Make-up Trend: Blush Lips/Cheeks

On Karan Johar's show Lift Kara De, Bipasha Basu matched her lips to her blush. To keep a bold lip shade soft the way Bipasha did, look for a pastel blush. Then, apply the lipstick with a lip brush and top your lips with the blush itself, finish the lips off with some clear gloss. The effect is a subtle and soft.

Rec: M.A.C Improper Copper Cream Colour Base; M.A.C Ravishing Lipstick

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A/W 2010-2011: Runway Beauty [Manish Arora]

“I wanted the makeup to look like colored lights on the face.” said M·A·C artist, Kabuki, of the look at Manish Arora. “Very youthful and psychedelic, I imagined Louise Brooks going down a rabbit hole and finding herself at a techno rave. It’s a celebration of color.” Kabuki applied M.A.C Select Cover Up Concealer all over the face including under and over the eye brows to blank them out. M.A.C Paintstick in Primary Yellow was used on the inner and outer corners of eyes (with edges blurred). M.A.C Cream Colour Base in Orange Alarm was placed in the center of the eyelid (from lash to slightly above the crease and blended up). M.A.C PRO Invisible Set Powder was dusted on top to set color. M.A.C Chromaline in Cyan was used to draw a very thin arched brow and lashes were left bare. For the lips, Kabuki applied M.A.C Lip Glass in Pink Poodle (precisely applied) then followed up with a coat of M.A.C Clear Lip Glass for added shine over the pink.

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Magazine Scans: Beauty India [March 2010]

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Make-up Trend: Soft, Smoky, Cat Eyeliner

At a recent audio launch, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan showed us an unexpected twist to a smoky eye by pairing a peachy-pink eye shadow with winged eyeliner. To get her look, brush a peachy-pink eye shadow across your lids, stopping at the crease. Starting at the inner corner of the eye, drag black eye liner a quarter inch thick along your upper lashes. Next, extend the liner a half inch up and out into a wing. Sweep a black kohl in your waterline, and add black mascara to your top lashes. Starting at the base of the wing, drag the liner brush along your lower lids, working your way toward the inner corner. Apply a petal pink blush to the apples of your cheek. Line your lips with pale pink pencil and fill them in. Then, top with a nude-pink lipstick.

Rec: Too Faced Fun in the Dark Light-Up Mirror Make-Up Palette; Make Up For Ever Aqua Black Waterproof Cream Eye Shadow

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Make-up Trend: Bright Green Eye Shadow and Peachy Lips

Kajol looks refreshingly pretty on the cover of the latest issue of Asian Woman, green eye shadow and peachy lips may sound crazy, but the combination looks lovely when applied properly. To get the look, apply a peachy pink eye shadow on your lids then blend a bronzy eye shadow in the crease. Apply black eye liner on your top lid. On the bottom lid, apply a forest green eye shadow using a tight, angular brush. Smudge the color with your finger. Curl your lashes and swipe two-three coats of mascara on your lashes. For your lips, line your lips with a nude lip pencil, and then apply a coral peachy lip gloss.

Rec: By Lauren Luke My Luscious Greens and My Glossy Lips

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Make-up Trend: Ageless, Glowy Complexion

As Neha Dhupia arrived to judge the Femina Miss India Preliminary Round her skin was anything but dull. To give yours an instant tone-up, look for two-step anti-aging systems that use bioelectricity to generate skin renewal. Even if you're in your twenties/thirties, the nourishing ingredients in the serum and cream formulations will leave your complexion radiant and glowy.

Rec: NEUTROGENA CLINICAL™ with ION2 COMPLEX™ Technology

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Make-up Trend: Lower Lid Cat Eye

Shraddha Kapoor rocked cat eyes on the cover of Elle India this month. But, here's the twist, she rocks a lower lid cat eye, by winging the bottom lid's liner instead of the top lid's. To get the look, sweep a neutral brown from lashline to crease for soft definition.  Line the lower inner rim with eyeliner and and then apply 3-4 coats of mascara and you're all set.

Rec: M.A.C Blacktrack Fluidline

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