Since most of you already know that I participated in Elle Blogger of The Year Award and that a major part of winning depends on public voting, I am happy to say that I have already won (even though the official results are not out) because of all the love that I got from you guys. Be it round 1, 2 or 3 I have been leading all the way (in votes/tweets/shares) and I am extremely overwhelmed and humbled.

So challenge 3 was all about re-creating Elle magazine cover. I chose Freida Pinto for her gorgeous tanned look and because I loved her makeup completely. Here's the breakdown of my look for you guys-

For eyes, I did brown smoked out makeup with a dark brown gradient on the upper lids and crease area. I also used kohl on my waterline which I ended up smudging through a makeup brush. Freida's lashes are gorgeous, so I curled them up and used a mascara to add that much needed dramatic look.

For face I used a darker base to get the tan and contoured my cheeks to get the kind of highlight Freida achieved. I also highlighted forehead, chin and nose to create sharp features and I think i did a pretty decent job. I used MAC products for base and covered it up with a MAC Compaq powder. Of-course blending was the key to success in my case. My favorite part was the lipstick in bright pink shade :) I even used the same nail shade as her. 

Hair was a big challenge. Freida had these beautiful defined sections of hair in the crown area that were set well. Each section looked separated and twisted and yet was in sync with the overall hairdo. She finished it off with a high ponytail. To achieve this look I sprayed all of my hair to add lots of volume to it. I then separated few section son my crown are and twisted them to get the same look as Freida and secured them with bobby pins right at the middle of my hair. I created 4 such sections/twists and secured them all. Then I tied all of my hair in a high ponytail and took out some strands right behind my ear to achieve that boho look that Ferida sported. 

For my outfit, I wore a similar colour for my blouse as Freida but due to camera setting, it didn't come out same. Nevertheless I added bling chunky jewelry and tried to stick to spikes and pearls as Freida.

I hope you guys liked this ensemble (I somewhat know with the no. of votes I have got) but still, the results aren't out yet and you can still vote for me on this link- VOTE. Thank you to my sister whose been constantly hounding people to vote for me, my readers for voting for me on single request and my friends who have gone all out to campaign for me. I love you all to the moon.