Shooting with Shruti

Singer and actor Shruti Haasan is in our beauty section this month in our story ‘The lady and the vamp’ two party looks we like for this month.  Shruti ‘s image was very stuck in a ‘rock chick ‘mode in my mind and I wasn’t sure she would be able to carry off the very elegant and polished glamour that we needed for one of the looks.  But as I discovered she has an amazing quality of projection and was also very professional at the shoot. When she walked in I was riveted by the quality of her skin with translucent texture which always makes it easy for the makeup artist ( in this case Namrata Soni) and photographer (Jatin Kampani) to work their magic.

We tried two distinct looks – Party girl /Dolly Goth and elegant glamourista.  There are no real party rules this reason and you can choose to go whichever way works best for you. But even if you go the mini Goth route remember to make the look contemporary by keeping it polished and not over the top. So do the smoky eye or the deep plum lip not both. Try a smoky eye in dark green, deep blue or grey for a variation on heavy black.


If you want to go the elegant classic route choose a bright lip with flawless skin. To get the skin mix a little highlighter into your tinted mosituriser –don’t use heavy foundation and see your skin glow. It will help your lipstick stand out as well. Try colours like deep coral, orange red and raspberry red to be on trend. Go very easy on eye makeup –I recommend a soft brown pencil and mascara -no hard liner. A hint of blush will balance the look - pat it into skin at the apples of the cheeks so it looks like a natural flush of colour. Just a note on the up do you see in the accompanying picture- this works better on a young girl like Shruti. If you are older go lower and looser as updos can be ageing