 I hope you enjoyed that interview previously done by one Mr. Caranjo Alex with a wonderful pencil artist. Right now we're moving on to our next one. We're going to be talking to a wonderful makeup artist. Before I introduce, I want to let you guys know that if you want to reach out to us, if you want to get her contact info, if you want to talk to us, ask us any questions, if you just want to say anything you want to say that's on your mind to this channel, we welcome you to do so and we encourage you to do so on those social media handles that you see at the bottom of the screen. All you have to do is put hashtag to Sinti Purnorship and hashtag why in the morning and then ask whatever you have to ask at Y254Channel on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. I myself can be found in Joy Under Skomachache on various platforms. Karibunizana once again our guest today goes by the name of Ms. Mahiti. And she's a makeup artist. She's been doing this for a few years and she's here to talk about her art. Yes. Hi everyone. Hi Joy. Hi. Thank you for having me on the show. My name is Cynthia Muhaki. Yes. And I am the CEO and founder of Crowned by Makeup, which is a beauty business. Okay. I also do commercial modeling. I do training. I do mentorship for young girls as well. And yeah, that's about it for now. Okay, so CEO and founder of Crowned by Makeup. That is wonderful. And so, when did you decide to open Crowned by Makeup? I actually well formed it in 2016, though it was under different names then. I rebranded this year, so took down all my social media pages and started up fresh because I had a one-year sabbatical where I just wanted to understand why I'm in the industry, why I'm doing what I'm doing and for how long I want to do it and what I wanted to grow into. So that's how Crowned by Makeup came about. What's the name Crowned by Makeup? I like it. Yeah. Crowned by Makeup. Thank you so much. Who coined the name Crowned by Makeup? I actually did. So what happened was during this break, I asked myself, you know, Cynthia, what is it that you do that is different? Why make up? You know, of course it's a passion. There's the feeling that people get once you transform their faces or just give them a boost, you know, with the products. But for me, I felt every woman wants to be a princess. Every woman wants to feel like a queen, you know. And we don't necessarily work with tiaras on our head or crowns, you know, but we can get a beautiful outfit, a nice pair of shoes, a nice wig, you know. So for me, I felt Makeup is that final touch that you get to complete your look. And that's the crown that you wear without necessarily having to wear tiara. That's the crown that you wear without having to wear tiara. Yes. Do ladies feel like queens and princesses by crowning them with Makeup? Exactly. I do love that. So this is a positive impact that you're putting on society. Yes. That's very interesting. There's something that you said that, you know, yes, it's a passion. Yes, it's something that you love to do. But you've also touched a little bit on why you decided to do Makeup. But I want to go deeper into that. Why is it exactly that you chose to go into Makeup to the point where you opened your own company for Makeup? I'd say it started way back when I was younger. It sounds cliche, but you know, every girl likes to play around with her mom's makeup if your mom used to wear makeup. So that was me. And I thank God that she didn't take the makeup away from me saying, oh, you're going to spoil my things. You know, even if I would break something, she would let me go ahead and just keep that and buy a new one and lock it up somewhere. So that's where the passion began. You know, I love to see, I love bright colors. I love seeing how colors can blend together. So as I grew older, after high school, I remember a cousin of mine asked me, so what do you want to do? The typical thing that most from four leavers would do is go do computer driving and ETC, you know? But for me, I said, no, that's not what I want to go do. I don't want to be like every other person. So I just began thinking, what is it that I actually like doing? And I realized that there were beauty colleges and, you know, hair makeup was a thing that I liked back in the day. And the search continued. I didn't end up going to a beauty school, but I did meet an amazing lady who owns a training program right now. Okay. Yeah, she's called Makeup By Rose. So it's quite interesting. And who do you look up to? Now that we've talked about people building empires, I can imagine that you're one of the ladies, I feel like you're ambitious, who wants to build an empire. Besides the people have mentioned, who are some of the people you're looking up to in the makeup industry? It's interesting that you asked that. So, of course, my journey up until this point has actually been greatly influenced by makeup artists who are found here in Kenya, starting by Rose, seeing how she has been doing this business I think for 10 years now. Yes. You know, started struggling. There are very few people in the market who are actually doing this thing, especially the trainings. So she really pushed me to keep going at it. Keep going at your dream. Don't give up and don't expect quick results. You know, if you need to rebrand, do it. If you need to take time off, do it. So that's what I learned from Rose. Another lady is Washuka Simba. She was really vital in my journey because I met her once and, you know, we shared makeup tips and she actually made me really rethink why I was doing what I was doing. That's why I took the break and I decided to really understand what value I'm adding to the market because there are so many makeup artists out here but what makes them stick around 10 years plus, you know, 20 years plus. I say I do mentorship for young women. So my best friend, she's called Priscilla Landano. She has a college and she also does free workshops for ladies who may not be able to afford to go and pay for school. So she's offered me so many opportunities to go and speak and share my makeup knowledge and also mentor younger women. And for me, that has really boosted even my esteem to become a trainer. It has helped me to see the gaps that are in the market, you know, what the person even at the lowest hierarchy needs in terms of makeup. So I would say those three women I look up to because I've seen them diversify into the market and actually add value to other makeup artists myself included. I see. And right now we're going to show some of the makeup work that you have done, some