Top 7 Bridal Makeup Looks For The Indian Bride

Home » Lifestyle » Top 7 Bridal Makeup Looks For The Indian Bride

Last Updated on April 27, 2022 by Sagarika Kapoor

Every year multiple trends take over the wedding space. They come and go after influencing many brides in how they see their wedding outfits. These trends not only have a part in what you wear on D-Day but also help you decide your makeup looks. In the last couple of years, the trends of bridal makeup looks for the Indian bride have blurred. On the one hand, you will see brides going classic with kohl-rimmed eyes and dewy skin. On the other hand, you will see experimental brides who play with colour and texture for their big day. This means that even though these bridal makeup trends exist, there aren’t any rules that need to be followed. After all, you are the bride. What you say goes.

But we know how important your bridal makeup is for you. So we have curated a list of the trending Indian bridal makeup looks for 2022. However, if trendy makeup is not your jam, we have included some classic looks as well. We are sure that you will find something for your wedding day from the options below. 

Bridal Makeup Looks Indian

We are sure that you’ve heard of multiple cliches related to Indian bridal makeup. We want you to think back on them and then throw them out the window. These don’t particularly apply to the modern bride, which is you! You don’t have to subscribe to the stereotypical red lip and liner formula. Even though it is okay if you do go for that. You can play around a lot more with your makeup looks. This is partly due to the international nature of everything we do nowadays and partly because of the sheer availability of products and professionals at our disposal. Keeping these things in mind, here are our suggestions for Indian bridal makeup looks for you to get inspired by. 

The No-Makeup Makeup Look 

Anushka Sharma set the trend for the most natural bridal makeup looks Indian. With her pink blush and minimal makeup, she ensured that her skin shined more than the makeup. If your style is minimalist, we think the no-makeup makeup look is your ideal choice. Taking inspiration from Anushka’s look you can go for a pink blush and natural base with clean eye makeup. Going glam is not it for this one. Another rendition of the same is what Megan Markle did on her wedding day. One could not make a distinction between her skin and her makeup. Additionally, Alia Bhatt’s wedding makeup, from her pre-wedding rituals to the wedding day all had the natural makeup look that highlighted her features.

This type of makeup look is ideal for a day wedding or any other daytime function you have. To add just a little bit of glam, use some highlighter to get a dewy finish to your skin. 

Kajal And Natural Skin 

We know we aren’t the only ones who loved Deepika’s makeup looks at her wedding. The main look she brought to the front of wedding makeup is the kohled eyes and natural base look. This is a dramatic interpretation of the classic Indian kajal look. The focus is on your beautiful eyes with a thick rim around the eyes. Your skin is a contrast compared to your eye makeup. It’s natural and sheer. If you are going for a full coverage foundation ensure that it is perfectly blended. But we recommend going for a medium coverage base. It will hide the things you want it to hide but still maintain a naturalness. Keep your lips nude and add just the tiniest bit of gloss to give a natural vibe. 

Metallic Tones

If you are in doubt about what makeup will suit your skin and your outfit, opt for metallic tones. The variety of gold, silver and bronze matches most traditional garments and skin tones. Bronze eyes specifically complement traditional occasion wear. They can be accentuated easily with the help of a touch of highlighter and a blush. For day events, remember to keep the bronze less glitter based. For the evening and night events, go all out with the metallic bridal makeup looks. 

Magical Monochrome Bridal Makeup Looks

Monochrome is all the rage everywhere. From Indian weddings to international fashion shows, monochromatic looks are having a moment. We suggest taking a fresh monochromatic take on your bridal makeup looks for the big day. Now, you can take two approaches to it. The first one includes keeping just your makeup with the different shades of the same colour. For example, if you’re wearing pink blush, go with pink eyeshadow and pink lips. You can also go for a pink eyeliner and no eyeshadow look. This way it will just be a monochromatic makeup look.

Another approach for monochrome bridal makeup looks is to match your makeup with your outfit. If you’re wearing an orange lehenga for your Mehendi ceremony then you wear some orange eyeshadow, peach blush and a peachy nude lip. Colourful eyeliner is also an option here. For the colours that aren’t normally found in blushes and highlighters, you can find a close family of the hue. For instance, if you are wearing a lilac outfit, your eye makeup can be lilac, and your blush can be a cool-toned one that closely matches your skin tone. Your highlighter should be a silver one and your lips nude. The makeup in such cases depends on the colour of the embroidery on a base colour. 

Styl Tip: Coloured eyeliners are a very popular trend this season. You can either match them with your outfit or keep them as a secondary tint. Additionally, you can also opt for a graphic coloured eyeliner for some more fun. 

Smokey Eyes Bridal Makeup Looks Indian

Bridal makeup looks Indian that never goes out of style is the smokey eye. Indian girls have features that are ideal for the smokey eye bridal makeup look. You can opt for classic black and grey smokey eye bridal makeup looks. There are varities available in this too. You can keep your skin natural or go full glam. Your lips can be nude or bold red. There are options galore. Additionally, you can also play around with the colours of the eye makeup and match it with your outfit. If you’re wearing something in the purple family, you can get a purple smokey eye. The same applies to other hues as well.

An interpretation of the smokey eye look is the addition of glitter to add more dimension to your eyes. You can do this with classic or colourful eye makeup. When in doubt, we suggest going for the smokey eye look for your wedding day. 

Traditional Bridal Makeup Looks 

In various communities across India, bindis are used as a beautifying element. The most prominent example of this is the way Bengali brides use red and white bindis to highlight their eyes. Similarly, you can apply this traditional accessory to add to your makeup on D-Day. To pull off bridal makeup looks Indian with bindis you should keep your makeup natural and dewy. A more skin-like base gives an opportunity for the bindis to shine. In addition to the natural base, you can opt for kohled eyes to keep the attention there. After that, you can place the bindis wherever you like. You can put them around the brows and eyes to soak yourself in tradition. You can also get the smaller rhinestone bindis and use them as colourful elements around the eyes to add some glamour and drama. 

We hope that this article helped you get some inspiration for your bridal makeup looks. For any assistance regarding wedding or personal styling, contact us at Styl-Inc and our team of expert stylists will get in touch with you.

Stay tuned to Styl-Inc blogs for more wedding styling tips and tricks.

Until next time. 

Keepin’ it Styl’ish

Signing off, 

Shravani Priya