TIPTOPSTARS

Make-up is a common practice among girls and women. Before going on an outing, most girls make up make-up to look beautiful. Though time-consuming, it is such an easy and exciting exercise that poses little or no problems. But professional make-up (common in cinema) is different. It requires much diligence, patience and skill. Such qualities can be found in Linda Njikta, a 25-year-old hope-rising make-up artist.

“Make-up is a childhood passion,” she reveals. The Yaounde-based artist continues: “All through my life I like to look beautiful. As such, I often find time to mix lotions and apply them on my face.”

    However, the dreams of young Njkta were realised when in 2005, she was called upon to do make-up for actors and actresses of Vanilla, a Cameroonian movie. Her performance attracted the director of Path of Love (2006) and Mark of the     Absolute (2007) who invited the 1.68-tall artist to make up actors and actresses for the films.

    Njikta, from Santa in the North West Province hopes to take a course in make-up, but her skill (even in masking) makes anyone think the Yaounde I University graduate has already done that. Away from make-up, the 68kg artist has featured in five Cameroonian home video films.