My trial did not go as expected and the wedding day was less than ideal.
I booked a hair and makeup trial with Alycia after paying the $100 non refundable deposit. I was not told before the appointment that there was an additional cost for th...e trial so I was not prepared for that. I paid $150 at the trial and would have had to pay for another trial had I wanted her to do my makeup for my wedding.
During the trial Alycia and the other girls in the salon were wonderful and very nice, I felt really comfortable.
The airbrush makeup didn’t look good and the way she applied the blush and the other layers were not appropriate for my face (blush in circles on the front of my cheeks, no contour to shape my face, the wrong color for the layers; blush and eyeshadow). The makeup she used seemed old, especially the lipstick and didn’t cover and flaked off after about 10 min. The false lashes she applied were not on my eyelash line so there was a very noticeable gap between them and my natural lashes.
When I pointed out the wrong color eyeshadow she didn’t redo anything but only applied a different color on top of the wrong color and told me “on the day we will do the right color.” Which was not acceptable for me so I decided to do my own makeup and was able to find products that were more effective at covering what I needed and more appropriately colored for my complexion.
My hair trial went really well and I was very happy with what she did. I booked her to do my hair at my wedding as well as two of my bridesmaids and my fiancé.
Day of the wedding she shows up on time prepared to do my hair which was great because we were on a tight schedule. I was told upfront that I would need to pay her for travel and the bridesmaids would need to pay $85 each for their hair which I appreciated. The way she did my hair the morning of my wedding was not exactly what we did at the trial. I did not have time to have her redo my hair so I made the best of it. She did one of my bridesmaids hair but said she didn’t have time to do my fiancés hair. I wish she would have told me that the price was for time and not for the people. I would not have relied on her to do my fiancés hair had that been disclosed prior to her coming.
After she left I noticed she missed 4 pieces of my hair so I had to have one of my bridesmaids curl those before we left the hotel. She also brought an “assistant” who did not help her do anyone’s hair and instead talked with Alycia about their personal lives while Alycia did my bridesmaids hair. I felt like that was unprofessional and not the proper time to do that.
The pieces she did curl lasted throughout the night and the hair piece I provided that she put in looked great. I would have appreciated it if she disclosed all the costs before each appointment and let me know that she was on a time limit the morning of my wedding. Also, providing a more thorough and accurate hair and makeup trial.