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Scorps, your achievements take center stage – recognition, applause, and the sweet taste of success are yours to savor. But with visibility come challenges. As you rise, so do the voices that question your ascent. Stand firm, for your inner strength is your greatest ally. Lead with confidence, you fiery spirit! – remembering that your passion fuels your path. Amidst the victories, allow yourself the grace to heal. The cosmos reminds you that heartbreaks and disappointments are the catalysts for your transformation. Let your resilience shine brighter than any setback. The journey ahead is yours to command. Go take the wheel.

Cosmic tip: Let clarity be your compass.

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It’s a time to retreat into stillness, allowing your mind and spirit to recuperate, Gemini. Your intuition is heightened, guiding you through a labyrinth of emotions and uncertainties. New ideas and opportunities are ready to emerge, offering fresh perspectives on your goals, however for this you must embrace your inner silence as your second skin – even if just for a bit. Take on this period of rest as a fertile ground for growth, where clarity and inspiration can blossom. Trust that by nurturing your inner world, you are laying the foundation for tangible progress ahead.

Cosmic tip: To reap your fruit, you must first allow your labour to blossom.

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There’s discipline, and then there’s Tiger Shroff. Martial arts, callisthenics, clean eating—his daily routine borders on monastic. But what sets him apart isn’t just the athleticism. It’s the consistency. He isn’t performing fitness—he’s living it, one rep, flip and reformer plank at a time.

Aditi Rao Hydari — Timeless Grace

Photographed by Vansh Virmani

Aditi Rao Hydari’s grace isn’t defined by fleeting trends but by her unwavering authenticity and poise, both on and off-screen. Whether she’s performing or living her life, she sets a modern example of how to balance strength and softness, influence and humility.

Leeza Mangaldas — Intimacy Specialist

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Leeza Mangaldas is cutting through the noise around sexuality with a razor-sharp sense of clarity. As an educator, she isn’t interested in just scratching the surface—she’s diving deep into consent, pleasure, and body politics, breaking down barriers with both empathy and expertise. Her platform isn’t just about educating; it’s about liberating, one honest conversation at a time.

Anju Kish — Sex Educator

Anju Kish is turning the tables on sex education. With UnTaboo, she’s offering a curriculum that’s as culturally sensitive as it is empowering—teaching young people what they need to know about consent and pleasure, and dismantling outdated taboos along the way.

Anushka & Sahil Gupta (MyMuse) — Wellness Entrepreneurs

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With MyMuse, Anushka and Sahil Gupta sparked a conversation. Equal parts product innovation and cultural intervention, their work in sexual wellness is stylish, stigma-free and rooted in joy. MyMuse has grown to be a brand with a narrative of sexual empowerment at the heart of it.

Neha Bhat — Author

Reader’s Choice – AMINU Eye Serum

This eye serum addresses fine lines and puffiness, using a blend of peptides and caffeine to energise the delicate skin around the eyes.

Skin tech innovation

Jury Winner & Reader’s Choice – DIOR Capture Totale Retishot

A revolutionary serum that helps restore skin’s youthful radiance by reactivating the skin’s natural regeneration processes for smoother, firmer skin.

Special Mention – Justhuman Microshots™ AgeDefying Peptide⁶ Cream with Peace Mask

A next-gen skincare solution that combines micro-spicules and peptides with a calming mask, designed to reduce signs of ageing and collagen breakdown.

Lip balm

Jury Winner – Indē Wild Dewy Lip Treatment

This nourishing lip treatment deeply hydrates and plumps lips, leaving them soft, smooth, and beautifully hydrated.

Reader’s Choice – Dr.Jart+ Vital Hydra Solution™ Jelly Bear Lip Mask

A hydrating lip mask that locks in moisture while soothing and repairing lips, giving them a soft, kissable finish.

Haircare

All-round shampoo

Jury Winner – K18 DAMAGE SHIELD pH Protective Shampoo

A protective shampoo that restores hair strength and provides essential hydration, making it perfect for daily use. It seals the hair cuticle and prevents further damage, leaving hair smoother and healthier-looking.

