The Designers Studio - Magazine The Designers Studio - Issue ONE | Page 29

Sinitta Akello Owor. You may know her better as simply Sinitta Akello. Or perhaps Cultured Ego. The Ugandan-born makeup and body artist is one of Kenya’s most sought-after creatives. And rightly so. Her distinctive approach to beauty allows her to swing between natural aesthetic and the magnificent manipulation of mixed media to create stunning and eclectic looks.  A skill that has caught the attention of industry leaders. Be it being involved with the Osborne Macharia project titled Ilgelunot or recently being featured in American Vogue’s ‘Kenyan Cool Girls Guide to Nairobi’. Meet the Nairobi- based artist responsible for some of the most quintessential looks in the Kenyan industry to date. FASHION SHORT Sinitta Akello - Showcasing her work Cover Photo : [Photographer Osborne Macharia | Props, Styling and Production Kevo Abbra | Styling Assistant Sylvie Owalla | Makeup artist Mdeizi MakeUp Sinitta Akello | Hairstylist Richard Kinyua & Corrine Muthoni | Comic Universe Consultant Paddy Gedi| Photographer assistants Victor Ndalo & Jared Maina http://tdsblog.com/sinitta-akello/  |  29