Bollywood’s top make-up artist on the 6 mistakes Indian women should stop making

You lusted after rainbow hair, you called in all the favours you could with your NRI cousins to get first dibs on the Kylie Lip Kits, and you dutifully ditched contouring and began sandbagging because Kim Kardashian said so. If you’ve been blindly following Western make-up trends and expecting them to work for you in… Continue reading Bollywood’s top make-up artist on the 6 mistakes Indian women should stop making

Trend to try: Coloured mascara

The internet is flooding with rainbow brows and lashes and we’re equal parts cringing and intrigued. While we wouldn’t go all the way with the trend, bright lashes never hurt anyone. These 6 coloured mascaras will give your eyes just the right amount of pop, even when you’re wearing nothing else. Just curl and double… Continue reading Trend to try: Coloured mascara

How to get the best brows

We’ve grown, literally, from preternaturally arched skinny lines to dreaming of Cara Delevingne’s unruly arches. Whichever way you like yours — perfectly filled in and shaped like Deepika Padukone’s, or totally wild like Lily Collins’ — you’ll be completely on point. Want to take your brow game up a notch? Let Aganovich’s text-filled brows or… Continue reading How to get the best brows

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How to: Get the looks seen at Weaves of Benares

As part of Make In India week, FDCI presented Weaves of Benares, where 12 Indian designers presented pieces crafted from Benarasi fabrics. What also caught our attention were the muted looks created by M.A.C’s global senior artist Sonic Sarwate. He gave us two looks, to pair with Indian and Western ensembles. If the former played… Continue reading How to: Get the looks seen at Weaves of Benares

Hot right now: Blue make-up

Topping the Spring/Summer 2016 beauty trend chart, blue is undoubtedly the colour of the season and it’s also the perfect alternative to broody black eye make-up. Wear it along your upper lash line – even wing it if you must. Or line your lower lash line with a turquoise pencil for a shock of colour.… Continue reading Hot right now: Blue make-up

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ELLE Review: M.A.C False Eyelashes

Till I tried my first pair of falsies, I always relied on a cocktail of voluminising, lengthening and long-lasting mascaras to make my sparse lashes look lush. But the M.A.C false lashes are totally rookie-proof. The pair I picked had a combination of long and short soft lashes, and they blended into my natural ones… Continue reading ELLE Review: M.A.C False Eyelashes

Get the look: From Sabyasachi’s Couture 2015 show

It’s hard not to be mesmerised by the look at Sabyasachi’s couture show at Amazon India Couture Week. Those dark lips, sharp cheeks and fluttery lashes! M.A.C’s Director of Makeup Artistry, Mickey Contractor ‘who created the looks for the show’ now breaks it down for you. Take notes! Start with Fix+, an aqua-spritz of vitamin… Continue reading Get the look: From Sabyasachi’s Couture 2015 show

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Giambattista Valli lipsticks for M.A.C

To mark 10 years of his eponymous label and just as long a collaboration with the cosmetic brand, Giambattista Valli and M.A.C have put out a small lipstick line that somehow manages to be both fun and practical. Each tube is the colour of the shade inside so you can find your lippie in a… Continue reading Giambattista Valli lipsticks for M.A.C

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