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| - I have always researched reviews for any types of vendor/services that I am looking for. After reading many reviews about Amelia & Co, I had very high expectations and was a little disappointed with the end product. This is also not the first wedding that I was a part of, so I have had experience with working with other makeup artists and hair stylists. Therefore, I very critical in comparing what I have received with other artists with the service I received from Amelia & Co.
First of all, in order to book a trial session with Amelia & Co., you have to commit to booking the services for the wedding date. This does not make sense to me because I thought a trial session was meant to find out if you are happy with the artists' styles BEFORE booking them for your big day (other companies allow you to book only the trial session without committing to booking them for you wedding). I booked the makeup artist (they assigned Gina to me) for my trial makeup session, which I was satisfied with. My fiance and I took our engagement photos and the pictures turned out great. So, I made the assumption that my wedding party and I would receive the same great service on my wedding day. Keep in mind that I didn't do a trial session for my hair prior to the wedding. I basically trusted the online reviews.
Now it's wedding day....
Gina (makeup artist) and Hayley (hairstyle) arrived at to the venue early to set up..Awesome!!
My review regarding my makeup and hair:
Hair: I showed Hayley two pictures: the first to show the low chignon that I wanted in the back, the second was to show the twist that I wanted in the front with fell to the right side of my head. She did the low chignon just fine. However, she took several tries trying to get the twist in my bangs the way that I wanted. It was sloppy and looked plastered to my head and with no volume at all. So I gave up on her and ended up telling her just to stick with a simple side sweep. Overall, my hair still looked good. But, I still wish that I had a twist instead of the side sweep.
Makeup: I felt that Gina rushed with my makeup. Overall, it took less than 30 minutes to finish my makeup. I've worked with other makeup artists who normally take 45-60 minutes and do a better job applying the makeup. I loved the color of the lipstick that she applied. But, she did a sloppy job applying it. It was not even aligned with the natural outline of my lips. Fortunately, I purchased the same lipstick before my wedding day. So, I took what Gina put on my lips off and redid it myself.
My review regarding my bridemaid's make up and hair:
Hair: My bridesmaid's hair ended up looking nothing like the pictures that she showed Hayley. She still looked good. But, the main reason that we were disappointed was that the hairstyle that she received looked like something that I could have done myself. Hayley gave my maid of honor a 'sock bun' when the pictures looked nothing like a bun. The braid that she did in her bangs were not french braided like the pictures; it was just a braid that was layed flat to the side...sloppy! Before the ceremony, some of her hair fell out and we had to pin it back in place.
Makeup: Same as my review for makeup with the below addition:
Gina did not apply any concealer to some imperfections....foundation ended up fading over the course of the day.
Service of Rob C (I think he was the administration assistant that replied to my questions via email). He was very quick to respond to all of my questions. He prepared my invoices with all the important details and never failed to respond to questions in a timely manner. Thank you!
Overall, we still looked good. But for the money we paid and the reviews that I read, my expectations were set very high. I did not feel like I received my money's worth. If all other clients receive the same service that I did on my wedding day, I am very surprised that Amelia & Co do makeup for competitions, pageants, etc. Not sure why they would want to hire Amelia & Co.
Thanks.
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