Edge Hair and Makeup

to other brides! Lori was such a pleasure to work with throughout my wedding experience and it was so nice to just be able to relax and be pampered for my various events! I would absolutely hire her for future occasions. She’s easy to talk to, comfortable to be around, and really helped me feel relaxed while getting ready We had a trial before my engagement photos, and she also did my hair and makeup for my welcome party and the wedding day itself. Each time, Lori took the time to learn about my preferences and adjusted to my skin and hair’s tendencies, making improvements each step of the way. I have an olive complexion that makes everything look orange (and I learned makes golds look green overtime) and very fine, flat, and straight long hair with a lot of weight. For my trial, we experimented with airbrush makeup, gold tones, and a half-up curled style. I was happy with the results at the end of the appointment but as I saw how it held up throughout the day saw the colors in varying lightings and how they adjusted overtime, I wasn’t quite as happy with the long-term results; however, I realized that’s exactly what trials are for! I’m really glad we did the trial because it gave me the opportunity to see what worked and what didn’t. I found that airbrush makeup wasn’t the best fit for me because it aged me, and the gold tones didn’t work with my skin tone. I also learned that I needed tighter curls, more volume, and a slightly more "lived-in" look. For my welcome party, Lori arrived on time and fully prepared with her tools, taking into account everything I mentioned from the trial. She used a new curling iron to give me the tighter curls and volume I was looking for. My fine, straight hair typically doesn’t hold a curl, but Lori worked her magic, and it held up beautifully all night! The look she created was exactly what I envisioned, and it gave me the confidence that my wedding day hair would be perfect too. And it was! Lori replicated the same technique for my half-up wedding hairstyle, and it stayed in place beautifully, even through a long day and night of celebrations. She also did hair and makeup for my sister and mom on the day of the wedding, who were both happy with their results. I’m only saying this to help other brides communicate exactly what they want, this is not a negative comment regarding Lori. Lori’s specialty did seem to me to be more of a natural makeup look but it also could have been a purposeful approach since makeup is always easier to add/layer on than remove. My sister and mom felt their eye makeup was a bit lighter than they expected. But to be fair, they didn’t give her that feedback on the day because they didn’t want to take up extra time for adjustments or get us off schedule. If they had, I have no doubt Lori would have made the changes. Personally, I had shown Lori inspiration photos with more contour and detail, but I didn’t specify every detail and felt too tight on time to add those details in. I was happy with the result and didn't feel it was necessary. I had also told Lori that I trusted her if there were things in my pictures that wouldn't photograph well because it was a hot day and I didn't want to look sweaty from too much shimmer, squinty from too much eyeliner, etc. so I knew I may have even contradicted myself if I asked for those details. The only minor inconvenience was that Lori can be a bit slow to respond to emails. She did let me know early on that calling or texting would get a quicker response if needed. However, since nothing was incredibly urgent and more of a preference of wanting to get things like the trial and extra session timing ironed out versus needing an immediate response, I didn’t feel texting/calling was absolutely necessary. But once we had everything scheduled, she was timely, professional, and fully prepared.