Reader’s Choice – Moroccanoil Frizz Control Shampoo

Rich in antioxidants, this shampoo tames frizz and protects against humidity. Infused with the signature Moroccanoil, it nourishes while ensuring a smooth, shiny finish—no frizz, no fuss.

Clarifying shampoo

Jury Winner – K18 PEPTIDE PREP™ Detox Shampoo

Purification without compromise. This detox shampoo removes product buildup and impurities while maintaining the integrity of your hair’s natural moisture balance. It sets the stage for your next step in the haircare journey.

Reader’s Choice – Schwarzkopf Professional Bonacure Scalp Soothing Shampoo

A gentle, purifying shampoo that calms and cleanses the scalp while supporting healthy hair growth. It’s a calming experience for both the scalp and your strands, leaving you refreshed.

Colour-protecting shampoo

Jury Winner – KEVIN.MURPHY BLONDE.ANGEL.WASH

A sulfate-free shampoo that works wonders for blonde hair. It neutralises yellow tones and prevents brassiness, while gently cleansing and nourishing for a brighter, healthier blonde.

Reader’s Choice – Moroccanoil Color Care Shampoo

Formulated with a blend of antioxidants and argan oil, this shampoo protects colour-treated hair, adds moisture, and enhances shine, helping preserve the vibrancy of your hair colour.

Repair conditioner

Jury Winner & Reader’s Choice – OLAPLEX Nº.5 BOND MAINTENANCE® Conditioner

This bond-building conditioner works to repair and strengthen damaged hair, improving texture and shine while preventing further breakage. It’s perfect for restoring hair’s natural strength.

Colour-protecting conditioner

Jury Winner & Reader’s Choice – Moroccanoil Color Care Conditioner

A rich conditioner designed to keep colour-treated hair vibrant and moisturised. It enhances colour longevity and adds a soft, silky finish, providing the ultimate nourishment.

Hair masque

Jury Winner – KEVIN.MURPHY HYDRATE-ME.MASQUE

A deeply hydrating hair mask that infuses hair with moisture, improving elasticity and softness. Perfect for dry, brittle hair, it leaves hair feeling nourished and revived.

The new moon on May 27 is in the air sign of Gemini, and the days that follow result in an energy that is inquisitive, curious, flexible, fast, magical and playful, although not entirely without stress and contradictions. This is the time to rearrange and explore what you have been putting on the back burner. New life, new you? Let’s go.

This new moon is one of the most beautiful of 2025, and full of magic

This is one of the most beautiful, magical new moons of 2025. It demands change and spontaneity. A Gemini moon is always social, light and playful. Geminis think in other dimensions and want to explore who else they can be; After all, they have a dual nature built in. They break the rules and can cause trouble, but they can also powerfully shift energy.

Everything is super-charged and amplified due to the sun, new moon, Mercury and Jupiter being in Gemini: a Gemini stellium. Now, and in the 35 hours following the new moon, it is a great idea to set a new intention for what you want to create in your life. If you want to start a creative project, especially one that has to do with writing, there is hardly a better time to do so. All other creative ideas will also find particularly fertile ground now.

Gemini is a mobile air sign. They rule the mind and ask themselves: What happens when we move things around? How can we arrange life differently? No idea is too far-fetched.

Anything is possible during the new moon in May 2025

Bear in mind that we also have to endure contradictions. Two or more things can be true at the same time. You can feel the melody of your soul singing, and at the same time, the world can feel chaotic. Now is the moment to question everything.

Mercury and Pluto provide fresh ideas and emotional depth

Mercury, the messenger of the gods, is active under this new moon and helps us recognise celestial messages that we need to hear. Mercury moves into Gemini two days before the new moon. Be alert for signs and synchronicities from the universe, especially on the day of the new moon itself. Mercury, in tandem with the new moon, will also support communication efforts and projects you are working on. You can sell your ideas well and make them understandable.

My next stop naturally was the internet to find out more about self-hypnosis. A form of hypnotherapy that doesn’t require the therapist to be physically present, self-hypnosis consists of listening to pre-recorded sessions and absorbing their contents. It’s cheaper and no appointment is required.

