I think when I used to put a lot of makeup, a lot of people came up to me and said
, “Oh my God, you look so different from what you look on-screen” and that’s something that kind of really stuck with me like really,
I look a lot different but I wanna be myself
In Housefull, in fact, where we were playing Rajkumaris (Princesses) I barely have any makeup
Being a total tomboy when I first came into the industry,
I really didn’t know how to apply makeup.I was that girl who never cared about makeup.
Didn’t really apply it, didn’t know what mascara is.
Do you have a skincare routine or regime that you follow?
I have to like admit that I am really, really lazy about my skincare routine. I am absolutely the laziest person on earth.
Only thing I do is, make sure that I take off my makeup before I go to sleep that’s something I do diligently.
And I think it’s because I read an article, I don’t know if it’s true I read an article that you age ten years, almost ten years faster if you sleep with makeup.
Your skin just ages quickly because of lack of oxygen, blocked pores of whatever it is and kind of has stuck with me,
that’s kind of scarred me I would say that I kind of take off my makeup no matter how sleepy I am.
I moisturize my skin because I have really, really dry skin. I have like eczema so I kind of really need to moisturize actually.
So how do you maintain your skin because it looks flawless and even when you have really minimal makeup, we can’t really see any problems or eczema or anything like that
Ya, I mean I think touchwood its genetics but it’s also what you think is okay. Over the years I feel like I have grown more confident with my skin.
I have become more like less makeup is better and it’s more me, like I have been saying that it’s been a journey in terms of,
I think when I used to put a lot of makeup, a lot of people came up to me and said,
, “Oh my God, you look so different from what you look on-screen” and that’s something that kind of really stuck with me like really, I look a lot different but I wanna be myself.
Eventually I kind of wanted to break free from the crutches of having to portray to be somebody else and always be perfect. So, over the course of time, I have been like less makeup is okay.
If I have a little bit of a freckle or something, it’s okay, really. Normal. Lesser makeup is good.
I like to see skin texture and that’s something even in my films you are going to see now where I have kind of cut down a lot on makeup
In Housefull, in fact, where the past look, we were playing Rajkumaris (Princesses) I barely have any makeup.
I have just trusted in the DOP that he would probably take care of lighting my face and stuff because I have really high cheekbones.
So, over the course of time, I have kind of just accepted my skin with all its flaws or I don’t know what do I say, imperfections but I am happy with who I am.
So, has your mother or grandmother or somebody in your family passed down any skincare, haircare tips that you swear by?
I think like in terms of hair; I think the South Indian in me is going to say that there is nothing like a nice coconut oil massage for your scalp.
It’s really nourishing and it’s something your scalp really needs. I would say like coconut oil before you take a hair bath is something that really, really works.
I think coconut oil is so magical that I am a total advocate for it. You know how you have grown up with this coconut oil, we eat it, we use it for cooking and all of that
and suddenly you get into this business and sway away from what your grandmother has taught you, your mother has taught you.
We are into these fancy products and after some time I am reading this article about how
Victoria Secret models are having a spoon of virgin coconut oil first thing when they get up, they are having a teaspoon or a tablespoon of coconut oil
and I am just like really. That’s what they are saying that it helps cleansing their skin. But this is what we always did
If you could share with us any makeup tip you picked up from a makeup artist, what would that be?
So many things, I think. I mean I would say Subhash Vagal, I don’t know if you know him or heard of him, Subbu, he recently passed away
but I always take him as my makeup guru because being a total tomboy when I first came into the industry, I really didn’t know how to apply makeup.
I was that girl who never cared about makeup. Didn’t really apply it, didn’t know what mascara is. And I met Subbu because he was doing my first ever portfolio shoot and being the big makeup artist he is,
I had to go for Miss India and needed to buy makeup. I told him Subbu I don’t know how to do makeup
He kind of helped me, came all the way to a makeup store, told me what to buy, help me learn how to apply basic makeup so that’s something I am never going to forget.
Because I really was a nobody and he was already a famous makeup artist. He had done Madhuri’s makeup and all these top actors, Kareena’s makeup, Anushka’s makeup,
and then like suddenly for me, just a little girl, trying to teach me how to do makeup, I am going to be forever grateful.
So, I would say I learned basic makeup from him but then I learnt a little bit of tricks. Like I learnt you should put concealer in the end.
even if you do your eyes, then you do your base. The last thing you do is your concealer so it looks fresh.
That’s something I learnt from my makeup artist.