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Styled by Sukriti Grover and Vani Gupta, Madhuri Dixit Nene’s Reeti Arneja ensemble is cut from Banarasi khadi silk. The textile is the real draw here: a handwoven fabric built from multiple shades of silk thread, creating a surface that shifts beautifully with movement and light. The designers kept the silhouette pared back and embroidery-free, letting the complexity of the weave speak for itself.

Paired with a jewellery set of emerald green, she keeps it light on the accessories by opting for a pair of studs, a polki necklace set and some noor cuff bangles, while letting her hair down in soft curls, giving it a good amount of fusion and all the while looking regal. The silhouette flows in freely with the floral prints, only adding to the weave’s magnificence.

Bringing a fresh rendition to Indian wear, this look by Madhuri Dixit shows how an age-old silhouette can be styled with a modern flair.

From Vogue’s fashion desk:

“Lean into the vintage charm of the multi-panel lehenga skirt with oxidised chandbali in place of the polki set. Add a diaphanous dupatta, that cling to the skin, to drape over the neck to give company to the bare neck and add a touch of evening glamour,” says Vogue India fashion associate Manglien Gangte.

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Gym-goers will need to wash their hair more after a sweaty workout.

8. Styling products

Your styling routine can play into how quickly your hair gets oily, too. “Using heavy styling products can also make your roots greasy, as can using a dirty hairbrush,” says Anabel, who recommends washing your hairbrush every 2-4 weeks.

Can you train your hair to last longer between washes?

Anabel points out that you can’t “train your hair to be less greasy by washing it less. Oil is produced on the scalp (not the hair), and once your scalp is cleansed it will simply continue producing oil at the same rate.”

It’s also quite difficult to over-wash your hair. “‘More often than not’ is always a good principle to obtain the best scalp conditions for healthy hair growth,” adds Anabel.

How often should you wash your hair and scalp?

If you’re experiencing oily roots and hair, cleansing the scalp of excess buildup is crucial to avoid blockages in your hair follicles, which can lead to irritation and dandruff. Lars Skjoth, a product developer and founder of Harklinikken haircare, also stresses that regular use of a gentle shampoo balances the scalp microbiome, resulting in the ideal pH level needed for healthy hair growth.

“You take your hair and scalp to the same places you take your face and it gets just as dirty,” Anabel explains. “Your scalp is also a living tissue; it sweats, produces oils and sheds skin cells. You wouldn’t leave more than three days between washing your face; apply the same thinking to your hair and scalp.”

This she says, translates into every day for fine hair, every other day for medium hair and no more than three days apart for coarse or coiled hair textures.

What are the best shampoos and conditioners for greasy hair?

Of course it’s not just about how you’re washing your hair, but whether you’re using the best products for your hair.

Iain Sallis, trichologist and founder of Hairmedic, says it’s essential to select your shampoo and conditioner carefully. He advises avoiding any shampoo and conditioner labelled with the words: ‘dry’, ‘damaged’, ‘smoothing’ or ‘glossy’.

“They may all just be coating the hair in a fine film, which is good for what it states, but not good if your hair is prone to looking greasy,” he explains. “The coating will add to the oil produced and cause the hair to become dull and oily looking.”

That said, you can apply glossy conditioners tactically to just the ends of your hair if you find they look very parched.

How to stop greasy hair

Here are all the greasy hair hacks to keep in mind:

1. Only wash your fringe or the hair on top of your head

Nothing beats a full deep clean but this ingenious hack that went viral on social media, where you simply wash the top layer of your hair on the parting that gets greasy, is great for a quicker hair refresh.

The nominations for the Golden Globes have a long history of confounding pundits, with that award show’s eccentric voting body always, famously, going its own way. This year, many of the presumed awards season frontrunners made the cut, but there were also a handful of head-spinning surprises and truly egregious snubs. These are the 12 we can’t stop thinking about.

