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009- All Things Hair & Makeup For Your Wedding Day
Nataliya from LaBeige Beauty shares her journey from Ukrainian immigrant to top bridal beauty entrepreneur and offers expert advice on creating perfect wedding day looks.
• Importance of makeup trials to tweak preferences and communicate your vision
• Soft glam makeup creates timeless photos that will never look dated
• Book your beauty team a full year in advance to secure your preferred artists
• Get a hydrofacial 2-3 days before both trial and wedding day for flawless application
• Allow 90 minutes for bride's makeup/hair and 45 minutes per service for each attendant
• Avoid microneedling, facial waxing, and aggressive skin treatments before the wedding
• Consider hiring your artist for one hour of touch-ups right before ceremony
• Popular bridal hair trends include modern French twists, sleek low buns, and Hollywood waves
• Most brides prefer looking like enhanced versions of themselves, not totally transformed
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Hey Queens, it's Kelsey and Grace back with the Wedding Hive.
Speaker 2:Giving you the tea and all the buzz in the wedding world.
Speaker 1:Let's jump right in. Hey Queens, welcome back to another episode of the Wedding Hive podcast. Today we have Natalia with LaBeige Beauty, an incredible hair and makeup team here in the Valley serving brides and bridal parties on all things hair and makeup. Natalia, thank you so much for being here today, of course. Thank you so much for having me.
Speaker 3:I'm so excited, we're so happy to have you.
Speaker 1:We are too. I think I was kind of telling you a little bit at the beginning. Hair and makeup is one of those areas that is not my expertise. So I'm so excited to get your wisdom today and just share so much good information for our listeners. Absolutely, I'm so into it.
Speaker 3:Yes, I love it.
Speaker 1:So, before we kind of dive in, how did you get started in the beauty industry? That is?
Speaker 3:such a great question. It's a long story, let's make it short. So, pretty much it was all because of my husband. So I'm originally from Ukraine and, um well, my husband's Mexican, and then, when we got married, so are ours. Yeah, oh my gosh really husband like seriously they are the best 10 out of 10.
Speaker 2:Yes, 10 out of 10.
Speaker 3:Would recommend, absolutely agree so mexicans, the best shout out to my jesus oh I love that.
Speaker 3:So, um, one time we came to visit his sister here in arizona we lived in palm springs, it was christmas and I remember I entered the room, the the house and then the room, obviously and I saw all these beautiful women like part of his family hourglass bodies, beautiful long black hair, beautiful full beat makeup and since I'm from Ukraine and Ukraine we don't really like use makeup that much, you know, my game was mascara, chopstick, that's it. Like I was, yeah, super like, even less than that, not even SPF, you know, like super, super basic. And then I looked good, I had beautiful dress, I was on high heels, like my hair was done, but makeup was not that good.
Speaker 3:Well, it was not there at all, let's just be real right yeah, and I saw these beautiful girls and I was like, oh my gosh, I'm freaking staring at them. My husband has eyes too. I don't want him to stare at them, you know. So we came back home and I start, literally, was like, okay, I have to level up, like this has to change. So I started looking, um, uh, makeup, youtube videos. And I was like, oh my gosh, this is so fun. So that's how it pretty much all started. Long story short. There is more to it, but that's how it all started. No, that's so cool, right. And then, um little add-on to it um, I started like doing my own makeup.
Speaker 3:And then my friends like, oh my gosh, you were so good, like we know that you haven't done. Uh, you like you, you never do your makeup, but now it's so good. Like how is it happening? I was like I don't know, like I'm so into it, and I told them the story. They're like you should do mine. I was like sure, you should do mine. I was like sure, and you should do mine and mine and mine. And then we had like girls getting ready night out and then I was doing like a few girls. They're like you should do this for a living. I was like you think so. They're like a hundred percent. I was like, oh my gosh, why not? So I came home and I was like telling my husband what do you think he's like? Do it Like, what do you have to lose? I'm like you're right If I don't like it or something goes wrong. Like you know, it's not like I'm tied to it. So that's how it's all started, pretty much.
