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Dress, Malüba, Price on request
Shoes, Aldo, Rs. 12,550
Clutch, PR, Rs. 42,500

Earrings, Papillon Du Thé available at PR, Rs. 65,000
Necklace, Colombo Jewellery Stores, Rs. 300,000
Bangle, Tiesh, Rs. 614,000
Watch, Bvlgari available
at Colombo Jewellery Stores, Rs. 1,575,000
Rings
Model’s right:
L’Atelier Touché, Rs. 18,500
Model’s left:
Tiesh, Rs. 151,700 (thumb)
Tiesh, Rs. 64,450 (forefinger)

ON THE COVER

60 Nom Your Way to Flawless! The Island’s Best Food
To Feed Your Skin

72 Ka-Ching, Baby! Everything You Need to Know About
Investing In Your 20s

76 Raise the roof (and your salary)
84 Tangled Up In Tinsel.
92 Priyanka Chopra. Everyone’s fave Bollywood

Hollywood star talks love, feminism, & the future.
111 Your Ultimate Festive Gifting Guide.
144 No Visa? No Problem. 8 Gorgeous Countries to Visit

Hassle-Free this Dec!

IN EVERY ISSUE

18 From The Editor
20 Confessions
23 Worst Dates Ever
26 15 Things To Do This Month
166 Cosmostrology
168 Cosmo Quiz

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34 CELEB SCENE

31 24 Happy Holibaes
40 The Cosmo Guy: Marlon Rae
92 “There isn’t one
woman out there STYLE
who hasn’t had
her gender affect 29 Gold Digger
her work life.” 30 Sparkles Fly
PRIYANKA CHOPRA 31 Bag It!
34 Fashion Callout: Tanaz Pestonjee
ON THE COVER 36 Fun, Fearless Shopping
39 Fun, Fearless Finds
PHOTOGRAPHER: ABHAY SINGH; STYLING: 32 Style Q&A
AMANDEEP KAUR; HAIR: FLORIAN HUREL; 98 About Last Night...
AND MAKE-UP: DANIEL BAUER, BOTH AT ARTIST
FACTORY INDIA; PRODUCTION: ANOMALY BEAUTY
PRODUCTIONS; LOCATION: JW MARRIOT, JUHU,
MUMBAI. OUTFIT: METALLIC MESH TOP AND 43 Pop A Glitter Pill
DISTRESSED DENIM SHORTS, GUCCI; PRINTED 44 #HairGoals
CROPPED VEST, LABARTY. 50 The New Way To Wash
55 Party Clutch
56 The Cosmo Hotlist
105 Immerse Yourself

YOU YOU YOU

65 Things I Thought I’d Do by 30
68 Introvert’s Guide to Navigating

Holiday Parties

CAREER

71 Take A Break
74 I Filter My Photos, So What?
77 How To Keep It Profesh

LOVE LUST

123 Are You Microcheating?
126 20 Men Tell Us…Their Best

Gift Ever
128 Body Q&A
130 Ask Him Anything

BODY

133 New You In Progress
134 Sole to Soul Hangover Healing
137 Prep Your Body For the Party

Season

VACAY

141 Your Guide To Packing Smart
146 Plan A Drama-Free Girls’ Trip

LIVE IT UP!

151 I’ll Drink To That
158 Cosmo Food
162 Working From Wine To Five
164 Cosmo Reads

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FROM THE EDITOR

HEY YOU!