Snub: Wicked: For Good

Let’s just say it: Jon M Chu’s pink-and-green sequel hasn’t been the critical smash hit its predecessor was. That, rightfully, didn’t stop Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande from scoring nods for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy, and Best Supporting Actress, respectively, but for the film itself not to be in the Best Musical or Comedy category, given it was the only musical seriously in contention? It’s a huge loss. (It made the shortlist for the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement prize, though I suspect that’ll provide little comfort.) This doesn’t bode well for its chances of securing an Oscar Best Picture nomination either.

Surprise: Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt for The Smashing Machine

Benny Safdie’s biopic of MMA fighter Mark Kerr has faded into the background somewhat over the last few months, but the Globes nominated both The Rock and his onscreen partner, for Best Actor – Drama and Supporting Actress, with the latter beating out rivals from buzzier releases, including Marty Supreme’s Gwyneth Paltrow and Odessa A’zion, and One Battle After Another’s Regina Hall. It doesn’t guarantee either Johnson or Blunt slots in the Oscar race—at the moment, it feels unlikely that they’ll make the cut—but it’s certainly resuscitated their campaigns for the time being.

Snub: Wunmi Mosaku for Sinners

One of the actors who missed out on a spot in the Supporting Actress line-up as a result of Blunt’s surprise inclusion is the formidable breakout from Ryan Coogler’s blockbuster vampire saga. It walked away with an impressive seven nods—Best Drama, Best Director, Best Actor for Michael B Jordan, Best Screenplay, Best Original Song, Best Score, and Cinematic and Box Office Achievement—but it would’ve been great to see her in the mix, too.

Surprise: Eva Victor for Sorry, Baby

The news that most delighted me from today’s nominations? The fact that the supremely talented director, writer and lead actor of the A24 instant cult classic—easily one of my favourite movies of the year—made it into the Best Actress – Drama category. Facing competition in the form of Hamnet’s Jessie Buckley, Die My Love’s Jennifer Lawrence, After the Hunt’s Julia Roberts, Sentimental Value’s Renate Reinsve and Hedda’s Tessa Thompson, there’s basically no way Victor can win. But still, the film’s inclusion here might get a few more people to finally see it, and that is invaluable.

Snub: Train Dreams

Another quiet and deeply moving film which deserves more attention, Clint Bentley’s achingly beautiful period piece was owed a Best Drama nomination, and a slot in the Best Screenplay category, too. The superb Joel Edgerton is at least in the running for Best Actor – Drama for his heartbreaking turn, and it secured an Original Song nod for Nick Cave’s gentle, goosebump-inducing ‘Train Dreams’, but this is a snub I’ll have trouble getting over.

Surprise: Nouvelle Vague

It’s a good day for Richard Linklater, whose two new films, the Ethan Hawke-led Blue Moon and this black-and-white retelling of the making of the French New Wave classic Breathless, both got into Best Musical or Comedy. Blue Moon has been ascendant as more awards voters catch up on Hawke’s transformative performance as the beleaguered 20th-century songwriter Lorenz Hart (he’s deservedly nominated for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy), but I for one was startled to see Nouvelle Vague here over, say, Harry Lighton’s hilarious and heartfelt Pillion, starring a leather-clad Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgård, or Mona Fastvold’s audacious, Amanda Seyfried-led, 18th-century cult musical The Testament of Ann Lee. This is a more traditional and far less interesting choice.

Surprise: “No Place Like Home” from Wicked: For Good

It’s a truth (basically) universally acknowledged that the two new original songs in Wicked: For Good aren’t that great. At a stretch, I can kind of understand Ariana Grande’s ‘The Girl in the Bubble’ being nominated, but ‘No Place Like Home’, which Elphaba croons as the animals are leaving Oz literally feels like it’s being made up on the spot. It has no business being on the Best Original Song shortlist alongside true bangers like KPop Demon Hunters’ ‘Golden’ and Sinners’ ‘I Lied to You’. The Testament of Ann Lee’s ‘Clothed by the Sun’ or the other Sinners song, ‘Last Time (I Seen the Sun)’, would have been worthier contenders.

