Thursday, April 3, 2008

Make-up Trend: Flawless, Glowing Skin

Smooth skin? Check. Minimized pores? Check. Even tone? Check. Even perfectly clean, unblemished skin can use a pick-me-up. To get a seemingly airbrushed complexion like Diya Mirza's, all you need is a tinted moisturizer and luminizing lotion. The rest of the features can be simple, allowing your youthful face to do all the talking.

Squirt a dime-sized drop of tinted moisturizer on a cosmetic wedge, followed by a pea-size drop of iridescent white liquid (don't use anything with shimmer, or you'll look sweaty, instead of dewy). Dab over your forehead, cheeks, nose and chin. Spread around face and swipe under your eyes to even out discoloration and texture.

Rec: M.A.C Strobe Liquid

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

LFW: Day 4 Make-up Trends

Asmita Marwa
Sleek to one side, and gelled back severely. Slight emphasis on the eyes, and a coppery lip. The hair and make up look at Asmita Marwa was completely in sync with the clothes shown.
Rec: M.A.C Lipstick in Fetish

Dev R Nil
Shimmery defined eyes and pink-red lips, and hair that was chin length and just that bit unfinished at Dev R Nil.
Rec: M.A.C Eye Shadows in Carbon and Electra; M.A.C Lipstick in Lustering

Anand Kabra
Romantic, windblown hair pulled back loosely, eyes smoldering, and lips deep, the look for Anand Kabra was as romantic as the rose leitmotif through his collection.
Rec: M.A.C Lipstick in MAC Red

Sabyasachi
Sabyasachi's gorgeous collection is the best of the day. Feathers and parandis jazz up an ordinary day. The look was finished with cat eyes and nude lips.
Rec: M.A.C Fluidline in Blacktrack; M.A.C Lipstick in Myth

Source: Lakme

Make-up Trend: Thick Round Eyebrows

Lakmé Fashion Week regular, Rani Mukherji adds more wow to her brows. If you're planning to grow out your own, but want to avoid unruly overgrowth, brush brows upward with a toothbrush and trim ends that go above the line of the arch. Then brush brows down and trim again. Pluck stray hairs one at a time, and set them in place with a tinted gel.

Want less pain per pluck? Clean up brows after you shower, when pores are open and hairs come out more easily.


Rec: M.A.C Brow Set