Sex and the City Workshop!

The SATC gals...easy and breezy glam!

Mulain is getting super excited about the 'Sex and the City' make-up workshop of the month happening at the fat mu academy on 15th Sat Jan, 11am to 1pm. 2 hours of fun, informative, effective make-up tips and tricks so all attendees can walk away feeling confident that they can create that flawless, easy-breezy glam look in 5 to 10 mins! Sounds impossible?...it's not!...the MUs will show you how. So do come join the fun alone or you and some friends together? Mulain will see you there.

MUs Menaka and Xavier and Prajakta are prepping for working on Life of Pi with UK make-up designer Fae Hammond. Super excited and gearing up for the Indian schedule of the film. MUs Sara and Natasha are shooting today outside and think it's hot and dry...always tricky for us make-up artistes. Let's see what make-up tips they'll tell me so I can pass onto you guys.

Off for green tea now ..catch up later.

Mulain x

Rimmel's Glam Eyes!

MU Virginia picked up for herself a fab and cost effective liquid eyeliner in London. Rimmel's liner is easy to apply and lasts!....MU Virginia's eyelines lasted a 20 hour shoot! Woo hoo, she is delighted! So know anyone travelling get them to pick one up. Sexy definition all in one little product and it's a lovely intense black. So get out there on your Friday nights my darlings and starting lining. Enjoy M x

Chez-Moi

www.facebook.com/pages/Chez-Moi

Mulain is delighted to tell you all about cafe Chez-Moi...started by my dear friend Amman Dua in Bandra West, sort of next door to Candies in Reclamation. Just off now to check it out...food is Euro / Bistro style and all write-ups so far have been great! Bon chance Amman! Now you might think why is Mulain writing about a cafe on a make-up blog? Well...we all know cafes / coffee or tea house culture is the perfect environment to relax/unwind/escape/talk/chat ideas/spread ideas/argue ideas/get inspired....check out 1900s Vienna if you don't believe me. Those little hotspots of gathering helped shaped the 20th century!! So roll on cafe culture I say. Get your little hooves trotting down there to get inspired and share thoughts of the day. Remember my fellow artistes and friends, you are shaping the world around you and of course have a cake while you are at it :).

Mulain x

Smoke Signal

Smoke Signal by Boots No. 17

MU Virginia brought back for me a lovely little nail polish called Smoke Signal by Boots No.17....you look at it in the little 8ml bottle and think 'yuck...murky grey'...and that how would it look good...and yet....it does. It not only looks good ..it looks quite cool and very glam. Day or night this colour can do both, versatility at your fingertips (excuse the pun). It promises 5 days of colour, and chip proof....lets see shall we? Also 2 coats with the larger, easier to handle brush. It's a good price too, only about 3GP. They have a great colour range actually, so have a look and see what suits you.

Hope January is treating you well my friends. Mulain x

Benefit Pppprowl!

What fun! MU Virginia has brought me back from lovely London a new snazzy Benefit lip and eye duo stick. One end is an irridescent lip gloss and the other a blue glitter / irridescent mascara...am so excited at trying this out...to-tally gearing up for the Disco look of the season. This little gem is just under 20 GBP...not cheap...but when has London been cheap for shopping my friends. Anyway...not important...'it's the time to disco...tra la la'....

Mulain x

2011!

Friends...it's 2011...hope you had a good and restful holiday...wherever you were, whatever you were doing!

The fat mu team are back in action....shooting and gearing up for our 2011 workshops. Mulain will try and make le blog as funny and as informative as possible to all you make-up artistes...professional or non!

That's my new resolution...plus treating myself to a snazzy new mascara....what is yours? :)

Mulain x

Merry Christmas from fat mu!

Mulain and all the fat mu team wishing all our MU-ettes and the whole world a very merry and happy Christmas!!!! Ho ho ho....off for a couple of days to make merry my friends.

Thinking of you all of course!

Mulain x

Winter's Bone

Mulain saw Winter's Bone and so enjoyed this gripping tale. Great direction from Debra Granik, superb performance from youngster Jennifer Lawrence and great characters. Story is set in the US in the Ozark mountains of the South. Hard, gritty life tales and of course Mulain was looking at the make-up. Real life 'no make-up' looks...great detailing from hair to nails to lips...invisible make-up. Mulain's must-see movie of the month...also highly recommend 'The Kids Are Alright!'...great performances again...get to a movie hall near you my friends.

