Dressed to Kill
Winter with all its festivities is ready to celebrate life with glitz & glamour
Aman Minhas
Feel the slight chill as you move out in the evening? The season is changing and the days of sweat and prickly heat are almost over. One has already started feeling the need of a shawl or light warm clothes. So make space for the fall-winter collections to tackle these pleasing breezy hours with splendour and style.

Booted in
With skirts staging a comeback, boots surely can’t be far behind
Points and zari work are a complete no-no. Ballerinas and stone embellishments are in. For those who fail to understand this — we are talking about footwear. This winter, when you update your wardrobe, do not select those pointed heels that have been poking and piercing into the fashion scene. They are giving way to ballerinas and lesser-pointed shoes.

The extra zing
Drape a colourful scarf over your shoulders & turn into a style diva
Aman Minhas
Winter may be cold, but it sure is exciting! If less was more in summer, the winter say ‘bring it all on’. And if you are looking for an option to transform that simple and mundane white shirt and black trouser into a chic ensemble, scarves will come to your rescue. Undoubtedly, a scarf is the cheapest way to strike off the wintry blues.

STEP OUT
Whitewater Thrill
Rafting and kayaking for both tourists and pros are underway in Uttarakhand
Yana Banerjee-Bey
ONCE the monsoon ends, a host of adventure activities becomes available. Among them is whitewater sport – rafting and kayaking. I mentioned rafting in Ladakh in an earlier column but the Indus and Zanskar season ends by early September at the latest. From mid-September, the whitewater season begins on the Ganga and its tributaries, Bhagirathi and Alaknanda, and continues till end of June.

Health Peg
Red wine can prevent diseases
Red wine lovers can raise a toast to this. Although the health benefits of a glass of red wine have since long been known, a study has revealed that it is also capable of protecting humans from common food-borne diseases.

Telly Tales
Reality Check
Telly telly little star, how I wonder what you are? Well, with tears and TRP’S flowing uninterrupted in our tellyville, it’s actually mind-boggling to identify the character of Indian television. Bitten by the reality show bug, where’s our TV entertainment actually heading, we wonder. When way back in 1993, Zee TV started the first reality show, Antakshari, it was noticeably a different idea being tried on the small screen. And viewers lapped it up.

Season in the Sun
Chilly evenings, sun-bathed days, vibrant sweatshirts, heavy duty moisturisers, rounds of masala & adrak chai, hot pakodas, crisp jalebis...  indulge
It’s almost like leafing through the pages of a gastronomic bible. Chapter one opens with a tanned you, reclining on your jhoola that sways lazily in your sun-drenched courtyard. You’ve just bitten into a plateful of juicy, red apple slices and orange wedges, when a hawker calls out, ‘fresh mausammi juice’. Chapter two catches you in the middle of an evening, your over-coat clad silhouette cutting through a very romantic-looking dense fog.

Scentationally Yours
Our aromatic guide to help the perfume-passionate get drenched in the whiffs of winter
Anandita Gupta
Talk about a luxury lover’s holy grail of indulgence. Something that remains unrivalled in its ability to inspire envy, fire passion and to perk up sensuality and style. Something that kisses and caresses, arouses and lingers…

Farewell, dry ‘n’ dull skin
Archana K. Sudheer
One can already fell the chill in the air, mornings are getting fogy and evenings cold. The cozy feeling is setting in and its time to welcome winters, and also time to deal with skin and hair woes. We get talking to skin experts from the city and bring to you tips to deal with the chill. Begin with a de-tan, remember it is important regardless of all the sun blocks that protected your skin from harsh summer sun. 

Cuts & Colours
Long tresses, deep curls & basic colours will be the rage
A change in season spells a styling shift. And, this time the change promises to be exciting and glamourous. The cropped up look will give way to long tresses. Raisy Chadha of Iris-9 says, “Mid-shoulder and long hair will dominate this winters.” To complete the look, give the look a curly touch. Says Neelu Grewal of Innoxa-8, “Deep curls, soft curls and flips are already being sought after.” Curls do make one look more professional and glamorous. And, for all those who find it difficult to manage curls, here is an alternative — Experiment with slight fringes on your straight hair.

Reese single again
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe are now officially single and free to marry other people. The couple’s marriage was declared legally over by a Los Angeles Superior Court.

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