NUXE - Huile Prodigieuse

NUXE - Huile Prodigieuse -The multi usage dry oil spray with or without a golden shimmer to it. Another wonder product from the French pharmacies, this product comes highly recommended to fat mu by our lovely 'MU'se Freida Pinto who says - ' You can use it for your face, body and even your hair. With 6 precious oils and vitamin E , this product has an amazing sheen to it and does'nt stay oily on face or body. An amazing product to give you a great finish and so much hydration! summer or winter.'

Wow! With a review like zat from one of the most beautiful women in the world, I think it is something we all must try and get our hands on. Merci mademoiselle Pinto! ... any more products you can recommend would be much appreciated ... I am sure tout les gens would like to know what the secrets to your dazzling beauty are......

So I'm off to get my hands on some for our fat mu team... think all you lovely Indian (and non - Indian) ladies (and men) should get it too, would look be-autiful on your lovely olive skins.

Mx

Ben Nye Palette....Mulain loo-ves this brand!!

Kryolan palette.....

Top tip of the day for you artistes......always, always, always carry a grease palette in your kit. These saviours will help you out in any situation, on any shoot, any bridal make-up, any fashion event...you name it.....Forgot your lip palette? Use your grease palette.....Change of brief? Use your grease palette.....Director suddenly wants a black eye? Use your grease palette...the MUs never leave home without them!

Ben Nye is available from New Beauty Centre, Mumbai. Kryolan from New Beauty Palace, Mumbai.

Get shopping my friends...Mulain....

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

The Art of Lady Gaga

Ok...you may think that Mulain and the MUs are getting obsessed with Mademoiselle Gaga....we seem to write about her alot......but why not I ask you? The above LG shots are innovative, ecclectic, progressive, artistic. The thing is....it's just not LG that we are fascinated with....it's the creative process and team behind her look/s which get us so excited. So much design, passion, creative genius at work and at play......Mulain sees these photos and thinks....Andy Warhol, Penelope Tree, 'Carrie', Salvadore Dali, Else Schiaparelli, Vidal Sassoon, David Bailey, Debby Harry, Madonna, Queen (not the Queen my friends!), I see the future, the past, the present, Gloria Swanson, Punk, 80s Street style....I could go on....

Mulain and the MUs are passionate about 'putting the art into' everything .....work, life, it's a life-style change my darlings......start looking at things differently.....look around you...see shapes, colours, styles....start researching, taking photos, sketching, designing.....it's too exciting.....plus it's all at the touch of your fingertips, on-line my dears, so no excuse for not knowing things now.....just tap away in 'Google-land' ...there's a world out there......be a visionary and explore your mind and the universe!

Inspiring sites....

http://www.ladygaga.com/

http://www.ted.com/

http://www.vidalsassoon.com/

http://www.maccosmetics.com/

http://www.makeupforever.com/

http://www.madonna.com/

http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/

http://www.global.nytimes.com/

www.youtube.com

there are millions more....get inspired....look and learn! and tell us your favourites....share the knowledge......

Mulain x

Budget make-up tools!

Can't afford a 'proper make-up mixing palette'....use an old cd!

A proper metal spatula out of your budget....start with orange sticks!!...

Mulain is always distraught to hear of young aspiring make-up artists with no budget for materials and losing hope of ever having 'the perfect kit'....don't despair my friends....in this green / recessionista age we are living in anything goes. So Mulain is saying instead of chucking out old, scratched cds...re-use them as a make-up mixing palette? Can't afford a metal spatula?..... buy a packet of orange sticks to start with.....you 'ave to start somewhere non? Total cost would be..old cd + packet of orange sticks=6 Rs approximate. So you 've saved yourself money, helped the environment and plus you look cool and inventive. Not bad going...see where else you can be clever too. Sharing is caring...get together with some friends....par example.....between two of you buy the latest lipsticks around, divide them in half! MU Sara bought a pill box from a local medical shop and filled it with lipsticks....she now has the coolest, most cost-effective lip palette in town. Bravo Sara!

So my dears....never despair....there is always a solution.....a silver lining to every cloud.

Mulain x

The Taj Calendar March 2010!

