World Beauty

Ok...just when Mulain was getting concerned that the whole world was blending into one, and we were all merging into the same...that global generic glamour look....I went and remembered that it's a big wide world out there....all different colour, shapes, sizes...thank goodness non? Take a look my friends and get inspired.....tattoos, piercings, eye-lines, markings, shapes, colours...open your eyes to world beauty and notice when you watch the catwalks around the globe ......from Milan to Manila, from New York to New Delhi, John Galliano to Pat McGrath.... just how much designers are influenced and inspired! Mulain is asking you today...think about beauty....what is beautiful? It's subjective and personal...all around our global vill-age.

Mulain says use it all in your make-up designs x

Mulain's current favourite.....Lady G...

A Karen Tribal Woman from Thailand....

Islamic beauty....

African tribal....

Japanese Geisha Glamour

Indian tribal....

Middle Eastern beauty....smouldering....

Middle Eastern fashion looks...no sublety here...

South America....

Aboriginal body painting....

Filmfare 2010 make-up looks

Cute and original on the red carpet.....

Very classic Mademoiselle P...

Bipasha looks like she could go onto any red carpet, true global glamour

Stunning look.....what a statement colour carried extremely well...Mulain loves...

Mulain favourite of the night....
Vidya is her own person and looks brilliant, traditional and cool!

Sweet....

Genelia is super-cute and current!

Ravishing statement lips and a fabulous gown...global glamour again

Kajol rocks....brilliant...

Sophisticated and sexy.....Ms. Goswami

Ok...Mulain was asked his take about the Filmfare red carpet looks. Well..... went a-cruisin' on Santabanta to get a good look at the film frat out in force....my goodness everyone was there non? What struck me was the amount of gowns on display, was this Hollywood or Bollywood I asked myself....then I spotted Vidya and Kajol in Indian attire and realised it was the Filmfare 2010 awards.....it was, what Mulain calls a night of 'global glamour'.....most of these ladies (like all the femmes fatales at the Oscars) went for sophisticated, classic, safe glamour. They could have been in Cannes, Toronto, Hollywood.....this is the new India it seems....Genelia looked super cute and fresh, Shahana G looked sexy and cool, Sameera looked stunning in that blue and some dressed in jeans and a t-shirt!

Mulain loves to see the person shining through...with make-up and hair, clothes, jewels....Vidya and Kajol did this Mulain feels and a few others with bright, poppy styles. So generic global glamour is all around us my dears.....what do we think about this....good or bad? Are we losing our identity, merging into a West / East fusion look?

Mulain is going to sleep on that one....we are all heading to a shoot tomorrow so off for my beauty winks...

Mulain x

Star Trek wins the Oscar.....

So Star Trek won best make-up....think Ben Stiller stole the show when he gave the Oscar to the make-up team with an Avatar make-up look....what fun!....Well done all the artists who worked hard on that film.....the team, Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow all thanked their 40 strong team who helped them win the Oscar. Mulain thinks that is very cool.....any film is a team effort, one little film family non?

We at fat mu were of course rooting for Jenny Shircore....a nomination is still fantastic though...they are all winners I feel.

So Oscars over for another year, back to work and the MUs are loving their make-over sessions that have been launched....such fun we are having with people ....men and women! And shooting too...Natasha MU is currently shooting with a Bollywood hero in South Africa for Garnier...burning away under the hot, hot sun....am sure she will have some great tips for make-up for men in unbelievable temperatures....watch this space. Virginia MU is gearing up for her Thursday shoot, writing make-up tips for some magazines and remembering the MUs in La La land last year....what a year it's been my friends. Busy!

Mulain x

Oscar make-up!!

Mulain loves Molly R.....

Cameron D's classic red lip look...mwah!

Love the hair!

Classic cool with Maggie G....

La Streep is La Streep is La Streep....

Brave Madame Bigelow....

Scary kohl eyes SJP....

Mulain loves the dress....and smile...just beautiful....

Short hair rocks Carey!

Statement lips with another leading lady....well done Ms. Bullock...

"Yes it's Ladies night and the feeling's right, oh yes it's ladies night...oh what a night!"...thank you Mr.Kool and the Gang for giving us such great lyrics.....well it's certainly been a ladies day....March 8th...International Women's Day.....the fat mu team spent the day with girls from the Sharanam Centre for Girls in Bombay www.sharanamcentre.org making them up for their dance performances at their celebrations today....great day out and thanks to all our freelancers and team who supported us. Bravo! And Bravo to Katherine Bigelow who won Best Director at the Oscars yesterday....truly a ladies day and night.