My 2017 is wrapping up like (sigh!). We help you navigate
a hastily wrapped Christmas these tricky waters – what you’ve
present. I mean, December in achieved (page 65), how to survive
Colombo is usually a fuzzy haze grown-up parties (page 134) and
of parties, shows, drinks and where your HBIC career is going
weddings. On a personal level, (page 176).
that equals to a mélange of
hangovers, shoe bites and pants Finally, you’re bound to feel a
that don’t fit anymore (thanks, bit overwhelmed by the holiday
Lankan buffet culture). blues (the mental health kind,
not the Louis Armstrong kind),
This month, don’t stress about and that’s perfectly normal. Don’t
what you’re going to get your drown in the Keeping Up With
loved ones. Most of the time, a Kolombo excitement—take some
cute personal gift goes further time this December to sit down,
than an extravagant bauble. If breathe deep and appreciate all
you think this is terrible advice, the fun stuff that’s landed on your
head to page 111 for our ultimate plate this year! In the spirit of
December gift guide for all the planning for the season, we’re also
bling you need. It’s bound to help launching our lovely new travel
you find something for every section, so stay tuned for sneaky
price point, for everyone from tips on solo journeying, foodie tips,
your co-worker to your main international hot spots, and of
squeeze. If all else fails, just take course our fave hotels on the island.
them out for a bottle of wine, or Hey, Vacay!
two (page 162), to really get into
the spirit of the season, or join All in all, we’re glad to have had you
us at our lush Cosmo Glow Up on this wild and weird journey in
event at The Design Collective on 2017. Do drop me a line on kinita@
the 6th. cosmomag.lk, and tell me how this
year has treated you. Thanks for
We’re also wrapping up the being a part of Cosmo Sri Lanka,
month (and some beautiful and we’ll catch you gorgeous ladies
presents) with the stunning in 2018!
international model and
superstar Paloma Monnappa, With all my warmest and cosiest
who’s repping our lush Christmas wishes for the season,
shoot, tinsel and all, on page 84.
The end of the year is generally a Kinita Shenoy
great time to look at the months Editor-In-Chief
that have passed, and try and
evaluate your life as an adult kinita.s

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CONFESSIONS

YOU REVEAL YOUR MOST COMPILED BY
EMBARRASSING, RIDICULOUS, K AVEE JAYASURIYA
WHAT-WAS-I-THINKING MOMENTS.

1. 3. IMAGES: GETTY IMAGES (2)

“While very heavily drunk at an “I went rock climbing for the first time during Christmas break
office Christmas party, last year and tried to kick ass at it, considering the instructors
waiting for me at the bottom were hot! But of course,
I lectured a colleague from I lost my grip. Falling down the rock wall was
another department about the embarrassing enough, but landing ass first on the
hottest instructorwas pretty much the worst.”
effects of drinking while
pregnant and scorned her for —YESHARA, 22
doing so, only to be informed
4.
that she wasn’t actually
pregnant, but was slightly “I was in a new job for two months
and went to my first Christmas
overweight.” party, where I was strutting my
stuff on the dance floor. My dress
—LIYARA, 24 came sliding down and I exposed
my boobs to the entire office. Yep.
2. Mortified for life.”

“Last year, at the office —NETHMI, 27
Christmas party,
5.
my hand hit the bottom of a
beer bottle, just “I was about 20 and had the
biggest crush on a friend’s
as a colleague put it brother. At their Christmas
to her lips, causing the glass dinner that year, he came over
to collide sharply with her to talk to me. While we were
teeth. After she cleaned up speaking, I could feel my
stomach churning—the fizzy
the spilled beer on her mixer in my drink was not
clothes, she insisted that she agreeing with me, and before I
was alright, but I noticed her could stop myself, I let out a big
fart. I think I turned redder
front tooth had chipped
from the bottle hitting her than the wine in his
glass. We never got further
face. Yikes.”
than our chat
—SAVINDI, 25 that night.”

