50 shades of red : MARSALA

“If I could tell you about Red,  I would sing to you of fire Sweet like cherries,  Burning like cinnamon Smelling like a rose in the sun” 
Marsala, the pantone color of the year 2015, has found its presence even before its official announcement. We take you through a journey of this color in all walks of life.

The versatile color has found a place in glossy cosmetics as well as the earthy walls of our house. Its texture appeals the fabrics as well semi precious jewels.

Its difficult to exactly define MARSALA , but anything between maroon and red with a little hint of rust could be its definition. Though at some places hues and shades could range from redddish brown to reddish purple also.

auburn, red, ginger, and burnt red are totally on the radar this year.

The Duchess of Cambridge has been often criticized for her drab taste in dressing, which has been proven ill-founded as she emerges as the Kaleidoscopic Kate.

Bollywood actresses killing it in marsala hues.

Alia bhatt for vogue

Alia Bhatt flaunting marsala shades.

Deepika padukone for vogue 2013.

Sonam Kapoor, Prachi Desai, and malaika Arora Khan walking the red carpet.

Kalki Koechlin for a magazine shoot. 

Malaika Arora Khan has flaunted it right !

Katrina Kapoor essayed her role in the movie "Rajneeti" with ease in Sonia Gandhi inspired saris.

Sonia Gandhi has been wearing it time and again.

Sonia Gandhi has a biography to her name titled "The Red Sari".

Sushma Swaraj also flaunts it right with a matching border sweater.

Gandhi family rightly shows us combinations in the traditional Indian attire.

        

Michelle Obama being fashion forward brings in this shade with ease.

Blake Lively keeps the shutter bugs on !

Beyonce asking you "You Love Me"!

Julia roberts MARSALA alert.

Hollywood men in hues and tones.

Ranbir Kapoor at the colors screen awards.

Virat Kohli for GQ India.

"Bright red,scarlet,crimson,pillar box red or cherry - are very cheerful and youthful.There is certainly a red for everyone." says Christian Dior.

GET INKED !!

“A tattoo is a true poetic creation, and is always more than meets the eye. As a tattoo is grounded on living skin, so its essence emotes a poignancy unique to the mortal human condition.” 

A tattoo, a mark either permanent or temporary on the body other than a birth/burn mark is fun and painful to be inked. India has followed this art since times immemorial from the temporary heena and alta designs to the more complicated marks etched permanently on the body.
Here is a look of the evolvement of tattoos since ages.

The tribes of north east differentiate people with the help of tattoos. Body piercings and tattoo forms a part of their body decoration.

Rajasthan has a daily grind etched on the hands.

Gujarati tribal women adorns birds, animals and figures on their body

A participant dressed up for ramleela performance in a temporary face tattoo.

Every indian bride's fantasy..The heena /mehndi

Rajasthani women follow a dot pattern along the eyes and the chin.

The south Indian dance form of kathakali has a temporary face tattoo on the dancers.

Megan fox in a tattoo theme photo shoot.

" My tattoos are a little f-you to anyone who tells me not to..."

Angelina jolie getting herself inked.

David beckham has left no space on his hands !

Anne Hathway has a cute flower on her lower back.

British actor Alex Pettyfer's  tattoo.

"It says my name, 'Alex.' It's boring,"

Eva Longoria flaunting her tiny tattoo band...wedding date tattoo !

Hayden Panetteire flaunts her post delivery tattooed body with elan !

Miley cyrus and her famous dead dog tattoo for a party.

Indian celebrities have not been far behind in exeriementling with tattooing ! 

Apoorva Lakhiya has his hand tattooed with a caricature.

esha deol flaunts her back with dual tattoos in sanskrit.

Kangana has hr lower neck inked with a free bird image.

No one can flaunt a tattoo more dramatically than rakhi sawant herself.

Rk on Dp .....gone with the wind ..now a fresh scene is on the mind...

Priyanka chopra's "Daddy's little girl tattoo"

“Tattooing, when understood in its entirety, must be seen as a religious act. The human being brings forth images from the center of the self and communicates them to the world. Fantasy is embodied in reality and the person is made whole."

NAILED IT !

“Be a lady? Forget it. Ladies don't last a day in the real word. No one's a lady anymore. Why do you think we get our claws polished?” 

Nails have been back in fashion. Gone are the perfectly polished french manicure days in white and nude...its time to experiment, time to unleash the wildness within you. From caviar nails to neatly done Popsicle of color , nail art has come a long way than just being your teen daughter's time pass act.

So here is a guide to nail art's sported by various celebrities, internationally and in india.

Rihanna showing off the smiley nail arts at a recent event.

Tooo much of nail art I guess .....!!!

 Katy Perry singing all along .."This is how we do " !!

Lady gaga shouting out loud " Do what you want"

Rihanna's bitchy llok says " Bitch better have my money "

"The devil wears prada" for Anne Hathway 

Indian actresses have though not much experiemented with nail art. They prefer to play safe or prepare themselves to suit particular roles or photoshoots.

Rekha on the cover of Filmfare magazine in pointy golden nails !! 

Alia Bhatt rying to experiement golden and black prints.

Priyanka chopra in early days of her career has had a lot of fun with nails.

Lakme absolut has come up with a new range of pop burst colors and kareena shows off with elan.

Shilpa shetty donning electric blue french nails. The boob pressing action doesn't go down very well though !!!

Shaded ochre for kareena.

Fashionista Sonam Kaapoor trying to flaunt a different kind of nail art....."Its cool to sport your voting mark"

Indians have always had nails painted in the most natural way... be it the orange color of mehndi or the red color of the alta....it adores the feet and hands of every bride-to-be. 

The significance of Alta was that it resembled blood, which is symbolic of fertility and prosperity.  However, the Islamic invasion of India brought along with its new customs and traditions – henna or mehendi, being one of them.  Due to the increasing influence of Muslim culture, the usage of Alta was slowly replaced by Henna in other parts of India.

“I am different when my nails are done. I am more dynamic. I gesticulate more, I am better at scaring my staff. I can indicate impatience by drumming on tabletops and I can wrap up a meeting with a few choice clatters.” says a  bollywood insider.

HAPPY DIWALI 2014 !!!

HAPPY DIWALI !!! HAVE A STYLISH YEAR AHEAD !!!