Vogue Beauty Awards 2016: Meet the Judges

My life in a line: “Happy girls are the prettiest.”

Web-spiration: “I look at Elton Fernandez’s page for beauty; Vogue India’s social media; Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid.”

The one thing people need to stop posting on social media: “Bare-chested selfies in the mirror with perfect lighting!”

Beauty icon: “Audrey Hepburn—timeless, beautiful, forever.”

Beauty goals for 2016: “Bare face—a slightly raw look where the lips aren’t perfectly outlined but stained. It’s a soft, smudged look.”

My life in a line: “Explorer.”

Web-spiration: “Vogue.in—that’s where I go.”

Favourite filter: “I have all sorts of beauty apps. My favourite is Bestie—it’s amazing!”

Secret beauty hacks:  “My grandmother’s recipes—she would steam her face with milk and she did not have a single wrinkle when she passed away. Use malai as a moisturiser—your skin will be fresh like a baby’s.”

Beauty goals for 2016: “The nude look—full eyebrows, eyes without eyeliner and lots of mascara.”

My life in a line: “I can paint a smile every day of my life.”

Web-spiration: “Sometimes on YouTube, I like to look at what other make-up artists do.”

Favourite filter: “I like black and white, so Moon.”

The one thing people need to stop posting on social media: “Disastrous pictures with this strange clown, monkey contouring.”

My life in a line: “The real glow comes from within, so look after yourself, both, inside and outside.”

The one thing people need to stop posting on social media: “Exaggerated pouts.”

Favourite filter: “Amaro.”

Secret hacks: “Keep your routine fuss-free, upgrade it every five years and never sleep without hydrating your skin.”

My life in a line: “Just browsing…”

Web-spiration: “Flipboard, and Miss Malini for Bollywood gossip.”

The one thing people need to stop posting on social media:  “DIY make-up tips—the whole idea is to learn how to do it yourself and what works for one doesn’t work for another.”

Beauty goals for 2016:  Out-of-bed hair—a lot of volume, short, manicured red nails, endless lashes, beautiful dewy skin and full eyebrows.”

My life in a line: “All the well-dressed women are here.”

Web-spiration: “Wonderful Places on Instagram—they have the most beautiful pictures.”

Secret hacks: “A leading actress showed me this trick where she just used eyeshadow to define her eyebrows.”

Common beauty mistakes that need to stop: “Too much glitter on the eyes.”

My life in a line: “Flawless really exists—I know it.”

Web-spiration: “The trending skincare techniques in the US, Japan and Korea on social media.”

The one thing people need to stop posting on social media: “Anything over-the-top—like too much surgical stuff done to their face.”

Common beauty mistakes that need to stop: “Sleeping on your face, which gives you deep lines at a young age; and not starting anti-ageing products from the age of 25.”

My life in a line: “Yogi, food junkie, fashion obsessed and everything monochrome.”

Web-spiration: “I go on Facebook every day. And I literally planned my wedding through Pinterest.”

Online shopping destination: “Intermix, Net-a-porter and Matches Fashion.”

The last thing you posted on social media: “The Vogue Style List piece I was part of—I proudly posted the caption: when I’m old and wrinkly, I’ll be happy to show this to my grandkids.”

My life in a line: “An octopus with eight working hands.”

Web-spiration: “Scarymommy.com—I have two kids and this website is a quasi-support group for mothers who are raging against being mothers, so it gives me a lot of solace to see that others are suffering too.”

Favourite filter: “Juno.”

Beauty goals for 2016: “Luminous, strobed skin, tinted eyebrows and oxblood lips.”

My life in a line:“God’s favourite girl.”

Web-spiration: “I check around 25 websites a day. The first one I visit is Vogue.in. I also love Fast Company, Daily Mail, Scroll and Goop.”

The one thing people need to stop posting on social media: “Contouring and this strange filter that makes you look like you don’t have any skin, as if you’re made of plastic.”

Beauty goals for 2016: “Loose braid, sun-kissed glow, vintage colours for toenails and a hyper mascara eye.”

My life in a line: “Life is too short to have boring hair.”

Web-spiration: “Scott Schuman, @thesartorialist: I love the way he shoots pictures—it’s very inspiring and interesting.”

The one thing people need to stop posting on social media: “What they’re eating!”

What never looks bad on camera: “Smoky eyes.”

Hair goals for 2016: “Easy breezy tresses, freehand painted hair instead of block highlights, and fun headgear.”

My life in a line: “Skincare snob, highlighter hoarder and Ashtangi in the making.”

Web-spiration: “Into The Gloss, Pinterest and Instagram yoginis.”

The one thing people need to stop posting on social media: “Overly done brows and mask-like make-up.”

Secret hacks: “Cold milk calms all skin tantrums. And use your fingers for make-up—they work better than brushes!”

Beauty goals for 2016: “Otherworldly, ethereal, highlighted skin.”

My life in a line: “Business is the new agent of change.”

Web-spiration: “The Economist; The Sourcing Journal, as it gives me a global perspective of textiles; and Humans of New York—they give you very interesting perspectives on life.”

Secret hacks: “Coconut oil is very important for my hair and I apply an egg pack every Sunday. I also make ubtan with freshly ground almonds and milk. And I use almond oil to nourish the skin and glycerin and rose water for my face.”

Beauty icon: “My mother.”