—SHANIA, 23

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CONFESSIONS 7“I WENT TO THE BATHROOM
WITH A FRIEND AT
6 SOMEONE’S HOUSE PARTY. I
WAITED FOR HER BY SITTING
“MY BOYFRIEND AND I WERE INVITED TO ON THE SINK, WHICH CAME
A BIG PARTY AT OUR FRIENDS’ HOUSE OUT OF THE WALL AND
ONE NEW YEAR’S EVE. WE WANTED A CRASHED TO THE GROUND. IT
QUIET NIGHT IN, BUT WE KNEW WE’D BE WAS SO LOUD THAT PEOPLE AT
ACCUSED OF BEING BORING. HE HIT ON THE PARTY CAME BANGING
THE IDEA OF TEXTING OUR FRIENDS ON THE DOOR, AND I HAD TO
HALF AN HOUR BEFORE THE PARTY, EXPLAIN THAT MY ASS
PRETENDING WE’D JUST HAD A BIG LITERALLY TOOK A
FIGHT AND, AS A RESULT, WERE PORCELAIN SINK OUT OF THE
UNABLE TO ATTEND. WE SPENT THE WALL . NOT CUTE.”
NIGHT CUDDLED UP ON THE
—ESHANI, 24
S9OFA WATCHING TV.”—HARINI, 26
GUY CONFESSION 8
“I PUT ON A FAKE AUSTRALIAN
ACCENT ONE NIGHT AT A BAR, GUY CONFESSION
BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS
FUNNY AND WOULD IMPRESS “LAST NEW YEAR’S EVE, I
GIRLS. I ENDED UP DRINKING TRIED TO BE ROMANTIC
TOO MUCH AND COULDN’T AND LIFTED MY
K EEP IT UP. E V ERYONE NOTICED GIRLFRIEND ONTO MY
AND THOUGHT I WAS A FREAK .” BACK AFTER THE LONG
NIGHT OUT. SHE’D SAID
—DARSHAN, 24 HER FEET WERE HURTING,
AND I THOUGHT I’D GET
10 PROPS FOR IT LATER. I
LOST MY BALANCE AND
“I’ve got shoulder-length black hair, but really DROPPED HER ON HER
wanted long, flowing tresses for lounging HEAD. THERE WERE NO
poolside on holiday, so I bought some PROPS…ONLY YELLING.”
extensions online. A friend of mine sewed
them into my hair, so I wouldn’t have to deal —THARINDU, 27
with clipping them in every morning. I loved
my hair for the first few days, but by the fourth
day it had started to mesh into one giant
dreadlock. When I got home, I had to cut
them out, resulting in a short bob and the
start of a bald patch!”

—KASUNI, 23

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CONFESSIONS

DEWvaoetrresst “I HAD
BEEN DATING THIS
ENJOY THESE GUY FOR A WHILE AND I
READERS’ THOUGHT IT WAS TIME TO DTR, SO I
DOOZIES, WAS THRILLED WHEN HE TOOK ME OUT
AND BE GLAD IT FOR CHRISTMAS DINNER. BUT, WHILE I
WASN’T YOU! WAS RETURNING FROM THE WASHROOM,
I SAW HIM SWIPING RIGHT ON TINDER
COMPILED BY LIKE HIS FINGER WAS ON FIRE. I
ANURADHA WITHANACHCHI WAS CRUSHED!”

—HARINI, 25

“My worst-ever date ended with a GUY CONFESSION “He made me sit through Home
wasted AF me, clutching my “My date stood me up on NYE! I had Alone on Christmas Eve, while
constantly talking in my ear about
bleeding nose that broke in a freak grand plans for the night, too.”
drunk-dancing accident at an NYE how he actually agrees with
party. Yup, my date socked me in the —RAVIN, 25 Trump’s ideas. I bolted ASAP!”

face while dancing. ” —VIHARA, 24

—AMAYA, 21

“Back when I was in university, a guy “My boyfriend invited me over for “I couldn’t make it to my family
in my class asked me to join him as Christmas dinner with his family. To vacay one Christmas due to work
his date for a friend’s Christmas earn points from my future mother-in- obligations, and I didn’t want to
dinner. Unfortunately, I started law, I decided to help set the table. But spend the night alone. So, I met up
vomiting left, right and center pre- of course, thanks to my clumsiness, I with this dude from Tinder for drinks.
dinner. It was probably a reaction to It was all going well until I felt his
something I had eaten earlier that dropped the roast chicken – the hand creeping up the back of my
day, but I’m certain I ruined the centerpiece of the dinner – on the floor. dress. When I called him out on it, he
dinner for all of them. ”
Needless to say, I did not earn any dashed out…after denying my
—SACHINI, 31 points that night.” a c c u s a t i o n s .”

