Prices, timing and a skin plan that suits Bhubaneswar.
Peak: November to February, with dates set by the Odia panji. Quiet: June to September.
Odia families with a distinctive nirbandha, jayee anukolo and bahaghara sequence, mostly at night.
Humid and hot for most of the year. Coastal air keeps the skin damp.
Moderately soft.
Odia weddings happen late at night, often after midnight. Your makeup is applied in the evening and photographed at 2 am. Ask for a setting routine built for eight hours, not four.
Kalyan mandaps across the city and hotels on Janpath.
Bride's own makeup and hair on the wedding day: about Rs 8000 to Rs 35000. Family or party makeup: about Rs 2500 to Rs 9000. A full pre-bridal package: about Rs 4000 to Rs 16000. These are ranges people actually pay, not quotes.