What is self-hypnosis?

“Self-hypnosis is when you guide yourself into the same focused state as you would during hypnotherapy but without an external therapist,” describes Fluri. “The core process (narrowing your focus, relaxing deeply and becoming more open to suggestion) is the same. The difference lies in who’s steering the ship: in hypnosis, it’s the therapist; in self-hypnosis, it’s you.”

The first app I found, Doddle by hypnosis practitioner Emily Leyes, ended up being one of my two favourites. There are sessions for everything from better sleep to stress relief, improved focus, sustained motivation, habit adoption, future self-visualisation and much more.

Grace, an app by elite performance hypnotherapist Grace Smith, is the other one I like. The sessions are longer and slightly more niche, covering topics like parenting, IBS (which can be exacerbated by stress), crisis support and insomnia. Unlike meditation, which seemed to invite wriggles and concentration lapses or affirmations, which I enjoyed but didn’t truly believe in, hypnosis gave me a form of positive reinforcement that didn’t make me feel like I needed to do anything in order to receive it. For example, Leyes, in one of her sessions, reminds the listener not to stress if their focus does start to wane–somewhere deep in the grey tissue, the information is being absorbed.

What’s it like to self-hypnotise?

The first question people ask is always the same: does it work? In many ways, it does. I’ve found myself feeling calmer and less panicked in situations where my sympathetic (stressed-out) nervous system would typically kick into action. I’ve been able to more clearly identify the moments in which I tend to reach for peanut butter as an emotional support, rather than a dose of healthy fats.

With doom scrolling, I’ve found and downloaded an app that strictly (read: cannot be overridden) blocks social media save for one hour each morning. Spending time each morning visualising my future self and the decisions I would want her to make has made effecting change, like getting off my phone and out of the snack cupboard, easier. The thing I wish was more obvious, though, is that hypnotherapy (and self-hypnosis) is not another word for “magic”. Like other practices, it requires consistent application in order to reap results.

“I like. I… like it,” I said with a dramatic flair that should have seemed misplaced at a 3am binge fest of biryani and stuffed kulchas following a wedding reception. Without missing a beat, my friend followed it up with “Prom toh mein isse ke saath jaungi.” And right on cue, the entire table chimed “Hallelujah!” before dissolving into guffaws. Except for the one Colombian man in our crew who was visibly perplexed by this orchestration and probably chalked it up to one too many skinny picantes. We could have explained the sanctity of Poo-speak. Instead, we simply asked him to watch Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) on his flight back home.

Squad Goals – Kapoor Khan’s iconic portrayal of Poo still has an entire generation in a chokehold

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For my Y2K peers, K3G was our Roman empire. Filmmaker Karan Johar’s magnum opus had it all—family drama, larger-than-life sets, designer wardrobes, glamorous foreign locales and a casting coup that included cinematic legends Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor Khan. A goldmine of pop culture references used till date,
Kapoor Khan’s iconic portrayal of Poo still has an entire generation in a chokehold. She was our Cher Horowitz and Elle Woods rolled into one, enveloped in a cloud of unapologetic BDE (big diva energy). Twelve-year-old me was hooked.

When the film was released, I learnt the steps of ‘You are my Soniya’ in front of the TV (helps me own the dance floor at sangeets now). I’d fast-forward to Poo’s scenes, only to watch them on mute so I could mouth the dialogues myself—complete with her characteristic intonation, of course. Did you expect half measures from this stan?

Stylist Divyak D’Souza, who routinely works with Kapoor-Khan today, agrees. “Poo became a gay icon—that level of fabulousness is aspirational,” he says. “She fit the glamorous mean-girl trope we saw in Hollywood movies, but had the heart and soul of a desi girl. It resonated with audiences here.”

