{"id":6201,"date":"2019-05-24T08:30:53","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T05:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lifeinmombasa.com\/?p=6201"},"modified":"2022-07-21T17:22:03","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T17:22:03","slug":"jina-langu-ni-ikhlas-arif","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/lifeinmombasa.com\/index.php\/videos\/jina-langu-ni-ikhlas-arif\/","title":{"rendered":"Jina langu ni Ikhlas Arif"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Your name and what do\nyou do?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My name is Ikhlas Arif. I am a makeup artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is your specialty?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My specialty is beauty makeup. My instagram page is @iku_mua,<\/a> you can view my work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why did you become a\nmake-up artist?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It started out when I got married in late 2012. I began\nattending many weddings and did not like what the makeup artists had to offer\nat the time…very light coloured foundation very heavy eyes. I preferred my\nmakeup to be more toned down more natural looking. I began doing my own makeup,\nfamily around me kept telling me how good my makeup looked. Eventually they\nwould ask me to do their makeup and then urged me to do it professionally. Two\nyears later I took the plunge bought makeup and began my makeup artistry career<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the\nchallenges you went through to become a MUA?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I first started out I faced quite a lot of challenges.\nMy pricing was my first big hurdle. My prices had to be much higher that what\nwas being charged locally because I used very pricey and genuine products. I\nremember the average artist charging around ksh.500 I charged ksh.1000. Trying\nto explain why I charged double to my client was hard especially at a time when\nthere was no sensitisation about the dangers of counterfeit makeup and people\ndidn’t really know how much makeup actually cost. I even remember having to\nrefund some clients. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Another challenge I faced Was breaking into an industry with a new approach and style. Being \u201csimple” Embracing different skin tones and enhancing them instead of masking and making everyone look light skinned. Toning down the overall heaviness and making the makeup softer. Many people did not get the appeal. Things are changing now and nothing makes me happier.<\/li>
  2. Another challenge I faced personally that affected my work greatly was pregnancy! I was unable to keep up my work and social media while being pregnant and having an infant. It was too overwhelming for me I had to take a very long break. This set me back greatly I feel. On my social media especially, as I was one of very few doing it in the coast at the time.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Were there resources\nfor you that made your learning easy? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    One of my biggest resources would definitely be YouTube. I\nlearnt basic skills from there it helped me greatly. I remember hiding under my\nblankets watching tutorials back in high school until 5am, pretending to be\nasleep when my mum came to wake me for prayers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Has social media\nhelped you in your career growth? And how? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I began at a time when my work was somewhat niche. Social\nmedia helped me reach out to people that were interested in my type of makeup.\nWhich would have been incredibly difficult otherwise. To this day my Instagram\nis my biggest marketing tool. I reach a huge audience very quickly. My work is\non display and anyone that is interested, can reach me with a click of a button<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How do you find out\nabout world trends in the Make-up industry? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I follow a lot of trend setting artist and celebrities on\nsocial media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How can one find\ntheir shade for foundation, because a lot of people use a shade that is not\nsimilar to their skin tone?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Foundation matching is a little bit tricky but not difficult\nat all. First you have to identify the undertones in your skin. Are they\nyellow, olive, neutral or red? There are many ways to figure this out like\nlooking at veins (which is not completely accurate) my favourite and easiest\nwould be to swatch the different undertone foundations on your skin whatever\ndoesn\u2019t look sallow or grey will be your undertone. Majority, I would say 99%\nof coastal people Swahilis, Arabs, Indians, have yellow olive skin tones. Next\nwould be to pick out the shade. Shade means lightness or darkness of the\nfoundation within your undertone. I like to match my foundation to the centre\nof my chest. So you do not have the floating head syndrome where you face and\nchest do not match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What advice do you\nhave for someone who wants to choose this career path?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    To any one that wants to be a makeup artist. I would\ndefinitely say go for it. Invest in quality makeup that is within the budget of\nyour target clients. Sharpen your skills, invest in them, do a hands on or\nonline course from someone who’s work appeals to you. Most of all be aware you\nare in the service industry you will need lots of social skills and patience.\nIt can be tough but you will love it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Parting Shot<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Be passionate, give it your all and never forget to enjoy\nwhat you do because it shows, art is a form of expression. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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