Hope you are all gearing up for the holiday season...ho ho ho! MU Virginia has landed in Arctic UK...it's chill to the bone weather out there right now. Even Mumbai has the chill factor non?

Anyway my darlings...off for a quick Christmas shop. Toodle-loo...M x

Still got dry skin?

Ok...it's emergency situation for all the MU's in India and UK....skin so dry it's like a matchbox.....our MUse Nomita is trying Glycerine....MU Virginia is onto Kiehls's Ultra face cream! It really is helping allieviate the rough effect and give comfort to the skin...so Mulain says if you know anyone who is travelling get them to pick some up for you....seems the whole world has frozen over. White Christmas for millions again!

Our show with Raelle P went really well....well done MU-ettes Bianca, Ekta, Reshma and Deepti and of course our MUs Prajakta and Xavier who were brilliant under pressure backstage. Bravo and roll on the January shows.

M x

The Sound Of Music!

The hills are alive......

My favourite things .....

Doe-a-deer....

The Baroness!

Mumbai Sound of Music cast 2011!

MU Virginia has been busy busy this week with designing the Hair and Make-up for Raelle Padamsee's production of The Sound Of Music, everyone's favourite musical! So keeping in with the times of Austria and the 1930s the fat mu team created looks for the children...all 7 of them and of course Maria, the Captain and the wonderfully elegant Baroness. Wigs, styling, make-up lists and lots of technical rehearsing to do. Mulain just loves the world of theatre....show time is Wednesday night, a preview show...other performances happening end of Jan and early Feb 2011. Do come and see!

Mulain

Whip my hair!!!

Willow Smith whippin' that hair.....

Cool nails.....

Fab hair....

Just how many looks does little Miss Willow have in this vid?

Candy floss hair...

No it's not Holi but cool coloured hair!

My friends...just when we've finished raving about lil Jaden Smith in Karate Kid ...we have now fallen in love with lil Miss Smith ...Willow...barely a twinkle in her dad's eye...Willow has released her first single which has got the world 'whippin their hair'.....check out the video below and the making of...great fun for hair and make-up and nail ideas!!!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5mKAgb5gb5pxO

So looking for some Christmas / New Year party looks....look no further get inspired and get used to explosions of art and colour for next year!

It's colour all the way my friends but do throw a little caution to the air when 'whippin' and don't break your necks!

Mulain x

fat mu at 'out of the blue'

fat mu was at 'out of the blue' the other day demonstrating quick fixes for the ladies.. Mu Sara did a smashing job, and had everyone excited with her 5 minute fixes.

A little concealer, mascara, blush , gloss and powder go a long way mes cheries, not convinced?.... want the pros to show you how best to enhance your features?.... then call us on 9920753846 and the fat mu team will be de-lighted to show you how to put your best face forward... whatever the occasion may be!

Mx

Grandma's Recipe

This one's been prompted by the cool weather we've been having off late and the dryness everyone's skins seem to be feeling.... an so to the rescue comes Glycerine!

Mulain's sister was struggling to find even the richest creams doing the trick and then she remembered what grandma Mulain used to use- good 'ol glycerine.

Glycerine is a humectant, which means it attracts moisture to the skin, thereby moisturising and softening the skin too.

Use with a little water on damp skin .... pat on... and let it do it's thing.... seems to work!

Mx

Double up!

A quick guide on how you can make some of your products multi task...

Lip tints and lipsticks = cheek stains and blusher

Brown/ black eyeshadow = eyebrow filler

Pale sheeny/ shimmery eye shadow = highlighter

Kajal / Kohl pencil = black smudgy smoky eye

Soft coloured eye pencils = coloured eyeshadow

Mascara = eyeliner ( applied with a brush)

Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream = hand and face moisturiser / lip balm/ lip gloss

Liquid foundation + moisturiser = tinted moisturiser

Hope this helps for quick fixes.....

Mx

Go Natural

Earlier I had written about a lady called Bharti that I had met at the organic farmers market in Bandra .... Bharti does a range of natural cosmetics and skin care called 'Waterline'. What I remember from my conversation with her was her mentioning natural cleansers... here's what she said..... to cleanse your face morning and night use milk- not the tetra pack kind but fresh milk.... for those of us living in India... boil the milk first and keep in the fridge so it lasts longer. Using a cotton pad soaked in cold milk clean the entire face.... this works for ALL skin types, so for all you people prone to breakouts you will not erupt!