And Just Like That… returns with a third season and sees Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte facing the complexities of life, love and friendship in their fifties amidst the vibrant backdrop of a New York City summer. Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) embarks on a new literary journey, penning a romantic novel, while her rekindled relationship with Aidan (John Corbett) faces fresh challenges. Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) explores new romantic avenues and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) manages the evolving dynamics of her family life. The season introduces new characters portrayed by Rosie O’Donnell and Patti LuPone.

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Dept. Q (May 29)

Cosmic tip: Step back to gain a fresh perspective and move forward.

You are stepping into a phase of vibrant transformation. The energy around you is shifting, sparkling with new potential, Scorpio. Trust that what you’ve been through has only polished you, bringing out your brightest colours. This is not the time for small dreams – let your vision expand beyond what you thought was possible. Embrace the shifts, even if they feel overwhelming, because they are igniting something within you that is bold, unique, and unstoppable. Your path is lighting up with opportunities for growth, creativity, and joy. Stay open to new experiences, and don’t be afraid to shine in ways you never have before. The future is waiting for you to step into your full power.

Cosmic tip: The Universe is ready to match your energy. What are you going to ask for?

Sag, you’re being called to return to your essence – clear, focused, and untangled from distractions. Right now, less truly is more. Strip away the noise, the doubts, the clutter of overthinking. What remains is your truth – bright, sharp, and ready to guide you. This is a moment to get intentional: about your goals, your energy, your voice. Align your thoughts with your purpose, and everything else begins to respond. You don’t need to force clarity; you just need to clear space for it to rise. Trust your inner compass. Your power lies in your ability to see things for what they are – and to choose what truly aligns. Clean energy. Clear path. True you.

Cosmic tip: Refocus your energy, and your path will reveal itself.

You’re being gently pulled toward lightness -mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, Capricorn. Your angels remind you that the heaviness you’ve been carrying isn’t yours to hold anymore. It’s time to clear the air, let go of the past, and reconnect with your inner calm. Clarity is returning, not as a sudden flash, but as a soft, steady glow. The cosmos asks you to simplify, to return to what brings you peace. Let joy be your guide, and let truth be your anchor. This is a season for lightening your load and listening to your own wisdom. You don’t need to fix everything – just breathe, realign, and allow ease to flow back in. What you clear now creates space for something golden.

Alia Bhatt’s much-anticipated Cannes Film Festival debut this year did not disappoint. Styled entirely by Rhea Kapoor, from corseted Schiaparelli to bodycon Armani and coordinated Gucci, Vogue takes a deep dive into the actor’s high-fashion moments this week.

1. Schiaparelli

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Getty Images

Putting all the speculation to rest, Alia Bhatt arrived on the red carpet in an ivory-nude Schiaparelli mermaid gown for her first look. Floral detailing hugged the sides of the off-the-shoulder bodycon dress. Paired with Birdhichand Ghanshyamdas earrings and a large pear-shaped diamond ring, jewellery was kept to a minimum. Bhatt’s signature dewy makeup complemented the understated colours of the dress.

2. Giorgio Armani Prive

Vogue India

Vogue India

The L’Oréal ambassador made her second Cannes appearance in a navy Giorgio Armani Prive gown from the label’s spring/summer 2025 line. The bejewelled strapless piece featured a band of gems on the bust and hem. A beaded hair cap held together her tight bun, reminiscent of 1920s flapper-style fashion.

3. Gucci sari-inspired gown

Vogue India

Vogue India

In yet another head-to-toe bejewelled look, the Jigra actor graced the carpet wearing a nude-hued monogrammed GG sari by Gucci. The piece featured a plunging blouse, a straight skirt and a duppatta-like drape that trailed behind her. This time her natural soft glam, was accompanied by kohl-rimmed eyes and waves that fell behind her shoulders. A diamond tennis necklace tied the look together.

4. Gucci three-piece set

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Bhatt brought sunshine to the Croisette for a day of press interviews. The sunflower-yellow ensemble featured a pencil skirt and cropped corset top with a matching cropped jacket. Exuding old Hollywood glam with red lipstick, the look was accessorised with a floral headscarf, Gucci detailed sunglasses, and yellow Chopard earrings. The Bamboo 1947 bag from the maison was the final punctuation.

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