Bollywood Actor Rekha

My homage to an Icon

“In Ankhon ki Masti ke, Mastanay hazaron hain..”

English Translation: ‘Mesmerized by these eyes, thousands are intoxicated.’

Known to her fans as simply, Rekha, she is a beautiful and amazingly talented actor in India. Born as Bhanurekha Ganeshan in Madras India. She is one of Bollywood’s most enigmatic faces. Rekha ruled the Bollywood film industry during the 70’s and 80’s. Films like Umrao Jaan, Silsila, and Muqaddar ka Sikander are just a few of her biggest hits.

As a huge fan of her beauty, and her work. I have even placed a portrait of her in my studio. A further tribute … I did a Youtube makeup tutorial in 2017, on one of her most popular makeup looks.

Rekha is a celebrity who prefers to do her own makeup, even for her bigger budget films. She is most known for her iconic red lips! Her gorgeous bone structure doesn’t require much in the way of contouring. But those eyes! She always focusses her makeup style to showcase those gorgeous peepers.

Bollywood has a huge influence on us, Desi folks (aka South Asians) and non-Desis (Pronounced Day-sees). So as a makeup artist and a Bollywood fan, I definitely wanted to try out one of the most famous Star’s, famous looks.

Here is a comparison shot of the Final look I created on myself next to my inspiration pic of Rekha.

Makeup Tutorial

So this is a super old video at this point but I thought it would still be something you could laugh at, if you’re bored. See? I am totally thinking about you and about making you smile ;)

Watch these 3 videos on YouTube to see exactly how I achieved this look.

Makeup Tutorial Part 1: Bollywood Icon Rekha Umrao Jaan – Eyes

Makeup Tutorial Part 2: Bollywood Icon Rekha Umrao Jaan – Contouring

Makeup Tutorial Part 3: Bollywood Icon Rekha Umrao Jaan – Lips

Please enjoy, and let me know in the comments about other topics you would like to see!

xox

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