Haldi, mehndi, gaye holud, nalangu, nikah. Each one touches your skin, and each one has a right time.
A Punjabi shaadi is not one day. It is nine. — The longest function list in India, and how to keep skin calm through all of it.
Your wedding happens in daylight. Plan for daylight. — Early morning, natural light, covered head. What that means for skin, hair and makeup.
Rajasthan will take the water out of your skin. Put it back. — Desert air, heavy jewellery and a long function list — planned around.
Kolkata weather has an opinion about your makeup. — Humid air, chandan work and a long red saree day — planned around.
A four a.m. muhurtham changes everything. — Pre-dawn muhurtham, oil baths, jasmine and heavy silk — planned around.
Turmeric touches your skin more here than almost anywhere. — A turmeric-heavy ritual list and a very long mandap day.
White fabric and a bright church are an honest combination. — Morning church light, white gown, humid coastal air.
The nath is beautiful. It is also on your nose for six hours. — Precise rituals, heavy nose and forehead jewellery, monsoon-season air.
Four nights of garba is a workout with a camera pointed at it. — Nights of garba before the wedding, and what that does to skin.
Four events, four faces, one skin. — Manjha, mehndi, nikah and walima — and one steady routine underneath.
Assam is green because it is wet. Your makeup needs to know that. — High humidity, oil rituals and muga silk.