Ambika Pillai

Ambika Pillai
Ambika Pillai
Born	Kollam, Kerala
Nationality	Indian
Ethnicity	Keraliate
Occupation	Make-up Artist
Spouse(s)	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Surendra Nath(1980-1988); Rakesh Rocky( 1993-1996);
Children	Kavitha
Parent(s)	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Gopinath Pillai; Santha Pillai;
Website	www.ambikapillai.com

Ambika Pillai is a prominent hairstylist and makeup artist in the fashion industry hailing from Kollam,^[2] Kerala, India. Her highly sought-after skills regularly appear in advertising campaigns, catwalk shows, fashion films, and editorials.^[3]

Personal life

Ambika was born in a prominent family to a cashew exporter Gopinath Pillai & Santha Gopinath Pillai in Kollam, Kerala.She had a luxurious childhood, living in a bungalow by the backwaters of 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 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 later she 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]^[12]	2009
Bharat Nirman Super Achievers Award^[13]^[14]	2007
Zee Idea Fashion Awards for Best Make up artist of the year^[15]^[16]	2006
Zee Idea Fashion Awards for Best Hair Stylist of the year^[17]^[18]	2006
Kingfisher Fashion awards for the best hair designer of the year^[19]^[20]	2000
IAAFA Award for Best Make-up Artist^[21]^[22]	1996

Salon Details

Location
South Extension^[23]
Punjabi Bagh^[24]
Rajouri Garden^[25]
Malviya Nagar^[26]
Gurgaon^[27]
Chhatarpur^[28]^[29]
Model Town^[30]
Kochi^[31]
Trivandrum

References

External links

[1] The Sunday Guardian

[2] The Sunday Guardian

[3] Website Leading Salons in The World

[4] The Times of India

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[6] The Hindu 1

[7] Article Times of India

[8] Website Afaqs

[9] Website Beauty News India

[10] Website Weddingsonline

[11] Business Digest

[12] Website Weddingsonline

[13] Business Digest

[14] Website Weddingsonline

[15] Business Digest

[16] Website Weddingsonline

[17] Business Digest

[18] Website Weddingsonline

[19] Business Digest

[20] Website Weddingsonline

[21] Business Digest

[22] Website Weddingsonline

[23] Business Digest

[24] Business Digest

[25] Business Digest

[26] Business Digest

[27] Business Digest

[28] The Sunday Guardian

[29] Business Digest

[30] Business Digest

[31] Business Digest

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Ambika Pillai
Born	Kollam,^[1] Kerala
Nationality	Indian
Ethnicity	Keraliate
Occupation	Make-up Artist
Spouse(s)	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Surendra Nath(1980-1988) Rakesh Rocky( 1993-1996)
Children	Kavitha
Parent(s)	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Gopinath Pillai Santha Pillai
Website	www.ambikapillai.com