, y’know, journalism. But it’s a deeply behind the US and Australia*. The
heavy buzz of arousal. This has awkward conversation, and one that entry costs are next to nothing; a
got to stop. I pull off the headset increasing numbers of people are headset is no longer a flashy plaything
that has transported me into this going to be having, because VR porn for wealthy early adopters. Sure, you
most surreal of scenarios, one I’m is exploding in popularity, which could blow half a grand on a swanky
embarrassingly helpless to resist, means a lot of partners are about to Oculus Rift headset, but you can
and, bam, I’m back in a sun-soaked, be unknowingly walked in on while also pick up a Google Cardboard
coastal-view apartment on the device for as little as little as three

outskirts of Barcelona. Just minutes quid (`263 approx). Slot in your
before, a man called Xavi Clos, from a “USERS ASK FOR smartphone and you’re away. In fact,
porn-production company BaDoink, MORE INTIMACY. 23 percent of BaDoink members use
lowered a Samsung Gear virtual THEY WANT GIRLS TO the latter lo-fi method to get their
reality (VR) headset onto me. He’d KISS THEM.” virtual rocks off*.
grinned, like he was about to blow my “Our membership numbers double
mind—which is exactly what he did. every month,” says Xavi, who acts
as BaDoink’s head of production. The sexual intercourse— shot necessary for VR, the cameras
“Christmas 2016 caused a huge spike non-virtual, real-world sexual (a pair of GoPros fitted with special
because a lot of guys got headsets as intercourse—has started up again, lenses) are placed directly in front
gifts, but 2017 is the year VR porn just a few feet away. I should of Joel’s head. He must remain
really takes off.” explain that I am currently on set completely silent and stationary,
The difference between VR for BaDoink’s latest VR production. keeping his hands out of shot so as
porn and ‘traditional’ porn can be There’d been a break in filming to not to break the viewer’s illusion
illustrated by the heartbreaking needs snap promotional stills of the actors, of ‘being there’. He is, basically, no
of its most committed users. “We ask Katana and Joel—to maintain Joel’s more than an erection with a GoPro.
users for feedback, and they always all-important erection, a cumshot There’s another break in filming, and
want more intimacy in the scenes,” had been faked by smearing his penis I ask Katana how she feels about this
says Xavi. “They want the girls to lean and Katana’s face with gloopy antacid newfound style. “I’d prefer to shoot
in, kiss them, whisper into their ears. medicine. Now, however, they’re standard porn,” she shrugs, while I
Not what you’d expect from porn, right back at it. I’m once again stare very, very intently into her eyes
right?’’ Something like pity must be unsure as to where to look. My feet? to counteract the fact that she has no
registering on my face, because Xavi The ceiling? Directly into the eye of pants on. “You can see that there’s
chuckles, “I mean, hey, maybe it’s a the action? not much interaction, and it’s strange
little sad. But then, guys can sleep Joel and Katana’s sex—while speaking into the cameras. But that’s
with girls they wouldn’t normally expertly athletic—is a little awkward. the job, right?’’
have a chance with, so that’s great!” In order to achieve the point-of-view I grab a moment with Dinorah
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Hernandez, BaDoink’s Content Internet. Nothing gets people behind front-desk girl greets you and leads
Manager and the director of today’s a new technology like sex. you inside,” he continues. “From
scene. Whip-smart and darkly funny, VR does attract talent and there, you’re into full-on immersion:
Dinorah carries the wearied air of investment from the games there are girls at the bar, dancers on
someone who’s had way too many industry—but for strictly X-rated platforms and stages, bartenders,
work days go south due to a flaccid reasons. One such ship-jumper is DJs. You can buy a drink, choose
penis. Does she foresee VR porn’s Daniel Dilallo, who made his name your seat, visit the VIP room, hit the
imminent explosion causing mass working on gaming mega-brands ATM, ‘make it rain’...it’s the complete
relationship strife? “It’s an intimate such as Guitar Hero and Call of experience.”
experience,” she admits. “And I get Duty, Daniel now co-runs a buzzed- “Everyone’s excited about VR
how some people might find it kind over start-up called VRClubz, and porn right now,” adds Jimmy. “But,
of ‘adulterous’. But then I’ve heard is using his technical know-how to for us, VR has the potential to be so
of couples using VR porn together: build high-end VR strip clubs. I’m much more. It’s about participating
they both load up the same scene Skyping with Daniel and his business in—not just watching—scenarios that
from the male and female points- partner, Jimmy Hess, who are both you never dreamed possible. That’s
of-view, put headsets on and watch brimming with excitement over what VR is becoming, and that’s what
it simultaneously.” Just picture that the imminent launch of their first we’re focused on now.”
scenario for a moment, will you? venue—a painstaking VR recreation At the moment, VRClubz—and the
It was once thought that gaming of San Francisco’s famed Gold Club, VR porn industry as a whole—geared
would be the driving force behind a glossy, pricey strip joint frequented almost entirely towards (surprise,
VR’s popularisation—until it became by tech industry high-rollers. surprise) straight males. Market
apparent that it was impossible to “What we’re doing with VRClubz is research indicates that 96 percent of
depict movement without inducing replicating the experience of visiting consumers are men*, which means
serious motion sickness. There’s a bricks-and-mortar strip club,” says female-focused content just isn’t
not much fun to be had in playing Daniel. “We’ve reproduced every commercially viable, yet.
entirely static games, so that—for room of the Gold Club to a tee, in “We are currently looking to find
the moment, at least—is that. Porn is 360° 3D, and combined that with the right male dancer club to recreate
now the major driving force behind hours and hours of VR footage of the in VR, and offer that Magic Mike-
VR’s mass adoption, just as it was hottest dancers in the world.” style experience,” says Jimmy. Want
for VHS, digital camcorders and the “You enter the club and the to feel like you’re inches from a
*According to BaDoink market research.
“VR IS ABOUT
PARTICIPATING IN
SCENARIOS—NOT
JUST WATCHING.”
ripped fireman who’s gyrating naked,

without having to leave the comfort
of your sofa? Some of the smartest
minds in tech are striving, right now,
to make that happen for you.
With more than 25 years’
experience under his belt, Robert
Weiss is a noted expert on sex and
intimacy issues unique to these
post-Internet times. He’s set up
therapy programmes at more than
a dozen US rehab centres, has
authored several sex-disorder-related porn is so all-consuming, so reality- outline of her breast through a half-
books—including Always Turned blocking, that it’s not hard to imagine unbuttoned blouse. A female narrator
On: Sex Addiction In The Digital Age. somebody who’s going through a is extolling the virtues of deep,
When I ask how he feels about VR rough patch—the aftermath of a controlled breathing during sex, and
porn’s imminent omnipresence, his breakup, for example—retreating August is now inches from my face,
response is wary, but not apocalyptic. into that carefree, numbing world demonstrating said technique. Now
“We can only speculate about the far more than is healthy. And while she’s undoing her blouse, moaning
lasting effects of VR porn,” he says. it’s fair to say that many people in and purring, staring into my eyes...
“But with every new advance in long-term relationships accept that and, goddammit, I can’t help but be
digital sex-nology, evidence strongly their partners use porn when alone, drawn in. I yank the Rift from my
suggests that more and more people are they likely to feel as accepting of head, again unwilling to risk a public
are challenged by sexual addiction their partners regularly getting their tumescence. “Yeah, that’s uhh...” I
and porn-related intimacy issues, and rocks off, one-to-one, with virtual manage to stammer. Dinorah and
that these are tech-related.” hotties? And if you just can’t imagine Xavi are chuckling.
Thankfully, the prognosis isn’t fatal, your man getting all steamed up with Hernandez has ambitious plans for
and most, Robert says, should be able a VR headset on, consider that just where BaDoink goes next, “I’d like
to enjoy cyber-sexual activity without 20 years ago, masturbating in front to create a series with a story running
becoming addicted, just as most of a computer screen was considered through it,” she says, “So it’s not these
people are able to enjoy things like beyond the pale; and just 10 years one-off, 20-minute scenarios. And
alcohol, gambling, video gaming and ago, masturbating while watching a we’re looking at VR porn for women,
recreational drugs without becoming phone screen was thought of in the but the challenge is that, unlike men,
hooked. “For the most part,” he same way. women don’t have external genitals.
continues, “it’s only people who are It’s the day after Joel and Katana’s If you look down at penetrative sex
inherently vulnerable to addictions shoot, and I’m at BaDoink’s slick in VR from a female point-of-view,
and psychological disorders (usually offices. Xavi has fired up BaDoink’s you can’t see what’s ‘happening’. But
because of genetics and unresolved most popular title—a guide to there are ways around that, if you
trauma) who struggle.” better lovemaking, entitled Virtual shoot with a very flexible model.”
“Human beings are adaptable. Sexology—and Dinorah has lent me Oh my. Dinorah and Xavi are aware
The vast majority of people will her Oculus Rift headset to watch it that we stand right on the precipice
accept VR, adapt to it, and learn to on. The immersion is overwhelming of the world being forever changed
use it in healthy ways. Others will and leaves me idiotically slack-jawed. by what they’re pioneering. “Oh, this
struggle. The people who adapt I’m in a bland, upmarket hotel is the future,” says Xavi, with casual
will survive and thrive, and those room. Porn star August Ames is confidence. “Once people try VR
who don’t won’t.” But those who rising from a four-poster bed and porn, that’s it. They don’t ever go
don’t—what becomes of them? VR shimmmying towards me, tracing the back.” n
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So, When
is a Man
Ready
to Settle
Down? How do you tell if a guy is ready for a real-deal relationship or still
playing the field? Jordan Carlos reveals the secrets of the Man Clock.
“THE ANSWER IS NOT IF YOU SPOT a shelf dedicated to something serious is real, scary real.
his Xbox games and consoles, he There is a popular theme that
ALWAYS AS OBVIOUS may feel that ‘old habits needn’t seems to run through many of their
AS WE MIGHT LIKE. die hard...or at all’. If a guy would stories. The dudes they link up
IN A CULTURE AS rather stay in and have game- with are either ‘not looking for a
night with the boys than spend it relationship right now’ or ‘trying to
VISUAL AS OURS, WE Netflixing and chilling with you, get my life together’ or ‘just not in
DEMAND THE MOST everything you need to know about that place right now where blahbity
CONSPICUOUS his LTR-ready status is right there. blah blah...’ Or whatever handy
As a married guy, I can tell victim-of-circumstance lines men
TELLS. IF A GUY you that I felt ready at the exact use to avoid emotional intimacy.
IS COVERED IN moment my now-wife told me that Perhaps you’ve dated these kinds
MARITIME TATS she wouldn’t be dating me for a of guys. From what I’ve observed
fifth year. #Romantic! What can (and overheard from people on
AND WEARS JOHN
I say? I’m a recovered louse who dates at restaurants), any baggage

