Ambika Pillai

Ambika Pillai is a hairstylist and makeup artist in the fashion industry from Kollam,[2] Kerala, India. Her work regularly appears in advertising campaigns, catwalk shows, fashion films, and editorials.[3]

Ambika Pillai
Born
Thiruvananthapuram, [1] Kerala
NationalityIndian
OccupationMake-up Artist
Spouse(s)
  • Surendra Nath(1980-1988)
  • Rakesh Rocky( 1993-1996)
ChildrenKavitha
Parent(s)
  • Gopinath Pillai
  • Santha Pillai
Websitewww.ambikapillai.com

Personal life

Ambika 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. 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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6][7]

Awards
Awards Year
Vogue Best Make-up Artist Award[8][9][10] 2011
Cosmopolitan Fun Fearless Female Awards for Best Hair and Makeup artist[11][10] 2009
Bharat Nirman Super Achievers Award[11][10] 2007
Zee Idea Fashion Awards for Best Make up artist of the year[11][10] 2006
Zee Idea Fashion Awards for Best Hair Stylist of the year[11][10] 2006
Kingfisher Fashion awards for the best hair designer of the year[11][10] 2000
IAAFA Award for Best Make-up Artist[11][10] 1996

Salon details
Location
South Extension[11]
Punjabi Bagh[11]
Rajouri Garden[11]
Malviya Nagar[11]
Gurgaon[11]
Chhatarpur[2][11]
Model Town[11]
Kochi[11]
Trivandrum

Television shows as a Judge

References
  2. The Sunday Guardian
  3. "Website Leading Salons in The World". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  4. Nair, Vinod (23 February 2002). "Ambika Pillai, through the looking glass..." The Times of India. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  5. Ravindra, Rahul (14 December 2014). "Ambika Pillai's very own house of butterflies". Manorama Online. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  6. The Hindu 1
  7. Article Times of India
  8. Website Afaqs
  9. "Website Beauty News India". Archived from the original on 11 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  10. Website Weddingsonline
  11. "Business Digest". Archived from the original on 11 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
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