ArchiTexture

I was thrilled with my hair and make-up from Nicole at ArchiTexture. She did a trial run on my hair to practice with different curling irons, hairsprays, and makeup combinations. It took her an entire hour just to set my hair in curls. Because of her meticulous efforts, my bone-straight hair held a curl for the entire day and then some! Nicole also did my mom's hair and she was pleased with the results.

I wish Nicole had done all the hair and make-up that day. My mom and sister also wanted their hair and make-up done, along with my mother-in-law. Since my mom and sister have hair and skin similar to mine, Nicole knew what she would have been working with. However, ArchiTexture sent along another girl to help out (sorry, I can't remember her name). She did my mom's make-up and my sister's hair. She made my mom look about 10 years older than she is, and the overall look reminded me of Elvira. That's not the way my mom wants to be remembered in my wedding photos. Luckily, Nicole was there to save the day. She made a few changes and my mom was back to looking like my mom again.

Then, there was the fiasco with my sister's hair. This other girl curled my sister's very long and incredibly fine hair with 2-inch curlers. She only used about 6 curlers for her entire head and her hair was set in about 10 minutes. When she finally took out the curlers, it was no surprise to my sister, my mom, myself, and even Nicole, that the curls only held for about 10 minutes, even with the half a can of hair spray this girl used. When we complained, she re-curled my sister's hair, but did the EXACT same process. It was not a surprise to any of us when her hair came out looking EXACTLY the same way. In the end, my sister spend over $100 to have her hair look like a messy tangle of hair with a few bobby pins to pull back the sides. There was not enough time before the wedding for Nicole to correct this mistake, as a proper job would have entailed as much preparation as my hair.