Nairobi, Kenya| Dekha Salad is the new kid in town as far as make up arts is concerned. Make up arts wasn’t much appreciated before now but it is now turning out to be one of the most promising ventures as the world of fashion and beauty continues to evolve every other day.
Deqa, like any other ambitious Kenyan, relocated to Nairobi to try her luck at whatever comes her way. She was sheltered by her city-dwelling relatives before she found her niche in the fast-growing beauty and fashion industry where she taught herself the art of make-up and seemingly excelled magnificently in it.
After acquiring enough skills, she started her own shop where she soon became the go-to make-up artist for most women in her Eastleigh neighbourhood. From weddings to birthday parties, baby showers and graduation ceremonies, all sought her now well-known expertise in bringing out the beauty of women by her talented hands.
Deqa Salad Mohamed is a celebrated make-up artist based in Eastleigh, Nairobi. Born in Moyale, Kenya to Salad Mohamed and Lula Siraj Muzayin, she hails from a rather large family, she grew up with her 10 siblings of 9 sisters and a brother.
Her father, Salad Mohamed was the director of Moyale Hospital before his demise in 2001 which brought challenges for the family as he was their main breadwinner at that time. Her mother, Lula, was a businesswoman hence Deqa grew up in an Entrepreneurial family which is where she says she acquired her acumen for business entrepreneurship.
Her mother and older siblings moved to America while Deqa and her younger siblings pitched camp in Eastleigh, Nairobi where she is currently running her beauty business.
Tragedy struck the family again in 2015 where her sister, Duniya, passed away leaving the family devastated as a result of losing a loved one just over a decade after losing their father.
However, Deqa’s lowest would come only four years later when another one of her sisters, Toto Salad, was cruelly murdered by her husband in San Diego, California, USA due to domestic violence issues. The husband has since been convicted of the gruesome murder which captured the attention of region.
She says Toto’s demise was the hardest for her as she was her main support pillar. “My sister Toto was the one who used to empower and encourage me to face the world with a positive attitude in addition to assisting me financially,” writes Deqa.
Deqa is however proud of her humble achievement and wears the make-up artist badge with immense pride.
In addition to doing make-up for her clients, she also produces quality beauty products and says her clients “always come back for more” once they get a taste of her expertise on their beauty needs.
She further intimated to us that she imparts invaluable beauty secrets to her clients which she says has helped form an ‘unbreakable’ bond with her clients.
