Rani Mukherjee. Cory firmly believes that Bengal is the place to go for beautiful eyes. “Most Bengali women have amazing eyes and Rani’s smouldering, expressive and intense eyes leads them all.”
His take on her? Only kajal and mascara is what she needs. Cory also has a soft corner for “the very Bengali eyes” of Bipasha Basu and Koena Mitra. “They have jet black eyes without lenses.”
Malaika Arora Khan. “The secret is the taut skin over her cheekbones. All it needs is a sweep of shimmering cream blush,” says Cory.
But for those who want to create the illusion of such stunning cheekbones, play up the area between the eyes and the cheekbones with a highlighter and then shade just under the cheekbone to bring it into focus.
Bipasha Basu. “I love giving her lips this pale, fleshy look,” says Cory.
Want to copy the Bips' pout? Line the lips with a pink-brown liner and shade with lip-liner along the edges of the lips. Dab a dot of foundation both on the lower and the upper lips and blend well (blending, says Cory, is the secret to great make-up.) Complete the look with a lightly frosted gloss. “Make the look slightly brighter or more brown depending on your face tone,” he suggests
Amrita Arora. Any person who gets completely transformed thanks to make-up, says Cory, has to have a very plain face. “Only then can she be like a chameleon sometimes sensual, sometimes innocent and sometimes goddess-like.”
Amrita with all her girl-next-door looks can transform into a “babe or a sex siren instantly, with make-up”.
Riya Sen. For her “naturally” pretty features. “Her skin is so fabulous that she looks perfectly made up with only moisturizer,” says Cory, who never feels the need to dab the greasepaint on
Riya.
Tips and Tricks
Cory Walia has seventeen years of experience in the make-up industry.
He also thinks the mascara is, by far, the most underrated make-up product while the most overrated is, well, glitter. “Oh God, it’s a useless thing,” he says.
Here’s more from Cory Walia:
• Eye drops work wonders. Just squeeze in a drop each ahead of the cleaning, toning and moisturizing routine before beginning the make-up.
• To make the lipstick last longer, dab some eye shadow on your lips after applying the liner. “Choose an eye color that is close to the lipstick,” says Cory. Finish off with the lipstick and then gloss.
• Use your ring finger for blending under the eye. The ring finger, being the weakest and the softest finger, works best. “Use the patting motion to place the concealer under the eyes.”
• Use a water-based foundation like a pancake on squeezed pimple marks and other scars. Oil-based make-up products are not capable of covering marks. “This is because scar tissues don’t have pores and hence reject most make-up products,” he says.
• Cover smudged eye make-up with a concealer. Apply with an angular brush.
• Pull your eyelid up and then use an eyelash curler to prevent pinching your skin. Also, curl the lashes before coating with mascara to avoid mess.
• To line lips, perfectly, begin by defining the V. Then start with the outer corners and join inwards to get a smooth, straight line.
• Never forget to cover the throat, ears and back of the neck for a flawless finish.
Atthe launch of Streax Hair Pro Straightener Malaika Arora Khan sported some shimmery, lavender smokey eyes. Bright colors can look too harsh against winter skin. Winterize any eye shadow by blending in a warmer color, like golds, coppers, or even a bronze (translucent powder or eye shadow will both work). The dose of light and sparkle will make even the hottest shades look cool.
At the launch of Louise Cruises Malaika Arora Khan showed off some of the fullest, shapeliest brows ever. Keep your well-maintained brows from looking sparse by filling in with a brow powder as the last step of your beauty routine. Pencils can make the shape too defined, but brushed-on powder will subtly shade and disguise areas with fewer hairs.
Shilpa Shetty
Sonam Kapoor
Katrina Kaif
Amrita Rao
Malaika Arora Khan 
Riya Sen 
Deepika Padukone 
Bipasha Basu 
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Don't we all just love knowing what our favorite stars are wearing? What are their make-up and skincare favorites? Well here's the most recent compilation of their beauty must-haves.
