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An app that brings friends together in real time (be it for fun or in emergency situations) just got better! If you are looking for promotional offers and value deals at the best cafes, salons and spas near you, you cannot miss out on this week’s star app (update) ‘FrndiNeed’. The new update, ‘Discover’ helps you locate the closest cafes, salons and spas, offering the most incredible deals. Here is everything you need to know to be in the know!
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Select the service you want, click on its icon and voila! You have access to all possible deals and discounts around. Spend less and enjoy more with FrndiNeed!
Firstly, Happy 50th Birthday (belated) to our very own Iron Man! They say ‘age is just a number’ and this statement has never made more sense than when we look at the American actor-producer Robert Downey Junior.
Crossing 50 this April 4ththis ultimate king of swag sure knows how to make heads turn with his signature style of pairing formal suits with sneakers! Take a look at this inspirational outfit of the week coming straight from Hollywood’s dapper dude Robert Downey Junior!
April has a lot in store for all you movie junkies out there, from thriller to comedy to drama. Book your dates for Hollywood movies releasing this April that are set to entertain you while the temperatures soar.
1) Furious 7 – 2nd April
The much-awaited ‘Furious 7’ starring late Paul Walker is finally here. Picking up shortly after the events of ‘Fast & Furious 6’ (2013), the movie introduces a big new baddie where Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for the death of his brother. This can only end… well… furiously.
Run Time – 2 hrs 19 mins
2) Get Hard – 3rd April
Hitting the screens on April 3rd is ‘Get Hard’, an American comedy directed by Etan Cohenis starring Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Alison Brie and Dan Bakkedahl. This movie revolves around a millionaire hedge fund manager James (Will Ferrell) who is pinned for fraud and sentenced for 30 days. Desperate, he reaches out to Darnell (Kevin Hart) to help him prepare for a life behind bars.
Run Time – 1 hr 40 mins
3) The Longest Ride – 10th April
Based on the best-selling novel by Nicholas Sparks, ‘The Longest Ride’ is a story about the love affair between a former champion bull rider and a college student who is about to start her dream job in New York City. The movie features Jack Huston, Lolita Davidovich, Britt Robertson and Scott Eastwood in lead roles.
Run Time – 2 hrs 8 mins
4) Home – 10th April
Releasing on the same day is ‘Home’, an American 3D animated film, produced by DreamWorks Animation. It features star voice-overs by Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, and Steve Martin. The film focusses on Tip and Oh’s journey together as they try to save the human race.
Run Time – 1 hr 34 mins
5) Child 44 – 17th April
‘Child 44’ is a thriller based on Tom Rob Smith’s novel ‘Child 44’ (2008). This movie is set during Stalin’s Soviet Union rule and revolves around the investigation of a child serial killer. The film stars Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman, Paddy Considine, Jason Clarke, and Vincent Cassel.
Run Time – 2 hrs 17 mins
6) Monkey Kingdom – 17th April
‘Monkey Kingdom’ is a documentary by Mark Linfield presented by Disney nature, showcasing the struggle of a newborn monkey and its mother. They struggle to survive a dynamic group of monkeys who live in ancient ruins found deep in the jungles of South Asia.
Run Time – Not Available
7) The Avengers: Age of Ultron – 24th April
For all the Marvel fans out there, the biggest superhero movie of all time is back with its newest sequel ‘The Avengers: Age of Ultron’. Written and directed by Joss Whedon, this film is sure to be a block-buster with big names on the cast including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Don Cheadle.
‘Detective Byomkesh Bakshy’, ‘Ek Paheli Leela’ and ‘Mr. X’ are the most-awaited Bollywood releases for the month of April 2015. Each of them offers something deliciously unique: From conspiracy, mystery to thrill and drama. Here is everything you need to know about these pot-boilers!
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy – Produced by Basu Chaterjee the movie circles around the adventures of actor Sushant Singh Rajput who plays the lead role of the famous detective Byomkesh Bakshy. Taking inspiration from the popular fictional character of Bengali literature, the movie sees the protagonist trying to avert the evil plans of the world’s most sinister arch criminal. Find out how that works out for him!
Release Date: 3rd April 2015
Run Time-135 minutes
Ek Paheli Leela – Starring Sunny Leone and Jay Bhanushali, this romantic-thriller is set to entertain you on 10th of April. It captures the incomplete love saga between the lead character, Leela and her lover. A nail-biting twist, reincarnations and oodles of action are sure to keep you glued to your seats this April!
