Wedding hair & makeup.
Hair, makeup and skin prep for your wedding, all in one room in Caerphilly, with three people who work together every day. No convoy of vans, no three sets of directions, no crossed wires about timings.
The run-up, in order.
Most of what makes a wedding morning calm happens months earlier. This is the order we'd book it in.
6–12 months before
Skin prep starts
Michelle · NurtureDerm
The earlier skin work starts, the less there is to fix later. A consultation sets a realistic plan for the time you actually have — this is the one part of wedding prep that cannot be rushed in the final month.
4–6 months before
Hair and makeup trials
Rachel · Alanna
Trials are booked with enough runway to change your mind. Bring photos, your veil or hairpiece if you have one, and any accessories you're considering.
6–8 weeks before
Colour and patch tests
Rachel
Wedding colour is timed so it has settled by the day rather than looking brand new in the photographs. All colour needs a patch test first.
2 weeks before
Brows, lashes and final waxing
Alanna
Booked far enough out that nothing is red or settling on the morning, and close enough that it still looks sharp.
The morning
The day itself
All three
One timing plan for the whole party, worked backwards from when the cars arrive. Hair and makeup run alongside each other so nobody spends four hours waiting.
Rachel · Hair by Rachel Starr
Bridal hair prices
Wedding hair
- Bridal HairTrial: £70On the day: £90
- BridesmaidsTrial: £45On the day: £45
- Younger bridesmaids / flower girls under 5—On the day: £35
- Mother of the Bride or Groom—On the day: £45
- Any extensions added to a service—On the day: +£15
- Hen party packages—On the day: On request
Alanna · by Alanna Starr
Bridal makeup
Bridal and bridesmaid makeup pricing, including trials, is being finalised. Get in touch and Alanna will quote for your party.
Photo — 4/5
Bridal makeup being finished on the morning — Alanna's work, close up.
Michelle · NurtureDerm
Skin prep, started early enough to matter.
Skin doesn't turn around in a fortnight. If you want it at its best in the photographs, a consultation six to twelve months out gives Michelle enough runway to build a plan around your skin and your date.
Every treatment is preceded by a consultation and a suitability assessment. Michelle is an NMC registered nurse, and she'll tell you plainly if the time you've got left doesn't suit what you're asking for.
For the whole party
Bridesmaids, mothers of the bride and groom, and flower girls are all priced separately below — you're not locked into a package, and you only pay for the people who actually want their hair done.
Enquire about your date
Tell us your wedding date, roughly how many people need hair or makeup, and whether you'd like skin prep in the plan. We'll come back with availability and a timing outline.
Talk to us about your wedding
Rachel handles wedding enquiries for the studio and will loop in Alanna and Michelle as needed.