Ambika Pillai Explained
Ambika Pillai is a hair stylist and make-up artist from Kollam,[2] Kerala, India. Her work regularly appears in advertising campaigns, catwalk shows, fashion films, and editorials.[3]
Personal life
Ambika Pillai was born to a cashew exporter Gopinath Pillai & Santha Gopinath Pillai in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Her family then moved to her native place in Kollam, where she had a luxurious childhood, living in a bungalow by the backwaters of Kollam. After her boarding in Ooty, at the age of 7, she joined Mount Carmel Convent Anglo-Indian Girls High School in Kollam.[4] 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.[5] 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 Trivandrum and Kochi.[6]
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.[7] [8] Pillai's salon has branches in South Extension, Punjabi Bagh, Rajouri Garden, Malviya Nagar and Model Town in the Delhi National Capital Territory; Gurgaon in Haryana; Chhatarpur[2] in Madhya Pradesh; and Kochi and Trivandrum in Kerala.
Awards
| Awards | Year |
|---|
| Vogue Best Make-up Artist Award[9] [10] [11] | 2011 |
| Cosmopolitan Fun Fearless Female Awards for Best Hair and Makeup artist[12] | 2009 |
| Bharat Nirman Super Achievers Award | 2007 |
| Zee Idea Fashion Awards for Best Make up artist of the year | 2006 |
| Zee Idea Fashion Awards for Best Hair Stylist of the year | 2006 |
| Kingfisher Fashion awards for the best hair designer of the year | 2000 |
| IAAFA Award for Best Make-up Artist | 1996 | |
Television
Pillai has appeared as a judge in:
Notes and References
- Ambika Pillai hair stylist: Ithalukal 24th Sep 2014. Asianet News Ithalukal. 24 September 2014. YouTube.
- News: Delhi gets a fancy new address for high fashion makeup. 9 September 2012. The Sunday Guardian. 4 April 2021. 11 October 2013. https://archive.today/20131011232250/http://www.sunday-guardian.com/young-restless/delhi-gets-a-fancy-new-address-for-high-fashion-makeup.
- Web site: Website Leading Salons in The World . 11 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203054911/http://www.leadingsalons.com/ambika_pillai.salon.235.htm . 3 December 2013 . dead .
- Web site: Ambika Pillai on Facebook. Pillai. Ambika. Facebook. I went to boarding [...] to Nazereth convent,Ooty . At the tender age of 5 [...] Renuka [...] started studying at mount Carmel convent Kollam [...] we joined Renu in MCC. 5 September 2014. 4 April 2021. 4 April 2021. live. https://conifer.rhizome.org/joshuaissac/archives-for-wikipedia/20210404133411/https://m.facebook.com/ambikapillai/posts/778158988901064.
- News: Ambika Pillai, through the looking glass... . 23 February 2002 . Vinod . Nair . The Times of India . . 5 July 2018 . 14 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130814180329/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi-times/Ambika-Pillai-through-the-looking-glass--/articleshow/1889924.cms.
- News: Ravindra. Rahul. Ambika Pillai's very own house of butterflies. 9 March 2015. Manorama Online. 14 December 2014 . dead . 10 March 2015 . https://archive.today/20150310004004/http://english.manoramaonline.com/lifestyle/decor/the-house-of-butterflies.html.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090405121525/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/03/12/stories/2009031250510100.htm The Hindu 1
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130507105519/http://newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/The-look-maker/2013/04/25/article1559867.ece Article Times of India
- Web site: Website Afaqs . 11 October 2013 . 9 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160809095131/http://www.afaqs.com/news/company_briefs/?id=50860_Vogue+Beauty+Awards+2011+acknowledges+the+best+in+the+Beauty+and+Wellness+Industry . dead .
- Web site: Website Beauty News India . 11 October 2013 . https://archive.today/20131011232232/http://www.beautynewsindia.com/event-workshop/Vogue_Beauty_Awards_Winners_List1.php . 11 October 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
- http://www.weddingsonline.in/suppliers/ambikapillai Website Weddingsonline
- Web site: Business Digest . 11 October 2013 . https://archive.today/20131011232256/http://www.businessdigestmagazine.org/lifestyle/ambika-pillai-saloon-comes-to-kochi/ . 11 October 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
