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“A well-cut pixie cut can make your hair feel much thicker, especially when styled with a good texturising product,” adds Percival. “I love the confidence a pixie cut gives off, and how versatile this look is.”

The same is true for blunt cuts. Rather than grow the hair out naturally to the point of wispiness, a blunt, straight-across cut can work to emulate the density of thicker hair.

Bute agrees, sharing that “ultra-long styles can pull the hair down, emphasising flatness at the roots”. Bobs, lobs, and pixie cuts each give the hair instant shape and fullness. If you are still a long hair loyalist, be sure to keep ends blunt and healthy with regular trims.

Which haircuts are best for thin curly hair?

“Thin curls need shape and bounce,” Bute asserts. “A rounded, layered cut, such as a curly shag or layered bob, enhances volume and movement.” Cutting the hair dry will allow you to see the hair’s natural fall, Bute also recommends using a lightweight curl cream or mousse, like the Hershesons Zhoosh Foam, to give curls definition without heaviness.

Elliott Fitzgerald, stylist at Larry King Marylebone, also recommends adding layers of an even length, “for a more elevated and refined curl”.

Which haircuts are best for thin, dyed hair?

If you prefer to dye your hair, try a shorter, choppy bob. Fitzgerald notes that this style will give you added volume and work alongside (not against) your coloured hair. Similarly, Bute recommends asking for blunt edges to build density and face-framing strands for even more dimension.

Which haircuts are best for thin, pin-straight hair?

Pin-straight hair looks great with “sharp haircuts, styled into a symmetrical shorter style”, says Fitzgerald. In fact, curtain bangs can create a floaty, textured effect.

Which haircuts are best for thin, grey hair?

A plethora of styles suit thinner, grey hair. For a statement look, try a bold pixie cut. “Grey hair can feel even finer or wirier, so aim for softness and polish,” advises Bute. “Dramatic, chin-length bobs are also a great choice and add a modern edge to your look.”

Still in need of some direction? Below, Vogue rounds up the best celebrity haircuts for thin hair for your moodboard.

Soft midi bob

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A midi bob is a great choice for those who want extra volume and definition, while still maintaining a super sleek look. For more texture, experiment with glossy flicked-in ends using a hair straightener and a small dose of styling cream. Lily Collins experimented with this style at Wimbledon this year.

Curly pixie cut

Halle Berry Steve Granitz

A brilliant thin hair disguise, the curly pixie is both practical and glamorous. Halle Berry wears hers short along the sides and slightly longer at the top, creating an airy, lifted look.

Floaty bob

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Floaty bobs accentuate the cheekbones and make the most of soft waves. Kaia Gerber styles her jaw-grazing cut here with even layers for a uniform look.

Slicked-down bangs

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If you’re currently struggling with thinning hair, try a slicked-down style. Hair gel is a useful tool that can be used to mask and fill gaps. Simone Ashley wears her raven tresses here in a sleek updo with an architectural fringe.

Wavy pixie crop

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Big waves can add the desired amount of texture and definition for those with thinner hair. Reach for a smaller curling tong (or flat iron) and gently curl the hair away from the face. Try this in different directions to create a tousled, rounded shape. French actress Audrey Tautou’s is full of definition and volume.

Short locs

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Locs are an excellent hairstyle for those with Afro-textured hair who also experience thinning tresses. Low tension, when installed correctly, partings can be used to make gaps look totally invisible. Try the faux option if you’re keen to experiment but not ready to commit just yet – Halle Bailey is a huge fan.

Asymmetrical bob

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Rihanna’s asymmetrical bob was iconic. Here she adds a punky touch with some bright red highlights. A great choice for those with thinning hair, the chunky layers towards the front create the illusion of a thicker mane, while the longer strands at the back keep the style looking sleek and smooth.

Razor-sharp pixie

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Emma Watson’s super sharp pixie cut is extremely flattering for anyone with thin hair. This haircut lies intentionally close to the scalp, with a gamine micro-bang to frame the face.

The silky kicked bob

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A kicked bob is a brilliant hairstyle for thin hair. It features a slight flip where the hair curves upwards. It’s all in the styling: create texture with a pair of straighteners. Alternatively, scrape your hair up into a low ponytail while it’s wet and let it all out once it dries. Heatless styling made easy!

Architectural pixie cut

Angela BassettJamie McCarthy

The architectural pixie crop is another fine hair favourite. Angela Bassett rocks hers here with the front slicked upwards, with the curls flicked in opposite directions for added volume.

