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EASY AND MOST EFFECTIVE BEAUTY TIPS FOR DAILY ROUTINE

With our daily business and quick-result products, most of the time we neglect the basic care for our skin and hair. These are the fundamental routine, unless you follow them daily, your skin and hair will be damaged day by day with age, life-style and pollution. Here is some basic awareness, which needs to be incorporated in our daily routine a...read more

THANK YOU, Mom

This has happened with most of us, we forget to thank the person, who deserves the most. We forget them while dreaming, we forget them while achieving, we forget them while celebrating, because we have taken them granted. I neglected her when I was in love with my girlfriend. I forgot to wish even on her birthday as I was completely busy. I negl...read more

MODELLING AS PROFESSION

Modelling is a lucrative profession to be in. But like any other profession, it has its own requirements. A great face or a chiselled body is not enough to make a good model. Understanding the mood of the work is by far the most important thing in modelling. A model should know how to lend a character to the attire he dons and what a designer/ v...read more

SINGLE HABBIT FOR BEST HEALTH GUIDLINE

Habits are the most important decision to design one’s life. The small work for a repitative amount of time brings a massive compound effect in a period of time. We should be very conscious while picking the habit.

The single habit which changes thousand millions of life and made them better is to wake-up early and on a particula...read more

FASHION FIGURE – JUST A DRAWING ?

Fashion figures croquis or illustration, whatever it is called, they are all over the internet now days.
From design houses to pinterest feed, now they are so popular on the youth as art piece that people love them as their wallpapers as well.  But, are they just a picture with lines and colors and shapes to show the designs or they ...read more

THE BENIFITS OF HOME WORKOUT

You may have a gym and yoga studio membership that you use plenty - but sometimes it's just nice to do a workout right at home, especially when your schedule is stuck in Lockdown, don't leave your enough time to get yourself casual hour-long.

So guess what? It's the time think about yourself, get creative and make no excuse...read more

DANCE IN EVENT MANAGEMENT – CAREER CHOICE

There are many ways to earn if you are a dancer. One of them is to be a part of Event Management Company. There is a difference in profession between a dancer as performer and a dancer from Events management organization.

Event Management Services is not restricted in corporates anymore. Nowadays, it comes as a part of family gathering...read more

GET RID OF 'LOSING WEIGHT' TO 'GAIN HEALTH'

A healthy body does not only rely on one's wellness physically. It is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being but these three factors do not work alone but instead they are interdependent on each other. A disturbance in social life can lead to mental problem and could end up in a physical problem. Henceforth a balance is r...read more

IN SOMEONE ELSE SHOE

Couple of days before, I was in very much struggle, mostly mental, which was affecting my physical and personal life too. Struggling from the situation around me, struggling for the people around me, struggling with the relation around me. Everyday I was finding my relation doing wrong to me again and again, sometimes intentional and some time u...read more

IMMUNE BOOSTING GINGER TEA

Immune boosting ginger tea: It’s a warm and soothing tea, rich with nutrients that provides anti-inflammatory, detoxifying and immune-boosting properties.

This homemade ginger tea is made with fresh ginger, lemon juice, honey, and of course black paper, clove, cinnamon, cardamom. It is a good healthy tea to add to your daily well...read more

STYLING AND SHOOTING

STYLING brings the Magic for a Shoot.

STYLING shows the mood, culture, and story-out the photograph. It can be enriched by, not only the cloths, but also the accessories, tattoos, handbag, props etc. A good sense of styling can enrich the entire photograph and the shoot.

Fashion stylist is not just someone, who assembles the ...read more

LIGHTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS

Considering that a photograph is very self definitive as an action of writing with light or color, being as roughly as I could translate it, but its anything but the truth that light happens to be an important aspect when it comes to photography. It helps us see better!

Definitely by light the term is not a blunt generalization, but is...read more

NUDITY IN FASHION...Art vs Vulgarity

Nudity is helmed as a very refined form of art. Aspiring artists are made aware of human physique through nude studies. It's a serious business and dealt with great care. In the fashion industry, we come across the term 'bold shoot' every now and then, where minimal clothing or close proximity between the models are prerequisites. Th...read more

CORONA & YOUTH

It is clear as daylight that this corona pandemic and it's associated ripple effects have invaded human life in an unprecedented manner. While it is shooting up the death toll, it is also crippling the economy to it's core. In the midst of this mayhem, a large population of youth in India who were ready to chase and live their dream, are...read more

ETIQUETTES FOR ONLINE COMMUNICATION

' Organizer - Hi, Good morning, how are you?
Model - Say ' ......This reply of yours might successfully have wasted a potential opportunity that could have changed your career to a whole new dimension. Just had typed few words more, you would have gained a huge dividend out of it. Your persona is portrayed by the way you communica...read more

