Mickey Contractor
Director of Makeup Artistry, M•A•C
Designers readying for their biggest amp shows swear by his magic touch. Bollywood actors (read Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Kajol) know where to get their gorgeous looks, both onscreen and offscreen. Mickey Contractor is not just a makeup artist, he is a one-man glamour machine who has brought Indian beauty trends to the international stage. His subtle contouring and sumptuous palette has won him fans across the world. His journey—from styling to heading M•A•C to launching his own line of products—is both fascinating and inspiring. His first memory about makeup is working with Helen, who he believes was way ahead of her times. Working for over three decades, he was the first to introduce glitter, frost, lashes and feathers in Bollywood. About his long-standing association with M•A•C, Contractor says is buying lipsticks. One of the greatest moments in his career, he says, was to conceive the M•A•C Mickey Contractor Collection.
The Wedding LOOK 1
The look was seen at India Couture Week 2016 for Manav Gangwani’s show. Using M.A.C. products, Contractor prepped the skin with Fix+, Studio Moisture Fix and Pro Conceal and Correct Palette. Using the Select Sheer Pressed Powder, he gave a natural matte finish. Sculpting powder, Mocha lipstick and Mineralise Skinfinish were used for the face. He used Lash No. 7 for an added drama. He lined the eyes with Fuildline eyeliner gel in blacktrack.
The Cocktail LOOK 2
Seen during Anamika Khanna’s show at India Couture Week, he used Prep+Prime Transparent Finishing powder to set makeup. He used Cream Colour Base (hush) and Shadester Sculpting powder for the face. He used the Embark eyeshadow and Chromagraphic pencil. After fixing Lash No. 7, he put Reflects Gold Glitter on the eye lids. The lips were lined with Plum lip pencil and filled with red lipstick.
Day Wedding LOOK 3
The look was created for Tarun Tahiliani’s show. He used Mineralise Charged Water Moisture gel to make the skin luminous. He then applied the Prep+Prime Moisture Infusion, Pro Conceal and Correct Palette and Select Sheer Pressed Powder to create matte look. He sculpted the face with Shadester Sculpting Powder. He applied Mocha lipstick. For eyes, he used Sketch and Rice Paper Eye Shadow with the Chromagraphic pencil.
Qawali Night LOOK 4
He created a matte look using Select Sheer Pressed Powder and contoured and blushed the cheeks using Spirit lipstick. He then applied Pro Shine Mixing Medium on the eyelids and used Feline Kohl Eye Pencil, Blacktrack Fluidline and Embark Eyeshadow. Lips were lined with Soar Lip Pencil. The look was seen at Manish Malhotra’s show.
Jazz Age LOOK 5
Contractor created a soft look for Varun Bahl’s show that can go well with bling apparel and accessories. He applied Mineralise foundation loose, for a radiant look and used the Cream Hush shade as base. He applied Syrup lipstick on the cheeks. For the eyes, he used Pearl Cream Colour base, Embark eye shadow along with the Chromagraphic Pencil. Lips were lined with Talking Points Lip Pencil and filled with Relentlessly Red and Please Me lipstick.