STYLES FOR THE SEASON
NAMRATA SONI 37 , Hair and make-up artiste, Mumbai
Growing up, hair and make-up artiste Namrata Soni didn’t have the opportunity to experiment with make-up, since she went to boarding school. “I was a tomboy. But my sisters and I used to love watching my mom get dressed up. She had this beautiful dressing table with Estee Lauder, YSL and Chanel,” she recalls. Years later, after a course with Marvie Ann Beck, another at Delamar Academy of Make-up and Hair in London and years of assisting roles, today, Soni is one of the most sought after names in the entertainment business—having done films such as Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Aisha and Om Shanti Om. “I never wanted to do Bollywood, but it just kept coming my way. And after the first ten-fifteen times, I didn’t know why I was saying no to something that is meant to be.” Soni is now busy working with the biggest stars whether it’s glamming up Sonam Kapoor, Vani Kapoor, Masaba Gupta or ramp and weddings. Her personal style, however is simple. “I’d never accentuate my lips and eyes, I’d always concentrate on one at a time,” she says.