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From Makeup artist to Entrepreneur - The Journey Ft. Vasudha & Kaushal

Pinkcity Podcast with Lakshaya Arora

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Episode  ·  1 Play  ·  52:48  ·  Nov 13, 2020

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Hello Guys! Welcome to the final episode of Season 1 ft. The journey of two very talented Makeup Artists from Jaipur - Vasudha & Kaushal Rushing forward with a pretty blush on her face is 22 years old Vasudha Biyani. Vasudha is a professional freelance makeup artist based in Jaipur, who specialises in all makeups and hairstyling including editorial, fashion and films. She proudly goes by the name ' Blush Rush by Vasudha'. Kaushal on the other hand, the proud founder of ' Face Contour by Kaushal' in Jaipur, is the saviour of so many models and brides. Makeup and hair is legitimately Kaushal's age-old family business which turned out to be an even bigger challenge for him. Both Vasudha and Kaushal struggled a lot to convince their family and finally established themselves in the market.  In this episode, you will get to know all about their education, insights into their work and profession and most importantly scope and lifestyle of being a makeup artist in India. We Hope this uncut/unfiltered conversation on their profession with Lakshaya adds some value to your life.  You can also watch this podcast here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEJvG6cY2Sg 0:00 - Introduction 1:51 - How I got to know about them 2:45 - When did they decide to make a career in makeup? 9:29 - Being a makeup artist himself, why did Kaushal's father didn't allow him to choose the same career? 11:34 - The fuss about the word 'Parlourwali'. Why they find it disrespectful? 17:22 - Kaushal's training experience in VLCC and early internships. 22:08 - About Vasudha's detailed course and first freelance experience. 24:19 - Their recommendations and advice while choosing institutes. 25:55 - Kaushal's confession to his parents about his dream 29:05 - Their experiences in Mumbai - Advance training and freelancing 31:53 -  On facing class discrimination and ill-treatment by society 32:53 - Is the popularity of Makeup tutorials online threat to their business? 33:45 - Can you learn the skill of applying makeup from online tutorials? 36:30 - Lifestyle of a makeup artist in India 39:03 - Vasudha on additional struggles of a female makeup artist in India 41:49 - "Don't wear makeup." - The mother-daughter banter. And society's role in it. 45:30 - Vasudha on 'Makeup enhances your beauty by making you fair - is an orthodox mentality' 46:01 - Kaushal on duties of a male makeup artist in a co-working space. 47:02 - Do they regret their career choice? 49:09 - Final piece of advice ---------------------------------- PINKCITY PODCAST Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pinkcitypodcast CREATED BY - Lakshaya Arora   Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lakshaya.avi/ GUEST - Vasudha Biyani & Kaushal Sen Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/blush_rush_byvasudha/ https://www.instagram.com/kaushal_mua/

52m 48s  ·  Nov 13, 2020

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