Hair and make up practice - nightmare - v long!

turbo · Joined: 12 Sep 2004 Posts: 10

Saturday was a complete disaster.

The plan was that I wanted to get my hair and make up done on the day at my home. I saw an advert in the yellow pages stating an at home service - so I rang them up to book a practise. As the salon was a fair distance from my home, I had them confirm that they would come out on the day - they said they would. I have waited 2 months for the practise appointment, I was told this was because the girl that did the hair was sooo good that she is very busy. I took this as a good sign.

I went along on saturday, my H2B dropped me off at the salon as I did not know the area well and was concerned that I wouldn't find it. The idea was that I would clean off the make up and comb out the hairstyle ready for him to collect me.

When I got in I was left waiting for three quarters of an hour. I had been handed out an album of photos of previous brides hair that had been done by the salon. I couldn't help but notice the hairstyles were variations of basically the same style!! When I finally got into the hairdressers chair she unsuprisingly suggested that I have the same style that I had seen in the album many times. I thought that she might try a few different styles so I was not too worried about it. Half way through she abandoned me and a very nice Saturday girl took over. Essentially she put my hair in rollers with vast amounts of hairspray, sat me under a very hot hairdryer for a while then undid the rollers and pinned it up. There was so much hairspray in my hair that my normally fine light brown hair looked matted and dull, the ringlett affect that she had done looked ok from a distance but very frizzy up close.

Next was the make up. I told the girl that I would be having a St Tropez application done the day before the wedding so the foundation that she would be using would of course be a different shade. She said she would use a darker shade on me for the practise so that I would have the same make up on the day. I lay for a while while she applied the make up, it was very relaxing and I was starting to enjoy it. When she finished I looked in the mirror and thought she was joking. I had an orange face, and my eye make up was similar to a clowns. White eyeshadow!!!!

Anyway I went back downstairs to the hairdresser as she wanted to see how the curls had stayed in! She made a stupid cooing sound when I came downstairs as though I was looking lovely!!! I then found out that they would not be coming to my house on the wedding day, she said they don't do home service (It states in black and white that they do), and I would have to travel to them. FINAL STRAW

I just walked out of the salon. I rang H2B to pick me up, I was so annoyed that I forgot to take the make up off or comb out my hair. When I got in the car he looked at me weirdly, which is when I realised I still had the get up on!! He looked horrified! I told him not to worry I would not be using them, I saw releif on his face!

Then I got a phonecall at work today telling me that I owed them 48.00 for the trial, I was so annoyed and put a cheque in the post at lunchtime, H2B says I should have told them to stuff off, but I would rather just forget the whole thing. I rang someone else today who was a completely different kettle of fish and really lovely and supportive when I told her my very long story. She is coming round to the house to do the practice tommorow (a good sign) and says she will make sure that I am happy with the style before she leaves. I am not a fussy person, not vain at all but I really needed to get this off my chest as it has made my blood boil all weekend!!

Thanks for listening Confused

chris · Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2004 11:42 pm Post subject:

Poor you, what a horrible experience for you to have to go through, I have a tendancy to agree with your h2b that you should'nt have paid them.......anyway please update us on your "practice" tomorrow.

chris xx

turbo · Joined: 12 Sep 2004 Posts: 10

Thanx Chris Smile

Well the different hairdresser came round tonight (6pm prompt) she had an album filled to brimming with different styles, all very good. She was really good to get on with and did my hair very quickly but effectively. not drenched in hairspray or under red hot hairdriers. It looked absolutely superb. I am chuffed and relieved. I knew when I spoke to her on the phone she was very proffesional. When I told her that I loved it she said she was as relieved as I was as she was concerned that I was very upset about the other hairdresser and felt a bit pressured Laughing

I feel a bit guilty for using her as an agony aunt, should have come to u lot first Laughing

Anyway I will deffo be having her, her sister is the make up consultant and nail lady.

yay

titianmac · Joined: 06 Aug 2004 Posts: 141 Location: Derby

wow you've been to hell and back in an afternoon there babe eh? Thank goodness you found your angel today! Very Happy

I've got all this to come in a few weeks and am very nervous too. I want to look sultry but not gothic, glowing but not flushed and generally fresh but not glittery- ?! What did you end up with?!?!?!?
Like you all the pics ive seen seem to be the same... funny thing is another bit on this forum where it sounds like everyone has ideas for or had the same style too. Obviously popular and very effective if done right but like you said no good if frizzy at close viewing Shocked

Did you get any pics tonight? and what did she say about the tan dilema? I'm booking in for st tropez too but am usually so pale it doesnt bare thinking about- (you know like half the ranges dont do a colour pale enough!) so would love to know how you get on!
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turbo · Joined: 12 Sep 2004 Posts: 10

Hiya titianmac Smile

The evil hairdressers frizzy thing was just ringletty and it felt very Bonnie Langford.

The angel Hairdresser pinned curls around my tiara and had this funky pinned cascading curl thing going on at the back, it looked quite sophisticated (if i can ever look sophisticated this is the one and only time)

This weekend I went for a spray tan practice. Sounds a bit odd to have a practice tanning session but like you I am very pale and did not want to look like i have been tangoed all over, so i thought i would get it sussed. The beautician recommended the airspray tan rather than the st tropez, mainly because she said you leave the salon looking like a mud monster!!

So i stood for an hour with just my pants on being sprayed all over. I would normally shy away from standing mainly naked in a room with a stranger, but she was lovely.

The tan has come out perfectly. It is a nice brown rather than an orange and it looks natural. I think the more they apply it the darker it is (not sure) but in any case it looks just right.

My only problem now is that I might become addicted to it and that will never do at 27 per fortnight Confused

titianmac · Joined: 06 Aug 2004 Posts: 141 Location: Derby

I'm hearing ya turbo!
Bonnie is not the way forward and i to would like to pull off sophisticated on the wedding day if never again Laughing

Sounds like you struck gold or should that be golden Wink

with your tan.... its a personal thing and good of your therapist to worn you of the mud monster look which i thought i pulled off quite well considering!!!
I have to say standing semi naked in the room sounds a minor nightmare - but then the mud needs applying to all those places which i can tell you is probably more traumatic!!! Shocked

Addiction is a serious problem. I have never been told i look so well as i was that magical week i was first st tropez'd. the temptation to run back is massive isnt it? I just keep saving it for a special occassion, Andrews 30th birthday party last october was one and the wedding is the next. I'm a once a year girl just now but its the only way i can control it!!!

I have my hair trials later this week (if the appointment is ever confirmed)
... did you get any pics of your updo??I'd love to peek a) cos im nosy and b) cos i need the inspiration! Laughing

oh- and hows the tan holding up???!!!
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Kate · Joined: 29 Oct 2004 Posts: 3

My hairdresser of several years says she does not do up-do's which i was planning. I was a bit disapointed she never saw this as an opportunity to use me to train on, i don't mind being a guinea pig for her until she gets it right. Instead I am going to have to find someone else. Plenty of time though but just thought I would mention it to you all incase you take it forgranted that your hairdresser will be able to do something and then she/he cannot!

lady · Joined: 25 Oct 2004 Posts: 2

Is there anyone else from the same salon that she could recommend?