Superfood for the skin
Your grandmother knew what she was talking about. Natural ingredients are the best cure-all and no one champions this better than Rikita Kapadia, founder of Cocovít, a beauty and skincare…
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Packing within a baggage allowance: Pound for pound
If you’re anything like us, your top travel fear is leaving something behind. If you’re anything like us, this likely results in a tendency to overpack. At one point our…
On the Road with Karuna Parikh
Karuna Ezara Parikh is a writer and travel show host from Delhi, where she ends up spending very little of her time. We caught up with her on one of…
How to: care for jute fibre
The word ‘jute’ comes from juta, or jhoot, said to originate in Orissa. Though categorized with fabrics, jute is fibre — long, soft, durable, and suited to all weathers, making…
Punit Jasuja’s guide to throwing a great party
The best parties have little to do with beautifully laid tables or expert mixology. In fact, our top shindigs have been the simplest ones, starring a well-stocked bar, plenty of…
Earth warriors
Is sustainability in your DNA? While most beauty, fashion, and lifestyle brands are turning a blind eye to their carbon footprint, there are a few eco-conscious brands that are working…
At home with La French Studio
For much of the world summer is when the fog parts and the sun returns, bringing with it a renewed love for life, and the outdoors. Not so much in…
Common Oxen
Is it really true that you can clean your home (and yourself) super-clean using eco-friendly ingredients like water, vinegar, baking powder, lemon juice and some other bits? Well yes, but…
Cocktail Club: The Nico 75
There are dueling histories about the French 75: some say it was invented in flapper-era Paris, at Harry’s, the historic bar at the Ritz. Others believe it originated in America,…
Food styling pro-tips from Shivesh Bhatia
While the rest of us wasted our childhoods in jungle gyms and sandpits, Shivesh Bhatia played in heaped-high spoonfuls of sugar. When we first met Bhatia a couple of years…