Mulain loves this March page from the Taj Calendar 2010....make-up by our MU Natasha, hair by the loo-verly Adhuna from ace hair salon b:blunt. It reminds Mulain of fun and frolicks and that Spring is in the air! Have fun my friends in everything you do....so importante non?! From your nails, to your lips to your eyes, to your hair too.... enjoy what you do, make it creative, explore a new you. Have a good old Spring-clean with your make-up kit too.....chuck out / recycle / rejuvenate...wash your brushes....buy a fresh mascara!

You will see a difference and feel fantastique. All the MUs are busy today...Natasha, Xavier, Sara braving the Sun on an outdoor shoot....lots of sun-cream on I imagine...very sensible.

Hope you all have a loo-verly day my darlings....Spring is in the air!
M x

Chanel's Spring / Summer make-up collection 2010

Mulain is always up for a leetle bit of Chanel...loved trying all the new Spring / Summer range in Juhu's Dynamix Mall.....MUs Natasha and Virginia had a try before they watched 'Alice in Wonderful' at the PVR...a quick make-up shopping fix. The girls love love loved the new Spring collection as seen above....lovely nail polishes and the colours are muted chic....luxurious as always in a subtle and sophisticated way. Virginia fell in love with the taupe/grey colour nail polish named Attendu (see above)....Natasha not so convinced calling it 'murky'....it's a love/hate thing it seems.....but as Mulain will always tell you ....you cannot really hate anything Chanel do....it's love/love all the way!

Chanel is Chanel is Chanel....Mulain applauds you...

Mulain x

Ben Nye's Rouge Wheel

Mulain of course loves Le Rouge! A face is not complete without it I feel. I am proud to say that MU Sara bought a lovely product at the weekend....a Ben Nye Rouge Wheel! What a divine selection of 6 creams all in one little pot! From Coral to pink to rose to beige, looks great on all skin tones......just loo-verly plus a loo-verly price, bargain at just under 1000 Rs! Brilliant brand, brilliant product...a great buy for your professional kit and personal too!

Head to New Beauty Centre on S.V Road to pick one up....Mulain promises you won't be disappointed!

Happy Monday...Mulain x

All you need is gloss....

Mulain thinks that Clarins as a make-up brand is far too under-rated...... they're not all about skin care you know... they have some fantastique maquillage!! Check it out.... just on my way out straight from the office and all I've got on to help me look a leetle decent for zee nightlife of Bombay is a slick of their clear lip gloss in 020 and its instant 'fabulousness' darlings! it's all you need really.... alone, over lipstick or team it up with a 'smokey eye' look a la the Sixties... lovely! .. and the best part for all that shine you don't feel like you've got anything on...try and get your hands on one.... it's a must for the handbag for that instant pucker-me-up!

Off I rush with my to-tally kissable lips....Mwah Mulain x

Ruby Woo!

One of our followers, a certain Lady Squirrel, wrote to us about MAC's Red 'Ruby Woo' lipstick ......saying what a classic, fabulous lipstick it is....looks scary, but remember she/he who dares wins....never forget that my darlings....this colour suits blondes, brunettes, Indian beauties...anyone wanting to make a statement, Marilyn Monroe to Marilyn Manson. Try it!...Even if it's in the comfort of your own home at first. That's right, Mulain is saying buy and try at home til you get that all important confidence to wear it..have a feeling you won't look back....as the MAC website says...'stands out on the runway...simmers on the street'.....Mulain thinks they are bang on there.

So Ruby Woo it girls and boys...Woo hoo!

Mulain x

Putting the art into ......

...........plastic surgery!!!!!

Like oh my god...Lyn Ray above has a skincare range in Mexico? Un-be-lievable!

Mulain is flabberghasted!!!

Demi's surgeon I think has an artistic, sensitive approach...

Not that Mulain is pushing anyone into plastic surgery...just saying if you're going to do anything permanent with your body and face...think about it very carefully and make sure you sus out who is going to do it...you want someone who thinks of it as an art form and is proud of their work....Lyn Ray in the above photos is a Mexican TV star and Mulain feels has gone that leetle bit too far..what do you think my friends? Demi has done it well and has a hot boyfriend too....we loo-ve the twitter king Ashton K.