JACOBS SPECS, HE’S wised up to a good thing. But I you might hold from wasting time
PROBABLY OPEN- often hear about my sister’s—and on ‘commitment cowards’ surfaces
my wife’s girlfriends’—dating in those tense moments when two
MINDED AND DOWN debacles. And based on these tales, newly dating people gauge their
WITH COMPOSTING... I understand that the struggle respective levels of emotional
to find a quality guy who wants availability. When a lady drops
weird, I know. But as far as I can tell,
there seems to be a strong correlation
between a man’s readiness to settle
down and where he is on Career-Goal
Mountain. Traditionally, society has
GUYS ON expected men to be providers. And until
we are able to reasonably provide for
COMMITMENT more than just ourselves, many men
“I want to have feel inadequate. And it’s this feeling of
a dependable inadequacy that informs a lot of guys’
full-time income dating behaviour. For instance, I know
and most likely plenty of young, ambitious guys: writers,
own a home
entertainers, bankers, developers, doctors.
somewhere. For
me, that comes Once they enjoy a little career success—a
before marriage.” promotion, some actual stability, or a big
Arjun P., 28 break—their world is bright and they
become open to all kinds of possibilities,
including settling down. That’s when they
those very honest ‘Are we on the same “What did get engaged to the girl they’re dating.
page?’ questions on a dude—‘Do you want my parents’ The rest, who haven’t caught the brass
kids?’ ‘Why didn’t your last relationship relationship ring or aren’t excited about where their
work out?’—it’s clear she doesn’t want to teach me about careers are going, often forestall marriage
marriage?
waste a minute more on a guy who can’t endlessly in interminable relationships,
Don’t do it. Or
lock it down. I’ve noticed these questions at least, Tinder hookups, or porn searches. In
tend to put guys on the defensive. But why? make sure short, if he’s not feeling satisfied with his
I mean, beyond the obvious answer: men your relationship level of success or his place in the world,
are emotional larvae. is really strong he’s not going to be ready to settle down
before locking with you...or with anyone, for that matter.
WOMEN ARE, of course, entitled to honest it down, because
answers to these queries, but because many unwinding it THERE ARE CAVEATS, of course. If a
men boast sensitivity levels that would make is ugly.” dude just isn’t ready for commitment,
a toddler take pause, may I suggest asking Dhruv G., 35 there’s a chance that once he gets a whiff
a different set of questions entirely. For of success, he’ll redeem all his miles for a
instance, instead of asking if he wants to “A lot of people one-way ticket to Doucheville. Likewise,
get married, ask if he has been going to a my age are starting I’ve seen situations where a guy is in a
lot of weddings lately. A guy whose friends to get engaged comfortable relationship for years, and
are settling down around him will have lots and married. It’s not once he experiences a career surge, he
of wedding invites. Which ones won’t? The something up and decides he wants a fresh start
I’d want to rush into.
dudes whose friends are all single and think with someone new—through no fault
Personally, I’m
happiness is being facedown in a cabana not emotionally of his girlfriend. But unscientific as it
at a pool party in Goa. Or try this alternate mature enough is, I’m confident that most men have a
line of questioning: are people in his family right now. Even if I relationship sweet spot, and it has a lot to
hitched and happy? It’s possible your guy were dating do with meeting the internal goals they’ve
could be an outlier, but if his relationship someone who set for their career and finances. If you
role models are parents whose marriage I thought was meet a guy during that time in his life
ended badly, it stands to reason that he may The One, I’d wait and you want long-term love, the odds
be unsure about taking the leap himself. until I was are in your favour. And if your man isn’t
a little older.” ready to commit, please don’t think that
Neel J., 25
BUT FROM OBSERVING the relationship you’re at fault. He may love you, but if
patterns of my guy friends and co-workers, you’re not someone he sees as a part of
I’ve developed a wholly unscientific theory his future, you need to make him a part of
that I think blows all other theories out of your past.” n
the water: if you really want to know if a
man is ready for a committed relationship, Jordan Carlos is a stand-up comedian and writer
ask him how his career is going. Sounds on The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore.
you, you, you
Are We On
the Brink
of Outrage
Fatigue?
As we’re bombarded by death and
destruction on the reg, the risk of
throwing in the towel and becoming
‘slacktivists’ is at critical mass.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING? ENTER SLACKTIVISM actually ‘help’ the issue that is
Pissed off? Feeling like the world Go back to 2014 when our news contested,” says Jocelyn. “We might
sucks and you’re sick of hearing about feed was filled with ice-pouring in want to help but not feel like we have
it? Well, you could be on the brink of the name of charity. The ALS Ice the skills to—it can be
outrage fatigue. This tricky precipice Bucket Challenge raised money in overwhelming.”
of care-factor zero, dubbed ‘outrage millions for ALS sufferers and has
fatigue’, comes about when we reach meant they’ve been able to purchase SO, WHAT CAN WE DO?
exhaustion from raging at what’s going advancements in medical We’ve never cared and never not
on in the world around us. Thanks to technology. But the actual donation cared as much as we do now. But the
our need to be logged-in constantly, part seemed to be a postscript for aspects of social media that were
outrage fatigue permeates our whole most, who seemed to be jumping on once killing historical forms of
life. “We are exposed to so much the bandwagon and simply annoying activism—marching, protests and
information,” says AU-based their friends. It made a difference, strikes—seem to be coming back this
psychologist Jocelyn Brewer. “We’re but at times it did encourage a sense year in a big way. Is this only because
‘infobese’.” So we look at the news, we of ‘slacktivism’. Social media is the we can see issues more prominently
feel momentary anger, react with an best friend and worst enemy of on a news feed? Or that we’ve grown
emoji or some tears, but ultimately, fatigue. It starts a conversation, but up, and want to show we care more
we move on. With each news article, also creates a new breed of lazy that than clicking? To avoid outrage
we’re growing more and more tired of believes a Facebook share is going fatigue, power is where it’s at, people.
being fired up. No-one can maintain to change the world. “The online Ignore the cut-and-paste of a social
an indefinite sense of outrage. world is an attention economy; there media post. Log out. Petition hard;
Digital anthropologist Rahaf is so much competition,” Jocelyn march strong. The main point of this
Harfoush once said: “We are says. “We need to ask if it’s the best fight against outrage is that we can’t,
struggling because even though, way to have the important even at times we most want to be, be
rationally, we know that we’re never conversations.” fatigued. ‘Tired’ gets nothing done.
going to reach the end, eventually you The flip side is that globalisation “The challenge is for the causes to
start hearing the same piece of sad has made us want to care more, and come up with meaningful real-life
By: COURTENEY RUBIN
news over and it loses its ability to pull maybe social media allows us to do actions for people to take,” explains
you, and that is really dangerous.” And that; even if it’s made us think less Jocelyn. “It doesn’t have to a huge
as our tolerance for sh*t grows, we action equals the same change. impact—but it does need to extend
feel less need to help. “It’s the degree to which we beyond a simple ‘click’.” n
you, you, you
Why Does Swearing

Feel So Damn Good?
We love to pepper our language with an ‘eff this’ or a ‘no sh*t’, but there’s
more to it than just throwing down a swear for sh*ts and giggles.
L
et’s be honest, SOCIAL SWEARING
letting out a Swearing downplays our
swear every feelings of weakness and
now and then provides us with a coping
feels f*cking good, doesn’t mechanism. It’s also said
it? Not only does a little to improve circulation,
colourful language show elevate endorphines,
our passion and bring some generate a sense
spice to a sentence, it’s also of calm, and help us
been proven to be good for in social situations too.
us on the inside. And we’re According to Samantha,
quite a sweary generation, when someone is
with a recent study finding presented with a swear
three-quarters of Gen Y word, their amygdala, the
are comfortable swearing central part of the limbic
in the office, compared to system, is activated,
58 percent of Gen X and showing these types of
Baby Boomers. words cause significant
emotional reactions. “It
PROLIFIC PROFANITY can assist with bonding,
There has been a real creating cohesion
change in our view between members of
of swearing. It wasn’t a group, particularly if
too long ago ‘sh*t’ was there is a mutual view of
beeped on TV. Now swearing,” she adds.
the F-bomb’s being
dropped everywhere. upset or angry, yet the were better able to BEST USED
Monika Bednarek, senior increase of media using tolerate pain. They had SPARINGLY
lecturer in linguistics at swearing as a form of 67 participants place their Sure, swearing can bring
the University of Sydney, humour or endearment hand in ice water and us together, but when
examined TV in the is likely to adapt the see how long they could used incorrectly, much
United States and found function of swearing for hold it in there. When like love, it can tear us
The Wire averaged more the individual watching.” they swore, they could apart. “Swearing can
than 100 instances of Now we’re dropping hold it twice as long, inhibit a relationship from
profanity per episode. much more than an ‘oh, “Increased tolerance is forming or even rupture
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“And the more exposure snap’ in front of our linked to the activation of established ones,” warns
we have to swearing, parents—and mum’s the limbic system, which Samantha. When used in
the more likely we are not clutching her pearls! releases adrenaline— the right context, there’s
to integrate it into our Aside from family linked to pain relief,” nothing better than a
own expressions,” says benefits, swearing is good says Samantha. “This is peppering of ‘f*ck’...but
psychologist Dr Samantha for our health, too. called the hypealgenic let’s treat it as a privilege,
Clarke. “It can change the A 2011 study led by effect.” The effects of not a right. Especially
way we express ourselves. Richard Stephens of pain relief were more now we know the more
Someone may have only Keele University found evident in those who did we abuse the words, the
sworn when they were that people who swore not typically swear. less good it feels. n
you, you, you
expected to know 10 years ago

without the aid of an app. Think
Have
about math—it’s almost okay not to
be good at math because I’ve got a
calculator on my phone.
Apps
Think dating, it’s certainly a
skill, honed through evolution and
maturity. But with the popularity
of apps, we’re slowly losing that
Killed
skill, or it’s evolving into something
completely different. Either way,
we’re lazy. From love-heart-eyed
Our
emojis to an actual breakup, you
don’t have to make any decisions as
to how you play the dating game.
Ability
Coupled up? You’re still losing
skills! We’re having our food
delivered without having to cook it
ourselves (thanks, Swiggy), and cars
to Adult?
are coming to pick us up without
having to call a taxi company (hey,
Uber). We’re categorically more
impatient, Ash tells me.
Dating apps kickstarted the Still, before you despair and go off
the grid, there is a good side to all of
‘dating apocalypse’; others this app-palaver: we’re also getting
showed us we could get smarter! Sure, we might be losing
all our social links and becoming
someone to do our sh*tty less practiced in the art of adulting,
jobs for us. Now there’s an but with all that time saved not
app for basically everything. Is hailing cabs or doing long division,
we’re able to focus more on the
it ruining our capacity to think? kinds of complex brain exercises
and information we weren’t able to
dedicate time to in the past.
“76, that’s how many apps

I have on my phone.
Not including the
million apps for iOS devices. But
before you surrender to the phone
Gods, AU-based clinical neuro-
But where do we cross the line
between apps aiding us in smarts
and ruining humanity? We’re at
ones pre-installed by Apple. 76 apps pshychologist Ash Nayate sees two least 10 years off robots, so we need
I felt I truly couldn’t live without. problems with the spread of apps. to bridge the gap before we’re all
I’ve got everything from Facebook “The first one comes from social meandering around in a pseudo-
and Instagram, to Tinder, Pokémon media,” she begins. “We can ask any zombie state, phone clutched in
Go and some apps that makes it question and unlike Google, where palm. The first step to claiming back
look like you’re bald (weird, but I we have to collate information our brains? A whole lotta auditing.
felt it necessary to download one and synthesise it in our head, our “Really objectively look at what
day at work). There are apps to
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friends are solving it for us via social you want out of your relationships
sell things, to buy things, to make media. In order to solve a problem, and health and fitness, and what
people do things for me, like fetch we’re using less brain power. you achieve—start with that lifestyle
my groceries. Basically, my life is in Secondly, apps are a distraction audit,” says Ash. “Do a time audit by
my phone. I ain’t alone. and we’re shifting towards using measuring what you do every hour
And with 85 percent of us the conveniences as a pacifier on the hour. It’s amazing how much
apparently choosing mobile apps rather than using our time for more time we can lose. Awareness is 95
over websites, there is supply complex problem-solving tasks.” percent of the solution, teamed with
meeting demand—in the Apple You see, we’re getting less self-discipline.” Hmm, I wonder if
App Store alone there are 2.2 practiced at the skills we were there’s an app for that...” n
only in cosmo
Why are We
So Obsessed
bsessed need positivity’ and, well, you’ve got
AH, NOSTALGIA: THAT
With us enjoying yourself one fine stew of nostalgia.
LOVELY FEELING OF
revamped TV TURNING YOUR BRAIN BUT WHY THE EFF ARE
shows, more BACK TO A FORMER WE SO AMPED UP ON
sequels than you TIME IN THE PURSUIT THE PAST?
can poke a stick OF HAPPINESS. “It’s that inner child reminder—the
at, the return of the It seems of late we’re all keen on playfulness of adolescence we get
a jog down memory lane, from from these nostalgic articles,”
Nokia 3310 and the daily rumours of a Spice Girls Australia-based psychologist Melissa
the overhaul of our reunion to the collective sh*t we lost Podmore explains. “We are
closet, Cosmo’s for the Gilmore Girls reboot—which
averaged 2.4 million views when it
reconnecting with that freedom and
joy we had at that time in our lives.”
Mel Evans explores aired—not to mention daily listicles “When we reminisce, there is a
why the pull of spouting click bait like ‘24 Things lovely flood of endorphins that goes
Every ’90s Girl Knows’. Now throw through the body,” she continues.
nostalgia has hit in a Will & Grace reunion, the old “That feel-good hormone is quite
full-blown peak. Nokia Snake game as an iPhone app addictive; that’s why we can watch
and Reese Witherspoon calling for The Notebook 20 times; there’s a bio-
a Legally Blonde 3 because ‘women chemical factor. It’s like when we
(Clockwise from L-R): A still from
Legally Blonde, Lady Gaga, Spice
Girls, Paris Hilton, a still from Beauty
And The Beast, Drew Barrymore, the
original Nokia 3310, Sony cassette,
and a still from Rugrats
With Nostalgia?
have a hot chocolate, we change or perceived of their experiments. nostalgia also increased
get a warm, fuzzy feeling threat. In some ways, it “What we find in these perceptions of social
from endorphins.” places us at the centre of cases is nostalgia is like a support, made us feel less
Dr Glen Donnar, our own story and vitamin and an antidote to lonely and gave us feelings
lecturer in pop culture at memories again.” those states. It serves to of safety.
RMIT University in Professor Constantine promote emotional Think about those chats
Melbourne, suggests it’s Sedikides from the equilibrium, homeostasis.” you have at work that start
more a tool to cope with University of Southampton Back in 2012, with, ‘Do you remember
our insecurities. “It might with Dr Tim Wildschut Constantine and Tim, going to the corner shop
be a response to illness, from Urrecht in the alongside Xinyue Zhou and and getting one of those
distress, or something Netherlands theorised that Ding-Guo Gao, found that Phantom cigarettes that
being wrong, and nostalgia nostalgia is a “driver of listening to some nostalgic would turn your lips red?!’
seeks to resist or counter empathy, social music caused the Quirky example, sure, but
it,” he says. “So when connectedness, and a temperatures of this sentence usually ends
people talk about being potent internal antidote for participants in the study to with a discussion of the
nostalgic, as if they are loneliness and alienation.” rise. Nostalgia literally memory, as well as an in-
going into the past, in “Nostalgia compensates made them feel warm. depth comparison that
some ways it might help us for feelings of Like a snuggie (is it too makes us feel like we all
understand ourselves and meaninglessness or a early to feel nostalgic for a have things in common;
our present. It is a way for discontinuity between past snuggie?). In the same like we belong to the same
us to deal with dramatic and present,” says Dr Tim study, they found that branch of society. We’re
only in cosmo
way, Dr Mark believes

