We adore....Sharmila Tagore!

Mulain loo-ves Sharmila and Shammi.......and Lakme's liquid liner!

Mulain has been rushing between MUs Natasha and Virginia today....both testing for their TVCs they will be shooting. Natasha is still mid test and Virginia and MUs just finished. She had a great brief with a flamboyant, creative, inventive Brit director who kept saying...'bigger, bolder, brighter...let's go for it' .....we all loved him. Most creatives we work with say tone it down, this guy is the complete opposite.... Mulain loves his vision! What stood out today were the Sharmila Tagore inspired eye lines the MUs were creating........applying first with black aqua colour and a good brush (lip brush will do), then going over the top with Lakme's liquid liner for an added intensity (this doubled up for creating wonderful beauty spots too).....and lots of lashes my friends....can't wait to show you the snaps and the ad.

Off now to find MU Natasha to find out how she got on....

Happy Monday....Mulain x

Estetica!

Barbarella.....love Jane Fonda's 60s look here

Classic Sassoon.....notice the sharp eye line to compliment the look of the hair..

Mulain had a lovely day yesterday with MUs Virginia, Sara and Pooja....shooting for avant-garde hair magazine Estetica. This famous Italian hair magazine prints hair images that blow your mind...such fantastic looks are created....lovely work......check out their site.....

www.estetica.it/index.php?Ing=2 ........like most publications now, Estetica came to India and so we were working with L'Oreal and Toni & Guy hair teams supporting their hair designs with make-up. Yes the focus is on hair but that does n't mean make-up is not important....on the contrary....you have to support the hair teams and add in / design a make-up look that will make the finished image magical...a work of art....you mu-st look at the final piece and go WOW!

That is always our goal....

We got to work with lovely Kalki Koechlin (Dev-D fame), what a versatile face this lovely lady has....we went from a Vidal Sassoon / Barbarella inspired look to an 80s inspired fashion icon. Great fun to jump decades and always pushes one creatively. Virginia MU gave her a 60s inspired eyeline with a modern twist....matt, natural lips....tres simple....and of course great skin thanks to our fab Bobbi Brown cream base palette...what a finish it gives! The MUs love it...

Can't wait to see the April cover....will post when it comes out....hope your Mondays were good my friends.....

Mulain x

How to steal a million....

Madame Hepburn getting on set checks

While flying back from London to (a melting) Mumbai last night Mulain happened to catch comedy classic 'How To Steal A Million' with the lovely Audrey Hepburn. Super film, shot in my favourite city, Paris, and full of the most amazing hairstyles, costumes and make-ups. Every scene sees Madame Hepburn in an array of 60s delights....shoes, hats, sunglasses, eye-lines, beehives, glittered eyelids, pale coral lips. I was in heaven. Classic film and totally inspiring on how to wear outfits with accessories.....please see the trailer from 1966 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPStHOzjQWU ....it really encompasses the 60s style so well, a tremendous show case.

Mulain recommends Bobbi Brown's Eyeline Gels (in black or sepia), MAC's Fluidlines (in black or dark brown) to achieve those feline eye-lines....also invest in the right brush to get the shape of line correct....full-on lashes are also required for this glamour look....available from good old Boots to MAC to Selfridges.....no excuse for not finding....just practice the application....

So the retro-chic look of eye-lines and lashes is still rocking it seems....perfect for giving you lots of time to get those lines / looks down to a tee. It's all in the flick of the wrist action sweeties....."Chalo" my dears, "Chalo".

Mulain x