Surprise: The Bear

After two fumbled seasons, few expected Christopher Storer’s tortured culinary comedy-drama to reappear here, but it somehow scored three nods: for Best TV Series – Musical or Comedy, Best Actor in a Comedy Series for Jeremy Allen White, and Best Actress in a Comedy Series for Ayo Edebiri. The pair are reliably great, of course, and the Globes evidently loyal, having given the show five statuettes over the past few years, but it might be time to leave it behind for something newer and more exciting.

Surprise: Jacob Elordi for The Narrow Road to the Deep North

It was a joy to see the Australian heartthrob recognised in Best Supporting Actor for his extraordinary work in Frankenstein—here’s hoping an Oscar nomination follows±but an even bigger surprise and thrill to see him included in Best Actor in a Limited Series as well, for this powerful and under-seen war drama from Justin Kurzel and Shaun Grant.

Snub: Katherine LaNasa for The Pitt

Given she won the Emmy for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, it’s astonishing that the firecracker from R Scott Gemmill’s riveting medical drama isn’t even nominated for the Best TV Supporting Actress Globe. (Its lead, Noah Wyle, is on the Best Actor in a Drama Series shortlist, and The Pitt in Best Drama Series, so voters clearly saw and enjoyed the show.) Adolescence’s Erin Doherty, Hacks’ Hannah Einbinder and The Studio’s Catherine O’Hara were always going to get in here, but aside from them, a trio of White Lotus standouts came out on top instead—Carrie Coon, Parker Posey and Aimee Lou Wood. Fair enough, but it might have been nice to spread the wealth a little more?

Surprise: Ashley Walters for Adolescence

While the culture-shifting Netflix phenomenon’s Erin Doherty, Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper and writer Jack Thorne have cleaned up at a number of awards shows, the supporting actor who takes the part of the inspector at the heart of the case has largely been overlooked, netting just one Emmy nomination. But at the Globes, the wave for this blistering series resulted in five nods in total, and carried him across the line in the process.

Snub: Stranger Things

Granted, reviews for the first half of the last season of the Duffer brothers’ sci-fi epic have been muted, but it was still surprising to see it passed over in Best Drama Series considering this would be the Globes’ final opportunity to honour it. Despite four nominations (two for Best Drama Series, one for Winona Ryder and the other for David Harbour) it’s never actually won any Golden Globes—a crime for what is surely one of the best TV shows of all time.

This article first appeared on Vogue.co.uk

Cosmic tip: You might already be sitting on your goldmine. Dig a little deeper to reveal it.

Your hard work is paying off and Scorpio, you are loving it. As you slowly pave your way through the cosmic currents, you realise your power is strongest when you feel seen, heard, and understood. You can be a rock, but only when you allow yourself to explore the depths of your soul. Not everyone gets it—but those who do, become pillars of strength in your life. Yourself included.

Cosmic tip: This is the time to plan ahead.

Your life lately has been glowing with a touch of magic, Sag. Your community is strong, your energy is unmatched, and your spirit is adventurous. But soon, you may feel the need to retreat. Withdraw into your hermit-crab shell and see if you’ve outgrown it only to find one that is better suited. This could mean a literal relocation, or simply a shift in your headspace to spaces that feel more expansive and in tune with you.

Cosmic tip: Enough with the struggle. Let out that scream and ask the heavens for help.

There is a rough edge in your heart around a few things, Capricorn. Now that you’ve left the world behind and safeguarded your own interests, you may have noticed that you haven’t really placed yourself on the priority list until now. You’re beginning to make space for yourself in life and this is how the cosmos knows you are ready for more. Be mindful of opening up to the right people and opportunities and for that, trust your gut, always.

Cosmic tip: Move between worlds until your balance returns.

Have you felt like you’ve been playing snakes and ladders with your life? Does every climb up  feel like it will be followed by a snake bite that will bring you down again? Think your moves through, Aquarius. Think over all the ideas, options, and impulses that need sifting through. You’re working hard, so make sure your energy is channeled right.