that these nostalgic efforts
united in our shared run the risk of becoming
memory. so normal that acts who
borrow from the past
GOING
fail to produce anything WHO BENEFITS?
truly modern or fresh. When it comes to pop
BACKWARDS He refers to musicians culture, there’s an even
However, Dr Mark like Mark Ronson, clearer reason than
Steven from University “They are thoroughly psychology that we’re
of New South Wales and absolutely nostalgia seeing more of the past:
feels that nostalgia can acts, recalling ’90s Brit that reason is money. Aside
sometimes be damaging pop, and yet that’s how from being a distraction
for a community as it they’re marketed. There’s from our everyday lives,
potentially stops us from no nostalgia for the nostalgia has also become
accessing new levels historical part here...[it’s] a massive money-maker as
of society, “according as though the future and advertisers hitch their
to some thinkers, all its possibilities have wagons to the
closed horizons and an vanished.” consumerism of reflection.
acceptance that how Yet performers have
OLD things are is how they
“There’s one main party to
SCHOOL found inspiration from the drive towards reviving
have to be”. In other the acts that came
COOL words, if we are only
and rebooting cultural
before them since texts,” says Dr Glen. “And
finding joy in the past, someone plucked the that’s the cultural
we’re not coming up first guitar string. Think producers, such as
with fresh new ideas to Lady Gaga’s homage to
This picture collage making streaming services. They
you feel things? It’s only propel ourselves forward Madonna in general, need content, because we
natural! (Clockwise from as a community. He asks, Beyoncé’s sampling of
L-R): A still from Friends, live in a multi-channel,
“How do we imagine a Led Zeppelin’s When The
Madonna, Britney Spears, multi-platform media
Disney Princesses Aurora different, better world if Levee Breaks on her visual environment.” For an on-
and Belle, Marilyn Monroe, we can’t look beyond our album Lemonade, and
Troll dolls, Nintendo Game demand streaming service
past?” Good question. Britney’s Stronger video
Boy, vinyl record, and Game that needs 24/7 content,
Boy advance. Pop culture gives us our clip resembling Janet nostalgia can provide a
nostalgia on tap in the Jackson’s Miss You Much fully stocked pantry with
form of endless reruns chair dance. the click of a button. The
and remakes. But in that
fact we still fry our ham to
Friends 20 years after it
A E O
NOSTALGIA
CASH MONEY
left screens means that
nostalgia is pretty much a Our love of the
commercial piggybank for Nostalgia isn’t restricted past has given us
these content producers. to tech, either. Walk into a remakes, remodels
“What strikes me about store and you’ll be and revisions on
leveraging nostalgia now is confronted by a modern golden oldies. But just
that it’s no longer harking recreation of fashion’s past. how much pull does
back to a time 30 years Style’s love for all things nostalgia have not
ago,” says Imogen Hewitt, nostalgic goes beyond only on our feels, but
Joint Executive Strategy Kendall Jenner wearing a on our wallets? We
Director for the Havas glo-mesh dress to her 21st found out...
Group in Australia. “The last year à la Paris Hilton
speed at which the world circa 2002; overalls are still
changes, meals we can be a thing, the plastic chokers
nostalgic for something I wore when I was 10 are
that’s only 10 years old. back, and each day I resist “POP
Connected to this is how the crazy corset craze. CULTURE
people feel about the state Our obsession declares GIVES US OUR Beauty And The
of the world at the our desire to hold onto the NOSTALGIA Beast: `2,382 crore in
its opening weekend.
moment. For many material of nostalgia, ON TAP...”
people, a difficult present according to Dr Mark. “It
makes for more nostalgia. speaks to our want to
This then has a knock-on possess something that,
effect for brands trying to even when mass produced,
tap into the mood of their is uniquely ours,” he says.
consumers.” “This is a question of
We all have ads with value, and how our surrounding the An Apple iPod from
which we feel an affinity. possessions relate to our Ghostbusters remake. 2001 would now sell for
The way we feel about a lives more generally.” Right now we’re living upwards of `66,290.
brand and the memories it We hold onto the dream with a fear about the
invokes is a powerful tool; of yesteryear as long as it future. Will Doanld Trump
brands invest a lot of time makes us feel better. But f*ck up the world? Will
and money on creating more and more, however, the gender pay gap ever
that connection. diehard fans of the original truly close? We’re in need
incarnation are standing of something good and
up and saying, ‘No more!’ shiny to distract us. Star Wars: The Force
They are sick of your walks “Even if it feels like a Awakens: `3,519 crore
down memory lane. retreat in some ways, just in its opening weekend.
As Dr Glen explains, going back has a positive
although our feelings impact,” says Dr Glen.
towards something we find “We live in uncertain
nostalgic might change times, and it just helps us
over time as we re- get by in the present.”
experience it, we still feel a Modern nostalgia acts as
certain ownership over a deliberate daydream that Googling ‘XX things
these texts. The problem reminds us of a time when you remember if…’:
with this ownership is we were happy. There’s 18 million results.
when we get so protective, nothing wrong with being
and the nostalgia becomes happy. So now Trump is
less about intimacy and ruining running the world,
more about the exclusion let’s instead think about his
of new versions and fans. cameo in Home Alone as
Read: the whole uproar opposed to his possession
of the Nuclear Codes. Jurassic World:
Feeling warm yet? n `3,552 crore in its
opening weekend.
work
How Saying
‘Yes’ Can
Change Your
Career
Forever
DO WHAT SCARES YOU
“Staying in my safe little writers’ room
spinning my stories, which I had
done since I was a kid, wasn’t working
anymore. My characters’ lives had
Shonda Rhimes, producer of Grey’s Anatomy, become bigger than my own. Leaping
into things I didn’t know I could do
Scandal, and How To Get Away With Murder, helped me see how adventurous I
used to hate the spotlight. In her new book,
could be and what I’d been missing.

When I started to say yes to invites,
Year Of Yes, she chronicles her quest to when I spoke at my alma mater,
put herself out there. She changed your Dartmouth, and guest starred on The
Mindy Project, it was so fun. It went
weeknights—now she just might change so well, my life started to be good. I
your life. By Laura Brounstein wasn’t going back.”
Shonda Rhimes was chopping onions with her somebody great
and really learn.’
sister on Thanksgiving two years ago when it all I yell, ‘Don’t ever
changed. The television producer says, “I was say out loud again
telling her about all these fancy invites I’d turned that you’re going
down, hoping to impress her, when she called me to dream small!’ So
many women look
out. She said, ‘You don’t say yes to anything.’ First, for permission. Men
I pushed back. ‘I can’t! I have kids! I have TV don’t—they just
Shonda Rhimes
shows!’ Then I saw she was right. I was my heaviest do it. Decide the
ever, unhappy, and ready for a change.” Rhimes only person whose
opinion matters is
says she’d put so much of herself into work and her yours. Don’t be a
family, she’d lost track of who she was and what she sociopath about it,
wanted. And she needed to figure it out. but stop worrying
people are going
to think you ‘like
FIGURE OUT something really yourself too much’.
WHAT YOU LIKE powerful about Please, God, like
“Get to know feeling good about yourself too much!”
yourself. That’s the the way you look.”
first step to finding Viola Davis,
How To
CELEBRATE DAILY
your spotlight. WATCH YOUR Get “I do small things
When I started to GIRLS’ BACKS Away With
Murder
when I’m proud of
try to lose weight “Make a pact with myself, when I’ve
and get healthier, I your friends not to faced my fears.
decided to eat only turn into clones. Dinner with family,
the things I craved Don’t think, ‘I need spa treatments, a
enough to say yes to have long hair mini-break: even
to. This is crazy, and get a Brazilian 24 hours out of your
but I had no idea because that’s what own home, across
what they were. I guys want’. Or if town at a friend’s
hadn’t paid attention you’re into girls, house, anything
to what made me doing whatever you outside your own
happy. Turns out, think they want. Kerry environment, can
I’m obsessed with I felt like I’d failed, Washington, really clear your
Scandal
tomato soup.” that something head. A glass of
was wrong with red wine with co-
TAKE CARE OF me, because I workers? I don’t
YOUR BODY didn’t want to get
“Make
need a celebration
“Part of my married. We have them for that—that’s just
shyness was never to stop trying to live nicer,” 6 o’clock.” n
network
connecting with my somebody else’s execs told
body. I thought of it idea of our life.” Rhimes
when they
only as a container first saw
that carried around OWN IT Grey’s. “I
can’t. They
my brain. As “If I ask a guy writer are great,”
I started to get on my show what she replied. Ellen
Pompeo
healthier, I became he wants to be, in
more aware of and he’ll say, ‘I want Grey’s
Anatomy
comfortable with to run my own
my body. And then, show or take over
for the first time in a network’. Female
my life, I fell in love writers answer, ‘Oh, Rhimes’s Year of Yes is out now
and available on amazon.in
with fashion. There’s I want to work for for `999.
love &
only in lust
cosmo
10
Things
We All
Worry
Unclench your fists, slow your breathing and let go of your hair. We’ve
About
got good news for you worry warts—we’re all doing it! By Shari Nementzik
T
errified of on this toxic relationship. Talk about work zapping Dr Stephen Carbone,
terrorism? So, we’ve gathered a team your energy! Whether Evaluation Research
Self-conscious of experts to help silence you’re worrying about job Leader with BeyondBlue.
all the time? Career that inner voice once and security, your salary or “I’m not saying people
conundrums? How do for all and bust our top whether or not you’re in shouldn’t try to excel and
we know? We asked over 10 concerns. the right job altogether, do their best, but if you
500 Cosmo readers what the best thing you can do put all of your eggs in that
their greatest worries are, 1. YOUR CAREER is remind yourself that basket and your identity
and it turns out we fret A whopping 90 percent you are not your work. depends on you being this
over the same things. Yes, of you are losing sleep “We all want to achieve wonderfully successful
we’re a worried bunch, over your careers, with the best that we can, but person and you’re not
but enough is enough and 56 percent revealing you sometimes we can raise going to value yourself
now we’re calling time think about it all the time. the bar too high,” says unless you are the CEO

