Take a look at the year 2004-05’s best fashion and glamour photographs of models and stars. The artist who has created their magical looks is Cory Walia who has been acclaimed as arguably one of the top make-up Gurus of India. Cory has been in the glamour business of designing ‘faces’ and ‘looks’ for models in ad films, catwalk shows and photo-shoots for almost two decades. He is in great demand for ad films, print media ad shoots and fashion shows or catalogues. “Make-up in India has gone through a virtual revolution in the last ten years. The liberalisation of the economy in the early nineties gave a tremendous boost to the advertising industry in these years,” he says, “But all this changed with films and ad films becoming big money projects.”

Aishwarya Rai is the complete beauty according to all make-up gurus of India. “She looks beautiful even with dark circles under her eyes,” says Cory Walia, “See Raincoat if you don’t believe me.”

Today young women from the most high-class families are entering the modelling business. Miss Indias, their scanty clothing, their prime bodies, their glamorous lifestyles and their constant appearance in the media has become the craze of the past two decades. Designers have become big names and Indian haute couture has been globalised over the years. Television has opened new career opportunities for young women and films, TV and modelling attract hordes of women. Consequently, professional make-up has become important and even socialites and trendy brides are hiring professionals to do their faces for special occasions or to makeover their personalities.

Aishwarya Rai Is The Ultimate Beauty

Cory thinks Aishwarya Rai is the perfect beauty. According to him, a woman does not have to be beautiful today. She becomes beautiful because of her shapely body, youthful look and her ‘attitude’.

Future Make Up Will Be Technology Driven

Cory sees make-up becoming even more technology-driven in the future. Sprays, peel off make-up, ready-made looks, false cheeks, eyelashes, bosoms, chins, noses - all these are possibilities. Already, women are changing their eye or hair colour at the flick of their fingers. The more women hanker after beauty and whimsy, the more cosmetics will be created and the more techniques will emerge to give them what they want.

Amisha Patel Represents The Make Up And Hair Looks For 2005

For the year 2005, actor Amisha Patel, who has three releases this year, epitomises the ‘look’ of the year. Her hair is coloured blonde with highlights and curls. Her make-up is golden with sparkles and her clothes are also touched with shards of gold and glitter. She was seen in Elaan in her new look in a new kind role designed by boyfriend director Vikram Bhatt. Her heroes are Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgan. She will be seen also in Vaada with Arjun Rampal and Zayed Khan and finally in The Rising – Mangal Pande with Aamir Khan. But her Elaan look is the look of 2005! Amisha Patel – with three releases lined up for 2005 – epitomizes the 2005 look of golden hair and golden glints in eyeliner and lipstick. The younger, sporty look includes gold studded caps, mismatched belts with ethnic embroidery, shimmery tops and colourful, glittery jeans, worn with equally shiny shoulder or jhola bags!

Hair To Be Golden Hair goes out of its standard poly tail look this year, say designers. Loops of hair, coloured braids and gold streaks are in. Red hair is out and passé. Untidy is the key to hairstyles. The more dishevelled the hair, the more stylish it is in 2005. Shoulder length or very short – these are the only options. Streaking and highlighting hair to match the skin is very in. Highlights can be in two or three shades of gold, say hip hair designers. Amisha Patel’s golden locks are attracting attention in all beauty circles. Her look in her new movies is golden, rather feline and very sensual.

Eyes Are Smoky And Glittery

Eyes, according to make-up gurus will be defined with strong eyeliners, which will be smudged and flecked with gold. Eyelashes will be highlighted and enlarged to give sensuality to smoky eyes. Nails will be painted with a touch of gold too.

Lips And Faces

Coloured Cosmetics Are Endorsed By Designers

Indian cosmetic companies like Lakme have brought in many designers – like Tarun Tahiliani – to endorse the new shades of make-up in 2005! Earlier, Manish Malhotra, Rohit Bal and others have endorsed shades of lipsticks and nail varnishes.

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