Cosmic tip: One hand holds the map and the other shapes your dream life. This is your moment.

Pisces, when you step back, you will be able to receive with a lot more clarity and foresight. You’ve been learning how to manage your ideas, resources, wealth, relationships and even yourself. This phase in your life not only has you sitting pretty but also on a rock solid foundation. From this point on, you’re seeking higher aspirations, higher goals and higher living. Just ensure you are not too high up in the air and you have your anchors steadily in place.

Cosmic tip: Your fortune is shifting and you can feel it.

Modern sedentary living often shows up as a stiff back, pain and even breathlessness. Dinah Hampson, Canadian physiotherapist and founder of Pivot Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Clinic, has joined the ABA (American Barre Academy) to bring science-backed exercises and training from a professional physiotherapy perspective.

These five back release exercises were jointly developed by Dinah and ABA founder Lucie Wang and demonstrated by ABA co-founder and professional ballet dancer Calley Skalnik. They’re designed to help you ease back pain, let your back truly release and bring your body back to feeling light and comfortable.

For each movement, practice two sets of 8 to 10 repetitions per side each day. When you sync your breath with the exercises, you’ll notice the tension in your lower back gradually softening and your posture becoming more centred.

Movement 1: Dragon’s Lateral Extension

• Place one leg slightly behind and across the other, like a small diagonal step back.
• Lean your upper body forward until it’s almost parallel to the floor, keeping your back straight.
• Come back up to an upright position.
• From standing, bend your torso to one side, then to the other, like a gentle side stretch.
• Do the same sequence with the other leg stepping back.

This simple stretch activates the abdominal obliques, glutes, quadriceps and latissimus dorsi (lower back muscles.) It also pulls and restores elasticity in the thoracolumbar fascia (lower back tissue) and helps ease tightness in the lower back.

Dinah says this exercise releases tension at the base of the posterior muscles, maintains the elasticity of the thoracolumbar fascia and significantly eases overall tightness and pulling pain in the lower back.

Movement 2: Feather Return

• Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart.
• Turn to one side and do a light diagonal stretch in that direction.
• Bend your knees into a small squat and lean your upper body forward.
• Turn to the opposite side.
• Interlock your hands, stretch both arms out in front of you and lift the foot on the same side while the leg extends out.

By improving knee and hip discomfort linked to tight lateral hips, this movement activates the lower trapezius and lumbar muscles and helps rebuild a stronger posture line. With continued practice, it breaks up deep hip tension.

Fragrances are personal in a way few beauty products can ever be. They sit on your skin, slip into your memories and determine how you move through a room. A single spritz can shift your mood, make a moment or become the signature people remember you by. With so much power in one bottle, choosing the right one matters.

So we tried every launch of 2025 (almost) and picked the most standout launches. From warm woods and modern florals to mood-boosting mists, these are the kind of fragrances that hold a space in your life for years. Whether you’re hunting for your next signature or shopping for someone special, this is your definitive guide.

Best fruity-floral fragrances of 2025

Carolina Herrera Very Good Girl

A bright floral that balances playful sweetness with an elegant rose-and-vetiver core. It’s bold without losing its charm, and its sillage always feels unmistakably feminine. A confident pick for anyone who likes their perfume with personality.

Marc Jacobs Daisy Wild Eau So Intense

Fresh greens and florals come together in a carefree, outdoorsy way that evokes thoughts of sunshine, wildflowers and easy living. A soft, spirited pick for everyday wear.

Victoria’s Secret Bombshell Midnight

A deeper, velvety twist on the classic Bombshell. Dark berries melt into sensual musks, creating a nighttime mood that’s sultry without leaning heavy. Perfect for evenings when you want something playful but grown.

Ajmal Perfumes Aristocrat Coral

Combining juicy peach with luminous florals, this one feels polished but playful. It’s clean, feminine and luxurious, like a silk blouse and fresh blowout in a bottle.

