{"id":441507,"date":"2017-11-27T08:30:20","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T08:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/11\/27\/self-taught-male-make-up-artist-finding-fulfillment-at-tema-station\/"},"modified":"2017-11-27T08:30:20","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T08:30:20","slug":"self-taught-male-make-up-artist-finding-fulfillment-at-tema-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/11\/27\/self-taught-male-make-up-artist-finding-fulfillment-at-tema-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-taught male make-up artist finding fulfillment at Tema Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Monday, 27 November 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>citifmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-11-27<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/87828908.295.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel Amu 2\" title=\"Daniel Amu 2\" width=\"295\" height=\"162\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Daniel trimming the eyebrows of a customer<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817981905\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817981905\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1511771420_667_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Buried in the bustling Tema Station, Accra\u2019s hub of urban and inter-city commercial transport, is a self-taught make-up artist, Daniel Amu, who attends to many women daily.<\/p>\n<p>Not many people may have the time or skill to cater for their beauty needs each day, so Daniel\u2019s services come in handy for these women, and some men, who want to look extra polished as they go about their daily activities. It was around midday on a typical weekday when citifmonline run into Daniel\u2019s modest set-up in the Tema Station, comprising a pair of chairs and his make-up products on display, all under the shade of an umbrella.<\/p>\n<p>The human traffic at the Tema Station makes it the ideal location for vendors of wares ranging from plastic merchandise, electronics, phones, DVDs and even medication of all kinds.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel started off at the Tema Station just selling make-up products sometime in 2012, after previously working as a barber. He had no training in the line of work he now derives satisfaction from.<\/p>\n<p>Without delving into details, he recounted that \u201cthe place I used to work, they sacked us from there so I got a place here [in the Tema Station] to start selling the make-up.\u201d \u201cOne day, I realized that when the ladies come and buy makeup, they ask: \u2018we want to [shape] our eyebrows\u2019 so I decided to start doing it for them.\u201d His line of work visibly surprised some passer-bys, mostly men, who stopped to stare at a man who made a living selling make-up and grooming ladies faces.<\/p>\n<p>Though Daniel\u2019s work is mostly patronized by women, he said some men also come to have their eyebrows shaped.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\" https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/src\/Daniel-Amu-9.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes I can do about 10 people, for the men \u2013 young guys and so on. But for the women in particular, it is uncountable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel\u2019s work as a make-up artist occasionally also extends to special bridal assignments which bring significantly more money. He recalled that he has done some work for three brides in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do bridal makeup [in addition to the] normal makeup. At times I get contracts and I go and do the makeup for them. For the normal makeup, it costs GHc 30, but when they come, I reduce the price and do it for them at GHc 20. For the bridal make-up\u2019s cost, I charge GHc 600 and GHc 500 unless I want to consider the person and it also depends on where the person is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the short interaction with Daniel, it became clear that he was adequately aware of the nuances of make-up application and products, as he knows what tips to offer on the right product to match a particular hairstyle and skin tone.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\" https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/src\/Daniel-Amu-2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Losing his job as barber five years ago, may have been tough for him, but the make-up and grooming job he has now, is undoubtedly an upgrade from being a barber, Daniel said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really love the business,\u201d he stated with smiles.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 33 updated by: 33 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment of Monday, 27 November 2017 Source: citifmonline.com 2017-11-27 Daniel trimming the eyebrows of a customer Buried in the bustling Tema Station, Accra\u2019s hub of urban and inter-city commercial transport, is a self-taught make-up artist, Daniel Amu, who attends to many women daily. 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