Spring Has Sprung! 5 Colours To Brighten Up A Gray Vancouver Day

By | Prép Beauty Parlour

March 20th was the first official day of Spring 2016! Bring on the springtulipssporadic rain and blooming flowers! Here in Vancouver, our spring starts off with a whole lot of rain- we don’t have the internationally known nickname of “Raincouver” for nothing! The Prép Beauty Team has put together a list of pick-me-up, feel good colours that are sure to brighten even the cloudiest of days. If these colours don’t call to you, take a look around the city! There is plenty of blossoming inspiration. Call us today to book your fresh spring Mani/Pedi!

We offer a variety of different nail services at Prép Beauty Parlour, and even custom packages (please inquire). Currently, we are offering a $40 Express Mani/Pedi Special with Serena. Booked appointments are preferred, although walk ins are always welcomed! Try out one of these fun spring hues today!

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Delightful:
 This soft pink is pastel enough for Easter Sunday service, but has just enough punch to wear as a chic everyday polish. Pink looks great with all skin tones, especially warmer ones. Choose a more vibrant shade for a “just came back from Cabo” type vibe, or embellish with Swarvoski stones (available at Prép!)
FullSizeRender-2Breathless: Another pastel, this powder blue hue is a classic for spring. Jazz it up by adding a “raindrop” effect with clear sculpting gel! Perfect for the endless Vancouver rain. Using a mattifying top coat can also create a velvety finish, a unique effect on a colour such as this.
FullSizeRender-3Crush: This unique tangerine colour is slightly pastel but pops neon against the skin. Already a very popular pick at Prép, this polish also glows in the dark! Perfect for your Mexican vacation!
FullSizeRender-6Gentle: Mint green is a spring classic, and we love this hue! Heavy on the mint, light on the green, this shade adds a subtle splash of fun to your manicure. Bold chevron stripes or lace overlay would make this colour stand out even more!
FullSizeRenderLime Twist: The brightest of our picks, this electric green is perfect for someone wanting to go a bit edgier. The neon is super eye catching and can be seen all around the city, in places such as blossoming community gardens or freshly cut grass.

Show us your spring manicures and pedicures- Tag us @prepbeautyparlour on Instagram!

Prép Beauty Parlour is located at 1054 Hornby Street in beautiful downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. We specialize in nails, eyelash extensions, waxing, massages, facials, event/bridal hair & makeup. We’d love to hear from you! Email inquiries to [email protected]. Call us at 604-764-6452. Check out our 5 Star Yelp page here! Don’t forget to follow and like our Instagram and Facebook pages!

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Happy Medium- Mixed Russian Volume & Classic Lashes At Prép Beauty Parlour

By | Eyelash Extensions, Makeup, Photography, Prép Beauty Parlour

You spoke, we listened! The new and hot trend of mixing both Classic and Russian Volume lashes at Prép Beauty Parlour has graduated and officially been added to our service menu! Over the past couple months, what started out as a curious inquiry and a couple requests has blown up and become quite popular at Prép. Clients who have found the Classic set to be not full enough and our Russian Volume set too full, have discovered a perfect balance with custom Mixed Russian and Classic sets.

These sets are great for the girl who is always on the go and needs to switch between glam and everyday looks easily. The fullness and volume is totally customizable, so you can choose what suits you and your needs best. Pricing for a Full Mixed Set starts at $150 with Fills starting at $80. If you currently have a Classic or Russian Volume set on and would like to try a Mixed set, let Prép know when booking and we can ensure you get a great spot. PrepBeautyParlour-6A

Prép Beauty Parlour was nominated and voted Best Lash Bar in the City of Vancouver by the amazing readers of the Westender Magazine in 2016! There is a reason why our lashes are loved around the lower mainland, and it is because we strive to be the best 200% of the time and to keep you feeling classy and beautiful! We guarantee you will love what our fabulous lash technicians have to offer!

 

Currently, Prép has 2 technicians that work with both lash styles, and a couple of our technicians are just brushing up on their technique before offering their Russian Volume services. If you would like to book with either Kei or Annie, please inquire via email or give us a call! View some of their great lash work below.

Prép Beauty Parlour is located at 1054 Hornby Street in beautiful downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. We specialize in nails, eyelash extensions, waxing, massages, facials, event & bridal hair & makeup. We’d love to hear from you! Email inquiries to [email protected]. Check out our 5 Star Yelp page here! Don’t forget to follow and like our Instagram and Facebook pages!

