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Just Said Yes July 2019

Make up ‘artist’ nightmare

Feliz, on July 10, 2019 at 2:08 PM Posted in Hair and Makeup 0 20

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Hey everyone, my event is over, I just wanted to ask you guys what I should do. I recently just got married. Everything went well until after my wedding was over. So a little backstory, I tried to spend every penny I can, as anyone on a budget would, especially on my big day. My day IS a special day, but it was also just one day so I didn’t want to spend too much money on my big day. So another backstory, a few months ago I did my engagement make up at Sephora to save some dime, they came out really well, and I befriended the make up artist who did my make up. We followed each other on Instagram, and a bunch of other stuff. She mentioned that she can also do my bridal make up on the big day. I did explain that I was a long drive, but I did ask how much she would charge. She said $50, so I took this in consideration while I shopped around for make up artists. As you all know, make up artists are hella expensive ranging from about $300-500 and even thousands of dollars. So I asked the girl if she still wants to do my make up and I will buy her hotel and invite her to the wedding. She said yes, sure, and said not to even bothering paying her the $50. So I’m like cool, ok, I asked her just let me know if she plans on coming down the day before or just the day of, and if she is being a plus one. So fast forward to the actual big day, I even invited her to my house because we were having lunch, which she was late on so I just told her that I will meet her at the venue. The make up was great, she did a very good job. So after my wedding, we got together with the guests that is also staying at the location, note, my wedding was at a vineyard and there are hotels that you can stay at the vineyard. So pretty pricy. So we decide to hang out in one of rooms, which was right above where she was staying at. We notice this weed odor, and well, in my state, it isn’t legal, and the person staying in that room we were hanging out with happens to be a service member. So the person did not appreciate it. We try and figure out if anyone snuck in the room to smoke and whatever or maybe someone on the patio, but we couldn’t figure out what would be doing that smell so we just spray around the room. I invited my make up artist upstairs to hang out with us for a little bit. I notice that her and her plus one, which was a girl, was getting along with one of the groomsmen and his friend. They leave the room to go back to theirs, and I figured they were going to hang out all night. Fast forward to the end of the night where me and the groom are heading back to our own room, we get a phone call at around 3 in the morning informing us that my make up artist and the groomsmen she was cozy with was having a yelling match outside the hotel room, which was bothering the rest of the guests. We go out there, tried to see what was going on and our groomsman told us that she (the make up artist) wouldn’t let him get his things. So my husband knocks on the door, and the girls started being aggressive and informed him that they are recording him, blah blah, so he better watch it. I was off to the side on the next room so I could hear the conversation, as they were pretty much yelling. My husband told them that all he wants to do is grab the groomsmen stuff so he could leave, and whatever stuff that belongs to us since the groomsman brought a cooler full of alcohol. They proceeded to yell and tell him that they are recording, and he tells them that he smells weed so he proceeded to kick them out. They tell him that they were leaving anyways, told him that they don’t smoke weed, that they have never been treated this bad, and added a bunch of insults directed to me and the wedding, things like my foundation didn’t match.

So I assessed the situation, and I think back to the wedding, the make up artist didn’t even make it to dinner, they were hella late, and we had to order them something special so they could eat. Now it was clear what they were doing in the room. After they had left, we came in the room and it is obvious that they smoked weed in the room. We reported the situation to the the hotel so they at least know what is going on. We go back to our rooms and another hour later, the cops came, and they told us that the make up artist reported that she ‘was being held out of her will,’ which the whole wedding party pretty much explained what happened to the cops.

Days later, she messages me saying she wants the money I owed her for her services. So I told her no I’m not paying her after all of the issue she had caused us, ON Our wedding night. We exchanged a few texts and she managed to insult me about my foundation, and about how poor I am and I couldn’t afford an actual make up artist, which I find funny because I spent more money on her than an actual make up artist because of her hotel, the meals for her and her plus one, the alcohol they consumed, and the goodie bags she took that had a bottle of wine - and more. She proceeded to insult me, and say all kinds of things about how salty the meal was, how we were too broke to pay her, and that I had the wrong color of foundation, plus other insults. Really, I’m not insulted, nor I feel bad. Because she probably just needs some likes and publicity on her instagram. In addition, The hotel knows the weed situation, so I will probably have to pay a fee for having weed smoke in the room, AND the room above. So, yes, I wouldn’t say I’m that poor, but I am that cheap. This is probably what I get for trying to cut costs.

I’m trying to figure out what to do at this point, and if I should consult to a lawyer. She works at Sephora but the job she did was technically freelance. I refuse to pay her $50, and even though it’s only 50, she did cost us her time and extra fees due to her habits which is illegal in our state. Plus, this also occurred in my wedding night. I’m just trying to get ready just in case she ‘sues,’ and does something else.