Mulain carefully scrutinized the red carpet and really found nearly everyone went for safe, generic, classic glamour...lots of long gowns....strapless chic...bits of Avatar Blue around.....(are we all getting a bit dull?)....a few statement mouths, thank you Sandra Bullock....and arty hair, thank you Patricia Fields. 80s teen star Molly Ringwald looked tres cool and different doing her own thing and young Carey Mulligan holding the torch for those with short hair amongst us....everyone else....sort of blended into the same...maybe it's just me but where was Cher in a fantastic cabaret number, where was Bjork dressed as a swan, Diane Keaton dressed in a tux? Imagination, individual flair? .....Would love to know what you all think my darlings....?

Caio for now...

Mulain x

I can see your true colours

shining through.......I can see your true colours and that's why (Mulain) loves you......it's been a colourful week in fat mu world.....celebrating Holi, celebrating Lady Gaga, Candies, Spring fashions......I LOVE IT!!!

Have been with Virginia MU for the last 2 days shooting a Jeans Ad, and boy have we been playing with colour, sort of tribute to Cyndi Lauper and Boy George! Lovely block colours on the eyes and nails. No hard lines, no kajol...just oodles and oodles of delicious pinks, greens, blues, oranges in all shapes and sizes. We have to thank the brands who created these colours...Make-up Forever, Ben Nye and Fardel...just gorgeous textures and quality goods all round. Check out the great Fardel colours above. Do check out their websites to see where you can buy....

www.makeupforever.com for Make-up Forever

www.screenface.com for Fardel

Ben Nye and Make-up Forever also available in Mumbai!!!! Hurray.....Try New Beauty Centre and Beautiful in Khar.

So...back to set now...shoot still going on....

Mulain x

P.S. - You think Cyndi and Boy G got together and gave birth to Lady Gaga? Ummm....jury out on that one.....

Get Candied!

Candies.. Popsicles.. Cakes.. are not only a feast for the taste buds but also a feast for the eyes... we have all been known to 'Oooooh' when we see beautiful displays of cakes or mouth watering colourful popsicles on a hot summers day... all lovely to look at .. so why not take inspiration from these beautiful looking 'foods' (would n't quite call it that... but...) that so perfectly complement this season... ?

Lovely Lollies...... great shapes and colour combinations .... get inspired and play around with 2 or more colours on your eyes or perhaps different colours on eyes and lips... look for complementing or contrasting combinations... whatever your style...

Pretty Popsicles.... pure solid colour. Simple and beautiful. Pick any one as a solid matt colour over the eye or go for the lips with a matt red mouth or a juicy orange gloss.... take your pick and make it a statement with lovely clean skin and one solid block of colour doing all the talking...

Coy candies....Shimmering and glossy.... you cant go wrong there... try a combination or layers of different colours.. wether it be metallics or pastels of the season.... a satiny wash of sheeny colour over the lid- lilac, green, purple, orange with a bright fushia mouth and lovely pink sheeny dolly cheeks is always fun!

Flirty Fruitgums..... we're talking opaque colour with gloss... deep wines.. plums and reds on the mouth... lacquered lips.... very sexy!... Chanel do a beautiful variety in their 'Rouge Allure Laque' Collection...

Cute cupcakes..... soft pastel colours... very pretty on anyone wearing them... very 'in' now... Maybelline has lovely pastels in it eyes and cheeks 'mousse' collection.... great colours on nails too!

Hope this has inspired you to start using colour my darlings... colour is fun... dont let it intimidate you... it's time to discover your alter ego!

Mx

Gaga about the Lady!

Wow! is all we can say when we look at her... always awaiting her next appearance to see what look she's sporting... so inspirational... makes you think who is the brain behind Lady Gaga?

Lady Gaga in a very short time has become a huge brand which is herself...(himself?)... top points to her for being a top sport and willing to carry out all these fantabulous looks!... it's what I would say the future 'looks' like... and top points to her stylist! Complete out of the box thinking...

She has become so big that the Estee Lauder company is apparently cashing in (literally) on her fame... Gaga along with Cyndi Lauper is the spokesperson for Viva Glam by MAC and apparently due to her fame the sales of the Viva Glam product have gone beyond ... are you ready..... $1.1million in the FIRST month!! WOW!

Apparently it has also been said that 3-4 percent of Estee Lauder's growth in 2010 could come from their association with Madame Gaga!... that percentage my dears may seem small... but when you talk in billions or trillions even ... especially for a company like Estee Lauder it works out to a HUGE ( if I could write this bigger I would...) amount of cash!! Wow!!...I can't stop saying that.... Wow!... talk about fame... popularity and having an influence over the masses.... and its easy to see why... and so lets pay tribute to the lady, get inspired and and go gaga over her style!

.... WOW!!... (... again!)

Mx