DOUCHE-O-METER —TESHINA, 26 —UDESHANI, 30

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FIND YOUR PERFECT ROCK 2. DO YOUR X’MAS SHOPPING at
the Hilton Christmas Market on
at the Gem & Jewelry Show the 9th. You can choose from
at Taj Samudra on the 15th- over 30 vendors, and pick up
16th. Expect a whole bunch
of local and international 3everything from freshly-baked

1stones, bling, and industry pastries to handcrafted interior
pros to help you make your décor and bespoke jewelry.
choice!
GLOW UP WITH COSMO
15 SRI LANKA! Request entrance
7. RUN FOR THEIR LIVES in aid THINGS passes to our very own event
of the National Cancer Institute in TODO at The Design Collective on the
Maharagama. Lace up your running THIS 6th of December, where we’ll
shoes and complete the annual 5km M NTH be showcasing some brilliant
charity run on the 10th. designers, brands and wine
tastings, along with free make-up
experiences, nail art, and obviously
lots of Cosmopolitan cocktails.

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6. DINE at the brand new Monsoon at 5. GROOVE to 4. INDULGE in Mozart,
Park Street Mews. The South Asian- the ever-sexy Rameau and Bach at
inspired restaurant is Colombo’s hottest Miguel’s funky the Lionel Wendt on
new entrant and promises everything new album, War the 5th at the Chamber
from delicious laksa to my personal & Leisure on the Music Society of
fave, Char Kway Teow. Reservations are 1st. If you need Colombo’s season finale
mandatory, so get calling. convincing, featuring Edinburgh
just give the composer and pianist
26 irresistible promo Tanya Ekanayaka, along
single Sky Walker with the brilliant CMSC
a listen! ensemble itself.

9UNCAGE your inner furry friend 10. REIGN over your Netflix 11. BOOGIE to Nightmares On
with some Monkey Shoulder. account with The Crown Wax at Mischief NYE at the
The blended malt Scotch just Season 2 on the 8th. Follow brand new Sugar Beach, Mount
launched in Colombo, so head QE2, her volatile consort and Lavinia. Ring in 2018 with the
down to your fave watering hole her partying sister, as they Leeds-based electronic music
for a well-deserved whiskey sour! navigate in this gorgeous star and an array of incredibly
period drama. fun local acts.

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Expo at SLECC FACE at the EXERCISES with
on the 8-10th. It Eat Street food Pitch Perfect 3,
promises to be the market on the releasing on the
ultimate gathering 2nd & 3rd at 22nd! We can’t
of comic book fans, Greenpath. The wait to watch
cosplayers, artists open air food Becca, Fat Amy
and gamers in the fest will also and the rest of
island, so snap on be hosting live the girls navigate
your Spanx and theatre, music, the weird world
rock the Wonder and an eating of adult acapella.
Woman outfit in competition
your closet. (you can get 15. CELEBRATE!
back to that The year’s
14. WOW YOURSELF at the boring diet in done, and
Women of the World Festival January, we we’re getting
on the 2nd & 3rd of December won’t judge). excited about
at the National Film Council 2018 and
(Bauddhaloka Mw). The what’s in store.
entrance-free international Time to invest
women’s festival is a in sparklers!
collaboration between the British
Council and the Southbank 27
Centre in London, and involves
talks, panels, activities and
mentoring that will entertain,
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STYLE