BENGALI CULTURE IN AUSTRALIA

Bengalis of India have been connected with Australia for last several hundred of years. In 1797, due to shipwreck,  at Ninety Mile Beach in Victoria, five British and 12 Bengali seamen swam ashore. Bengalis made history by stepping foot in the Australian soil to begin a robust trading relationship  between Bengal and new Australian col...read more

IT’S NEVER TOO LATE

Life is full of pleasant and unpleasant surprises. We can say either we are game-players or game changers. Married at a young age of 19, I have completed my studies after having two children. Due to lethargic lifestyle, I had to face overweight problems throughout my life and had thyroid and PCOD too. However, Life was moving on. One fine day, I...read more

ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT & BUSINESS

Entertainment industry has evolved itself in many folds over the years . The most significant among them is it's transformation to online platform, where just by a touch on the screen your content  is circulated all over the world in few seconds. It's a mind boggling feature of our 21st century where your product can reach as far as...read more

SAREE THEN, NOW AND BEYOND

Growing up in late 80s in a city, amidst urban influence and changing times, my encounter with the whole nine yards, also known as the Saree, happened in my late teens during the most coveted festival for us Bengalis, the Durga Puja. This traditional religious festival celebrates the divine feminine, Goddess Durga and her victory over Mahishasur...read more

YOU CAN FLY

If you want to fly, you have to give up everything that weighs you down. Take those small chances of life, coz sometimes the wrong train takes you to the right station. 

Being a fit bureaucrat is nonetheless a tiresome job. When I cracked WBCS in 2014 and joined service in 2017, life was already winking at me while I looked back. ...read more

BIO JEWELLERY IN TREND

From the ages, there is a deep connection between Jewellery & Women. The Jewellery always changes the design and representation according to time & trends, which demands a constant research work on every ornament. It talks about a story, either inspired from any real story or any mythological thoughts to represent in a creative way.

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LOCKDOWN, WILL SHE COME ?

Locked in my house with the sole company of my mother, we both, inhaled the fresh, air of the city, void of commotion and malice . After many decades, she describes the city, in a peaceful bliss. But this hour we our thoughts were wrecked with one thought- “Ei bochor, maa ashben toh?” Would bell be rung with the brightest energy? Wil...read more

SUBHO BIJOYA | FAREWELL TO AUTUMN

Greetings of puja to all our readers of  Luxas  family, our associate and members.

In these hard times its a delight to witness such  zestful spirit wi<...read more

THANK YOU, LUXAS

Ani, you are such a gem helping people without thinking only on your own benefit. I wish and pray, a tons of success to you and Luxas ahead. You have changed my perception about the fashion industry in Kolkata. I still remember, one fine day, I got a call from you, saying that you liked one of my photograph and wanted to promote with a blog on &...read more

OUR FIRST DIWALI WITH YOU

It is an absolute delight to embrace this auspicious moment together with blessing and good wishes. The year is going to end and the journey we had started in the beginning of this year, is still sailing through all odds with a more grown and enriched family. Kolkata has always cherished multicultural values and beliefs, may we continue to relay...read more

Interview with Neha Majumdar, young Mehendi Designer from Kolkata

Originating in ancient India, Mehendi is a temporary body decoration art, garnering immense popularity not only in India but also across the world, It is mostly seen as temporary body tattoo. At the young age of 20,this young and girl Neha Majumdar has come a long way in her chosen path and running her successful business ‘Mehendi Jun...read more

LUXAS ON 2020 AND PROJECTION FOR 2021

Wishing you a very Happy and Prosperous New Year 2021. The last year was unprecedented for all of us. However, it was a blessing in disguise for us as Luxas has born in this pandemic. We are grateful to all of you, who has encouraged, contributed and supported us to reach at this stage where Luxas is today.

We had exponential growth in...read more

FINANCE, ORIGINAL FACE BEHIND A FASHIONABLE MASK

We all love to be fashionable and glamorous. We all love to be popular and satisfied. These all attract us towards the Fashion Industry. However, the original face behind this Glamorous world is completely different, A well-managed Financed System. How well you can manage your finance indicates how far you can proceed on your fashion career. How...read more

BRAND PERCEPTION | WHAT PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT YOUR BRAND?

