Stars Cosmetics

Our shop is at number 6 in Swastik House, right there in Mahim. If you know where the Star City Theatre is, we are quite close to that, just off L J Road. Mumbai is always moving fast, and this area has a lot of foot traffic. We have been selling cosmetics here for a good bit of time. The shop is filled with all sorts of bottles and containers, so it can feel a bit packed when more than two or three people are inside at once. It’s a small space, but we try to keep everything where we can find it. People often stop in on their way to the theatre or after doing some other shopping nearby. We don't have a big team or anything, just a few of us making sure the shelves stay full. Sometimes the boxes from new stock stay on the floor for a few hours before we get around to opening them. It’s a bit messy at times, but that is part of running a shop in a busy spot like this. We get all kinds of customers, from teenagers looking for something cheap to older ladies who have been coming to us for years. It’s just a normal retail life for us here in Mahim. We open up in the morning, dust the counters, and wait for the first person to walk through the door.