Priya Shah
Makeup Artist
Three hours, one face, zero CGI. Time-lapse of a third-degree burn build for ‘The Long Monsoon’ — laying silicone, stippling, then the painting passes that sell it on a 4K sensor. Sound on for the breakdown 🔊
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Priya Shah
Makeup Artist · Editorial & SFX · Mumbai, IN
Mumbai, IN6.7K followers760 connections4 mutual
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I'm an editorial & SFX makeup artist based in Mumbai, working across feature film, episodic TV and couture runway. My work lives where beauty meets storytelling — a flawless cover look in the morning, a third-degree burn prosthetic by call time.
Over the last decade I've keyed makeup departments on three feature films, shot covers for Vogue India and Elle, and built creatures for two streaming series. I care about skin that reads real on camera and characters that hold up in 4K.
"Makeup should disappear into the story — until the moment it's supposed to make you gasp."
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Priya Shah
Makeup Artist
Before & after, side by side. Left: the sculpt and application. Right: hero look under set lighting. People ask why prosthetics take so long — this is why. Both clips shot on the day, no retouching.
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Priya Shah
Makeup Artist
Cover day for Vogue India. Clean beauty, glass skin, and a single bold lip — proof that ‘less’ still takes four hours and a very steady hand. Stills from the set, lighting by the wonderful crew.
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Priya Shah
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Unpopular opinion after 10 years on set: your kit doesn’t make you a great artist — your eyes do. Learn skin first. Learn light second. The fancy palettes come a distant third. Save this and tell a junior artist who needs to hear it. 💄
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Priya Shah
Makeup Artist
Prosthetic test — silicone build, painted in three passes. Swipe for the unpainted base. The trick is never painting what you think you see; paint what the camera sees.
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