Makeover magic - Femina

Our experts waved their magic wands and transformed two very presentable young women into women for all seasons

Avani Dewan

Avani works with a radio station in Ahmedabad. She has to be at the radio station well before her listeners' radio alarms go off. Having to literally wake listeners with cheery chatter does not leave Avani much time to pay attention to her appearance, and then, as she says, "after all, it is radio and not TV, why worry about make-up?"

Avani chose three looks for herself - a workday look, a semi-casual look and a formal evening look. During Neeta Lulla's session, she had discovered that rich jewel colours enhanced her skin tone and made her feel confident. She chose brightly-coloured clothes and light jewellery from Deepak Jewellers' collection.

For the makeover:

For Avani's daytime, professional look, the hair stylist smoothened her somewhat unruly hair with serum. Avani chose to leave her hair open rather than tie it back. A bit of styling created a soft frame for her face. Make-up for Avani's fair skin had to be subtle. She had ditched her glasses for contact lenses and her eyes were lightly lined to bring out their sparkle. A glossy lip colour echoed the blush on her cheeks. Once Avani slipped into her red jacket and white pants, she was ready to face the camera - even for a television show!

For the formal looks, the make-up artist deepened Avani's blusher and placed a red and white 'bindi' on her forehead. Avani's hair was curled and pulled back into a ponytail adorned with flowers.

Avani was quite impressed with herself! She felt that her personality change was complete.

Shruti Chhajer

Shruti is a bubbly young thing, with amazing charisma. She is a confident young woman who knows how to dress to impress.

Yet Shruti felt she could gain bonus points by joining the Femina Circle of Success. Given to wearing casuals most of the time, Shruti preferred to keep her look as close to natural as possible. By the end of the workshop though, she walked with more confidence, exuding a visible magnetic charm.

For the makeover:

Shruti's hair was naturally soft and wavy, and because she was growing it long, the stylist decided not to take any steps to trim or shape it. Instead, conditioning products were used to lend her hair more manageability, giving it new form and shape.

For her more casual looks, make-up was kept minimal and natural. A peachy-orange blush brushed onto the apples of her cheeks gave Shruti a warm glow, while depth was added to her eyes with eye-liner. Nearly nude lip colour and only a hint of blush completed the look.

For her evening look, Shruti chose a richly-worked ensemble; make-up was applied to reflect the richness of the clothes.

Soft red eye-shadow was stained on the lids and blended under the brow. Shruti's lips were darkened and her cheeks were contoured to make her face look more mature. A dusting of fine luminous power added a delicate sheen to her face. By the time Shruti had put on her jewellery, she was glowing.

"I think I should dress up more often!" was her parting shot, as she swept out of the room, ready to face the camera.