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Six Tips On How to Prep Your Hair for Your Bridal Trial

1. Create a realistic mood board 

Save your images on Pinterest or on your phone. We suggest looking at styles that are your same hair color, have similar density and length. Why do we ask to bring inspiration pictures for the trial or wedding day if ultimately the hair might not look EXACTLY like the inspiration? Great question!

There are THOUSANDS of hairstyles out there, I don’t know you personally, I have never seen you before, I don’t know your comfort zones or your personal taste, etc.

Bringing an inspiration picture is common ground to start. It is a great way to have a quick glance into what interests you and YOU think is pretty. It is a great way to start narrowing options and start working towards one common goal - helping you feel comfortable and beautiful while maintaining who you are, your taste and the vibe of your event.

Having said that, keep this in mind...An inspiration picture is exactly that inspiration! NOT A BLUE PRINT that will guarantee your hair is going to look the exact same hair by hair. As professionals, we need to give you feed back, advice and recommendations and we hope you will give us more information about your personality and personal taste.

If your heart is set on a very specific style be open minded and provide what is needed in order to achieve that specific look. 

We may not be able to REPLICATE a style with exactitude. We can make similar styles but an exact replica might not work. The ultimate beauty about working with your bridal hairstylist is that no matter what the hairstyle we do it will be customized to you, and nobody in the world will have the same exact thing. That is what makes it special and unique, we are not cookie cutters.

 

2. Arrive with clean hair!

Have you heard the statement "old hair holds better"? I think if we're all being honest, we would agree we've heard that phrase a time or two. That is a myth! Thanks to amazing product companies, we now have products we can apply to add grit, texture, etc. on an as needed basis. Hair weighted down with heavy oils does not hold your style any better.

 

3. Apply NO Heat - with the exception of a blow dryer!

Using additional heat such as a flat iron prevents the hold of any curls or heat needing to be used for your hair style. So don't flat iron, curl, hot roll etc. your hair prior to your appointment.

 

4. Real Talk on Extensions

Talk with your stylist about your hairstyle mood board and ask their opinion on if extensions are necessary for your style preference. If you do need extensions - remember :: you need to purchase 100% human hair, synthetic hair will not allow the use of heat.

 

5. Hair Accessories

Don't forget to bring any hairpiece you wish to wear on your wedding day. This would be your veil, hair comb, etc. This allows you to have a visual of the complete style. Most stylist would agree if you're opting for fresh flowers for your accessory it is unnecessary to bring it to the trial.

 

6. Wear a White Top

You may be wondering why this is important. Wearing a white shirt will offer the closes resemblance to your wedding day dress. It will allow you to see your hair and makeup against the correct color palette. If your makeup trial is not scheduled the same day, wear makeup to your appointment to get the full "ah ha" feeling.