Hair and Makeup Follow-up!

So we have the timing of when we book our hair and makeup but do we all know the next step??? I know you all think that I am crazy for telling you to book your beauty services so far in advance but trust me, you will thank me in the end when you look AMAZING on your big day!

The next step will be to pull pictures of styles that you like and even better, styles that you do not like. We all have the vision in our heads of what looks best on us (up vs. down) but it is a stylist's job to help you understand what really flatters you best. It is great to bring the pictures of styles that you like so the stylist can get a sense of what you are looking for and cater that look to your face shape. It is equally important to show pictures of things that you don't like so the stylist can cross that off of the list of things to try! If you know that you HATE your hair parted in the center then when try it for your wedding?!?! This is equally important for your makeup. If you love the dramatic eye makeup then find a picture that is close to the look that you are going for. Your idea of dramatic and the makeup artist's idea can be completely different if you don't have a picture!

As a side note...even though you are bringing pictures to show the stylists/makeup artist's, you have to understand that each person has different hair texture and different skin. It is hard to replicate the exact same look from a magazine unless you have the EXACT same hair or the same skin.

Go get those bridal magazines...or look online! I think the best place to look for hair and makeup styles are in the gossip magazines! They always have celebrities going to events so why not take the red carpet look for your wedding!!!

Happy Hair and Makeup!!