Beauty and Self Image is where hair, clothes, skincare, ageing, grooming, and appearance stop being “just beauty things.” These stories look at how women learn to see themselves, maintain themselves, correct themselves, and sometimes laugh at the entire performance while still booking the appointment.
This is a category for personal essays on beauty, body image, self-perception, ageing, and the strange emotional admin that comes with being visible.
I asked ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini what kind of person I am. They knew the documented me: the prompts, drafts, edits, searches, and patterns. But the missing parts were more revealing.
I Let AI Describe Me. Then I Had to Do It Myself. Read More »
Taste feels personal, almost instinctive. But food, clothes, homes, and even the sarees that break our own rules often carry older stories of availability, repetition, culture, aspiration, and the small choices that slowly become a self.
Taste: The Stories We Tell Ourselves About What We Like Read More »
You think you’re noticing a person.
The clothes, the walk, the outline of a stranger moving through an ordinary evening.
But sometimes what you’re really noticing is a pattern your body already knows.
How to move without interrupting.
How to shrink just enough.
How to stay within the edges of space without ever testing where they actually are.
And once that recognition clicks, it’s hard to tell whether you saw them at all. Or just recognised yourself at a distance.
Posture: The Stories Our Bodies Tell Read More »
A funny, honest look at chin hair after 40.
Why it happens, and how it feels when you’ve lived it.
Not By The Hair of My Chiny Chin Chin Read More »
A man’s shoe is an important part of his outfit. Whether you’re going for a formal look or just want something comfortable to wear all day, choosing the right shoes for men is essential. It goes a long way toward making a great first impression. Buying shoes for men is a serious affair. It’s important
Buying shoes for men: 5 things to remember Read More »
Deyga Rosehip seed Oil and SunScreen Reviewed for oily skin. After one year of use, this product has become my skincare holy grail
Deyga Rosehip Seed Oil and SPF30 Sun Screen Review Read More »
I thought I was doing the right thing. My clothes stayed in my wardrobe for years, lived multiple lives and were rarely discarded. But the more I read about sustainable fashion, the more I realised how confusing slow fashion for consumers actually is.
The Slow Fashion Conundrum: What Slow Fashion Means for Consumers Read More »
Menswear for women was a big trend some seasons back. Do you remember it? I did not really get on board then. The reason was that the trend circled around androgynous looks. In my humble opinion, androgynous is not for everyone. It takes a certain body shape and more importantly, a certain attitude to pull
5 cool ways to incorporate Menswear in your wardrobe Read More »
Let’s Talk Shoes Yes. Let’s. Let’s talk shoes. The love of shoes can grow quickly and if you have a hoarding tendency, the situation can escalate very very quickly. Trust me, I have been there. When I got married, I was collecting shoes in all shapes and colours. I explained to a perplexed husband, the
Type of Shoes a Working Mom really needs Read More »
Indian women have a love-hate relationship with Kajal. We love to wear it and love to discuss it but hate that it smudges and is a pain to take off. Like most, I too am forever on the lookout for the perfect Kajal. It is like chasing the holy grail and I truly believe that
Kajal – My Tips and Tricks Read More »
