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FINALLY! HOW TO GET THAT PERFECT BLOND

KEEP UR FACE ALWAYS TOWARD THE SUNSHINE & SHADOWS WILL FALL BEHIND U..BEING URSELF IS D PRETTIEST THING U CAN BE.

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THE ECLIPSE SERIES

Watchmaking, the art which combines aesthetics and mechanics. On one hand, the aesthetics on the dial of the timepiece, and on the other hand the mechanic which is the heart of the timepiece. An exquisite combination of both creates a luxury watch. The new series that is represented by Antonio Boggati is inspired by the eclipse phenomenon.

An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when one celestial body is temporarily obscured, bypassing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer.

The term eclipse is used to describe a solar or a lunar eclipse which is either total or partial. In this case, the designer Antonio Boggati immortalizes a partial solar eclipse during which the moon covers a part of the sun in an annulus creating a luminous ring. How beautiful and unique, one of the most impressive phenomena of space to be depicted on a watch dial that inhales art and exhales luxury.

"The Eclipse Series" is a series that combines exaggeration, elegance, and luxury. It is a series based on the first series of the brand, "Couple La Paris Series", maintaining the asymmetrical and modern design that is the identity of the Antonio Boggati brand. The series "The Eclipse Series", is a limited edition, with a Swiss movement, sapphire crystal, premium leather, and 316L high-quality steel. All the details inside the watch are embossed with special patterns to create the feeling of space. In order of making it much more stunning, the brand designer added a touch of a pair of two asymmetrical Swarovski elliptical curves to the watch case, creating a work of art.

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High Jewelry Signature Collection Lion

Gabrielle Chanel was born under the sign of Leo, her birthdate August 19, 1883. Like the lion, Mademoiselle was majestic, instinctive, radiant, powerful and fiercely protective of the things that were hers.

LION BROOCH A profusion of white diamonds creates a handsome frontal lion, while carefully calculated volumes ensure the most flattering portrait. Handcrafted in 18K white gold*, this High Jewelry brooch represents Leo, Mademoiselle’s zodiac sign. *White gold plated with thin layer of Rhodium for color.

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In 1919, Gabrielle Chanel fled Paris to Venice, the city of the lion, devastated by the loss of her great love, Boy Capel. While there, under the watchful eye of the Lion of Venice, Coco found new inspiration and the courage to go on.

LION RING The ring's majestic pavé-diamond lion, handcrafted in 18K white gold*, stands boldly upon the summit of an internally flawless, custom 5.28-carat Marquise-cut diamond of radiant and staggering beauty. *White gold plated with thin layer of Rhodium for color.

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Throughout her life, Mademoiselle always kept figures of lions, the emblem that would be engraved upon the buttons of tweed suits.

Forever protecting Mademoiselle, the lion is the spirit of CHANEL High Jewelry.

LION NECKLACE A transformable lion necklace begins with a river of diamonds encircling the neck, creating a classic style when worn on its own. The detachable lion is added for a longer, bolder necklace, the Leo sign emblazoned with diamonds, amidst a constellation of pear­cut, oval­cut and cushion­cut diamonds and handcrafted in 18K white gold*. *White gold plated with thin layer of Rhodium for color.

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HP INDIA VOLUME 3 | AUGUST 2022 Beauty

ARE YOU BEAUTIFUL? YES I AM

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WEAR MAKEUP OR NOT! THAT’S COMPLETELY ALRIGHT

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DENZIL PATRICK SS23 CENTERS ON YOUTHFUL VIGOR AND FREEDOM

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WEAR MAKEUP OR NOT! THAT’S COMPLETELY ALRIGHT

14. INTERVIEW 32. LOOKBOOK 45. IRIS VAN HERPEN

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Kavya Keeran PHOTOGRAPHER- MAAYA SINGH

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Raisa Vanessa Spring Summer’22 Collection

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UNFOLLOWING THE BEAUTY STANDARDS OF SOCIAL MEDIA We all know how important social media is in each and every aspect of our lives. Influencers, celebrities, and models have been portraying a lifestyle which creates an illusion in our minds that what we need to achieve is their lifestyle but we don’t want to see the deeper side of it. We just get excited just by what they show and do not even think about the reality which is hidden in every story. We just blindfold ourselves with what we see on social media and follow them without even trying to look or think about the real side of it. Whatever we see is absolutely perfect but do we even have the time to think about how everything can be so perfect? If we are not perfect then how come the people around us are living and looking so perfect? All these are vague.