Speaker 1:And the rest is history, and it's full circle.
Speaker 2:And here you are the amazing successful business and you love what you do.
Speaker 3:so oh my gosh, I never thought of it is that party literally changed my life yeah, what if you never went?
Speaker 2:who knows if you would have right.
Speaker 3:So event, like on a casual day. Yeah, exactly, you're right.
Speaker 2:I love that you know the universe has its wave coming 100%. So we love to always do with all of our guests a yes or no question to do with like wedding days or anything wedding related. So do you think, yes or no, as a hairstylist and makeup stylist, doing makeup and hair trials for a wedding day? Yes or no?
Speaker 3:Absolutely. Yes, oh my gosh, no brainer. Yeah, I mean, we do have options that um doesn't require a trial, and it's mostly for brides that absolutely have no option to do a trial, like they're so busy with work or they're traveling out of state and they just say that they trust us, which always scares me, to be honest. Honest, because you know nerves always kick in a few days before the wedding day and then they might think like, oh my gosh, this was the worst decision before the wedding day not to do a trial, and then they try to get in. We always do a great job. However, I'm so grateful to all my artists. They are amazing, but it's always like, even for us, like more than I reckon, than I guess. For them, it's like you know, I trust you. It's kind of like scary. Yeah, you know, you have to look at yourself and you need to see like how it looks, how you like it.
Speaker 2:Yeah, it's 100%. Yes, yeah, and then, and so, with going into that, um, what's like the biggest importance, do you think, just because you don't know if they're gonna want to change stuff, or or what's your biggest tip with that? And like having a consultation.
Speaker 3:Yes, brides, in 90%, I would say. They always want to make little tweaks Okay, 90%. There are some times that they want to change things completely because they were coming to a trial not knowing what they necessarily want exactly, and once they see what they got one or once they saw what they got they're like. And then, when they go home, they're like maybe this was not a good choice, right, you know so. And we always like have them come for a second trial to make sure that they are fully taken care of.
Speaker 3:And this is something I'm personally so proud of, because we always are able to meet their expectations and that's what matters the most, because they do invest so much money into all this makeup and hair. It's just so important for us to make sure, okay, they are really looking good. They love how they look, because it's not only and they love how they feel, because it's not only like how you look, it's mostly like how you feel you can look beautiful and I'm pretty sure they look beautiful to other people, but do you feel beautiful Like, do you actually love it?
Speaker 3:You know, that's true.
Speaker 2:So, yeah, I like that too, I think, because I don't know how many brides you have. I feel like you know a lot of people women, don't you know? Love wearing makeup, and or don't you know?
Speaker 1:90%.
Speaker 2:Yeah, or don't have a big experience in makeup. Big experience in makeup. So having those trials too, because you know you might see a picture and think oh, that looks great.
Speaker 1:And then you put it on, you're like wait, yeah, that's not what.
Speaker 3:I match me, my color, my personality exactly, and then those little tweaks come in, you know, and it's not a big problem at all, uh, to tweak those things on the wedding day, you know yeah if it's something major.
Speaker 3:You know, like with lashes too big, which is like very rare because we, uh, our focus is on soft glam, so lashes are very natural, very soft looking. You know, we only use individual lashes for a reason. If you want, we can like dive into that a little bit. But, um, like brows, maybe too much. Even with brows, you know like, or they would want more.
Speaker 3:You know like more color to it, or or lip color was wrong, like she, when she left the trial, she was like, oh my gosh, obsessed. And then she went home and she's like talking to her mom, to her sister, to her fiance is looking at her and people like have opinions, obviously, and not everyone is like, okay, I love the look and I don't care what everyone else thinks. You know, not everyone is like that. You know most of people they're like yeah, I want their opinion. You know, I want to hear what they say, and they just start listening to sister-in-law, to, to mom, to I don't know neighbor, you know, and people have opinions and it's not always something that they want to hear, but they're like, okay, well, people are saying this, so I probably have to change it.
