The concept of body or face painting has been associated with festivals since time immemorial. Holi being the festival of colours, indulging in the joy of playing with colours is something most people enjoy but are increasingly restraining from, often due to the harmful effects of the colours on the skin or the stains.
Also, no matter how one chooses to dress up to go ‘Holi hai!’, all end up looking the same, with colours smeared on their faces. For this Holi, t2 thought of ideating a concept that is both safe and skin-friendly, yet colourful, creative and artistic. We played around with the concept of face- painting using skin-friendly body paint and make-up.
You can keep a quirky theme for your paint party to make it merrier for the guests and them to exercise their creativity. Our shoot was themed on floral motifs as spring is the season of fresh blooms. Our models, Sushmita Roy and Priyanka Das, wore outfits apt for the a Holi pool party. Hair, make-up and styling duo Kaushik and Rajat tied their hair into tight buns and painted two floral designs on their faces. They completed the look by sticking colourful feathers on the eyelashes to add a hint of drama. The Park hotel’s poolside was the perfect backdrop for the shoot.
KAUSHIK AND RAJAT’S PRE-AND-POST-PAINT TIPS:
Hair, make-up and styling notes:
“Holi means playing with colours. Be it powder or water-based colours, it is mostly harmful to skin and hair. Very few people play using herbal colours. Most people become weary of playing with colours because sometimes the stains refuse to come off the skin and they can’t attend work the following day. We wanted to explore Holi differently this year. The make-up palette and the body paint we used are all skin-friendly. So, for this Holi, friends can help each other paint each other’s faces for a Holi party with professional body-painting colours that are non-toxic and not harmful to the skin. We have used paints which are of make-up grade and not harmful. Usually, after putting colours on the face, it becomes unrecognisable. Using such paints can make your Holi selfies look good too!” said Kaushik and Rajat, hair and make-up duo.
Hair, make-up and styling: Kaushik and Rajat
Assisted by: Sumita
Models: Sushmita Roy and Priyanka Das
Location: The Park
Food partner: Chowman