Style wrong side of your with a Little Black Bonus: Don’t show up
conservative CEO and Dress”—so don’t feel like empty-handed! A
Q&A result in potential you have to toss your bottle of wine, your
career-damaging short dress out the best appetizer or a
Cosmo SL solves all embarrassment. window just yet. This simple bouquet of
your fashion So, if you’re going to season, it’s all about flowers can go a long
dilemmas show off your legs, keep proportions. Balance out way in starting the
your top half covered. the short length of your night off on the right
Cause for concern? Or if you’d like to reveal dress by pairing it with a foot.
Reach us at your back, make sure the silk kimono (try No
hemline is a little lower. Waste kimono by ANUK) Q What budget-
[email protected] or poncho (Try All About friendly gift can I
Q I’m meeting my IV’s fabulous boho get my office Secret
Q What should I variation on your work future in-laws for version). To keep your Santa this Christmas? IMAGE: GETTY IMAGES
wear for my office look by shedding your the first time this look from being too
Christmas party that’ll blazer or leggings, Christmas. What should boring, look for a dress A While a Secret Santa
pass off as sexy and swapping your shoes and I wear that’s cute AF, with interesting details exchange is meant to be
classy at the same time? letting your hair loose. but will also impress my such as pockets or a fun way to celebrate, it
This look shows you still mother-in-law? embroidery. Complete inevitably becomes yet
A Office holiday parties mean business when it the outfit by breaking out another stressful task to
can often be tricky to comes to the holidays, A Meeting the parents is your best-looking add to your ever-growing
navigate, especially when but can totally break it no easy feat. Whether it’s shoes—think classic holiday to-do list. If
it comes to deciding down all night long on the first time or the closed toe black or nude you’re lucky, the price
whether or not to have the dancefloor sans nip- 300th, presenting courts. limit will be on the lower
that third glass of pol slip. yourself to bae’s support end, so you don’t bust
arrack in front of your network can be an event PANTS & TOP COMBO your holiday savings.
boss. While we might not DON’T SHOW TOO in itself. One hemline too Now, pick one of the
have an answer for you MUCH SKIN short and you’ll forever If your S.O. is being following trendy
there, we did manage to be remembered as that unhelpful about the dress treasures and be the
clear the outfit debate. While you may be girl. You’ve already code, a pant-and-blouse coolest Santa ever.
tempted to show your fun captured his heart, but combo is always a fail-
DO USE SOME side a little more at a his parents’? Now that safe option. Even if the .i Nail polish from
COMMON SENSE work party that takes may be a different story setting is casual, you
place outside the office, altogether. want to look elegant, and TheFaceShop:
First things first, get clear don’t get too carried this duo is undeniably
on the holiday party away with the low-cut First impressions are all chic. Just remember, you This is a perfect gift for
dress code and go from stuff. Some people in the about wanting to put don’t have to be super the girl who likes to do it
there. Smart-casual office will love your mini, your best self forward, prude. Pair your high- herself. Opt for festive
generally means that figure-hugging cocktail but forget everything waisted pants with a colors and neutrals, so
your trusty jeans and flip- dress. Others won’t. you’ve been told you bralette under a sheer your chosen colleague
flops combo is a no-go for Always keep yourself on have to wear. The trick top for a little bit of can use her gift for the
party day. Similarly, as hemline patrol when with dressing to meet sass—how far you want holidays and long after
much as you may be suiting up for office boo’s family is that you to go with the layering that.
itching to show it off, that mingling. An outfit that’s want to be conservative technique is entirely up
evening dress you love so just right for the club without appearing to you (and how .i i A scarf from ODEL:
much is just not casual. could put you on the frumpy, and stylish conservative your future
When in doubt, go for a without being too edgy. in-laws might be!). Thanks to the sub-zero
Go for something no- Switch the stuffy pearls temps in Lankan offices,
fuss, but still reflecting a every mother-in-law you can never have too
jolt of personality. comedy has ever advised many scarves! Pick a
you, and opt instead for stylish shawl, and watch
THE LBD trendy studs. Finish your her incorporate it into
outfit with black stils and her wardrobe ASAP.
Ladies, as our messiah a sophisticated velvet
Karl Lagerfeld once said, cross-body bag. .i i i DIY Mini Fashion
“One is never over-
dressed or under-dressed Emergency Kit: We’ve all
been there—a broken
hair tie at the office, a
blister at the gym, cat fur
you didn’t notice until
right before you stepped