The tomboy cut

Mia FarrowFrank Edwards/Getty Images

A pixie cut with shorter sides, Mia Farrow wears hers here with smooth, seamless edges and a full micro fringe.

Sideswept bob

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Swishy, tousled and stylish, the side-swept bob looks effortlessly cool. For even more volume, gently blow-dry your tresses with a round brush. Use Marion Cotillard’s look, styled with eyebrow-grazing strands towards the front, for inspiration.

Dramatic asymmetric bob

Victoria BeckhamJon Kopaloff

Posh’s ultra-straight asymmetric bob was her signature once upon a time. With this look, the front is dominated by longer strands, which frame the face and add a dramatic layer of definition.

The bumped bob

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If you’re struggling to create shape with thinner hair, try a bumped bob. Bella Hadid styled hers with shoulder-grazing, long layers in a stunning molten brunette colour. With highlights brought to the front, the cut and shade open up her face and complement her features.

The blunt cut bob

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Charlize Theron has a plethora of fabulous beauty moments. If you have thinning hair, try her blunt cut bob, a style that creates the illusion of thicker hair, while still looking effortlessly chic.

The blocky bob

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No matter your hair type, the blocky bob features a uniform haircut with a small amount of layers. Penelope Cruz wore her jet-black mane with loose curls and shorter strands framing her forehead in the form of gappy, wispy bangs.

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Compromise—it is not really a negative or a heavily laden word. Break it down and see for yourself—’ com’ or common promise. Now, how can that be a bad thing? Its only goal is to balance things out. Its goal is not to strip anyone away from their identity or wishes. It is meant to be a midway or a truce to lasting happiness. Helpful people flood your life, and Pisces, while things may have been looking up in your recent past already, they are ready to amp up multifold. A year from now, your glow up will be unrecognisable and you will be grateful for it. You have been conjuring something wildly insane, Scorpio. And as of now, things may feel like you don’t know where you begin, and hence, you need a timeout. Space out, meditate, go for that game of golf, sign up for that class and do whatever else may feel exciting or relaxing to you that is unrelated to you being ‘productive’. Reconsider your choices, Aries. The cosmos is always communicating with you—all you need to do is engage through your presence, your senses and your eyes and ears wide open to pick up cues being left around you.

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.

Reconsider your choices, Aries. The cosmos is always communicating with you—all you need to do is engage through your presence, your senses and your eyes and ears wide open to pick up cues being left around you. That random conversation that you pass by on the street that gives you the answer you are seeking, that feather along your path, that undying, restless energy you feel to simply take that chance, that nudge you feel to pick up the phone and call that friend—it’s all the cosmos communicating with you. Look, Listen, Act.

Cosmic tip: Reconsider your plan of action. You are being held and led at this time.

Stand up for yourself, but also learn to let go of things that will not matter an hour or a year from now. Taurus, this full moon in your sign may have got you all fired up and charged up, and yes, this fire is needed to find your feet on the ground. However, you also need to go easy on yourself and your loved ones. Your intentions may be pure, but the way you execute them or portray them may require you to land in softer ways. Before you use your words, listen to them in your head calmly so that what you need to share is impactful but with a gentle touch.

Pea’s headgear initially grew out of a desire to create distance from this vapid cacophony around her. Concealing her identity allowed her thoughts to take flight, neither anchored by the past nor pulled towards the future. When Pea went on walks, her mask piqued the curiosity of children, who wanted to speak to her and take pictures with her. But the mask wasn’t for shock value alone. Her 2018 project, Proxies, at the India Art Fair raised questions of female identity and self-worth; Rituals in 2022 drew from Mughal miniatures to depict women’s inner worlds. Another time, as part of a non-profit initiative to help raise awareness about women’s healthcare, Pea asked women and schoolgirls in Delhi to write an open letter to society, then made them reflect on why most of the words they’d used boiled down to ‘shame’. After creating multiple variants of the mask, she began sharing it with women around her, including housewives, small entrepreneurs and differently-abled women from across India. The headgear concealed their true identities and allowed them to speak freely.

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A week ago, if you’d asked me about the Mumbai skyline, I would’ve responded with adjectives like ‘smog’, ‘pollution’, ‘barely visible’ and ‘overcrowded’. 23 years here, South Bombay’s Gothic gargoyles and Bandra’s cosy bylanes had all blurred into the background. What remained were towering cranes, traffic diversions and glass towers. The city I grew up in felt like one big construction site.

