When you get the opportunity to interact with the the legendary Mickey Contractor regarding all things makeup and learn about M.A.C’s Spring/Summer ’16 Trends, you do not miss that opportunity. I set an alarm to get up at 8.30, got ready and left home to meet the man at M.A.C’s Quest Mall store at noon. Unfortunately, the horrendous traffic let me down and I reached when he was mid-way into answering questions and decoding two SS’16 looks that he created. Thankfully, I was not too late and did manage to come back with a few tips from the makeup maestro.
Amazon India Fashion Week 2015 – Day 1 – Sabyasachi by Mickey Contractor
Amazon India Fashion Week is now underway and the first show yesterday was that of Kolkata’s wonder boy, Sabyasachi Mukherjee. Like every year, the makeup department of AIFW is handled by M.A.C Cosmetics and for Sabya’s show, Mickey Contractor created a striking look. Follow these steps to get the look yourself.
- Start with Fix+, an aqua-spritz of vitamin and minerals, infused with a calm-the-skin blend of green tea, chamomile, cucumber, topped off with the fresh, natural, energizing scent of Sugi. It adds radiance and helps prepare the skin
- Next apply the Studio Moisture Cream, a super-rich creamy moisturizer boosted with skin-nourishing extracts including passion fruit, spinach leaf, green tea, algae, wheat germ and coconut. Moistens, feeds, firms and protects the skin and Promotes a healthy radiance.
- Correct and Conceal using the Pro Conceal and Correct Palette
- Apply Pearl Cream Color Base on the eyelids for a sheer base followed by the Naked Pigment
- Apply the Carbon & Folie Eyeshadow
- Line the eyes with the Blacktrack Fluidline Eye Liner Gel and Chromographic Pencil
- Finish with a coat of Zoom Waterproof Mascara for extra volume
- Apply the Naked Pigment. Contour the face using Shadester Sculpting Powder Pro Palette.
- Add dimension and radiance using Emphasize Shaping Powder Pro Palette, the ideal shade compliment to the sculpting powder
- Use Overlacquer MAC on the nails
- Fill in the lips with Nightmoth Lip Pencil
A MAC Pencilled In Collection Haul & Swatches
Precisely defined, intentionally bold and utterly classic, the Pencilled In lip never goes out of style. Craft a clear-cut pout with new en vogue shades of M∙A∙C’s profoundly pigmented Lip Pencil. Now in carbon-copy colours of your favourite lipsticks including Girl About Town and Impassioned, expertly line lips in 11 shades such as the peachy coral Fruit Cocktail and bright purple Heroine.
Pankaj And Nidhi At AIFW2015 By Mickey Contractor – Get The Look!
Another fresh face nude lips look at AIFW and this has been created by Mickey Contractor for the designer duo Pankaj and Nidhi. Yash seems to be a perennial favorite at Fashion Week. I look like a ghost wearing the lipstick but love how the models look in this one. Maybe I will try the Viva Glam V & Yash combo sometime. Follow these steps to recreate the look.
- Start with Fix+, an aqua-spritz of vitamin and minerals, infused with a calm-the-skin blend of green tea, chamomile, cucumber, topped off with the fresh, natural, energizing scent of Sugi. It adds radiance and helps prepare the skin
- Next apply the Studio Moisture Cream, a super-rich creamy moisturizer boosted with skin-nourishing extracts including passion fruit, spinach leaf, green tea, algae, wheat germ and coconut. Moistens, feeds, firms and protects the skin and Promotes a healthy radiance.
- Correct and Conceal using the Pro Concealer and Correct Palette
- Use Cream Colour Base in Hush on cheeks
- Next apply the Sculpting Powder Pro Palette in Shadester
- Highlight cheeks with Mineralize Skinfinsh
- Next use the Pigment in Naked
- Use Cream Colour Base in Hush on eyes
- Next apply the Print & Embark Eye Shadow
- Use the Pigment in Naked on eyes
- Use Lash No. 4
- Apply the Viva Glam V Lipglass and Yash Lipstick on lips
Eka At AIFW2015 By Sonic Sarwate – Get The Look!
Sonic Sarwate created this very wearable fresh look for Eka at AIFW. Here’s how you can recreate it.
- Start with Fix+, an aqua-spritz of vitamin and minerals, infused with a calm-the-skin blend of green tea, chamomile, cucumber, topped off with the fresh, natural, energizing scent of Sugi. It adds radiance and helps prepare the skin
- Next apply the Studio Moisture Cream, a super-rich creamy moisturizer boosted with skin-nourishing extracts including passion fruit, spinach leaf, green tea, algae, wheat germ and coconut. Moistens, feeds, firms and protects the skin and Promotes a healthy radiance
- Use the Studio Fix Fluid Foundation
- Correct and Conceal using the Pro Concealer and Correct Palette
- Finish off the base with Prep + Prime Transparent Finishing Powder that provides an invisible way to set makeup
- Apply Ruby Woo Lipstick mixed with Vintage Rose Crème Colour Base on cheeks
- Use the Vintage Rose Crème Colour Base on the eyelids
- Next apply the Folie Eye Shadow on crease and lower lash line
- Brows should be well defined with Spiked Brow Pencil
- Use the Haute & Naughty Mascara for extra volume on lashes
- Finish the look by applying the Taupe and Diva Lipstick