Is it possible for each one of us to look perfect? I don’t think that is even possible. We are human beings and imperfection is what we are born with. Then why society

expects that women have to be fair and perfect body shape and men to be more muscular. Why are there certain beauty standards that have to be fulfilled by every individual in our society or else we are not accepted the way we are? In order to live peacefully and happily, we have to follow whatever society has made rules.

These rules and the unrealistic beauty standards that society has constructed are not possible to achieve that. These are the standards we people have created in social media in the name of society and also encourage people one way or the other to achieve this unrealistic goal. And this is on us to change this mentality of people around us that how to defeat this kind of thinking for once and for all.

This can be achieved just by accepting the way we are with our flaws. We shouldn’t forget that we are born with this imperfection which makes us different and beautiful.

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You can help yourself and no one else can do it. So instead of following social media beauty standards, focus on yourself. Look at yourself and try to see what features in yourself that you like the most, try to cherish those every day and celebrate, feel good about it that you have such beautiful features. If you start to love and accept yourself then everybody else will do so. It's always you who has to have the courage to accept yourself first then you can accept that from others.

Look at the mirror and praise yourself regularly, this will help to grow your self-esteem and confidence. If you can face yourself and accept yourself then there is nothing which can stop you from loving yourself.

Self-care is very important. If you can accept yourself then you have to take care of yourself which indirectly makes you feel good.

Whenever you get time just try something like - meditating, trying new haircuts and hairstyles, trying new styles, taking care of your skin, listening to music to boost your mood, doing something which you love, going for a walk and spending time in nature. Do whatever makes you feel good and look good.

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The aim is to focus on yourself rather than focusing on social media's unrealistic beauty standards. There will be a lot of content that will manipulate you but you have to believe in yourself and try to focus on what is better for your growth and happiness. If you see yourself without thinking and focusing on social media beauty standards then you could feel a whole new level of self-confidence and beauty in yourself which is definitely best for you.

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DENZIL PATRICK SS23 CENTERS ON YOUTHFUL VIGOR AND FREEDOM For Daniel Gayle of London-based label Denzil Patrick, creativity takes form through culturally relevant and responsible design. In his case, the brand serves as a homage to his Jamaican and Irish ancestry, which is heightened by his experiences in London. For the brand’s Spring/Summer 2023 collection, Gayle turns 16 again by focusing on his childhood in ’90s London.

A time marked by youthful vigour, the pursuit of freedom, confusion and unparalleled ambition, Gayle’s latest collection channels the feeling of fun-filled fearlessness. “It felt like anything was possible, and it only lasted that summer, that feeling,” Gayle told Vogue Runway. Mirroring energetic adolescent emotions, the offering is complete with an array of styles and visceral colours. There simply are no rules. Geometrical colour-blocked knits are paired with short shorts, knee-length coats and button-down shirts met with multicoloured graphic prints and pleated skirts revealing that there is a coolness to reimaging school-inspired garments.

Other highlights of the collection include a blue and purple-toned coordinating set with all-over hearts, sage and grey-scale tailoring with numerical print detailing and diamond-pattern pants. Whether it be the school, club or street, the collection exhibits the harmony between fused dress notes.

“With this third collection, that’s what we’ve come to,” Gayle told Vogue Runway. “It’s why I feel emancipation both for me as 16-year-old Daniel, but also the emancipation of my job today. We made the collection we wanted to make. I’ve thrown the rule book away because I don’t want to feel confined to anything because I’m just exploring, and what makes it legitimate is that I’m doing it.”

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WEAR MAKEUP OR NOT! THAT’S COMPLETELY ALRIGHT Is makeup the only thing that makes one look beautiful? I guess most of us will say NO! There are many reasons why people wear makeup. There could be a lot of reasons but I will be mentioning the one that I came through. The reasons I am going to mention, maybe everyone out there will agree, it's just that what I have come through these years I am sharing.

