Shruthi Bawa and her team helped me with my Henna Party and Wedding Day make-up, making sure my bridal party and myself looked our very best plus more! One thing folks don't tell you is that wedding make-up isn't ordinary make-up, you can't go to the Sephora counter at the mall and make a go of it (I did this for my engagement pictures and found out the hard way). You need make-up that will work with all kinds of lighting and flash photography and Shruthi has all the tricks of the trade to make sure your skin looks flawless and you don't get any "white powder" messes getting captured (especially after you've paid tons for a photographer and videographer- last thing you want is awful photos for the rest of your life).
She's also an expert at highlighting and contouring to make sure your best features stand out and the not so favorite ones are a bit more subtle, you need this to look wonderful from every angle- repeat- this is a must have! She also did hair in a snap for both me, My Mother, Sister, and several cousins. The styles were appropriate for the age of the client and occasions- which saved a lot of trips to the salon for my guests too.
In addition, for South Asian Brides, Shruthi is an added bonus that she set all of my jewelry and set my very heavily worked veil; it's imperative that it is set properly and not falling off, I brought absolutely nothing but my clothes and jewelry, going with Shruthi means she has everything covered- various shades of make-up, eyelashes, bobby pins, hair extensions- everything you need is covered in one cost and no surprises at the end! She made sure I still looked myself- but the more regal bridal version :)
If you are considering Shruthi- I would strongly recommend looking up her Facebook page to see her work, it gives a very accurate idea and a picture is worth a thousand words. After being one of her brides- you come to realize that he work is truly art and she is a miracle worker! read more