Speaker 1:You know so that which is fair, yeah, which I love your uh company's soft, uh glam look that you offer because it's so timeless and it doesn't timestamp the era, you know, if you think back to the eighties, the big blue eyeshadows right, we're wearing that, and you know exactly when they got married. That soft glam. It's very beautiful, it's very natural.
Speaker 3:It also is so timeless and will forever look good in photos, yeah, so 100%, 100% agree, and that's mostly why we became popular, because, again, I feel like it's always 90% about 90% of our brides what we just opened we're coming for that look. I want to look like myself, I want to look enhanced. I don't want to look enhanced, I don't want to be transformed, and we just became popular for it. And now it's our signature soft, glam look. That's so cool.
Speaker 1:And I love that, and if listeners can hear this, this is so important. You found your person. They love you for who you are and what you look like. You do not have to change yourself on wedding day. I know you and what you look like. You do not have to change yourself on wedding day. I know you have found your person. So, like you said, enhance your beautiful features. Let that mole show on your face. That's your beauty mark, or your freckles or whatever it might be, but not hiding it under clown makeup.
Speaker 2:Please, I know. Well, I agree with that too. So much because I think on your wedding day you should look like yourself, but a more enhanced version. So I'm sure there's some brides that probably go somewhere and they're just like I don't look like myself. So I love that, yes totally.
Speaker 3:I feel like going back to clown.
Speaker 2:We don't want to look like that on our wedding day.
Speaker 3:I feel like it's mostly biggest issue for moms. Like they always say, I don't want to look like a clown, I will think if I want to do my makeup and hair. And for that same reason, on Instagram we created a highlight that says moms and we have all the before and afters of moms that our artists have done. And then when bride is like mom but, trust me, like you will look so good, so they have something to show to their moms like evidence okay, here look, look like you will look what like these, one of these beautiful women like they got you.
Speaker 3:Yeah, and it's always. They always add on moms, moms, grandmas, aunties, whatever, yeah you know, yeah, so like it's a great example for them, like, okay, I'm now, I will not look like a clown so I can trust these people, you can trust them, you will look amazing.
Speaker 2:Yeah, don't worry.
Speaker 1:Um, I love that. What is a good timeline when it comes to picking your beauty team for our brides who are currently in their engagement season? How far out should they start having these conversations, honestly? The?
Speaker 3:best would be year out. Okay, that would be the best If you found the team that you really want to book for your wedding day. One year is the best because if it's like six months is already cutting to close, but if it's like five, four months to the wedding day, it might be a little too late. For example, yes, le Beige is a big team. We have phenomenal artists in the team. We might have that availability, but it's not guaranteed. However, if somebody likes solo makeup artists or solo hairstylists and they absolutely love their work, my gosh book as soon as you found them. Don't wait, you know. So, yeah, to answer your question, definitely you're out Because, like there are seasons, obviously in the wedding industry, you know. So like you would have to think, no, you don't have to think you have to just book and go, just book and move on to the next thing. Yes, exactly, once you found your people, why would you want to like wait for it? You know, like, don't wait, just go for it.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I love that. And then what about the timeline as far as wedding day? How long should brides kind of anticipating hair and makeup taking Right? Great question.
Speaker 3:So for brides it always takes about 90 minutes. For wedding guests, bridesmaids, moms, 45 minutes per service. So let's say I will just give you like basic example let's say we have five people right, bride plus four people for both makeup and hair, five and a half hours. So that's how long it takes.
Speaker 2:Wow, that's a lot. I mean, I just got married. So like I know, like the timeline, I remember when I was talking to my makeup artist, I'm just like what time do I have to start? And you know, she's telling me the increments and I'm like, okay, no, that makes sense, but it's, you know, it's a lot. But.
Speaker 3:Oh yeah, totally Well, technically it does take four and a half hours for just makeup and a hair portion. However, artists have to arrive and then they're staying for extra 30 minutes for touch-ups.
