Vogue - India (January 2020)

“I CAN SEE

HOW MAKING
CHANGES AT
25 IS TOUGH,

WHICH IS
WHY I AM

TRYING TO
INCULCATE A
SUSTAINABLE

LIFESTYLE IN
MY KIDS”


























































































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THE FIX
confessions of a





makeup hoarder…







A beauty junkie and a professional organiser come

together to ‘Marie Kondo’ your makeup kit. Are you

ready for the challenge? By Sneha Mankani

Before
Before Before































The Eye Tray that looks like the
aftermath of a war between The Lipstick Drawer AKA The Disorderly Dresser
sticks and wands... the beauty blackhole... that makes an appearance
After in every mirror selfi e...


After After




























...is now categorised into pencils,
mascaras, shadows and pots
...is now colour coded for easy
access to my favourite nudes ...is now a minimal space for
and reds
everyday essentials



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YOU CAN DO IT!
For you, waking up to a signs, according to Rajag- You’re already ba ed by the sheer
plethora of beauty para- opalan. One, when the volume of the task in front of you.
phernalia, like that lat- space starts to stress you Step one: accept the challenge,
est multi-glitter eye pal- out and you begin to feel take a deep breath and begin.
ette and the small-batch overwhelmed, and two,
harvested and handcraft- when you struggle to fi nd 1. Make it fun! Put on your
ed CBD glow oil from the things you need. Accord- favourite playlist and fi nd a clean
spot to sit to initiate this exercise.
Himalayas might be a ing to me, it’s when you
dream come true. For “Continue are late to work because 2. Start with one vertical fi rst,
me, it has been a reality a clutter- you spend 13 minutes like makeup. Take it all out—the
for a long time, and it’s free life with trying to fi nd that par- ones in your bathroom, dresser,
not pretty. ticular nude out of the 57 handbag, even the eye pencil that
I have heaps of mois- constant edits that you own, but fail to has reached the farthest corner of
turisers in all their gel/ and mindful do so. So you end up swip- your cupboard.
creamy/watery formu- consumption.” ing on a cherry orange,
las, micellars with mul- which might look great, 3. Next, categorise. Use mini
baskets, label each into categories
tiple cleansing tools, —ROHINI but the case of the miss- and subcategories and start putting
masks for every part of RAJAGOPALAN ing nude nudges your products in them. Besides primary
my body and lip balms mental peace all day long. labels like ‘eye shadows, mascaras,
that I will take to my concealers’ for example, bigger
deathbed stacked on my dresser. My MIND OVER MATTER baskets with labels like ‘donate’ and
beauty wardrobe, a life-sized reposito- “Makeup should bring happiness,” she ‘discard’ (for expired products), are
ry of over 45 overstuffed pouches split says, but clutter cuts the joy out of sim- equally important.
between a perfume shelf and separate ple daily experiences by making you
drawers for the eyes, lips and face, has anxious and helpless. Too much of eve- 4. Now comes the important
been my proudest project since I moved rything—sights, smells, touch—can step—further decluttering from
the mini baskets—look at each
into this house a year and a half ago. I blast your brain, confuse your senses, product and ask yourself, “When
thought I was justifying my star sign’s distract you and bog you down with was the last time I used it? Do I see
fundamental traits—being obsessively guilt over time. Good feelings are re- myself using it in the foreseeable
organised and smugly living my best, placed with stress and the embarrass- future? Does it give me joy?” If the
orderly life—until the stacks kept ment of opening up your space to out- nos supersede the ayes, you know
stacking up, the shelves kept shrink- siders often leads to a restless mind. which pile it goes into.
ing and the drawers refused to close. Besides, that therapeutic feeling of
My beauties were besieging me and I warming up a face oil on your fi nger- 5. Once you have your fi nal box
couldn’t keep up… tips and gently dabbing it on to your of goodies that you will actually
Confession: I am a beauty hoarder. skin with your eyes shut will be lost use, arrange them in a way that
It’s time I own up to it, write about it somewhere in this chaos. And the sad- will visually appeal to you. Create
designated spaces for frequently
and seek help—for the sake of my be- dest part is, you won’t even realise used items and opt for spaces that
loved beauty products and every girl when that happens. ■ are close in sight, so that they are
who has been in my shoes (in her per- easily accessible.
fectly manicured toenails, of course).
Contrary to what you may assume, I Addict’s End Note: 6. Pat yourself on the back
was looking forward to my new project, Post my painstaking but exhilarating for accomplishing a task you’ve
the beauty cleansing ritual (the Virgo in cleansing ritual, I may still have more been procrastinating. But don’t get
me is thriving) with my guide Rohini makeup than the average beauty sidetracked once it’s over. Continue
Rajagopalan, founder of Organise with consumer (because I do still need to the clean streak. When you take
something out from its assigned
Ease, who organises people’s homes have my cleansing oil to remove my spot, put it back immediately once
I will tell you that I fi nally experienced
(and lives) for a living. Together, we set waterproof gel liner in close sight), but you’re done. Be conscious of the
something I haven’t in a long, long
out to make space for a better future.
increasing stacks and only bring
SHUTTERSTOCK.COM SILENT WARNINGS time: a restful night’s sleep and as Rajagopalan sums up: “Continue

home what is really necessary. And
morning eyes that seemed pleased
with the beautifully organised chaos
a clutter-free life with constant
How do you know you’ve crossed over
they saw in front of them.
edits and mindful consumption.”
to the dark side? There are two clear
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SPOTLIGHT
rebels with





