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EXCLUSIVE GIVEAWAY FROM CURLIQUE BEAUTY: ENTER TO WIN A PROFESSIONAL HAIR CARE AND HAIR STYLING GIFT PACKAGE (VALUED AT $300)!

The CurliQue Beauty Team has compiled some of their most adored Hair products for an Exclusive CurliQue Beauty Giveaway! 

This gift basket features an array of North America's hottest Professional Hair Products including American Mortals' best sellers, a Hair Stylist's must-haves from the legendary, celeb-fave Bumble & bumble line and winter hair essentials from the luxurious, nourishing and natural hair care range SACHAJUAN Stockholm. 

With this arsenal of hair care, styling and body products, you'll have all your favourite go-to grooming products within reach for 2012!

Don't miss your chance to win this fabulous Professional Hair Care and Styling Gift Package (retail value approximately $300) and enter below!

How to enter:

1. Sign up as a fan on our CurliQue Beauty page on Facebook®

2. Complete our online contest entry form where you will be eligible to win the above Hair Care, Hairstyling and Bath Gift Package. Retail value approximately $300 Canadian.

Entries must be submitted before Saturday, February 11th, 6:00PM, Pacific Standard Time. One randomly selected CurliQue Beauty fan will be contacted by telephone and/or e-mail and must answer a mathematical skill-testing question.  Please read the Contest Rules and Regulations for more details.

GOOD LUCK!

CurliQue Beauty Presents: FRESH OUTLOOK Free Manicures & Makeovers!

Todd Masters Brings FX Mastery to Blanche Macdonald

“I’m not a makeup artist,” explained Todd Masters, the Emmy-winning creator and head of MASTERSFX, the Los Angeles and Vancouver-based lab responsible for countless major movie and TV makeup and visual effects. “I’m an artist that uses makeup.”

This small detail was at the heart of Todd’s two inspirational presentations to Blanche Macdonald’s makeup students at our City Square campus, as he repeatedly stressed the importance of the ability to think outside the box and to keep exploring new ideas, along with the vital value of people skills and perseverance.

Exceptionally generous with his advice, Todd acknowledged that this room full of aspiring makeup artists was already on the right track.

“Be creative in your thinking,” he insisted. “Be better ­– be different. Look for the medium for success. You’re at makeup school, so you’re already doing that.”

Introducing Blanche Macdonald Centre's very own Beauty Boutique, CurliQue.

Opening Saturday, December 3rd, 2011
410 Robson Street (Robson and Homer)

COLOUR COUTURE: 2011 ANNUAL GRADUATION FASHION DESIGN SHOW

Blanche Macdonald Centre invites you to join us as we unveil the next generation of Fashion talent at our annual Fashion Design Graduate Show, Colour Couture!

WEDNESDAY, November 23 2011
The Westin Bayshore
1601 Bayshore Drive, Vancouver BC
Fashion Show begins at 7:00pm
Ticket price: $26 (plus HST)

Tickets are available online and at our Uptown and Downtown Campuses 

Every year, Blanche Macdonald provides the springboard for a new generation of talented designers to begin their journey into the wide world of fashion. Our Fashion School was the launch pad for many successful careers in the fashion industry including Shannon Wilson, owner and designer of lululemon athletica, Tenille Magnusson, head designer of Aritzia's and Canada’s favourite line, Wilfred, and Lisa Malcic whose Beba Bean line boasts A-list celebrity clients and is sold in top retailers including Barneys New York and Nordstroms.

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In just a few weeks, the corner of Robson and Homer will be transformed into Vancouver's newest go-to store for the best Makeup, Skin, Hair and Nail products. Introducing Blanche Macdonald's very own Beauty Boutique, CurliQue! 

We invite you to follow CurliQue Beauty on Facebook for Facebook-exclusive offers, invites, contests and opportunities you won’t want to miss. Plus, learn about the hot celebrity lineup of brands we'll carry and be the first to know about special guest appearances and free seminars!

Another Trophy and a World First for Blanche Macdonald on Day Two of the Vancouver IMATS 2011

And they say lightning never strikes twice…

After a historic first day of the Vancouver International Makeup Artist Trade Show (IMATS) 2011 where Blanche Macdonald’s incredible students and graduates took home all three trophies in a clean sweep of the Fantasy/Beauty Competition, the triumphs continued on Day Two. Recent graduate Candice Johnson took a well-deserved Second Place in the Prosthetics competition and a pair of graduates-turned-instructors, Ashley Forshaw and Celine Godeau produced dazzling creations on the Blanche Macdonald stand, one of which may very well have been the first of its kind in the world.

