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Pro Hair Graduate Kristina Bellagente Makes Extensions Matter with Pacific Hair
Kristina Bellagente always loved hair but wasn’t sure that she wanted to work in a salon. So she found a job in the industry that suits her perfectly, becoming an Extensions Specialist at Pacific Hair...
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Fashion Design Graduate Evan Clayton Spreads Artistry from Vancouver to...
Evan Clayton can remember the exact moment that he decided to become a Fashion Designer. Its memory is still the motivation behind every aspect of his design life. “I was watching Fashion TV back when...
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Makeup Graduate Jayna Marie Delivers Bridal Brilliance in BC and Beyond
A mantelpiece full of Bridal Makeup Awards hasn’t changed Blanche Macdonald graduate-turned-instructor Jayna Marie’s approach to her work in the slightest. It’s still always all about the bride....
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Pro Hair Graduate Freddy Sim Creates Magic at Moods
Tania Becker is a Vancouver hair legend. Every season she travels to work her styling magic backstage at Paris, London, New York and Milan Fashion Weeks, often in tandem with Blanche Macdonald’s own...
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Esthetics Graduate Alisa Usher: Making Connections with Elizabeth Arden
Skincare. Makeup. Fragrances. As Western Regional Trainer for Elizabeth Arden, Alisa Usher does it all. And whether she’s in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan or Manitoba, the Blanche Macdonald...
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Art is Everything to Two-time Body Painting Champion Natacha Trottier!
Natacha Trottier’s artistry speaks for itself. She’s a two-time 1st Place Winner at Vancouver’s prestigious Art World Expo Body Painting Competition. She’s worked on commercial campaigns and corporate...
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Pro Hair Graduate Aubrey Bonnah-Vink Aims High at Avant Garde
If there’s one piece of advice Aubrey Bonnah-Vink would pass on to aspiring hair professionals, it’s aim high. Hailing from the tiny town of Beaumont, Alberta, Aubrey’s refusal to settle for second...
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Blanche Macdonald's Spring 2014 Fashion Design Showcase
As the spotlights dimmed on the Blanche Macdonald Centre Spring Graduate Showcase, and the last of the cupcakes were reduced to wrappers, six wonderfully talented and utterly unique up-and-coming...
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Makeup Graduate Micah Gilbert Takes Inspiration from Transformation
Micah Gilbert understands the responsibility that comes with having people in his makeup chair. As a member of the Q Talent team at Blanche Macdonald’s Beauty Boutique, CurliQue Beauty, and as the Key...
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From Small Town Salmon Arm, BC to Australia's YouTube Sensation, Blanche...
She’ll deny it of course, but Karissa Pukas is a celebrity. Her beauty, fashion and lifestyle YouTube channel, Saturday Night’s Alrite (now known as Karissa Pukas) and its sibling vlog channel, Sunday...
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Doing it 'The Blanche Way' in Mexico City - Esthetics Graduate Cecilia Valdes...
For Cecilia Valdes, born and raised in the bustle of Mexico City, an opportunity presented is never untaken, especially when it involves a business plan and a venue through which to share the healing...
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One to Watch: Winnipeg's Double Threat Paige Roy, Pro Nail and Makeup Talent
For clients of twice-graduate Paige Roy, imagination is truly at their fingertips. Since launching off from both Blanche Macdonald’s Global Makeup and Nail Parlour programs, Paige has been busy...
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Fashion Design Graduate Jenny Hedberg Teaches Techniques and Tips at Blanche...
Blanche Macdonald Fashion Design Instructor Jenny Hedberg understands what it’s like to be a student at Canada’s #1 Fashion School. Ten years ago she was sitting in those classes herself, learning...
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BE THY SELFIE! Makeup Graduate Lyle Reimer Talks Keeping Yourself Inspired,...
For Blanche Macdonald Makeup graduate Lyle Reimer, the infamous concept of the ‘selfie’ means so much more than a simple point and shoot portrait. Utterly enchanting, zany and full of wit, Lyle’s...
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Big Love and Big Moments - Blanche Macdonald at IMATS Vancouver 2014!
Where else can you be in a coffee lineup with a swamp monster, brush elbows with a unicorn, or get bloodied up by your industry idol? We’re still reeling with awe, excitement, shock and pride after...
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Blanche Macdonald Rolls out the Red Carpet for Makeup Royalty Ayami Nishimura!
Last week, Blanche Macdonald Centre graciously hosted the Queen of cosmetic colour, Ayami Nishimura, for two fun filled days of lectures, laughs, life-lessons and some of the most celebrated...
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KICKIN’ IT WITH CUTRONE – FASHION MERCHANDISING GRADUATE NIKKI DINDO TAKES ON...
In the world of Fashion Public Relations, Kelly Cutrone is not a name to toss around lightly. Even if you didn’t grow up watching hit reality television series The Hills, her reputation for high...
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BRADLEY FAIRALL TAKES A RIDE INTO FASHION HISTORY WITH MARIO TESTINO +
“It was incredible to see Mario’s images when they’d come through for the first time. Soon after I started he shot the cover of German Vogue with Miley Cyrus. It was instantly clear that I was working...
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SIAN RICHARDS BRINGS THE REAL LONDON LOOK TO BLANCHE MACDONALD
Inspiring doesn’t begin to describe the spectacular day we spent with Award-Winning Makeup Artist Siân Richards! Blanche Macdonald’s Atelier Campus was set aflame with the bold banter of the...
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Gloria Kim Strikes Gold at the 2014 Sydney IMATS 'Battle of the Brushes'...
Gloria Sion Kim remembers discovering that she was going to embark on a Makeup adventure that would change her life. So does her family. “I always check my email before I go to bed,” recalls Gloria....
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