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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Meet Nikita Singh Tomar, a fashion model, based in Lucknow ardently following her dreams. She is an extrovert and outgoing person who loves to be the center of attraction.&nbsp; With getting an opportunity in a cafe as a fashion model after graduation, there was no going back for her. When asked about fashion, Nikita says,<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">“Fashion for me is keeping up with the change, the trend. Today, Fashion trend is about getting the old fashion back with some modernity. We have to cope with the trend to be in the market”.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Nikita is strongly supported by her sister and parents who were a little skeptical and insecure about her entering the glamourous industry. But with time she proved her abilities. She has been into sports and dance. Sharing more about herself, she said,<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">“ Being an artist is a vast term, there’s a lot to explore and work upon. I want to enroll myself into a big modeling agency but I am never limited to any artistry field. If I get an opportunity of being an actor I would grab that. For me, each and every opportunity counts and I am a multi-talented person. I was a sports person in my school days and was a state level football player and a judo player”.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">&nbsp;Nikita said her first project was with Aura jewellery. She was groomed by Bangalore fashion week’s choreographer and worked with Kavya Mishra. Being averse to the industry, she did not know how the industry works but she learned a lot. Sharing more about her first experience, Nikita said,<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">“I was very naive at that time, was just looking at how the work was going. I did not even know how to walk. For a tomboy girl being in that shape of a proper girl with the look, accessories, attires and all was like what I am into? I obviously learned a lot but honestly my output wasn’t that good”.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Talking about her different experiences, Nikita revealed her biggest modeling accomplishment was when she did a fashion show for<a href="https://www.tanishq.co.in/" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Tanishq</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> in 2019. Her longest photoshoot was in Lebua, Lucknow for two days. It was a bridal campaign where she worked for a new brand and turned about to be a successful project for her. Sharing more about her journey and the pandemic, Nikita said that she joined a Brand consultancy company as a marketing and operating executive and is still working. During the first lockdown, she groomed herself and gave an audition of Miss India. However, she got many projects, post lockdown.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">When asked how she handles feedback, Nikita said that she is an emotional being and negative comments have affected her. Elaborating more on this, she said,<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">“I have not liked it, criticisms do affect me but on the brighter side if that is true about me, I try to bring changes on that. But if it is not true, I don’t care. My family and close ones have supported me so if you overcome this, it will not only help me in this industry but wherever I go”<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Read: <a href="https://wmh.kweesha.com/pranav-superpower-is-autism-what-is-yours" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Pranav’s Superpower Is Autism, What Is Yours?</a>

“Fashion for me is keeping up with the change”, Nikita Singh Tomar, Fashion Model

<h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:4pt;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Interview with Mannat Kaur: A Rising Star in the Delhi Makeup Industry</h3><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Welcome back readers to another series of makeup artists. <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Today we come across a very strong and upcoming celebrity <a href="https://wmh.kweesha.com/makeup-hacks-for-a-person-with-a-warm-tone/" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">makeup</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> artist who has been working very hard and has been very amazing with her work. Based in Delhi this make up artist has turned heads in every place. She with her work has influenced celebrities and also worked with them.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">The hardworking, super-busy freelance make-up artist recently found time to speak with our team to learn more about her.<h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:4pt;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Let’s get her introduction.</h3><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">I am Mannat Kaur, makeup artist, Delhi based Mua. At the Age of 18 I decided to learn Make up from academy. Days n’ Days went off, learned a lot of new stuff about makeup. Thus, stepped into a phase of my life where I was a MUA.<h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:4pt;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">When did you realize that the makeup industry is the one you want to work in?</h3><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">I have been an ardent fan of makeup industry since my childhood days.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Glamour and makeup have always been my favorite things.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">I have grown up watching Divas, like Guneet Virdi &amp; Kriti DS and was fascinated with hair and makeup since then that was my forthright passion and the time, and the experience turned my passion into professionalism.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">I completed my graduation and simultaneously the makeup certification. Since I was fascinated by glamour, I became a MUA at the age of 18 after exposing myself to the makeup industry.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">What is your area of expertise?<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">My way of doing makeup is to keep the skin at most natural and dewy finish. Transforming the eyes and hair is the best area where I want to develop my talent I can make any women look like a beauty with bear minimum USP.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Makeup works to my favor as I get to access and deliver a complete look.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">What beauty routine do you suggest for all brides – to – be?<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Well, wedding is the most integral for brides and they prepare lot for it. Not just a month or two, but for all their teen life. The wedding day itself, however, required special attention.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">That one day, when you are present in front of all your family friends &amp; acquaintances, that’s where I come in and make their life easier and usually suggest them to eat well, drink healthy detox juices which can certainly add glow to their skin and avoid too much of Carbs.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Sleeping well and exercise, as the skin has a great effect of them to make it more glowing. Using a Vitamin-C serum day and night to lift and plump the skin for a bright and luminous touch and feel. For a rosy glow, pomegranate can be added to the diet daily<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">In the end, though I love wedding and doing makeup for my brides. It’s the most amazing thing, when you must present a woman to an audience and gradually become of the center of attraction, like a showstopper in a fashion show.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">What is the best way for someone to contact you for queries/ bookings?<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Anyone can contact me via What's app or through, as I answer every individual call from anywhere in the world, making communication instant and faster.<h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:4pt;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">What in your opinion is the most important quality in a make-up artist?</h3><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">An individual must have excellent listening skills to implement in the work. In addition, as a first step toward becoming a good professional artist, attention to detail is essential.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">The important thing is to understand the client's expectations and use your skills to the best of your ability to meet those expectations.<h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:4pt;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">How to prepare dry and oily skin for foundation makeup application?</h3><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Oily skin must be toned before any makeup application to makes the pores closed.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> To avoid cracks and makeup damage, dry skin needs to be moisturized well before makeup application.<h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:4pt;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Explain your journey as a Makeup Artist.</h3><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">I started to get into the field of makeup when I was in the school. My mom gifted me first makeup kit and I started to discover the Instagram Reels and YouTube makeup tutorials.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">During the pandemic, I concentrated on learning new makeup techniques by exploring the internet as thoroughly as possible.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">I completed my Professional Course following high school, which provided me with a solid foundation for pursuing this career.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Eventually, I had the chance to do my first Celebrity Makeup for one of the most famous singers in the world, Afsana Khan. This gave me confidence and gave me a boost.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">But the inner me wanted to learn more so I usually attend Master Class<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Finally, my experience and hard work enabled me to establish the Home Makeup Studio, where I began training new aspirants, many of whom are now certified by me.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">I am dedicated myself to using my best skills to be more and more efficient for well known brands who are approaching me for collaborations.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">My efforts will always remain focused on keeping someone's natural beauty intact while lending an incredible transformation to them.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">With this we move on to another makeup artist for next month. while <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_glamour_by_mk/" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Mannat</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> can be found on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_glamour_by_mk/" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">instagram</a>&nbsp;<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">and can be located in Delhi mostly, she is open to travel for specific bookings.

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