We live in a difficult, fickle, youth-friendly, age-denying world my friends....looking good is paramount these day, image is almost everything! Mulain understands the pressures my dears...don't stress about it. Just keep it real, be as happy with yourself as you can be, remember there is always make-up to fall back on and make you feel fab!

Do check out www.awfulplasticsurgery.com ...it's quite a hoot! Always makes Mulain smile!

NYX

Katy Perry inspired....

Fun and poppy....

Hilary Duff like?

Mulain is loo-vin the pink!

Mulain and the girls have been really getting to know NYX cosmetics http://www.nyxcosmetics.com/. First noticed them in New Beauty Centre, Khar....bright colours and interesting textures at an affordable price. Started testing them out and really find their stuff cute, young, poppy and wearable! Can imagine Katy Perry, Hilary Duff, Avril Levigne, Miley C in this space, it's a young and fun brand....so if you're a young make-up artist starting out or just love make-up NYX could be for you. Pinks really pop, greens are lime to acid to bottle, blues are ABBA to Ocean, blush creams are creamy....we love the mosaic blushes in Cafe, Love and Paradise...a real bargain there....these moscaics are multipurpose blush / shadow in orange, pink and neutral browns. Their brow fixes are good, their eye and lip pencils are good with a variety of colours.

Mulain suggests you head there and play! Try the products out...there is something there for everyone...professional and non!

Makeovers today.....so office busy and buzzing...which we love....all of us wearing some NYX colours too, reminding us still it's Spring, with flowers in our hair...seems the MUs are going for a flowery, bohemian day look.

Mulain wants to know....what's your look?

Mulain x

Put your best face forward

Our MU Natasha recently flew back from South Africa on Emirates and she was telling us how impressed she was with how well groomed the flight attendants were.

Being an ex flight attendant herself with Cathay Pacific Airways, she is always quick to notice how the girls look and present themselves and always stresses the importance of being well groomed at all times..... especially if you are front line staff (..and even if not... )..it speaks volumes about you as a person and who you represent (whether it be yourself or a company...).... so take pride in your appearance my darlings as a lot of first impressions are formed then... from meeetings to interviews, auditions, dates ... you name it... all it takes is a leetle bit of time initially on your part to figure out who you are... what you want to be / look like and then work from there in creating your look.

Today we are blessed (or cursed... depends on how you look at it) by being spoilt for choice with all the products on the market.. with colours and textures to suit any and everyone there are no excuses! ... and so... if it's a look you're after that you think you want but not sure it'll look good on you... think again!

Take the Emirates girls for example.. obviously they have been groomed by professionals and shown certain colours that would work with their uniforms and how to apply them to suit the various nationalities that work there.

From what Natasha noticed was that they all had a look that combined beauty and sophistication... but what really stood out was that although the look was pretty uniform throughout... was the fact that the girls were from about 6 different nationalities... which meant different skin tones, hair colours, facial features and yet each one of them managed to adapt it to themselves whilst still maintaing the uniformity of the look and carried it off beautifully.

The make-up was very classic... simple on the eyes, from shades of taupes and brown to flicks of liner and lashings of mascara combined with lovely rosy cheeks ranging from pinks to peaches to corals and strikingly beautiful red mouths from bright red to deep red to deep corals and rust... all the colours were perfectly suited to match each girls complexion ...and not every girl was a natural beauty but with the right colour and application they all looked like true beauties!... simply marvellous if you ask me... I think our airlines and front line staff need to take a lesson from that.... It's not about piling on the make up ... it's about doing what's right for you.... with the right products for you.... whatever your look....

So think about it people.... stay well groomed and not only will you look good you will FEEL good!

Mx

Making the best of yourself....

as our MU Natasha always says......."your best face is yet to come"......so embrace it my friends....c'est le weekend.....Mulain has taken Scarlet Johannson as a prime example...this girl works it and really experiments with different looks and make-ups....take a look and go for it, you will feel great, get great compliments, boost your self-esteem.....it's a win-win situation darlings...

Enjoy...Mulain x

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