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Sandra "Alexandrina" Don-Arthur
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'''Sandra "Alexandrina" Don-Arthur''' (born 22 April 1980) is a makeup artist from Ghana. She is the founder and C.E.O of Alexiglam, <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>a Ghanaian makeup and beauty company that provides beauty services to Ghanaian women. <ref></ref>She is also the Ghanaian creative director for cosmetics brand, [[Maybelline|Maybelline New York.]]<ref name=":0"></ref>
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== Early Life ==
She was born to a Ghanaian architect father, Dr. Eric George Alexander Don-Arthur and a [[Russian]] mother, Mrs Natalia Don-Arthur who is a biochemist. She grew up in both Ghana and Russian with her 4 siblings and is the younger sister of Eric Don-Arthur, the 2016 [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|National Democratic Congress]] Parliamentary Candidate for the [[Effutu]] Constituency.<ref></ref> Don-Arthur attended Morning Star School in [[Cantonments, Accra|Cantonments]] and moved to [[St Roses Senior High (Akwatia)|St. Roses Senior]] High School in Akwatia. Later, she left to the United Kingdom to study at the West London College and in 2011 moved to the Adhesive University Mink College where she pursued a certificate in makeup artistry, hairstyling and special effects. She also an alumni of the [[Ashesi University]] in Ghana.
== Career ==
In 2011, Alexandrina started makeup professionally after completing courses in the UK. Her work as a makeup artist came to the limelight when the lead makeup artist asked her to do the makeup for the Managing Director of ''[[Mnet (TV channel)|MNET Africa]]'', [[Biola Alabi]] as guest on the ''<nowiki/>'@ Home With…' TV Show'' in London. <ref></ref>.
Don-Arthur has worked on a number of celebrities in both the Ghanaian and Nigerian entertainment industry such as [[Omotola Jalade Ekeinde|Omotola Jalade Ekehinde]], [[Efya]], [[Joselyn Dumas]], [[Juliet Ibrahim]], [[Ramsey Nouah]] ,[[Nadia Buari]], [[Jackie Appiah]], [[Jim Iyke]] and [[DJ Cuppy]]<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>.
She was selected by Maybelline New York, Ghana as part of their board of influencers to help influence Maybelline's activities in Ghana. Maybelline New York also gave her the opportunity to host Africa's first dedicated makeup TV show, ''"Makeup Diaries,"'' which aired on [[DStv|DSTV]] in 46 countries.<ref></ref>.
She was also a regular guest and the lead makeup artist on the first season of "Keeping It Real" a show hosted by Ghanaian Actress and Host, Joselyn Dumas where modern Ghanaian women shared their views on various topics affecting them in 2017. <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> She has created makeup editorials for Glitz Africa Magazine, Dream Wedding Magazine and Haute Canoe Magazine<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>.
In 2015, she paid tribute to the late [[Kofi Ansah]] in partnership with Maybelline New York via her Haute Avant Garde collection that featured clothes from the legendary Ghanaian designer and creative makeup to showcase the diverse range of Maybelline New York products. <ref> Peace Fm Online - Photo Gallery|website=www.peacefmonline.com|access-date=2019-08-02}}</ref>
She was selected as the only Ghanaian makeup artist and West African representative to take part in the [[New York Fashion Week]] <ref name=":0" />
== Corporate Social Responsibility ==
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