Kareena Kapoor Golden-Bronzed Makeup Look from Don

It has been such a long time since I've created a post, but here is a look that I've been dying to share with you that I had read about in a filmfare magazine. Kareena Kapoor's golden-bronze makeup look from the movie Don is just beautiful. She's using a lot of the makeup line Red Earth's products.

Here are the very same beauty products that she used in this song sequence.



For the Face:

1. Apply Red Earth's Secret Potion over the entire face as a primer to help minimize imperfections and even out the skin tone.

2. Use Red Earth's Endless Summer Bronzing Compact in Golden Desert to contour the cheekbones.
3. To add colour to the cheeks, apply over top of the bronzer, Maybelline's Expert Wear Blush in Brown 58.



For the Eyes:

1. Using Red Earth's Trio Contrast Eye Shadows in GR0353 (Brown Beige), use the medium shade all over the lid. Blend the darkest shade onto and just above the crease in windshield wiper motions. Apply the lightest shade in the palette to the brow bone and the inner corners of the eye (tear duct).



2. Use a smokey eye pencil such as Red Earth Magic Line Kohl Eye Liner Pencil on both the upper lid and the lower water line.



3. Optional: For added drama, Kareena used Red Earth's Sun Rays False Eye Lashes.



For the Lips:
Kareena lined her lips with L'Oreal Contour Parfait lip liner and then added L'Oreal Glam Shine in Coral Strass for high shine.

Bollywood Cover Bridal Makeup

The Best of Bollywood book cover had a beautiful traditional bridal look, so in the spirit of wedding season, here are a few products that you can use to replicate this look.

For the Eyes:

* Base for lids- MAC Paintpot in Indianwood

* All over lid- MAC e/s in Amber Lights (use MAC brush # 239)

* MAC e/s in Brown Down on outer part of eye (use MAC brush # 217)

* MAC e/s in Brule for the brow bone (highlighter
For the Face:

* MAC's Powder Blush Pro Palette in Raizin (Long-lasting)

* Bronzer for contouring just below the cheekbones and along the nose


For the Lips:

* MAC Cremestick liner in Portside

* MAC Lipstick in Underworld



BMW Tip: These colours best suit women with olive skin tones (warmer).

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

Freida Pinto's Academy Awards Look

Thanks to her critically-acclaimed role in Slumdog Millionaire, Freida Pinto is both Hollywood and Bollywood's current "It" Girl.

Freida wore Jouer Cosmetics for the Academy Awards and Jouer founder, Christina Zilber even said that Frieda's look was perfect for a formal occasion and said, "the dramatic eye paired with a pale lip creates a fresh and romantic feel."

Here are some products used on Freida to help her achieve this fresh look:







For the face:

1. Apply Jouer's Luminizing Moisture Tint all over the face, followed by the Jouer Age-Repairing Brightener where necessary (around the eyes, nose and the corners of the mouth)

2. Apply Jouer Mineral Face Powder all over face, using a kabuki brush.
Tip: If you use a circular pattern to "buff" the powder all over the face, it creates a luminous effect on your skin.

3. Apply a light pink or peach blush to the apples of the cheeks. A good choice would be MAC's Mineralize Blush in "Dainty".

For the Eyes:

1. Using eyeliner, line the eyes on the upper and lower lashes, using Jouer's Eye Definer in "Noir".

2. Using a large, flat eye brush, apply Jouer's powder eye shadow in "Caviar" (a shimmery navy charcoal shade) to the lid of the eyes.

3. Use Jouer's "Truffle" e/s (a matte platinum grey) on the crease of your eye.

4. Apply Jouer's "Parfait" e/s (deep, shimmery lavender) just below the crease.

5. Apply 2 coats of the blackest mascara.


For the Lips:

1. For the perfectly pale baby pink lip, apply Jouer lipstick in "Amelie".

2. Apply Jouer's lip gloss in "Mist" to add a bit of shimmer.