In all that Shantanu Dhope does, he’s a little extra. In adorning his face with batwing eyeliner or neon eyeshadow, he sees makeup as a tool to express himself. Like every brown boy in India, Dhope grew up believing that makeup was meant only for women. And yet, he found himself enamoured by the freedom it offered. “It’s a lot like telling the world exactly how you envision yourself without having to use any words,” he says. He remembers that first post: “It was a look of me wearing an orange smoky eye and a nude lip. It was my go-to look at the time.” Having found an inspiring role model in trans beauty vlogger Nikkie de Jager, Dhope is now telling the world that boys can wear makeup too. The colours Shantanu Dhope wears and the roles he adopts go beyond ordinary to make him a not only a makeup artist, social media beauty influencer and model, but a bona fide pathbreaker too.
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