An established name in the Fashion and Glam industry, Elton Fernandez is a store-house of talent in the hair and makeup business. His most recent venture involves setting up India’s first Youtube beauty channel where Elton demonstrates personal beauty tips on models to create an individual connect with the audience as well as make styling information more accessible. He is possibly one of the only talents in this space who wanted to pay tribute to darker skin tones as well, in an effort to nullify the social biases against skin colour, as well as re-invent the concept of what is considered “beautiful”. Homegrown's Shreya Vaidya caught up with him to assess exactly what goes into changing perceptions while doing what you love; read on for more insights about the beauty guru.
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I. You are India’s first make up professional to set up your own beauty channel. What inspired you to start a personal channel of your own?
II. In what way are you trying to alter the deep-rooted perceptions about skin colour and beauty?
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IV. How easy is “instant styling” when it comes to makeup and hair?
V. Who has been your favourite celebrity client /which has been the best photo shoot you’ve ever worked on?
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VII. What is one beauty tip you think all women should swear by?
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VIII. Whose style inspires you the most as an artist?
IX. For all the aspiring makeup artists out there, what are a few things you suggest they do in order to be successful in their career?
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Words: Shreya Vaidya
Image Credit: Elton Fernandez