Speaker 1:You know people are eating, drinking. Yeah, getting ready and stuff.
Speaker 3:They might want some like small tweaks here and there. You know, I do believe in strong customer service, so that's big for me personally. So they're staying extra minutes, extra 30 minutes for that as well. So that's five and a half hours there for you, wow.
Speaker 2:That's crazy. So, with the whole timeline and, of course, getting makeup done, how would you, when you're talking with brides, do you feel like there's um expectations and then reality of how makeup lays all day? Have you ever had like issues with brides being like oh you know, I know me, I don't love that. I have a smile line and when I wear makeup you know it shows, but it just, it's naturally. No matter what makeup you wear, it's gonna show. But do you have any issues with that with brides?
Speaker 3:um, you mean I'm not sure if I fully understood your question so, like you mean, if, uh, what they receive, that's what they were thinking to receive, or oh, I'd say more in the aspect of um.
Speaker 2:A lot of times I think brides see um, you know celebrities on the carpet and their skin looks flawless. There looks like there's no errors or there's no fine lines, or there's not gonna have any wrinkles like perfect makeup.
Speaker 3:Yeah, do you think there's?
Speaker 2:yeah sorry if I didn't word that.
Speaker 3:I think you got it perfect. So 100%, yes, absolutely. Like expectation versus reality is always like a thing you know. So, first of all, we always highly recommend for our brides to get a hydrofacial 2-3 days before the trial and two, three days before the wedding day. So that is super important because if not, um, then you know makeup can do so much. If skin is not prepped, you know, if it's like dry or flaky, it will pick up on that. You know, if skin has to be like plump and hydrated, then makeup will layer on flawlessly. But if not, unfortunately our directions were not followed. You said we told you Right. Well, we highly recommend that Some people already do their daily skincare routine so they don't have to get a hydrafacial and they know their skin.
Speaker 3:However, since most of women they don't use makeup, they don't really do that much with skin skincare either, you know. So we, we always like, literally, like, almost insist on getting that hydrofacial done. So that's one thing. And then when they want that flawless look and when they don't do hydrofacial, like, obviously, like what you expected to see and what you got, unfortunately, will be two different things, you know. Then reply to Lauren like hey, was not a fan of skin, unfortunately. So we just, yeah, no worries at all, you know, like we will get you into a second trial with us. It will be on us cut that too, for a good reason, honestly, because, like some people might, might take advantage. So it's always like on a hush, hush, but it's like big thing for me, like we always do a second trial if anything comes up like that. You know on us, yeah, to make sure that we deliver what they were expecting you know, but second time again please do a hydrofacial yeah, would you say
Speaker 2:second time they literally like do that they're like okay, we needed to do that okay, they meant they meant to like, say that.
Speaker 3:You know they meant to write that down, those specific directions, how to get ready for the trial, so that. And then, um, most of the times when bride to be is not wearing a lot of makeup, she goes on pinterest and chooses those beautiful pictures and most of those pictures, first, are edited. Second, it's most of most of the times, it's full glam, and full glam meaning medium to full coverage foundation or even full coverage foundation, very strong contour and blush, like heavy on the eyes. Heavy meaning like strong lashes, stronger eyeshadows with winged liner, like lips might be still neutral, but it is a full glam makeup. You know they don't know that and we don't expect them to know that. You know.
Speaker 3:So our artists are trained how to communicate with bride to be to explain her. Okay, so what you um, what you actually like in this inspo picture and she's like I'm not sure if I like brows, I'm not sure if I like those big lashes, I'm not sure if I like the winged liner. I do love her skin so technically, from that picture she doesn't like about 60 percent. Yeah, but communication is so important, um, like that consultation right to understand what she likes what she doesn't like, what she's expecting to get, and then in the end it's always supernatural, so glam, yeah, you know. So that's like expectation, uh, versus reality. But, uh, we trained our artists to that level that they are able to catch that before they even do, before they even start applying makeup, you know. So, um, not always brides are communicate, communicative, communicative.
