Leading lady: How Nykaa's founder Falguni Nayar is redefining the language of beauty in India

After a bumper IPO, India’s first woman-led unicorn to have gone public is preparing to expand across categories. What the queen of beauty needs to watch out for as she takes the next big step

Her office in Okhla, New Delhi, like the lady herself, is matter of fact. No grand art or statement furniture, just a basic, no-frills, functional space. When its owner, Falguni Nayar, walks in, on a nippy November morning, she is in a breezy floral sari, by no particular famous designer, wearing sensible block heels, toting a purse and a jute bag with her lunch.