This changed when I met Tinaz Nooshian, creative director of Art Deco Alive!, a celebration marking a hundred years of the Art Deco movement through an exhibit at the Bhau Daji Lad Museum, a block party at Churchgate, Art Deco walks around the city and much more—all happening from the 6th to the 25th of November.

We spoke over coconut water and a cup of tea at Gaylord in Churchgate, a fitting location to relive Mumbai’s glory days. Established in 1956, Gaylord is one of those anachronistic spaces that can transport you to the past. Its walls are lined with photographs of esteemed patrons, like Pandit Ravi Shankar and George Harrison. Behind me, a piano stood in a corner.

“Every restaurant used to have its own band, its own musicians it was known for,” Nooshian tells me. “Hotel Astoria down the street had a very popular restaurant called Venice. People went just for the music.” She began sketching a Mumbai I’d never known—dimly lit bars with jazz always playing in the background, smoky rooms where art and politics coexisted. A newly independent city, pulsating with possibility. It was a Mumbai built on hope and dreams.

“Art Deco here is almost an entirely Indian contribution,” Nooshian adds. “It was embraced by local architects who wanted to differentiate themselves from the English colonisers’ Victorian architecture.”

Mumbai is home to the second-largest cluster of Art Deco buildings in the world. Clean and contemporary, these structures are a reflection of the new India that the architects wanted to build. Yet most of us, me included, pass them by every day, barely sparing a glance. If you start paying attention, you can see Art Deco everywhere. You can recognise it by its two-tone façades (like the butter-yellow and burnt-orange of Soona Mahal), the vertical banding, often in threes, that ends in geometric ziggurats, turreted rooftops, scattered bas-relief, curved ship-like balconies and ‘eyebrows’ shading the windows, made to answer the city’s tropical sun and rain.

Eros Cinema is perhaps one of the city’s most recognisable Art Deco structures. Partially made with Agra stone, its cream and red circular façade is wrapped in vertical bands and topped with a tiered crown. “They needed something imposing enough to stand at this junction,” Nooshian tells me as we watch the unceasing flow of traffic. If you look closely, you can see waves etched along its exterior—the ocean is a recurring Art Deco motif.

Mumbai is a port city, and the architects of the 1940s looked to the ocean liners that docked here for inspiration. Now, we have balcony railings that resemble those on ships and designs that look like portholes by window frames.

Of the few things my corner of the internet unanimously agrees on, it’s this: Zayn Malik is probably the hottest man alive. Hotter, since he got a nose piercing—first in 2015, then again earlier this year. “omg thank you zayn, he did this for me,” reads one of many thirsty tweets about the singer.

The current poster boy for men with nose piercings follows in the dashing footsteps of Tupac Shakur and Lenny Kravitz, the few male celebrities bold enough to get a nose piercing. But the risk (and pain, described as a sharp pinch) pays off.

“Men with no nose piercing, what is stopping you from simply piercing your nose? get to it thanks,” reads another tweet with over 2,000 likes. I tap on the heart button. Luckily for me, India has historically celebrated bejewelled piercings as a form of body modification. “Jewellery was a marker of celebration, identity and status,” notes Bhavya Ramesh, founder of the eponymous jewellery brand. “Kings, warriors and dancers all adorned themselves.” It was only under the influence of the British Empire, she says, that jewellery and piercings began to be seen as feminine. “What we’re seeing now is a revival: people reconnecting with the roots of adornment as self-expression beyond gender.”

In 1995, the first strains of this revival came from the unlikeliest of sources: Akshay Kumar, in a magazine photoshoot, pulling off a nose chain. Then Ranveer Singh followed in 2016. Aamir Khan’s 2017 nose stud—in addition to his pierced ears—only adds to what the internet fondly refers to as his ‘divorced lesbian’ look.

Now, from social media’s favourite DILF Kanan Gill to director Bijoy Shetty, it feels like every cool guy is lining up to puncture their nostrils and septums. Shetty confesses he got his nose pierced seven years ago, at the age of 20, only because his sisters had too. “They were just badasses and people in my family were scared of them. I wanted to emulate that energy and feel more confident,” he shares.

“Women are definitely still a majority but men have also started checking the option, especially post Covid,” says professional piercer and tattoo artist J’son D’Souza, who set up J’vaire Mumbai, a piercing and fine jewellery boutique.