Speaker 3:Okay I will start again not always brides are communicative, yeah, and sometimes they are. Um, they can be reserved, you know, and when artist is asking something, they kind of like don't want to like say something, or I don't like this, or I don't like that, you know. So they don't really communicate back, which a trial is for you to come there and see how you will look on your wedding day, right, and communicate with the artist so you can like find the best look for you, right? If you don't like foundation, oh my gosh, it's max 10 minutes to take it off and apply a new one that you actually will like. Why don't you say that Come on, speak to me, Communication is a big thing, especially during makeup.
Speaker 2:Yeah exactly.
Speaker 3:It's also a very important step in our process. We always follow up with our brides after the trial, either the next day or a few days after hey, how did you like the trial, how was everything? And then they speak up. However, some still are not speaking up to us and they just I don't know what they're scared of that we will I don't know find them at night and do something to them.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I think a lot of people just don't like confrontation, unfortunately nowadays, and I think. But at the end of the day, I think it's great that you're saying please speak up. As much as that two minutes of maybe feeling uncomfortable, I think, is worth it than going to your wedding day and being upset you didn't say something and then not happy with how you look on your wedding day, which you don't want. That Trust you don't say something and then not happy with how you look on your wedding day, which you don't want.
Speaker 3:That Trust you don't want, that you do have brides sometimes that they are like loved everything at the trial said that they absolutely loved the look, and artists after we followed up with them and then a few months after, they're like I'm not sure if I really loved the look. Can you help us with that? And of course, we do take care of that, that's no problem at all. But, um, it's very rare though, but I just know right away that this bride-to-be is is someone that was really scared to speak up yes, she's like a few months has gone by, yeah, and she finally got courage after a few months.
Speaker 3:She's like okay, I feel I'm ready to say something. And we understand, you know it very rarely happens, but if it does, like we are here for you, we are taking care of you. You know you booked us for a reason, you know, so yeah.
Speaker 1:I had a bride once. She left her makeup trial and she sent me a picture and one. I had an. I had eyelashes, and when I didn't, and she goes I can't decide on the lashes. Oh, do I want the lashes or do I not want the lashes?
Speaker 1:okay, I was like it's been on for days and days. Hey, can you get a second to like? Look back at that picture. Do you like the lashes or no lashes? And I was like I'm, I'm not seeing much of a difference. Yeah, like, either way, you have beautiful eyes. The lashes help open them up a little. Yes, yeah, but like, are they too much? All right, well, let's look at different lashes. Maybe those are the wrong lashes. She ended up going a step down with like less of like a full lash and more of like the angel lash. You know lighter, but yeah, it's all of those little pieces to consider it's those tweaks that can make a difference.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I love that you brought up, uh, facials, because this is a big one. Oh, yes, um, and here in arizona, um, we have listeners that listen in from all over the country. Um, and then we have some from out of the country. So, for those that don't know, arizona is so dry, our skin is begging for water, our skin wants water so bad it does.
Speaker 1:So you can drink as much water as you want, but maybe that skin still needs a little extra TLC. Can you talk a little bit about ways, pros and cons, to prepping the skin, like you're talking about those facials? What are some things people should completely avoid the week of the wedding?
Speaker 3:different things like that right, let's start with things that we have to avoid. Well, they have to avoid, right, definitely anything microneedling 100 percent.
Speaker 3:Uh, the week of the wedding week, even two or even months, or even two months. It would be best. If you want to do any type of microneedling, would be best to do it like four months plus before the wedding, nothing closer to that, because everyone's skin is different. Somebody is more sensitive than another and if you have super sensitive skin, those scars can be there for like months. You know, and you don't want to, like you know, risk with that. So that's that, facts for sure. Anything vaccine, face vaccine months before, I would say, because, like, for example, when people are using anything retinol, retinoid, any like related products to that skin is super sensitive. You vax anything on your face and if you do, it will just take part of your skin.
