Make-up Trend: Winged Eye Liner & Nude Lips

On the latest issue of Elle India, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan channeled a modern Audrey Hepburn with winged eye liner and nude lips. To get her look, use a black liquid/gel eye liner start at the middle of the lower eyelid, and staying as close to the outer lash line as possible, line eyes all the way to the corner, then extend the liner upward approximately a quarter inch. Trace along the top lash line all the way to the outer corner and finish off the look with mascara. For the lips, apply a nude lipstick on top of a coat of lip balm.

Rec: Lancome Artliner in Noir & Bobbi Brown Creamy Lipcolor in Pink Buff

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Make-up Trend: Copper Eye Shadow

At the IFFI Festival in Goa, Freida Pinto may have been honored for her work in Miral, but her makeup was a touch less regal. Shimmery copper shadow is warmer and cheerier than traditional gold hues. Smudge it above and below your lashes for look that's festive and undeniably gorgeous!

Rec: Urban Decay Eye Shadow in Toasted

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Pacifica Indian Coconut Nectar Body Care

Pacifica's Indian Coconut Nectar is full of good-for-you organic ingredients and natural essential oils. Inspired by travels to faraway destinations, this warm fragrance is at once sensuous and fresh. It blends coconut, delicate vanilla, and creamy vetiver with exotic floral accords of ambrosia to leave skin beautifully scented. The Indian Coconut Nectar-scented luxuries come in in various forms. A body butter, body wash, perfume roll-on, spray perfume and solid perfume make up this adorable collection. The packaging is super cute as well, with gold, orange and turquoise Indian inspired designs all over, it surely reminded me of rangolis!

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Vogue India Beauty Scans [December '10]

Lady: Ice Queen Falls in Love
Begin with ice blue shadow, extended halfway to the brow. Add a darker line in the crease of the eye. Add dark mascara and a touch of white or silver liner on the inner rim. Use a rose pink gloss and blush.

Vamp: Tough Girl Goes Chic
Begin with deep plum or burgundy lipstick. Go over with black or plum lip gloss to enhance the color. Plum blush and a touch of on the eyes complete the look. Hair: Add some fringe extensions to heavily volumize the hair - the bigger, the better.

 Lady: Channeling Grace Kelly
Begin with a lip liner in the same red as your lipstick, and fill in. Go over with lipstick blot with a tissue, and repeat one more time. Use a blush in the same shade to highlight this look. Keep eyes soft with a hint of brown liner and caramel shadow. Finish with a defined brow. Hair: A middle part makes this updo seem less severe. Keep it slightly volumized.

Vamp: When Hard Meets Soft

Begin with a nude lip. Sculpt cheeks using a bit of bronzer. Create smoky eyes using teal eye shadow instead of using black/gray. For a more dramatic take use a waxy pencil in jade green to fill the eyelid, contour and go over with eye shadow. Hair: Tone down the volume for this look. Keep it tousled and unkempt with side swept bangs.

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Escada Taj Sunset

This is not the first time that a major company has been inspired by India when developing a new fragrance, Kenzo and various other companies use Indian notes such as sandalwood and jasmines in their fragrances regularly. Escada Taj Sunset is a limited edition fragrance for 2011. As per Sephora, Escada is described as a scent of tropical sensuality, it opens with a burst of citrusy blood orange and the exotic, fruity aroma of the Alphonso mango—the first fragrance to capture this unique note. Next, floral and fruity heart notes emerge, including watery blossom, sweet primrose, and raspberry. The scent lingers on a sexy, beach-inspired base of coconut cream, musky notes, and sandalwood. This fragrance takes you on an exotic and sensual adventure, evoking a summer spent in Goa, the region in southern India known for seducing visitors with stunning beaches, white sand, and a feeling of relaxed warmth. The fragrance has notes of Alphonso Mango, Blood Orange, Watery Blossom, Sweet Primrose, Raspberry, Coconut Cream, Musk, Sandalwood. The bottle has a gorgeous henna-flower paying homage to India.

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Make-up Trend: Warm Peach Blush

On the latest issue of Femina, Zarine Khan amped up the glam factor a couple of notches! Subhash Vaggal the make-up artist for the shoot said, "I was going for a warm and glowing monochromatic look, and really took my inspiration from the S/S '11 runways." One of the key components of the makeup? He blended NARS South Beach Multiple with orangey undertones onto Zarine's cheeks, and topped it off with NARS Orgasm Illuminator to make her skin glow from within.

Rec: Nars Multiple in South Beach & NARS Orgasm Illuminator

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Make-up Trend: Crimson Lips

On the latest issue of Verve, Sonam Kapoor shows us how to work crimson, almost black lips this winter. To get her look, apply a charcoal-silver eye shadow to your lids and contour with a matte black eye shadow ever so slightly. Make sure to blend the shadows well to avoid the eyes looking too heavy against the dark lips. Use a black liquid liner, rim the top lids, staying as close to the lashes as possible. Extend the lines up and out just past the outer corners, about 1/8 of an inch. To finish off, brush on a deep crimson lip stain over a base of lip balm and finish off with a clear coat of lip gloss.

Rec: Duwop Twilight Venom

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