Meet Tejaswini

Tejaswini: bridal makeup artist, educator and entrepreneur

The bride comes first. The trend comes second.

Fourteen years, more than 1,000 brides, and a portfolio that spans Marathi, Punjabi, Marwari, South Indian and Muslim weddings. Tejaswini began at an IT desk rather than a salon chair, and built her studio one referral at a time.

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Personally led by TejaswiniPune studio. Travels to Mumbai and across India for weddings.

Tejaswini · Makeup artist, educator & entrepreneur

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14 yearsBridal artistry since 2012

1000+ bridesAcross Pune, Mumbai and destination weddings

Private academyFocused batches of six to eight students

Featured by LBBListed first in their roundup of nine Pune bridal artists

Tejaswini, bridal makeup artist and educator based in Pune — Fourteen years in, still leading every look herself

Tejaswini in a traditional Marathi look — Fourteen years in, still leading every look herself

Her story

From an IT desk to a bridal kit

Tejaswini was born and raised in Pune and took a degree in IT engineering from Pune University. Makeup was a hobby through college, then evenings after work, until 2012, when she left the corporate track to train properly and build a bridal practice from nothing.

Fourteen years on, that practice is Tejaswini Makeup Studio & Academy in Baner, and she still takes bridal bookings across Pune herself. Outside the studio, she is a wife and mother to a young daughter. She and her husband have built their businesses side by side, and Tejaswini is also the owner of Holy Nails, her nail salon in Pune. That family-business life has made her practical about timing, responsibility and the trust families place in her on a wedding day.

Tejaswini personally leads every bridal booking accepted in her name.

One wedding leading to the next, for fourteen years
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Experience, education and industry work

A portfolio built on trust, not trends

More than 1,000 brides is not a number Tejaswini chased. It is fourteen years of word of mouth, repeat family bookings and one wedding leading to the next.

Her real bridal portfolio covers Marathi and Maharashtrian brides, Punjabi, Marwari, North and South Indian and Muslim weddings, alongside engagement, haldi and reception looks. Alongside bridal work she teaches at her own academy, in deliberately small private batches of six to eight students, so every student gets hands-on correction rather than a demonstration from the back of a room.

BridalWedding, engagement, haldi, mehendi and reception looks across traditions.

EducationProfessional Makeup Artist, Advanced Bridal and Self Makeup courses.

Small batchesSix to eight students, from two weeks upward.

Recognised locallyFeatured first in LBB’s roundup of nine Pune bridal makeup artists.

Planning starts months before the morning
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Bridal skin-preparation discussion

It starts long before your wedding morning

Brides rarely want a stranger with a brush on the biggest morning of their life. They want someone who already knows their outfit, their features and their nerves. For brides who enquire early, planning can begin up to six months before the wedding.

Tejaswini can discuss makeup preparation, hydration habits and how different skin conditions may affect the finish. Active acne, pigmentation, allergies or medical skin concerns should be assessed by a qualified dermatologist. She does not prescribe medical treatments.

Skin preparationHow your skin will meet HD or airbrush makeup, and simple habits worth starting early.

Hair preparationWhat to begin now so a style holds, drapes well and photographs healthy.

Outfit and colourHonest input on silhouette, fabric and colour before you commit to a purchase.

Jewellery and drapeWhat to buy and where, and how each piece will sit with the hairstyle and drape.

Decided in advance, so the morning stays calm
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A different planning model

Why there is no trial, and what happens instead

Some brides value a makeup trial, and some artists build it into their process. Tejaswini uses a different planning model. Because the actual outfit, jewellery, venue light, photography, skin condition and wedding-day setting are difficult to reproduce fully in a studio, she replaces the trial with detailed look-planning conversations and a review of the bride’s real styling elements.

Each bride receives two planning conversations, with a third when the look or schedule needs it. They happen in person or on a video call, whichever suits you.

Conversation 1Questions and directionEvery question you have, your skin and hair preparation, and the first direction for the look.

Conversation 2Your real styling elementsBring the outfit and jewellery. Hairstyle, saree or lehenga draping and jewellery placement are decided against the actual pieces.

If neededFinal confirmationA short third conversation when the look or the schedule still needs it.

Your final look plan

Everything is written down and agreed before the day, so nothing is decided while you are in the chair.

Desired base finish
Eye and lip direction
Hairstyle reference
Saree or dupatta draping plan
Jewellery placement
Skin and allergy notes
Ready-by time
Team schedule

Scheduled backwards from your ready-by time
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The team behind the look

Planned around your ready-by time

Every booking is planned backwards from the bride’s ready-by time. Local travel, venue access, setup and early-morning reporting are given a practical buffer so the team is scheduled to arrive before the agreed start time.

The team travels across Pune and Mumbai, and anywhere in India for destination weddings, without losing the personal attention a bride gets in the studio.

HairstylingA hairstylist is assigned according to the confirmed package and look requirements.

DrapingA saree, dupatta or lehenga drape specialist is assigned according to the confirmed package.

ContentA content creator can be included on request, subject to the confirmed package.

MakeupLed by Tejaswini personally on every bridal booking accepted in her name.

LogisticsAgreed in writing before the dayReporting-time buffer · backup kit and products · team contact before the function · destination travel and accommodation confirmed in writing.

Her philosophy

“We are not here to sell the most expensive product or the trendiest look. We are creative people first, and if something is not right for your face, your skin or your day, we will say so.”

Tejaswini

Every suggestion, from skin preparation to styling, jewellery and which package actually fits you, is made because it suits you rather than because it earns more.

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