How to Apply Indian Dance Make Up

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Indian make-up is used during Bharathanatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak, and Odisi dances. This type of make-up is meant for use on stage. This make-up may look scary up close, but wonderfully and boldly brings out every facial feature on stage.

Steps

1. Wash face and apply an oil-free moisturiser.
   
2. Apply a light coat of facial powder.
   
3. Apply a thick, even foundation (just a tiny bit lighter than your skin tone).
   
4. Apply a thick coat of facial powder (a slight warm tinge).
   
5. Apply dark reddish blush heavily.
   
6. Use a black eyeliner and outline the eyes. Completely curve up the bottom one so the eyes should be in a petal shape.
   
7. Apply 3 coats of thick, black mascara.
   
8. Apply dark foundation to the sides of your nose. This gives an appearance of a sharper nose.
   
9. Use dark red lipstick with some gloss.
   
10. Finish up with some dark eyeshadow (optional step).
    
11. Use a dark red Bindi in the middle of your fore-head; round or raindrop shaped, depending on your face shape.
    
12. Draw a U-shaped curve under the Bindi with white thilak.
    
13. Put a small black dot with an eyeliner stick (kajal) under the white curve.
    
14. Put a small black dot with Kajal (eye-liner) on your lower cheek.
    

Tips

• This make-up should be very heavy (you should be pale as a ghost, or light colored.)
  
• Just exaggerate everything that you usually wear everyday.
  

Warnings

• You may look stunning on stage.
  
• You may look freaky with all that make up from close-by.
  
• Make-up may smear! Keep your face oil-free (not dry!).
  
• This type of make-up is not meant for daily use.
  

Things You'll Need

• Light foundation
  
• Very light facial powder
  
• Black eyeliner(kajal)
  
• Dark eyeshadow
  
• Dark blush
  
• Dark lipstick
  
• Fresh water to clean face
  
• Dark red Bindis/thilak
  
• Other make-up equipment
  

Related wikiHows

• How to Apply Makeup
  
• How to Apply a Good Lip Gloss/Lipstick
  
• How to Find Information on Bindis
  
• How to Pick the Right Foundation Makeup
  
• How to Apply Stage Makeup
  

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