My interest began during the quarantine year. We were basically indoors for a long time, and there were all these Tiktok trends with makeup artists from around the world.
I discovered this community of SFX, cosplay and editorial artists like Abby Roberts and Mimi Choi, and decided to challenge myself to do similar looks, and that is when I discovered my love for this type of makeup.
During my free time after classes, I would practise and post the looks on Instagram.
Tinashe Mwaniki is a self-taught makeup artist who specialises in creative special effects and glam makeup, and a computer science graduate from Strathmore University. Tinashe says her work is more than a hobby, driven by pure passion and a drive to excel in the industry.
1.How did you learn to do SFX makeup? What drew you into doing this type of makeup, with a background in Computer Science? I learnt most of my skills from the “great school of YouTube” and since last year, on Tiktok. My interest began during the quarantine year. We were basically indoors for a long time, and there were all these Tiktok trends with makeup artists from around the world. I discovered this community of SFX, cosplay and editorial artists like Abby Roberts and Mimi Choi, and decided to challenge myself to do similar looks, and that is when I discovered my love for this type of makeup. During my free time after classes, I would practise and post the looks on Instagram.