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Makeup Look: Springy Lips//Brightened Eyes by Mika

By | Makeup, Photography, Prép Beauty Parlour

Spring is an such an exciting season! The seasons are transitioning, and so can your look! The rapidly changing weather in Vancouver gives you the prefect excuse to experiment and play with your everyday makeup. Go dramatic with a dark lip and seductive eyes on a stormy Raincouver day, or embrace the spring sunshine with a bright new hue! Here is a simple everyday look done by Prép Beauty Team Leader Mika that you can easily recreate. This look is a good introduction to using techniques such as colour correction and contouring, and can be made more dramatic without adding too much more product.

To start off, Mika prépped my skin with Eminences Red Currant d6Mattifying Mist. This helps regulate the level of oil my combination skin produces, as well as tones and leaves the skin feeling velvety soft. At Prép we carry a wide variety of Eminence products, which we also incorporate into our services whenever possible. Its very important to have clean, hydrated, healthy skin before applying makeup.
To further prevent any oil eating up the makeup, Mika applied a primer to my face. She chose the Porefessional Primer from Benefit cosmetics. My pores in my T- Zone tend to be larger and more unevenly textured, which this primer is great for! It is also oil free, and its sheer balmy formula can be used for all skin tones! With just the primer and mist alone, my skin was glowing and felt smoother than a babies bottom!

Next up was colour correction, a technique I have been eager to learn about and one that is super trendy at the moment. Mika used Stilas Correct and Perfect All In One Colour Correcting Palette, which is a compact and versatile product I have fallen in love with from just one use! This palette consists of 5 cream colours and 2 tinted setting powders and is full of nourishing vitamins. To tackle my under eye darkness, Mika used a custom mixture of the Peach and Yellow shades. The yellow undertones concealed and neutralized the dark spots and creases without looking caked on or making my skin look sallow. My cheeks tend to run a bit rosy, so Mika corrected with easily with a couple quick swipes of Green. She used a damp Beauty Blender to blend and set the colours into my skin. d3
For foundation, Mika applied a medium fair liquid foundation by Makeup Forever. Usually, I would make sure to apply full coverage, but since Mika had used a great primer and neutralized my skin tone, only a light layer was needed before my skin looked glowing and flawless. Makeup Forevers Ultra HD Liquid Foundation is a great choice for anyone looking for medium to full coverage with a lightweight and easily build able formula.
My face at this point was already flawless, so I’m sure you can imagine my excitement when Mika pulled out the highly coveted Anastasia Beverly Hills Cream Contour Kit. This product has been a craze in the makeup industry and I can for sure see why. Using the cool toned highlighter and the 2 darker contours, Mika carved out my cheek bones and visually slimmed the area around my mouth and inner cheeks. I looked about 10 pounds lighter in the face by the time she had blended in the velvety creams! A light swipe of Becca Cosmetics Highlighter in Champagne Pop along the top of my outer brows and cheek bone highlighted my cheek structure and drew light up to my eyes.d5
Mika used the popular Nars blush in Orgasm to flush my cheeks. The shade has a gorgeous peachy sheen that warms up my usually pale skin. For my lips, I had previously hydrated them with a generous swipe of my favourite Rosebud Salve. Mika made a custom colour consisting of a mixture colours Kim, Jessica, Jennifer, and Ashley from the Smashbox 25 Year Anniversary Palette. This palette is limited edition but I would highly recommend it to any lip enthusiast! The super creamy, beautifully pigmented colours are easily mixed, last long, and keep lips hydrated.

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Mika used the Marc Jacobs Style Eye Con The Free Spirit Palette to draw out my dark hazel eyes. She used a lighter golden hue to brighten my eyes and accentuate the green flecks that are scattered around my iris’s. A darker shade was blended outwards from my crease, creating depth enlarging my eyes. She used Makeup Forever Liquid Aqua Liner in Mat Black to draw smooth wings that blended into the shadow. The look was completed by carefully placing luxury mink strip lashes by Esqido in style Unforgettable along my lash line. I love Esqido lashes because they are designed to be durable enough to be used over and over. A typical pair of Esqido lashes with proper care can last anywhere up to 30 uses! They also come in many breathtaking styles and are always the perfect final touch to any makeup look.

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Overall, this look was super fun and will definitely be one I can wear on any given day. Try it out yourself and show us how you did- Tag Instagram photos @prepbeautyparlour or tag our page on Facebook! Have questions about a product we used, or have something you’d like to see? Email us at [email protected] with the subject line :Blog.

