Scintillating Seven

We live our lives everyday; with pride, envy, or wrath. Here we depict the many alter egos, more commonly known as the seven deadly sins—which we, as women, possess, but with a twist—through the stroke of a brush.

Photographs by Phillip Papadis. Styling by Liza Jugolainen. GREED: “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.” Mahatma Gandhi Handcuffs, EDDIE BORGO. Ear cuff, ROSANTICA. Ring, NOOR FARES. PRIDE: “A man’s pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance.” Bear Grylls Headband, ROSANTICA. Earrings, NOOR FARES. LUST: “The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then becomes a host, and then a master.” Kahlil Gibran Rings, NOOR FARES. Ear cuffs, MARIA BLACK. GLUTTONY: “Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.” Peter De Vries Rings and earring, STEPHEN WEBSTER. WRATH: “But of the seven deadly sins, wrath is the healthiest next only to lust.” Edward Abbey Choker, ROSANTICA. ENVY: “Envy, after all, comes from wanting something that isn’t yours. But grief comes from losing something you’ve already had.” Jodi Picoult SLOTH: “We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.” Quintilian Retouching by: Evelyn Houf. Makeup by: Ekaterina Novinskaya. Hair by: Ryuta Saiga. Nails by: Stephanie Staunton@Carol Hayes Management. Model: Rachel Flett@ Elite Models London.

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From the May 2016 issue of L’Officiel India.