THE WARRIOR: KAVITA KHOSA, a cause
FOUNDER OF PUREARTH
THE MISSION: ETHICAL SOURCING



When Khosa, a Pune-based corporate lawyer turned social entrepreneur On a farm in Chhattisgarh, in
founded Purearth in 2012, she was determined to create a beauty brand
with a mission she could stand behind. It was going to be “100 per cent a studio in Toronto, a lab in
sustainable, biodegradable, circular, coral reef safe, compostable, and Pune and on a kitchen table in
made with natural ingredients that cause no environmental concerns.”
Cut to the present, this performance-driven skincare brand offers creams, Amsterdam, four Indian women
mists, washes and elixirs made with organic ingredients bottled in their are proving that while it isn’t
purest form, all done by hand. “Our sea buckthorn berries are sourced
from Ladakh and the organic raw honey comes from the local beekeepers easy being green, it’s definitely
of the Bhimashankar Valley,” says Khosa, who also focuses on paying a fair-
trade wage to support local businesses. And putting it all together is just as worth it. By Avanti Dalal
important as the final product: “We support biodynamic, Vedic and organic
farming methods, working directly with women-run certified organic farms Sarisha’s Moon
and women’s self-help groups to support livelihood programmes.” These Dust Powder Clay
women are a vital part of every step in the manufacturing process—they and Herb Mask
forage flowers, herbs and berries for the brand’s cold-pressed oils and
hand-cut soaps, and pick non-timber forest produce.


WE LOVE: MITTI RAW HONEY MASQUE,
WILD SEABERRY SUPERCRITICAL OIL



Purearth works with
women-run organic
farms to help social
sustainability






THE WARRIOR: JACQUELINE JOHAL,
FOUNDER OF SARISHA
THE MISSION: UPCYCLING

Alluring and thoughtful packaging makes
discarding it a difficult task. That is exactly what
Johal thought as she designed lightweight glass
bottles to house her serums, masks and oils. Excess
packaging is so firmly embedded in today’s beauty
supply chain that limiting its use and ubiquity
is an uphill climb. Even when the packaging is
clean and efficient, there’s a lot of it out there.
Enter, upcycling. “We offer a sustainable refill
programme for repeat customers, where they can
keep their original packaging, and we offer a refill
in a glass vial for them to add to it,” states Toronto-
based Johal. “The beauty of this programme is
that the glass vials can then be reused for various
things. For example, once the product is over, we
suggest cleaning and using these vials to carry
condiments in your lunch bag or storing daily
medicines and vitamins. They can be reused more
often than a dropper bottle,” she says.


WE LOVE: GREEN GODDESS GLOW OIL,
Its no-plastic pledge B1: NOURISHING HAIR SERUM
extends from craft
to shipping


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Uma Beauty
Boosting Day Face
Oil and Ultimate
Brightening Face Oil





THE WARRIOR: RAISA MIRZA, FOUNDER
OF RELLA BEAUTY
THE MISSION: EMPOWERMENT




Makeup is empowering and everyone should have the option of using it as a
tool to express themselves. “Rella Beauty follows a buy-one-give-one model
where for every unit purchased, we give one to a woman in need, across the
world. We are partnering with a number of organisations to reach women from
all walks of life, including those trying to find jobs, below the poverty line, at-risk
women and teens,” says Amsterdam-based Mirza. The brand has launched three
lipsticks and is trying to follow all the tenets of sustainability the best way it can,
like sending out its lipsticks in reusable packaging. However, the actual product
is hard to recycle—lipstick parts are so small that the machines in the recycling
plants cannot recognise and sort them. What gives? “Unlike other lipsticks
in the market, we have filled our units with good intent. Most lipsticks have a
recommended use of about 12 months, but women often don’t finish a lipstick
within that time frame and wind up discarding it. So, we chose to have a slightly
smaller, thinner fill in our products, which makes application easy. You are much
more likely to finish this within its recommended shelf life, minimising waste.”


WE LOVE: CONFIDANT, DARLING, AND SOUL SISTER


Rella Beauty’s
Confidant,
Darling and Soul
Sister lipsticks HOLECEK, FOUNDER OF UMA
THE WARRIOR: SHRANKHLA


THE MISSION: GREEN FARMING
Holecek’s family has been creating
organically farmed, processed and
administered oils in Chhattisgarh for several
centuries. Her farm-to-bottle line Uma
is a newer take on ancient formulas that
were passed down over generations. Since
essential and cold-pressed oils are distilled
from plants using steam or pressure, the
quality of the botanical is directly related to
the purity and efficacy of the end product.
“We respect plant seasonality and adhere
closely to practices that enrich the earth’s
natural fertility and try to minimise our
dependence on artificial irrigation—all in
accordance with the belief systems
that natural energy thrives when its
functions are least disturbed,” she says.
The essential oil distillery is self-sustaining
because of its innovative machinery, which
converts waste product back to reusable
fuel. “This allows us to operate with
minimal dependence on outside energy
resources, while leaving behind the smallest
of footprints,” Holecek says. “We don’t
like wasting anything. In fact, even the
fragrant leftovers of flowers and plants after
extraction are converted into incense.”


