WONDER STROKES

CELEBRITY MAKEUP ARTIST DANIEL BAUER SHARES HIS PHILOSOPHY, TANISHA BHATTACHARYA IS ALL EARS

- DANIEL BAUER

Mumbai-based celebrity makeup artist and hairstylist Daniel Bauer has A-listers like Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Ananya Panday on his client list. Look at his work and you know he’s had a great time curating beauty looks for Katrina Kaif in recent times. Be it her Harley Quinn avatar during the promotions of Phone Booth or her beautiful wedding, she looked scintillating. He sure knows a thing or two about colour palettes, skin tones and facial shapes. Recent highlights include Priyanka Chopra’s eye makeup, which was an instant head-turner at the launch of the Bulgari Eden, Garden of Wonder collection. Whether it’s soft brown eyes for Deepika Padukone during the Padmaavat collection, or Priyanka’s graphic square liner with hints of electric silver and graphite shimmer inlay, Aishwarya’s classic dark-kohled eyes with nude lips, or Katrina’s winged liner with a little colour towards the inner eye - he truly uses his brushes to speak about his immense talent. In a candid conversation, he reveals his journey from Sydney to India, the evolving Indian beauty standards without gender discrimination, and being on the speed dial of most Bollywood divas. Excerpts…

From Sydney to India, how rewarding has your career been as one of the leading celebrity makeup and hair stylists?