THE SUGAR DIARIES

College Makeup Kit: 6 Things, Zero Overwhelm (Plus the Order to Apply Them)

A college makeup kit needs six things: sunscreen, a base, a powder, a kajal, a lipstick and a setting mist, put on in exactly that order. You don't need a 40-shade palette or a 12-step routine...

Glide Peptide Serum Lipstick: A Dry-Lip Application Guide for Winter and Wedding Season

Want to wear the Glide Peptide Serum Lipstick on dry, winter-chapped lips without flakes showing up in every shaadi photo? The answer is simple: prep first, colour second. Buff, balm, blot, the...

Kojic Acid Moisturizer Under Makeup: Where It Sits in Your Routine

Short answer: a kojic acid moisturizer under makeup goes after cleansing and before sunscreen and foundation, always in that order. A kojic acid moisturiser is a leave-on hydrating cream or lot...

Red Lipstick for Durga Puja: Find Your Pujo Red by Undertone

The best red lipstick for Durga Puja is the one that matches your undertone. Warm undertones look great in brick and orange-reds, cool undertones stand out in blue-reds and berries, and neutral...

Winter Makeup for Dry Skin: Peptides, Hyaluronic Acid and No More Cakey Base

Winter makeup for dry skin works when you hydrate first and cover second. That means a hydrating SPF layer, a thin cream base pressed in with a damp sponge, powder only where you actually shine...

Chhath Puja Makeup Look: Minimal, Water-Resistant and Ghat-Ready

The best Chhath Puja makeup look is the quiet one: a hydrating SPF gel, a dab of foundation stick only where you need it, one clean line of kajal and a long-wear lip. That's the whole look. A C...

Bhai Dooj Gift for Sister: Lip Oil, Kajal or Lipstick? A No-Fail Guide

Bro, here's the short answer: the safest bhai dooj gift for sister is one that needs zero shade guessing. That means Kohl Of Honour Intense Kajal, Drop A Tint Lip Oil or Tip Tac Toe Nail Lacque...

Long Lasting Makeup for Garba: The 9-Night Sweatproof Kit

Want long lasting makeup for garba that lasts all nine nights of chakkar? Keep your base thin, powder only your T-zone, line with kajal, wear one coat of transferproof lipstick and finish wi...

Homegrown & Cruelty-Free: How SUGAR Builds for Indian Weather

Cruelty free makeup made for Indian weather is makeup formulated and tested against heat, humidity, sweat and long commutes — not studio air-conditioning — and made without animal testing. Tha...

Nail Polish Shades for Navratri: All 9 Colours, Mapped

Nail polish shades for Navratri 9 colours are simply a day-wise lacquer map — one nail shade matched to each of the nine traditional Navratri colours so your manicure changes with your chaniy...