of the biggest company in the worrying about things that I always feel gross,” says
country, there’s a risk you’re are out of your control.” Esha K., 27. “I have become
going to fail because there’s obsessed with dieting, and I
only one!” Dr Stephen says 3. YOUR MONEY wake up early to make sure
to always “give it a go, give it 73 percent of you are my make-up and hair are
your best and if you succeed, worried about your debt, but always perfect.” If you feel
pat yourself on the back. your lack of savings shouldn’t like real life isn’t measuring
But if you don’t, you tried, be a constant migraine if you up to the filtered fantasy
and failure is not a reflection start tracking your spending. on your phone, you are far
on someone’s ability or “If you start to be aware from alone. Researchers at
personality, it’s just the way of your finances, then you the University of Pittsburgh
the world works.” can change it,” says author found the more time young
To keep your worries at of Getting Out Of Debt adults spend on social media,
bay, do something little every Joyfully, Simone Milasas. the more likely they are to
day for your career; even if “Don’t be afraid of money. be depressed and have low
it’s as simple as just updating Don’t be afraid of your bills self-esteem. “We should
your resume or attending and of looking at what’s never envy that what we
a seminar. “You are many coming in and going out; see on social media because
things and what you do as you have to look at it and be most of it is false,” insists
a job is just one of those aware of it.” sexologist and relationship
things.” Simone suggests starting expert Dr Nikki Goldstein.
a ‘10 percent account’. “You “Stop looking through Insta
2. TERRORISM put in 10 percent of every and Facebook. Put the
“I used to love flying, but single rupee that you earn; phone away and enjoy what
now I am terrified and if you earn `10,000, you you have in your life right
constantly look around for put `1000 away. Put it in an now. Look around and ask
any warning signs of danger,” account, a shoebox, whatever yourself, What do I have to
says Kriti D., 29. “I also get it is you desire and that’s be thankful for? ‘I live in a
jumpy in crowded venues honouring of you. You start YOU ARE beautiful place, I have lovely
and on trains.” And she’s
not alone. 90 percent of you
to have financial freedom;
and you start to have a MANY friends.’ Enjoy the simple
things and stop beating
worry about the threat of
terrorism—how can you not
sense of peace because you
actually have money.” Most
THINGS yourself up.”
when we’re all bombarded of all, Simone advises, “be AND WHAT 5. YOUR RELATIONSHIPS
with scary headlines and
disasters daily? “When
grateful for every rupee you
earn. Money follows joy; YOU DO AS Half of you fret about your
love life and worry you’ll
something is talked about
a lot it makes us think it
joy does not follow money.
People always think they’ll
A JOB IS end up alone. “I don’t think
I’ll ever find anyone who
is a common phenomena be happy if they had an ‘X’ JUST ONE wants to spend the rest of
and one of the features of
worry is that we start to
amount, but if you’re doing
what you love, money will OF THOSE their life with me,” admits
Ashima M., 31. “My friends
overestimate the possibility
of something happening,”
show up. You are the source
of creation—money isn’t the
THINGS. tell me I need to put myself
out there more, but I’m
says Dr Stephen. ‘Terrorism source of creation.” too scared I’ll be rejected.”
is a very important issue, Dr Nikki says, “Whether
yes, but you also need to put 4. YOUR BODY IMAGE you’re in a relationship or
things in context.” 52 percent of you worry single, fear of rejection can
Dr Stephen says it’s about your looks 24/7 hang over our heads, like a
important to look at what’s and only four percent of miserable cloud of doom, so
in our control, and terrorism you believe you’re ‘hot’ it’s time we back ourselves
definitely isn’t. “It comes (spoiler: you’re all hot). more, ladies. “We all have
down to what you can do “I spend hours and hours these insecurities, but how
in your day-to-day life to scrolling through my Insta strongly they impact our
keep yourself as safe as you feed, comparing myself lives will depend on how
possibly can, rather than to gorgeous women, and strong our sense of self is,”

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says Dr Nikki. “If you have 6. YOUR SOCIAL LIFE I love going for a walk on
good self-esteem, then 44 percent of you worry my own or to sit in the
when those ideas come about your popularity park to read a book. Love
into your head, you’ll be status, “Everyone seems yourself, date yourself—
able to talk through them. to have a bigger social don’t be scared to be
You will ask yourself, circle than me,” says alone, it’s a lovely time.”
Do I have anything to Jasmine K., 24. “On social
worry about, really? Am I media, everyone is always 7. YOUR HEALTH
secure in my relationship? out and about at parties, 29 percent of you are on
And you’ll work it out. while I’m at home.” We a health kick, but with
If you’re really having a know social media has those energy levels hard
moment of self-doubt, a way of making us feel to maintain, you’re feeling
then these thoughts will
come into your head and
inadequate, so we need
to take it with a pinch of
YOU NEED TO more vacant-eyed zombie
than the Energizer Bunny.
they’ll feel very real. You salt. It’s time to embrace LEARN TO LOVE It’s no surprise, with all
need to learn how to love
yourself and know that
some ‘me time’. “We
always feel like we have to YOURSELF AND the plates we’re trying to
balance, but the answer
you’re worthy of a loving
relationship.” Side note:
be doing something and
surrounded by people,
KNOW YOU’RE literally lies on your plate.
“Come off the caffeine,”
always surround yourself
with people who love you
but when do you just get
to sit and relax?” says Dr
WORTHY. says nutritionist Pip Reed.
“It gives you that boost,
for who you actually are. Nikki. “I love being lonely. but what goes up must

only in cosmo
come down, so you then compromise, and we have “People don’t need to feel
crash and become more to get better at discussing responsible or that they
tired and then you’re sex with our partners, failed their parents if that’s
looking for that next feeling more open about an outcome that occurs.”
caffeine hit or sugar hit to it, and being okay with The most important
get that energy back up. some awkwardness. And thing, whether you live
That cycle is exhausting if you have a conversation next door to your parents
in itself.” If you really that’s a bit unpleasant, it’s or on another continent,
can’t cut it, make sure you alright, stick with it.” is to communicate. “It’s
don’t have it on an empty Dr Nikki suggests that about staying in touch and
stomach. “Try to make it you and your partner staying connected,” adds
your mid-morning snack write down the things Dr Stephen.
or post-exercise, when you do like about your
your metabolism is already sex life. This way you 10. YOUR FERTILITY
firing, but limit it to one a
day,” says Pip.
29 PERCENT can “celebrate what does
work and focus on that
79 percent of you want
children, so it’s not
Increase your water OF YOU ARE by creating a new list surprising you’re worried
intake and swapping out
refined carbs and sugar for ON A HEALTH together of things you
both like.”
about your fertility. “I
just turned 30 and feel
vegetables, lean protein
and good wholegrains
KICK. 9. YOUR FAMILY
an enormous amount of
pressure to get hitched,
will keep energy levels With 74 percent of you settle down and start a
from doing roller-coaster stating your family are family. My family keeps
flips. “For breakfast, eat the ones who pick you reminding me how old I
something that’s high in nearly as much sex as my up when you feel down, am that I’m ‘not getting
protein, like eggs, avocado friends,” says Vaishali R., it’s perfectly normal for any younger’,” says Nidhi
and tomato on a slice of 32. “I always question you to worry about their C., 30. “I can hear my
rye sourdough. That will what’s wrong with my wellbeing. body clock ticking louder
fill you up and give you libido.” The take-away? Dr Stephen says you than ever and it plays
a boost of fibre, which is “There is no such thing have to recognise your on my mind constantly.”
going to be good for your as normal when it comes own limits and accept If you’re between the
gut, as well as give you to sex,” says Dr Nikki. that there are some ages of 35 and 39, you’ve
that energy. If you’re in a “If you’re not having sex things simply out of your got a 78 percent chance
rush, have a protein shake, every night, it doesn’t control. “You are not of conceiving naturally
which will also give you a matter, if that’s what works super-human; do your within a year, so really,
steady release of energy.” for you; or maybe you are best, but you are not the there is no need to fret.
If you’re still fatigued, see having sex every night. only person that can be Associate Professor Peter
a GP to get to the root of It’s very normal for sexual involved. Sometimes Illingworth agrees there
the cause. attitudes and beliefs to be people need external is no need to stress. “The
a bit out of sync because carers to help with elderly vast majority of women
8. YOUR SEX LIFE we’re all different—some parents or maybe the at 35 can conceive by
28 percent of you think like morning sex, some best solution is for them themselves,” he says.
your sex life’s not up to like night-time sex. to go into residential “It’s after 40 that it gets
scratch. “I don’t have Relationships are about aged care,” he explains. harder,” he adds. n
MAKE “Stress can be a motivator; something that drives you,” says Dr Stephen. “There is good
stress, like when you are preparing for an important interview; you want to be a bit
WORRY psyched up and ready to go.” Worry can be a catalyst for change, learning and growth—
if you manage it correctly. “It’s about stepping back, putting things in perspective and
WORK approaching each problem one at a time, breaking things up into small, doable things.
Worry is normal; it’s okay. It’s when it becomes overwhelming and stops you from being
FOR YOU
the best you can be—that’s when you need to step back and say to yourself, What can I
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schemes are good for the rest should remain
stress-free work? simple and sleek.”
Tracey Bright: “In a
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features, good lighting and makes a room feel screens.
vegetation.” spacious.”
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shades of blue work well to are they beneficial to the sophistication, is inspiring
and ignites the imagination.
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intuition, and creative a bit of nature into our
thinking. Soft shades of busy office lives to assist
yellow are inviting, cheerful in relaxation and comfort.”
and great for stimulating
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blood pressure.” TB: “Pictures of nature,
such as landscapes and Yellow enhances
concentration and speeds
C: What can we do to keep ocean views, will up metabolism but can be
our workspace calm? subconsciously take our overwhelming.
TB: “Less is more, and use minds to a comfortable
everything in moderation. zone and assist with
Dominate the room with productivity.”
neutral colours and use
accents of bolder hues to C: Any tips on
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add interesting elements. decluttering? GRAMS TO
The last thing you want to
do is overfill a space as that
TB: “If it’s broken, throw it.
If you have too many, throw
FOLLOW Aggressive and active, red
is an appetite stimulant, so
can lead to a chaotic and some out. If you never use avoid if you’re trying to
stressful vibe. If you pick a it, throw it out.” n resist snacks.
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but you shouldn’t pull out
the plastic until you can Beyoncé at the
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From random little issues to major life dramas, we’ve got your back.
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I slept with this
guy after a few,
great dates.
Then our next
meet-up felt
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him to pursue me
seriously again?
A: If he doesn’t want anything deep, you

can’t force him to get real. However, you
can be clear about your expectations.
Next time you talk, propose a proper
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that weird? A: Guys run interference like this for holidays and birthdays, drop obvious
A: That’s a long time. If you love him, three reasons: one is brotherly love. He hints like giant bread crumbs he can pick
you should say so! He could simply be doesn’t think these randos are good up as he hunts for presents. ‘You know
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more time wondering? not even to himself. Three, he’s
possessive. He doesn’t want to be your Q: Checks seems to be the new
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passive-aggressive, you’re not even sure you’re feeling a bit braver, mix it with
if he wants you back. If he’s looking to be Q: SOS! My fiancé has awesome another print altogether, like Pankaj &
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playing social-media games. Hold out for but somehow, all the gifts he Holland style) is a great sartorial choice,
a DM or old-fashioned phone call before picks for me are hideous. How with or without the added frills from the
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giving him another thought. do I tell him? look. But, as ‘done-to-death’ as it might
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includes: b. Hard to say... Does
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being on hold with tech
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quick cry. Tears or beads of
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that you’ve been
neglecting your own
comes, you use your
sweat? They’ll never know. c. Just this morning! You issues. Tackle those,
laptop:
b. Pestering the staff to hacked your computer so it and you’ll be an even
a. All day, every day. goes into sleep mode once
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c. A brisk walk on the b. When your roomie
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catch up on Suits. most of every
a. That last slice of bread offline—but guess who still
opportunity. Invest extra
(it’s only a tad stale) and an IV has 20/20 vision? b. Checking in on your
energy in a specific area
drip of pinot. friends’ Instagram passion
of your life (your
b. Not sure. Your work 4. When was the last projects.
relationship, your side
wife needs to unload at happy time you did nothing for
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c. Closing the blinds, hustle), and don’t forget

hour, so you’ll figure 10 minutes? locking the door, and silencing to keep planning time
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THE FUTURE IS ACCEPTANCE
The only thing that’ll matter in ‘Tomorrowland’ is your individuality.
THE FRESH FACES...

