Kerastase Les Grand Crus: More of the same for hair ?

O Kerastase has positioned its new range of oils as Les Grand Crus borrowing heavily from words and imagery used to describe the highest classification of cognac and wines. A bit pretentious for something that is finally a hair oil but hey whatever floats your boat ! Though its going to change the way I…

Kumkumadi oil: Ayurveda’s little magic potion

saffron flower- photo courtesy: culinarymasterclass In South India Kumkumadi Tailam (oil) is known as the oil that promises radiance and a glowing skin. There is a reason it does. It is made from sixteen herbs prescribed by ayurvedic texts for beautiful skin. Some texts suggest twenty one ingredients. Its main ingredient is saffron which heals…

SINDH: Stories From A Vanished Homeland by Saaz Aggarwal

“Unlike the Jews and the Tibetans the Sindhis cast aside their traditions too easily. Unlike the Palestinians they tore themselves away from their ancestral homeland . Somewhat like the gypsy Romani they did not know how many they had lost -because they had not counted in the first place”. Much has been written about the…

Vino signature style

There’s nothing more flattering to the ego than going up the luxury ladder with your own personal wine label. This is a bottle of Fratelli’s special edition barrel aged wine that was sent to me recently. Fratelli ( meaning brothers in italian) a collaboration between wine makers in Tuscany and vineyards of Akhluj in Nagpur,India…

From Ibiza with love …

a  Spain is well known for beauty and its beauty brands . On a recent trip I found these two luxury Ibiza brands charming and quite pampering in use. Campos de Ibiza was in my hotel room and that’s a good way to try a brand. I liked their shampoo and bath salts very much….