Makeup Guru

Make-up artist Ruhi Bindra is the woman behind the 'Chak De India' girls. Her portfolio includes television campaigns like BPL Mots, Nestle, Polo, Samsung, Mother Dairy, Hutch and Santro.

On waterproof make-up
To ensure that your make-up lasts during the rainy season, use waterproof make-up. After applying the base evenly, spray your face with M.A.C Fix +.

On make-up for the workplace
For a corporate workplace, one should ideally use a water-based matte foundation (M.A.C Select SPF 15 Foundation) and a pressed powder (M.A.C Select/Sheer Pressed Powder); matte peach, pink or nude brown shadow (M.A.C Eye Shadow in Soft Brown and Charcoal Brown); waterproof gel eye liner (M.A.C Fluidlines) or smudge-proof kohl (M.A.C Technakohl Liners) topped with waterproof mascara (M.A.C Splashproof Lash); matte rose pink or peach blush (M.A.C Powder Blush in Desert Rose and Melba); and a peach, light chocolate or soft pink long-lasting lip color (M.A.C Pro LongwearLustre Lipcolor in Ripe & Ready/Soft & Lush, Boss Brown/Slave To Pink and Pink Air/White Top).

On make-up for day
Use a light fluid foundation (M.A.C Select Tint SPF 15) under loose powder (M.A.C Select Sheer/Loose Powder); pink cream shadow (M.A.C Paint Pot in Fresco Rose) teamed with aqua eyeliner (M.A.C Liquidlast Liner in Aqualine); one coat of voluminous mascara (M.A.C Plush Lash Mascara); M.A.C Desert Rose Powder Blush on the apple of your cheeks; and M.A.C Pink Lemonade Lipglass to complete the understated look.

On make-up for the red carpet
Use a shimmery foundation (M.A.C Hyper Real SPF 15 Foundation) topped with a shimmery loose powder (M.A.C Iridescent Loose Powder in Silver Dusk); a gray and silver shimmery eye shadows for a smoky look (M.A.C Eye Shadow in Print and Electra); nude highlighter on the browbone (M.A.C Eye Shadow in Phloof!); gray liquid liner (M.A.C Liquidlast Liner in Disc Black), voluminous mascara (M.A.C Plush Lash Mascara); bronzey blush (M.A.C Powder Blush in Sunbasque); and a red shimmer lip stain (M.A.C Pro Longwear Lipcolor in Lasting Lust).

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