WE LOVE: ABSOLUTE ANTI
AGING BODY OIL, BEAUTY
BOOSTING DAY FACE OIL




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FOCUS
The beauty of sustainability








With environmental issues becoming alarmingly visible, it is time for your

skincare to be gentle on the planet. By Sanjana Salunkhe










“There is still hope,” I think, despite my disappointment as I open a package to
fi nd a pocket-sized lip and cheek tint encased in a cardboard box, sprinkled with
paper confetti and a 10-page booklet that tells me how to use it. As much as I ap-
preciate a multi-use product, the packaging weakens its purpose. Several metric
tonnes of plastic enter the ocean every year, with a considerable amount coming
from the beauty industry. As a consumer, knowing where to start can help begin
reversing the damage. Here, we break down the nuances of sustainable beauty to
help you make the right choice.







DECODING THE DILEMMA
Consumers and businesses have a sub-
stantial role to play when it comes to a
better future. But fi rst, issues like
ocean-polluting packaging, excess en-
ergy consumption, irresponsible
waste management and carbon foot-
print need to be addressed. “The idea
is to create products that help mini-
mise environmental impact, and this DOWN TO THE LAST DETAIL
needs to be bolstered along the entire Just like sustainable dietary habits, it
value chain (from sourcing to produc- would be nice to get a defi ned sustain-
tion to use and disposal). Products able beauty routine, but the problem
need to be intelligently designed to re- arises when too many buzzwords are
duce resource use, should include re- carelessly used for effect. “We under-
newable materials, and be reusable, stand that sustainability is not a black
easily recyclable or compostable at the and white matter. It is extremely nu-
end of their life— a circular, closed anced and full of ethical quandaries.
loop,” explains Pamela Gill Alabaster. Consumers must remember that ani-
As a senior advisor at Carol Cone On mal testing isn’t the only practice
Purpose, a venture that helps compa- plaguing the beauty world; they need
nies strengthen their social responsi- to educate themselves to know what is
bilities, she has over 25 years of experi- best. For example, for labelling pur-
ence leading corporate sustainability poses, you may encounter an ‘all-natu-
and global communications for top ral and organic’ oil containing a raw SHUTTERSTOCK.COM; PEDRO FERREIRA. PRODUCTION: ANA CARACOL.
beauty brands. “Sustainability in ingredient that could cause an allergic
beauty isn’t solely restricted to pack- reaction, but you’d never know. You
aging. It extends to employee well-be- are at the mercy of the brand or manu-
ing and respect for everyone involved facturer to know what raw material
in the development of a product, be it a has been used, and hope for the best,”
factory worker, a retail sales associate says Siddharth Somaiya, founder of
or a waste hauler,” she says. Organic Riot.




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/WORD PLAY/








Here’s exactly what all the tritely used terms in sustainable
beauty really mean, according to Pamela Gill Alabaster










“It means ‘free of’, meaning the product is fragrance- and
silicone-free, but may consist of preservatives and chemicals.” “It is made without any animal
organic by-products or derivatives.”







“It is made with adherence to an organic certi cation organisation
(like Ecocert from France) or USDA standards requiring
traceability, with restrictions on the use of pesticides and fertilisers.”
NATURAL
•
•
“It is derived from nature and is non-synthetic. It does not use
chemical additives. That, however, does not always mean it is better
for you as natural ingredients can cause allergic reactions.”


CRUELTY-FREE



“It refers to not testing the product on animals to ensure the product’s safety.”








TICKING ALL and formulation used in

THE (RIGHT) the product.
BOXES CONSCIOUS DESIGNING

A checklist to know just how The packaging should be
sustainable your skin-loving recyclable, reusable, refi llable and beauty bottles
serum and glow-giving compostable to create high-
highlighter really is quality products that can sustain PETA FSC STAMP
for a minimum of fi ve years. your BUNNY Responsibly
RELIABLE SOURCING on 100% cruelty- managed
Raw materials used should be OPTIMAL ENERGY SETTING STANDARDS Deciphering the stamps you see (but don’t free forests
renewable and safe to use. CONSUMPTION
Its producers (whether farmers, Factories should use renewable understand)
small factory workers or others) energy sources, minimise waste
need to be treated with and greenhouse gas emissions,
respect and dignity and have and conserve water.
safe workplaces. necessarily RECYCLE ECOCERT
Sustainably
STAMP
MINDFUL DISPOSAL Recyclable produced
TRANSPARENCY The product should have an products
The consumer should be environmentally-friendly way of
informed about each ingredient discarding it. ■






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Leegoal Reusable
SWAP Makeup Remover
big little things
Pads, 499






Aside from being human-friendly, these

alternatives to your everyday essentials

also love and care for the air, soil, water Wet Brush Go Green

and animals. By Sneha Mankani Detangler, 1,300



LEEGOAL REUSABLE MAKEUP REMOVER PADS
You don’t need us to tell you how much single-use cotton pads
contribute to a landfi ll. A simple calculation of how many times
you trash them (multiplied by a few billion) should give you the
answer. Switch to softer, non-allergenic fabric rounds, made
from natural bamboo, which can each be used a thousand times WET BRUSH GO GREEN
over. When you’re done, put the used pads in the little mesh DETANGLER
laundry bag they come with and toss it in your washing ma- The first-time reactions of Wet Brush
chine. Then, do it all over again. newbies are worth witnessing. Never
has a brush glided through stubborn,
freshly washed strands as smoothly
as this one. We love the eco-friendly
version, made from biodegradable
plant starch, that will naturally break
down in a landfill within five years.









