A curated guide to slow, sustainable living in India
Natural beauty that’s more than skin deep
Beauty from brass combs to cold cream Beejliving’s love letter to the rituals, the scents, the softness, and the slow evolution from hair oil to cold cream to contour. The Mirror Was a Metal Thali There were no vanities then. Just your grandmother sitting cross-legged, …
Contemporary narratives are challenging narrow Indian beauty ideals. We celebrate the myriad shades of Indian skin, body types, and expressions of identity. Rich and luminous Deccani miniature paintings in Hyderabad’s Salar Jung Museum depict women as sensuous beings with fair complexions, wide open eyes, prominent …
Blending tradition with innovation, ghee, a kitchen’s best kept secret, finds its way into the realm of skincare. Ghee’s golden hues, steeped in goodness and a part of ancient remedies, merges seamlessly with modern beauty rituals. Like an alchemist’s magical touch, ghee transforms, nourishes, and …
BeejLiving discovers multi-hyphenate Indian pop and playback singer and actor turned entrepreneur, Smita Vallurupalli’s journey towards creating an inclusive skincare brand Old School Rituals on a whirlwind trip to Hyderabad “Slow living to me is not being part of a rat race. It is doing …
We, a symphony of water, flowing through veins and spirit. Water nourishes us. Monsoons, sensuous and tempestuous, bring in their wake a duet of dampness and humidity. BeejLiving share the voices of beauty founders, editors and dermatologists who reveal their monsoon skincare and haircare secrets. …
Rain’s delicate touch and the fragrance of geeli mitti or petrichor are an elixir for our hearts and souls. Beejliving presents the most delightful geel mitti ittars that capture the essence of the first rains, bottling the aroma of billowing clouds and damp, glistening earth. …