7 Amazing Kalka Design for the Most Traditional Bengali Bridal Look

You can Identify a Bong bride, from their unique Kalka design styles. A full face of Bridal makeup, long and thick Eye Liner and Kajal. And, lastly, a beautiful red lip that puts the look in place. All these characterise the beauty of a Bengali Bride, whose makeup is incomplete with a ‘Kalka’. Here, we have some of the top designs for ‘Kalka’ and ‘Kum Kum’ designs. 

Top Kalka Design Styles for a Bengali bride:

If you are a Bengali woman, and also a potential bride whose wedding is on the way. Then, girl, you are at the right place! We have some of the best Kalki and Bindi Design styles broad out for you. These are professionally created by the best Bridal Makeup Artists in Kolkata, and India. Let’s begin the list of top ‘Kalkas’. 

Centre Red and White Kalka Design

If you’re choosing a Bridal Lehenga or a designer Saree, the choice is perfectly yours. But, if you are a Bong Bride, then ‘kalka’ is like a must-have bridal fashion accessory. Your makeup artist needs to incorporate that on your forehead. 

The centre based design comprises a beautiful red bindi between the eyebrows and a beautiful range of detailings and artistry. This isn’t like a Free Roli Tilak, but a proper embroidery around the Bindi. Tiny White beads, stylish pattern lines, and obviously a centre circle.

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The Makeup here has selected attributes that make this particular face a really pretty one. The artist has carefully created her brows, which amplify the beauty of the Kalki design. Actually, the dark smokey eyes are accentuating the beauty of the portrait. A centre clustered bindi design is always a safe choice, and believe me, you can always rely on this one. 

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Kalka Design with Diagonal Lines 

The Wedding Makeup and hair is perfectly settled and organized for the wedding date. If you have chosen a Salon or a Freelancing Makeup Artist, either of them would ask you about the choice of makeup. If your say, that you want minimalistic makeup and hair, then Diagonal lines are a sure part of the forehead.

 These lines are quite common with Mehndi art and other associated styles. In an Indian Wedding Kalka, these lines form the basics of the design. Apart from the facial base, or the eye shadow colour choices, the diagonal lines also have their designated shapes and lengths. 

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The bridal makeup before and after would actually shock you! The bride looks fabulous with her fairly false eyelashes, subtle blush and sparkly highlighter. The base has been properly perfected with concealer and foundation brushes. Moreover, her Kalka design is on point like a proper Bong Beauty. 

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The ‘Go-To’ Bengali Kalka Design

Your bridal makeover is incomplete without a beautiful range of gold jewellery sets. Any Indian Bridal Makeup Artist, would work hard on the facial face, eyeshadow and lastly the Bindi Design which puts everything together. In fact, without a proper Kalka design, you are not going to look like a Bengali Bride. 

The Go-to look stands out from the deepest cores. Accentuating the brides’ own skin tone, and choosing their favourite lip Shade. A perfect look is satisfactory for the artist, as well as the one who is wearing it for her big day.  

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This is more or less a complete look right from the initial decorations on the face to a complete face of exorbitant glow. The makeup artist has profoundly applied the best of colours, shades and foundation base. Along with this, the bride is also wearing a beautiful set of Kalka Designs on their forehead. 

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Criscent Moon Kalka Design

The Bridal Makeup Artist, who came up with this particular idea for Kalka art, and design is absolutely delectable and looks good on every Bengali Wedding Bride. The best part about this half-moon ‘Kalka’ is most moderately the eye makeup, with which the rest of the face stands out. Every Indian Bride wears a beautiful Saree or Lehenga for their wedding day.

 This particular Bindi Design is absolutely perfect for a beautiful Banarasi Saree. ‘Kalka’ is something that is magnificently worn by Bengali women, irrespective of their religion. The half-crescent Kalka Design is appropriate for a Muslim Bride. 

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The Half Moon, design is surrounded by subtle white details. The makeup artist has professionally selected diverse colours and patterns for the look. A simple bridal look, with smokey eye makeup, and beautiful nude shaded lipstick that stands out on the face.  

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Elaborate ‘Chandan’ Kalka Design

Chandan is none other than ‘Sandalwood’ powder. This white fragrant powder is clustered into a past of thick paste and drawn into a proper Kalka Design. The best part about using ‘Chandan’ for the Kalka, has to be the designs that form out of it. Initially, all Kalka designs were a product of  Sandalwood and other whitish fragrant powders that help in the olfactory senses of the bride.

 Sandalwood has their own benefits, which includes skin and obviously for the sense of smell. All brides tend to be nervous on their big day, having their ‘Kalka’ and Bindi design with ‘Chandan’ is officially a hack, for its fabulous benefits. 

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The advantageous properties of Chandan help the skin, and also the design built-up process. The one we are talking about here has some really beautiful intricate detailing. That compliments the bridal makeup and hairstyle. For Bengali brides, bridal makeup vs normal makeup differentiates with such beautiful Kalka arts on the forehead region.  

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Minimalist Kalka Design with Blue Bindi

Minimalism is the key to this particular traditional Bengali bridal look. Although this isn’t a very Bridal beauty type of Kalka design, surprisingly this is a very beautiful makeup look as per as Reception Eve is concerned. 

The simplicity of the lines and the elaborate and curvy details around the brow is all that is happening in this particular picture. The first and foremost detail about the ‘Kalka Design’ is that it is drawn with white, and a simple blue bindi is placed between the brows. 

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No other elaborate detailing has been done on either end of the forehead. rather some subtle and intricate designs are drawn right above the brow region, and also some smaller details are included around the corner of the bindi design. The rest of the look consists of minimal makeup, nude lipstick,  and obviously lone and wavy eyeliner. 

Temple Shaped Kalka Design 

The reason behind calling this a temple design, is solely for the location and shape of the Kalka Design. The Makeup Artists has placed the Bindi right on the forehead, below the crown area. The design is drawn between the brows and has been creatively embroidered like a rhombus-shaped rectangle. 

The best part about this particular design has to be the big and prominent Velvety Red Bindi Design. A Temple Kalka Design is one of the best and the easiest options for subtle Bridal makeups. 

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The importance of this look has to be the middle region. The size of the bindi, and obviously the intricate details that elaborates the style of the makeup. The Artist has simply gone for a simple Bengali Bridal Makeup Look, that has a pink smokey eye, and a red lip. The simplicity of the Kalka Design is all that you need for the big day. 

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Did you make up your mind for any one of the above Kalki designs? If yes, then do not forget to discuss it out with your Bridemaids, and obviously Makeup Artist. To know more about Bridal Fashion, Wedding Menu and other occasions, visit myMandap.