Tips for shopping for mua

I did two trials before booking ($180 total for two hair and makeup trials). I emailed around 20 hair & makeup artists in my area that had 5 star ratings on Wedding Wire or The Knot. I asked their pricing and if they were in budget, I looked further into their websites & their reviews & how professional they were via email. I only looked at artists that did both hair and makeup, ones that could supply other artists since I needed more than 1 for all of us, ones that would travel to the venue, ones that didn't require a huge deposit, and ones that had real websites.

I think you should flat out ask them do they have experience with that. I'm African-American and every time I've been a bridesmaid I've usually been the only black one. When my Caucasian Brides book makeup artist I asked him do they have the products necessary for African Americans. I don't think it's wrong to say hey I have these kind of features do you know how to accommodate that. I would definitely look for an mua that has some kind of portfolio or Instagram where you can see their work.

Hey Natasha!

There are a huge number of MUAs in the WeddingWire vendor directory that have experience working with brides of all different ethnicities. I’d love to help by finding some for you. What state/city are you in?