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Hey everyone!

As the Official Beauty Blogger for Lakme Fashion Week, I got a peek at all the backstage action today for the Day 1 shows. The backstage area was a whirlwind of activity with hair, makeup, nails, outfits being done with an army of makeup artists, hair stylists and designer teams. Let me brief you a little bit about how it works.

 

 

 

There are 4-5 shows scheduled each day and there are 2 Beauty Teams working non-stop backstage to get the models ready for the shows. Team A is being headed by makeup artist Kapil Bhalla and Team B is being headed by makeup artist Clint Fernandes. Each of these teams does the makeup and hair for alternate shows to keep the backstage action smooth and organized.

On Day 1 today, I covered the backstage for the following 5 shows -

 

1. Gen Next Show : This is a really great concept at LFW wherein young designers (fresh out of college) are given a chance to showcase their designs on the ramp. This was the opening show of this season and  7 designers had been chosen to show their work. Interestingly, a lot of today’s successful designers like Masaba Gupta, Kallol Dutta (this year’s grand finale designer) had started out with Gen Next in 2007-2008. This show had a lovely makeup of a wash of silver on the eyes and burnt coral lip. More on this later in this post.
2. Pia Pauro : I loved this one though I couldn’t watch it as there was a makeup event at Lakme Absolute Fab Lab around the same time. This collection was inspired by the Mexican folk art and tribal aboriginal art prints. It was very fresh and almost summery in spirit. I loved the red lips!
3. Nandita Thirani/Payal Singhal : I loved some of the mirror-work pieces in this show. Also loved the side braid and the head piece! The makeup was kept simple with a black smokey eye and nude lip.
4. Jatin Verma/Vizyon : Titled Dark Angels, this show had a very wintery feel to it. I liked the use of sequins with the burgundy and navy dresses. The makeup was in keeping with the theme, a black smokey eye with glossy plum lips – not too vampy but with just a bit of mystery.
5. Ritu Beri : The models backstage in Ritu Beri creations were a sight to behold! This look had a very Victorian feel to it and there was a gorgeous overlay of crochet on the outfits. Each of the models wore a lovely crochet head dress with flowers on it and some had beautiful hats on. The makeup was a very soft black smokey eye with a bright fuchsia lip! I loved the makeup!

 

Makeup and Hair for Each show :

 

1) Gen Next :

This look was created by Makeup Artist Kapil Bhalla’s Team. The hair do was a sleek pony tail with a puff in the center to add some oomph to it. The makeup consisted of a pale wash of silver on the lips with a burnt coral lip. There was no liner and false lashes were added for a bit of drama. Since the Gen Next show had 7 designers’ creations in the same show, there was little variation in the looks with a just a change of lip color for Asa Kanzingmei’s part (lip color changed to red) and Astha and Sidharth(blue bindis added on the lips for a pop of blue). I think the pale silver eyes -burnt coral lip look was very wearable and simple to create. I wouldn’t normally pair silver with coral but I think it looked quite good.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2) Pia Pauro :

This look was created by Makeup Artist Clint Fernandes’s Team. The look consisted of a soft black smokey eye with matte black eye shadow + false lashes and deep red pout. Despite the richness of the lip color, the look came across really fresh, I guess the summery vibe of the clothes added that to this look! I couldn’t cover the entire backstage action since there was the Makeup Launch event going on simultaneously! Different models sported different hair-do’s in this show, some had on a chic blow dry with soft waves, some had loose side buns and some had gorgeous beachy curls. The entire look came together as very summery and breezy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3) Nandita Thirani/Payal Singhal

The makeup for this show consisted of an intense black smokey eye with a nude lip. The hair was neatly done in a side braid and there was a simple head piece adorning the forehead and crown. Matte black eye shadow was used to create this eye and false lashes were added to finish the look. A nude creamy lip color completed the look. I’m not a huge fan of very pale lips but I think the smokey eye went really well with the Indian wear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4) Jatin Verma/Vizyon

The theme of this collection was Dark Angels and the makeup for Jatin Verma’s section of the show was a heavy black smokey eye with a sheer plum lip gloss. The hair was once again ironed straight and tied into a sleek high pony tail, minus the puff in the center this time.  The makeup was in keeping with the theme of this collection. For the second part of the show showcasing Vizyon, the lip color was changed to a creamy nude shade.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5) Ritu Beri

This was my favorite makeup look for the Day 1! The eyes were kept slightly smokey with a black eye shadow and there was a pop of fuchsia on the lips which looked gorgeous! The hair do was a long side braid and a crochet head piece adorned the crown. I think the delicate crochet and the fuchsia lips looked beautiful together!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6) Pallavi Jaikishan

I couldn’t catch the backstage action in pics as my camera battery died. The look was beautiful and paired well with the gorgeous bridal wear. The eyes were soft yet defined with a wash of champagne eye shadow all over lid and black in the outer corner and crease. The lips were softly stained with a berry lip color. The hair was tied back in a sleek bun. The overall look was sophisticated and very graceful.

 

 

 

 

 

Overall Trend Report : 

Hair : Sleek, straight hair tied back in chic pony tails were the most dominant look.

Beauty : Smokey eyes! Almost every other show had a black smokey eye. Its easy to create and looks great on the ramp, I can see why its such a favorite!

 

 

 

 

I could not find a suitable place to take a full length picture but I will definitely take one tomorrow. I wore a sleeveless knee length  pale pink and black AND dress.  I did manage to take a few quick pics of my makeup before I left home. I wore a soft brown smokey eye (L’oreal Infallible eye shadow -Endless Chocolate), coral pink blush (MAC Fleur power) with a berry lip (Inglot lipstick no. 132).

 

 

I hope you liked this post! More backstage action coming up tomorrow!

 

p.s – This post has already become really image heavy so I’ll be uploading the remaining Ramp show pics on my Facebook page. Do check out my Album HERE.

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