06/02/2026
The beautiful Sophia! We went with very natural bridal makeup for this pretty girl and paired it with sculpted Hollywood waves. 😍 Since rain was in the forecast, extra hold hairspray and smoothing products definitely came in handy. Thankfully, she told me afterward that everything held up beautifully despite the weather. 🙌🏻
One thing I always do after trial runs is take detailed notes for myself to revisit later. On the wedding day, we reviewed those notes, kept almost everything the same, and just made a couple small tweaks.
So I thought I’d share a little peek into my trial notes. Just a glimpse of the behind-the-scenes work that goes into creating a custom bridal look. (And yes… I write these notes in a way future me will understand 😆)
“Incredibly sweet! Very dry skin, used ultra hydrating skin prep to start. Has hormonal acne, so spot-concealed first and kept foundation sheer elsewhere. Nose area was red/dry (almost flaky), so softly exfoliated with moisturizer on a Q-tip, then used Silksphere airbrush makeup there. No false lashes, just mascara. Minimal, barely-there eyeshadow. Very light bronzer and blush. Clear brow gel only. Natural nude-pink lip. Trial was makeup only.
For wedding day hair: Forecast looks rainy. Use smoothing products + freeze hold hairspray to fight humidity.”