Speaker 2:Wow, I didn't know that oh yeah, you have to be very careful with that.
Speaker 1:Better no vax, however, so facial vax right However if you have a mustache, you're going to have to figure out another way to get it off besides that wax and that's dermaplaning. However, if you have a mustache, you're going to have to figure out another way to get it off. You better shave that off, baby girl.
Speaker 3:And that's dermaplaning Okay dermaplaning.
Speaker 1:I did that.
Speaker 3:Yeah, dermaplaning one week before is fine Doesn't mean fine, that's very safe procedure. Now, what else can that be? I don't know. Like those three major things that I would like think of right now Do not do yeah, we do have brides that ask that sometimes, so that's definitely a big no. Okay Now with facials yeah, hydrofacial, that's pretty much it. You don't have to do anything extravagant, you don't have to do 10-step skincare routine. Three products is totally fine, your toner, your moisturizer, your under-eye cream fine. But just have it for your skin type, for your type yeah, yes.
Speaker 3:Don't use something that is meant to be used for oily skin, right, yes? And then when you go to a good esthetician, they always recommend good products for you for your skincare routine, for every day, and you'll be fine. That's pretty much it Like. Don't get too like too deep into it. Hydrafacial, that's enough. You already have so many expenses on the table. You don't need more.
Speaker 2:So you just say it like for sure, like the biggest tip, like just have moisturized skin for like good all day, wear on wedding day. It's 100 for sure yes okay, um, with all that, obviously, of course, your makeup artist. Do you have any like favorite products for like wedding days, or like go-to, or maybe products that the brides can have in their bag the day of like essentials they could have for like touch-ups? What would you suggest?
Speaker 3:great question. Okay, so we are in this industry professionally as a team about five years. What I saw brides have zero time for any touch-ups during the wedding day you recently got married yeah do you remember that day? Do you remember touching up anything but like be honest?
Speaker 2:I would say the only thing I remember I did like some powder because it was like 85, and then just like lipstick, if I remembered, but that was like pretty much it okay, you used powder okay yeah great, great that you did that.
Speaker 3:Now question to you do you usually do your own makeup?
Speaker 2:I mean, yeah, every day I do. I mean, I got it professionally done for sure, but do you usually do your own makeup oh yeah, yeah, perfect, now you know how to use powder.
Speaker 3:Yes, you see where I'm going with that okay 90 of brides.
Speaker 3:They don't wear makeup on a daily basis, so they don't know how much powder to even take. What's okay, what is enough. Yeah, like not to overly do it, not to or not to like overly powder it, and what is, uh, even if I like do a little bit, will it help? You know what I mean? Yeah, for someone that knows makeup, even a little bit, that for sure, sure, yes, that would be great, you know. Addition, but for most of people, no, you know. So with that, I would say the best would be to hire a makeup artist for touch-ups for one hour. One hour is more than enough, you know, right before ceremony. So you like, you know that you look, going to see your future husband, or five minutes, five minutes, be that man being your husband. You know that you will see him and you will be perfect. You know, however, our artists since we specialize in weddings they are using products that are waterproof, water-resistant, that makeup will literally last till they take it off, and we had so many reviews focused specifically on this thing where they say, oh yeah, my makeup was flawless, like it literally stayed the whole day and night through all that tears and sweat. You know another thing to mention uh, if you know that you are someone that cries a lot, highly recommend to, to book some, to book makeup artists for those touch-ups. For that one hour you would not need more, 100, not more. So that's that now.
Speaker 3:Um, as far as touch-ups, like going back to touch-ups again, when I just opened the base, we were giving touch-up kits to all brides and, uh, touch-up kits were very good, very luxurious, high-end. We had, um, lip products that were used on our brides at the trial, full size. Usually it was like three products like lip liner, lipstick, lip gloss. Sometimes it was just lip liner and lip gloss or lip liner and lipstick, so full size of that, and it's always high-end brands like Fenty, mac.
