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Local woman’s talents leads her to show biz By Ron Giofu A local woman’s talents in hair, make-up and special effects have led her to a career in entertainment. Taylor Vigneux, who grew up in Amherstburg, is now a professional hair and makeup artist whose work has been seen in such films as “Afterwards,” “White Neighbours,” “Nuri, the Beginning,” “Grounded for Christmas,” “Boys vs. Girls,” “The Performance,” “Ashes,” “The Scarehouse, “SOS: Save Our Skins” and “Old Sanguine.” Vigneux’s talents have also been utilized as the key make-up and hair stylist on the television series “Carmilla.” “I started out as a hair stylist,” Vigneux explained. “I worked for a salon in LaSalle for five years.” With a desire to do “runway hair” and expand her talents that way, Vigneux attended CMU – the College of Makeup, Art and Design – in Toronto where she was instructed by professionals from the movie and television industry. “From there, I realized I was good at special effects,” said Vigneux. Some of the makeup work Vigneux has shown talent at is work she has done for horror movies. “It was a little more fun,” said Vigneux. “I like creeping people out.” It was when she graduated that she was hired onto the film “SOS: Save Our Skins.” She has also on a television program entitled “Hotel Paranormal” which is narrated by Dan Aykroyd. Other work Vigneux has been involved with include “Resident Evil,” work with the Miss Universe pageant including running the makeup depart-
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Taylor Vigneux of Amherstburg has entered the entertainment business thanks to her talents in makeup, hair and special effects. She attended the College of Makeup, Art and Design in Toronto. Photo at left by Ron Giofu, photo at right submitted by Taylor Vigneux
ment during the Windsor portion of the process as well as the finals in Toronto, and going on a 42-day business trip to Dubai. “That was my most memorable experience so far. It was huge for me. It taught me a lot,” said Vigneux, of the trip to Dubai for “Creative Viva.” Vigneux has also worked with musicians such as Sean Paul and DVSN, model Winnie Harlow and actors such as Jason London and Cheryl Ladd in her burgeoning career. Her talents were first realized when she was a student at St. Thomas of Villanova Secondary School. She praised the art teacher she had while as a student there – Linda Raco – for working with her and that has led to a career which has seen her do hair and makeup for ten years and special effects for eight years. Most of the work Vigneux has done to this point has been all over Canada, however she hasn’t been travelling very much for the last several months due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Vigneux now lives in Toronto but her goal is to eventually move to Los Angeles and
further her career there. She still manages to come back to Amherstburg and see her family when she gets the opportunity. Her next project will be an art project with a friend before starting work on a feature in March. She describes herself as a freelance artist and she calls the union she is involved with when she is looking for a project to work on. “From there, if you do a good job then it’s all word-ofmouth,” she said. Vigneux said she is happy doing what she is doing. “I just feel very fortunate,” she said. “I got to pick a career that I love. I’m very fortunate this is what I picked. I absolutely enjoy what I do.” Vigneux is grateful for the support given to her by her parents, noting she was able to get the education she needed thanks to them. “I wouldn’t have been able to get the level of schooling without my parents,” she said.
Vigneux encourages others to follow their own dreams.
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