Release Date: 10th April 2015
Run Time- 144 minutes
Mr. X – Talking about fictional flicks, next in line is Vikram Bhatt’s sci-fi thriller ‘Mr. X’. Hitting the screens on the 17th of April, this Emraan Hashmi-starrer revolves around the story of a vigilante who possesses the power of invisibility. Science fiction in Indian cinema goes a notch higher as ‘Mr. X’ gets his vengeance against the bad guys!
The last day of the Amazon India Fashion Week concluded with a big bang with designers like Amalraj Sengupta, Sneha Arora, Shweta Kapur and the duo Ashima Leena showcasing their winter collections. But the biggest highlight that stole the show were the veterans from the Indian fashion fraternity at the finale of the 25th edition of the Amazon India Fashion. A grand affair quite literally with 25 designers presenting their collections together for the first time as an ode to the ‘Crafts of India’. Take a look.
The last day of the Amazon India Fashion Week kicked-off with designer Amalraj Sengupta displaying his tribal collection with dresses, saris paired with jackets and separates. Designer Sneha Arora presented her collection titled ‘Appetite’ for all the food lovers. Outfits with prints and colours inspired by fruits and vegetables were prominent on the ramp for this rather unique lineup.
Amalraj Sengupta
Sneha Arora
Designer Shweta Kapur’s collection titled ‘Manhole’ was inspired by her personal experience of falling into a manhole. Models walked the catwalk in separates, dresses, jumpsuits and saris in shades of grey, black and white.
The second tribal sighting of the day was designer duo Ashima Leena’s collection with models walking down the runway in short jackets, scarf drapes, kaftans and wide legged pants in layered flowing prints.
The grand finale of the 25th edition of the Amazon India Fashion Week was a historic moment for the Indian fashion industry with 25 designers presenting their collections together sharing the same runway at the same time. Padma Shree awardees Ritu Kumar and Wendell Rodricks, JJ Valaya, Rohit Bal, Tarun Tahiliani, Raghavendra Rathore and Sabyasachi were some of the designers who were a part of this opulent finale.
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The app also offers a free calendar and a weight tracker for your workout log. You can also set a workout reminder to make sure you don’t miss a day of your full body workout. Follow this routine and after two weeks, and see the difference for yourself!
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With summer knocking on our doorstep it’s time to bring those shorts out. Look preppy, playful and comfortable with this easy-going look. Pick out your favourite pair of shorts and team it with a casual shirt. Pair your look with statement accessories, an arm clutch and add a pop of colour on your lips. Keep it casual with flats and minimal make-up. Here’s our outfit of the week inspired look from street style spotted at the Amazon India Fashion Week A/W’ 15.
Last day of the Amazon India Fashion Week was low-key on the makeup with designers opting for the ‘no make-up’ make-up look with a hint of smokey eyes to keep the focus on the beautiful outfits. Here’s a quick look at the best of beauty trends on the runway.
Just like all other days, the last day of Amazon India Fashion Week also witnessed smokey eyes but with a modern spin. Designers Shweta Kapur, Sneha Arora and Amalraj Sengupta added a unique edge to the smokey eye with models wearing dramatic eyeliner going all over the eyelid structuring the eye with warm toned cheeks and nude lips.
There’s nothing like a classic smokey eye, but sometimes it’s fun to go beyond the usual black and switch things up. Designer duo Ashima – Leena spiced up their collection by smoking up golden eye-shadow and highlighting the inner corners of the eyes in coral with bare lips.
The Finale was a grand affair with India’s finest couturiers coming together to present an ode to the ‘Crafts of India’. Different stories were painted starting with a western collection, followed by ethnic beauty with hues of royal crimson, reds and fiery orange. With models wearing bold smokey eyes and nude lips, it was a true delight to watch the balanced colours play out their magic.
Slick, smooth and glossy hair pulled back into ponytails and hair accessorised with scarves dominated the runway on the last day of the Amazon India Fashion Week A/W’15. Take a look.
Neat and sleek is the trick
Designers Shweta Kapur, Sneha Arora and Amalraj Sengupta opted for neatly scrunched ponytails that perfectly complimented their elegant collections on the last day of the extravaganza.
Scarves tied as turbands
Models looked stunning walking down the ramp in beautifully crafted head scarves for designer duo Ashima Leena’s ethnic collection.
The grand finale of the Amazon India Fashion was a historical moment as 25 A-list designers from the fraternity got together to showcase 50 outfits to pay an ode to ‘Crafts of India’. Designers opted for unique headgears, scarves tied as turbans, caps with intricate mirror work and maang tikkas.