Auroville
Shampoo
Bar, 280







ORGANIC RIOT SMOG BLOCK
This daily moisturiser contains manuka extract to
strengthen your skin’s fight against external ag- AUROVILLE SHAMPOO BAR
gressors. Hyaluronic acid locks in moisture and You know what’s better than wondering
natural SPF (zinc oxide) protects against sun dam- what to do with empty shampoo bottles?
age while the tubes are made of BPA-free, non- Not letting that situation arise. This 100
toxic plastic to ensure a healthy product. There are per cent natural shampoo bar from the
no stickers or labels either, which means no adhe- Auroville community (instrumental in
sives or glue to affect recyclability. And non-bioac- wasteland reclamation and reafforesta-
cumulating, heavy metal-free, food-grade ink is tion) has antibacterial castor oil and
used for the printing. Each outer box is produced brahmi powder to reduce hairfall and
using either second- or third-generation recycled dandruff. Plus it is loaded with vitamins,
paper, thus saving water in the production process. minerals and proteins to nourish your
Organic Riot is PETA-approved, cruelty-free and Organic Riot hair and scalp. The best part is that once
Smog-Block,
vegan —that’s a lot of ticks on our checklist. 1,210 it’s over, it’s really over.




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L’OCCITANE ALMOND
SHOWER OIL ECO REFILL
L’Occitane is celebrating the 10th an-
niversary of its first 100 per cent recy-
Innisfree Purifying cled bottle and eco-refills in its shops.
Body Scrub with Plus the fact that its zero-landfill
Recycled Co ee, policy ensures none of its factory
1,450 Kiehl’s Made
waste goes to landfills, makes us ap- Better X John
preciate the brand even more. This Legend Rare Earth
delicious shower oil will cleanse and Mask, 1,050
nourish and can be easily replenished
when you’re done.
KIEHL’S MADE BETTER
X JOHN LEGEND RARE
L’Occitane EARTH MASK
Almond Shower This deep-pore cleansing mask
INNISFREE Oil Eco-Refill, will ensure your city skin gets a
PURIFYING BODY 2,600 good detox. The label on the lid is
SCRUB WITH made from repurposed coffee
RECYCLED COFFEE bean, bag fibre, and post-consum-
Korea’s favourite has found a er waste. The jar is 30 per cent
way to upcycle otherwise dis- post-consumer recycled plastic
cardedleftovercoffeegrounds and you can take it to any outlet
from cafes and restaurants, to reuse or recycle once its empty.
coffee powder, and oil extrac- What’s more, Kiehl’s has recycled
tion processes (that account over two million bottles till date.
for 2,70,000 tonnes of wasted
coffee per annum) in their
Recycled Coffee Range. This
delicious coffee body scrub
will make your morning bath FOREST ESSENTIALS
ritual a lot more tempting. SOUNDARYA FACIAL UBTAN
Plus, it is one of the few This 100 per cent natural cleanser gently exfoli-
brands that lets you return ates and gives your skin a healthy glow. It is
empty bottles in exchange for made out of sun-dried and hand-pounded herbs
rewards points. Ease your like fennel seeds, saffron and lemon peel, and is
worries, as Innisfree has formulated in workshops where electricity is
managed to recycle about generated through solar panels on the roofs.
12,524,840 bottles since the Once your jar is empty, you can return it to the
campaign’s initiation in 2003. store, where it is recycled via an NGO. The mon-
ey generated is used to educate impoverished Forest Essentials
Soundarya Facial
children. Forest Essentials has also stopped us- Ubtan, 1,075
ing bubble wrap in its delivery cartons.





Yves Rocher BARE NECESSITIES
YVES ROCHER Concentrated Eco TURMERIC SOAP BAR
Shower Gel,
CONCENTRATED ECO
Turmeric’s anti-inflammatory and antibacterial
490
SHUTTERSTOCK.COM SHOWER GEL properties work to keep skin protected, but that’s
hardly news. Bare Necessities makes its soaps in
Not only will using this shower gel
leave your skin nourished and fresh,
small batches to stick to its zero-waste policy and
but you’ll be doing good too. Each
materials. It also only uses post-consumer pack-
time someone buys it, the Yves Roch- even packages them using 100 per cent recyclable
er Foundation plants a tree. But aging materials to ship its goods. ■
that’s not all: 100 per cent of the elec-
tricity used in its factories to create it
comes from renewable resources.
Bare
Necessities
Turmeric Soap
Bar, 170
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GUIDE
GREEN




YOUR




ROUTINE







You don’t have to build a windmill

in your backyard or chain yourself

to a tree. Megha Mahindru offers
20 easy yet impactful ways for you

to make a difference
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REFUSE, DON’T JUST RECYCLE2






1 can refuse it, you don’t need to reduce, rethink, reuse, repair, repurpose or recycle it.
In the pecking order of the green movement, refuse precedes everything. If you


Recycling today is a crumbling industry with a single-digit success rate. Shop if you
must, but boycott blind consumerism—it doesn’t make the world a happier place.
“We can aim to reduce our own footprint