Photograph: YASHASVI SHARMA
What happens when the most promising faces of the modelling world
sport the biggest beauty trends of the mo‘? Kaboom, that’s what!
WELCOME
TO THE
NEW AGE
Time to brush up on your Yeates—the Second Coming is here, and it’s
wearing all things high-gloss, neoprene, blinding white and (you guessed it)
metallics. Think Apollo 13 crew meets Project Runway, and just take a cue
from the fresh, young stylings of Aalia Furniturewalla and Ajit Sodhi...
Photographs: Anai Bharucha; Styling: Amandeep Kaur
On Ajit: Turtle-neck sweater,
Corneliani, `20,000; pants,
Vastralab, `4,500; jacket, Sunil
Mehra, price on request; T-bar
sunglasses, Frency & Mercury,
`52,900
On Aalia: High-low embellished
gown, Gaurav Gupta,
`2,45,000; metallic thigh-high
boots, H&M, `2,999; reflective
sunglasses, eristona.com, `699
Crew-neck pullover, Scotch & Soda, `7,990; fur-
collar jacket, Samant Chauhan, `39,900;
Jodhpur pants, Vastralab, `6,500; suede khaki
boots, Zara, `4,990
On Ajit: Patent leather
hoodie jacket, `5,499, and
track pants `2,299, both
H&M; Alpinono Black
Boots, Christian Louboutin,
`85,000
On Aalia: Gold chain tie-up
belt (worn as bustier),
`699, and retro disc
sunglasses, `1,399, both
stylefiesta.com; flesh skirt
with schiele edges, Shivan
& Narresh, `45,000;
patent leather Doc
Martins, asos.com, `9,620
approx; leather gloves,
BCBG Max Azria, `7,500
On Ajit: T-shirt,
Marks & Spencer,
`999; parachute
jacket, Huemn,
`15,000; pants,
United Colors of
Benetton, `3,999
On Aalia: Top,
Hardika Gulati,
`35,000; Badla
Sheer Skirt, Nikita
Mhaisalkar,
`62,500; Erté
Bracelet, Deepa
Gurnani, `29,315
approx; hologram
pierced earrings,
Swarovski,
`19,900
Beaded mesh gown, Namrata Joshipura,
`99,000; gold plated monochrome
abstract earrings, Swarovski X Shivan &
Narresh, `7,500; star print metallic
clutch, Charles & Keith, `7,499
Crew-neck pullover, Giovani, `3,780; suiting trench, Nikita Mhaisalkar, `18,500; Ardhanareshwar Pants, Anaam, `9,500; leather
harness, Eristona at koovs.com, `1,399
On Aalia: Gown with schiele edges, Shivan & Narresh, `54,000; monochrome collar, Kate Spade, `12,900
On Ajit: Mesh jacket, koovs.com, `1,695; coat with embellished sleeves, Huemn, `25,000; stone-washed jeans,
Tommy Hilfiger, `8,799, patent leather oxford shoes, Dune, `7,870 approx
Hair & Make-Up: Iram Kazmi; Fashion Intern: Neikimlhing; Location Courtesy: Suryagarh, Jaisalmer
SHARP
AS A
TACK
Crisp AF lines and tailored
sihouettes are the letter of
the day—the deeper the
hues and more structured
the cuts, the better. Actor
Taapsee Pannu takes us
to style school and shows
us how it’s done.
Styling: Amandeep Kaur;
Photographs: Taras
Taraporvala
Embellished cropped jacket, `33,900, and Denise
Pants, `26,100, both Dewar; sheer lace slip,
Hunkemöller, `3,495; suede pumps, Dior, price on
request; sunglasses, Marc Jacobs, price on
request; wide belt, BCBG Max Azria, `4,500
Sculpted one-
shoulder top,
Gaurav Gupta,
`45,000;
paper-bag
waist shorts,
Zara, `1,890;
blazer,
Erdem X H&M,
`12,999; Red
Leather
Cuissard Boots,
Fendi, `70,000
Mesh top, Zara, `1,190; pinstriped embellished suit, Namrata
Joshipura, `30,000; cat-eye sunglasses, Fendi, `24,000;
earrings, Accessorize, `1,890; Chelsea Boots, and flap bag,
both Dior, price on request
Sheer embossed top,
Zara, `2,490; long
tie-up waist-coat,
Munkee.See.Munkee.
Doo, `10,500; ivory
cigarette pants, `25,500,
and floor duster trench,
`35,500, both Nikita
Mhaisalkar; studded
block-heeled shoes,
Dune, `9,999
Striped silk
dress, `8,499,
and co-ordinated
cropped pants,
`4,499, both
Hemant &
Nandita; Leher
Jacket, Vineet
Rahul, `12,600;
geometric
earrings,
Eurumme
`3,200; leather
ankle boots,
Fendi, `53,600
Corset top, Rara Avis by Sonal
Verma, `9,900; exaggerated hem
skirt, Pankaj & Nidhi, `8,500;
bomber blazer jacket, Huemn,
`15,000; mesh stockings,
Forever 21, `699; chain
necklace, H&M Studio, `2,299;
pointy-toe booties, H&M, `2,999
Printed jacket,
`42,500;
cropped pants,
`26,500, both
Rajesh Pratap
Singh; Mabel
Gown, Shivam,
`91,500; safety
spin earrings,
eristona.com,
`500; opticals,
H&M, `1,299
Hair: Seema Mane; Make-Up: Nikki

