Ben Nye faves

There's a whole range of make-up we MU's love from Ben Nye..... but if I had to pick 3 things off the top of my head right now it would be....

1) concealer palette - great colours for concealing and especially correction to suit all skin tones.

try and get your hands on one.... they sell out fast!

2) creme blush whee l- 6 shades of yummy colours in one palm sized wheel.... compact.... great textures, colours and very affordable!

3) contour powders - these come in 3 shades, no 1, 2 and 3... to suit all skin tones..... great to have in your pro kit from dark to light.....

Visit their counter at New Beauty Centre and check out their vast and fantastic range. New stock just arrived so grab it while it lasts!!

Mx

Princess Kate!

Mulain knows why this Brit gal is smiling...she's going to be Queen one day....and a Princess soon....aaahhh!

Kate doing contemporary glam....

Kate on the go......

Casual chic Kate.....

Disco Kate....

Party Kate....

Posh Kate....

Huge congratulations to Prince William and Kate Middleton....wedding bells will soon be a-ringing....Mulain will be expecting his invitation in the post soon!!! Easy to be cynical, anti-Royal blah blah...but it really is quite romantic non? This couple have been through thick and thin together and seem tres cool together...we say good luck to you. Mulain wants to know if Kate M is ready for the catapult into superstardom? She is about to become one of the most photographed women in the world....she already is super stylish now she will be elevated to style icon status....EVERYONE will be watching what she wears and copying her style. Seems the girl would look good in a paper bag...she is effortlessly chic, never a hair out of place and her trademark beauty essentials are flawless skin with a polished neutral glamour. MU-ettes in the academy this week have been learning about 'neutral' make-up....well girlies....look this girl up as she really is the quintessential modern neutral glamour girl......that girl was born groomed I think....a natural.....

Mulain x

Current trends....

Pat Mcgrath for Dior 2011 S/S...colour, colour and colour!

Madame Mcgrath again....




Peter Philips neon eyes.....

MUs Virginia and Sunita were chatting today about current trends as we are teaching all about what's hot and what's not in the world of make-up this week....fat mu always check out to see what a couple of their MU-ses are upto for inspiration....above are 2 Pat Mcgrath images and 1 Peter Philips creation (he is Chief Make-up artist for Chanel)....Have a look and make sure you keep upto date on new looks.......

MUs Natasha and Sara are just back from their very hot shoot in Jaiselmer, Rajasthan....looking forward to catching up with them and hearing all their news.

M x

Beauty and Salon Show October 2010

MU Sara creating THE PRESENT....traditional bridal look with a fashion twist...

During demo with lovely model Maitali...

Ben Nye Green eyeshadow about to be applied....


Sara combing through lashes....

MU Virginia went back to THE PAST with a 70s and Disco inspiration for this reception look...

No hard lines...just pops of colour and glitter....lovely model Nomita....

MU Virginia adding coloured contouring...

MU Natasha looks at THE FUTURE of make-up....and airbrushes the bride.

The skin was airbrushed to create a lovely, smooth, flawless finish...

A futuristic twist with Ben Nye metallic cremes....

Individual lashes for a bit of subtle wow-factor......

The MUs finally got sent photos of their Beauty and Salon Magazine show they did in early October. 3 bridal looks were created....'traditional bride with a twist' saw MU Sara creating a look which was both colourful and different...she used a CREAM base and statement eyes and lips. MU Virginia stepped back in time with inspiration from the glamour days of Studio 54 and Disco...LIQUID base and clashes of colour and glitter. MU Natasha concentrated on the future of make-up and used AIRBRUSHING with a silicon base, metallic eyes, nude mouth, no blush and only contouring....All very different looks exploring SHAPES / COLOURS / TEXTURES.....Magazine should be out soon! Watch this space...

Mulain x

Happy Birthday fat mu!

Retro glam at the Raffles Design show..Runway 54...make-up by our MU-ettes...

A model pouting backstage.....


MU Virginia wondering where her chai is?....

MU-ette Bianca working backstage....

MU-ette Shilpa overseeing the make-up design...ensuring a consistent design!

Happy birthday fat mu 4 today!!!

Happy MUs....delirious with exhaustion!!!!

MU-ette Ruxana finally gets her coffee!

Attention to detail...even toe nails were n't missed out...

MU Sunita on retro eyes....

Mehzabeen on lip touch-ups backstage...

Toni and Guy team backstage....

Retro glam backstage....

Love the lips girls...wunderbar!

MU-ette Shilpa on touch-ups .....

MU Virginia went with the MU-ettes yesterday to watch their make-up design for the Raffles Students Runway 54 show.....we arrived at midday and left at nearly midnight.....phew....ALL worked so hard.....thank you MU-ettes.....Shilpa, Bianca, Ekta, Mehzabeen, Ruxana, Loveleen, Sunita! Great job.....retro eyelines, clean, fresh bases with chic contouring and of course wow-brows and wow lips to complete your look. All looked great and know how hard you all worked to achieve this. Rest on Saturday and recover....and we look forward to the next show. Our girls had created a look that matched retro / traditional / futuristic / feminine / innocent / punk looks.....so many young designers showed their collections and the MU-ettes look worked for all of these. Bravo!