TRY A GREEN
with a diet that involves importing less,
reducing consumption, reusing whenever
PERIOD

in a shared economy by renting or swapping.”
On average, a woman uses over possible, mending what is broken and engaging
10,000 tampons or sanitary pads
during her lifetime. In India, we — CÉLINE SEMAAN
dispose of over 43.2 crore pads
every year, creating 9,000 tonnes DESIGNER AND FOUNDER, SLOW FACTORY
of waste. While alternatives
exist—environmentally friendly
brands like Carmesi and TAKE A FRIDAY OFF TO
Heyday, reusable zero-
chemical pads by Rebelle and SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY
EcoFemme—it’s the menstrual
mindset that needs a reboot. In 2020, Green Friday is the new Black Friday. As a wise
The next time you wrinkle your 16-year-old taught us, our biggest strength lies in numbers.
nose at a menstrual cup—the Sign up on Fridaysforfuture.com, Greta Thunberg’s multi-city
rinse-and-reuse silicone cup that climate strike movement that mobilises youth across 130
lasts up to 10 years—consider countries to raise environmental awareness. Or start your own
that if your great-great-great- community-run eco crusade. Designing posters, interacting
great grandmum had used a with green minds and raising awareness is thrilling enough, but
sanitary napkin 500 years ago, your ultimate motivation should be the realisation that if more
that plastic would still be here. people come together in support, corporations and politicians
will be bound to see the environment as a big issue.


4 ASK FOR ALTERNATIVES






So you’ve replaced the plastic bottles at home with CGH Earth’s Marari Beach Resort’s no
glass? Now do the same outside. At hotels, ask for a plastic bottles or straws rule has prevented
fi ltered water jug instead of plastic bottles from the 1,09,528 plastic bottles and 36,250 straws
minibar. And frequent fl yers, carry your own toiletries.
from annually polluting the earth.



5 PLASTIC FREE 6 INSPIRE A FRIEND 7 SAVE A TREE
BUILD YOUR



ARSENAL Even if you’re militant about
your plastic usage, depending
Always carry a cloth on paper isn’t the way to go.
bag in your car for any Tissues and used paper towels
unplanned shopping. cannot be recycled the way
A simple post or a subtle action like refusing a printed paper can. Switch to
Carry a co ee cup, spoon, straw at lunch can get your companion thinking. cloth instead of disposable
plate and water bottle on While gifting, support green brands or initiate cleaning wipes. In hotels, use
long trips to eliminate the consciousness in a friend’s life by buying them reusable towels and hand
need for single-use plastic. a zero-waste starter kit, available for everything dryers over paper. In o ce,
from grocery-shopping to growing greens. print on both sides with a SHUTTERSTOCK.COM
single-space setting.





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8 INCORPORATE GREEN MEALS






OFFSET YOUR If Leonardo DiCaprio hasn’t changed you, 9
TRAVEL FOOTPRINT should we even try? Raising livestock produces

more greenhouse gases each year than every
Nothing is guilt-free anymore, not even a holiday. car, ship, plane and train combined, according
Travel, one of the fastest growing sectors in India to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the
(we are among the top-fi ve nations with the largest United Nations. Switch to a plant-based diet,
travel carbon footprint), is also a rising pollutant. To at least for a few days a week if not altogether.
balance the damage your fl ight does to the planet, Eating healthy can be easy. As the author-
pick a direct fl ight (planes burn the most fuel during activist Michael Pollan puts it: “If it came from a
take-o ) or sign up for a carbon o set programme plant, eat it; if it was made in a plant, don’t.”
with your airline, thereby supporting green projects
or companies like Climate Care (Climatecare.org)
that reduce greenhouse gas emissions by investing
in pollution reduction technologies. 10 MAKE ONE GREEN INVESTMENT


Every year, upgrade your home with a
RECYCLE OLD GADGETS green solution. Whether it’s a herb kitchen

If Alexa wakes you up, Cortana works with you garden, a solar-powered roof or a green
through the day and Siri puts you to sleep, you are car, elevate your green quotient.
using way too many devices. But in this digital age,
when repairing doesn’t resurrect and your trusted
electronics die, make sure you dispose of
them responsibly.
ATTEND A CLOTHES SWAP

According to the Global On average, an item of clothing is worn seven
times before it hits a landfi ll. Aimed at creating
E-Waste Monitor 2017, mindful consumption, clothes swapping helps to
11 India generated over 20 slow down the fast-fashion cycle. If shopping is
lakh tonnes of e-waste (a
your serotonin, skip the mall this year in favour
number that will grow by of a pre-loved item. It’s easier on the pockets
500 per cent by 2020) and and the planet. “We started in 2014 with just 10
swappers and now have a community of over
recycled just fi ve per cent of it. 2,000 like-minded women,” says Prithvi Rao of

Exchange Room, whose last event sold 1,200
“Don’t just dump it in your garbage, recycle it at a pre-loved items in just four hours.
drop-o spot in your area,” warn waste management
experts, because electronics contain a laundry list of Exchange Room (Bengaluru)
toxic metals. Look up your local e-waste drop-o This and That (Delhi)
point or visit electronic stores like Croma, which o er Swap at Sadhana Dell ’Arte (Goa)
the same services for households.



COMPOST YOUR WASTE
13 create and try to fi t it in a trash jar. Doesn’t fi t, right? Zero-waste USE LESS ENERGY

Take it as an experiment—for a week, hoard all the waste you

Unplug appliances when
champions can show you how it’s totally doable.
“At least 60 per cent of the waste we not in use.
generate at home is organic waste that Switch to compact fl uorescent
doesn’t need to go to the landfi ll.” lightbulbs (CFLs), which use 75
per cent less energy and last

— VINITA, LEAD RESEARCHER, DAILY DUMP 10 times longer.