Best gourmand fragrances of 2025

Rare Beauty Rare Eau De Parfum

Warm, cocooning and beautifully powdery. This scent feels like an exhale with super gentle wood notes, a touch of sweetness and an almost edible, sweet warmth.

Jean Paul Gaultier Gaultier Divine

This one offers a rich salted caramel and vanilla base layered with a hint of floral brightness that keeps it smooth and sophisticated. It’s sensual, comforting and powerful.

Sol De Janeiro Cheirosa 76 Body Mist

Warm vanilla and soft florals with that unmistakable creamy sweetness. It has an easy, sun-soaked charm that makes even a regular day feel a bit brighter. A feel-good favourite through and through.

Best citrusy fragrances of 2025

CHANEL Chance Eau Splendide

A classic that keeps finding new fans. Chance wraps bright florals with a soft, peppery edge that keeps it from ever feeling predictable. It’s the kind of scent that slips into your routine and becomes impossible to replace.

Yves Saint Laurent Libre L’Eau Nue

Light and fresh, this version of the original Libre feels like clean skin after a warm shower. The citrus opening is bright and uplifting, settling into a silky orange blossom. This non-alcoholic fragrance has essential oils that you can tap into your skin and it feels perfect for warm days and everyday wear.

Parfums de Marly Valaya

Airy musks and soft woods woven together with elegance. Valaya feels smooth and balances freshness with woody notes beautifully. It’s got that powdery base note that will keep you feeling fresh for hours.

Issey Miyake Le Sel D’Issey

Cool, clean and hypnotic. The mineral-salty opening feels like a fresh dive, settling into a slightly more intense ginger and citrus. A refreshing shift from the usual exclusively citrus fragrances.

Diptyque Lazulio

Available at the Diptyque flagship store, New Delhi

A cool, blue-toned scent that feels like a breeze off a faraway coastline. Textured, radiant and transporting, the kind of perfume that changes the atmosphere around you without much effort.

Best oriental fragrances of 2025

Dior J’adore L’Or

This rich, golden version of the original J’adore feels almost liquid on the skin. The jasmine and rose stay lush and full, touched with a warm, ambery glow that lingers beautifully. It’s indulgent without being loud, perfect if you like your florals with depth and a little drama.

Givenchy L’Interdit Parfum

Dark florals wrapped in soft spice give this fragrance a distinct edge. It’s unexpected in the best way: seductive, memorable and built for someone who likes their scent to leave a trace.

Tom Ford Black Orchid

Dark, velvet-rich and unapologetically bold. The floral-earthy layers unfold slowly, creating a deep, addictive warmth on skin. It’s the kind of scent you remember a person by.

Secret Alchemist Midnight Patchouli

Earthy and resinous, this is patchouli done with restraint: mysterious, intimate and the kind of scent you unexpectedly fall for. A standout for anyone who loves niche artistry.

Best woody fragrances of 2025

Jo Malone London Hinoki & Cedarwood

Clean cedarwood cooled by fresh, almost meditative notes, it feels like stepping into calm after a long day. Elegant without trying and perfect for anyone who prefers subtlety over spectacle.

Creed Millésime Aventus

Crisp fruits, smokey woods and a signature that’s impossible to mistake. Aventus has an effortless intensity; refined but never stiff. A staple because it will never lose that magnetic pull.

Azzaro Wanted Forever Elixir

Spiced warmth meets deep woods in a blend built for nights out. It’s intense and long-lasting, with the unexpected mix of wood, raspberry, spices and musk.

Once a hallmark of the free-wheeling ’70s, and later an early-’00s It-girl essential, the long, boho skirt is making a cheerful return this season. Which, to me, feels entirely natural – its looseness taps into fashion’s wider lean towards arcadian chic: head-to-toe paisley, diaphanous dresses, rope-tie sandals, beaten-in leathers and suede bags swaying with fringe.