MU Virginia was so happy especially as it was fat mu's 4th birthday today!!!!!!! A good day was had by all :)....Mulain x

Delicate decolletage!

Yes even Barbie ages!

Delicate decolletage!



Face, neck and cleavage area exposed...

Marilyn's sexy, creamy cleavage!


We all want super smooth, lovely young skin...

The neck...so easy to forget!

Mama Mulain reminded him yesterday about the importance of not forgetting to care for other parts of the body, not just the face. We are all age-ing...every second of every minute of every hour of every day....tick, tick, tick....and as Hollywood legend Bette Davis said...'old age ain't for sissies!'....How right she was. Every day we get bombarded with youthful images and basically subliminally told age-ing is bad!!!!...Poor us....and what do we do instead of accepting age-ing as a natural part of life ...we panic and we start rushing for surgeries, botox and endless creams and potions....vanity insanity my darlings.....Mulain says strike a balance. Look after yourself but enjoy life and don't stress about it all. I bet most of you look after you face and don't moisturize your neck, cleavage area na? Well...top tip of the day....start including that area into your skin care.....it's as delicate as your face you know!!! You can get specific creams and lotions for any area of the body so the choice and options are out there to help us all...On a budget? ..... just continue your facecream to the neck area...always, always massaging the product upwards...remember we are fighting gravity my friends and we are NOT going down without a fight!

Do this everyday starting NOW so that the time you hit your 30s and 40s you have helped your skin and delicate bits to look good.....a little bit every day of this plus exercise and laughing will all help you as you get older.

Age is not a bad thing my darlings.....I think we all get much more interesting as we get older, just remember that....Mulain x

Oscar Buzz!!!

J'aime le make-up!

Yes Mulain knows that it's October but.....can't help get excited about the Oscar buzz that is starting at the Toronto film festival.....Look out for 'The King's Speech', 'Conviction', 'Jack Goes Boating', 'Waiting For Superman', '127 Hours' and 'Black Swan'......buzz, buzz, buzz..... 'Black Swan' caught the eye of Mulain as it looks very interesting from a make-up point of view....the world of ballet, specifically Swan Lake...dramatic looks combined with theatrical looks. Can't wait to see who is in the running for Oscar for make-up and hair.

Mulain is in class with Natasha today...last day of bases and onto tech skills tomorrow.....

M x

Perfect your eyelines!

Perfect your eyelines!
Not getting right effect...change your brush!

Sephora little eye kits...how cute na?

Hey girls and boys....hope all cool with you and your worlds. All good in MU-town.....pro class in week two...working hard and getting to know 'bases' and 'faces'....1 week intro to make-up work shop on too....and our MU-ettes are off shooting in Rajasthan with the lovely Dev Patel and Maggie Smith, Judi Dench...how cool is that? Busy little bees....

Mulain has been out and about recently and loving seeing what people are wearing make-up wise...have spotted quite a few ladies having a go with the trend of retro eyelines....some getting it right, some not at all!! Remember if you are just starting out....start with an aqua liner...that way if you make a mistake, a quick dab with a cotton bud and water, remove your 'error', 'smudge' and start again! Start small with a slight flick and out ...when you get fast and confident with this...then move onto your Sharila T 60s stuff! Easy-squeezy....also if you are using a brush that's too thin you will not get that lovely thick retro line.....try your lip brush...see the difference. Once your eyelines are on with the aqua, you can always intensify the line with MAC's Blacktrack or Lakme's liquid liner for that extra staying power.

Get lining my friends...it's a lot of fun!

M x

Runway 54!

MU-ette Ekta surrounded by retro refs and the ref face chart for Friday's show..

Practicing eyelines, fast lipstick application.......

MU-ette Ruxana on lips.....

Raffles Runway 54 show....credits for their student fashion show on Friday....

Mulain had great fun yesterday with our MU-ettes in the fat mu academy. They are all gearing up for the Raffles student fashion show on the 15th October, at the Intercontinental. It's a big show where fat mu students are doing the make-up and Toni & Guy students the hair. It's going to fab, fun and super fast with around 24 models to get ready. It's a retro look....so focus on eyelines, brows, lips, nails and sculpting the face! Everybody yesterday was allocated their roles by MU-ette Shilpa who is in charge of the team. MU Virginia will be there on the day to help oversee the gals.......Mulain of course will be in the VIP area watching from a comfortable seat in front...away from the madness backstage....although might pop my head around to see them all in action.

Monday, Monday and an amazing heavy shower in melting Mumbai...a welcome relief from the green-house heat!

Have a great day my darlings.....M x