Start with your kitchen. Compact composters like TrustBin, Wash clothes in cold water; it uses
DailyDump or the sleek one by Joseph Joseph, can turn 90 per cent less power. Skip the
your food waste into fertiliser (no smelly issues attached). gym for outdoor workouts. >






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From snacks to shampoo, buy XL versions at the supermarket and then
look up Pinterest and Etsy to fi nd new ways to reuse the packaging.
Besides being a good deal, it is easier to recycle bigger plastics. And stay
far away from sachets as they are impossible to recycle.



17

ALWAYS BYOB

If written today, Adam Sandler’s rap
anthem ‘100% fresh’ would have a likely It is said that an offi ce- SHUN ELABORATE
addition to the holy trinity (phone, wallet, goer uses three paper PACKAGING
keys) that he never leaves his home cups per day, generating
without—a travel bottle. In India, co ee over 780 cups of trash Carrying a cloth bag
behemoths like Starbucks o er BYOB doesn’t absolve you
customers an incentive by waiving 10 o . every year. of your eco sins if you
bring home provisions
wrapped in plastic. From
18 SWITCH TO NATURAL ALTERNATIVES Goa (Ecoposro), a host
Chennai (Ecoindian) to

of zero-waste stores are
exposing shoppers to
Alicia Silverstone, Jessica Alba and Gwyneth Paltrow have more in common than good
looks. They are green champions who swear by natural hacks to clean up. the idea of plastic-free
provisions. Encouraging
buyers to bring their own
FOR A BATH FOR FLOORS FOR DETERGENT boxes, these stores sell
everything from rice to
lentils in attractive glass
bottles. At home, swap the
plastic wrap for handmade
(and reusable) beeswax
versions from Hoopoe on
a Hill (Hoopoekodaikanal.
Try soaps and soap nuts Mix baking soda or Try conscious brands like com). And on Instagram,
over shower gels and lemon with vinegar, for a Coco Custo. It is free of shout-out brands that reuse
shampoos. Microplastics in chemical-free alternative sulphates, parabens and and refi ll, or use plantable
exfoliators are major that does the same carcinogens, comes in packaging, and don’t hold
pollutants. Make yours using work as an overzealous recyclable packaging, and back from shaming serious
leftover co ee or oatmeal. chemical cleaning product. has a refi lling program. plastic o enders.


19 SIGN UP FOR unsubstantiated marketing tactics and claims of being environmentally-20

DON’T GET GREENWASHED
ONLINE
The downside of sustainability becoming a buzzword is that everyone
BANKING
up our planet, unscrupulous conglomerates ‘greenwash’ buyers with
Paper-free transactions wants a piece of the green pie. Even as fast fashion continues to eat
not only save time but friendly. If your T-shirt company tells you it’s good for the environment
trees too. Scraps of without comprehensive data, dig deeper. “The problem with the fashion
paper are a top source of industry’s solution to turning plastic bottles into thread, and later, a
litter around the world. fl eece or a polyester item, is that once washed, these items release
Avoid bank queues by microplastics. So we are taking a visible plastic bottle and returning it
e-banking. At ATMs or into the ocean as invisible particles,” says Semaan of Slow Factory. ■
when you swipe to shop,
skip the receipt (it’s on SHUTTERSTOCK.COM
your phone anyway). IT’S TIME WE CALL THE BLUFF!






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Brinda Somaya


ARCHITECT,
CONSERVATIONIST In 2000, two critical questions nudged
AND FOUNDER, SNK Mumbai-based architect Brinda Soma-
CONSULTANTS, INDIA ya to call upon her peers in the subcon-
tinent and launch Women In Architec-
Q: As sustainability becomes ture 2000+: “How many women are
a necessity, can the LEED actually the face of an architecture firm
certification system be or design studio? And how many wom-
adopted in India? en-led firms get projects to design cam-
A: While I believe sustainability
is very important, we need puses, embassies, large corporate build-
guidelines that are developed ings and government institutions?”
within our own country. The Now, two decades on, Somaya has the
LEED is a Western-oriented answer. According to her, it’s time
system. In India, we need women stepped out of the shadows of
one that takes into account architecture and design to claim the
the unique climate and the recognition they deserve.
maintenance of a building. Her voice remains unguardedly
Many aspects of a project may passionate when she voices the two
prove to be eco-friendly when critical questions as she puts together
newly installed, but the true
test is visiting that project four a platform to discuss ideas and projects
or five years down the line and of female architects and designers.
making sure everything works. Back in 2000, her event had been con-
Sustainability is achieved through fined to women from South Asia. How-
understanding the site, designing ever, this month, over the course of
appropriately with judicious use three days (January 8-10), the confer-
of materials, not just by scoring ence Women in Design 2020+, initiat-
points. The LEED rating is ed by the HECAR Foundation, will see
expensive and not exactly viable an incredible roster of women archi-
for ordinary projects. Instead, tects and designers from India and the
the Green Rating for Integrated
Habitat Assessment (GRIHA), world gather to share their work,
which was adopted as the thoughts and ideas while celebrating
national rating system for green path-breaking projects built and influ-
buildings by the government of enced by women in general.
India in 2007, is more meaningful A parallel digital exhibition, Design
to the way we construct. Manifesto, at Mumbai’s Goethe-Insti-
tut Max Mueller Bhavan, will spotlight
Q: A green roofing option to the beliefs and philosophy of women
consider at home? designers from India. “It will be a re-
A: Though solar tiles are popular, cord of what has gone before, what
they are expensive. Instead,
Mangalore tiles are best suited stands today and what the future holds
for insulating Indian homes. in the minds of women architects and
designers from India and the world,”
explains Somaya. Besides this, Women
in Design 2020+ will feature archival
material from German women archi-
tects and installations of women weav-
ers from Telangana, alongside talks on
DESIGN
design, creativity and architecture.
It’s only natural that with feminism
VIEWFINDER and climate change being the two mas-

sive and uneasy forces shaping the fu-

Whether it’s designing a house that generates its ture, the participants will bring the
freshest ideas on sustainable architec-
own power or an energy-efficient city office, eight ture and design to the conference. We

prominent women in design share sustainable solutions quizzed them to learn more about sus-
tainable home fixes, and their answers
ADIL HASAN to build on planet Earth. By Rajashree Balaram are effective ammunition in our fight
to save the planet. Wid2020plus.org >




