A lot happened while we were busy.
Beyoncé sold an empty box for nearly $1,000. Cardi B got Ultra Snatched. Cartier expanded the family. Mumbai found several new excuses to leave the office for lunch. And somehow, even our Apple Watch has a seasonal wardrobe now.
So, before another fifteen things happen, here’s everything you might want to know about.
ROLLING LOUD INDIA IS FINALLY HAPPENING
Rolling Loud India 2026 has officially been announced by District by Zomato. The world’s biggest hip-hop festival is heading our way, which means there is really only one question left:
Who’s on the lineup? We’ll wait.
BEN’S COOKIES IS COMING TO BKC
London is sending Mumbai something sweet. Ben’s Cookies is making its way to Jio World Drive with the oversized, soft-centred, chocolate-heavy cookies that have built it a fairly devoted following.
Ordering one feels optimistic.
HUDA BEAUTY × CARDI B GETS ULTRA SNATCHED
Some collaborations require an explanation. Cardi B selling something called Ultra Snatched is not one of them. Huda Beauty has brought the rapper into its Easy Bake universe for the new setting powder launch. Two women famously uninterested in subtlety. Makes sense.
CARTIER’S PANTHÈRE HAS COMPANY
The Panthère is no longer running the Cartier zoo alone. A tiger, parrot, carp, crocodile and rhinoceros have joined the Maison’s precious menagerie, each interpreted through Cartier’s particular way with stones, movement and very expensive animals. The Panthère remains the icon, obviously. But we are keeping an eye on the crocodile.
TWENTYSEVEN BAKEHOUSE IS DOING PIZZA NOW
As though the pastry counter wasn’t distracting enough. TwentySeven Bakehouse has introduced a new pizza menu at Mahalakshmi from 11 September. Which raises an unexpectedly important question: Pizza before the croissant, or croissant before the pizza? Research pending.
APPLE × HERMÈS HAS A NEW WRIST WARDROBE
Apparently, your watch has seasonal dressing now too. Apple Watch Hermès enters its next chapter with Series 12 and Ultra 4, accompanied by new bands and faces that move between equestrian references, evening dressing and deep-sea exploration. Same notifications. Much nicer outfit.
FIREBACK MUMBAI WOULD LIKE YOUR LUNCH HOUR
The sad desk lunch has another opponent. Chef David Thompson and the Fireback team have introduced a three-course weekday Set Lunch, moving through small plates, mains and Thai-inspired desserts.
Weekdays | 12–3:30 PM | ₹1,295++
That 2 PM meeting suddenly looks very movable.
BEYONCÉ IS SELLING AN EMPTY BOX FOR $948.01
We should probably repeat the important word here: Empty.
For the 20th anniversary of B’Day, Beyoncé has released 500 numbered Bey Keeper Collector’s Boxes, priced at $948.01 in reference to her September 4, 1981 birthday. Inside the handcrafted collector’s box? Nothing. Somehow, Beyoncé has made absolutely nothing feel exclusive.
JAIPUR RUGS FOUND A VERY GOOD ROOM
Jaipur Rugs has opened its new Mumbai space inside Empire Mills in Lower Parel, placing generations of Jaipur craftsmanship inside a 19th-century mill warehouse. The rugs are reason enough to visit. The room might keep you there considerably longer.
LANEIGE MADE CHRISTMAS FOR YOUR LIPS
The cult Lip Sleeping Mask is getting a limited-edition gingerbread version for the holidays. It’s skincare that smells suspiciously like something we’d rather be eating. December beauty bags, sorted.
Delhi beauty people, keep 23–25 October free. Nykaaland is bringing three days of brands, new launches, masterclasses, sampling and music to the capital. An excellent weekend to conveniently forget you said:
“I’m not buying any more beauty products.”
RITU KUMAR × KAREENA KAPOOR KHAN GOES TO JAISALMER
This one deserves a closer look. Kareena Kapoor Khan wears Ritu Kumar’s Jaisalmer Jacket & Skirt, translating Rajasthan’s architectural heritage through aari, tikki and zardozi embroidery. The ensemble reportedly took more than 600 hours of artisanal work. Suddenly, “handmade” feels like an understatement.