Branding or create a reputation for the Brand is a strong desire for most of us, specially who are belong to Fashion industry. From the designer, photographer, makeup-artist or individual model, branding has it’s importance to all of us. For the startup or the well-established merchandise, create, nature and protect your brand are the most fundam...read more

QUEEN, THRONE OR WORLD FULL WITH GOLD | KNOW YOUR REAL ASSET

Accumulating assets is one of the most strongest activity of Human life. A huge portion of our daily action and our yearly goals always move towards accumulating assets. Most of our physical and mental energy are consumed by the intention of accumulating assets. Nothing wrong in this. However, we need to define what is the real assets for us as ...read more

NORM OR COMFORT ? | FASHION : CHALLENGING GENDER RULES

Long ago in India men flaunted silks and ornaments with aplomb. They didn't hesitate to show their ornate sense of style to the world. It was the order of the day. There was nothing shameful about it. The great epics and ancient art and literature bear the testimony of the flamboyance in men's fashion. Ancient India talked about sex and ...read more

MY DESIRE, MY PRIDE

I want to live, to sing the ballads of love, to dance like a ballerina, to get drenched in the happy rains, to ardour the Sun and fervour of water.

Let the colours of the rainbow be my wings to fly high, let it be the words of my tales.

Let the colours be the words of my dream, the lullabies of the nights.

Let it be...read more

HEMNALINI, A BOLD SHOOT

"Hemnalini" Is a Bengali terminology for the golden lotus. The world knows the lotus to nurture as a deity amidst labelled ugliness. Likewise, The photograph portrays a woman protagonist with all unmodelish features to thrive as a notion of peaceful victory, fighting all fundamental descriptions of femininity as bestowed upon the socie...read more

DEVI POKKHO. TO BEGIN ONCE AGAIN, WE RISE

Golden crown floats uninterrupted in the green waters, Wet insects of the water condemn me, in the lazy sun. Almost melting, my soft, untouched 'corpse', is almost melting, Whilst waiting for you, for your touch. Every inch of my body aches and burns in the sun. Dragon flies from the flora flap their wings and ne...read more

BASIC OF PHOTOGRAPHY | Part 1

Basic grammatical knowledge of photography must be on the top priority to learn and apply. Though we plan so many things to make frame of the photo but the truth is still the same as said by Henri Cartier-Bresson, ‘It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head’ . Th...read more

BASIC OF PHOTOGRAPHY | Part 2

Photography is the art of capturing light with a camera, usually via a digital sensor or film, to create an image . If you buy a dedicated camera (rather than a point and shoot on normal digital camera), accompany it with interchangeable lenses so that you can try out different types of photography more easily.

For Everyday photography...read more

CAPSICUM CHICKEN

Indo-chines Recipe | Medium spicy | Cooking time: 15min

INGREDIENTS

Chicken boneless (small pieces 200 grm), Capsicum (1 medium pc), Onion (2 medium pcs), Green chilli (1 to 2 pcs), Crushed garlic 4 to 5 cloves, Chilli sauce (2 teaspoon), Soya sauce (1 teaspoon), White oil (50 ml), ...read more

FASHION VS FITNESS MODELLING

Modelling has various layers to it. We have fashion on one hand and physique on the other. Both need a certain set of dexterity to put the message across. While fashion modelling emphasises the fashion brands physique modelling highlights the beauties of human forms. They ooze two very different kinds of vibes. A fashion model need not be o...read more

MONEY PLANT

We often use to hear that money doesn’t come easily, it doesn’t grow on tree. But actually, if you look around, you definitely will feel that money grows in tree, if you choose the right seed. You can see the people having enormous wealth generated in their life-time, only because they have chosen the right seeds and nurture it with ...read more

MUTTON KOSHA (BENGALI STYLE)

Indian Recipe | Spicy | Cooking time: 45min

INGREDIENTS

Mutton (medium pieces 500 grms), Mustard oil (75 ml to 100 ml), Ghee (1/2 teaspoon), Hung curd (50 grm), Cinnamon (1 small stick), Cardamom (2 pcs), Cloves (2 pcs), Turmeric powder (1 teaspoon), Red chilli powder (4 teaspoons),&nbs...read more

PARTICULAR TASK AT PARTICULAR TIME

This is winter, mid of January. 7:30pm. Sun has already set as per it’s own time, dark night is about to come. I am little confused what to do. As this is Saturday and I have a lazy week-end ahead. So i want to schedule my weekend as best as I can. Can i make the night little longer? Can I make a delay on sun-rise? Can I make the winter 3-...read more

MODELLING WITH LUXAS

We use to get lots of request on how one can get into Luxas and work as a model, mostly request comes from freshers. Hence we decide to address it here.

The First thing, we use to advise everyone to visit our website. We have 16 Magazines, each with 50 pages average, we have 15-20 Associates designers, photographers, Makeup-artist...read more