Make-up Tips from Sonia Mansoor

If you want Aishwarya Rai’s gold look from Umrao Jaan, or Kareena Kapoor’s smoky eyes from Kurbaan, or Rani Mukherjee’s brown bridal make-up, then go no further than Sonia Mansoor’s Make-Up Salon. From Bollywood to West Hollywood, she has the latest trends covered. Sonia is certified in the New York State Fundamentals of Beauty Make-Up by the Carsten-Aveda Institute and has also trained at MAC and the Elizabeth Arden Red Door Salon. She works out of her centrally located Manhattan studio and creates her signature and dramatic looks by appointment only. Check out Sonia’s website at http://www.soniamansoor.com.

Sonia shares with Sholay some of her fab make-up tips:

1. Apply white loose translucent powder under your eyes before doing dark eye make-up. Dust off with a brush after the eye make-up is finished. Take some eye cream and wipe off any excess with a Q-tip for a clean effect.

2. When using fake eye lashes, trim off the length and / or sides of the lashes to your desirable size.

3. Clean your brushes after each make-up application. Try the MAC brush cleanser. Not only will it keep the make-up tools hygienic, but the colors of the shadows, blush and powder will not get mixed up.

4. Use a white kohl pencil on the watersil to lessen the redness of the eyes and make them appear bigger and more beautiful.

Posted: April 20th, 2010
Tags: beauty, makeup, salon, Sonia Mansoor