Before it goes on the eyes, it goes on the arm — swatching a warm, glittery gold look from the Jaclyn Hill palette right onto my forearm, brushes and the full palette laid out alongside it.

A practice run and a color-check in one. This is the unglamorous part of getting a look right before it's ever camera-ready.

Follow along for the day-to-day on Instagram @roopsi_bansal.