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out for a meeting PLAY OFF YOUR WHEN IN DOUBT, OPT
etc…. Stash all the ACCESSORIES FOR NEUTRALS
supplies a working girl
might need in a cute The socks and heels Classic black-and-gray
pouch your holiday gal is combo should look pairings are an easy go
sure to love. #Winning quirky and eclectic, but to. Choose a simple-
not totally random. Add a looking sock or match
For more gift inspo refer pop of color with your the tone of your shoe
to our guide on page 111. bag, then try (e.g. nude socks with
coordinating your socks nude pumps). The look
Q I want to wear in the same hue to pull should be sleek and
socks with heels the whole thing together. seamless. For any
this New Year’s, but occasion, be sure to
have no idea how to to freshen up your choose thin socks that
style it without looking footwear. (Plus, will fit into your shoes—
like a complete idiot. you can avoid those it’s crucial.
Please help. pesky new-shoe
blisters.) Can you Tip: Reach for hues
A Socks and heels master this fashion that match your skin
(the more open, the feet, er, feat? tone for a leg-
better) is a trend that’s The trick of the lengthening effect.
been popping up in trade is all in the
street style circles mix. Ahead, your
forever, but is one that style cheat sheet to
most of the outside world mastering the look.
inevitably ignores. But,
not only are socks a
playful way to navigate
the unpredictable
weather, they’re also a
seriously affordable way

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Latest looks, bang-on buys and ways to
add cool to your closet by the trendiest

fashionistas in town.

TANAZ PESTONJEE (Director, ABANS
Group of Companies) reveals the
secrets to her style.

Always shop for I adore Anthony PHOTOGRAPHY: PAMOD NILRU
pieces that will Vaccarello for
remain timeless, his powerful yet

and opt for feminine pieces.
outfits that can be
If I had to wear one
restyled. thing for the rest of
my life, it would most
I’d say my biggest
glam tip is to likely be linen.
go easy on the
eyeliner. My biggest fashion
faux pas: Lace
If I could own
anyone’s wardrobe, leggings from back
in 2003. What was
it would have to
be David Bowie’s, I thinking?!

just because I don’t really keep
he introduced up with trends, but
‘fearless fashion’ to anything with real fur

the world. needs to go!

My number one My travel essentials
rule when dressing are my trusty lip
balm, my ancient
up for a night iPod and a good
out on the town? book.

Accessorize!
Accessorize!
Accessorize!

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STYLE Backpack, CHARLES & KEITH,
Rs. 8,990
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Shoes, MANGO,
Key tag, FOSSIL, Rs. 10,500
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Clutch, FOSSIL,
The once-demure hue makes a bold Sunglasses, Rs. 25,500
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to fuchsia.
Rs. 34,500
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Shoes, HOUSE OF LONALI PHOTOGRAPHY: PAMOD NILRU
available at THE DESIGN ALL PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
COLLECTIVE, Rs. 5,500

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Tie, FOUR IN HAND, Rs 1,200
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SLUG THE
COSMO
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GUYMARLON RAE

THE OWNER
AND DESIGNER
EXTRAORDINAIRE OF
LOCAL BRAND MALÜBA
SPILLS THE BEANS ON
LIFE, LOVE AND FASHION.
CHARMING AND WITH A
CONSTANT SMILE ON HIS
FACE, HE’LL HAVE YOU
INSTANTLY AT EASE!
READ ON FOR HIS
STYLING TIPS, ULTIMATE
DATE-NIGHT SCENARIO
AND WHAT’S NEXT
ON HIS HORIZON.

IN CONVERSATION WITH: SHIHAAM HASSANALI
ART DIRECTION: ISKHAN AHAMED
PHOTOGRAPHY: JEHAN ADAHAN

IMAGE: EXAMPLE 1 | WORDS: EXAMPLE 2

Q/ How did you get into I own is paid for with my own People often MARVEL OR DC:
fashion? money. It is possible. wonder if, as a DC