Rajani; Fashion Intern: Neikimlhing
and Amy Fanai; Location Courtesy:
Urbanpod Hotel, Mumbai
THE FUTURE IS
ACCEPTANCE
In the glittery stardust of not-so-faraway tomorrow, the new rules are no
rules at all. Whether it’s the trends or the tribes donning them, individuality
is officially règle du jour...
By Samar Rajput;
Photographs: Nishanth
Radhakrishnan;
Text: Saumyaa Vohra
Ragini Nag Rao, 32
“Growing up, the epicentre of my life was my weight. I didn’t know how to function without constantly worrying about what I
was eating—and what I wasn’t. I didn’t know how to enjoy anything because I was always caught between diets and actual
disorders. It took me a long time (13 years) to come into my own body. I suppose I’m glad fashion is coming around to the
whole ‘big is also beautiful’ philosophy, but I don’t even see why ‘beautiful’ should matter—why can’t I not be? People think
my fervour for fashion is linked to beauty—but I just love pretty clothes! They don’t need to make me prettier.
Long sleeved bodysuit, Marks & Spencer, `4,999; sunglasses, Versace, `16,000; embellished belt (used as choker), Fendi,
price on request; big pearl ring, H&M, `699; fishnet stockings, Forever 21, `999
Justine Rae Mallocastro, 27
“Both my sister and I grew up dressing whatever way we wanted—if our mum tried to put us in anything we didn’t like,
we’d just refuse. There was even a phase when I was younger that I thought I wanted to be a boy, and people would
tease me saying ‘You’re a girl!’ and I’d get angry and say ‘No, I’m a boy!’. I outgrew that, and I really enjoy being a woman,
but I feel like that showed me that if you treat something as normal, people will think it is. If you are completely sure of
what you’re doing and who you are, nobody will get to say ‘Oh, you’re not normal...’”
Suit with cut-out shoulder jacket, Ashish N Soni, `34,000; bodysuit, Calvin Klein Underwear, `4,500; leather gloves, Zara, `1,299;
leather and metal choker, BCBG Max Azria, `4,500; fishnet socks, Mango,`999; Basket Heart Patent Wn’s, Puma, `5,999
Daljit Sean Singh, 47
“Coming back to modelling after leaving it at 26 to travel the world (by working my way across it), everyone thought
I was doomed. They called it my mid-life crisis—all my friends were buying motorbikes and I was hitting the gym and
looking for modelling assignments. Why not? I love fashion—having my face painted, using different expressions,
dressing eclectically... I remember seeing an 81-year-old Chinese man on a runway once, and I loved the idea of it—he
had much more character than a generic 18-year-old. So I grew the beard, and the rest is history in the making...
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Kupu Z himomi, 20
“One of the most interesting memories of my childhood (in military school, might I add) is sneaking out to buy
foundation. It was that little Lakmé one you got in the glass bottle for a hundred bucks. We lied, and said we were
buying it for our teacher and used it secretly in our dorms. My fondness for make-up has led to many hurtful moments,
many cruel comments—I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve cried alone in a room. But I haven’t stopped wearing it
every day. It makes me feel confident and beautiful.”
Bodysuit shirt, Tarun Tahiliani, `14,900; wide-leg pants and leather beret, both Dior, price on request; corset belt,
Hemant & Nandita, `6,950; Henrietta Choker, Swarovski `13,900
Radha Wadhwa, 24
“If you’re a woman trapped in a man’s body, living in this country is no cakewalk. I had a corporate job, in sales (dripping with
machismo), and it was brutal. I feel like anything mildly linked with femininity is treated with hostility; like it’s a cancer. Women
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Toshada Uma, 18
“It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out how people in the life of a 4-feet-8-inch girl are going to react to the
phrase ‘I want to model’. In fact, I found at 16 that it happened because of a genetic defect I could’ve caught when I
was younger! But being short didn’t change how much I loved fashion. David Bowie was my inspiration, and he made me
realise that ‘eccentric’ was the most interesting way to be. When I decided to give modelling a go, it turned out tonnes of
photographers wanted to work with me. My height (what I’d thought of as my ticket to failure) turned out to be my big sell!
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Malkeet Singh, 22
“An androgynous aesthetic was my professional Achilles Heel—I ended up quitting jobs with multiple Indian designers because
I couldn’t quite match their gender-normativity. I had to fight that from the start, being born in a Sikh family that believed ‘men
should dress like men’. My mother would even needle me and ask me why I had such delicate facial features, and such a waif-
like physique. ‘You’re too pretty for a boy’, she would say, and said it enough to make me run away from home because of it.
And now, considering I’m also a ramp model, I guess pretty worked out well for me!”
Cropped shirt, Chola, `7,300; lace corset, Hunkemöller, `3,190; Star Appliqué Pants, `11,599, and Star Pin Sailor Cap, `4,500,
both Scotch & Soda; studded gloves, model’s own, Square Dioraddict Flap Bag, Dior, price on request
Hair and Make-Up: Tenzin Kyizom at Inega Model Managment; Fashion Intern: Neikimlhing; Location Courtesy: Intersekt, New Delhi
beauty
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We got the biggest breakout stars of the modelling world to channel
why these models and these looks need to be on your radar RN.
Sumaya Hazarika, 21
Industry insiders agree that Sumaya
Urvashi Umrao, 21
has the kind of frame that makes Suzanne Baker, 18 An ‘accidental model’, Urvashi got
anything look good—from avant-garde A ‘modelling contest’ winner noticed by the industry stalwarts for
outfits (like Manish Arora’s), to the from Guwahati, Suzanne landed her striking, almost elfin, features.
more traditional pieces at Neeta Lulla her big break at Lakmé Fashion Her blazing runway presence
and Krishna Mehta (all of whom she Week last year. A few months landed her several magazine
has walked for). But what really makes in, Suzanne didn’t just crack editorials in quick succession, and
Sumaya stand out is that unique fashion week (she has walked for she is currently being represented
expression, previously made famous most major shows), but also the by three international agencies
by models of the ’90s—an aloof, ‘ad scene’, with campaigns for in NYC, Milan and London (which
almost tenebrous air that cameras fall brands like Lenovo, Global Desi, means she has her gaze firmly set
in love with, instantly. and Maruti Suzuki. on a global takeover).
SUMAYA HAZARIKA: Shirt with embellished leather panel and tie-up detail, Babita Malkani; SUZANNE BAKER:
and embllished cape, Hardika Gulati; RAJASHREE SINGHAL: Dress, Dior; swarovski embellished turtle neck,
Faces...
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Photographs: Anushka Menon; Styling: Samar Rajput; Text: Meghna Sharma
Rajashree
Singha, 21 Namrata
An India’s Next Top Model
Deveney Tripathi, 23
Teesta Dalvi, 16 alumna, Rajashree made
it to the top 10 before Her distinctive
There’s more to Teesta than quitting the race. Since Dweltz, 16 features—warm-toffee
just a catchy, unusual name then, the North-Eastern With a perfect set of eyes, powerful brows
(a great conversation starter beauty has earned herself freckles and a surprisingly and the kind of skin that
BTW). Her frizzy hair and a motley mix of fashion warm smile to counter was made for curious
‘imperfect’ teeth set her apart campaigns along with an otherwise cool gaze, make-up looks—are
in a world full of cookie- strutting down plenty of Deveney is something of Namrata’s strong suits.
cutter faces. Though still a runways in the country. an anti-model. She’s also Apart from a bevy of
teenager, Teesta is a runway an easy face to remember editorials to her credit,
regular, and was also featured among India’s slew of rising she’s a favourite with
in Cosmo India back in models. It’s no wonder leading fashion brands
November ’16, for embracing then that she has secured (Rheson included), when
her imperfections and owning a magazine cover with her it comes to campaigns.
them like a #boss! twin sister...at all of 16!
corseted cut-out dress, BCBG Max Azria; URVASHI UMRAO: cropped shearling jacket, Tommy Hilfiger Collection; TEESTA DALVI: textured
H&M; DEVENEY DWELTZ: Faux fur robe, CKU; NAMRATA TRIPATHI: Embellished Bralet, Shivan & Narresh; Faux fur jacket, H&M
beauty
(This page from L-R) On Deveney: bodysuit, Marks & Spencer; jacket, 431-88 by Shweta Kapur; jewellery, all Swarovski. On
Suzanne: leotard, Calvin Klein; off-shoulder top, BCBG Max Azria. On Namrata: studded leather jacket, Tommy Hilfiger Collection.
(Facing page from L-R) On Sumaya: top, Lulu & Sky; earrings, Aurelle by Leshna Shah. On Urvashi: cropped shirt with collar detail,
Chola; Lock & Key Noir Earrings, theredbox.co.in. On Rajashree: collared shirt with sleeve detail, ASOS; choker in yellow and white
sapphire, Anaqa; ring, Aurelle by Leshna Shah. On Teesta: shirt with voluminous sleeves, Zara; Mariposa tassel choker, Outhouse.
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(This page from L-R) On Sumaya: sheer dress with leather appliqué, Cue by Rohit Gandhi + Rahul Khanna; Big Love Earrings,
theredbox.co.in. On Deveney: floral embellished fringed dress, Siddhartha Tytler; porcupine ring, Kate Spade; chain link earrings,
H&M. On Namrata: dress, Hema Kaul; slogan earrings, theredbox.co.in.
(Facing page) On Suzanne: ruffled dress, Gauri & Nainika. On Rajashree: sheer, ruffled shirt, Hardika Gulati; corset with pearl
embellishment, Manish Malhotra. On Urvashi: cut-out dress, Nivedita Saboo Couture. On Teesta: beaded dress, Rose Room
Couture; earrings, Aurelle by Leshna Shah.
Models (Sumaya, Urvashi, Teesta, Deveney, Namrata, and Suzanne): All Anima Creative Management; Hair and Make-Up:
Tenzin Kyizom at Inega Model Managment; Fashion Intern: Riddhi Vartak
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LIFESTYLIST IT’S OUR JOB TO KEEP YOU INSPIREDRED
exercises either.
We had to agree to be chipped, of
course, but most of us already were.
Get a chip in your arm and get plugged
into VR for life, for free. What was
wrong with that? In VR, we were
superstars. We were heroes. We were
actually making the Real World a
What Lies
better place. Our country was grateful.
‘Here’s what happened when we
didn’t have you guys,’ the Colonel said.
‘See how many of our fellow men were
Ahead...
torn apart by grenades and rocket
launchers in the Trump Wars?’ I could
see that some of the others were
bored, barely listening.
But they soon moved on to the best
part—our new office. Each of our
We got five authors to write a short story each, telling desks decorated individually with our
us what the ‘future’ looks like, according to them! tags and experience levels. If we got
enough experience points, we could
Compiled By Nitya Kanoria earn perks and achievement badges
within the programme.
I sat in my seat and plugged into my
MAHA KHAN hipster coffee. I looked around. Most chair. Immediately, the world changed.
of the others were on their screens, too I was in the desert. There they were—
PHILLIPS plugged in to pay attention. Some all the terrorists—gathering and
Author of seemed
Manishanervous,
Parekh scratching at their plotting. I had an eagle eye view. I got
new ID badges, as they told us to them in my cross hairs, carefully
The Curse Of forget everything we thought we knew positioning from 10,000 metres above.
Mohenjodaro about war. Forget muscles bulging out I closed my eyes and gently squeezed,
“‘The Geeks shall inherit of khaki shirts; forget crappy rations and watched the drone drop its load.
the earth’. That’s what they told us, on and the smell of blood. Those times Boom! A perfect hit. My programme
the first day of training. We gathered had come and gone. We didn’t have to chirped its congratulations, and
in a room that resembled a cool hotel wear uniforms, and we didn’t have to offered my first achievement points.
lobby, full of sofas, rock music and do any stupid team-work building I smiled.”
lifestylist
HIMANJALI
SANKAR
Author of Mrs C
Remembers
“The past is shining. Whitewashed
maidens, glowing, luminous, in
transparent saffron robes with
pierced navels and earthen lamps,
bow their heads in worship.
NAYOMI The future is left to be dreamt
MUNAWEERA up by the forces of the rightfully
Author of What Lies mighty who knew—men.
But things fall apart; the centre
Between Us cannot hold. What an odd
“My editor asks me to write a piece pronouncement. The centre can
about my thoughts on the future and I these catastrophic weather events. She and will always hold.
imagine that my answer will probably has seen 42. Her voice chokes up. Her Now we, together, walk the
not please many. I think that we as island home, her nation, is destroyed. streets. No longer will I act as a
human beings, as a species, are at a If we keep going as we are, the planet slave, bowing my head to every
point where the question is not what itself will join her island. man that walks by. I walk with
our future looks like but whether we I don’t have much hope. I live in pride admist mangy street bitches
will actually have a future at all. America, the greatest contributor to and urchins who are surviving
I could at this point write out a list of the destruction of the planet. Our new their last great Indian winter.
ways in which our species is raping the and terrible leader just refused to sign Before you know it, they will
planet, but I’m going to refrain. After the Paris Accord, thus setting us back disappear without a footprint in
all, at this late stage, if one is not aware even more drastically. I am obviously sight, like the pigs and cats before
of the myriad ways in which we are and clearly part of the problem. them. All that will be left of
causing catastrophic climate change, And so, my thoughts on the future them—protruding rib cages, warts
there can only be the explanation of are dire. I’m glad I have chosen not to and all.
self-delusion. have children, one reason being that A shimmering array of glossy
I watch the news and I see the our species has taken the paradise we pages catch my eyes—Lifestylist
endless storms. I hear the pleas from were given and turned it into a desert. For Millions Of Fun, Fearless
the leaders of small island countries— I have no greater legacy to bequeath to Females—how very amusing. I
they say climate change is here, our the children—I might have had—than look at the woman standing beside
islands are being destroyed. They a green earth and a clean ocean. And me, I had almost forgotten that
place themselves as sentinels: this is since I cannot give them these gifts, I there was a time when she was
what is coming for all of you. am glad I did not give them life. more than a sex device. The pages
A woman on the radio from Antigua And still, perhaps, there is some are filled with grotesque versions
chokes up when she talks about the hope. Perhaps human beings are of her in garments that make me
devastation of her beautiful island brilliant and resourceful. Perhaps sigh. Unnatural spaghettis, boob
home. ‘Antiguans don’t swim’, she there is a way that all we have done to tubes, pencil heels, sarongs. It’s
says, ‘We know about the wrath of the this beautiful planet can be undone. I what we wear now, not them, but
ocean when it rises in storm. Since hope so, I pray so. And if that green absurd in its effulgence and
childhood we were taught to be afraid earth comes to be, I hope that your delicacy. I throw a scrap to the
of these storms.’ Then adds that her children and your children’s children naked, hirsute woman and she
Pooja Iranna
grandfather lived through three of live to play upon that sacred place.”
lifestylist
scrambles for it, tearing at the

faux meat with her sharp teeth as
she grovels in gratitude.
I meticulously pile the stack of
glossies in the Flame of Hell that
blazes next to the woman.
We rule the Plasma of Nations
as Destiny ordained. From the
Vedic Ages to the end of the
Yugas, it will always be Us. We
decide what lives and what
burns.”
crust, through miles and miles, deep their birth pods. I was an aberration, a
until we reached bedrock, where we live birth on the surface of the earth, I
recreated the Earth as we knew it, knew what it meant to run in the
before the event. We created new grass, to swim in the sea, to climb
suns from mega lights that blazed trees.
with a fury to brighten our days, we We lived now in Subearthea, zones
had moon lamps that came on at our below the continents numbered from
artificially induced dusk, waxing and 1-5. I lived in Subearthea 4, densely
waning through the month in their packed with people, but I had been
allocated a hundred square feet of
space to live in. A luxury. Most people
had forgotten the surface, it existed in
our memories—sky above, sea
around, land below. Now it was all
one swamp of gas that cloaked
KIRAN MANRAL everything under a dark brown
blanket. Here I was, 400 years old
Author of Once Upon today, replaced and returned until I
A Crush didn’t have an original organ left in
“The air was thin up here. Thin, my body, standing on the top of the
precious, rare. It was worth the climb world—Mount Everest as it had once
all the way up to the peak. I was been known. A vertical tunnel took
breathing heavily, we hardly climbed intensity. We pumped oxygen through those who wanted to see the surface
anymore. I ripped the mask off from ventilation ducts that passed through almost to the peak, where one could
my face and took a deep breath. It entire cities, we pumped fragrances emerge, with a mask on, all skin
smelt different from the air I now to energise us in the mornings and surface covered and an air canister
knew, the synthetic version of air we mellow us in the evenings, the air we strapped on. The exit permit allowed
breathed in under the earth. This was breathed in came from factories in one to go beyond the massive
crisp, slicingly cold. It drilled through little cans. automated steel doors for a period of
my nostrils and pierced my lungs. I Humans now lived for two to three exactly one hour.
breathed deeper. centuries on an average, but we’d They would find me after the alarm
Humanity had moved underground become stunted, pale. Every had been sounded and I hadn’t
now, the few of us who remained after generation was measured and returned. I breathed in deep, my last
the event. Like moles, rodents, charted, their growth milestones breath would be on the surface, I’d
snakes, we buried deep into the revised, growth hormones pumped promised myself. The air was crisp,
ground, through layers of the earth’s into every child as they came out of cold, and pure poison.”
lifestylist
NIKITA SINGH
Author of Every Time It
Rains
“I can’t believe this. Is this...real?
You asked for it.
Yes, but you cannot be...real.
Offence. Don’t call me fake. In this
particular scenario though, I guess
I’m not real real.
You’re literally my dream come true.
I appreciate your proper usage of
‘literally’. That word’s been abused
enough.
Right? My thoughts exactly.
I’m aware. I am you, remember?
You are me, only 10 years later... How
does this work? So weird. perspective. That’s why I asked for
You can either spend the next four you. 10 years later, does he exist in my
minutes thinking about that, or you life? No, don’t answer that! That’s not
can get down to what you wanted me my question.
here for. You’ve already wasted time. What is your question? We’re
Unfair! I didn’t know I was on the running out of—
clock. Oh shut up! Let me think. Do I
It’s still ticking. ridiculous and that I expect too much wanna know what happens with
Ugh, you’re so annoying. Wait, does from people, and maybe you’re right. him—ugh, I don’t, okay, forget it—
that mean I’m still annoying at 35? I do have really high standards for just tell me...tell me...
Really? Is that what your one everyone, including myself, which is 30 seconds.
question is? probably why I never live up to them Dammit, this is hard. To try and think
You’re right, you’re right. Well, right and hate myself; but that’s a different of what really matters, what I really
now, I can only focus on one thing. Of issue. The point is, I want to feel. I care about...
course you know that. don’t want lukewarm. I don’t want to 20 seconds.
Ah, the recent heartbreak. have to ask myself if I’m in love, Okay, okay! Tell me if...I ever end up
Yes. So, do I get back together with because it should be so very obvious. using that gym membership I pay for
him? Very wise, for your age. every month.
Do you want to? And I stand by my decision. He You’re hilarious, just as I remember.
I miss him. wasn’t in love with me either. And I I can see that I still make myself
And? don’t think the person that I’m laugh. Now answer!
I love him. supposed to end up with will take No, you don’t go to the gym.
You do? longer than seven months to fall in But I still haven’t cancelled the
Yes! Of course I love him! love with me. That’s not very membership?
Then why did you leave him? soulmate-y. He can’t be the one. My Yep.
Because, I’m not in love with him. forever after, my partner in crime. Makes sense. You don’t look in bad
Two very different things. Okay, don’t Because that’ll just be sad...right? shape. I was planning on working out
argue with me on this. I know what Is that your one question? tomorrow morning...
you’re thinking, everyone tells me the Yes. No! I don’t know. I just...don’t Yeah, right. See you in 10 years!
Pooja Iranna
same thing: that my idea of love is want to be sad anymore. I want No, what about—WAIT!” n
lifestylist
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A measly side of vegetables with your main pasta dish really doesn’t cut
the mustard, nor does it account for your five a day. But these top chefs took
the freshest produce and made them the highlight of your evening.
By Nitya Kanoria
COCONUT RICE WITH

