Meet Starr Blackshere, a beauty professional whose arsenal of skills includes makeup, hair, and specialized brow and lash services. In addition to her busy freelance career, she recently achieved her dream of opening her own makeup and brow studio, Blackshere Beauty, this past April. In this interview, she shares her journey of growth, adaptability, and [...]
Introducing the Glamour Ghouls, four Halloween looks created for Alcone Company by professional makeup artist Starr Blackshere. Each character cleverly combines her beauty sensibility with some of the season's traditional themes.
Metallic makeup adds a spectacular touch for editorial beauty, fantasy, sci-fi, or other character looks, not to mention Halloween. Here are some of our best-sellers for bringing on the gleam, sheen, and everything in between.
In this spellbinding video, makeup artist Yuki Hayashi designed four Halloween makeup looks using a variety of products available at Alcone Company. These otherworldly creations include a Marilyn Manson Look-A-Like, Punk Alley Cat, Romantic Blitz Pierrot, and a mysteriously spooky Spirit of the Dead. If you're looking for Halloween makeup ideas, let Yuki's creativity and [...]
As Halloween stalks nearer, we are accustomed to hearing more and more questions about special effects makeup. The most common one being, "I'm doing effects for the first time. What do I need to have?" This question is fully loaded since there are so many ways to create special effects, but in this post, we're [...]
At Alcone Company, we’re always excited for the Halloween season, but this year even more so. That’s because we’re the official makeup sponsor of Into the Dark SF's Terror Vault and Apocalypse, two fully immersive, theatrical haunt events taking place in San Francisco through November 3rd and 9th respectively. And what would a haunted attraction [...]
How to order, wear, and care for special effects contact lenses before adding them to your Halloween, Cosplay, or character makeup looks.
Halloween is right around the corner and here at Alcone Company, we're all hard at work planning our costumes and makeup. So far I've considered being a Greek God, a Demon Clown (the old standby), and even a Wicked Witch. All of these looks are doable and should be fun, but this year I really [...]
Marla Belt is a New York-based makeup artist known for her expertise in everything from the extreme avant-garde to beautifully clean makeup looks. Her exceptional talent saw her go from her beginnings at MAC Cosmetics to an eight-year gig assisting Pat McGrath on everything from fashion editorials and advertising campaigns to runway shows all over [...]
Let's face it, there’s a lot of fake blood being thrown around these days. American Horror Story has been having a field day and let's not forget the epic bloodshed in Game of Thrones. These are just some of the references that come up when customers ask for help choosing a fake blood product, which [...]
