Brands
Maliao launches Glow-Off campaign celebrating dual beauty
MUMBAI: Maliao Cosmetics, one of India’s fastest-rising beauty brands, has rolled out its new Glow-Off campaign, a spirited celebration of duality in beauty and the many identities embraced by young Indians today. Blending cultural richness with contemporary glamour, the campaign champions creativity, inclusivity and the confidence to show every side of oneself.
Centred on the idea of everyday glam, Glow-Off showcases products designed for versatility, allowing consumers to shift effortlessly between roles, moods and styles. From expansive palettes to high-performance formulations, the range mirrors real-life self-expression and encourages beauty lovers to embrace both softness and boldness with equal flair.
The brand is also positioning its collection as a must-have for wedding glam, catering to brides seeking traditional elegance as well as those leaning towards minimalist or Western-inspired looks.
Maliao Cosmetics founder Tanveer Ali Khan, said the campaign reflects the brand’s core philosophy. “Glow-Off really represents who we are: a brand that celebrates the richness of Indian beauty in all its forms. Today’s consumers don’t fit into one box, and neither should their makeup. With this campaign, we want to empower people to honour their roots, explore new expressions and own every side of themselves with confidence.”
Reflecting shifting tastes among Gen Z and young millennials, Glow-Off embodies beauty in duality: a balance between tradition and experimentation, subtlety and drama, simplicity and artistry. Maliao’s lineup echoes this blend, offering foundations, powders, eyeliners and blushers with lightweight textures, waterproof or HD finishes, inclusive shades and sleek modern packaging.
The creative direction draws from Indian cultural motifs reimagined as minimal line art and soft gradients, offering a fresh aesthetic while staying rooted in heritage. A faceoff-style collection highlights diverse skin tones and makeup looks, with soft and bold finishes that transition effortlessly from daily wear to wedding festivities.
As Maliao continues to innovate, consumers can expect hybrid skincare-meets-makeup products, culture-led colour stories and multi-use formulas that keep pace with today’s multi-dimensional beauty landscape.
Brands
Faber-Castell India appoints Sunaina Haldar as director – marketing
With stints at Tata, SleepyCat and ADF Foods under her belt, Haldar is primed to redraw Faber-Castell’s brand story
MUMBAI: Faber-Castell India has poached Sunaina Haldar from ADF Foods, appointing her director – marketing as the German stationery brand looks to muscle up in a category that is rapidly reinventing itself around creativity and self-expression.
Haldar hit the ground running. “My first couple of weeks have been incredibly energising, understanding consumers, visiting markets, engaging with retailers and immersing myself into the world of Faber-Castell Group,” she said.
She arrives with considerable firepower. At ADF Foods, Haldar ran marketing across India and international markets for a portfolio spanning Ashoka, Aeroplane, Camel and ADF Soul. Before that, she was vice-president – marketing at direct-to-consumer mattress brand SleepyCat, where she helmed brand, content and performance marketing. Her résumé also includes a stint leading marketing, new product development and CRM for Tata SmartFoodz at Tata Consumer Products, no small proving ground.
Between corporate roles, Haldar also operated as a fractional CMO for early-stage startups, building marketing strategy and operational structures from scratch, a signal that she knows how to move fast with limited resources.
With 18 years straddling FMCG, D2C and the startup world, Haldar now takes the reins at a brand that has long owned the classroom but is clearly hungry for the living room. In a stationery market where the pencil has become a lifestyle statement, Faber-Castell has picked someone who knows exactly how to sell that story.
