Angel Porrino Awards Vdara Spa Salon with Rain Cosmetics' Battle of the Brushes Prize
LAS VEGAS - (August 26, 2011) On Thursday, August 25, Rain Cosmetics and Blush Boutique Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas held their semi-annual Battle of the Brushes Makeup Competition hosted byHolly's Word and Absinthe star Angel Porrino. The theme for the event was “Cartoon Time Machine,” where competitors had one hour to create a character out of its element, stuck in the past or headed towards the future.
Competitors included top makeup artists from The Salon at Encore, Kim Vō Salon at The Mirage, Vdara Spa Salon, Square Salon, and Rio Spa and Salon.
Cirque du Soleil's Zumanity Hair and Makeup Supervisor Roger J. Stricker judged the event alongside two-time Battle of the Brushes winner Natasha Chamberlin and Rain Cosmetics' owner and co-founder, Lori Montoya.
In the end, it was Maile B from Vdara Spa Salon who took home the winning prize for her “Poison Ivy in Sin City” creation.
Angel Porrino with Battle of the Brushes winner Maile B of Vdara Spa Salon and her 'Poison Ivy in Sin City' creation
Angel Porrino awards Battle of the Brushes winner Maile B of Vdara Spa Salon's creation "Poison Ivy in Sin City'with the First Place prize
Breanna Thomas of Kim Vo Salon with her 'Half-Human Corpse Bride' creation
'Time Traveling My Little Pony' creation by Kim Katunis of Square Salon