Guest Lecturer: Cat Parnell

Wedding Make-Up and Hair

Tips
-Make a schedule of when you do each persons' makeup and hair and give it to them before you turn up so everyone knows when they are having their makeup/hair done so you don't waste time.
-Start with the bridesmaids first and do the bride last so that the makeup look the more fresh.

-Constantly put images up on FaceBook and Instagram of practicing hair and makeup looks so your name is constantly being seen and so you have a variety of looks for your clients to research and reference.

-She suggested charging £100 for a trial bride makeup and hair.

-Don't charge petrol money within 10 miles, however she suggested charging 45p per mile over that.

-Go to wedding faires to gain contacts and get your name around. This is also good for inspiration.

-Find out who is sponsoring wedding shows and exchange cards with them.

-Give local venues your makeup card and get to know them, as they may suggest you as a makeup artist to their customers if you're in the area.

-Do face charts of the makeup with a list of all the products so you know exactly what's products you used for on the day.

-Take a non refundable deposit so that if they cancel you don't loose all the money.

-Charge the non refundable full amount of money 28 days before the event to make the bookings more secure.
-Make a list of terms and conditions so you can cover your back if something goes wrong or people pull out.

How to: Curly Chignon Style

Equipment:
-Curling tongs
-Sea salt spray
-Hair spray
-Tail comb
-Hair pins
-Hair grips
-Hair elastics

Step by step:

1. Curl the whole head in medium sized sections to get loose curls. Back comb each section underneath slightly to give the hair some lift. Spray the root before you back comb it to make it hold for longer.

2. Back comb the crown of the head the most to get the most lift there.

3. Put the hair in the person's natural parting and back comb the front section going outwards.

4. Section the front part of the hair the you want in front of the quiff on top of the head and clip it out the way.

6. Back comb the hair that you want to collect together to make the quiff, but leave the top layer of this section to smooth on top so there are no knots shown.

7. Take a section from both temples to about half way down the neck, twist it and push it forwards into a quiff. 

8. Leaving the two front side sections free, put the hair from the quiff and a bit more into a small ponytail at the back of the hair into an elastic. Clip this up for now.

9. Put the rest of the bottom section into a ponytail with a elastic, then let both ponytails down, the top one should have less hair. 

10. Take small sections from the ponytails, back comb them, then twist them and curl them and pin them upwards to the bottom, and around, the quiff section. Curl sections of the hair again if needed to give it a curlier look. Position all the hair to give a pretty, messy chignon look.

11. Back comb the side sections and then bring them back and pin them on top of the back curled section, leaving the curls free for a messy look. Keep the side sections quite loose, almost in a swoop motion. Leave sections down at the front to frame the face.

Below is Cat Parnell's Work: