Malinche by Laura Esquivel

Malinalli is “the Tongue”, the only one who can translate from the Aztec Neutachl to Spanish. As a member of a native Indian tribe captured by the Aztecs she sides with Spanish colonist Herman Cortes to help destroy the Aztecs led by Montezuma and free her people. She is aware of her power as translator…

Tag-ging Shahrukh Khan

Photo courtesy Vineet Bhatia Here I am chatting with actor and super star Shahrukh Khan at the launch of luxury brand Tag Heuer’s Carrerra 1887 Elegance series. Notice we both share a liking for red reading glasses ! I was having a really bad hair day but the interview went rather well. The full interview…

INGLOT AND OJAS RAJANI MAKE UP MASTERCLASS

Polish brand Inglot has some funky make up colours and interesting accessories for clubbing like their coloured and glitter lashes. In fact  in some areas their collection and range is much better than MAC’s. They  have a toulene and formaldehyde free nail polish range in colours that are temptingly luscious and fruity. The claim that…

Colorbar USA …a great coral pink lipstick

Colorbar never fails to surprise me with their range of  lipstick colours that work on Indian skin. This picture has two shades I got recently and I think will work on all skin tones. Shade 006 in Passionate on the left is a really nice coral pink which goes on bright and fresh. It is…

Paraben alert

The next time you go beauty shopping ask the beauty advisor about parabens . Chances are she will not have been briefed on how to answer this question. I had this experience recently at two beauty counters. I am not paranoid as I truly hope that FDA rules and alert consumer groups will have ensured…