Ambika Pillai
Ambika Pillai | |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Make-up Artist |
| Spouses |
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| Children | Kavitha |
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| Website | www |
Ambika Pillai is a hairstylist and makeup artist in the fashion industry from Kollam,[1] Kerala, India. Her work regularly appears in advertising campaigns, catwalk shows, fashion films, and editorials.[2]
Personal life
Ambika was born to a cashew exporter Gopinath Pillai & Santha Gopinath Pillai in Kollam, Kerala. She had a luxurious childhood, living in a bungalow by the backwaters of Kollam. She was married to Surenda Nath on 1980 at the age of 17 and moved to Calcutta to have a settled married life but things did not turn out the way she had desired and had to be satisfied with taking forward her life in a tiny one bed room apartment. They have one daughter, Kavitha. Later she married Rakesh (aka Rocky) in 1993 but due to his heavy drinking & gambling she left him.[3] Her three sisters, Gopika, Renuka and Devika were trained by her and are also into hair and skin makeover. She lives in New Delhi but frequently travels to Kochi.[4]
Career
She started her career as a hair stylist and moved on to Make-up. When Ambika started her first salon it was called Visions by Ambika. She later decided to develop it as a brand. At present Ambika Pillai is a brand by itself.[5][6]
Awards
| Awards | Year |
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| Vogue Best Make-up Artist Award[7][8][9] | 2011 |
| Cosmopolitan Fun Fearless Female Awards for Best Hair and Makeup artist[10][9] | 2009 |
| Bharat Nirman Super Achievers Award[10][9] | 2007 |
| Zee Idea Fashion Awards for Best Make up artist of the year[10][9] | 2006 |
| Zee Idea Fashion Awards for Best Hair Stylist of the year[10][9] | 2006 |
| Kingfisher Fashion awards for the best hair designer of the year[10][9] | 2000 |
| IAAFA Award for Best Make-up Artist[10][9] | 1996 |
Salon details
| Location |
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| South Extension[10] |
| Punjabi Bagh[10] |
| Rajouri Garden[10] |
| Malviya Nagar[10] |
| Gurgaon[10] |
| Chhatarpur[1][10] |
| Model Town[10] |
| Kochi[10] |
| Trivandrum |
References
- ^ a b c The Sunday Guardian
- ^ Website Leading Salons in The World
- ^ The Times of India
- ^ Ravindra, Rahul (14 December 2014). "Ambika Pillai's very own house of butterflies". Manorama Online. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ The Hindu 1
- ^ Article Times of India
- ^ Website Afaqs
- ^ Website Beauty News India
- ^ a b c d e f g Website Weddingsonline
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Business Digest