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Glamour Ghouls Halloween Makeup by Starr Blackshere
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.
Shine Bright with Metallic Makeup
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.
Halloween Makeup By Yuki Hayashi
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 [...]
SFX Makeup 101: The Basic Kit
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 [...]
Artist Spotlight: Dani Spinks
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 [...]
Contact Lenses: What You Need to Know
How to order, wear, and care for special effects contact lenses before adding them to your Halloween, Cosplay, or character makeup looks.
The Eyes Have It with SFX Contact Lenses
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 [...]
Blood Science: How to Choose A Fake Blood Product
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 [...]
Artist Spotlight: Libby Rose
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 [...]