Milk also contains a natural bleach which will gradually lighten/ even out your complexion- don't get me wrong I am not into fairness at all, all this will do is help you achieve a clear even creamy skin tone.

To remove eye make-up she suggested olive oil... once eyes are clean, go over with milk to clean entire face and then finish off by rinsing with water.....

Results- lovely clean skin. Try it... I know I am!

Mx

Too much make-up?

Christina on X-factor UK

Brit gal Cheryl on the X factor show....

A close pal of Mulain's commented recently on celebs wearing too much make-up!? Is this possible I ask you? We are living in the times of Lady Gaga non...what is too much in this Gaga land? The situation that my friend was talking about was Britain's X factor talent show. It seems that popstress Christina Aguilera was on last week and appeared next to one of the hosts, Cheryl Cole, both seemed 'plastered' with make-up. I had a sneaky peek at the show in question....and thought is it the lighting? Is there too much? We are so used to celebs sporting different looks and really pushing creative boundaries so I think it's not so much the 'too' much it's the way it's applied. It's all in the art! If it looks disagreeable / bad / not happening...look at the whole package too...the hair, make-up and clothes....sometimes celebs make mistakes ...we are all human afterall. It's good to notice these things my darling as it makes you think about your own work. The make-up you do must work alongside many factors...situation, lights, clothes etc.....always take this into account.

Today is Monday and the MUs are reflecting on the year gone by....Christmas, New Year and of course 2011. Have been shooting like mad....on beaches, under palms, in studios, in airplanes (?!)...make-up artists do get around you know...:)....do tell us your funny locations!

MU Prajakta is running our hairstyling workshop this week and MU Sara gearing up for her makeovers today. Whatever you're doing today Mulain hopes you have a great day!

Pink Friday

Nicki Minaj....Lady Gaga meets Barbie?

MAC's lipstick especially custom made for Nicki Minaj....

MAC make-up have teamed up with cool hiphop songstress Nicki Minaj to give us a super cool pink lipstick for the party season. It's called Pink Friday (like her album) and is totally traffic-stopping and out there to say the least. Apparently Nicki helped create the shade, wanting a head turning, wow factor pink. It has a creamy, satin finish and is super comfy on the lips apparently. Mulain can't wait to get his hooves on this one! Lady Gaga has someone hot on her (very high) whacky heels methinks....Nicki M is totally pushing creative boundaries too. Mulain's tip if you like the look of this lippie...make sure you go for it with your hair and nails too, plus your outfit...push your look as far as you dare go!!!

Let Mulain know how you've got on!

M x

Highlight 2011!

For 2011 make-up artistes across the globe will be focussing on highlighting the inner corner of the eye but with a modern twist. We all know a little dab of highlighter in the corners makes the eyes wow! ...but take it to a new level. Try different colours, different textures...have fun with it and get creative.

MUs super busy right now....shooting in Goa, Alibaug....MU Xavier back from shooting in Rajasthan ...good to have you back Xavi...Mulain missed you so! Also gearing up for Christmas and New Year. 2011?! Can you imagine my friends? Time surely flies.....

Have a great day my darlings...M x

Dip and dye 2011!

Nicki Minaj giving Lady Gaga a run for her money...

Bohemian pink streaks.....

Edgy dip/dye look with Drew.....

Bouncy blue.....

Pink tips...too cool for school.....

Purple ends...love it...

Mulain was checking out all the trends for next year and came across Hiphop singer Nicki Minaj's hair. Absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this look....dip and dye your hair...just how cool and different....what fun! Wonder what Gaga makes of this.....such fun and so colourful and edgy. What's great is that you can pick a colour and look to match your personality. Pink and playful, blue and cool, rainbow and fun...Mulain wants to try! Look out Bombay here I come!

Manish Acharya

R.I.P. Manish.....from fat mu

MUs Virginia and Natasha were shocked to hear that their friend Manish Acharya had passed away on December 4th. All our thoughts our with his family at this time. Such a funny man Mulain can't tell you....extremely hardworking, bright, giving and inspiring. We met him on his film 'Loins of Punjab Presents' in 2005 and have been in contact ever since.....great movie (do see if you have n't) and so much more to give. Gone far too soon....we will always hear his laughter and see his wicked smile and admire his sharp life observations.... why he has gone...nobody can explain...life Mulain says with a big sigh.....what a heavy heart I have.....

Mulain x