Looking great – and feeling good – is an important part of anyone’s life. With globalisation and the arrival of international cosmetic brands in the country, the emphasis on beauty is hard to ignore. Fat Mu – envisioned and created by Natasha Nischol and Virginia Holmes – in 2006 is a one-stop academy that not only caters to the needs of those who want to look good, but also teaches you how to do so. In fact, their training is geared to creating expert make-up professionals who can think, research, design and work intelligently across all genres given any brief and skin tone. “We turn our students into confident young make-up designers who are all-rounders, since intense globalisation demands multi-tasking and efficient management of resources,” says Nischol.

Fat Mu stands for ‘film and television make-up’, ‘fashion and trends make-up’’, and ‘fringe and theatre make-up’. Nischol points out, “We encompass all of this. The name reflects who we are – young, quirky, and different.”

Every person is different and needs to be treated differently. As Nischol emphasises, “At Fat Mu we believe in individuality and a positive approach towards make-up. Each person is unique in their own way and our approach is to embrace that individuality instead of creating clones of each other, whilst not only bringing out the best features but also for people to see the person first and not the make-up. We make sure that when our client goes out in public, they are noticed not for their make-up but their radiating personality.”

Tips

• INVEST IN THE RIGHT CONCEALER TO LOOK WELL RESTED.
• APPLY SOME BLUSHER TO PERK UP YOUR COMPLEXION.
• WELL GROOMED BROWS ALWAYS FRAME YOUR FACE.
• INVEST IN A LIPSTICK THAT TAKES YOU FROM DAY TO NIGHT.
• USE OIL BLOTTING SHEETS TO KEEP THAT UNWANTED SHINE AWAY.

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