Avanti Dalal-Mehta

Dua Lipa using YSL Beauty

Hair & Makeup17 Sep 2025

That lipstick I bought? I did it for the plot

The hottest beauty products today aren’t selling hydration or wear-time. They’re selling the flex

By Avanti Dalal-Mehta

Haircut for Emotions the nod mag

Hair & Makeup20 Aug 2025

“Big hair changes usually follow big life changes”

We spoke to some the biggest stylists around about why a rinse, cut, and colour job can feel so monumental

By Avanti Dalal-Mehta

Nail Art, Feature, The Nod Mag

Hair & Makeup28 Jul 2025

Show me the ring. But first—nails

If you’ve told your boyfriend not to dare propose before (surreptitiously) confirming your manicure appointment, this one’s for you

By Avanti Dalal-Mehta

A collage of female beauty founders including Charlotte Palermino of Dieux, Karishma Kewalramani of Fae Beauty, Anshita Mehrotra of Fix My Curls and Naina Mehta of Hibiscus Monkey

Hair & Makeup12 Jun 2025

What’s it like to craft a beauty brand while everyone watches?

Your DMs are open, your metrics are public, and your personal life can be content

By Avanti Dalal-Mehta

Hair & Makeup09 Jun 2025

Imaginary beauty x food collabs we will queue up at 5 am for

Deeply unserious and culturally necessary

By Avanti Dalal-Mehta

A representational image for beauty tips being shared on Reddit

Hair & Makeup04 Jun 2025

6 beauty secrets I discovered after 30+ hours on Reddit

Whether it’s pore-related pondering or sage SPF wisdom, the real gems are hiding in the subreddits—if you dedicate a month to scrolling through them daily

By Avanti Dalal-Mehta

Keira Knightley in Love Actually

The Nod Shop22 May 2025

I tried rom-com lips, and now I think I’m the main character

If you grew up on a steady diet of ‘Notting Hill’ and ‘Love Actually’, this trend is for you

By Avanti Dalal-Mehta

Skin09 May 2025

Every thought I had while using the viral Bio Dance Deep Collagen mask

It’s a very slippery slope

By Avanti Dalal-Mehta