India Fashion Week: MakeUp

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{Makeup For The Weekend} - Emma Watson @ NYC Premiere

I have only seen two Harry Potter films, so I'm way behind, but iv got a bit of a style crush on Emma Watson (see this months Harper Bazaar) so no surprise just loving her makeup at the NYC premier of The Deathly Hallows — Part 2. Its great that she hasn't played it safe.

Ah but how to achive this look, fret not Samantha @ pixiwoo is already on it.

Thank you!!

you can see more from pixiwoo here

image via just jared

{Pakistan Fashion Extravaganza 2011} Ayesha Mubarak Talks MakeUp

The designers and dresses where amazing, but so was the makeup. Makeup maestro Ayesha Mubarak, was one of the head makup artists and here she tells us about the looks she gave the models for the runway.

Ayesha working her magic on a model

"To start with I kept the base fairly light and fresh. I don't like plastering the face with heavy foundation"

“The girls where given smokey eyes as I feel they're our assets and should be emphasised, traditionally and culturally alot is written about them, they're also seen as the doors to our souls. Weather its eastern fashion or western smokey eyes has been the my ultimate favourite. Finally I gave slightly nudeish pink lips, a hint of colour on the lips can really brighten the face! For certain designers however I did make the lips brighter by adding shades of pink and red.

Since it wasn't a bridal show I styled it , fit for an evening out or a formal event.

Giving models either loose bouncy curls or poker straight hair depending on their face shape and hair!

you can check out all the designers from the show here

photo credits AKS

Look of the Week - Peachy Makeup

I saw this picture of Kareena Kapoor @ thecosmopolitan awards 2011. Her fresh peachy makeup really caught my eye, simple hair glowing skin perfect.

OK, so being loved up might be the reason for her glow, but having apricot/tawny peachy/pinky hues on your eyes, lips and cheeks really can warm up your face and make your features come alive.

such a pretty girl, just stop stucking your cheeks in!

Other celebs sporting the look.

Lauren Conrad - always so polished looking

Blake Livley

Vanessa Hudgens

Preity Zinta

Bipasha Basu

Ask The Pro's {Makeup} Q & A by Deena Makeup

Since starting the blog I've been in contact with some amazingly talented people, so I'm pretty excited to have a new feature on the blog, Ask A Pro - you can send in your questions and a pro (depending on the question will answer them) handy or what!
first up a makeup question sent in from a bride to be :)

Hi,

I would like to know what make up look i should go for my wedding? I'm looking for something that has the wow factor and not not common and typical. What do you suggest.

A great question but it does depend on the outfit and the persons features as every face is unique, and different eye/lip shapes suit different things nonetheless as a general answer

Browns/Bronze smokey eyes are the standard common look. I mean don't get me wrong it works and looks great but if you're looking for something a bit more daring and wow i would go for the heavy all black smokey eye and rather than having just the plain black liner on the bottom i would use the outfit colour too or just on the inner corners (depends on the outfit colour again). If you have small eyes i would definitely use white liner for your bottom eye line to open them up and make them look fresh!

Lips - whatever colour you go for (depends on the outfit) make it bold i say and to make them stand out more i would fill the lips with liner, then lipstick and pat down with some glitter before applying a thin layer of gloss to make them look supper sparkly and delicious ;)

Remember just because you wear a bright colour it doesn't mean that you have to tone down the make up at all! No such rule!! Look at my snow white (below) for example...electric blue saree with gorgeous red lips...it works and it's sexy! ;)

Fairytale princesses - Snow White

Hope that helps

Deena x x x

So there you have it, i hope you like this new addition to the blog, you can email in your questions to asianweddingideas@gmail

* Right now and especially for you lovely readers Deena has 4 10% off vouchers for her bridal packages but you'll have to hurry. Contact her at info@deenamakeup.com | 07960 423 904 or if your on fb add her here

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snow white picture credits:

Model: Jennifer Adagio

Photography: Dimitra Sardi

Hair and Make Up: Deena

Bridal Make-up Consultations Tips & Advice by Zainab Xnb-beauty Artist

Setting a wedding date is one of the most important decisions in your life and comes with it other important things such as finding the right make-up artist!

