When novelist and perfumer Tanwi Nandini Islam decided to expand her Brooklyn-based botanical beauty line, Hi Wildflower, into cosmetics, she had a specific goal in mind: Make it work for women of color. Accustomed to the fruitless search for shades that suited her own brown skin and seeing how limited options were for women like her while traveling, Read More →

Back to college? Worried what to wear? Well, we have a few guidelines by fashion gurus just for you Summer holidays are long over and students around the city are back to college already. While the new academic year brings with it the pressure to do well in studies, there is also the need to Read More →

If you had asked a group of people which perfumes they were wearing 10 years ago, the answers would have mainly centred around pillar scents from major fashion houses – think Chanel No.5, Dior J’Adore, Thierry Mugler Alien… And now? Whilst those fragrance classics remain bestsellers, niche perfumery has enjoyed a meteoric rise. Perfumers previously Read More →