PLASTIC PHOTOGRAPHER : THANDIWE MURIU MODEL : HIVITA ROGATO MAKEUP ARTIST :SINITTA AKELLO
BLACK PHOTOGRAPHER :THANDIWE MURIU MODEL : ANITA BARBARA MAKEUP ARTIST : SINITTA AKELLO
TRIBAL CHIC IMAGES BY SARAH WAISWA AND JUNE JULY PHOTOGRAPHY MAKEUP DIRECTOR : NALLAH SANGARE MAKEUP ASSISTANT : SINITTA AKELLO
MAURYNE PHOTOGRAPHER : FELICIA MARGINEANU MODEL :MAURYN THEO STYLIST : BRYAN EMRY MAKEUP ARTIST : SINITTA AKELLO
JOY KENDI - MAKEUP TRENDS SPRING/SUMMER 2016 MODEL : JOY KENDI MAKEUP ARTIST : SINITTA AKELLO PHOTOGRAPHER : JOY & SINITTA
Happy New Year!! Hi! I am Sinitta, and I am a makeup and body artist based in Nairobi. Have you heard of Cultured Ego online? Well, it is a blog showcasing alternative African fashion and music that I founded in 2013. I am a jack off all trades, and through creating content for Cultured Ego as a one man band, I found my passion, Makeup and body art. I started off doing an internship at Suzie Beauty and abit of freelance after. I then worked at MAC cosmetics for just under 2 years and started life as a freelance makeup artist again, in Feb 2016. That was the most exciting year of my career where I acheived alot of my most treasured accomplishments. During this time I got to work on a range of projects, from creative to fashion, beauty and advertising. Nairobi’s creative and fashion scene is expanding more and more with amazing minds! I enjoy working with innovators, creatives, people that love pushing boundaries and creatives that are looking to bring their vision to life! My joy is making something tangible of someones imagination! 2016 was such an amazing year and we have alot to look forward to this year and I am really excited to fill you in on everything as it comes. take a look inside on a few of the projects I worked on in the past! If you have any questions or require any more information don’t hesitate to get in touch! Sinitta Akello Owor +254710471208 culturedego@gmail.com www.facebook.com/culturedego @culturedego @culturedego
PLASTIC Plastic is an Editorial that beauty photographer Thandiwe and myself explored about the cosmetics industry and Ironically the pressures there of! Photographer : Thandiwe Muriu Model :Hivita Rogato Makeup Artist : Sinitta Akello
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I am very excited to have worked on this shoot with talented designer. Anyango Mpinga. Her most recent collection, Proverbial Dreamer was shot at the beautiful Serena Hotel in Elementita and presents a journey that captures the transition from a girl to a woman. Anyango works with prints drawn from the African scarification pattern. This influenced a very strong makeup look! catch the full editorial on our social media channels and on the Vogue Italia website!
BLACK
Gravity was an exhibition held by Prokraft Africa 2 years ago showcasing the work of the creative collective who work under the brand. I worked with the entire team including beauty Photographer Thandiwe Muriu. We went monochrome to bring out the textures of the makeup used. Photographer : Thandiwe Muriu Model : Anita Barbara Makeup Artist :Sinitta Akello
TRIBAL CHIC 2016 From hairspray in the air, quick touch ups, models running around in a rush, designers frantically fitting their models and producers yelling for time is never on their side. Anyone who ventures behind the runway will understand the choas that we face backstage! Those that are part of the team love the rush! Well, at least I know I do! I had the opportunity to assist makeup director Nallah Sangare, a brilliant freelance artist who also works for MAC cosmetics a the regional trainer for sub-saharan Africa and once upon about a year ago, my boss! The look was beautiful and described as modern yet mysterious. Her inspiriation? African tribal makeup mixed with pointilism to create her signature touch that she calls Afropointilism. Images by Sarah Waiswa and June July photography
MAURYNE
Felicia is a Swedish photographer that runs a business encouring young female photographers, called OhSnap Sweden. We met eachother at the Sweden@Kenya conference and ended up working on an impromtu photoshoot with model Mauryne as the subject that turned out simply amazing! Photographer : Felicia Margineanu Model : Mauryne Theo Stylist : Brian Emry Makeup Artist : Sinitta Akello
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SCENES Couture Africa’s cover for December 2016 was exciting! We focused and celebrated a different kind of beauty with a stunning model, while shocasing an edgy eclectic collection get your copy on the shelves today!
Ke Nd I Blogger Joy Kendi and myself love to play makeup but not just any ordinary kind of makeup! The first collaboration between Joy and I looked into the makeup trends of spring summer 2016 and came up with our own reindition of them. Model : Joy Kendi MUA : Sinitta Akello Photography : Sinitta & Joy
We are offering 15% off your next shoot in January!!! +254710471208 culturedego@gmail.com www.facebook.com/culturedego @culturedego @culturedego