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Pro Hair Grad Jennie Keis: From Fringe to Foundation
Jennie Keis knows how important a haircut can be. As a Stylist at the UBC branch of On The Fringe Hair Design the Blanche Macdonald Pro Hair and Makeup Graduate is helping students from around the...
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KEIKO MATSUI BRINGS THE BLING TO VANCOUVER’S NAIL ART SCENE!
In the cozy, clean and crisp white space of Glam Nail Studio, the morning sun glints on the golden array of Nail Art trophies jostling for space along countertops and shelves, intersticed with the...
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NEW! 3 MONTH INTERNATIONAL MAKEUP STUDIO PROGRAM
Blanche Macdonald is thrilled to announce an exciting new addition to our International Makeup Studio program! We have condensed our popular six-month course into an amazing three-month program. In a...
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SPARKLE AND STYLE AT WANDERING STARS, THE 2014 BLANCHE MACDONALD FASHION...
A runway framed by candlelight. Stained glass and gothic arches. Shimmering, gold-kissed hair and makeup. A gathering of Vancouver’s fashion and media elite. And, of course, the debut collections from...
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Vancouver's Fastest Rising Fashion Star: FASHION DESIGN GRADUATE ALEX YU...
Fragmented fairy tales peppered with nostalgia. Susie Bubble meets Dr Seuss. Throw in a little teenage rebellion for good measure, and you have Fashion sensation Alex Yu. If the name doesn’t ring...
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PRO HAIR GRADS JORDAN NOGIEC AND VICTORIA JAZIC: CUTS AND COLOUR AT VOLUME
Whoever first gave the advice to never mix business and pleasure had obviously never met Jordan Nogiec and Victoria Jazic. Because every day is pure pleasure for the two Stylists at Vancouver’s Volume...
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Blanche Macdonald Makeup Graduate-turned-Instructor Win Liu Mixes Fashion,...
“I’m jealous of Makeup Artists who can narrow it down to Fashion or TV and film,” laughs Blanche Macdonald graduate-turned-instructor Win Liu. “I love working on both! I’m represented by the model and...
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Skincare Comes Home for Esthetics Graduate Leah LaVanway
At first glance Dolphin Street in White Rock, BC looks like any other residential street in Greater Vancouver’s greener suburbs. The only clue that something special is happening there is the Essence...
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FASHION MERCHANDISING GRAD JILLIAN SHERIDAN STRIKES GOLD IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA...
“There are three important messages I carry with me on a daily basis. One: if something isn’t working, look to yourself first. Are you effectively communicating or managing your team? Two: sales solve...
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BEAUTY EDUCATION MANAGER LORI WOODHOUSE BRINGS HER MAKEUP MAGIC FROM...
Lori Woodhouse was at Hair School in Victoria when a visiting Makeup Artist arrived to talk about opportunities in the TV and Film industry. That was all it took to convince young Lori that makeup...
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PRO HAIR GRAD ASHLEY BUDDEN WORKS MIRACLES AT KA!BOOM
The critics have spoken. When Condo/Western Living magazine ran its “Where to get a real haircut in Vancouver” feature, Ka!Boom was listed as the best salon in the Coal Harbour neighbourhood, with a...
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SARA ARMSTRONG SCULPTS HER NICHE IN THE INTERNATIONAL FASHION DESIGN SCENE
The rain has only just been soaked back up into the sky and a crisp beam of winter sunlight rays down on the shop front of Vancouver’s Greenhorn Cafe. Blanche Macdonald Fashion Design graduate and...
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CANADA SAYS 'I DO' TO SHARON RAI HAIR & MAKEUP ARTISTRY!
For Blanche Macdonald Makeup graduate Sharon Rai, every day is a labour of love. The lavish ado of marriage was once youth’s sweetest daydream; now, that daydream has grown into the swoon-inducing...
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ESTHETICS GRADUATE JESSE HAMADE LIVES LUXURY AT HOLT RENFREW
The phone never stops ringing. Every five minutes, without fail, Jesse Hamade’s in-store cellphone bleeps into life. That’s entirely normal for one of the three Cosmetics Sales Managers at the...
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HAUTE IN HONG KONG - BRIAN CHAN TAKES ON THE GOLDEN GLEAM OF LOUIS VUITTON,...
We are on opposite ends of our daylight. As the sun makes its morning spill into the streets of Vancouver, in Hong Kong it is already past one a.m. the next day. Despite the late hour, the voice...
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FROM ALCATRAZ TO WARCRAFT, REBECCAH DELCHAMBRE CREATES MOVIE MAKEUP MAGIC
Creativity. Character. Commitment. Rebeccah Delchambre understands what it takes to reach the top of the Film and TV Makeup industry. The Blanche Macdonald graduate has a long list of major movies,...
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PRO HAIR GRAD SARAH KROOK BRINGS ECO-CONSCIOUS STYLE TO VICTORIA AT INSPIRE...
For budding hair stylists and entrepreneurs searching for inspiration, look no further than Blanche Macdonald Pro Hair and Makeup graduate Sarah Krook. Her personal and professional journey has taken...
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MAKEUP GRAD SHAINA AZAD BLENDS ARTISTRY, ENTERTAINMENT AND INNOVATION
Shaina Azad takes the business of Makeup seriously. That’s how she’s succeeded across multiple disciplines since graduating from Canada’s Top Makeup School. She’s continually busy working with Indian...
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SPR' 15 Fashion Design Graduate Collections
Fashion wonders unfurled last week before a house packed with family, friends and faculty, as we ushered in a bright new lot of talent at our Blanche Macdonald Spring Fashion Design Showcase! The...
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Director of Esthetics Simona Gozner Creates Inspiration at Blanche Macdonald
Hollywood doesn’t make biopics on estheticians yet. There are still a few rock stars and revolutionaries to tick off the list first. When they do get to estheticians however, they’ll probably begin...
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