Couple trouble

Curated by Jane Borges Heena Khandelwal Nidhi Lodaya and Yusra HusainJust when you thought yoursquod seen enough pages on Instagram about couples wersquove dug up one more for you We fell in love with Appu and Toto for not just sharing cute couple moments and challenges that will be relatable to most people but also because their digital illustrations supporting the anecdotes kept us smiling all through Run by a digital creator couple who chooses to stay anonymous the page for us puts fun in the mundane through unique doodle digital art Their witty take on a couplersquos trip versus an allboys trip to being there for each other when all friends have different plans for the weekend made scrolling through fun Every story and corresponding art had us looking for more appuandtotoInstagramStop and ponderA post from Meera Ganapathirsquos Instagram pageHave you considered taking a good pause recently If not for the physical one you can head to writer and childrenrsquos book author Meera Ganapathirsquos Instagram page where we at least stopped for a mental one We took in her easy yet meaningful words that romanticise the humdrum of daily life and almost fell in love with the monotony of it all One of our favourites is A Good Pause which discusses the joy of stopping to listen to four year olds talk about the contents of their pocketsonemeerkatInstagramThe artiste coupleWho doesnrsquot love portraits If you want a dash of popup art to it check out the Instagram account thatcouplewhodraws It is run by Goabased couple Amrit Kapoor and Richa Gupta While Kapoor makes the blackandwhite portraits Richa adds colourful usually geometrical patterns to the background This makes the portrait pop as if it were threedimensional So far the duo has sketched solo portraits as well as those of couples of all ages We really liked their playful drawings of a sibling duo and think these will work well as birthday presents In a long distance relationship and want to show your love in a noncreepy way Worry not they ship worldwide Starting at Rs 15000 the price varies as per the number of subjects and the medium of backgroundthatcouplewhodrawsInstagramHemp with SPFCote DrsquoAzurThe IndoFrench label River has come up with hempinfused sunscreens under their sublabel River Remedy SloSummer comes in four variants Torini smells like butter cookies Lake Como lavender San Sebastian cucumber and Cote DrsquoAzur pineapple We slapped on the SPF 50 Cote DrsquoAzur which is oilbased The pineapple aroma is quite overpowering but that could work well for those leaning towards fruity fragrances Unlike creambased sunscreens this did make our skin look visibly oily but was easy to apply with the spray bottle The 100ml bottles have quirky attractive packaging and are priced at Rs 885 each which we thought was slightly on the higher siderivercandlescomGobhai makes it wholeThe genius of Mehlli Gobhai is in the simple details that come together to create something grand The late painterillustrator who passed away in 2018 left behind a vast oeuvremdashchildrenrsquos books filled with wonderment and joy Two new posthumously released titles The Body Book and The Tree Book Talking Club Speaking Tiger Rs 499 are a priceless gift for your little one itrsquos for kids aged two years and above In the latter he tells us the story of a tree first by introducing us to the many elements that make it wholemdasha varied palette of leaves a densely alive branch a thick trunk pretty flowers tall grass delicious fruits a happy bird and its nest tiny butterflies a naughty squirrel and a slithering snail What happens when you bring these tiny little parts together to create a complete picture There is an unspoken delight in watching the magnificent image unfold In The Body Book he introduces us to the different parts of the body The toes the fingers elbow the neck the lips the eyes and hair lots of itmdashyou catch a boy swimming in the end using every part of him Yes the body can do so many things and the tree can make room for so many different livesmdashimagine Gobhai telling this to a child one picture at a timeAvailable at all bookstores