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Tint Cosmetics opens Tint Labs, India’s first custom beauty studio
Mumbai: Tint Cosmetics has added a hands-on twist to India’s beauty scene with the launch of Tint Labs, the country’s first custom beauty studio dedicated to personalised, made-to-order makeup experiences. Designed as a creative playground rather than a traditional store, the studio marks a new chapter for the clean and inclusive beauty brand.
Located in Andheri West, Tint Labs offers an offline, appointment-only format where customers step behind the counter to create their own makeup. The studio debuts with a build-your-own lip gloss experience, with plans to expand into more beauty categories over time as the concept grows.
At the heart of the experience is participation. Visitors begin with a personalised skin analysis to understand their tone and undertone, followed by a simple introduction to colour theory and expert-led shade matching. From there, they blend a custom lip gloss tailored to their preferences, choosing both colour and scent, before finishing it off with charms and accessories that turn the product into a personal keepsake.
The 60 to 75 minute workshop is designed to feel intimate and unrushed, focusing on discovery as much as creation. By keeping the experience offline, Tint Labs leans into a high-touch approach that puts personalisation firmly in the spotlight.
Founder Arshia Kaur Vijan said, “The idea was born from a familiar question that refuses to go away: which shade actually suits me”. Tint Labs, she explains, removes the guesswork by letting customers create rather than search for their perfect match.
Staying true to Tint’s philosophy, all products made at the studio are clean, vegan, cruelty-free and FDA-approved. The workshop, priced at Rs 2,499, is available by appointment through the brand’s official website.
With Tint Labs now open in SV Patel Nagar, Andheri West, Tint Cosmetics is inviting beauty lovers to look beyond the shelf and treat makeup as an experience, not just a purchase.
Brands
Flipkart completes reverse flip to India ahead of IPO
Walmart-owned e-commerce giant shifts domicile from Singapore to Bengaluru
MUMBAI: Flipkart has completed its restructuring to move its parent company from Singapore back to India, marking a key milestone as the Walmart-owned marketplace prepares for a potential initial public offering on Indian stock exchanges, ET reported, citing people aware of the matter.
The move, often referred to as a “reverse flip”, relocates the company’s legal home to India and aligns its corporate structure more closely with its largest market. It also clears an important regulatory step for Flipkart as it explores listing plans.
As part of the restructuring, several Singapore-based entities have been merged into Flipkart Internet Private Limited, which will now serve as the main holding company for the entire group.
The consolidation brings a number of major businesses directly under the Indian parent company. These include fashion platform Myntra, logistics arm Ekart, travel booking platform Cleartrip, healthcare marketplace Flipkart Health, and fintech venture Super.money.
Under the new structure, global investors including Walmart, Microsoft, SoftBank, and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board will hold their stakes directly in the Indian entity rather than through an overseas holding company.
The redomiciliation required approval from the Indian government because Chinese technology company Tencent owns around a 5 to 6 per cent stake in Flipkart. Under Press Note 3, investments from countries sharing a land border with India require prior government clearance.
Flipkart had already secured approval from the National Company Law Tribunal in December. With the latest clearance from the central government, the company has now obtained all the regulatory approvals needed to complete the relocation, ET reported earlier.
Flipkart had originally shifted its holding structure to Singapore in 2011 to tap global capital more easily. However, as India’s capital markets have matured, several start-ups have begun returning their domiciles to the country ahead of public listings. Companies such as Razorpay, Groww, and Meesho have taken similar steps.
The company is now expected to move ahead with its IPO preparations and has begun early discussions with merchant bankers. According to people familiar with the matter, Flipkart could file its draft prospectus later this year, setting the stage for what may become one of the most closely watched listings in India’s e-commerce sector.
Flipkart has been majority-owned by Walmart since 2018, when the US retail giant acquired a 77 per cent stake in the company for $16 billion in one of the largest e-commerce deals globally.
