Sandhya Shekar Wiki, Age, Height, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Sandhya Shekar is an Indian makeup artist. She is primarily known for her signature no-makeup looks. She has created iconic looks of Deepika Padukone for various awards and fashion shows such as the Met Gala and Cannes.

Wiki/Biography

Sandhya Shekar was born on Monday, 11 June 1984, in Udupi Karnataka. She is also called Sandy by her friends. She did her MBA in Finance and Marketing from the International School of Business and Media. After finding her interest in makeup and deciding to pursue her career in it, Shekar did a professional course in makeup in Banglore under the guidance of her hairstylist Prabhaat and her dear friend Sitara Kudige, who is a stylist. Later, she went to the London School of Beauty and Make-Up and pursued a one-month course there. She further did one more professional course with Nahush Pise in Mumbai. Her zodiac sign is Gemini.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5’3″
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black

Family

Parents & Siblings

Sandhya Shekar lost her father to cancer. There is not much information is available about her family.
Sandhya Shekar with her mother
Sandhya Shekar with her younger sister Soumya Prashant

Husband

She married to love of her life Vikas Vasudev, an acclaimed portrait and fashion photographer.
Sandhya Shekar with her husband Vikas Vasudev

Career

Growing up in a village, she didn’t know that makeup can be a career option on a large scale. She thought that it is only limited to beauty parlours. Later when she moved to Banglore, she came to know about the career option in the field of makeup through her hairstylist, Prabhat and her dear friend Sithara Kudige, who is a leading stylist in Banglore.
Before entering the field of makeup, Sandhya worked for a corporate job at Yes Bank in Banglore for one year. Initially, she started her career as a makeup artist in Banglore, but she didn’t get a good response following which she shifted to Mumbai. At the beginning of her career, she got orders for bridal makeup and gradually she got offers for the makeup of models. In 2005, she professionally started her career in the industry as a celebrity makeup artist and worked for an MTV promo and did her first fashion editorial for the magazine Grazia, which she considers to be the turning point of her career. Most popular magazines like Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Grazia, GQ, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, etc., are the clients of Sandhya Shekar. She has done the makeup of many Bollywood actresses including Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma, Jacqueline Fernandes, Aditi Rao Hydari, Parineeti Chopra, and Kangana Ranaut.
Anushka Sharma’s makeup by Sandhya Shekar for Filmfare 2021
She is known for creating iconic looks of Deepika Padukone at the Met Gala and the Cannes Film Festival. She feels herself to be grateful for getting this opportunity. In an interview with the magazine Grazia, while talking about this, she said,
Doing Deepika Padukone’s makeup for this year’s MET Gala. It’s every make-up artist’s dream to work on the Oscars or the MET Gala. And I’m very privileged and grateful that I got that chance this year.”
Deepika Padukone’s makeup by Sandhya Shekar for Met Gala 2019
Deepika Padukone’s makeup by Sandhya Shekar for Cannes 2019
She also did Deepika Padukone’s wedding makeup.
Deepika’s wedding makeup by Sandhya Shekar

Awards

  • In 2016, she received an award for the Elle Artist of the Year.
    Sandhya Shekar after winning the award for Elle Artist of the Year 2016
  • In 2018, she was awarded the Vogue India Beauty Award for Best of Industry Makeup Artist.
    Sandhya Shekar with the Vogue India Beauty Award

Favourites

  • Food: Tibetan Food, Fish, Pizza, and Bacon
  • Makeup Artists: Deepa Verma, Anil Chinnapa, and Billy B Brasfield

Facts/Trivia

  • She follows a non-vegetarian diet.
  • Sandhya Shekar believes that like a programmer, a makeup artist also has to be up to date about the tools and technologies used in makeup. She often tries to attend short masterclasses, trade shows and exhibitions. In an interview with Sanjay Manaktala, she said,
    So even though I’ve been at this for like 15 years now, I still go take a 3-5 day masterclass if I see anything is happening in Mumbai or elsewhere with folks I respect.”
  • In an interview with the magazine Grazia, she revealed that she always carries Shu Uemura Lash Curler, Embryolisse Lait-Creme Concentre Nourishing Moisturizer, Luma cheek and lip tint, and a good eyebrow fixer in her makeup kit.
  • She is so fond of makeup that in her childhood, she used to steal her mother’s makeup and apply it to herself and when she was stopped by her mother to use makeup, she used to stain her lips and cheeks with beetroot.
  • At the age of 32, Sandhya Shekar was diagnosed with depression because of her unsure income and family discontentment.
  • Shekar loves shopping, gardening, and listening to classical music.
  • She was trolled on social media for the smoky eye makeup of Deepika Padukone, but the artist actively replied to the criticisms and sarcastically asked the critics to feel free to do Deepika’s makeup.
  • In 2015, Sandhya Shekar participated in the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon and won a medal but couldn’t complete the marathon due to ill health.
    Sandhya Shekar with the medal for completing a half marathon in 2015.
  • She often endorses beauty products through her social media. In an Instagram post, she was seen endorsing the ‘Lovinah Cleansing Balm’.
    An Instagram post shared by Sandhya Shekar endorsing Lovinah Cleansing Balm
  • She took to Instagram to tell the benefits of green tea for good skin while endorsing “Happy Hormones Blend” green tea by ‘Tree of Life Holistic Health. Through the Instagram post, she also told about her love for coffee.
    An Instagram post shared by Sandhya Shekar endorsing ‘Happy Hormones Blend’ green tea

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