A/ I was always interested Q/ How do you find designer, I SAVORY OR SWEET:
inspiration for your make enough Sweet
in it! In school, I studied collections?
the arts and excelled in money to GUILTY PLEASURE:
traditional and eastern dance. A/ I travel a lot, so if I see sustain my life, Cake
Right after my A-Levels, I FOAVFEADLLE-STIIGMNEE:R
interned at the Design Café something I like, I take a and the Olivier Rousteing
with Stefan Andre Joachim, picture and file it away for answer is yes, I
who became my mentor. future reference. So, when do. I live on my FAVE ACCESSORY:
It was while interning that I begin work on a new Shoes
I started learning all the collection, I go over all the own, travel a
intricacies of fashion design. images that inspire me, do a fair bit and QUAILNITAIEPSAIRLTONOERK:FOR
While I was working, Stefan little research, and see how Honesty, understanding
introduced me to Damayanthi I can incorporate it into a everything I and a kind heart
Weddage and the program look. I primarily focus on the own is paid for
at the Selak Institute which cuts, trims and the general with my own I CAN ALWAYS BOUNCE
I immediately took up. silhouette of the piece. IDEAS OFF:
Upon completion, I went money.
on to the Brandix College Q/ You’ve got an amazing My best friend,
of Clothing Technology to eye. What’s your go-to look the fashion spread, ‘Painter’s Tharshana Wijesinghe
study Pattern Making and for a date? Muse’.
Fashion Development. At OLATENHADEVREWHTAHOLAMLNEETM,WIYINTPEHHVOOEUNRTE:
this point, I realized that my A/ White shoes and slim-fit, Q/ What’s your ideal date? My headset
true skills lay in the technical
side of clothing rather than ankle-length black pants A/ Somewhere calm, 41COSMOPOLITAN _ DECEMBER 2017 _
the artistic side, so with a paired with a black shirt. You
little guidance from Stefan, I can’t go wrong with a black preferably by a river in the
decided to do what felt right and white look! moonlight, sipping on wine
and started my own label. with a fab picnic spread.
Q/ Do you have any tips for
Q/ How did the name young women on styling an Q/ What’s next for you?
Malüba come about? outfit that can transition
from work to werk? A/ I’ve always focused on
A/ It’s quite funny, actually!
A/ If you don’t have time to clothing for women, but
My pet name is ‘malli baba,’ now I want to try my hand
because I’m the youngest, change, it’s always best to stick at menswear. Whenever I
and Malüba is a play on that. with a slim skirt or tapered shop for clothes, I find there’s
I love Sri Lanka, so I wanted pants. Add a white shirt that always something I don’t
my brand to represent an can be unbuttoned slightly like about a shirt or a pair of
island feel. Malüba definitely to look a little sexier for the pants. So, I want to create a
brings this across! evening. Apply a strong shade line that men will truly love.
of lipstick and let down your
Q/ How do you deal with hair, if you wear a bun or
competition and still lead a ponytail during the day. You
fabulous life? can emphasise your eye make-
up, too. A change in make-up
A/ There will always be is always a quick fix, and can
easily be carried around in the
competition, but I never try to slimmest of purses.
go behind others’ businesses,
mostly because I believe Q/ What piece that you’ve
in what I do. People often designed is your favourite?
wonder if, as a designer,
I make enough money to A/ I love them all; however,
sustain my life, and the answer
is yes, I do. I live on my own, my heart lies with a long,
travel a fair bit and everything white checked dress. It ran
in Cosmo’s July 2017 issue in



ART DIRECTION BY LAUREN DRAGOSETTI | PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANDREW FINLAYSON/BAUER POP A
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BY ALEXIS TEASDALE

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BEAUTY

#HairGoals
Craving a new cut? It’s December.…of course you are.
Satisfy the urge – no regrets! – with these styles picked by
some of the best stylists in the hair biz.

BY ERIN STOVALL

WISPY Label.M, Heat
BANGS Protection Spray,

Anh Co Tran TONI & GUY,
Rs. 2,650
(@AnhCoTran),
L’Oréal Professionnel

ambassador and
co-owner of Ramirez

Tran Salon

WHY ANH ZOË KRAVITZ WHY NIKKI
LOVES THEM JESSICA BIEL LOVES IT
“’60s-style bangs
(shorter in the IMAGES: GETTY IMAGE S (7). PORTRAITS: COURTESY OF SUBJECTS. BEAUTY STILLS: COURTESY OF BRANDS A pixie cut is a
middle, longer on bold move, but the
the sides) that
graze your brows impact is huge.
feel relaxed and Another bonus: It
super modern,” shows off your bone
structure better than
says Anh.
any other cut,
NAIL THIS LOOK says Nikki.