The first reason is that makeup makes one feel confident. This statement may not be applicable to everyone but there are individuals for whom makeup is a blessing. This is something which actually covers all our flaws like blemishes, acne, and dark spots and makes us look more beautiful and appealing. Looking good is not bad, if someone is feeling great after covering or hiding their flaws then it's completely all right. It's their skin, they can do whatever they want and however, they want to carry themselves. Sometimes it's easy to say that a natural look is what people should show and not by covering themselves under makeup but that’s not true. There are individuals who have faced and been facing a lot of flaws in their faces. They are so conscious about their barefaced that they

lose their confidence and it is because they face bullies about their imperfect face. So for survival if they feel like wearing makeup can make them feel better then I would say just go for it. I can give examples of dramas where it has portrayed how much girls had to face bullies if they were born with imperfect faces. I will mention Korean dramas ( True Beauty, My ID is Gangnam Beauty, Birth of a Beauty, She Was Pretty) as I have seen quite some of them in this context. There must be more movies and dramas on this theme which shows the ugly side of being imperfect, how to suffer being born with an imperfect face and the only survival becomes makeup which hides their flawed face and gives them the power of confidence. But as I have mentioned, it's fine to be without makeup and accept the way we are. Be you, be beautiful.

The second reason is that makeup is an art. Not everyone is good at the art of cooking, writing, painting, singing or dancing but makeup is an art in which women can do good with just a little effort. This is a form of art in which you can do a lot of exploration from bold to very basic one. There are no limitations to this form of art. This is also not gender-

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based, all genders can explore the art of makeup. You can see women, and men wearing makeup for magazines and show to drag queens and kings. Makeup started just to hide or cover facial imperfection and now it's just doing wonders through crazy explorations.

The last reason is that makeup has become such an important part of everyone’s life that it’s really sad that individuals have forgotten the true natural beauty which is being in your own imperfect skin. It's not always covering up your flaws to look perfect, it's about how you look beautiful being different with your flaws. It has become so important for everyone that no one gets out of their home without wearing makeup - it may be a basic one or a heavy one but playing an important part in every individual's life.

Even popular celebs don’t go out without makeup which influences the younger generation on how important it is to look perfect and hide your imperfection.

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The reason may be whatever, it's totally up to you whether people out there wear makeup or not, everything is valid till you feel good about it and does not hurt anyone’s feelings. If it makes you feel best then go for it or if not then be in your own skin that’s also completely all right.

It's your happiness which matters at the end of the day. So just do whatever makes you feel beautiful, look beautiful and most importantly make you feel confident.

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Oribe's New Hair Alchemy Collection

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If your hair seems more fragile than normal, you're not alone. Breakage and fallout is all too common, which is why Oribe's latest collection, a three-step system targeting resilience called Hair Alchemy, is designed to get to the root of the problem.

"I'm finding that 30 percent of my clients are noticing more breakage and shedding, and are looking for ways to combat those issues," Oribe's global educator, Christian Ceja-Compin, says.

Hair Alchemy's shampoo, conditioner, and treatment serum aim to prevent breakage before it even starts. "Prevention has always been a main category in skin care, and now is starting to make its way into hair care as consumers become increasingly more savvy," Gabriella Raccuia, Oribe's product development manager, explains.

"Prevention from hair breakage is important, because unlike your skin, which can regenerate itself, hair breakage is irreversible."

In the era of COVID-19, and its high levels of stress, the hair category has come under particular scrutiny with complaints of hair thinning rising to the fore. As you attempt to thicken and grow out your hair, you might find the strands to be particularly fragile and difficult to rehabilitate. This makes it nearly impossible to reach longer lengths, healthy shine, and body, with rough texture and split ends plaguing hair in the interim. But this is just one type of hair woe that the collection seeks to address; as mentioned, its beauty is in its preventive line of approach.

WHAT CAUSES HAIR BREAKAGE? "There are a few factors that can cause hair breakage," Ceja-Compin says. "The most common include heat styling, aggressive brushing, and wearing hair in a tight ponytail." For these types of behavioral causes of hair breakage, he recommends using creamy products that protect against heat damage (the leave-in Fortifying Hair Serum provides protection from thermal damage up to 450 degrees), detangling gently, sleeping on a silk pillowcase, and using preventive products.

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