Bronzey Gold Make-up Breakdown by Aniruddha C

A golden glow for the face can be used on all skin tones. “Gold make-up is just perfect for the winter season. But remember when going for the gold look, don’t combine brighter hues; the effect should be monochromatic,” says make-up artist Aniruddha Chakladar.

For Aishwarya Rai, who has a light complexion, Aniruddha has used a foundation that is one shade darker (M.A.C Face and Body Foundation in C5) than her skin tone and followed it up with M.A.C Blot Powder/Pressed in Medium Dark. For a darker person, however, the foundation must be of their skin tone.

Aishwarya’s eye make-up has been done with a mix of shades of gold (M.A.C Pigment in Golden Lemon) all over the lid, and bronze (M.A.C Eyeshadow in Bronze) in the crease, along with shades of burgundy (M.A.C Eyeshadow in Sketch and Trax) for the outer corners. The eyes have been lined with kohl (M.A.C Eye Kohl in Powersurge) and moderate mascara (M.A.C Pro Lash in Charcoal Brown) has been used on the lashes.

Next, he applied a bronze shimmer wash (M.A.C Refined Golden Powder) to contour the face, slightly diluted with M.A.C Mixing Medium. “The diluted powder shimmer can only be used with a waterproof foundation. If your foundation is not waterproof, dust some pressed shimmer powder on your face with blush,” advises Aniruddha. Then he applied M.A.C Powder Blush in Raizin on the apples of the cheeks.

The cheekbones have been highlighted with a M.A.C Mineralize Skinfinish in New Vegas. M.A.C Lipstick in Freckletone with M.A.C Tinted Lipglass in Oh Baby finish off this gold bronzey look.