Few have embraced this barefoot spirit quite like Chemena Kamali, whose work at Chloé is rooted in an easy, unstudied femininity. “It’s very much about an intuitive way of dressing,” Kamali told this magazine of her imagined muse in 2024. “I think there’s this longing for undone-ness and freedom and softness and movement.” She’s not alone. At Saint Laurent, Anthony Vaccarello offered ruffled paisley-print skirts for spring/summer 2025; Elie Saab showed aqueous, waterfall-like skirts in sheer python print; and David Koma at Blumarine leaned fully into the ’00s with slashed, low-slung silk-and-lace maxis; while Chanel’s Matthieu Blazy sent out tiered skirts bursting with scarlet plumes.

And, of course, no article themed around the term “boho chic” is complete without reference to Sienna Miller, who arrived at the 2025 Fashion Awards in a floaty, semi-transparent Givenchy gown, serving as a reminder that she has been the ultimate proponent of this trend since the early ’00s. For example: who could forget that 2003 image of her wearing a wafty column skirt and sinuous camisole at FrostFrench’s lingerie launch? Ever faithful to Chloé’s bohemian universe, she continues to wear the house with near-devotional regularity – from front-row appearances at Paris Fashion Week to the 2024 Cannes red carpet – keeping alive the romantic, poetic femininity Kamali is intent on celebrating.

This article first appeared on Vogue.fr

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Things may have not felt the same for you since September, Sag. A lot of flux, uncertainty and self-doubt may have been creeping in. However, your guides suggest to silence that belittling self talk, and take a refreshing deep breath. What if you simply trusted the breadcrumbs being offered to you? It’s not your thoughts that hold you back Libra, but the way you process them, and the hesitation around communicating them, that complicates things. Your guides want to remind you that you do not have to be everyone’s saviour. It is essential to address your own needs, emotions and feelings too. While getting sucked into a dreamy world view sounds like an amazing choice, remember to return to your reality. Ask yourself what you want to address in your present, Aquarius. What are the challenges you are overcoming and where is this leading to? Cancer, you’re getting better at communicating your ideas and expectations with others and the cosmos. You’re also gaining clarity on your relationships, goals and yourself.

Read on for what the stars have in store for you, and make sure you check out your sun, moon and rising signs for the complete picture.

This is a time for a powerful cosmic restart, Aries. Step onto that pioneering accelerator and move forward—but first, pause and reflect on what you truly want to make headway in. When anything is possible, the energy can feel chaotic and your mind may lack clarity. But you’re also in a rare position to pick and choose what to make possible.

Cosmic tip: Your dreams are all achievable, but they also need you to anchor them.

The fiery energy of the recent full moon paired with Sagittarius season is helping you break new ground, Taurus. Within your heart, the weather may feel icy cold, but it is leading you to turning the seasons of your life for the better. Spring is arriving soon and it’s bringing warmth, abundance and momentum. Until then, grab that snow shovel and clear the path towards lands that feel both welcoming and strangely familiar.

Cosmic tip: Seek discomfort to finally find healthy and supportive comfort.

Here’s your cosmic reminder that magic begins in the mind before shaping in your hands, Gemini. So ask yourself—what is the best possible resolution to your situation? What is the best possible outcome you can imagine? When you approach things with a mind-first approach, breakthroughs are a lot easier and arrive at light speed. Clarity surfaces when objectivity takes the front seat and you will feel ready to fly your way through the unfamiliar with new found confidence.

Cosmic tip: A tough cycle closes. Stay on course.

Aquarius, a past lifetime calls out to you—either through a culture you’re drawn to, a place you feel compelled to visit, or a person or skill that feels familiar. While getting sucked into a dreamy world view sounds like an amazing choice, remember to return to your reality. Ask yourself what you want to address in your present. What are the challenges you are overcoming and where is this leading to? Passion is powerful when guided, but it can also wreak havoc when left without direction.

Cosmic tip: What do you need to release? Not everything that crosses your path is here to be healed.

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