Speaker 3:We had Charlotte Tilbury, buxom, that's like four brands that like on top of my head, like the most popular that were used, right, and then blotting papers, something that like you need if you don't know how to use powder blotting paper, you're ready to go, but it's it's just like for them to have that peace of mind. Okay, if I think I will, I'm, I'm oily, like I have something to like, you know, touch, touch myself up. So blotting papers and breast strips, because I thought it was like super important to have that fresh breath. Yeah, so that's that's that. Uh, there were, there were more products, but those three things she bride will need on the wedding day more products there, but it's not necessarily something that she would need in the moment, right um. But products wise, he was asking um what products I would recommend come to us and we will take care of you.
Speaker 3:Okay, our artists, uh, they have amazing brands in their kits. 95 of their kits are loaded with high-end, luxurious, professional brands. Only about five percent is like drugstore, like nyx, wet and wild, I know, maybelline maybe, and it's mostly like lip liners, eyeliners, you know something that they go through very quick, very fast. Um, so that's pretty much it. Like I would not say that like, oh, yeah, like, well, obviously, like I, I, uh, we do have like, let's say, foundations that are our favorite, or like blushes, or, uh, lip products, and I can say what that is do you think you should use high-end makeup products like on wedding day, or is like drugstore okay?
Speaker 3:Oh my gosh, I love this question.
Speaker 1:Okay, let's go into it.
Speaker 3:So we are luxurious wedding makeup and hair company. When people invest into this specific market, let's say of vendor that claims themselves to be luxurious are we talking about Maybelline, foundation or elf primer? No, there is no, barely any difference in quality. But they want to see that artists are investing in their kit as well. It's not about quality necessarily. It's about the vibe that I'm getting. You know where I'm coming. I want to look to feel pam'm coming. I want to look to feel pampered. I want to feel luxurious. I want to feel I don't know a mess bag if you will you know?
Speaker 3:yes, I want to feel like. I want to feel experience. I want to have experience yeah, you want that, not that you are not given experience with drugstore brands, but it's different experience for sure you know. So that's pretty much the answer, yeah.
Speaker 2:I agree, I think, yeah, I. I totally agree with the experience of you're paying for a luxurious, you know uh service and you'd want to walk in and see those you know Fenty, the Mac, the more luxurious brands and drugstores.
Speaker 3:Right, totally, totally, lots of our artists actually have Dior Chanel products, tom Ford, those nice ones too, yes not that it's like such a good quality no, absolutely not.
Speaker 3:But it's a brand. You know like they position themselves as such and like high quality, luxurious, like, oh, extra, extra, extra luxurious. You know, and you, you love what you see on a, on a, on a table. When you come for a trial and then for a wedding, you know, very true, automatically you trust that artist because she worked hard for those products, you know she knows how to use them, because Because obviously when it's cheaper makeup you don't have to work that much to buy that, if that makes sense.
Speaker 2:Yes, 100%.
Speaker 1:Yeah, so I recently saw a trend that is happening in our culture. It revolves around groom and groomsmen being more invested in their skincare, and there's this kind of spot on it about grooms actually doing makeup on wedding day. Is this your first time hearing this? Oh my gosh, I totally missed that trend.
Speaker 3:Is it still going?
Speaker 1:oh yeah, like like it's like on a. There's like an uphill climb, like it's becoming like a powder or what you think like, don't, don't, like it's like on a.
Speaker 2:There's like an uphill climb Like it's becoming Like the powder or what you think, Like, don't like. I think like celebrity and like like actors, like guy actors, you know you see them like in the chair, getting like the little powder and stuff.
Speaker 1:So maybe like that I mean Are we talking full beat? I mean Imagine Our glasses and everything.
Speaker 2:Okay, well, that was like we were talking about. Or my husband. He didn't do that but for our wedding, you know, he got his nails done and his toes done and not like polished but put the little clear coat so he looked nice. You know he's like I want to look, you know clean and you know the pictures and stuff, so I mean I'm down for it.