PATRICK TA WOULD LIKE EYESHADOW BACK
Just when everyone had reduced their makeup bag to blush, lip balm and good intentions. Patrick Ta has three new palettes arriving for the holidays: two matte edits and a limited-edition palette filled with diamond-like shimmers. If you recently announced that you’re “not really an eyeshadow person anymore”, unfortunate timing.
HYROX MUMBAI IS BACK
If everyone on your feed has suddenly started pushing sleds, this may explain it.HYROX returns to NESCO from 17–20 September, bringing four days of running, burpees, rowing, wall balls and other things people apparently enjoy doing voluntarily. Your legs have been warned.
FAIRMONT MUMBAI IS TAKING FESTIVE PREP VERY SERIOUSLY
Apparently, festive preparation now starts somewhere between the spa and the science lab. Fairmont Mumbai is pairing restorative spa rituals with Blu Xone’s longevity treatments, including cryotherapy and red-light therapy. The pre-Diwali facial has evolved.
UNHYPE THINKS THREE SKINCARE STEPS ARE ENOUGH
After years of routines requiring seven serums and a diagram, three steps sounds rather refreshing. Vijay Deverakonda has co-founded Unhype, a skincare brand designed with Indian skin in mind and built around the basics: cleanser, moisturiser and sunscreen. Your bathroom shelf can stand down.
THE HEDONIST IS PAIRING EVERY COURSE WITH A COCKTAIL
Five courses. Five cocktails. Every Friday, The Fifth Chapter at The Hedonist pairs each plate with its own drink, moving through contrasting flavours, textures and techniques as the evening progresses. Send this to the friend who hears “dinner and drinks” and asks for something more interesting.
RHODE × ALEXANDRA LECLERC WENT MINI
Apparently, our beauty products weren’t small enough yet. Rhode’s limited-edition Alexandra Leclerc collaboration lands 15 September with tiny Pocket Pearl blushes, a Sweet Apple Peptide Lip Tint and miniature bag charms. Necessary? Debatable. Very cute? Unfortunately, yes.
AUSTRALIA MIGHT LET PEOPLE TURN OFF THE ALGORITHM
Now this is interesting. A proposed Australian law could require social platforms to let users opt out of algorithmically curated feeds. Imagine opening an app without it deciding that because you watched one video about sourdough, bread-making is now your entire personality. A chronological feed in 2026? Quite radical, actually.
AND NOW, WHAT ARE WE EATING?
Because Mumbai has apparently been busy making plans for us too.
Permit & Co.’s The Eastern Express spends September travelling through the Northeast and Eastern Himalayas. Smoked pork, bamboo shoot, axone, bhut jolokia and black rice appear across the menu, interpreted through Permit’s own lens. 1–30 September | Permit & Co. The train name suddenly makes sense.
MOMO CAFÉ IS MAKING SUNDAY A WHOLE THING
The Brunch Society at MoMo Café, Courtyard by Marriott, changes personality every weekend with a new theme, lively counters and enough happening around the table to make “quick brunch?” a fairly dishonest invitation. Clear the afternoon.
SWEENEY WANTS YOU TO MAKE YOUR OWN LUNCH
At Sweeney’s Marketplace Cookout, farm-fresh produce becomes a build-your-own wok while the cocktails come with a shake-it-yourself situation.
Every Sunday | 12–4 PM | Sweeney, Khar . Apparently, we’re working for our lunch now. Strangely, we don’t mind.
Delhi favourite Sidecar is taking over Yazu Lower Parel for one night, bringing its cocktails and bar energy along for the trip. 26 September | 8:30 PM onwards
Tell the friend who always says, “One drink?” Neither of you means it.
TA FTOON IS POURING THE GRAND TRUNK ROAD
Taftoon’s new bar identity begins with Adventures on the Grand Trunk Road: Volume 1, travelling across 11 destinations through the glass. Mustard oil, paan, Gondhoraj lime, mogra, apricot and spice all find their way into the cocktail programme, with Nikhil Merchant taking us through the stories behind them. Turns out, the bar stool can take you surprisingly far.
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