shipping across east india
Metabu ships to every pincode in East India. Kolkata, Howrah, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Patna, Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Durgapur typically receive in 4–6 business days after a 1–2 day dispatch from our Vadodara studio. Two windows run slower than usual — the monsoon months and the week of Durga Puja — so order ahead of the pujas rather than during them. free shipping on orders of ₹399 and above; a flat ₹100 applies below ₹399. Cash on delivery is available alongside UPI and card payments.
built for the monsoon, not just the heat
The east takes some of the heaviest rainfall in the country from June to September, so the priority here is water-resistance rather than simply matte. A smudge-proof kajal and long-wear liner hold where a creamy pencil migrates the moment the air turns wet; a lighter base outperforms full coverage that streaks in a downpour. Winters flip the problem entirely — Kolkata and Patna get genuinely dry, and that is the season to move back to a satin lip and a hydrating base rather than fighting shine that is no longer there.
durga puja, kali puja and chhath
Puja is the hardest wear test in the Indian calendar: five days, long nights, crowds, dhunuchi smoke and continuous photographs. The classic Bengali look — a defined kajal eye and a true red lip — survives it when the formulas are right: transfer-proof on the lips, smudge-proof on the waterline, T-zone set with a matte powder and the whole face locked with a fixer spray. Chhath in Bihar asks for the opposite: long hours at the ghats at dawn, where a light, hydrating base beats anything heavy. See the kajal guide for the waterline technique.