My group chat heartily supports this uptick, as do the many women who slide into my DMs when I put up an Instagram story asking to connect with men who have pierced noses. “Send him my way once you’re done with journalistic work,” a friend quips. I ask them: What makes men with nose piercings so irresistible? “It shows comfort in their own masculinity,” one replies on the group chat. “That they’re not afraid to be a little feminine,” another adds.

Tinted moisturisers are among the beauty world’s best multitaskers. They are part skincare, part makeup and don’t require the tools one would need for the smooth finish of a foundation. They can even out tone, add a hint of radiance,and keep skin hydrated.

They’re ideal for anyone who wants coverage that still lets skin look like skin, whether you’re in your SPF-and-serum era, skipping full glam for workdays or just tired of your base clinging to dry patches. With added ingredients like hyaluronic acid, niacinamide and antioxidants, the new generation of tinted moisturisers actively nourishes while giving you some coverage.

Here are some of our favourites:

Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Skin Tint

Bobbi Brown’s Vitamin Enriched 2-in-1 skin tint moisturises while delivering fresh, natural-looking coverage. This formula helps nourish skin while SPF 15 helps protect skin from UVA and UVB damage, making it a good add-on on top of your sunscreen.

NARS Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer

Made with French Polynesian Kopara, this Pure Radiant tinted moisturiser helps hydrate, condition and refine the look of skin for a softer and smoother complexion. Vitamin C protects against environmental aggressors and evens out skin tone for a brighter-looking complexion.

Makeup Revolution Superdewy Tinted Moisturiser

Formulated with wild berry extract, this hydrating moisturiser provides antioxidant properties and helps nourish your skin. The lightweight formula provides true-to-skin coverage that slightly blurs blemishes to even out your skin tone.

Smashbox Halo

This peptide-infused tinted moisturiser hydrates skin for up to 24 hours and delivers a healthy glow. Smashbox’s Halo also have SPF 25 that can help protect the skin against sun damage and prevents future visible signs of ageing.

ColourPop Pretty Fresh Tinted Moisturizer

If your skin could order a drink, it would probably choose this; something light, hydrating and slightly luminous. ColourPop’s Pretty Fresh Tinted Moisturizer offers light coverage that evens tone without hiding your skin. Hyaluronic acid and coconut water keep things dewy and fresh, making it ideal for dry or combination skin that wants hydration without heaviness.

Rare Beauty Positive Light Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20

Selena Gomez’s version of “your skin but better” comes with SPF 20. Rare Beauty’s Positive Light Tinted Moisturizer melts in like skincare, blurring pores and softening fine lines without ever settling into them. The result is a hydrated, lit-from-within finish that looks polished but not painted with the added benefit of vitamin E.

Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Natural Skin Perfector Mini

Laura Mercier’s cult-favourite tinted moisturiser delivers the kind of effortless finish that turns “I woke up like this” into a believable claim. Infused with macadamia and kukui seed oils, it keeps skin plump and hydrated, while tamarind seed extract helps lock in moisture. The addition of SPF 30, plus antioxidants like vitamins C and E, makes it as protective as it is pretty.

Urban Decay Hydromaniac Tinted Glow Hydrator

Meet your skin’s high-functioning multitasker. Urban Decay’s Hydromaniac delivers the best of both worlds: longwear, buildable coverage and a deep, all-day glow. The formula uses kombucha filtrate to detoxify and marula oil to nourish, making it as skincare-driven as it is cosmetic.

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Officially, perimenopause marks the transition into menopause. Unofficially? It ushers in a chapter that is physically and emotionally challenging for many women. During these years, hormones begin to fluctuate irregularly and impact almost every bodily function, especially sleep. Various resources estimate that somewhere between 39% and 72% of women experience perimenopause-related sleep disturbances, which can include sudden night-time awakenings, hot flushes or anxiety. There’s got to be a better way.

Certified menopause specialist Dr Christina Enzmann says there is. Below, she explains what happens to the body during perimenopause and how we can find restful sleep even in its midst.

How the perimenopause affects sleep

During perimenopause, hormone production in the ovaries begins to fluctuate. Progesterone and later oestrogen are affected by these fluctuations. The changes are gradual, but they affect central processes that, according to Enzmann, are directly linked to the sleep-wake rhythm.

