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

A sweet living doll!

October 11th 2009 brought gray skies, freezing rain, a teasing cold front and the opportunity to brighten it all up with a wedding look for a darling bride in Austin!

A Jain Gujarati Indian wedding with a fantastic combination of tradition with modern individual touches- An intimate wedding at the Holiday Inn North West and a fun reception at Cafe' Blu at the Lake!!

For the morning ceremony we started at 9:45 a.m at the Renaissance at the Arboretum- The outfit was a lush emerald green and deep red chiffon sari with dull gold embroidery. The desired look was natural with the 'Saman's signature touch' of accentuated eyes and chiseled features... For the evening reception, the lehnga was a unique patchwork inspired piece with embroidered and woven panels in hues of magenta, emerald green, mustard and more with a gold and mustard blouse and an emerald green dupatta. And the bride with her sweet demeanor and soft features looked just like a doll!

This is the look for the morning which was tweaked for a bit more drama with the hair down for the evening and these are the before and after pictures for you to enjoy!

A Vision of Exquisite Beauty!

A Hindu, Jain, North Indian, South Indian Gujrati wedding!

This weekend was any makeup artists dream come true. I got to work with one of the most exquisite faces and the most darling bride ever!

From 7:00 a.m- 6:00 p.m with coffee and poongal, giggles, music, lots of chit chat and rave reviews from the photographer, videographer, bride'smaids, cousins, brothers, mom and dad and even the groom (here here Saman!) it was a day that felt truly rewarded!

A doctor by profession, yearning to be a bollywood starlett- any as the images below will advocate, there is no doubt, she will have all the A list actresses of India on a run for their money does she decide to make her mark in the industry

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A 60's bollywood inspired classic elegant look for the wedding. A modern softly dramatic complimentary color theme for the reception.

XOXO

Saman