Vunene gets creative with makeup
Vunene Mabasa, aka Miss Passionfruit, is a 26-year-old creative makeup artist from Elim outside Giyani, who fell in love with creating fictional characters through makeup.
“This is the fifth year that I am working as a freelance makeup artist doing all kinds of makeup imaginable, from beauty to film and television as well as theatrical art and special effects.” Venene grew up in a village called Chavani.
“Being able to have accomplished this as a village girl, is remarkable to me,” Vunene told the Herald. Her love for makeup started at a very young age when she was in primary school; she used to wear her mother’s lipstick and mess around with her eyeshadow when she was not around. “It was what any naughty little girl would do.”
As she grew older and started experimenting, she was amazed by her capabilities. “I remember the first time I did my makeup and showed my mom, she was really shocked that after all the messing around with her makeup, I learnt something that is productive. I figured that I should do it more often,” she added. Vunene is self-taught through YouTube and Instagram videos.
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“I have done four-film productions where I got to work with the likes of Wiseman Zitha, aka Musa, from Giyani Land of Blood, Lebo Sekgobela, and Mpho Sebeng, just to name a few.” She has also worked for Lerato Kganyango on her lash launch (Flutter by LKG), has received recognition from Ricky Rick who follows her on Instagram and reposted a post of her.
“On Twitter, I got an honourary Women’s Day post by Minister Mthethwa Nyathi,” she said. 50Cent himself reposted a video she created on Instagram. “I am followed by celebrity makeup artists Miss Stephy and many others,” concluded Vunene.