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Latest activity by Feliz, on July 11, 2019 at 6:34 AM

Savvy October 2020
Karlee · on July 10, 2019 at 2:13 PM
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I don't have a lot of legal knowledge but I would just block her on everything lol she sounds crazy
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VIP September 2019
Lauren · on July 10, 2019 at 2:20 PM
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Was there a signed contract? I'm guessing not. You have the messages where she says not to pay her. She has no grounds to sue you. Block her on social media and block her phone number. Problem solved.
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Just Said Yes July 2019
Feliz · on July 10, 2019 at 2:21 PM
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No signed contract, I went back to our messages on Instagram and I could tell that she deleted some conversations.
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VIP October 2020
Kelly · on July 10, 2019 at 2:46 PM
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Screenshot anything you can. Save it all. Save all the receipts for additional payments you'll have to pay to the hotel. If there was a police report get a copy of that too. Save it all just incase she Sue's to prove she's a liar.
I'd write management at her Sephora because they likely drug test employees and in many instances companies don't like employees advertising that they freelance on the side because of these types of situations, they might even have a policy she broke by giving her instagram to you.
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Cristy · on July 10, 2019 at 5:37 PM
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What is she going to sue you for? You only had a verbal agreement, and you covered all of her costs basically for the wedding and the night. You don't owe her ANYTHING!!
Believe me, I work for attorneys, she has no grounds to sue you. $50 isn't even worth small claims court. If anything, you could sue her for the damages you incurred as a result of her crappy behavior. If you speak to her again, and she threatens you, remind her that she was the one smoking weed in the hotel, not you.
Don't worry about it, block her on social media so she can't harass you, and move on with your life. You didn't do anything wrong.
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Master September 2019
Sherry · on July 10, 2019 at 5:41 PM
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Screenshot what you can then delete and block her. If she really did try to sue you over $50, she has bigger issues that the ones she caused at the hotel.
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Willow · on July 10, 2019 at 6:20 PM
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Save all the convos you have had with her, esp the one where she says don't even worry about the 50
Try to create a log of all the convos you have had with her and what you spent in her
If she does sue, it would have to be in small claims, and I am pretty sure she'd have to pay just as much in the filing fees anyway. In CA at least you can't have a lawyer in small claims so she'd have to show up to court on top of that.
She does not sound like she has her stuff together enough to file a lawsuit, but keep a record anyway.
So sorry about all this
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Bridget · on July 10, 2019 at 7:09 PM
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She cant sue you, It would cost more in fees than the $50 she owes. She sounds absolutely nuts as everyone said just block her and be done with it.
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Luca · on July 10, 2019 at 7:36 PM
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You didn't sign anything so I think that you're fine. You also could get the police report or at least something from the police and a statement from the hotel about her behavior that night if you wound up needing it. She obviously has some issues and is unprofessional. I agree, just block her and try to forget about it.
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Monica · on July 10, 2019 at 7:58 PM
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Girrrlll that sounds like a mess! I say forget her and her $50. It sounds like she’s not really that close of a friend of yours so cut ties with her and keep it moving. She obviously didnt have the decency to come to your luncheon, to make it to dinner on timr, OR be respectful of the hotel room that YOU bought for her. So thats a no. Homegirl doesn’t deserve her $50, if she acts like she wants to sue you (WHICH SHE WONT, is it worth it to go through small claims court for a measly $50?? No im sure the court fees would cost more) keep your bills and receipts for the room u purchased and any hotel damages caused by her. Use all dat to counter sue if she wants to take it there. What a shame some ppl have no respect.
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Master October 2019
mrsaj2b · on July 10, 2019 at 11:25 PM
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Let her try to sue. She doesn't have a leg to stand on. No contract and you made the offer to pay her and she gave you her stipulations to do the job and you complied. She got paid so she needs to shut up! If anything, you should sue her butt for being stupid, first and foremost, and for the "excess" costs you incurred due to her behavior. Sorry that your wedding night memories include this person. Let us know if there's a follow up story to this.
P.S. So she did your makeup, right? Then she says how bad the foundation was? So...umm...what is she saying about her makeup skills? Seems to me she owes you a refund.
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Rachel · on July 10, 2019 at 11:45 PM
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What state are you in? Depending on your state, and I am assuming her lack of actual makeup artistry schooling, the freelancing itself could very well have been illegal for her to do. Totally depends on the state the makeup was done in.

I'm not saying you should actually do anything about that, but if it IS illegal for a non-professional (Sephora by NO means makes you a professional makeup artist in ANY way) to do freelance work in your state, you can possibly bring that up to her just to get her to shut up and go away. She's caused you way too much stress already.
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CDickman · on July 10, 2019 at 11:46 PM
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She can’t delete it in your phone. Like if she deleted the convo that would only show up on her phone. Yours would have the whole conversation.
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Derrick Ajee · on July 10, 2019 at 11:56 PM
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Ignore her. Sephora workers are not allowed to freelance. If she was going to allow you to just pay her $50 she is not very well experienced and is trying to get her feet wet. I would say don't worry about any legal issues. It cost more to file a case than what she would actually get if she wins, so to sue you would be mainly about principle, which ii doubt would happen.
You could actually look into suing her for the cost that the hotel may charge you for her shenanigans.
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Derrick Ajee · on July 10, 2019 at 11:57 PM
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It was on IG, you can definitely "unsend" messages. They will disappear from the entire thread.
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Mandi · on July 10, 2019 at 11:59 PM
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No on Instagram, you can.
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VIP September 2019
CDickman · on July 11, 2019 at 12:00 AM
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Ops did not know sorry.
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Mandi · on July 11, 2019 at 12:01 AM
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I'd just ignore it maybe block her.
I can't think the hotel would bother charging you because someone smoked some pot. Legal or not, it's just pot. I'm sure people have snorted worse off the tables in the rooms there.
Dont worry about getting a lawyer unless you get papers.
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Jameelah · on July 11, 2019 at 12:10 AM
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Yikes! She would have gotten her feelings hurt messing around like that with my family! That’s part of the reason why I’m having a hard time hiring someone for makeup and hair. I’m having a destination wedding and just can’t trust people I don’t know or already deal with on those levels to properly deliver and not be crazy!
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