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Karwa Chauth 2022: Mehndi, sindoor, glass bangles, and bindi are all part and parcel of the Karwa Chauth festival. Applying henna on the hands is so much a part of Karwa Chauth too. Have your manicure and pedicure the day before Karwa Chauth and then have henna applied. Follow these amazing tips to get the effortless Karwa Chauth look, this year!
A Bindi is an integral part of the makeup for Karwa Chauth. Look for a decorative bindi, to match the colour of your bridal dress. A bindi, studded with small sparkling stones, combined with a bright colour would be most attractive.
New brides and young women like to wear their bridal dresses for Karwa Chauth. It gives them the opportunity to look like a bride again. Today, apart from red, many other colours are popular, like magenta or pink, or out-of-the-ordinary colours like sea green, turquoise blue, lavender, strawberry, fushcia, rust, copper, purple and so on. Two colour combinations are also popular.
Lehenga cholis are popular, or one can go for fashionable salwar-kurta, with richly embellished kurtas. As for saris, instead of the traditional way, they can be worn in a way that shows off the decorative choli and the heavy ‘aanchal’ to advantage. In fact, a new trend is the stitched saris, which do not have to be draped but can just be slipped on. The saris are stitched in innovative ways, with a focus on low and decorative backs, halter necks or tie-ups. Different materials too may be worn for Karva Chauth, like tissues, chiffons, crepes, and georgettes. Shimmering materials may be used to set off the attire like gold or silver tissue.
As for jewellery, diamond, white stone jewellery, or coloured stones, are in fashion. Dull or oxidized gold may also be worn. Stone setting, kundan, polki, semi and precious stones combined together, are all the rage. Different alloys are being used too and so are different kinds of finishes, even with gold, like the matte, oxidised, antique look and so on. With traditional attire, the jewellery should also be traditional. However, if the look is more modern, one can wear one dramatic piece of jewellery.
Traditional wear is usually favoured during Karwa Chauth because it is also associated with fasting and puja. However, as in other aspects of life, the influences of global trends, films and fashion are also felt in our traditional occasions like Karwa Chauth.
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