Fourth day at the Amazon India Fashion week A/W’ 15 witnessed clean lines and androgynous looks by various designers like Sahil Kochhar, Pia Pauro, Bodice by Ruchika Sachdev, Péro by Aneeth Arora and Gaurav Gupta. Here is an insight to the best of beauty trends that ruled the ramp.
Designers Nikhita, Pratima Pandey and Sahil Kochhar presented their outfits in various hues of black, nude and red complementing dramatic smokey eyes with nude lips. On the other hand Designers like Aneeth Arora and Gaurav Gupta opted for soft smokey eyes with a pop of baby pink along with soft, sculpted bronzed skin.
The ‘barely-there’ make-up look dominated the collections of day four of the Amazon India Fashion Week with designers Viral, Ashish & Vikrant and Bodice by Ruchika Sachdeva opting for nude eyes, pink tinted lips and warm toned cheeks.
Mixing modern cuts with playful textures designers Poonam Bhagat and Sonam Dubal added a dash of brilliant coral on the lips and silver hues on the eyes flattering their winter collection whereas designer Pia Pauro opted for a tint of pink on the lips and traced the water-line with white, highlighting the inner-corners of the eyes making the models look fresh and natural.
Neatly clenched hair in ponytails, African headgears, colourful scarves and simple-pulled back hair were some of the looks that ruled the runway. Here’s a quick look at the best hair-styling trends that were most prominent on the fourth day of the Amazon India Fashion Week.
#1 Puffs and ponytails
On day four of the Amazon India Fashion Week, Designers Pratima Pandey, Sahil Kochhar and Nikhita opted for high puffs with ponytails complement their collections.
#2 Tribal headgears, scarfs and braided hairbands
Designer Pia Pauro’s collection ‘Riders on the storm’ went a step away from the usual where models were seen wearing African tribal feathery headgears which were an absolute treat to the eye. Designer Sonam Dubal went for colourful scarfs tied as turbands for her collection that consisted of a mix of reds, fuchsia and orange whereas designer label Virtues by Viral, Ashish & Vikrant used braided hairband and accessories to complete their military inspired look.
#3 Twists and buns
Models looked stunning in Scottish caps and hair tied into twisted buns on the sides walking the ramp for designer Aneeth Arora. Neatly tied accessorised-buns were donned by models showcasing the collections of Designers Poonam Bhagat and Sonam Dubal.
#4 Half-scrunched hair
Bodice by Ruchika Sachdeva kept it simple staying true to its collection with half-scrunched hair to the back secured with a small hair tie. Whereas designer Gaurav Gupta chose long front flicks and high buns for the models showcasing his metallic collection.
The fourth day of Amazon India Fashion Week witnessed a wide variety of design aesthetics starting from ethnic to redefined military-chic. Designers including Sahil Kochhar, Pia Pauro, Bodice by Ruchika Sachdeva, Péro by Aneeth Arora and Gaurav Gupta put the best of their collections on the runway. Here’s a sneak peek into the Day 4 of Amazon India Fashion Week A/W’ 15.
Designer Nikhita opened the fourth day of the event for her label Mynah designs by showcasing meticulously structured, neatly sculpted outfits whereas designer Pratima Pandey put together a lineup comprising separates in flowy silhouettes paired together in earthy tones, prints and gold embellishments. Designer Sahil Kochhar broke away from his usual ecru-colour palette and displayed intricately-made winter garments in shades of green, pink, black and blue.
Designer Pia Pauro’s collection ‘Riders on the storm’ was an amalgamation of immaculately laser-cut evening dresses in shades of orange, mint, blue and white styled perfect with complementing headgears.
Military-chic made quite the statement on the fourth day of the Amazon India Fashion Week. Designer label Virtues by Viral, Ashish & Vikrant showcased an ethnic version of a military-inspired collection while designer Aneeth Arora displayed a rather playful and androgynous collection inspired by redefined military uniforms for her label Péro.
Designer Ruchika Sachdeva for the label Bodice put together an assemblage of technically constructed garments in shades of indigo, copper, rust and white.
Designer Sonam Dubal’s collection was a blend of ikats and oriental influences in colours like fuchsia, orange, blue, brick and gold.
Designer Poonam Bhagat showcased edgy silhouettes with fine line drawings in shades of ivory, cobalt, black and orange.
Designer Gaurav Gupta concluded the fourth day of the Amazon India Fashion Week with his metallic collection comprising shades of green, grey, plum and black. The lineup was made of metallic jerseys, neoprene and suede.
