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Las Vegas Makeup Artists Guide

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Vegas showgirls aren’t the only ones who need help with makeup. You and your bridal party might want touch-ups too. Hiring a Las Vegas makeup artist for your big day is a great idea if you’re the type of girl who wants less hassle, or if you blush at the thought of applying blush. The gals will love it, too. You can also offer it to both moms as a last-minute surprise.

Las Vegas is hot and dry, with summer temperatures reaching the hundreds. A makeup artist will know what kinds of products work best to withstand that kind of heat. They’re also going to understand the tricks to keeping faces perky when moving from indoors to outdoors, when temperatures drop. Now that weddings have become more sophisticated in Vegas, salons are plentiful in major hotels and off the Strip. You should secure your makeup artist 6 weeks before your ceremony. Expect to pay from $200 for yourself and up to $2,000 for an entire bridal party.

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When interviewing makeup artists in Las Vegas, get referrals from friends and other vendors; should you be staying at a major hotel that doesn’t provide a makeup artist, they can give you recommendations. A quality makeup artist will do a trial run on your face; this is a necessity. She’ll need to see how your makeup works with your hair, and will ask for you to bring photos of your dress. If you’re hiring a hairstylist (frequently the same person or company), they can coordinate the “dress rehearsal.” On your wedding day, they’ll work together to make things move along more efficiently.

Once you’re ready to start interviewing wedding day makeup artists, visit the OurWeddingDay.com Las Vegas Vendor section for a great list of top Las Vegas, Nevada makeup artists, salons and more!

A quality makeup artist should have at least 5 years’ experience. Most of them will spend about an hour on you and approximately 45 minutes on each bridesmaid. Should any member of your wedding party have special makeup needs, inform your makeup artist, and if necessary, allow her to do her makeup herself. If your party is large, makeup artists in Las Vegas usually bring along an assistant. Should your budget allow it, you can hire a makeup artist to stay with you all day, keeping your face fresh as you switch outfits and the weather and lighting take its toll.

The contract should state all specifics, like who takes over should your makeup artist have a last-minute emergency. Make sure, too, that the artist you hire is the one who shows up the day of your wedding. (Don’t assume the woman you interview is automatically the one doing your makeup.)

Finally, on your big day, the goal is to look like yourself but better. This is not the time to take a gamble and tell the makeup artist you’d like to look like that showgirl you saw the night before. Your groom already hit the jackpot when he won you.

-David Toussaint