💆 Of Makeup Mantras and Bhallas
Naach 2017 This Saturday was different than any other..it was the day of the performance. All night, I kept awake going thru the dance routines in my head and now the day had finally come. I just wanted it to be over soon. It wasn’t the performance itself that was bothering me, but all the prep work that one has to do for that 10 mins of limelight..hair, makeup, jewelry, costumes and the drive to the place. I was supposed to meet up with the 5 of the girls at Pree’s house, so we could car pool from there onwards. My friendly neighbor G had agreed to come over to my house to do my eye makeup...gold eyeshadow and all. We had studied enough online videos to nail the look. By 4 pm, I had gotten my gear on and was waiting for G to come. The doorbell rang and G walked in rather efficiently, carrying a makeup kit, looking no less than a doctor making a house call. She got down to business right away and worked on the eyes...well, what I tho...