Now held in six cities around the world – Vancouver, Los Angeles, New York, London, Toronto and Sydney – the IMATS is the premier makeup show on the planet. Over two hectic days, thousands of makeup artists, from beginners to fashion and movie professionals, descended upon the Vancouver Convention Centre to experience the newest products in person and to listen to presentations by TV and movie makeup legends like Michael Key (the head of IMATS, editor of Make-up Artist Magazine and a two-time Emmy winner), Eve Pearl (five-time Emmy winner), specials effects mogul Steve Johnson (two-time Emmy winner) and monster-maker extraordinaire Todd Masters (one-time Emmy winner).

Blanche Macdonald Owns the Podium on Day One of the Canadian Makeup Olympics: the Vancouver IMATS 2011

There were tears of joy on the Blanche Macdonald stand on Day One of the Vancouver International Makeup Artist Trade Show (IMATS) 2011, as our incredible students and graduates took home all three trophies in a clean sweep of the Fantasy/Beauty Competition.

We did have high hopes. After all, out of the hundreds of entrants from across Canada and the world, only eight were chosen to compete. And out of those eight an incredible five Blanche Macdonald students and recent graduates – Neetu Sahota from Vancouver, Shawnna Downing from Nova Scotia, Isabelle Champigny from Montreal, Marissa Lyons from Boise, Idaho, and Duk Soo Veronica Cho from South Korea – were selected by the judges at Make-Up Artist Magazine to demonstrate their skills in one of the makeup industry’s most prestigious competitions.

Now held in six cities around the world – Vancouver, Los Angeles, New York, London, Toronto and Sydney – the IMATS is the premier makeup show on the planet. Over two hectic days, thousands of makeup artists, from beginners to fashion and movie professionals descended upon the Vancouver Convention Centre to experience the newest products in person and to listen to presentations by Emmy-winners like Michael Key (the head of IMATS, editor of Make-up Artist Magazine and a two-time Emmy winner) and Eve Pearl, and monster-making legends Steve Johnson and Todd Masters.

Using the theme of ‘Tribal’ as inspiration, the competing makeup artists had three hours to create their looks from scratch. After that time was up, their work was judged by a group of high-profile industry professionals.

Those judges loved what they saw, and our hopes became reality as Blanche Macdonald won a clean sweep of the trophies – Isabelle taking third, Shawna second and Veronica a glorious first.

Fundraiser for Japan: Crane Day at Blanche Macdonald!!

Blanche Macdonald has hopped on the worldwide 'Crane Train'! 

Cranes are a global symbol of hope and world peace, and an ancient Japanese legend has it that 1,000 folded paper cranes grants a wish (such as long life or recovery from illness or injury).

Come show your support for the people of Japan and help us reach our goal in raising $1000 on Wednesday, March 30th 2011 from 12pm - 2pm at Blanche Macdonald Centre, Uptown Campus City Square! You can choose to either purchase origami cranes by donation or donate to learn how to make a crane. We will also be serving Japanese refreshments.

All proceeds will be donated to The Red Cross. 

See you there!!

Academy Award-winning makeup artist Howard Berger visits Blanche Macdonald!

Well, the Special Effects and TV & Film students at our Uptown Campus sure got a nice surprise on Wednesday.  Academy Award winner for Outstanding Makeup, HOWARD BERGER, dropped by for a visit!!! This man is a legend! The Chronicles of Narnia (Howard’s fave film to work on), The Green Mile, Kill Bill 1&2 (Quentin loves working with him), The Last Exorcism, Sin City, Lord of the Rings, Land of the Dead, Austin Powers Goldmember, Thir13enGhosts, Predators, Scream 2, House of Wax, Fright Night, The Haunting and I Am Number Four (which comes out today!) – these are just a few of the films he has worked on. He’s also a familiar face here at Blanche. Howard has come in to demo casualty makeup and silicone ageing using 3D makeup transfers and silicone prosthetics in the past!

Here are just a few film stills from Thir13en Ghosts (2001), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) and Predators (2010).

Source: 1, 2 & 3

Howard is currently in town shooting a new action-adventure survival film called The Grey, starring Liam Neeson, which involves doing makeup on 30 dead bodies following a plane crash. He had called his friend and our fab Special Effects instructor, Cory Roberts, to tell her that he ‘might come by and visit if he got off set early’ that day. Howard not only came by to visit, he arrived with a bag of fake blood in hand and gave us an impromptu demo on quick blood effects along with industry tips and hilarious stories! Soon after dashing in to say hi to each of the other makeup classes, the students were spontaneously invited to sit in on his demo! Four classes of students in one Makeup room and many trying to peek in from the hallway… we were thrilled!!