If we focused on wellness and self-care in 2020, we wanted to express ourselves to the world through make-up as lockdowns started easing in 2021, and bright eye looks became the biggest trend of the year. We will be continuing our obsession with colour this season, too, says celebrity hair and make-up artist, Daniel Bauer. Bauer, who is the lead make-up artist at FDCI X Lakmé Fashion Week, which begins in Delhi today, says that make-up is actually this season’s biggest fashion trend, now that masks are slowly coming off and loud statement make-up has also emerged as a global beauty trend in 2022.

“Put to bed your boring browns and nonchalant nudes; colour is king this season. Thirty-five artists from my academy and I are in the city this week for the country’s biggest runway shows. We want to create runway looks that inspire the public to expand their make-up repertoire. [This year] advance your inner make-up artist and discover a newfound love for amazing metallic eye pencils, gold shimmers, pop pinks, and purples,” says Bauer. The artist forecasts the hottest looks that will emerge from the fashion week, where he will collaborate with several notable designers such as Tarun Tahiliani, Pankaj & Nidhi, Ashish Soni and JJ Valaya, through the week.