Last time I had a disastrous trial with the beautician that actually did my make up on the day. She insisted on using their make up which was completely wrong for me and she was under the illusion that lilac b/maids meant lilac eyeshadow so that I'd match
I went downstairs to the hairdresser after the trial for my hair and we just looked at each other in the mirror shaking our heads. By the time I was walking home the foundation was sliding and I looked like I'd dipped my face in a chip pan it was so shiny. A friend stopped and asked me was I ill as I looked shocking.
I gave the girl another chance but told her I'd fetch my own make up as hers was just no good and I'd tell her what colours to use. She was insistent that the stuff she'd used was good and she'd "opened a new bottle of foundation" but if the stuff isn't right for someone's skin it doesn't matter how good or new it is. The second trial with my own make up looked lovely so it wasn't that she couldn't do it but more a case of the stuff she used wasn't suitable for me and she was a bit out there with the eyeshadow colour.
I also went to Estee Lauder for their bridal package they do which is three consultations one for skin care, one for make up and one for sun and body care. The woman I saw was pretty flexible and after telling her I was happy with my existing skin care and sun care she let me have all three as make up consultations. She just tried lots of different looks gave me some good ideas and I got lots of freebies. It's free (some counters try to charge but the bridal package is free no matter what they try and tell you otherwise) but they do like you to buy something if you're happy. As I get my foundation off them anyway it was no hardship to buy that.
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