For example, sleep and body temperature are closely connected. When oestrogen levels fall, it “impairs thermoregulation,” which in turn promotes night-time hot flushes and sweats, and thus, fragments sleep. But that’s not all: according to Enzmann, hormonal changes often also lead to an increase in cortisol levels, the body’s most important stress hormone. This can lead to a dysfunction of the HPA axis (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis), which further disrupts sleep. Many women report that they are exhausted in the evening, only to lie wide awake once in bed. “We call this tired but wired,” says Enzmann. “Then you keep waking up in the middle of the night, often with racing thoughts, feelings of stress or inner restlessness.”

Blood sugar also plays an important role. When it fluctuates greatly due to diet or stress, insulin can remain permanently elevated, which in turn raises the cortisol level. “This is a vicious circle which can massively disrupt the quality of sleep,” says Enzmann.

In short, progesterone, oestrogen, cortisol and insulin work closely together during this phase of life, and even small imbalances can have a major impact on sleep.

Perimenopause and the role of hormones

Progesterone is a natural sedative. It has a relaxing effect on the central nervous system and helps us to fall asleep. But when its levels drop, the calming effect disappears. Oestrogen, on the other hand, influences the deep sleep and REM phases, stabilises mood, and helps regulate temperature. “If these hormones fall or fluctuate greatly, problems falling asleep, night-time awakenings and episodes of night sweats occur, often accompanied by increased cortisol and unstable blood sugar,” Enzman says. All these fluctuations and changes in the body mean that women already have to struggle with severe sleep problems during the perimenopause.

But at what point do you know that these are symptoms of the perimenopause and not simply a period of restless sleep due to stress? When should you seek medical advice? Enzmann says that sleep problems should be taken seriously after three to four weeks at the least, especially if they are affecting everyday life. These include concentration problems, emotional instability or a feeling of being overwhelmed. “Sleep problems are often an early symptom of hormonal dysregulation or chronic stress,” she emphasises, “and not simply a natural part of getting older.”

Common mistakes

The problem is that many women are quick to turn to dietary supplements when they have sleep problems in order to restore their sleep to its usual restful state. However, Enzmann warns that not every sleep disorder is the same, “and what works for one person won’t help another.” Although magnesium (300mg as glycinate), taurine (3g) and a B-vitamin complex can help, other women need targeted support, for example, with adaptogens such as ashwagandha, especially when it comes to restlessness or anxiety. All of this should first be analysed and discussed with a doctor before seeking external support.

Over the years, the miniskirt and boots pairing has established itself as a versatile staple of everyday wardrobes. Pioneered in the 1960s by British designer Mary Quant, the miniskirt has since been reimagined by countless designers, from André Courrèges, who debuted his own take on the short skirt back in 1964 – to Miuccia Prada, whose recent interpretations have been worn and adored by fashion editors and A-listers alike.

While miniskirts might not typically be the first thing you reach for when temperatures plummet, adding a sturdy pair of knee-high boots (and perhaps some wool tights) will ensure your favourite miniskirt and boots combinations can be worn year-round – even on the chilliest of days.

Whether you opt for an all-black outfit or prefer something patterned, scroll on for eight ways to wear miniskirts and boots this winter.

Brown miniskirt + boots

Bella Hadid.

Ricky Vigil M

Ralph Lauren Collection – Carreen suede mini skirt

The Row – leather caution boots

Wrap miniskirt + flat boots

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Sezane – Herringbone Miniskirt

Mango – Leather Boots

Check miniskirt + boxing boots

Valentina Valdinoci

Chopova Lowena – Carabiner Skirt

Vagabond – Sky Boots

Black miniskirt and peep-toe boots

Alex Consani.

Aeon

H&M – miniskirt

Jeffrey Campbell – Lamia Boot

Bubble miniskirt + Western boots

Ariat – Heritage R Toe Western Boot

Andersson Bell – Balloon Miniskirt

Pleated miniskirt + biker boots

Francesca Babbi

& Other Stories – Pleated Wool Miniskirt

Marks & Spencer – Leather Lace-Up Knee-High Boots

Miniskirts + leather boots with heels

Lila Moss.

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Isabel Marant – Clency leather mini skirt

Saint Laurent – Jill glazed leather boots

Cream miniskirt + square-toe boots

Bella Hadid.

MEGA

Gucci – bouclé wool miniskirt

Alaïa – square leather boots

This story first appeared on Vogue.fr.

