Most Important Tips to Hire a Makeup Artist
Although I recognize that hiring a professional isn’t for everyone, there are certain types of brides that it could be most beneficial for.
When it comes to wedding preparations, a lot of brides choose to forgo hiring a professional makeup artist for their wedding, as they see it as an added expense that they could do without.
If you’re the type of bride who gets riddled with nerves easily or has little experience with makeup applications, hiring a professional makeup artist for your wedding would not only make your wedding day less stressful, but sitting in a chair and getting pampered helps you totally relax so that you can focus on walking down the aisle, and finally be married to the one you love!
1. Examine Makeup Techniques: Your skills or a friend’s skills may be passable for an everyday makeup application or even a date, but a professional makeup artist comes armed with skills to ensure your makeup for your wedding will stay intact and fresh looking throughout the day and into the night. A true professional makeup artist has a keen eye for art. They view every clients face as their blank canvas to create a beautiful masterpiece. They are equipped with the proper tools and knowledge to use the correct colors and techniques that are needed to bring out your best features for your wedding day. Many professionals have received advanced training in makeup education, having gone to reputable schools and continue to take classes to keep up with trends and techniques for clients. Professional makeup artists have a wealth of knowledge in face shape, color theory/analysis, and are also skilled in camouflage and cover up techniques to adequately conceal the flaws in your skin. Like I said before, if you’re the type of bride who typically wears little to no makeup or gets easily stressed, I highly recommend hiring a professional. Believe it or not, it elevates a lot of stress and tension that tends to build as your wedding day approaches. Everyone gets filled with nerves, jitters, and excitement while getting ready for their wedding day. Trying to apply a top quality makeup application that looks not only flawless in person, but in pictures as well is hard enough. This is where having a professional comes in handy. We’re there to help clam, pamper, and elevate your stress, leaving you looking effortlessly fresh and radiant, so you can start your forever with the one you love looking and feeling your absolute best!
2. Do A Trial Run: Some women may choose to go to a makeup counter for their bridal makeup because its cheaper, or may choose to have a friend do their makeup for their wedding day because its free. While in theory these options may sound great, the reality of it is, you never have the option of having a trial run through of what your makeup will look like the day of your wedding. So if you end up hating the way it turns out, you’re stuck with it. The bad thing with getting your makeup done at places like department stores or even places like Sephora or Ulta, is the majority of the personal working there aren’t real makeup artists, and are not trained in how to properly analyze and work on different face shapes and colors. They’re there only knowledgeable about store products and are there to sell store products. Being able to do a good makeup job on yourself is one thing, but being able to do it on someone else’s face shape or skin color is a totally different ball game. Having a trial run of your makeup for your wedding day is essential. A trial run is basically a preview of what you will look like on your wedding day. Most professionals will charge for a trial, being that they are spending their time, money, and supplies doing this makeup application. In my opinion, this is money well spent. A professional will assess and analyze your face and personality to help determine how soft or bold you’d like your bridal makeup to be. Also during the trial, the makeup artist will be taking down continuity notes of everything they use on you; color and types of foundation that were used, powders, names of lashes that were applied, names and colors of blush and lipstick etc. *Everything* is written down and kept so that no time is wasted the day of the wedding, and to ensure that you will look exactly the way you did for your trial. Additionally, if the makeup is not done to your liking for the trial, you have the time to communicate that with your makeup artist, in order to make the necessary changes right then and there (as well as in their notes) so that you can be given exactly what you are looking for. Trial runs also help the makeup artist with timing themselves so that they can make a set schedule for you the day of the wedding.
3. Choose someone you click with AND whose work you love. I always tell my clients, “Above all else, the two most important things to remember when interested in hiring a makeup artist is to make sure you view their work in-depth, and to make sure you get along with them on a personal level.” Viewing a makeup artist’s work and researching your makeup artist is so important. You want to make sure your makeup artist has a top quality portfolio. It can be a personal website (which is always best because it looks more professional) or even a Facebook Fan page, Twitter, or any wedding blogs their work may have been featured on. You want to make sure their work matches the quality of makeup you are expecting to receive for your wedding. Also, don’t be afraid to ask for references. Even though we live in a technology based society, and it is super easy to find reviews on just about anyone or anything, don’t be afraid to get personal. Ask for names, numbers, or emails that you check in with, and personally ask how that client liked their experience with this specific makeup artist. There is absolutely nothing wrong with checking to make sure you are making the best decision for you, for the most important day of your life. You will also be spending a significant amount of time with your makeup artist leading up to your wedding day, so it is super important that you get along with your makeup artist. Personally, I always make it a point to not only have a professional relationship with my clients, but a personal one as well. I love to make my clients feel comfortable enough around me that they don’t feel awkward, ashamed, or embarrassed to ask me to change or add anything when I’m done with a makeup application. I also love to make my clients feel like they can ask me about anything: makeup, makeup tips, or even just vent to me about wedding stress. We are there to help you carry the load!