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Yasaman Esmaili

ARCHITECT, FOUNDER, STUDIO CHAHAR, IRAN


Q: While building a home, what are things to keep an eye on?
A: The designer must study the vernacular and historic examples of architecture
in the area to understand how the previous generations were able to build
with minimal impact on the natural environment. She can then respond to
the modern needs of the client by creating a network of design factors and
simultaneously prioritise the environment and the community over other factors.
The form of the building will then be based on its natural surroundings, not as
an independent object and not by imitating architecture media or foreign forms.
Instead of putting the burden of adaptation on users, the design strategies
should strive to help the client achieve a healthy, resilient and sustainable lifestyle.







Annabelle
Selldorf


ARCHITECT,
FOUNDER, SELLDORF
ARCHITECTS, USA


Q: While designing a
place, how can we keep
the carbon emissions in
check?
A: We can employ
intelligence and knowledge
in any number of ways

Nandini that don’t necessarily
aim to entirely eliminate
Somaya Sampat heating and cooling. We
should focus on renewable
ARCHITECT, DESIGNER energy and carbon-
AND DIRECTOR, SNK sequestering building
CONSULTANTS, INDIA materials to ultimately
provide a healthy,

Q: How can architecture carbon-neutral space.
and communities in urban
spaces pave the way for
green design?
A: When there is an integration
between local bodies and
communities, projects on the
ground have an incredible way
of being successful. Buildings
have an embodied energy and
to recycle them is one of the
greatest sustainable measures Laila Iskander
we have in urban settings. So FORMER MINISTER OF URBAN RENEWAL
the enhancement of all AND INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS, EGYPT
aspects of urban spaces can be
upgraded, adaptively restored Q: What are the ideal community-based waste
and be enhanced to ensure recycling programmes for urban apartments?
greater quality of life for citizens. A: Strict source segregation of household materials
into two containers (wet and dry). Tossing out waste
in more than two receptacles takes up kitchen space,
is confusing and hard to teach the uneducated
household help. Collectors of these materials—when
they are mixed with organic waste—are exposed to
untold health hazards as they sort it out manually.




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Aishwarya Tipnis


CONSERVATION ARCHITECT, URBAN PLANNER AND
FOUNDER, AISHWARYA TIPNIS ARCHITECTS, INDIA


Q: How can green design practices be adopted in o ce
buildings that house IT paraphernalia and air-conditioning?
A: We should not be asking if we should be providing HVAC
(heating, ventilation and air conditioning), but how we can design
a building more e ciently to reduce the load on the HVAC. Can
we design them using materials that will lessen the heat load? Can
we use screening devices that are integral to the design? Can we
do green walls or minimise the use of glass on the south face?
How do we ensure that our electricity consumption, HVAC load
and water usage is optimised? It’s time to experiment with historic
and new materials to create a novel aesthetic. The bottom line is
not to let engineering dominate architecture but to work out an
aesthetically pleasing solution for the problem.


































Billie Tsien


ARCHITECT, CO
FOUNDER, TOD
WILLIAMS BILLIE TSIEN
ARCHITECTS, USA Abha Narain Lambah


Q: In what ways can luxury CONSERVATION ARCHITECT,
and sustainable design be FOUNDER, ABHA NARAIN LAMBAH
melded in the home space? ASSOCIATES, INDIA
A: The most sustainable
materials are those that have Q: Can traditional sustainable practices be
long lives. To destroy and renew relevant while building urban homes?
is a terrible waste that should A: We should stop blindly copying Western
be avoided. So, if one makes a models. If we revive our age-old building traditions
choice knowing that you want with indigenous planning elements—lime and
materials to last longer, then stone walls that provide insulation from extreme
the issue of luxury does not cold and heat, or relying on local craftsmanship
apply. Luxury can be doing and locally sourced materials—it will enable us to
things cheaply and without care, not only create more sustainable architecture, but
because they will soon be ripped also have buildings that last longer. ■
out and done over. Materials
that last a long time (usually
ADIL HASAN necessarily the most expensive.
natural materials) are not






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TASTE
DON’T WASTE MY THYME







Composting your food waste? Good on you! The kitchen is a great place to start
going green by turning leftovers into lavish meals and swapping exotic ingredients

for local gems. Sonal Ved tasks three food experts to cook responsibly






For a country that is home to 24 per
cent of the world’s malnourished pop-
ulation (amounting to 19.4 crore peo-
ple), the amount of food India wastes is
not only colossal, but alarming. Ac-
cording to the United Nations 2018
Global Nutrition Report, about 40 per
cent of the food produced in India is
discarded and ends up in a landfi ll. In
the wake of the global movement to
conserve, the kitchen is a good place to
begin. Vogue challenges three kitchen
pros to cook clean.