SAMBAL AND OKRA
For the sambal:

5 fresh red chillies (deseeded)
5 dried red chillies (deseeded)
20 red baby shallots
1 clove garlic
½ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon caster sugar
1 tablespoon tamarind water
600gm lady fingers
2 tablespoon crispy, fried onions
2 limes, halved
1 cup chopped coriander leaves
For the rice:
325gms Basmati rice Chef Manoj Pandey,
½ teaspoon salt Partner at Dirty
175ml coconut milk Apron, The Piano
350ml water Man Jazz Club
6 thinly slices ginger
6 kaffir lime leaves (optional)
Start with the sambal. Put the chillies, shallots,

garlic and salt in a food processor. Add two
tablespoons each of oil and water and blend it for
a minute, until you have a paste. Heat up a wok
and add the remaining oil. When hot, add the paste
and stir. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring
frequently for 10 to 15 minutes or until it’s dark,
red and oily. Switch off the heat, stir in the sugar
and tamarind water, and set aside.
For the rice, wash the rice in cold water, drain
and heat it a little in a pan. Then add salt, coconut
milk, water, lime leaves, and ginger. Stir them
together and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat
to a minimum. Simmer for 12 minutes, then turn
off the heat and leave it covered for another 10
minutes. Meanwhile, boil a medium pan of water.
Add the lady fingers and cook for two to three
minutes. Drain and wash them under cold water
and leave to dry.
Reheat the sambal and stir in the lady fingers.
Serve and garnish with fried shallots, coriander
and a lime wedge.
lifestylist
KICK IT UP
A NOTCH!
Chef Anaida Parvaneh, Chef Noah Barnes, Head Chef
Partner at at Tabula Beach Cafe, Arriba,
SodaBottleOpenerWala and The Hungry Monkey
SOUP E JADOOI TEQUILA-INFUSED SRIRACHA

TOFU AND SWEET POTATO
30gms baby onions
10gms chopped garlic 200gms silken tofu
150gms chopped coriander 100gms zucchini
100gms mushrooms, chopped in 100gms yellow squash
four chunky pieces 200gms sweet potato
1 carrot, diced in long, thin pieces 100gms asparagus
50gms pearl barley 60gms garlic
40gms mixed sprouts 30gms sriracha chilli
20gms roasted vermicelli 30gms thyme
3 spoons ghee 20gms rosemary
35gms American corn 10gms cumin powder
100gms turnip 60ml tequila
2 cubes vegetable stock 60ml olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Skin the onions and fry in a
spoonful of ghee, along with Cut the tofu into one-inch cubes and
garlic. Once golden, add all marinate them in a mixture of olive oil,
the vegetables. Feel free to sriracha chilli, tequila, chopped garlic,
add spices (Anaida likes to use thyme and rosemary for 30 minutes.
cinnamon, star anise, cloves, Meanwhile, pre-heat the oven to 180
Chef Ivan degrees celsius. Roast the sweet potato
cardamom, pepper, and cumin). Chieregatti,
Toss them slightly and add for 30 minutes with the skin on. Cut
Executive Chef at
stock cubes with water. Once Hyatt Regency, Delhi zucchini into thin ribbons and marinate
cooked, garnish with coriander, with olive oil, cumin powder and chopped
mushrooms and roasted rosemary.
WOK-TOSSED Once the sweet potato is cooked, allow
vermicelli.
ASPARAGUS
it to cool and then cut into one and a
AND PORCINI
half-inch cubes. Then, wrap the zucchini
YOUR DIY 20gms porcini

mushrooms
ribbons around the potatoes. Take a
frying pan and sauté the chopped garlic
SMOOTHIE
200gms asparagus and asparagus in butter, until the butter
10gms garlic turns brown in colour.
5gms fried onion
½ teaspoon sugar To assemble, sear the tofu and sweet
A hipster smoothie-in-a-mason-jar drink at 50ml oil potato gently until golden-brown. Then,
a quirky café may be great for your body 10gms potato starch add the remaining marination from the
but not so much for your wallet. Try this Chef Sahil Mehta 20ml vegetarian tofu and cook until it has reduced by 50
easy recipe for a quick, healthy snack. at Cafe Tesu stock percent. Serve with sautéed asparagus
Salt to taste
and a drizzle of the sauce.
VERY BERRY Blanch asparagus
BREAKFAST SMOOTHIE
and porcini in boiling
30ml fresh raspberry juice water. Meanwhile,
4 pieces unsweetened almonds add chopped garlic
20ml honey to hot oil, along with
5ml lemon juice
all the vegetables
2gms flax seeds
100gms yoghurt and the stock. Adjust
100ml milk seasoning, add
potato starch to
Blend all ingredients until
smooth.
thicken the sauce.
Serve and garnish
with fried onions.

lifestylist
A ST YLISH
The first-ever Cosmopolitan Fashion Weekend—a fabulous two-day, invite-only
some of the country’s biggest fashion brands came together to engage with
COSMO X BLUESTONE
The Cosmopolitan Fashion Weekend kicked off with the Cosmo X Bluestone sit-down lunch.
The jewellery brand’s new collection was beautifully displayed on the lunch table as well as
at a pop-up, set up with a dresser and mirror, to give the guests a proper touch-and-feel
experience. Guests closed the afternoon with a gorgeous jewellery box each (goodies
included) to take home, as well as a fashion fortune cookie with a fun, fashion prediction
nestled inside.
(L-R) Shyma Shetty,

Sonal Verma, and
(L-R) Neena Verma, Anjali Hooda, Avantika Bakshi, Dharna Hassija,
Harmeet Bajaj
Charu Parashar, and Priya Aggarwal
Avantika Sujan and

Kartika Bali Malhotra Alpana Mittal
The Bluestone jewellery was laid

out beautifully at the sit-down lunch
Pooja Gogia
and Cosmo
Ed Nandini
Bhalla
Poonam
Bhagat
THE
AFFAIR...
FASHION
WEEKEND
VIP event, was held in New Delhi this September. Over five salon-style sessions,
influencers, bloggers, and customers in an exclusive, one-on-one setting.
The beach-themed flatlay at the Mahima Agarwal and

Cosmo X Polaroid session Anmol Bhatia Charuta Arvind Yadav
Zina Singh
and Zoya
Mehak Sharma
Singh
(L-R) Mitali Sagar,

Malvika Rallan, Cosmo Ed
and Shaily Khera Nandini Bhalla
COSMO X POLAROID
The second session of the weekend was the Cosmo X
Polaroid blogger mixer. In honour of the brand’s 80th
birthday, fun Polaroid facts were handed out to guests to give
them a little insider intel about the brand. DIY flatlay set-ups
had been created around three different themes (botanical,
food, and beach), and guests created their own unique Shreya
frames using the latest Polaroid sunglasses and fun props. Komal K Jain
lifestylist
Kalli Purie,
Group Editorial
Director, India Tanisha
(L-R) Kaabia Grewal, Sasha Grewal, Cosmo Ed Nandini Mohan
Today Group
Bhalla, and Charu Sachdev
(L-R) Kalyani Chawla,

Masaba Gupta, and
Sanya V Jain
Gauri Kohli Deepa Sama
COSMO X MASABA
What do you get when 15 of Delhi’s most stylish women come dressed
by designer Masaba Gupta? A very fun and fashionable dinner, that’s
what. Guests sat down to a three-course champagne dinner at a table
decked out with selfie-mirror cellphones, and personalised notes for
every guest (courtesy DSSC). Selections from the new House of
Masaba collection as a fashion installation were on display for the
guests at the session to check out.
The quirky elements

curated by DSSC
specially for the
Cosmo X Masaba
dinner
Fatima
Karan and Prerna
Masaba Subba and
Gupta Sakshi Kohli
(L-R) Shreya Kalra, Jia Singh, Ritu Rajput, and Urvashi Kumar
The personalised
table setting at the
Cosmo X Vogue
Eyewear lunch
Aanchal Sukhija
Himanshi Goel Karishma Kambo
Amanda Bhandari and Mili Agarwal Cosmo Ed Nandini Bhalla
COSMO X VOGUE EYEWEAR

At this bloggers-only lunch, guests sat down to a personalised place-setting that had been tailor-made for their ‘V Side’ (Vogue Eyewear’s cool
new campaign about exploring the different facets of your personality)—so if someone was a travel lover and cat lover, team Cosmo surprised
them with a table setting featuring an adorable cat toy and a world-map paper plane. The guests not only got a chance to preview the brand’s
latest collection, but also went home with a pair of sunnies from Vogue Eyewear to suit their personality.
lifestylist
The installation at the

Cosmo x Kukoon dinner
COSMO X KUKOON
Bringing an end to the
fabulous Weekend was the (L-R) Sonali Batra,
Cosmo X Kukoon dinner, Sanjana Batra, Sharnamali
with a curated guest list of Mehra Adhar, and Bahaar
some of the city’s most Dhawan Rohatgi
fashionable lot. Each guest
arrived in a customised
Kukoon outfit that had been
created for them by Sneha
Mehta, Founder of Kukoon,
and sat down to
personalised tippy-tippy-
taps (created by DSSC) for
the event. Kukoon’s
Autumn/Winter line was
Kukoon Founder Sneha Mehta also on display for the
and Cosmo Ed Nandini Bhalla guests to peruse.
Sonalika Sahay
Jai Madan Kiran Lohia Sonam Kalra
(L-R) Neera Nath,

Divya Gurwara, and
Paayal Gupta and Heba Zaidi Deepti Jhakar and Navneet Randhawa Pushpanjali Chawla
bedside astrologer
COSMO ASTRO
GET A SNEAK PEAK AT WHAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO...AND WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR!
LIBRA Sagittarius Gemini

(SEPTEMBER 23–OCTOBER 22) (NOVEMBER 22–DECEMBER 21) (MAY 22–JUNE 20)
Stellar gifts: Words are your thing—and Focus on: work—the spotlight is on you, Focus on: your social life, it’s going to be
you can talk yourself out of (or into!) anything. and major wins could lead to big career buzzing. The 15th is ideal to brainstorm
Blind spots: You have tonnes of friends and interests, ups. The Full Moon on the 5th will big life plans, since Mercury’s opposition
but can spread yourself a bit thin. bring about a hot new boy-toy who to Uranus revs your creative flow. Be
Indulgence: After you clock out, you like to take relaxation may be fun to play with for more open on the 22nd—a new smoke show
to new levels. Massage? Check! Mani-pedi? Check! than a minute. may put you on cloud nine.
Netflix? Check! Red wine? Double check!
Seduction style: You’re a charmer who makes suitors feel Capricorn Cancer
like they’re the only dude in the room. (DECEMBER 22–JANUARY 19) (JUNE 21–JULY 22)
Your month: An epiphany during the Full Moon on the Focus on: creative projects. The Focus on: getting your life in order. If
5th will help set new projects into motion. Jupiter 14th is a fortunate day, when Venus you’re thinking about moving, this is the
moves into your financial zone on the 10th, slides into your zone of fame and time! But the journey may not be easy.
but save extra moolah until the 26th... success. This shift happens only once a On the 14th, when things will smoothen
a perfect day to treat yourself. year, so take a leap, then celebrate with out (thanks to Venus), host a party, and
your squad. get ready for a tonne of romance.
Scorpio Aquarius Leo

