Monisa Zargar, a makeup artist from the Lal Bazar area of Srinagar, launched a makeup studio called ‘BE YOU – The Beauty Lounge’ on Monday in Srinagar.
The studio is laced with heavy make-up equipment where women can do nail extensions, eyelash extensions, eyelash and eyebrow perming and tinting.
The studio has high-frequency machines for skin treatments also.
Apart from these services, they have HydraFacial (which is one of its kind in Kashmir), and we have galvanic and high-frequency machines for skin treatments.
The studio was inaugurated by her mother and mother-in-law at Jawahar Nagar locality of Srinagar city. Over 30 guests were invited to the inauguration ceremony.
Since her childhood, Monisa Zargar has been fond of beauty brushes. She would initially adorn her relatives on special occasions, like marriage ceremonies and other parties.
Over the years, her passion became a full-fledged profession for this Srinagar girl.
She believes wearing the right make-up is not as easy as it looks. You need a lot of experience and patience, to give a complete “diva” look, she says.
Zargar completed a one year course in Cosmetology from Lakme in New Delhi. After one year she landed back in Kashmir and did many projects with Bollywood celebrities.
Initially, her journey started through her social media page, where she received a lot of positive responses.
She has done make-up for many Bollywood celebrities including Ex-Bigg Boss contestant Shehnaz Gill, popular music rapper Badshah, Jigar Saraiya—a popular singer and music director in Kashmir.