One of the most popular makeup products during the Halloween season is white foundation because so many costumes require it. There are many types available to help you achieve the perfect effect, whether your goal is a creepy clown or a doll-like apparition. But this can also lead to confusion when it comes time to [...]
Christine Sciortino is a professional hair and makeup artist, educator and published author. Get to know her in this inspiring Q & A.
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 the spooky season stalks nearer, we are accustomed to hearing more questions about special effects makeup. The most common one being, "I'm doing effects for the first time. What do I need?" To answer that, we put together this guide to some of the products we recommend so can take on Halloween and beyond! [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
There’s a lot of fake blood being splashed around these days. For example, 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 our customers ask for help when shopping for fake blood. While [...]
If you’ve been to our New York City store on 49th Street, chances are you had the pleasure of meeting Libby Rose who works there in between makeup gigs. A skilled special effects artist, she works mostly in film and television but also loves beauty and fashion–especially when she can use her talent and imagination [...]
