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Bollywood Makeup 

Application 

Mickey Contractor is a revolutionary makeup artist in Bollywood, he states:

 

We have managed to change the mindset of the actresses by proving over and over that you don't actually need so much makeup and contoruing. Because of the HD camera and lighting now you cannot apply makeup the same way they used to twenty years ago, which was caked on"

 

(no date). Pinterest. Available at: https://uk.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=bollywood%20make-up (Accessed: 26 January 2015).

Laura's demo

dope2111 (2013) Aishwarya Rai Make-up Tutorial, YouTube. YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3orYH0FbSVQ (Accessed: 20 January 2015).

  • it is really important to prep the skin, moisturise, tone, and primer.

  • foundation is used all over, focusing on using lighter colours in the centre of the face. Traditionally indian women wear heavy light makeup, to make them appear to have lighter skin. 

  • the face is contoured with a bronzer and warmed up with a peachy blush

  • Bollywood makeup is all about the eyes, even when makeup was rare to find india, Indian Kohl was used to compliment the eyes and a bindi for the forhead. For the eyeshadow, colours and shimmers are key to a bollywood makep. The eyes are contoured and blended out.

  • thick black eyeliner is applied neatly along the lash line. Eyeliner is a huge part of a bollywood makeup, the eyeliner will always be dark and thick with a flick, and sometimes with the inner rim lined in black too

  • A dark lipstick is  often used to make the lips pop

Cotterill, L. (2015) ‘BA Hons Make-up for media and performance’.

Kareena Kapoor is a stylish performer who charges 20million per film, she has constant work in the Bollywood film industry. Her film debut in 2000 with 'Refugee' along with the debut of Amitabh Bachchan's son, Abhishek. She has appeared in 31 other Hindi movies, and is one of the most sought after Bollywood actresses.

Kareena Kapoor 216 | Wallpapers (no date). Available at: http://wallpapersjo.org/kareena-kapoor-216 (Accessed: 2 June 2015).

Bollywood Actresses

Aishwarya Rai-144 Hindi Songs Online|Nagarnews.com (no date). Available at: http://www.nagarnews.com/hindi/hindi-aishwarya-rai-144-13073.htm (Accessed: 26 February 2015).

 

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan started modelling at a young age. She is known as a green eyed beauty, and have appeared in advertisements for many prestigious firms; (garden sari and the Pepsi ad, these helped her in her career. She has contested in beauty pageants which helped her storm into the bollywood industry. Her performance in The Duo (1997) was critically acclaimed, and she won the screen best female debutant award for the role in... Aur Pyarr Ho Gaya (1997). She also featured in movies such as Taal, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Devdas.

I watched a youtube tutorial before performing my own makeup. She gives great tips on how to contour the face and slim down the nose, she has really focused on the detail of Aishwarya to do her mkaeup exactly the same. She uses white eyeliner instead as her eyes are smaller, the white eyeliner opens up the eyes.

The false eyelashes really help to add volume to the lashes and make a huge difference to the makeup.

De categorie Nieuws, in with Door Charla Manohar op 13 januari 2011 om 08:05 (2011) ‘M.A.C komt met Mickey Contractor collectie’. Bollywood. Available at: http://bollywood.blog.nl/nieuws/2011/01/13/m-a-c-komt-met-mickey-contractor-collectie (Accessed: 23 January 2015).

I started by prepping my skin with moisturiser, and used photo finish illuminising primer all over the face, which gives a natural glow. I applied lighter foundation NC15 Mac studio fix in the centre of my face, and NC35 on the outside of my face. I used a warmer concealer NW20, to counteract with the purple/blue tones under the eyes. I contoured with matt bronzing powders using smaller brushes to define the nose and cheek bones. I pressed banana powder under the eye to conceal. 

I used brown shadows from the Naked palette to contour my eye and make it appear larger, next I used a purple shimmer colour all over my eye, purple compliments brown eyes. I highlighted the inner corners with gold, similar to the inspirational makeups I have viewed on pinterest. I lined my eyes with black rimmel eyeliner, and applied fake eyelashes for volume. I drew kohl liner on the inner rim of my eye, and drew an exaggerated line in the corner to give my eye an almond shape. I used a pink glossy lipstick for my lips, but I preferred the look when I took this off.

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