Nandita Iyer


FOOD BLOGGER,
SAFFRONTRAIL.COM

The challenge: To make
something fresh using leftovers


“While growing up, I saw my grandparents
soak leftover rice in water overnight. We
ate the fermented version the next day,”
recalls Nandita Iyer, cookbook author
of The Everyday Healthy Vegetarian
(Hachette India). Her memories are of
Tamil pazhaya sadam, a close cousin of
the Odia pakhala and the Gujarati chaas-
bhat, all proving that the connection
between leftover food and Indian kitchens
is more cultural than faddish.
In her kitchen, Iyer believes in cooking
only as much as is required. “But when
there are leftovers, I turn stale bread into
crumbs and use it to top casseroles or
turn rotis into quesadillas.” For Vogue,
she juliennes leftover ragi rotis to make
a rainbow ragi noodle bowl. The crispy ON SHELF
fl at noodles are then tossed in a Now & Again by Julia
Karnataka-style chutney made of red Turshen (Chronicle Books)
chili, tamarind, jaggery and garlic. With a stamp of approval from
“And fi nished with my garden’s purple Y otam Ottolenghi, this leftover
basil and fenugreek leaves,” she adds. handbook teaches you to
reuse scrambled eggs,
chutneys, garlic bread,





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SWAP
- Kale with local baby
spinach for salads.
- Hass avocados with South


Tara Deshpande Indian butter fruit for dips.
- Over-the-counter French

COOKBOOK AUTHOR cheese for those from
your local
The challenge: To cook using ingredients fromagerie.
from a local market

When she isn’t testing recipes, you’ll fi nd turning local ingredients into relatable
Tara Deshpande, author of An Indian Sense urban salads. “You cannot imagine the
Of Salad: Eat Raw, Eat More (Penguin reduction in carbon footprint when you
India), gorging on the fresh, local produce cook locally,” she says. “And the best part
at the Down to Earth Farmers Market in about being a locavore is that you will only
New York. In Mumbai, Colaba market get what is seasonal. Ayurveda cannot
is her pit stop. A thorough locavore, emphasise enough on how good that is
Deshpande, who has two cookbooks for you,” she adds. To create her fresh
to her name, dedicated her latest tome winter vegetable salad, Deshpande picks
to celebrating salads loaded with Indian Indian greens like baby spinach, bathua
produce. From charoli seeds that fi nd and sarson with white radish to create
ample usage in western India and banana a bowl fl avoured with cumin seeds and
blossoms from the east, to fi ddlehead dressed with a drizzle of ghee, instead of
ferns from the north-east, her craft lies in olive oil.

















Deepanker Khosla



CHEF AND FOUNDER, HAOMA

The challenge: To cook a dish
using every part of a vegetable

Stems and stalks are fed to the farm
chickens, peels and seeds are turned into
fi sh food, fi sh scales and animal skins
are fed to the fi eld worms. At Bangkok’s
Haoma, chef Deepanker Khosla is
responsible for recycling 100 per cent of its
solid waste while endorsing green practices
like rainwater harvesting. Credited as being
one of the most sustainable restaurants in TRASH
the world, its ‘neo Indian’ menu relies on 40 in the orchard. For Vogue, Khosla uses - Bake beetroot, potato and
varieties of plants, fl owers and vegetables
TOTABLE
TINKESH A; SHUTTERSTOCK.COM the zero-mile dish, Haoma In A Bite. It skin is brined and fried into chips, the bitter - T oast pumpkin and gourd seeds
grown in its backyard. Take for example
every part of the local Indian gourd. “The
carrot peels with a pinch of pink
corners are turned into a gel, the fl esh
features layers of mizuna from the garden,
salt for a quick snack.
is marinated in kebab spice and grilled,
topped with a chlorophyll gel made using
17 kinds of home-grown herbs and a crisp
the seeds are pu ed like makhana and
and crush them over your
the pulp is used to extract lauki oil,”
of kombucha tea SCOBY made from the
breakfast toast.
fallen leaves of the lemon and mango trees
he shares. ■
- Add herb roots to stocks
and pesto sauce.
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Rajiv Satyal

THE POWER LIST

WHAT: The GQ Most Influential
GQ’s Che Kurrien & Karan Johar Young Indians

WHERE: Grand Hyatt Mumbai Hotel
& Residences

Innovators, changemakers and path-
breakers of – all aged under
– were celebrated at GQ India’s fifth
edition of the Most Influential Young
Indians party. The event kicked off with a
Q&A between GQ’s Editor-in-Chief Che
Kurrien and entertainment mogul Karan
Johar, followed by comedian-host Rajiv
Satyal keeping everyone in splits through
the evening. The night ended with DJ
Proof creating the perfect vibe for some
networking and partying.










Yash




Poornamrita Singh









Kurt Inderbitzin, Anish Gawande & Indrani Pillai DJ Proof

GQ’s Almona Bhatia













Glenlivet brand ambassador
Sahil Salathia at the Tissot display Chris K Franzen Elvis Brown Stuart Baxter at the Glenlivet bar





































GQ’s winners of 2019















Sahil Soni Madhu Dutta Puneet Mathur Pritesh Kumar

















Mithila Palkar
Amyra Dastur

Diva Dhawan





Rasika Dugal Rizwan Bachav at the Mahindra Alturas G4 display

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Bring in 2020 with the best in luxury and fashion




THE FUN BEGINS


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Pictures—the world’s premiere movie museum. Located on Wilshire
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