Indian women are seriously the most beautiful in the universe. ‘Gora chitta’ Europeans and ‘dudh paak’ Scandinavians are fine, but with their sharp features and swarthy skin tone, our ladies are the best.

So we preen and pout and pose and parade through our teens and 20s. Somewhere around the early 30s, out comes the light cavalry -- the papaya face packs, the light moisturisers and the under eye creams.