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 !!!

Men for Vanity

Remember Grandpa? Remember that crusty, old, soot-covered, WWII veteran who grew up during the Great Depression? He was lean and had a face that looked like Black Hills granite. He knew how to get his hands dirty, bust a kid over his knee, chew tobacco, and spit fire.

Man overboard! Did anyone else hear the splash? No, it wasn't a man slapping on aftershave; it was the sound of the modern man going overboard.

 It's one thing to try and look your best. Generally, looking clean and pressed is a good idea. It's another thing to apply expensive moisturizers, powders and creams before bedtime.

Whether we like it or not, looking good, be it for men or women is a commodity we"ll see a lot in future. Couple this desire to look dashing along with the convenience that modern technology has to offer & you've got urself the formula for the modern cool and chic men.

 They keep some vanity for their female counterparts too !! When in a mess they come to rescue !!

The regular stuff that you find in their drawers since ages!! 

If boyhood and youth are but vanity, must it not be our ambition to become men ?

Rose water is not just for women. Men use it in equal amounts to. Talk about equality in gender right !

Its not just women who collect toiletries from the hotels...men do it too !! 

 

Who said the phrase TALL DARK AND HANDSOME.....men wanna look fair too....Or probably the women today want an equally fair looking partner !!

Do i miss the good old fashion hairy hunk men of the past ? I do. But i am not complaining about the slim fit wearing clean shaves either. 

All i know is i give my kudos to those who take active steps to look good. As long as you open the door for me and hold my hand walking on the street, then your in my good book !!!!!

Third eye : Bindi

I have never seen my mother without a bindi. She wears it when she is working, sleeping, bathing, cooking, cleaning, socialising ....everywhere the bindi is omnipresent with her.
I have grown up with Shilpa and Suruchi bindi brands ruling my mothers dressing table.
The mystic, bindi has its origin rooted in puranas and veddic grants mentioning the goddesses adorned with KumKum.

Red dot: Bindi was supposed to be the power giving source for women. Its the third eye , the mystic attracting energies from the universe.

Kumkum is worn as a bindi and sindhoor is worn on the parting of the hair.

Diffrrent shapes and sizes have become symbols of varoius religions and communities.

Raja Ravi Verma has depicted women with broad foreheads adorned beautifully in a bindi.

The small dot bindi is considered to be very sensuous on a woman's forehead 

Amrita Shergill was beauty simplified in a small dot.

Women on celluloid adorning the bindi!

International acclaim for our red dot !

Torch bearers of the BIndi.

Neena gupta's bindi from the tv serial Saans has been very famous with indian women aping it to the core.

Shobha de has been sporting a snake shape bindi at most of the social appearances.

Dolly Thakore is the epitome of a huge red bindi almost similiar to the size of a coin.

Illa Arun has always spotted tribal shapes with a thick black outline for her bindis.

The Tilak bindi is made very popular by Kirron Kher.

Usha Uthup wears a big round bindi with an engraving inside it. Her bindis have alphabets, animals, and various other symbols in it.

Mallika Sarabhai sports a round maroon bindi with a tilak like long graphic inside it.

Sudha Chandaran is famous for matching her bindis to her clothes.

Red for red and Black for black !

lungi dance

South indian garment finding its way into north, west and east india: The bum wrap: Lungi
Dhoti, sarong, skirt, lungi. Comforting, airry, unstitched, easy chic.
An indian tribute, our own cocktail mix for the western man-skirts.
Lets take a look of how the garment has evolved and its fashionable journey penetrating into our lives.

Sri lankan tribe seen wearing sarong like lungi fastened with a belt.

The evolution of sari seems inspired by the lungi. A longer and more complicated version of covering your body.

Inna rascala !!

Criketers flaunting some off field.

Mango men in chic lungi!

Lungi dance for sure !!

On screen , zeenat aman was the first women to sport a lungi. Deepika, vidhya, katrina all came later !!

Aamir in his cowboy lungi avatar.

Salman in a very tribal inspired get up with the lungi.

Kancheverum lungi it is for SRK !

Amala Paul doing the lungi dance her way !! cutee !!

Bum wraps find an international way. Shahid and deepika swaying away with kevin spacey at the      iifa 2014.

Loosen it, tighten it, shorten it, keep it long, fold it, open it ............LUV LUNGI !