Make-up ideas for Halloween!!!

Black Swan lesbian ballet dancer make-up?

Gaga mad....?

Mad Hatter?....

Chilean trapped miner?

Yes Halloween tomorrow and Mulain has already planned his outfit....yes I am going Vampire chic and taking inspiration from the Twilight series am just paling myself down, reddening my lips with a matt stain and putting slight dark shadows around my eyes.....not sure what to do?...have put a couple of images above to give you ideas....characters can be mad, bad, sad, current, larger than life or just go as a pumpkin!

Get your aqua and grease palettes out and get painting....go to town and have fun is what Mulain says....trick or treat? Hope it's a treat everytime!

M x

Ben Nye's New Silver Shimmer Crayon!!

Mulain was super excited at seeing Ben Nye's new products currently out on the market.....the MUs were sent a lovely selection of creme /grease / lip stacks, but it was a superb Silver Shimmer Crayon which really grabbed my little eye...glides on like a dream and stays put!!!! Fantastic for fashion or brides or whatever takes your fancy.....better yet....more colours on their way...all available at New Beauty Centre, Bombay.....get shimmering my friends!

Mulain x

Putting the Art into Nails

Don't just limit colour and creativity to your face take it down to your nails too!

The other day we saw MU-ette Ruxana come in to our studio with a funky green nail colour that had white polka dots on it - certainly eye-grabbing and very cute!

Yesterday for the Make Up For Ever launch we saw MU Sara sporting pink nails with a line of yellow dots down the centre of each nail - again tres chic!

Nail art can be fun and an easy way to express yourself or the mood you're in.... pretty, flirty, goth, funk - whatever you fancy really.... there's enough colours and gliiters on the markets for nails now and so something for every one... every age and personality!

Try it and show Mulain how creative you can get! It's fun!!! ask us.... :)

Mx

MAKE UP FOR EVER opens!!

Earlier this evening I trekked along with my MUs to the opening of the Make Up For Ever store in Malad's In-Orbit Mall in Mumbai. It is their first store in India!!..... not big but stocked with yummy make-up items we MUs were very glad to finally see available here.

Lovely range of bases, powders, colours in eyeshadows, lip palettes and pencils... but what particularly stood out to our creative eyes and minds were the paints!

Gorgeous colours of mini liquid aqua paint bottles and pots of aqua cream paints that glide on with a beautiful texture and almost set immediately and don't smudge!

At first it was like this does n't budge and I can't get it off!!.... but on second thoughts, great for those shoots and shows where you need your make-up to last, look fresh, bold and sweat and crease free... perfect for our climate!... and of course with the right cleanser it's all easy to wipe off.

Also what they seemed to be promoting and raving about were their HD range of make-up, foundations, powders, concealers and blushers (loved the blushers)... see image above - saw a demo which looked good but I guess one has to try and test and see and feel for yourself - as they say the proof is in the pudding!

Personally if you ask me.... HD style make-up can be achieved with regular make-up too ... by regular I mean liquids, creams, even Derma which we normally use....(NOT pansticks and pancake).... and really it's all in the application.... at least that's what we at the fat mu school of make-up believe and always aim to achieve... but definitely worth a try this one.

Go check it out darlings - there is definitely something in there for everyone!

M x

Know your decades....

Now.....Lady G

Noughties neutral glamour....with Scarlett J

90s no-make-up make-up...Natalie I

80s...COLOUR!!! Toyah!

70s ....Farrah.....those legendary flicks..

60s....Vidal and eyelines galore....

50s glam.....love the beauty spot

40s femme fatale.....strong brows, strong lips by Ms. Bacall

30s dolly glam with Jean Harlow

Louise Brooks...loving the 20s bob!

Monday's class in the fat mu academy was looking at the history of make-up and focussing on the last century in particular. We started at 1900 and went right through to 2010.....Lillian Gish to Lady Gaga! Know your Gaga but not your Gish?....get reading my darlings.....you should be able to identify your decades at the bat of an eye......as Madonna said...."Greta Garbo and Monroe, Dietrich and Dimaggio, Marlon Brando, Jimmy Dean...on the cover of a magazine.....Grace Kelly, Harlow, Jean, picture of a beauty queen, Gene Kelly, Fred Astair, Ginger Rogers dance on air....they had style, they had grace...Rita Rayworth gave good face...Lauren, Katherine, Lana too, Bette Davis we love you..."......if you don't know any of the names above start google-ing!!!!

There is much to learn.....eyebrow shapes, lip shapes, eyelines, smoke, glitter, shimmer, gloss! Know your designers, artists, films of the time.....Who invented gloss? Who gave us mascara? When did Disco arrive?...know your stuff my friends...it'll make you a much more exciting and creative artist!

Off to the Make-up Forever launch my darlings.....will let you know how the MUs get on...we are uber excited at having such a great brand in Bombay....

M x

Good ol' Nivea!!

Never underestimate the power of good ol' fashioned cold cream!

Mama Mulain had a severe outburst of redness and dry scaliness on the face caused by a luxury brand she is a loyalist to, and so we recommended she try and repair the damage with some serious emollient and nivea was suggested. Results- much better skin starting the very next day!

Something for all of us to look into..... it's not important to spend loads of cash on skin care thats so heavily marketed to us......sometimes old fashioned works best!

Mx

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