"I love to layer products to create this look," says Malaika Arora Khan's makeup artist Mallika Bhatt. "First, I start with a cream stick blush like NARS The Multiple in Riviera. This color is great for creating a natural glow without too much color on the cheeks."
"The look we're going for is sensual and rich, focusing on the eyes," says makeup artist Mallika Bhatt. "We rimmed the inside of the eye with a beige pencil and lined lash lines with a coffee-color pencil. Then we used a brown shimmer shadow and mascara. Vivid Impact that helps a woman make a smoky brown eye really easily."
My favorite brands in makeup are M.A.C Cosmetics and Bobbi Brown. However, when I am not shooting, I hate using make up. I just use a moisturizer, I use La Mer Moisturizing Cream . I believe in a fresh, clean, natural, radiant look and this moisturizer does the trick it keeps my skin looking firm and flawless.
As the mercury starts to rise, blush might wear out during the day. Rather than submitting to melting makeup, try cream formulas. The sheer, weightless wash of color they impart on skin lasts for hours.
Some women's beauty aversions are fear-based. We avoid false lashes because they may fall off. Or we pass up on lip liner for fear of a harsh border. But thanks to celerities like Malaika Arora Khan, we can enhance the shape our lips in a pinch and look natural.
Rose on the apples of the cheeks—with a swipe of bronzey blush in the hollows—adds natural-looking depth, warms up the face, and looks refined.
Rani Mukherjee. Cory firmly believes that Bengal is the place to go for beautiful eyes. “Most Bengali women have amazing eyes and Rani’s smouldering, expressive and intense eyes leads them all.” 
Malaika Arora Khan. “The secret is the taut skin over her cheekbones. All it needs is a sweep of shimmering cream blush,” says Cory. 
Bipasha Basu. “I love giving her lips this pale, fleshy look,” says Cory. 
Amrita Arora. Any person who gets completely transformed thanks to make-up, says Cory, has to have a very plain face. “Only then can she be like a chameleon sometimes sensual, sometimes innocent and sometimes goddess-like.” 
Riya Sen. For her “naturally” pretty features. “Her skin is so fabulous that she looks perfectly made up with only moisturizer,” says Cory, who never feels the need to dab the greasepaint on Riya. 
Soft, smokey eyes accentuated by pale, glossy lips. “Besides the essential charcoal-gray, one can also use shades of midnight-blue, mehndi (henna)-green and even fuchsia to smoke out the eyes,” says Ambika.
• Pile on the glitter. Use eye-shadows in black, grey, blue or aquamarine and top with some sparkle.
Use a shimmery blush in any warm shade like amber or soft pink.
If you’re going strong on the eyes, ease up on the lips, using any soft skin tone shade, finished with generous dabs of gloss. Alternatively, play up the lips in rich burgundy or raisin if you’re going light on the eyes. She also adds, "Don’t follow these rainbow trends blindly. See what works for you and not the airbrushed model pouting from the magazine cover."
The fall-winter shows saw a lot of plum on the mouth with biggies John Galliano and Gucci followed by Rajesh Pratap Singh and Raghavendra Rathore coloring the mouths on the ramp. “The lips go brighter with orange, pink and red,” says Ambika.
For make-up expert Ambika Pillai, winter is the season when nice is out and naughty is in.“You can go really overboard with the tanned look this season to perfectly complement those earth-coloured outfits, which seem to be so much in vogue this season,” says Ambika. For the day look, you can use a cream-based foundation or a translucent powder with light blush over it. For the evening, go for a glossy foundation, add to it a bit of bronze shimmer and you’ll be all set to rock. Also apply a little blush to bring out your cheekbones, suggests Ambika.
For a day look, Ambika suggests a mild version where you can line your eyes with black, brown or blue kohl and apply light-colored eye-shadow. “The real experimentation should be for the evenings. Curl your lashes and apply heavy mascara on them. Use a dark eye-shadow and smoke out the kohl. Apply a little bit of shimmer on your eyelids, just above the eyeballs so that your eyes look nice when you move them,” explains Ambika.
“Winter sees lots of black in our wardrobes and red lips go very well with any black outfit,” says Ambika.
