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Monday 30 May 2016

Glow Parties Not Just For Kids



This spring has proven to be a fun start to the busy summer season. We were thrilled to have had the opportunity to take part in some rather fun glow parties. Three of them to be exact.

We kicked off with Live Paint Glow on April 14th, at what was a fun filled night of art, painting and all things glowy. This fundraising event was hosted at The Bourbon Room and saw many great sponsors step forward to help raise money and have fun.

Live Paint Glow Logo
Live Paint Glow

The following were a few pictures we managed to snap during this event.

The Bourbon
Before The Event
The Bourbon
The Bourbon Room



sparklingexpressions logo as a wall decal
sparklingexpressions wall decal



Glow Face Painting
Face Painting


Glow Paint
Glow Paint
Glow Paint Butterfly Design
Butterfly Glow Paint Design
Nicky with Eye Candy Glow Paint
Eye Candy Glow Paint 
Fireworks Glow Paint Design
Fireworks Glow Paint Design
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Donation Jar with decorative glow paints
Glow Donation Jar



The next event that we worked on, was the annual German Sparkle Party held at the Mercury Lounge in Ottawa. This was another amazing and fun night involving all things glowing and some of Ottawa's best DJ's. The following photographs were from this amazingly fun event, one that everyone should keep an eye out for next year.
German Sparkle Party Sign
German Sparkle Party


Diamond Glow Glitter Tattoo
Diamond Glow Glitter Tattoo

Custom Glitter Tattoo Glowing Mercury Lounge
Custom Mercury Lounge Glow Glitter Tattoo

Tribal Wolf Glow Glitter Tattoo
Tribal Wolf Glow Glitter Tattoo
The Mercury Lounge
Mercury Lounge 

German Sparkle Party at Mercury Lounge
German Sparkle Party at Mercury Lounge

Face Painting Booth setup
Face painting Booth

Face Painting and Glitter Tattoos
Face Painting and Glitter Tattoos


German Sparkle Party Attire
German Sparkle Party  Attire

Having Fun at The German Sparkle Party
Having Fun at the German Sparkle Party




And right after The fun at The German Sparkle Party, we had the pleasure of attending the annual electronica music event known as NEON II put on by the awesome folks over at Eephoria, which was held at Ottawa's nightclub known as The Babylon. They truly know how to have fun as well and this one was another packed full house.
Eephoria Logo
Eephoria presents NEON 2



Neon II ad
Neon II
Eephoria's custom glow glitter tattoo
custom glow glitter tattoos


Facebook has a great selection of photos from the NEON 2 event that you can see on the following Neon II link. We also managed to snap a couple pictures ourselves when we were not busy.

Glow Paint Design
Glow Paint Design

Glow Paint Fireworks Design
Glowing Fireworks Design

Neon 2
Neon 2 starting to get busy

Neon 2 Start
Neon 2 Start
Face Paint at Neon 2
Eephoria owned facebook picture showing face painting at Neon 2

Neon 2 face Paint
Eephoria owned facebook picture from Neon 2

Ottawa has come a long way in the electronica music scene and these are all events that everyone should keep an eye out for next year if you are looking to have a lot of fun. We know we had an amazing time at all 3 of these events sharing our black light glow tattoos and face painting.

Thank you for dropping by and taking the time to look about our blog. We can also be found on facebook at, sparklingexpressions
~Nicky and Mark

Great Start to Baseball Season

This will prove to be an exciting summer for us here at sparklingexpressions. We will be the official face painter and glitter tattoo partner for Ottawa's baseball team, The Ottawa Champions for the 2016 season.

The first week was a great start to the season, which saw quite a busy turn out for the games and quite a lot of home runs being batted out of the park.

During the weekday games we will be setup in the main concourse in the main ramp to the stadium behind home plate. (you can't miss us coming in the main doors) During the Sunday family game days we will be set up with the jumpy castles and radio booth out in the family fun zone.

The following are a few pictures that were snapped this past opening week that saw everything from home runs, to musicians, to a Bride and Groom batting baseballs! You just never know what you might see here at RCGT park.


