Using Hair/makeup Trials for Engagement Shoots

I had Sephora do my makeup and Drybar do my hair for my engagement photos. I honestly had no idea how I wanted to do my hair and makeup (and still don’t) for the wedding, and I wanted to wait until I had an idea for the trial.

I used my engagement shoot as a trial. My MUA did a different look for my engagement shoot than my wedding day. This way we were able to work on some of the things I didn’t like, such as the coverage and how it set / stayed / professionally photographed for an entire day. I did my own hair for my engagement photos and the day of my wedding.

I've heard a lot of salons require you to sign a form that says you won't use your trials for your engagement pictures. I've come across quite a bit of that while doing my research. Maybe it's a money loss for them. Anyways. I'm going to the salon where I get my hair done for my make up, but I'm doing my own hair. I don't want to look too done up and give away any looks and I also don't want to spend a fortune. I'm horrible at make up, so I'll spend the money for that, but am just going to wear my hair down and straight.

View Quoted Comment Great idea! Allowing your stylist to experiment with different sets and holds would definitely allow you to have a more polished look for photos without showcasing your actual wedding style. Also having your makeup artist try various designs will let you both know the colors and shapes to work with on your day. The goal is to enable your stylist and makeup artist to better understand how to give you the look you want which will be accomplished. You can ask them both to give you a cleaner or more subdued finish as you head to photos!

I am doing my own hair for my engagement pictures, because the vibe of the photos is going to be more on the rustic side. A polished up-do would not make any sense lol I am either going to curl or straighten my hair. And my makeup-savvy friend is going to do my makeup. I am very lucky to have her. She has done her own form of a trial on me a few weeks ago with lashes just to see what will look good on my face for the day of the pictures. If I didn't have her I'd just go to Sephora or somewhere like it to get my makeup done.

I have hired a HMUA for the wedding and will do a trial beforehand, just not for my engagement pics.

I am using my trial for my engagement shoot on the 26th of this month. We r using the same color scheme for both but my engagement look will be more toned down. My artist is such a professional that Im confident in her ablity to make the look different(more glam) for wedding day.

I'm doing a trial, but just a different look. My fiance probably won't remember what my hair & makeup looks like anyway! For me, I'm just thinking if she can do a different look (equally as complicated, but similar style) she can probably do the right look my wedding day. But I'm not SUPER picky either, and my hair will be fairly simple. And I printed out exact pictures of hair and makeup I want for my wedding, so it's not guessing from me describing it with no pictures. I for sure think the Sephora would be a good idea, because then you could buy makeup and get a free makeover anyway. You could also have Ulta do your hair & makeup, it may be cheaper than your trial.

Even if you did a trial you could could change up the color and all. However, for my engagement pics which i took last summer i went to the MAC counter and got my makeup done as i wasn't hiring a make up artist that soon. I also didn't use hair as a trial that soon, i could do that anytime. I just got my hair done as i normally would.