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When Shilpa Shetty Kundra stepped onto the carpet at the Vogue Beauty & Wellness Honours 2025, in partnership with Tira, she brought her signature approach to the moment: deliberate, expressive, and entirely her own. Later in the evening, she was honoured as this year’s Wellness Trailblazer—a title that reflects years of championing holistic health. And while the award recognised her influence, her beauty look reminded us just how powerfully she embodies intention in every detail.

Her makeup hinged on a single, harmonious colour story: nude tones used across her eyes, cheeks and lips. What could have read as simple was made sculptural through technique. Her cheekbones were lifted with blush and highlighter in similar hues, seamlessly blended for dimension. A creamy nude lip echoed the same palette, while a sharp cat-eye added definition and edge. Nothing was out of place, but nothing felt overdone.

The skin was radiant—not in a dewy, slippery way, but with a confident glow that suggested care, not correction. Her base looked like skin, but better. Elevated, precise and photo-ready without veering into theatrical.

Hair followed suit. Pulled into a sleek mid-bun with one face-framing tendril, it balanced symmetry with softness. Like the makeup, it relied on minimalism as a structure, not a trend. The effect was elegant, but never stiff.

It’s this kind of clarity—both in beauty and in presence—that has defined her public evolution. Long before wellness was a lifestyle category, she was investing in it as a daily discipline. Her platform, Simple Soulful, and her consistent emphasis on movement, breathwork and Ayurveda have shaped how many view holistic living in India.

And on this night, her beauty look echoed that philosophy. Not a mask, but a mirror. Not transformation, but fine-tuning. Every line, every highlight, every placement was done with purpose—and a certain self-assuredness that can’t be manufactured.

The Wellness Trailblazer title was well earned. And in true Shilpa Shetty Kundra style, she let the work speak first, then followed it up with a look that said everything else, without having to explain a thing.

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Every element of Bhumi Pednekar’s look—from the rose-toned lip to the sculpted waves—was in quiet conversation with the light, the styling and the mood of the moment. Nothing clamoured for attention. Instead, there was a sense of internal rhythm: a gentle alignment between intention and execution, beauty and presence. It wasn’t about impact at first glance, but about the kind of elegance that reveals itself the longer you look. This was glamour rendered in a lower register—intimate, polished and profoundly sure of itself.

Honoured as Advocacy in Action at the Vogue Beauty & Wellness Honours 2025 in partnership with Tira, Pednekar arrived not just with presence, but purpose. Her look mirrored the essence of the title—grounded, considered and deeply intentional.

The look prioritised detail over drama, subtlety over showmanship. The colour palette, a careful interplay of mauve, rose and dusky neutrals, echoed the soft folds of her pleated ensemble without being overtly matched. There was harmony without heaviness, precision without rigidity. Her skin, finished to a satin glow, felt luminous yet real, like it belonged to someone who hydrates deeply. You could still see texture, the way light naturally clung to the high points of her face, catching on cheekbones and the bridge of her nose in a way that felt unmanufactured.

A sheer wash of highlighter added dimension, not distraction. The blush—a muted, cool pink—sat high on the cheeks and diffused outward, mimicking the afterglow of a golden hour spent outdoors. It gave the impression of motion, of flush rather than formula.

Her eyes continued this soft narrative. Dusty taupes and rose-inflected browns defined the lids with the lightest hand, enhancing her gaze without altering its shape. There was no attempt at exaggeration. Lashes were barely coated, and brows were kept close to their natural shape—brushed up, softly filled, more suggestion than statement. The lips carried a velvety rose finish that grounded the look. Not quite nude, not fully colour—a shade that lives somewhere between memory and moodboard. It felt lived-in, like something she could wear again tomorrow and it would still make sense.

Hair, parted deep to one side and brushed into soft, retro-leaning waves, added structure to the softness. The texture was glossy in a way that whispered care, not product. It moved, it caught the light, but it didn’t steal the scene.

The makeup winners at the Vogue Beauty & Wellness Honours 2025, in partnership with Tira, say a lot without shouting. They’re not here for shock value, they’re here to work. From foundations that wear like second skin to lipsticks that feel like balms in disguise, this year’s winning products point to one clear truth: Indian consumers are choosing comfort, quality and control. This isn’t performance for performance’s sake—it’s pigment that lives well on the skin and formulas that understand the assignment.

#1 Base products are becoming skin partners, not masks

These aren’t chalky, one-finish foundations. They blur, bounce and flex with your skin. From waterproof wear that doesn’t feel heavy (Laura Mercier), to full coverage that still looks like you (Too Faced), to cushion formats like TIRTIR that marry glow with grip, base makeup now blends invisibly into real life.

#2 Creamy concealers are outpacing mattes