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Hair/Makeup Artist Tipping?

weirdo168 Posted:

Hair/Makeup Artist Tipping?

I've hired someone to come to my house the day of my wedding. This is her own business. How much am to tip her?

She will be providing me with 6 services. I will be using 2 of the services and 4 of my girls will be using the others.

Total Cost is about $600 with airbrush.

All this tipping I'm going to be broke...

Thanks in advance!
Jna2010 Posted:

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for just makeup for the girls i would do about $20-30 each, for hair and mu for you about $50-60

weirdo168 Posted:

Re: Hair/Makeup Artist Tipping?


Posted by Jna2010

for just makeup for the girls i would do about $20-30 each, for hair and mu for you about $50-60



well some of the girls are doing hair some are doing makeup - so it's a mixture...
so if i low ball your suggestion you're saying atleast $130

Well if I did 20% of the total cost I can tip her $120...

I just thought an extra $50 or something would be fine but then I'm thinking it might not be enough.

OMG this tipping is going to drive me nuts
Jna2010 Posted:

Re: Hair/Makeup Artist Tipping?


Posted by weirdo168


Posted by Jna2010

for just makeup for the girls i would do about $20-30 each, for hair and mu for you about $50-60



well some of the girls are doing hair some are doing makeup - so it's a mixture...
so if i low ball your suggestion you're saying atleast $130

Well if I did 20% of the total cost I can tip her $120...

I just thought an extra $50 or something would be fine but then I'm thinking it might not be enough.

OMG this tipping is going to drive me nuts



idk i would just do 20% unless youre really not happy with it... its up to you whatever you feel comfortable giving
cateydee Posted:

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i did $50 for both hair and makeup

GR2010 Posted:

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I would do 20% at most. I wouldn't go crazy. And see how she does on everyone. The woman who did our makeup for the wedding I was in yesterday made all of us look like a drag queens. No one was happy and thank god I had my makeup bag with me with my brushes so we could blend it all and fix what she butchered. We tipped her VERY VERY little.

weirdo168 Posted:

Re: Hair/Makeup Artist Tipping?


Posted by GR2010

I would do 20% at most. I wouldn't go crazy. And see how she does on everyone. The woman who did our makeup for the wedding I was in yesterday made all of us look like a drag queens. No one was happy and thank god I had my makeup bag with me with my brushes so we could blend it all and fix what she butchered. We tipped her VERY VERY little.


wow - that really bites - the bride didn't get a trial first?

I love what she did for my trial -- but I just think 20% is a lot of money especially everything else - everything adds up. I'll either do $50-$100 at most...

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