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I would highly recommend them!
I was positive I was going to book a make-up artist I found by her profile gallery. I went ahead with the trial because she said if I booked her the trial would be free.
Sooo happy I went to the trial, because I did not like the makeup!!
I showed her pictures of what I wanted and she did nothing I asked.
It looked like the makeup I do on myself normally...
She told me she did what she thought would be more "bridal". Ugh...
I lost some money, but atleast I know I will feel beautiful for my wedding and not completely disappointed with my makeup.
I paid for 3 trials with 3 different makeup artist. The last one was finally amazing!
@tessa9876: I feel like they are VERY necessary. The hair trial I had looked good, but I realized that 1) it did not stay in very well throughout the day and 2) it wasnt exactly what I wanted. The same with the make up! I actually had a different woman do my make up because I did not like how the first one did it with me showing her pictures and everything. I can show you before and afters if you would like?
I'm really glad I did both trials. We ended up paying quite a bit of money for a photographer, and I didn't want to have to stress out over whether I would end up hating my hair or makeup in all of the photos. Plus, both hair and makeup went really smoothly on my wedding day, which meant our day-of schedule proceeded as planned.
Definitely recommend doing them! Seriously, you don't want to be surprised on the day of your wedding with what your makeup and hair are going to look like. Even a talented stylist might have a completely different idea than you do as to how you look best. That kind of understanding can easily be worked out during a trial.
I didn't do one for either hair or makeup and I LOVED my hair and makeup on our wedding day. I just gave each person a TON of pictures of what I wanted (it's important that your pictures are consistent and you really know what you want) and they I let them work their magic.
I have mixed feelings about paying for hair/mu trials. I paid $120 for 3 hrs of hair trails and was one of the biggest wastes of $ ever! I have been told many times my hair looked so much better when I did my own trial. My 1st mu trial was at BB and thank goodness I didn't pay for it (although I bought about $450 of product!) I looked like a 20 yr old going out to a club-not good. I had a 2nd mu trial at BB and it was much better. I definately recommend trials though-even if you do it yourself, especially mu, bc it photographs so different than what your used to. I have been taking pics of my mu every day for about 2 wks now to perfect it-it's trial and error... Good luck!!
I would love to have a trial, but I just don't think it's going to happen, since I live in a different city. How do you arrange a trial if you're out of town? Do you do it a day or two before the wedding?
i would highly recommend it
i paid for trial for 1 artist for $140, and even put deposit. then i thought about it and looked at the pix i took of my trial, and i didn't like her style
i ended up hiring another make up artist and paid for her trial. my wedding is not here yet but i'm hoping i made a better choice by replacing artist #1.
it's worth it
I never even considered not doing a trial. It's too special of an occasion to risk having a stylist who didn't make me look good or I just flat out didn't like. It is expensive but I felt like it was a necessary expense.
I think they are a good idea BUT not always an option!! Im having a DW so no trials for me!! Im planning on bringing plenty of pics so my "idea" is clear!!
I had my first makeup trial the day of my engagement pictures. I wanted to see how it looked on camera and I HATED it. This person came very very highly recommended on the Knot so I was surprised I didn't like her style. She got my coloring all wrong and put way too much on me. I'm really happy I had a trial with her because I would have booked her blindly.
I booked another trial for a few months later and have been really happy with them so far. I would definitely recommend going for a trial if you can. Mine were $40 each, but maybe you can negotiate if funds are super tight.
Oh, that is a problem. Maybe you can get referrals/recommendations from other brides in the area where your DW will be?
It depends on your personality. If you can roll with the punches or know of people you used or are recommended by friends (FRIENDS not online since those can be hit or miss sometimes) you may not need to. But if you know you'll only be happy if you look perfect the day of then you should.
I did a trail a month before since I live 3 hours away from our venue. I was happy I did but I like things a certain way. This place was recommended by a family friend who works there so he also recommended who I should ask for. With the trail I realized my hair pin started falling out later in the night so I was able to mention it to her on the day of and they pinned it in better. I was also able to tell her things I wanted to change instead of her doing it day of and realizing I didn't like it.
My Makeup trail was great and I didn't have anything I wanted to change.
When i had my trial run it looked great in person but looked cakey on. I studied the pictures and told her what i didn't like. She fixed it the day of and it was perfect. The makeup should be a little bit heavier than what you are used to because you will most likely have it on all day, dancing and taking pics and all the rest. I would do trials just so you are prepared for the day. I hate this 1st picture but i will post my trial pics to show you the difference between it and the day of picture. I had the same makeup girl and i basically told her i didn't like the eyebrows and under eye looking dry.. she fixed it no problem. I used MAC btw. and they didn't charge me for makeup trial.
As for hair--my hair girl did a quick trial while i had an appt for highlights and a cut so she only charged me a little more. Plus what you pick out from a magazine or picture can look completely different on you and your hair type!
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They're both necessary to make sure that you are on the same page with the stylist. Many people cannot, for one reason or another, wear the same colors or style as the model and you may have to find something else that does work for you. You won't know that if you don't get a trial beforehand.
I would highly reccomend it and the salon I went to required them. It was great because I loved how she did my hair and makeup for my trial and I was completely happy with it on the day of my wedding and didn't stress at all because I knew she knew what I wanted.
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Is it likely to not be good if I don't get them? I really want to do trials so that i feel comfortable, but it's so expensive!