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HAIR and MAKEUP
LONG STORY SHORT:
• We love working with HMUAs but we do not require it.
• We do not arrange HMUAs for clients.
• We include courtesy prep time at the studio if you let us know that you are hiring an HMUA when you book (or early enough to adjust the schedule accordingly).
• You can bring any HMUA you prefer, whether we know them or not.
• If your HMUA cancels on you for any reason and you opt not to keep your appointment, you will lose your deposit and we’ll send you the next available date.
• Your HMUA fee is entirely separate from your session fee and will be paid directly to the artist.
LONG STORY LONG:
HIRING & SCHEDULING
• We don’t arrange HMUAs for clients. You are responsible for selecting and hiring an HMUA if it’s your preference to work with a pro. You can hire any HMUA you want even if we don’t know them. We love working with HMUAs and provide time for prep to make it easy on everyone, but you must let us know when scheduling to get this time.
• Prep time is not available for the Short Sesh. If you want more than one hour to prep you will need to arrange an appointment with your HMUA off-site first or be okay with getting less looks during your shoot time in case prep spills over.
• If you want to schedule around a particular makeup artist, that’s no problem, just let us know you need a bit more time to confirm your date with them. If your preferred HMUA cancels on you last minute for any reason and you opt not to come in, you will lose your deposit. More on cancellations below.
• The courtesy prep time is up to one hour (30 minutes for basic grooming).
CANCELLATIONS
• We do not take responsibility for the availability of your HMUA and highly recommend that you check on their backup plans when unexpected issues arise and/or have your own backup plan which might include simply doing your own hair and makeup.
• If your HMUA cancels on you and you have no alternative plan, we can reschedule you but you will lose your deposit. We will send you the first available date (which may be several weeks later).
• We understand it’s frustrating when anyone has to cancel an appointment for any reason and we’ll try and help if we can, but the best moves are to have a list of alternative artists to reach out to last minute just in case or get comfortable doing your own h/mu so you’re not at the mercy of a third party. Also, if your artist is cancelling for non-emergency reasons, ask them to recommend alternative(s).
OUR RECO LIST
• The HMUAs listed below are here because they’re all collaborative, talented, and able to keep things nice and natural when needed. That being said, there are many excellent HMUAs out there that we don’t know, so we’re happy to work with anyone you want.
EVEN MORE INFO after the list.
Confirm the RATES and the TIMEFRAME, including prep time, with your HMUA before booking.
Pro tip: Use visual references to describe your goals to your HMUA.
Nancy Nicholson, Makeup + Hair
Portfolio | Email
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Kate Hollinshead, Makeup + Hair
Portfolio | Email
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Rachel Nicole, Makeup + Hair
Portfolio | Email
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Danielle Katherine, Makeup + Hair
(max booking time 3 hours)
Portfolio | Email
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Jessica Pierre, Makeup + Hair
Portfolio | Email
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Elita Moon, Makeup + Hair
(building a portfolio)
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A few other things to keep in mind:
If you require specialty makeup – eg: goth, punk, glam, hosting, beauty – you will want to schedule, at minimum, a 2-hour session for no more than 4 looks (3 hrs w/HMUA). If time allows, we’ll be happy to work in more looks. If you absolutely need more looks, you will need to book more time. Specialty makeup may incur a higher fee with your makeup artist, so be upfront about it.
If you hire an off-list HMUA, please be sure they know how to do headshot hair and makeup, which is different from beauty, glam, and special effects makeup. These are headshots that should look like you, not you at your wedding, not you on the red carpet, but you when you walk into the audition room.
Lastly, remember that your makeup artist works in very close proximity to your face. Respect them and us by not coming to your session if you’re sick. Let us know and we’ll try to work with you.
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