6 Funky beauty looks to try for your Mehendi
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Bright colors, dancing with your family, copious amounts of chaat and just fun all around ! Whether you are having a tiny mehendi in your living room, or an all out Mela - mehendis are the one time you can push the boundary and go the funky route when it comes to makeup. I mean, how many times will you wear the same gold eyeshadow and pink lipstick combination right?
Go ultra funky with accessories, and just forget the eye makeup. Wear your sunglasses and make your lipstick match them. Love the pale lip with the nude glasses in the photo above.
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Colored kohl with contrasting lips
Photo: CoolBluez Photography
This one is super effective and you can do it at home ! Pick a bright lipstick like a fuschia pink or bright coral, take a green liner pencil and line your lower lash line with it. Add a black liner on top, some mascara and you are set WMG Loves: Colorbar I Glide eye pencil in Jade Green, Mac Vegas Volt lipstick (If you are fair/ medium skintone), Mac Speak Louder (if you are darker)-
Use Gajra or Baby's breath in your hairstyle
Makeup in photo on top courtesy: Avantika Kapur , Bottom photos via Pinterest
Braid your hair into a mass of loose curls, and then wrap Gajra around it for a traditional yet funky vibe . If the Gajra look is too traditional for you, you can scatter loose petals into your braid for a stunning, delicate look.-
Match your sunglasses to your lipstick
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Glittery smokey eyes
Makeup via: Chandni Singh
Smokey eyes needn't be dark and dramatic. This fun purple smokey eye with glitter is perfect to add the right amount of bling to your mehendi look! WMG Loves: Mac Star Violet eyeshadow-
Go Rustic
Photo: Indian weddings by Katia
Not a huge makeup fan? Go rustic and simple with pretty, peachy lips with a soft sheen, softly lined eyes and a whisper of peach eyeshadow
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Add Glitter to your nails
Photo: Two Fireflies
For most of your function, you will be sitting with everyone staring at your nails . Make sure you give them a funky touch like a pop of neon or glitter gradient nail polishes which are super in . These start at the tips and fade as they go towards the nail bed. WMG Loves: The Maybelline Colorshow polishes have some fabulous glitter options