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Growing up on Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wedding, a beautiful chaos of marigold garlands, jewel-toned saris and relatives flying in from Houston, Australia and Dubai, all converging on one Delhi home, it felt grand but not exorbitant. A family celebrating love against monsoon rains and familial drama. How naïve was I?

The first crack in that romanticised vision came when my friends started getting married. Luxury was no longer exceptional; it had become the baseline. Every ballroom was dripping in orchids, every sangeet had a celebrity singer, every buffet spread looked like Pinterest on steroids. Which begged the question: if luxury is the norm, how do you stand out?

The answer, it turns out, is turning weddings into full-scale productions that would make a Tamil blockbuster pale in comparison.

Nothing prepared me for the moment I joined a three-way call with my friend’s wedding planner, furiously scribbling notes from a ten-page outfit specification document. Ten pages. For one wedding. We dissected every shade of embroidery, every pearl on a dupatta border, even footwear directives (sneakers, it was decreed, were only permitted at the after-after party).

As I stared at that document, then bid three months’ salary goodbye in credit card payments, I realised I had crossed some invisible threshold into the stratosphere of Indian luxury weddings, where no detail is too small and no expense too great in the pursuit of perfection.

This shift from tradition to theatre is perhaps nowhere more evident than in how couples approach food. Eeshaan Kashyap, founder of Eeshaan Kashyap & Co. and Tablescape by Eeshaan, has carved out an entirely new category he calls “buffetscape”—where culinary artistry meets elaborate design. “I recently designed a sit-down dinner for a wedding group where they wanted a traditional vegetarian thali reimagined with a contemporary twist,” he explains. “The flavours were updated, but the most unique part was that everything had to be served on jade. I actually went back to the client to clarify, did they really want a jade thali? That felt exorbitantly luxurious. Designing a thali, katoris, and plateware in jade was nerve-wracking because each piece was so expensive.”

The requests only get more fantastical. “Another favourite project was last year in Bali, where we created a garden unlike any other,” Kashyap continues. “This client requested something more whimsical—a garden where cocktails flowed from fountains. Guests were handed a glass upon arrival and discovered three or four fountains, each serving a different cocktail—from elderflower-infused drinks to a Malabar-inspired spiced base. Each was engineered with sterilised copper pipes to ensure the liquid never touched untreated metal.” Somewhere, Willy Wonka is shaking his head.

But perhaps his most Alice-in-Wonderland-esque creation was ‘Sweet Dreams’ as a concept. “They asked me to translate the idea of sweet dreams and a love story into a dessert counter, but instead, I created an entire room. When you entered, strawberries were flying, chocolate fountains were everywhere, even the wallpaper was made of edible rice paper.”

Family, happiness and sustainability are yours to claim this week. And Taurus, this is also a superb time for you to take a break and reflect on what you want to check off next. This may be a time of celebration, and you may feel like something you have been waiting for is finally here. Material insecurity and worries may be on your mind, Libra. And while it is not easy, remember that it need not be the end of the world as well. This chapter in your life only needs a little more organising, planning and a little more restraint or streamlining. Thanks, but no thanks is your mantra, Scorpio. To keep it simple and crisp—mind your own biz and you will find lasting, secure happiness. There are several options lined up—several life paths, perhaps or major decisions, and instead of being stealthy and distrustful ( basically messing with your life, be) come back to yourself and commit to your most important, truest, honest goals. Act responsibly, Cancer. A part of your life or an aspect may feel like it has been on hold for the longest time, and now that you are trying to rebalance the scales, please remember that the sun has its time to rise. So don’t expect overnight success or drastic changes to occur before you can even blink an eyelid. Take steady, measured steps towards your goals.

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.

Your worst fears are about to be lifted off, Aries. And all this because you have decided to showcase your grit, strength and resiliency. As you show up in the world in a mature way, you realise that what the world gives back to you is also equally balanced, fair and consistent—most importantly, calm and solid. The tables are turning, the winds are changing, and you, my dear friend, are mastering the sails of your life one rope at a time. Congratulations.

Cosmic tip: Graduation requires you to first master your alphabet.

Family, happiness and sustainability are yours to claim this week. And Taurus, this is also a superb time for you to take a break and reflect on what you want to check off next. This may be a time of celebration, and you may feel like something you have been waiting for is finally here. Now take that leap of faith and surrender to the flow of life. Ask questions, trust your instincts and test new waters with calm and patience. That idea is divinely led. Just keep your temper even, and you will ride the boat across the shore smoothly.