(JANUARY 20–FEBRUARY 18) (JULY 23–AUGUST 22)
(OCTOBER 23–NOVEMBER 21)
Focus on: sharpening your skills. Jupiter Focus on: your career. This month, life
Focus on: making your dreams come
arrives in your triumphant zone on the will be warp speed. Your hard work might
true as Jupiter’s finally moving into your
10th, which may signal a fab new gig. be rewarded with a bonus, so splurge on
sign on the 10th after eons. You might
Seize the chance to dazzle your boss. Be some sweet swag. Big ideas will lead to
also meet a hot man on the 1st, when
sure to make time for fun at month’s end. breakthroughs on the 15th.
assertive Mars and intense Pluto work
some magic on your behalf.
Pisces Virgo
(FEBRUARY 19–MARCH 20) (AUGUST 23–SEPTEMBER 22)
Focus on: gearing up for the roller- Focus on: mingling. You’ll be on fire after
coaster ride ahead. This month, your birthday, and things will hit a thrilling
someone important will enter your work climax on the 5th. Your social calendar will
or romantic world and shake things up. be booked—and on the 29th, you might
The 24th is ideal for trying something meet someone who’ll rock your world. n
new, or taking off on an adventure.
Aries
(MARCH 21–APRIL 19)
Focus on: new beginnings. With a stack
of planets in your zone of relationships,
a focus on your loved ones will be
rewarded. Your love life will heat up too,
but stay focused by taking time to get Ranbir Kapoor Zac Efron
organised around the 22nd.
THE LIBRA GUY
Taurus LOVES: A curious partner who can
get just about anyone to open up.
By: AURORA TOWER ➻ @AuroraAstro
(APRIL 20–MAY 21)

Focus on: lurve! Sultry Venus unites with HATES: Micromanagers who hamper
her cosmic lover, Mars, in your sign on his creativity.
the 5th, making this a sizzling month. DREAM DATE: Dancing until dawn
The 26th will be an extra-hot day, so be at a hip, underground club before
bold and ask him for what you want. getting down to business in bed!
(Birthday girls, clockwise from left): Hilary
Duff, Lena Headey, Kim Kardashian, Explore your fantasies—you never WIN HIM OVER: By letting him take
Freida Pinto, and Kate Winslet know unless you try! control once in a while.
SHOPPING GUIDE
ON THE COVER com. Dewar— www.notjustalabel. www.koovs.com. Kukoon— www.
Gucci— DLF Emporio, Vasant Kunj, com. Dhruv Kapoor— www. kukoonthelabel.com. Label by
New Delhi. Labartry— www. perniaspopupshop.com. Dior— Nitya Bajaj— 37, Shahpurjat, New
labartry.com Ground Floor, DLF Emporio, Vasant Delhi. Le Mill— Pheroze Building,
Kunj, New Delhi. Doodlage— www. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Marg,
FASHION doodlage.in. Dune— DLF Mall of Mumbai, Maharashtra. Lola by
Accesorize— Ambience Mall India, Noida, UP. Eristona— www. Suman B— www.
Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. Adidas— eristona.com. Eurumme— www. perniaspopupshop.com. Louis
DLF Mall of India, Noida, UP. Ajay perniaspopupshop.com. Fendi— Vuitton— DLF Emporio, Vasant
Kumar— www.notjustalabel.com. DLF Emporio, Vasant Kunj, New Kunj, New Delhi. Lulu & Sky—
Aldo— DLF Mall of India, Noida, UP. Delhi. Forever 21— DLF www.luluandsky.com. Mango—
Amit GT— www.amitgtcouture. Promenade, Vasant Kunj, New DLF Promenade, Vasant Kunj, New
com. Anaam— A-111 Shahpurjat, Delhi. Forever New— DLF Delhi. Marc Jacobs— Dayal
New Delhi. Anjali Bhaskar— www. Promenade, Vasant Kunj, New Opticals, Khan Market, New Delhi.
perniaspopupshop.com. Ashish N Delhi. Frency & Mercury— Gem Marks & Spencer— DLF Mall Of
Soni— 2nd Floor, DLF Emporio, Optician, Ambience Mall, Vasant India, Noida, UP. Michael Kors—
Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. Asos— Kunj, New Delhi. Frou Frou By DLF Emporio, Vasant Kunj, New
www.asos.com. Bata— DLF Mall Archana— www. Delhi. Missoni— DLF Emporio,
of India, Noida, UP. BCBG Max perniaspopupshop.com. Furla— Vasant Kunj, New Delhi Munkee.
Azria— DLF Emporio, Vasant Kunj, Select City Walk, Saket, New Delhi. See.Munkee.Doo— www.
New Delhi. Bhumika Sharma— Gaurav Gupta— DLF Emporio, perniaspopupshop.com. Nachiket
www.perniaspopupshop. com. Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. Barve— www.
Boohoo— www.boohoo.com. Givenchy— www.net-a-porter.com nachiketbarvedesign.com.
Bottega Veneta— DLF Emporio, Giovani— DLF Mall of India, Noida, Namrata Joshipura— DLF
Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. Calvin UP. Golden Goose Deluxe Emporio, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi.
Klein— DLF Promenade, Vasant Brand— www.farfetch.com. Nastygal— www.nastygal.com.
Kunj, New Delhi. Canali— DLF Guapa— www.guaparesortwear. Net-a-Porter— www.net-a-porter.
Emporio, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. com. Guess— Ambience Mall, com. Next— www.jabong.com.
Charles & Keith— DLF Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. Hardika Nikita Mhaisalkar— www.
Promenade, Vasant Kunj, New Gulati— B18, Sector-9, Noida, UP. nikitamhaisalkar.com. Nine
Delhi. Chloé— www.rocknshop. H&M— Ambience Mall, Vasant West— DLF Mall of India, Noida,
com. Chola The Label— www. Kunj, New Delhi. Huemn— Saiyad UP. Nought One By Abhishek
ogaan.com. Christian Ul Ajaib, Sainik Farm, New Delhi. Patni— 5K/1, Dada Jungi Road,
Louboutin— DLF Emporio, Vasant Hunkemöller— DLF Promenade, New Delhi. Origami Lily— www.
Kunj, New Delhi. Clarks— DLF Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. Ikai by baggout.com. Outhouse— A-144,
Promenade, Vasant Kunj, New Ragini Ahuja— 252A, Shahpurjat, Meharchand Market, Lodi Colony,
Delhi. Closet Drama— www. New Delhi. ILK— D-195, Sector New Delhi. Pankaj & Nidhi—
koovs.com. Coach— DLF 10, Noida, UP. Jimmy Choo— DLF www.pankajnidhi.com. Paris
Emporio, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. Emporio, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. Belle— www.koovs.com.
Corneliani— DLF Emporio, Vasant Kanika Goyal— A-288, Defence Platinoir— www.
Kunj, New Delhi. Cue By Rohit Colony, New Delhi. Kate Spade— perniaspopupshop.com. Proenza
Gandhi + Rahul Khanna— E-56, DLF Emporio, Vasant Kunj, New Schouler— www.net-a-porter.
Sector 8, Noida, UP. Deepa Delhi. Karn Malhotra— www. Puma— E32, South Extension-1,
Gurnani— www.deepagurgani. perniaspopupshop.com. Koovs— New Delhi. Quirk Box— www.
SHOPPING GUIDE
thequirkbox.com. Rajat K Tahiliani— DLF Emporio, Vasant www.amazon.in. Erborian— www.
Tangri— www.azafashions.com. Kunj, New Delhi. The Outnet— sokoglam.com. Farsali— www.
Rajesh Pratap Singh— DLF www.theoutnet.com. Tommy farsali.com. Fragrance Lock—
Emporio, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. Hilfiger— DLF Promenade, Vasant www.fragrancelock.com.
Rara Avis by Sonal Verma— Kunj, New Delhi. Tom Ford— DLF Guerlain— Shopper’s Stop,
418, Shahpurjat, New Delhi. Promenade, Vasant Kunj, New Ambience Mall, Vasant Kunj, New
Reebok— DLF Mall Of India, Delhi. Topshop— www.koovs. Delhi. Hourglass— www.net-a-
Noida, UP. Rashmi Modi— www. com. United Color Of porter.com. Inglot— DLF
rashmimodionline.com Ridhima Benetton— DLF Promenade, Promenade, Vasant Kunj, New
Bhasin— www.ridhimabhasin. Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. Urbane Delhi. KBShimmer— www.
com. Rimi Nayak— www. Design— www. kbshimmer.com. Kérastase—
perniaspopsupshop.com. Rina perniaspopupshop.com. Available in all leading salons
Dhaka— DLF Emporio, Vasant Versace— DLF Emporio, Vasant nationwide. Lancôme— Select
Kunj, New Delhi. Roberto Kunj, New Delhi. Vans— Citywalk, Saket, New Delhi. La
Cavalli— 132, Ground Floor, DLF Ambience, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. Prairie— DLF Emporio, Vasant
Emporio, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. Vastra Lab— 303, Shahpurjat, Kunj, New Delhi. La Roche-
Rock N Shop— www.rocknshop. New Delhi. Vineet Rahul— www. Posay— www.strawberrynet.com.
com. Rose Room Couture— perniaspopupshop.com. Vitasta— Lakmé— Available at all leading
www.rocknshop.com Samant F-574, Lado Sarai, New Delhi. beauty outlets nationwide. Living
Chauhan— 417, Shahpurjat, New Vogue Eyewear— Sunglass Hut, Proof— www.amazon.com.
Delhi. Salvatore Ferragamo— DLF Mall Of India, Noida, UP. L’Oréal Paris— Available at all
DLF Emporio, Vasant Kunj, New Zara— Select Citywalk, Saket, leading beauty outlets nationwide.
Delhi. Shivan & Narresh— DLF New Delhi. M·A·C— Select Citywalk, Saket,
Emporio, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. New Delhi. Marc Jacobs at
Shivam— www.notjustalabel. BEAUTY Sephora— Select Citywalk,
com. Shreeya Somaiya— www. Becca Cosmetics—Sephora, Saket, New Delhi. Makeup
facebook.com./ Select Citywalk, Saket, New Delhi. Obsession— www.nykaa.com.
ByShreeyaSomaiya. Shriya Bliss— www.amazon.in. By Makeup Revolution—Sephora,
Som— www.aashniandco.com. Terry— www.cultbeauty.co.uk. Select Citywalk, Saket, New Delhi.
Scotch & Soda— DLF Mall of Chanel— DLF Promenade, Vasant Natio— www.nykaa.com.
India, Noida, UP. Skinnydip Kunj, New Delhi. Charlotte Nivea— Available at all leading
London— www.skinnydiplondon. Tilbury— www.nordstrom.com. beauty outlets nationwide.
com. Sonam Parmar— www. Chosungah 22— www. Not4U— www.amazon.com.
perniaspopsupshop.com. chosungah22.com. Clarins— NYX— Logix City Centre Mall,
Sonaakshi Raaj—Dron Marg, Sephora, Select Citywalk, Saket, Noida, UP. Nykaa— www.nykaa.
Defence Colony, New Delhi. Stalk New Delhi. Citra— www.nykaa. com. Nurse Jamie— www.net-a-
Buy Love— www.stalkbuylove. com. Colorbar— DLF porter.com. O.P.I— www.nykaa.
com. Stella McCartney— www. Promenade, Vasant Kunj, New com. Schwarzkopf— www.
net-a-porter. Steve Madden— Delhi. Dr. Jart+— www.amazon. nykaa.com. Tarte— www.
DLF Promenade, Vasant Kunj, New com. Dermablend— Sephora, tartecosmetics.com. Temptu—
Delhi. Style Fiesta— www. Select Citywalk, Saket, New Delhi. www.amazon.com. Wella—
stylefiesta.com. Sunil Mehra— Dermalogica— www.nykaa.com. Available at all leading beauty
66, M Block, GK1, New Delhi. Dior— Sephora, Select Citywalk, outlets nationwide. YSL— www.
Swarovski— Ground Floor, Select Saket, New Delhi. Dr. Brandt— strawberrynet.com. ZIIP Beauty—
Citywalk, Saket, New Delhi. Tarun www.strawberrynet.com. E.L.F— www.net-a-porter.com. n

last word
BRING OUT
THE BUBBLY...
It’s our big 21st birthday, and we’re celebrating it stylishly, of course,
with these limited-ed champers and this sweet, sweet bag!
Chandon X
Manish
Ma Chérie
Malhotra
Cherry Cake
Brut, `1,450
Bag, Kate
each
Spade, `26,000
approx
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Knee-length dress, Platinoir,

Blouse, Frou Frou by

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High-low shirt, Kanika Goyal,

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