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Candache
Dedicated October 2018

Makeup Anxiety

Candache, on June 23, 2018 at 10:21 AM Posted in Hair and Makeup 0 15
Okay...Soooo I am having a destination wedding in New Orleans his October. I had to hire my HAir and Makeup Artist remotely and payed a hefty $200 deposit over a year ago. I was nervous that I couldn’t/wouldn’t be able to do a trial until the day before the wedding but I liked her work online a lot and felt confident...well...she made an unexpected trip to NYC (where I live) and offered to do a trial while she was in town and I was so excited! She is doing my hair AND makeup so it would be a dual trial. She did my hair and it was stunning and I loved it even bought it was missing the extensions because the ones I ordered didn’t get there in time...so VERY happy with the hair. When she did my makeup I had told her I wanted to look fake like a doll face with nice structured contour and highlight....I also asked for a certain look of a photo and as she was doing the makeup she sounded excited about it but when I finally saw it I was slightly disappointed but being a very anxious person and not wanting to upset her didn’t say I hated it but said it was beautiful (it was but not what I waned) and I was sooooo disappointed with the face makeup...there was no contour, the color was way off, no blush and barely any highlight and I asked her to fix it and she did something but wouldn’t call it fixing it she changed it but not for the better....I usually do my makeup beautiful and wear a lot of it and I am having mental breakdown cuz I don’t feel confident having her do my makeup any more but I really want to have her do my hair...idk what to say or do and at this point I really just want to do my own makeup. I was thinkikng of asking her to do my mom and MOH instead of me and just do my hair by idk how to approach it I really like her as a person and she’s an excellent MUA but just not for me and her hair work is amazing...am I being rude? I hate this and it’s something I really didn’t think I’d have to stress over and now I am and it’s killing me...

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Latest activity by Maren, on July 18, 2018 at 1:50 PM
  • Jaycie
    Expert March 2019
    Jaycie ·
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    Could you share a pic of what she did and what you were asking for? I'm wondering if maybe her typical styling of makeup is different from something you would like. I'm not able to picture what kind of "fake like a doll face" would like like to see where she could do that
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  • Candache
    Dedicated October 2018
    Candache ·
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    What I looked like 😞 vs what I wanted (eye 1st 2 and face like the last two) and then how I do my own

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  • Alexandra
    Expert October 2018
    Alexandra ·
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    I think it looks like you know your own face and how to do your makeup best! You can totally tell on the picture you did.

    i would just tell her you loved the hair, but the makeup wasn’t quite what you were looking for. It’s your day and if she’s a professional, she will understand. Say you appreciated her doing the trial while she was in town, and cannot wait to have her do
    your hair for your day, you just feel more comfortable doing your own makeup for your wedding day.
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  • Danielle K
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    Explain to her just like you did to us. Tell her you still want most of her services but that you want something unique that you are already very good at doing. make sure to tell her you do admire her work and plan to give her a very good review. I think she would understand.

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  • Chantel
    Just Said Yes June 2019
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    I would just be honest with her and do it yourself. Especially if you already know what you want and are able to accomplish the look yourself.
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  • N
    Expert October 2018
    Nicole ·
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    I would also just be honest. You want to make sure you are happy with your look for the day of. Looks like you do an amazing job with your makeup!!
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  • Tpatb
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    I love your makeup the way you did it!! Usually I’m so worried about people doing their own on their wedding day, but you obviously know your face & did a much better job! I would just be honest with her as you have here..I don’t think you’re being rude at all.
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  • Kimberly
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    It is a hard conversation, but you definitely don’t want to be unhappy with your face at your wedding! Tell her you’d still like to retain her services for hair but that you are going to do your own makeup as the style is very specific. You can even add services as you proposed for your mom and MOH. Like the PP I too normally get nervous when women say they’re going to do their own makeup at their wedding. For a second I even wanted to because I like how my makeup looks on a daily basis and hated my first trial. However, yours is beautiful and looks very well done!
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  • Candache
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    Candache ·
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    Hey everyone thank you for he advise! Had the convo with my vendor and everything is fine, she completely understood! I did my first trial run on myself today (see pics) and am so happy with my choice to do it myself (I’m going to invest in good makeup before hand!!)

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  • Kodi
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    Yours looks much better!!

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  • Official Mrs.K
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    1000% better! I think you do a phenomenal job and look gorgeous! Plus doing your own makeup will save a couple of $$ (unless all of it is spent on upgrading your makeup but even then it’s still a win because you get to keep it!!)
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  • Maren
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    Hi Candache! I am so glad you talked to your stylist. You're makeup is STUNNING and you'll look absolutely perfect & feel like yourself on your wedding day! Smiley heart

    Out of curiosity, what kindof lipstick did you use here? I LOVE the color.

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  • MrsV1027
    Master October 2018
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    The way to do it is sooo much better. It looks like she took a blush brush and put black eyeshadow on it and landed on your eyes. All I see is dark dark eye shadow. I would contact her and send pics of what you wanted and see if she can do another trial the day before.

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  • Candache
    Dedicated October 2018
    Candache ·
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    It’s NYX liquid suede in Tea and Cookies mixed without NYX Lingerie I’m push-up
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  • Maren
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    Ahhh so pretty! Thank you Smiley smile Totally keeping this in mind. I love how it's kindof nude but kindof rosey too Smiley heart

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