Speaker 1:That is a trend that is upcoming, that more men are looking into their skincare routines for wedding day, so we'll see what the future holds. Do you see any trends with hair or makeup? Currently, hair for sure.
Speaker 3:So it's been. I feel like it's been a year now.
Speaker 2:The modern French twist is so popular, yes, and so beautiful. Beautiful, yes, like very timeless.
Speaker 3:I feel like absolutely so that's pretty much it as far as like hair goes, like sleek low bun is still going on. It's like a big about two years for that. Um, hollywood waves are still going strong yeah, do you remember?
Speaker 1:I just had a bride that did those? Yes, she did, they looked beautiful. Yes, nothing changed there.
Speaker 3:So I'm happy about that, because it's like one of my favorite hairstyles because it's so timeless. Yeah, still classy and still modern. Yeah, now there are different variations of hollywood waves, so I love that, but as, uh, in terms of like hollywood waves being hollywood waves, it's still popular and I love that. Yes, do as in terms of like Hollywood waves being Hollywood waves.
Speaker 2:It's still popular and I love that. Do you have a scene like, or would you say for makeup trends like just soft glam? You see pretty much. Or is there anything to people like winged liner, or is there anything that you've like seen a lot of brides come in and ask for?
Speaker 3:Yes, totally. So I don't think soft glam will ever go out of the market, to be honest, because, again, going back to those 90% of brides-to-be that don't really do makeup on a daily basis, I don't think, if I were someone like that, I don't think I would want a full bead, even if it's popular. Yeah, even if it's trendy. You know what I mean. Yeah, even if it's trendy, you know what I mean.
Speaker 3:yeah, so I don't think it will ever be out of uh trend yes there are like, obviously there are waves like uh, waves of more blush, or waves, uh, with focus on brows, or waves of focus on just uh, lips. You know there are waves, but it's still soft glam, you know, and obviously like, um, there are uh, women, brides, brides to be that want full beat. But I guarantee you that she's doing her makeup every single day and she knows makeup so good you know. So obviously like there is market for all types of brides, but about 90% that's what we see at Le Beige.
Speaker 1:That one soft glam, true? Um. So, to wrap up, today, I would love to ask if you have any advice for our listeners, our brides, to be when it comes to hair and makeup advice advice definitely, um, when you get, when you get engaged, definitely start planning as soon as you get engaged and don't get married in six months.
Speaker 3:You're like it's stressing me out. No, that's just stressful Because, like I talk to brides every single day and brides that have their, let's say, she just got engaged I don't know week ago and they are planning their wedding in six months. They are so stressed. You don't want to be stressed, you want to. I mean, maybe it's just like a necessity, maybe it's just something that has to like be done that quick. You know, we never know different situations. But if you have a chance, please plan, um, at least like year plus. I would say, you know, and then just enjoy the process. It will just like flow, so nice and smooth, you know like you will just enjoy it and you will not want that day to just be here and finish with this wedding and forget. No, you will be like, oh, my gosh, I'm getting married and that's what every woman is like seeing, you know. When she's like imagining, like, oh, how I will get married, you know. But then, when it comes to a real deal, don't plan that quick right. Enjoy the process.
Speaker 2:Enjoy the process please, yes, enjoy your engagement era.
Speaker 3:Yes, exactly and your bridal era after and your wifey era all of it exactly we did have brides that after the wedding they're like oh my gosh, I can't wait to go on honeymoon and just lay down on the beach so I don't have to worry about anything anymore. You want to go? I would want them to go to their honeymoon and enjoy being a wife, not being like oh, finally it's over, I'm finally married. I can't wait to just lay down and think about nothing.
Speaker 3:I want for them to enjoy their honeymoon. That would be ideal, but life is you know, you never know.
Speaker 1:Yes, no, I agree, though. So well, natalia. Thank you so much for joining us today on the Wedding Hive podcast. If you are looking for Natalia and her team, you can check her out on Instagram, at labagebeauty, or on their website at labagebeautycom. Be sure to like this episode and come back next week for another one. Bye, guys.