When it comes to L’ORÉAL PIXIE NAIL THIS LOOK
prepping with prod- PROFESSIONNEL,
uct, too much can Nikki Nelms Always prep with
Tecni.Art Dual a soothing heat
make a fringe fall Stylers Liss & (@NikkiNelms), protectant. Then,
flat. L’Oréal Profes- celebrity hairstylist blow dry with a
sionnel’s gel-cream Pump-Up, comb attachment
combo pulls double amazon.com, (it’ll help smoothen
duty to add volume Rs. 4,300 your strands, so
and preempt frizz. you don’t have
When you blow-dry, to do as many
use the concentrator passes with your
nozzle to dry bangs flat iron), and
to the left, and then go in afterwards
to the right, to tame with an ultrathin
cowlicks and ensure
straightener
that they (travel-size ones are
fall straight.
clutch) to tame
any strays.

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BLUNT LOB CLASSIC BOB

César DeLeön Mara Roszak

Ramirêz (@MaraRoszak),
L’Oréal Paris hairstylist
(@Cesar4Styles),
Mizani global and co-founder of
artistic director Mare Salon

KHLOÉ KARDASHIAN WHY MARA
LOVES IT
WHY CÉSAR LILY COLLINS
LOVES IT A cut that hits mid-
L’ORAÉrtALLisPsACRoInSt,rToel,cni- neck is timeless yet
Strong, sharp lines CHAGALL,
make every woman Rs. 4,500 fresh.
stand out, he says. NAIL THIS LOOK
Clip up the top half

of your hair, and
starting with
the bottom
half, wrap

one-inch sections
around a curling iron
until the bottom lay-
er is done. Continue
on to the top layer,

then hit roots with
lifting spray for
extra body.

NAIL THIS LOOK SHAGGY CHRISSY TEIGEN
CROP
For glasslike
shine, work a heat Jen Atkin
protectant spiked (@JenAtkinHair),

with coconut oil celebrity hairstylist WHY JEN LOVES IT “It offers lots of sexy move-
through towel-dried and founder of Ouai ment,” says Jen, and “It’s a great way to transition out
Haircare of a shorter cut.” L’ORÉAL PARIS,
strands. For max Advanced Hairstyle
smoothness, blow- Boost It High Lift
dry with a paddle
brush and go over Creation Spray,
face-framing pieces amazon.com,
Rs. 770
with a flat iron.

NAIL THIS LOOK Texture is key, so flip your head
over and rough-dry strands with your fingers and a

blow dryer until they’re 80 percent dry. Then rub a

dime-sized amount of pomade between your palms (it

OUAI, Matte Pomade, makes it more flexible) and work it through
amazon.com,
Rs. 3,700 hair for piece-y, bedhead vibes. Let it air-dry the rest
of the way, and you’re good to go.

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BEAUTY WHY SARAH
LOVES IT
TRIANGULAR This cut is so
CURLS
versatile (meaning,
Larry Sims you can style it a
hundred ways)—
(@LarryJarahSims), and subtle layers
Schwarzkopf give hair natural
movement, too.
celebrity hairstylist
NAIL THIS LOOK
GABRIELLE UNION Spray a lightweight
oil from your mid-
WHY LARRY LOVES IT LEA MICHELE lengths to ends to
It’s the easiest way to prevent frizz (skip
embrace your natural GLYNT, Nutri Oil the roots—long hair
texture. “Plus, it has an Elixir, is easily weighed
down). Then, twist
’80s quality to it, with big, THE CUTTING STATION, hair into two loose
voluminous curls that fall Price on request topknots to create
around your face,” says a slightly beachy
texture. Once dry,
Larry. undo the buns, and

NAIL THIS LOOK use a one-inch
The more moisturized wand to touch
your curls are, the more up any unruly
definition you’ll have.
patches.
Smooth a leave-in
conditioner all over to Label.M,
hydrate (use a wide-tooth RRaeTdjOuNiavIne&ncGeaUtOiYn,igl,
comb to distribute it from
root to tip), then dry with a Rs. 5,500

diffuser from the
ends to the

root. (Optional:
Pull the top half into a bun

to accentuate the cut’s
shape.) Finish with a spritz

of lightweight oil for
extra shine.

LONG LAYERS

Sarah Potempa (@SarahPotempa),

celebrity hairstylist and creator of the
Beachwaver

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