In Conversation with Vimi Joshi

According to Vimi Joshi, Senior M.A.C. Artist for Middle East and India, brown is the new black. And she should know, as it is her hands that transformed models' faces into colored canvases for the runway shows that are happening as part of the Fashion Arabia Expo, which you can view here, here and here.

What are your favorite colors to use, and which ones do you shy away from?
I love brown, it's such a gorgeous color and it looks great on all skin tones. For other colors, I love a challenge so I say bring it on!

How was your experience creating looks for the shows?
My team and I did all the runway shows, which was great. The first show was very nude, with a light color in the corner and then it became smokey as the day went on. We didn't take off the make-up completely for each show, instead we minimized and emphasized different areas of the models' faces. The models begged us not to completely remove and re-apply as their skin becomes very sensitive.

Any quick beauty tips?
Always moisturize first, then apply your foundation, mascara, lip color, and finally groom your brows. You'll be out of the door in no time.

Her way of doing it?
"It's important to keep your skin hydrated and moisturized, I recommend using M.A.C Studio Moisture Cream. Then you should apply foundation, to get a 3 in 1 effect, use M.A.C Studio Tech because it starts as a cream and then turns to powder. To contour the face, I like using M.A.C Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Dark should be used. The purpose of contouring is to shade an area you want to minimize, so that you enhance features you like."

Vimi's Smoky Eye Steps:

• Apply a light eyeshadow on the inner corner of your eye.
• On the outer eye corner apply a dark shade such as M.A.C Brown Script Eye Shadow.
• Line your eyes heavily with eyeliner and coat your lashes with mascara.
• Keep the lips nude. Joshi suggests using M.A.C Spice Lip Pencil and M.A.C Revealing Tinted Lipglass to make your lips look pink and fresh.

She also says, "If baring it all is big for autumn, then so are highly sculptured features that have the slight element of a surgeon's hand about them. It's all about exploring the landscapes of the face to create a look that was highly photo-shopped." She recommends M.A.C Notoriety Eye Shadow Quad.

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