Make OFF! 2014 Winner Nichelle!

Winner of Make OFF! 2014

Karries Kostumes hosted a makeup competition at the store all throughout this past October. We had 9 talented Makeup Artists compete with a look of their choice. The final photos were posted to Karries Kostumes social media pages and the public voted by liking and sharing the photos. 

Thank you to everyone that participated, it was a pleasure to see all of you in action. We are looking forward to making this an annual event. 

We are pleased to share with you a little about our winner from the first ever Make OFF! Competition held at Karries Kostumes: 

Nichelle Bryant, 28 years old 

Nichelle on set at NAIT

 

As a child my life was full of art, thanks primarily to my Father Rex. From his passion for broadway musicals, his active involvement in the theatre, and his love of Halloween there was no shortage of excitement in our household. Whether it was singing and putting together skits in our living room, or planning our awesome Halloween costumes each year, I grew to appreciate those same passions and developed a similar love for the arts. 

My first step into costume and special effects makeup was during the Halloween season of 2010, where I stuck mainly to costumes of known characters such as Spock, Treasure Trolls and Avatars. 

Since then I have moved into creating and selling my own prosthetics, face art, props and costume designs, all the while trying to refine my skills and learn as much as I can from other artists. 

The competition at Karries Kostumes was my first competition for special effects makeup and it was such an incredible experience. It even led to my involvement in the NAIT short film "Pieces" in 2014. 

I am very much looking forward to future competitions at Karries Kostumes and would definitely encourage other artists in the community to check for upcoming events and register!

Here are some photos of her work:

Nichelles winning photo "Hot Stuff" 

To Book with Nichelle email her at nichellebryant@hotmail.com and follow her on Instagram @neeneeshelllfx

It's beginning to look a lot like CHRISTMAS!

This is one of our favorite times of year here at Karries Kostumes. The worker elves are busy in the shop cleaning and sanitizing our Santa rentals, rolling beard and wigs, selling Gingerbread men and Snowmen alike.. helping customers find the perfect gift for the little dancer in their life. 

It is magical and we absolutely love doing it!

If there's anything we can help you with to make your Christmas extra special just let us know and we will do our best to do so. 

Here's some afforable last minute Dancer gift ideas:

For the Makeup lover in your life: 

Here's some Gift ideas for anyone!:

Have a joyous and wonderful holiday season!

Make OFF! 2014

For the first time ever, Karries Kostumes has been holding a Makeup Artist competition this month! We have had 6 competitors so far, with 2 more to go before the cut off date. 

The Makeup Artist gets to do the look of their choice including fantasy, character or special effects. They bring in their own model to the store and apply all the makeup by themselves without any help or assistants. Submissions are in 3 hour time slots to complete the look. 

We will be posting the final photos on Karries Kostumes social media pages for fans to vote for the winner on Sunday Oct 26th PM.  The winner wins a $300 in store credit for makeup at Karries Kostumes. 

Here's how to vote: 

Facebook: "Like" the photo on Karries Kostumes page, you can also share the photo directly off Karries Kostumes Facebook page to increase the chance of likes (Any share off any other Facebook page will not be counted). 

Instagram: "Like" the photo of your choice on Karries Kostumes page 

Twitter: "Retweet" the photo directly off Karries Kostumes Twitter (Cannot be retweeted off a different twitter account)

Here are some 'in action' shots of our lovely MUA competitors:

We will DEFINITELY be making this an annual event! Thanks to everyone who is participating and we look forward to crowning a winner!

 

Spring into DANCE!

Picture days, dress rehearsals, festivals, competitions and exams oh my!

Let us help make this busy time of year easier for you! Most of these products are available to order online but come in to the store to see our whole selection.

Hairpieces: Available in 12 shades and 4 styles:                                                                                        

           Bun of Curls #83                                                             Loose Curls #84    

     
                                                                           
                                                                                                                                     
     Braided Bun #86                                                              Tight Ringlets #85

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        We also have lots of hair accessories to help you create the perfect bun:

     

                             

        

Performance Dance Tights:

Mondor:

                                      
Bloch:

                                      



Bras and Bodyliners:


                                      


                                 

Makeup:

 

                                             

                                              

Other Dance Essentials:

                           



                                       

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