The evolution of beauty
uilding confidence and bringing out people's personality comes naturally to make-up artist Lizantia Mngadi.
A friend to all her clients, Lizantia says you leave her salon not only looking different, but feeling different too.
A life-long creative, she wanted to pursue a career on that path, but enrolled at the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine in efforts to build a "sustainable" career.
"I had good marks, but just because you are good at something, doesn’t mean you are passionate or that it's your life path," she said.
During her second year, Lizantia fell pregnant, and knew she had to take
I believe everyone went through a phase of transformation and I think that journey is beautiful if you allow it
responsibility and control of the situation.
She opened her first business selling breyani for students who lived at the institute's residence.
"Starting with a capital of just R300, by the end of the first week I had already made R1 000," she said.
Towards the end of her pregnancy, she decided to enrol in a make-up artistry course, and in 2017 started her business in that field when she moved to Zululand.
"I started networking and making friends to create a community. And there wasn’t much competition so I pushed my work through social media and sold my personality."
"People buy who they know, not what
they know. I’m an extrovert and how I marketed myself was so different and so fresh that it made my clients feel liberated to step out of their shell," she said.
Lizantia encourages women to feel free in celebrating their femininity and evolution as she has been on the same path of constantly changing throughout the years of her life.
"When Covid-19 hit, I went through an evolution and spiritual journey that made me who I am today.
"I believe everyone went through a phase of transformation and I think that journey is beautiful if you allow it."
This spring, Lizantia plans to share her story and inspire women in Zululand to embrace the beauty of their evolution at Tea on the Terrace.
The event is set to be held at the Umfolozi Resort on 17 September.
"When I was asked to be a guest speaker, I insisted I was referred to as the entertainment because I feel we women tend to take things too seriously."
"I want to have a space where we could just laugh, de-stress and create a
community."
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This event is the annual fundraiser in support of cancer patients and Dice (Do I Care Enough?), and is set to take place between 10am and 12.30pm.
The cost is R1 000 per table of 10 and payment confirms the table.
For more information and reservations, email dice@zob.co.za