I am going to help and provide advice on how to narrow things down and will be discussing two main areas: one being things to do and help you research prior to booking the make-up consultation and secondly things to ask for and look out for to maximise the trial potential and to help towards booking the right make-up artist.

Research, Research, Research

Your first steps in finding a good MUA will involve doing abit of research, which can be done in a number of ways, on-line, looking through magazines, or in person. In person research is when you go to weddings and pay extra attention to the bride, and brides maid make-up, if you do then approach them, to ask who their make-up artist was. This way you can collect the names and details of your chosen artist and short list the ones you will approach to book a trial with. When you get to this point you either would want to email or call them. I will always recommend emailing the artist as it will leave a paper trail of the conversations you had for you to follow up on, phone conversations are good for you to get an idea of their personality and their communication level.

Communication is Key

When emailing your make-up artist it is really important for you to include some details such as the wedding date, the services you require such as make-up only or hair and make-up, other beauty services, the number of people being made up, travel and location of your wedding venue. once you have emailed your make-up artist all the information they should be able to get to you answering all the questions you asked. It is also important to pay attention to how long the artist takes to get back to you. If they take longer or get back to you a month late then that can cause alot of problems in your wedding planning near to your wedding date. Communication is really important! once your content with the initial communication book the trial.

Be Prepared
Second part is to go prepared to the trial, take with you swatches or fabric samples of the bridesmaid dresses and your own dress that is if you don't have the actual wedding dress on you, but its best to take your dress or a part of your dress that is easiest to carry. The same
applies to the jewellery, even magazines with sticky notes on images that you like, it is advisable to make sure your eyebrows and face are groomed its nothing worst for the make-up artist to try apply make-up on poorly groomed hairy eyebrows...growing out your eyebrows wouldn't make a different on your day as they can be groomed by applying
make-up .. for you to be able to successfully book the artist you need to be able to visualise yourself as the bride as much as possible so make sure your eyebrows and face are groomed, as close to how you would want it on your wedding day to maximise the trial outcome. During the trial you can ask to look at the artists portfolio or their bridal work, you can also ask to see some reference pictures if you did not get the chance to bring any inspiration pictures or any magazines with you, additionally your make-up artist might have some published work so do ask. Its a chance to have a look at their skills and versatility.

Hygiene is number one for a good MUA
You should also pay attention to their make-up hygiene so look out for their brushes and products, if you have certain product preferences and any allergies it is wise to point that out as make-up hygiene is a big part of the make-up artist trade, it is also important to note this if your scared of germs or have sensitive skin. Always make sure the make-up artist has washed and sanitized their hands before they start any treatment on you...if they haven't do not hesitate to point it out as its an issue of health.

Its your Big Day..So speak up!

Don't be afraid to to be critical or express your preferences on make-up styles and make-up colours as its your wedding day and the make-up you feel looks good on you and what makes you happy is the most important thing. I would recommend having just the one trial or a few if you want to compare different artists, I will also recommend taking one person to accompany you to the trial who's honest opinion you trust rather then to take alot of people with you as that will cause confusion and indecisiveness.

Finally Relax
Weddings are a joyous happy occasion so make sure you enjoy all the experiences you face such as shopping , planing the different stages of the wedding, remember to delegate the tasks as its far easier to follow up on peoples to whom you have given different tasks to rather then to juggle every thing yourself, try to eliminate any stress and give plenty of time to pamper yourself, all this will add to your radiance on your wedding day.

Zainab Xnb-beauty Artist

ESSEX/LONDON BASED
FREELANCE

MAKE-UP &

HAIR ARTIST

Mobile: 07897 39 19 13

photo credits - Mihai Crisan and Cristina Carinhas
styling and makeup up - Zainab Xnb-beauty Artist

{Bridal Makeup Portfolio} Aman Kaur

Credits

Uzma Rafiq Hair Acadmey

Academy Manager: Azbah Ali

Creative Stylist: Ami Rai

www.mubyaman.co.uk

{Makeup} GIORGIO ARMANI Eyes to Kill eyeshadow

I'm off to have a hunt a for these today in Selfridges, like the look of the colour Champagne which I saw the other day on temptalia, but here's the rest for you to see, they look good in the pot!