Ferndale makeup artist shares her makeup journey

Meet Kgomotso Mabidikama

Ferndale makeup artist talks about her love for beauty

I’m Kgomotso Mabidikama, a makeup artist originally from Hammanskraal but now based in Ferndale.

Let me walk you through my makeup journey and how it all began. I’ve always enjoyed applying makeup on people and I began taking it seriously when I was 14 years old. I believe makeup was a cure for my low self-esteem since it made me feel better when I did it on other people.

I got interested in celebrities’ looks because I wanted to know how they applied makeup, and as a result, I started watching a lot of tutorial videos.

I graduated last year from Excellence Beauty Touch, where I was doing a makeup course; even though I went to school knowing how to do makeup, I guess I just wanted to be more perfect than ever.

Before I went on to pursue my studies, I used to get a lot of comments from people on how beautiful my makeup is, and when others started asking me to do their makeup, I started charging them.

It would make me happy if I could put makeup on Nadia Nakai’s face, a well-known South African rapper because I’m madly in love with her, and the way her face beat suits her.

So far, my career as a makeup artist has been both joyful and challenging. I haven’t had a job in the beauty industry since I graduated last year; instead, I work for myself.

However, I am considering volunteering at beauty salons in order to gain more experience in the beauty sector.

Aside from doing face beats, I’m a hairstylist and I sketch since I enjoy working with my hands.

My long-term goals include working for big beauty businesses, doing makeup for television actors, and travelling the world.

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