Make-up Trend Forecasts

Make-up too saw a wide variety of colors this year. In fact, even the quintessentially deep black smoky look saw some colors being added to it.

“Instead of smudging some plain black shadow, people this year lightened their eyes with some shimmery colored powder on the upper as well as the lower lids,” says make-up artist Ambika Pillai.

Clean and scrubbed faces and an almost nude no make-up look dominated the regular scene.

In fact, this simple, non-made-up look made for quite a statement in itself. “Many celebrities stepped out with beige eye-shadow and neutral lipstick." says Aniruddha.

The light lips look quickly became the rage everywhere.

“A pale, glossy mouth does really look hot, both when worn to downplay heavy kohl eyes or by itself,” says Ambika.

“Shimmer and shine of the 70s came back with a bang,” declares make-up artist Aniruddha Chakladar.

The twist in the tale, though, was the addition of a metallic touch to all the shimmer. “Along with regular gloss and shine, there was a definite inclusion of metallic hues like bronze and gold that crept into the palette,” adds Aniruddha.