ABOUT
Bhargavi also known as “Barbie” discovered her love for fashion and makeup while attending Columbia University in New York, NY. Since attaining her degree in 2000, she pursued her interest in beauty by furthering her training at the Artistry Beauty Institute (ABI). Over the last 10+ years, Barbie has mastered the skills that place her at the top of her game in the profession of makeup and skincare & Hair Artistry. She works with Artistry cosmetics, ranked one of the top five brands in the world.
Barbie is the Founder of Cinderella Bridez, which has been on Wedding Wire’s Brides Choice awards for the past 5 years. She is a celebrity makeup artist, and has worked in several prestigious fashion shows, editorial makeup, and bridal portrait photography. She has a large client base consisting of South Asian brides, and is responsible for catering to the top 3% wedding market share.
She brings her dynamic personality to her work, balancing dedication and professionalism with a sense of lightness, fun and creativity. Her calm demeanor is an asset to the often-hectic environments. By constantly learning and raising her level of expertise, she has become a fountain of knowledge within the beauty industry. Her highly influential nature as well as vast business acumen has been key to very foundation of several beauticians and artist alike. Barbie has been asked to serve as a teacher, trainer, and motivator for various classes ranging from the fields of basic makeup, contouring, highlighting, to the complex world that is the business of beauty.
Her inspiring persona has not only served for uplifting her clients, but also the pupils who choose to follow her. Barbie possesses a keen sense of finding the value of each person she comes into contact with, and her ability to bring out the best in people is only matched by her belief in them. Her mentorship skills have been put to heavy practice for CB Beauty, the training division of Cinderella Bridez, which was founded with the vision of empowering and developing successful makeup artists and stylists.
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