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Global Makeup
Envision this: you’ve just been chosen as one out of tens of thousands of face-painting hopefuls to join the backstage ranks of the world’s reigning Cosmetic Queen for New York Fashion Week.
Esthetics
At first glance Dolphin Street in White Rock, BC looks like any other residential street in Greater Vancouver’s greener suburbs.
Fashion
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 Morning’s Ok Too, have over half a million combined subscribers.
Freelance Makeup Artistry
A mantelpiece full of Awards for Top Bridal Makeup Artist Jayna Marie hasn’t changed the Blanche Macdonald graduate-turned-instructor's approach to her work in the slightest. It’s still always all about the bride.
It’s never too late to begin a new career. Julie Brown is proof.
Ask Laura Eastveld about Eminence Organics and a smile instantly appears across her face. Esthetician training is more than just work for the famous Hungarian Organic Skincare Line.
Amanda Erickson, Director of Esthetics at Icon Salon Systems, enjoyed a straightforward interview process before she started work at one of BC’s major distributors of spa and salon supplies.
Hair
Blanche Macdonald Top Hair School graduate Zachary Skyler Jackson's journey has taken him from a village on the Northern British Columbia islands of Haida Gwaii to one of Downtown Vancouver’s busiest and most fashionable salons.
Pro Hair Grad Freddy Sim’s Creativity Dazzles for Contessas and Clients
Design Grads Redefine the City's Fashion Scene with Cutting-Edge Collections
Makeup Artist Meredith Lacosse makes London her new creative location
Makeup illusionist Mimi Choi stuns with her inventive creations!
Stacey Paskall: Queen of Avant Garde Hair
Bradley Fairall scored internship alongside Fashion photographer Mario Testino.
Spa owner Doug Janczyn, the man behind Western Canada’s only male-oriented spa.
Vancouver Studio and Film Nail Artist Vanessa Stern
Nail Studio Grad Lana Sheen Lacquers Nails and Hearts in Victoria
Queen of Transformations, Jaylene McRae finds inspiration at every turn!
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