These are a few of my favourite things...

Hello Bollywood Makeup Whizzes!

Here are some fabulous beauty products that I absolulely adore!

• * Makeup For Ever's Camouflage Pallette (oo1)
  * Makeup For Ever's HD Foundation
• * MAC's Mineral Eye Shadow Quad in "ECCENTRICITY
• * MAC's blush in Pink Swoon
• * Shiseido Eye Lash Curler
• * OPI's Nail Polish in "PRIVACY PLEASE"
• * MAC's Penultimate Liquid Liner in Black
• * NARS Blush in "ORGASM"
• * MAC "Love Nectar" Lipglass
• * MAC Eyeshadow in "SHALE"
• * Sephora's Cuticle Oil Pen
• * Maybelline's Lash Stiletto Mascara
• * Frederic Fekkai Glossing Sheer Shine Mist
• * NARS Bronzers in "CASINO" or "LAGUNA"

Enjoy!!!

Smokey Eyes & Nude Lips

Priyanka Chopra sported a low maintenance makeup look in her film Dostana. She paired smokey gray liner with nude lips to create a very fresh look.

Here are a few products that you could use in order to recreate this makeup look:

On the eyes:

1. On lid, use a medium brown eyeshadow such as MAC's Cork up to the crease.

2. Then use MAC's Mineral e/s to define the crease.

3. Smudge a bit of Mineral on the lower lash line

4. Use a gray liner or eyeshadow on the upper & lower lash line, such as MAC's Print eyeshadow or MAC's Technakohl liner in Greyprint and smoke it out using a cutip or a makeup brush.

5. Follow by 2 coats of thickening mascara on upper and lower lashes.

On the face: Instead of a blush, use a bronzer on cheeks to give definition and a glow. To get a similar look like Priyanka's, use MAC's bronzer in Golden.

On the lips:

1. MAC's Stripdown lip liner to fill in lips.

2. MAC's lipstick in Velvet Teddy (for Satin Finish) OR MAC's Fresh Brew Lipstick for a more sheer finish.

Waterproof Makeup

What would a bollywood film be like without the ever popular rain sequence? More importantly, how do bollywood makeup artists keep the new breed of actresses looking camera-ready, especially when dealing with high temperatures (which leads to perspiration) and water?

Traditionally, waterproof makeup has ingredients such as silicone or dimethicone copolyol, which help the makeup adhere to the face. This requires you to use harsher cleansers because normal makeup removers do not work. Using these products once in a while is satisfactory, but on a more regular basis, it could result in the loss of your skin's natural oils which protect you against pollution and sunburn. Fortunately, this season's high-tech beauty trend- waterproof makeup, seems to have overcome this problem.

Here are a few colours that will keep you looking radiant throughout the summer months so that you can hang out at the beach and still look fabulous!

#1: Yves Saint Laurent's Water-Resistant Eye Shadow- 4 beautiful new shades
#2: Cargo Water Resistant Bronzer

#3: Giorgio Armani Lip Wax

#4: Yves Saint Laurent Waterproof Lengthening Mascara

BMW Tip: If you really don't want to go out and buy more waterproof products since, let's face it, the economy isn't doing too well, then you can use a trick used by makeup artists shooting on location. Use milk of magnesia sparingly on a cotton ball and pat all over face- allow it to dry for 30 seconds and then apply all makeup (eye shadow, foundation, blush, etc.) as you would normally. Voila- your makeup is waterproof!

Contouring to Achieve Symmetry

The concept of "ideal beauty" has changed constantly throughout time. However, one belief has remained constant- woman and men who are considered the most beautiful, have been found to have significantly symmetrical facial features.

There are six different face shapes: oval, round, pear, heart, square and long. The oval face shape is considered the perfect shape because of its symmetry.

For those women who do not have an oval face shape, there are many ways that you can create the illusion of a more symmetrical shape- the key is contouring and it's not difficult at all once you get the hang of it.

There are many ways that you can contour your face- using powders, foundations and bronzers. If you want to achieve a more natural look, then use a foundation. However, it's important to know that powder is easier to use. You can always layer powder with MAC's Fix + to achieve a radiant natural look.

Here is a look to try using powders. I will also create a list of beauty products to try in order to achieve this look.

Products Needed:

* Use a foundation and powder that are true to your natural skin colour

* A highlighter powder (or a powder one to two shades lighter than your original skin colour)
such as MAC's Mineralize Skinfinish Powder in Soft and Gentle.

* A bronzing powder without any shimmer (or a powder two shades darker than your original

skin colour) such as Nars Laguna Bronzer (for medium to darker skin tones) and Nars

blush in Deep Throat if you are lighter.

Steps to Contouring Your Face:

1. The easiest way to understand how to contour for any face shape is to imagine an oval shape inside your face.

2. Once you have identified the oval shape, apply bronzer to darken any area "outside" the

oval. Use circular motions to create a natural, streak-free application.

3. Highlight parts of the face that are "inside" the oval (I.e., parts of your cheekbones,

forehead, nose, chin, above the upper lip).

Kareena Kapoor's Contouring:

Notice the contouring to Kareena Kapoor's face. Although Kareena Kapoor does not have an oval face (it's more of a square with a strong jaw line), she is still quite stunning. Therefore, Kareeena has darkened the area outside of her oval. If you notice, she has applied bronzer to the outside perimeter of her face and has highlighted the inside portion to create the illusion of a perfectly symmetrical oval face.

So don't fret about not having model-worthy bone structure. You're beautiful and unique- there's nothing wrong with enhancing your natural beauty with makeup. So have fun with this and I'll try to add a post about face shapes later on this week.

Left: Nars Blush in Deep Throat

Right: Nars Bronzer in Laguna