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Shimmer, shine and sparkle away with makeup ideas for the festive season
Festive season is here, and there are so many ideas to experiment with for your looks this year. Whether you are the host or attending celebrations at your loved one's home, makeup ideas for 2025 let you go minimal or extravagant. 'Gone are the days when one would doll up just for weddings. Today, be it the Gen Z or millennial girls, or our moms and aunts, everybody wants to look wow, even if it's for an intimate gathering," says celebrity makeup artist Ojas Rajani. A GOOD BASE The no-makeup makeup look continues to remain popular, says Rajani. This, in part, is because international formulations that offer skin-like finish – very often without foundation coverage – are now available in India. 'I think the palette is very natural. People are loving the peaches and the creams and the pinks. While not many people are still very happy with the choice of burgundies and the maroons available, these lip shades are very flattering for medium to dusky skin tones in India and will continue to remain popular," says Rajani who has worked with stars including Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Deepika Padukone. It's not just about makeup, though. Rajani notes that it has become common for people to go for brow tattooing, Korean glass skin treatments, and permanent lip and cheek stains, that let you look minimally beautiful without a daily routine. These options work well for a busy festive season, when you probably don't have the time to shape your brows. EYES ON YOU Black and brown liners have taken a backseat. People are in for coloured mascaras and liners, says Rajani. "I am not a liner person, I think it makes you look older. Instead, apply lots of mascara to open up the eyes, and one good shadow. Or, you could do a little brown shadow smudge in your eyelash line – it gives an eyeliner look, but is still smudgy, softer and demure," adds Rajani. Even stars like Padukone and Katrina Kaif don't do a liner look. They rely on the smudged liner look instead, he shares. THE HIGHLIGHT It's all about shimmer, shine and sparkle this season, says Rajani, looking at the many new highlighter launches, and runway makeup trends such as mermaidcore and shipwreck chic. 'Be it Ganesh Chaturthi, Navratri or Diwali, using the right face products will help you achieve that festive shimmer and glow. You can add some shine to your face with a gloss, creme blush, highlighter or illuminators. Shimmer, shine and sparkle is a rule." For fair skin tones, pearl and silver highlighters are a good bet, and for medium to dark tones, gold and rose gold highlighters are a good bet, he says. 'You can also have a lavender highlighter moment – that is something being launched by luxury and affordable makeup brands this season," Rajani reveals.
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Ananya Panday Turns Up The Heat In A Sexy Polka-Dot Mini Dress
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Global touch to high end VFX sequences of Upendra's upcoming film ‘Next Level'
Chennai: If sources in the industry are to be believed, top graphic studios in India and Canada will colloborate with one another to deliver high-end VFX sequences in Kannada star Upendra's upcoming pan-Indian film 'Next Level'. For the unaware, Upendra is all set to return to the silver screen with his much-awaited pan-Indian film, 'Next Level' — a project that promises to offer a unique cinematic experience, blending gripping storytelling with cutting-edge visual effects. Produced by Tarun Shivappa under the Tarun Studios banner, 'Next Level' is being helmed by acclaimed director Aravind Kaushik. The film is being touted as one of the most ambitious Kannada productions to date, with a strong pan-India vision. A major highlight of the film will be its VFX sequences, which sources say will be high-end. Sources say the high end VFX sequences of the film will be handled by top graphics studios in India and Canada, which will collaborate with one another. The team aims to deliver a technically sophisticated product within a tight schedule, setting a new benchmark for Kannada cinema on the national stage. Along with Upendra, actress Aradhana, best known for her striking debut in the Kannada blockbuster 'Kaatera' opposite Challenging Star Darshan, plays the lead. Interestingly, Aradhana is the daughter of renowned multilingual actress in the industry say that the grand muhurtha (formal launch) of the film will be held in Hyderabad and that several Tollywood stars are expected to grace the is to take place across multiple cities, including Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Hyderabad. The film is said to carry the essence and narrative style of Upendra's cult classics such as 'A', 'Upendra', and 'Raktha Kanneeru', adding to the anticipation among fans. Producer Tarun Shivappa, known for his earlier projects like Rose, Mass Leader (with Shivarajkumar), Victory 2, Khaki, and Choo Mantar, is gearing up for one of his biggest productions yet. The cinematography for Next Level will be handled by Anoop Katukaran, who also worked on Choo Mantar.
