A Vietnamese Indian Union

This Saturday I had the opportunity to work on a Union of Asian Heritages! Nestled in the highly acclaimed Hill Country area, an intimate wedding ceremony against the exquisite backdrop of the West Lake and hills brought together the cultures of Vietnam and India!

My bride with her delicate features and petite frame went all out with a traditional heavily embroidered white and red sari, red dupatta and heirloom 22k jewelry passed down from the groom's family. She wanted to look like a true Indian bride and here is how I made it happen.

ALL PRODUCTS BY MAC:

Prep-n Prime skin, NC 35, Mineralize Skin finish in Medium.

Eyes- Gorgeous gold, Melon, Twinks, Copper Ring, Vanilla and Basic Red eye shadows and pigments. Black Track Fluid line winged, extended and smudged on the upper lash line, Bronze used wet on the lower line. Custom made eyelashes.

Cheeks- Gingerly, Desert Rose and Honor

Lips- Mahogany and Dubonnet.

How exquisite indeed!

XOXO

Saman

One look to transcend multiple outfit styles!

Yesterday I had the opportunity to work with a lovely South Indian bride to be for her engagement session. She had 3 outfit changes (Indian Traditional, Elegant formal western and Casual Western) and wanted a 'Glamorous/Magazinesque' look that would create a wow factor.

The outfits had colors that included lush magenta, turquoise, aqua, black, brown and purple! The theme was developed using a mauve staple with pinks, berries, plums and turquoise to incorporate the color palette of the outfits.

With long, lush and very thick hair, the hair style chosen was volume on top ending with large soft curls framing the face- so oomph, elegance and movement.

With flawless skin, full lips, and georous eyes here is how the makeup look was created!

All Products by MAC

Skin- Prep n Prime skin

Foundation- NC 44 Studio Tech

Powder- Mineralize skin finish Dark

Eyes- Girlie, Cranberry, VEX, Nocturnal, jewel blue (used wet as liner for the lower lash line) ,  Pink Opal Pigment, Black track fluid line eyeliner with engraved pencil,  Custom made falsies.

Cheeks- Breezy, Revenge and Shadester

Lips- Currant and Cranberry Lip pencils, Twig and capricious lipsticks.

Here is the image to show the sculpted, elegant yet fun look!

XOXO

Saman

Love the pink

Pink, an all time favorite keeps coming back to the 'trend' scene and while many a times its hard to replicate a soft pink on lush tanned skin tones, here is how to bring it in for a glamorous look from evening to wedding!

This Bridal Look can very well be translated into a party and evening makeup look by simply wearing it with a solid colored outfit (white, black, navy any thing but red or yellow) and minimal accessories.

ALL MAKEUP PRODUCTS BY MAC

The skin for this look has been prepped with MAC prep n prime for the skin, followed by Studio Tech in NC 40 applied in a stippling motion with a foundation brush for a flawless finish. The foundation gets set in place with invisible blotting powder.

The eyes start with a coat of primer, lids completely covered with Girlie pressed down into place with a flat eyeshadow brush, brow bone (highlight area) dusted with pink opal pigment and a fluffy eyebrush, inner corner (around inner tearduct area both above and below) of the eye accented with shroom on an eyeliner brush for precision. The crease and socket are emphasized with Fuschia pigment and blended with cranberry eyeshadow mixed with bronze eyeshadow. Blend well to make the colors look seamless. The upper lashes are lined winged up and out with engraved eyepencil, the lower lash line is dotted with brun eyeshadow on an angled brush then blended with the same brush dipped in cranberry eyeshadow. The lower lashes get a coat of black fiberlash mascara and the upper ones a custom made set of falseeyelashes applied with dark duo adhesive.

The Lips are primed, made soft and smooth with Lip primer, then outlined with beet and filled with cranberry lip pencils. A coat of Captive lipstick applied with the lip brush and for those who crave shine, a coat of Hey Sailor Dazzle Glass.

Cheeks first get sculpted with shadester on a contouring brush, then swept very lightly with breezy with a blush brush and highlighted with Honor dotted on with a fluffy eyeshadow brush in a circular motion.

A lot of pink, very feminine, very elegant and done right!

Stay Beautiful!

XOXO

Saman