Romi

A stunning visual is always a culmination of hard work of a group of people behind the scenes. A vision shared by a set of creative people. During my time as a designer I have had the pleasure of working with some of the best. Romi is one of them- the makeup artist extraordinaire. 

Romi, originally from Manipur, is hair and make up artist based in Bangalore. After a small chat she told me that she worked for an MNC for a short while in Hyderabad. After feeling like living a double life, she needed to express herself as a transwoman. She learnt the art of makeup hands on and she has never looked back since. She is not only extremely good at her job, she is also kind and patient. What inspires us is her hard work. I have never seen her deny any kind of work that comes her way. She's never hesitant about exuberantly early shoot times. She is always high on energy and up to put her best forward. Everyday she gets up with the goal to better herself. She wants to be counted among the best in the world, looking at her, we don't think that it will be too long before we see that happen.

Makeup artists are not given as much of an importance as they should be. They are not just to make the model look good, but also cater to the vision of the designer. Working with Romi is a pleasure! An artist to artist. Person to person. 

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Photographs by Arvind Sridhar