Bride Batting baseball
Bridal Party batting Baseballs (Photo courtesy of Ottawa Champions)
Dylan Black of Boom FM
Dylan Black's Boom FM Glitter Tattoo (Photo courtesy of Dylan Black)
sparklingexpressions Game Day Setup
Setup and ready for game day


sparklingexpressions Family Game Zone Tent
Family Game Day Tent


Face Painting and Glitter Tattoos being applied
Busy applying face paint and glitter tattoos. (photo courtesy of  Keith at East Coast Limo's)

Thank you for dropping by and taking the time to look about our blog. We can also be found on facebook at, sparklingexpressions
~Nicky and Mark

Friday 10 July 2015

Contest Time!



RBC Bluesfest Fashion Glitter Tattoo


Hi everyone, as you know we are at the RBC Bluesfest every day with the rest of the official RBC Bluesfest Fashion Squad members, and as a partner we are giving everyone, a choice of 1 of 2 free RBC Bluesfest Fashion Glitter Tattoos. Thats a lot of glittery fun!

RBC Bluesfest Fashion Large Glitter Tattoo Design



RBC Bluesfest Fashion Glitter Tattoo Small Design

We've decided to run a sparklingexpressions contest and give away even more glittery fun. To enter it is quite easy.

1) When you are at the RBC Bluesfest enjoying your favourite concert and artists, just stop by the House of Fashion Tent and get your free RBC Bluesfest Fashion Glitter Tattoo.

2)Like our facebook fanpage (http://www.facebook.com/glittertattoosbysparklingexpressions) and then post your glitter tattoo photo with #RBCBluesfestFashion and #sparklingexpressions (FB or Twitter) and share it for your chance to win.


Every day we will look for photos of  RBC Bluesfest Fashion glitter tattoos  posted the day before and one person will be a lucky winner of a daily prize from sparklingexpressions and at the end of RBC Bluesfest there will be a grand prize winner from sparklingexpressions.

Daily winners will be announced on our FB page  (http://www.facebook.com/glittertattoosbysparklingexpressions) and the Grand Prize winner will be announced July 21st, 2015.

Yay more free glitter tattoos in the form of take home DIY kits.

Hope to see you at the RBC Bluesfest!


Nicky and Mark~

Tuesday 9 June 2015

Make A Wish Rope For Hope

sparklingexpressions was on hand this year for the Annual Rope For Hope event held at the Marriott Hotel here in Ottawa on June 6th, next to the Ottawa Champions Baseball stadium. We were thrilled to be able to take part in such an amazing event with our glitter tattoos and face painting. The day was rather long as a lot of people made the rapel from the rooftop to the bottom.

Make A Wish Rope For Hope
Make A Wish Rope For Hope

On hand were many local celebrities, radio hosts, as well as the mascots for the Ottawa RedBlacks, and Ottawa Champions. The Cheer squad was on hand as well and we had a great time being able to apply the RedBlacks logo to a few of the cheerleaders with our glitter tattoos.

There was plenty to see and do and plenty of games and activities for all the children who made it for the day.

Here are a few pictures we managed to snap:

Rope For Hope
Rope For Hope

Rope For Hope

Rope For Hope

Fun and Games at Rope For Hope
Fun and Games at Rope For Hope
RedBlacks Glitter Tattoo
RedBlacks Glitter Tattoo


Thank you for dropping by and taking the time to look about our blog. We can also be found on facebook at, sparklingexpressions
~Nicky and Mark

Wednesday 3 June 2015

Proud To Be Me Day

sparklingexpressions was on hand with our face paint and glitter tattoos for this years Proud To Be Me Day held at Funhaven here in Ottawa. Over 150 children were in attendance as were many guest speakers.

Proud To Be Me Day 2015
Proud To Be Me Day 2015


We were thrilled to be able to take part and lend a hand for such a wonderful and great event. For more information on this event please take a look at the following link at Funhaven.

Thank you for dropping by and taking the time to look about our blog. We can also be found on facebook at, sparklingexpressions
~Nicky and Mark