And the 2024 bride wore ‘very demure, very mindful’ make up

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. No harsh contours, no strong lip lines or sharp eye shadows—it seems the celebrity bride of 2024 followed the “very demure, very mindful" trend when it came to make-up looks. Whether it was Aditi Rao Hydari, Sonakshi Sinha, Rakul Preet Singh, Shobita Dhulipala, Shweta Kapur or Radhika Merchant, many A-listers who got married this year went for a soft, ethereal make-up look.

“Make up is very personal. Some brides love a red lip; for some, it’s a nightmare," says celebrity make-up artist Savleen Manchanda, who did the bridal make up for actor Hydari and designer Kapur of the label 431-88. “Bridal make up needs to make them comfortable in their skin." In case you want to recreate Hydari's look, Manchanda suggests some tips: "I have used soft browns for a smokey eye, which complemented her red lehnga.

We have just coated her natural lashes with mascara. For lips, I stained them with red lipstick, not a tint, and kept the lines blurred, so there's a subtle pop of colour. We wanted it to look like rose-bitten lips in old paintings.

Aditi has great skin which doesn’t need much work, so we used very little concealer, and skin tints with SPF, to get a luminous, glowy base." For cheeks, she used a peachy pink shade to give Hydari the “happy bride flush". For Kapur's make up, Manchanda added a bit more drama with a half liner, while the rest was all about keeping it fresh looking. Mumbai-based bridal make-up artist Shradha Luthra says the current trend in bridal make up is “embrace your natural beauty", with subtle enhancements to the features.