The third day of Amazon India Fashion Week was all about the wintery palette with subtle eyes, luminous skin and earthy tones. Here is an insight into everything we loved about beauty and make-up at day three of the Amazon India Fashion Week.
#1 Modern take on smokey eyes
Designers Paromita Banerjee and Tanvi Kedia took a modern take on the classic smokey eyes by highlighting the inner corners using a touch of gold. The gold seemed to have perfectly blended into the grey stone blue eyeshadow above the eyelid and into the lower lash line.
#2 R for red, R for retro!
Red lips were prominent throughout the first day of the Amazon India Fashion Week and they appeared yet again on the third day, but with a retro spin. Designers Anupama Dayal, Sanchita and Namrata Joshpuria made a statement with soft subtle kohl eyes keeping the focus only on the perfectly sculpted rusty red lips.
#3 Luminescent skin
The third day of Amazon India Fashion Week was all about dewy, luminescent skin with just a hint of blush for a natural flushed glow. Models had flawlessly radiant looking skin with soft highlights, contoured and structured cheeks that appeared fresh and romantic.
Immaculately clenched hair, serpentine tresses, simple straight hair and gothic emo looks dominated the runway on day three at the Amazon India Fashion Week A/W’ 15. Here’s a quick look on the best hair-styling trends that were most prominent on the ramp.
#1 Tidy ponytails
Designer duo Pankaj and Nidhi opted for neat ponytails for their collection ‘Rouge Minerale’ which perfectly complimented the reds, arctic pink and sapphire blue silhouettes on the other hand designers Tanvi Kedia and Paromita Banerjee also went for neatly clenched ponytails for their traditional collections ‘Jama ’and ‘Boro part 2’ respectively.
#2 Serpentine tresses
The models looked stunning walking down the ramp for designer Rina Singh’s artistic pieces under the label ‘EKA’ and label 11.11 in open wavy tresses on the third day of the Amazon India Fashion Week.
#3 Go Emo
Designer Sanchita opted for something different by giving an ‘emo look’ to her models dressed up in leopard and floral print outfits.
#4 Open Locks
Designer Anupama Dayal presented her ethnic yet contemporary collection where models were seen wearing maang tikkas and head scarves with long front locks.
#5 Straight middle-part hair
Designer Namrata Joshipura went simple with straight middle-parted hair complementing her strong, powerful and feminine collection for her collection showcased at Amazon India Fashion Week A/W’15
Take a look at the highlights of the third day of Amazon India Fashion Week Autumn/Winter’ 15
Day three at the Amazon India Fashion Week kicked off with designer Paromita Banerjee’s collection ‘Boro Part 2′. An extension to her previous autumn/winter’ 13 collection, this lineup showcased a beautiful amalgamation of hand-woven fabrics involving various textures, techniques and intricate designs.
Designer Tanvi Kedia’s collection ‘Jama’, represented the journey of a traveller’s adventures through India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Saris, lehengas, shararas, kurtas and skirts comprising a vivid color palette with traditional hues were the highlights of the collection.
‘Seekers Keepers’ by designer Rina Singh represented a fabulous ensemble borrowing inspiration from stories across the world, small villages, big cities, travellers, socialites and many more under the label ‘EKA’. From the purest beiges to deep mahogany, the collection displayed tremendous artwork in terms of designs and silhouettes.
Next in line was Armor by 11:11. People from all walks of life walked down the ramp in just the right shades for winter with drapes in black and gold featuring armor jackets, lace dresses and unique silhouettes.
Designer Sanchita’s line was all about celebrating the feminine spirit manifested through romantic influences along with leopard and floral prints with a hint of ikat! Clean androgynous lines combined with artisanal techniques were prominent throughout the lineup.
Taking inspiration from the monuments of Delhi, Designer Anupama Dayal presented the collection ‘Jamali Kamali’. Shades of sandstone, ecru, tones of red, ochre and of pale blue with a slight touch of a Bohemian element made this collection stand out.
Taking inspiration from ‘Nyx’ – also known as the Greek goddess of night Designer Namrata Joshipura’s collection was made of deeper hues like marigold orange, deep red, ruby, ocean green and golds. She dedicated the collection to the Indian Women’s Hockey team that recently won the Hockey World League.
Concluding the third day of the Amazon India Fashion Week was the designer duo Pankaj and Nidhi with their collection ‘Rouge Minerale’. Reds, arctic pinks, sapphire blues and greys dominated the runway with impeccably crafted silhouettes.