Prép Beauty Parlour is located at 1054 Hornby Street in beautiful downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. We specialize in nails, eyelash extensions, waxing, massages, facials, event & bridal hair & makeup. We’d love to hear from you! Email inquiries to [email protected]. Check out our 5 Star Yelp page here! Don’t forget to follow and like our Instagram and Facebook pages!

 

 

Bridal Spotlight: Vancouver Bride Natalie

By | Makeup, On Location, Photography, Prép Beauty Parlour, Weddings

At Prép Beauty Parlour, we get a lot of brides. Lots of brides equals lots of love stories, and we cant get enough of Natalie and Adams’s! Natalie and Adam met on the online dating site Plenty Of Fish. In today’s society, online dating has become quite common, success stories, however, are not quite as often occurring. Combining Adams love of Batman and Natalie’s Hello Kitty obsession, this online match became a real life romance!

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Natalie and Adams wedding incorporated fun aspects of the couples personalities and perfectly captured their quirky side. Their subtle colour scheme of navy blue and white pulled together very well and added a classy edge to their Heritage Hall reception. Guests enjoyed authentic glass bottles of Coca Cola as wedding favours, and members of the bridal party got to indulge in some pre-wedding Slurpees with the bride and groom! The homemade photo booth was also a huge hit, and left Natalie and Adam with captured moments they will remember forever! Of course, no wedding is complete without a late night snack, and and the pair won over guests hearts with a Vancouver local favourite, the Tacofino food truck!

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Natalie’s tea length traditional white dress had lace details and a fitted empire waist that complimented her curves beautifully. Adams grey suit created a soft contrast beside Natalie, while his blue tie added a pop of fun! Natalie’s bold and springy bridal makeup was done by Prép Beauty Team leader Mika, and her soft 50’s style waves by Faye. Mika did an amazing job of creating a smooth, glowing canvas with bright pink lipstick and a dramatic lash line that had Natalie’s baby blue eyes shining! Fayes pro curls were completed with Natalie’s gorgeous veil pinned on top.

Photographer: Nouvelle Photography

We love seeing the joy on our brides faces on their special day! Book your Bridal/Event Hair & Makeup with us today! Prép Beauty Parlour is located at 1054 Hornby Street in beautiful downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. We specialize in nails, eyelash extensions, waxing, massages, facials, event & bridal hair & makeup. We’d love to hear from you! Email inquiries to [email protected]. Check out our 5 Star Yelp page here! Don’t forget to follow and like our Instagram and Facebook pages

Bridal Spotlight: Ashton McQueen

By | Makeup, On Location, Photography, Prép Beauty Parlour, Weddings

On Saturday, August 8th 2015, Ashton McQueen gathered with her friends and family at the Burnaby Mountain Rose Garden View More: http://ashley-durance-photo.pass.us/ashton-and-zachto celebrate the joining of 2 beautiful souls and the beginning of a blissful and exciting marriage. Ashton wed long time boyfriend, Port Coquitlam realtor Zach Pugh.

The pair are madly in love. Ashton has always had a fancy for Zach, and thought he was extremely attractive long before they started dating. When they met, their connection was instant and the two have been inseparable ever since. For the past 7 years, they’ve travelled the world together, while keeping their Port Coquitlam condo a home with their 2 cats.

Ashton chose some of Préps best artists to pamper her on her special day, and even had one of our master eyelash technicians, Alisha, as one of her bridesmaids! Ashton and Alisha have been besties for ever. The bridesmaids wore one shoulder soft pink tea length dresses with a flirty twist in the front. The light colour contrasted nicely with their off-white bouquets.
View More: http://ashley-durance-photo.pass.us/ashton-and-zachAshtons sophisticated and intricate bridal updo was carefully crafted by beauty team member Jenn. Her dramatic and bronzed bridal makeup was done by Mika, who created amazing depth for her chocolate brown eyes while softening Ashtons features and finished with strip lashes for an extra pop! The look was tied together beautifully with Ashtons lace veil.

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Ashton chose a gorgeous classic white form fitting off-the-shoulder gown from La Sposa Bridal in New Westminister. The all over lace added a touch of vintage, and harmonized perfectly with the sweeping train that lightly trailed from behind her. She truly was a vision in white!

The rose garden was the perfect backdrop for Ashton and Zachs ceremony. Their wedding photos, shot by Vancouver Photographer Ashley Durance, were brought to life with the vibrant colours of the garden and the pairs obvious chemistry. Their reception was held the the SFU Diamond Alumni Center, where guests enjoyed good food and music while celebrating the couple.

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We wish Ashton and Zach a happy, love filled, adventurous, and long marriage!
xoxo,
The Prép Beauty Team

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