Aimee C
I visited the Bridal suite for a trial for both make up and hair, and unfortunately the final look I walked away with didn’t go as visioned. I have used the Bridal Suite before as a wedding guest for a Hollywood waves hairstyle and LOVED the hairstylist and her work that I felt I didn’t need to look anywhere else whenever it came time for me to do a future bridal trial. For this recent time, I still loved the hairstylist as she asked great analytical questions and asked for the reference photo I had to be sent to her so she can try to recreate it as close as possible. I truly appreciated that, and she was super lovely. Where the appointment for me fell short was the make up artist. I’ve never had my make up professionally done and I was super excited to see how the make up from the inspiration photo would come together by a professional. I wear make up everyday myself and was hoping for something more elevated than my daily routine. When the appointment was finished, I still was processing how I looked in the mirror. When I went home, I tried to convince myself this looked good but ultimately I didn’t it didn’t make me feel “pretty” or “bridal” as I was hoping for. In retrospect, the make up artist didn’t ask me once if I liked the look or if there was anything I wanted to change. She was super sweet and friendly but I don’t think she closely followed the inspiration photo I presented her with— and that’s probably where I felt the most disappointment came from when comparing the inspo and what I had. For the amount it costed, I didn’t feel like the make up portion was worth the $180. I did meet with my elopement photographer for a separate meeting, and turns out I might not be able to sport the lovely hairstyle I trialed with as they said it gets very windy at venue so I’ll have to look for another bridal hair appointment somewhere else. :(
