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Nail Studio Grad Lana Sheen Lacquers Nails and Hearts in Victoria
Scrolling through Lana Sheen’s Instagram account, @decenails, makes you wonder if you just found the nail tech of your dreams or the best girlfriend ever. We’ll save you some time and let you know...
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Jerry Kuo: International Master of Makeup
Makeup is a global business, and few artists demonstrate that as eloquently as Fashion Makeup Artist Jerry Kuo. Jerry’s Makeup adventure has taken him from his home in Taiwan to Vancouver (to study...
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Fashion Design Graduate Hilary MacMillan Dazzles at Toronto Fashion Week and...
“My mother is an artist, so growing up I was always engaged in some art project. She encouraged me to be creative and to think outside of the box from an early age” explains Toronto Fashion Designer...
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IMATS Vancouver 2018: a Celebration of Creativity, Artistry, and All Things...
If we could sum up our weekend at IMATS Vancouver 2018 in just a few words, we could call it “a whirlwind of excitement”! With makeup demonstrations, on-stage panels and presentations, and the chance...
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Creative Vancouver’s Crown Jewel: Kelseyanna Fitzpatrick
Master executor of the Insta-famous ‘soul eater lips’, Kelseyanna Fitzpatrick’s avant-garde makeup looks are haunting, ethereal, and exquisite, but above all, they speak of her immense talents. The...
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Serenity in Switzerland: Jojo Esthetics takes up residence in Basel
If you’re ever in Switzerland, do us a favour and tell Jose Macuroy, aka Jojo, we say ‘hi!’ Or do yourself a favour and make yourself an appointment at his European esthetics studio, Jojo Esthetics, in...
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Cherry Bomb: The 2018 Blanche Macdonald Fashion Design Graduate Show
Over the course of two unforgettable November nights, Vancouver’s fashion elite witnessed an explosion of new design brilliance at Cherry Bomb, the 2018 Blanche Macdonald Fashion Design Graduate Show....
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Pro Hair grad Ana Luisa Valdes goes with the Flowstate
Ana Luisa Valdes always loved cutting hair. Now she gets to share that passion. As the owner of Gastown salon Flowstate Hair Design, she’s built a creative home for herself in one of Vancouver’s most...
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Timothy Hung Reveals his Beauty Secrets at exclusive SmithxCurliQue...
Timothy Hung is Makeup Aristocracy. Even when he’s not jetting to sets in Milan, Taipei, New York and Los Angeles, and collaborating with major players in the beauty industry like Make Up For Ever,...
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Taiwan’s Resident Bridal and Fashion Makeup Artist: Sunny Lee
If you asked most brides in Taiwan who Sunny Lee is, chances are they would know her as the Makeup Artist from their own wedding. In the midst of a blisteringly fast-paced career in Bridal Makeup that...
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The Unbearable Lightness of Fashion Superhero Kirsten Ley, Blanche...
It will come as no surprise if Kirsten Ley becomes a household name in fashionable homes in the very near future. After being described by Executive Program Director Peggy Morrison as “the Student of...
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Club Monaco Toronto’s District Visual Manager: Fashion Merchandiser Bridget...
Thoughtful, passionate and hardworking, Bridget Thiessen is a Merchandising marvel with skills that could knock the socks off a shop floor mannequin. A recent Toronto transplant, Bridget is the...
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Prép Beauty Parlour Brings the ‘Special’ in Specialization
“Once you find something you’re good at, you focus on that and specialize in it. We focus on our strengths and we’re very good at what we do.” Those wise words from Mika—the owner and Director of...
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Pro Hair Grad Cody Dunbar: Man on a Mission
Inspiration can arrive in unexpected places. Today Saskatoon Barber Cody Dunbar style hair out of Bourbon Barbershop and Shave Club, the Saskatchewan city’s picture-perfect homage to the classic...
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Fashion Design Grad David Jack Talks Couture, Underwear and Becoming Reality...
From London to Vancouver and back to London again, wherever David Jack calls home, fashion flows from his creative soul. Whether the Stitched Fashion Designer is creating bespoke ball gowns, running...
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Makeup Superstar Jonathan Seti Gets Creative with Presidents, Pups and Pop Idols
For makeup artist to the stars Jonathan Seti, variety really is the spice of life. His work on some of the world’s most recognizable faces has appeared on the front cover of Vogue and Vanity Fair. He’s...
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Pro Hair Grad Stacey Paskall: Queen of the Avant Garde
London’s Covent Garden is a long way from Vancouver’s Avant Garde salon, but for Blanche Macdonald graduate Stacey Paskall, a transatlantic trip to face off with some of the world’s best stylists in a...
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Nail’n it: Alejandra Ramazzini on Life as a Nail Studio Instructor and her...
Balancing a bustling freelance nail career with teaching and a healthy obsession with Cardi B’s nails, Alejandra Ramazzini has found an outlet for her love of learning and sharing information in...
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Jet-Setting Makeup Artist Sandy Na Brings Beauty to New Heights
With her mastery of edgy editorial beauty, glamorous special events makeup, and even hairstyling, Sandy Na is arguablyDa Vancouver’s most versatile Makeup Artist. At the helm of her own freelance...
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Esthetics Grad Michelle Dubois Lasers in at Pacific Derm
Michelle Dubois didn’t grow up with a master plan to ensure that one day she’d be a Medical Esthetician at a prestigious dermatology clinic like Pacific Derm. Far from it. She’d already carved a life...
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