of the art that you have created upon people's faces, some of the faces that you have crowned with beauty as you have tried to call it. Yes, and we'd like to look at that. And as they roll them up, we'll continue to talk. I think this is such a great conversation so far. Maybe we can just start talking about, is this a before and after? Yes, so that's before and then this is after. So what's funny is that... Oh, by the way, they're just going to go. And so I don't think we're going to have too much time about it, but maybe you can just say one or two things. So most of these, actually the first two, I didn't have all the makeup, so I had to really improvise on a lot. This is one of my favourites. Yeah, it looks really natural. She's like a real African woman. I feel like it gives that vibe. It does, it does for sure. And that's my logo in case anyone is wondering. Yes, so this is a crowned by makeup logo. Oh, I love that eyeshadow. She has such a big hood. I enjoyed that. Such a small hood. That can't put too much eyeshadow. Yeah. Yeah, so this was when I was working at Mac. I remember she was going for her prom. Yeah. Yeah. All right. She was going for a prom. Yes. I like this. Yeah, this was her birthday shoot. What about falsies? What would you say about falsies? Falsies are a short term for false eyelashes for anyone who is interested. Personally, I love falsies. I never used to like them, mostly because one, I didn't know how to apply them. So that's also something else. Sometimes makeup artists don't like something because they don't know how to do it. You know, personally, mascara and falsies were my worst because you do the makeup. Before and after again? Yes, before and after. So you do the makeup, finish everything. Then when you do the mascara, if it's not dry, the client opens their eyes, closes, and it messes everything up. So I used to really hate doing mascara, but later I learned how to do it in a way that doesn't ruin the look. False lashes are amazing. They add so much vavavo to the look. False lashes? I don't know how to say it. False lashes are like, I know men don't understand things behind it. They're just like, why do you have to put them? So I get to make up. No kind to not make up. What's the point of adding lashes? But there's something they do. Personally, I don't know how to put them on, so I never put them on. I also like to reserve them for a special event. I like to keep them for something special because I think being this my career, it means I've got to kind of wear makeup every day. And so I can't be looking like this in events. So I'm going to have to reserve the falsies. I'm going to have to reserve the falsies for events, so I'm looking a little bit vavavoom, as you say for those events. But can I tell you something about falsies? It's actually a shortcut to looking like you have a full face of makeup without actually applying any. So you have a bare face, just put on some false lashes and a gloss, and it gives people the illusion that you've worn a full face of makeup. That is true. Yet you haven't. That is true. So that's a trick I would share that I do often because I don't do this every day. But I would do falsies daily. Asante sana. You know we have just a couple of minutes before we have to go to our next interview. And so I'm just going to have to finish off by saying that one of the things I wish we could let our public, maybe you can tell our people some of the tips, maybe one, two tips are dos and then one, two don'ts before we end this. And also I don't know, makeup is something you come to love because when I first got this job I was doing this job without makeup. If you're looking at me carefully I was not wearing makeup when I used to come here. And I never knew how to put it on only until about six months ago I finally learned how to put on makeup and I'm just like, ugh. But here we are. And maybe some dos and some don'ts for people like, just like me for people who are watching and still learning. Okay. Yeah. So one do that I would give is always take care of your skin. As much as we're talking about makeup skincare is very, very important. Make sure that your skin is always clean, that it's toned, that you exfoliate, always use sunscreen and then from there you can do your whole makeup routine. Another do that I would say is no for what occasion and for what time that you are applying your makeup. There's daytime makeup, there's nighttime makeup. It's not to say that you can do bold makeup during the day but always look at the context and the event. I would say don'ts is generally don't overdo it. Once you learn why you're doing the makeup and what event it's for just don't go ham. I know it can be so tempting sometimes but less really is more like the tip I've given on the false lashes. Another don't is I would say let me tailor make this to makeup artists. Be kind to your makeup artist. One thing people don't know is that if you're in a bad mood, if you are rude, if you are not kind that person has power over your face. So the makeup will come out according to the energy that you give out. So yeah, try and be kind. Don't irritate your makeup artist. So your makeup will come out according to the energy I like that. Yes, that you are giving. And so you guys unfortunately we do have to close this down. This has been a wonderful discussion about makeup with the CEO of crowned by makeup who is none other than a female young entrepreneur who has come here to share some of the skills that she has learned down the road. I hope you guys picked up some pens and some papers and took down some notes if you're interested in this. Her name is Cynthia Monique once again. Mine is Jermua Chache. We're at the bottom of the screen. And before we close this interview I'd like to give our guest one chance to actually give her social media handles just in case there's somebody out there who's interested in having her do your makeup. Okay, so you can find me on Instagram at crowned by makeup. On Facebook, check out my personal page Cynthia Muihakki. And I have exciting news for August. I have a bridal offer whereby for at least five bridesmaids the bride gets her makeup free. So you're all welcome and I hope to see you soon. So five bridesmaids 2,500 shows for makeup each and then if that happens the bride gets her makeup done for free and the bride can go ham. Okay, thank you so much for that. You guys, I hope you enjoy this. Once again Karanja Alex is coming through and I'll be next after him once again. This is Tuesday's entrepreneurship. Do stay tuned, don't go nowhere.