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Fast-forwarding through feelings: what our 1.5x habit says about us

1 week ago | vogue.in | Sara Hussain

It started with voice notes. I'd play them back at 1.5x speed under the pretext of “efficiency,” but mostly because I couldn’t bear the long pauses, the ums, the meandering. Then came speed-watching makeup tutorials, YouTube videos, even podcasts—until eventually, I was watching full TV series like they were tasks to tick off. Not for joy. Just to say I’d watched it. Then it started leaking into real life.
10 face mists with real skincare credentials

2 weeks ago | vogue.in | Sara Hussain

Summer has arrived with all the subtlety of a slap. The air is heavy, your skin feels like it’s wearing a sweater, and everything—especially your face—could use a break. In this weather, cooling face mists feel like a small moment of reprieve. But let’s be honest: so does spraying plain water. And while that fleeting burst of chill might trick you into thinking you’ve done something for your skin, the truth is, water evaporates. Fast. That’s where smartly formulated face mists come in.
10 face mists with real skincare credentials

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Sara Hussain

1 day ago'Butter skin' is the all-encompassing approach for a plump, glowing complexionDoughnut skin, dewy dumpling skin, glass skin... whether doughy or double-glazed, the past couple of years have seen the beauty space frenetically searching for the best way to achieve the most luminous complexion.
Clean girls have had their time, we want more apsaras

2 weeks ago | vogue.in | Sara Hussain

Clean girl makeup might be the aesthetic of the moment, but our real personality has always been about the smudged kajal, the winged liner that’s second nature, the nose ring that feels like home. These aren’t trends—they're instinct. For too long, beauty has been about softening edges to fit into someone else’s frame—plucking, bleaching, blending out what was deemed ‘too much.’ But South Asian beauty and identity were never meant to be subtle.
From gourmand to smoky: the best vanilla perfumes for every mood

3 weeks ago | vogue.in | Sara Hussain

It’s easy to dismiss vanilla as basic, saccharine, the olfactory equivalent of a basic formulaic rom-com. But vanilla isn’t a one-note wonder. It’s a mood, a memory, a feeling. And when captured the right way in the best vanilla perfumes, it’s something you can’t get enough of, even when hidden in the most unexpected, intriguing layers. Forget the cheap, syrupy versions that bombarded you in the school halls. True vanilla—crafted with precision, expertly blended into a fragrance—can be so much more.
17 one-and-done eyeshadows that will do the work for you

3 weeks ago | vogue.in | Sara Hussain

Some days, you have the time (and patience) to sit down, blend four shades into a seamless gradient, and carve out the perfect eye look. And then, there are the other 352 days of the year. Enter one-and-done eyeshadows, a product that embodies a certain kind of quiet luxury—not in price, but in effortlessness. A single wash of colour, when done right, doesn’t feel like the easy way out. It feels like intention.
Endometriosis and the unspoken cost of painful sex

4 weeks ago | vogue.in | Sara Hussain

Sex isn’t supposed to hurt. And yet, for more than half of people with endometriosis, pain during sex, or dyspareunia, isn’t just an occasional discomfort—it’s a given. A sharp, deep ache that makes penetration unbearable, a searing burn that lingers long after, a pelvic tightness so unrelenting it feels like a muscle cramp you can’t shake.
The death of a good beauty sale

1 month ago | vogue.in | Sara Hussain

There was a time when a beauty sale meant something. A time when you could stumble upon a half-priced lipstick in a shade that didn’t look like a bad decision. When you walked into a store–or, more accurately these days, hovered over your laptop with a debit card in one hand and misplaced optimism in the other—and emerged victorious, having secured a luxury lipstick at a price so low, you considered framing the receipt.
19 beast mode fragrances that will leave an intoxicating trail

1 month ago | vogue.in | Sara Hussain

Some perfumes are a fleeting romance—here for a moment, then gone before you even get to the good part. And then there are what the internet has dubbed ‘beast mode fragrances’—the scents that linger, settle into your skin, and refuse to be ignored. The ones that survive long days, late nights, and questionable decisions. This list is for the latter.
Longevity is all the buzz-but are we chasing health or just hype?

1 month ago | vogue.in | Sara Hussain

Longevity has officially entered its main character era. It’s in Netflix documentaries (Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever), it’s all over social media (biohackers tracking their sleep cycles with more commitment than their relationships), and it’s reshaping the beauty industry (from topical to barrier to cellular-level ingredient work). But longevity is no longer about just adding candles to your birthday cake—it’s about extending the good years.