This has been bugging me for a long time. Before these boards, I would have never guessed that hair and makeup artists charge you for a trial.
Isn't this technically their chance to sell you on their services? Shouldnt they be trying to prove to you that you need professional makeup/hairstyle and they are the ones to do it?
RH dont charge for tastings, Photographers don't charge you when they send you samples of their work, etc.
Someone explain this to me!!
annbee
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You expect things for free, LOL, you must be joking. AGAIN, what do you do for free???
futureMrsR
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annbee-you crack me up,first of all. Finally someone who agrees that having a professional to make you look your best is a small price to pay. After all, your appearane is important-yet everyone complains about the cost of good work-especially that 'wedding bunny' chick who expects the world for free it seems. Boy, is she in for a rude awakening. Just because she is getting married does not mean that a hair stylist or makeup artist has to beg for her business or discount the cost of a trial.
melbalalala
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Woooaahhh!! When did this thread take a turn for the worst??
I started it trying to shed some light on an issue I was confused about. I just didnt get why meeting with any vendor was free for a wedding but hair and make-up cost a pretty penny?
Anyone that works in a sales-related job has to sacrifice something in order to 'score' a job, why are H&M artists excluded from that? Whether it be getting samples of an Rx from your DR to the mini-lipsticks from Avon, to a band showcase, to a RH tasting, to a car testdrive... a customer needs to be 'Wowed' before making a commitment.
Im sure there are cheaper routes to go, and I definitely plan on figuring them out. I was just shouting out to the girls for their opinions.
Obviously, everyone thinks differently! Thats the beauty of this place!
futureMrsR
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I understand your points, but I wouldnt categorize hair and makeup as sales, I would think it is the service industry. I guess you can look at it like this: If you wanted to go out to eat, you wouldnt expect a restaurant to give you a free or discounted meal just to see if you would go there again, so why would you expect that of a salon? giving away merchandise for a business or company is different than the service industry because it involves using someones time, and lets face it- time is money
MattandTricia07
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my dad asked the same quetion!!
transamgirlie
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but I wouldnt categorize hair and makeup as sales, I would think it is the service industry.
If makeup wasn't sales then maybe you could explain to me why you can't walk through Macy's w/out being bombarded w/makeup sales people?? It most certainly is sales. You are marketing your services to a specific group, brides. In order to be succesful at it you must SELL YOURSELF. Selling yourself to a bride means that you must make her #1 feel comfortable #2 look beautiful #3 trust you completely. So yes I do believe that trials should be at no cost. All vendors contribute their time and services and many do give you tangible items as samples at no cost.
a sample for a makeup artist would be a free trial, it's a sample of their work on YOUR face.
weddingbunny
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Posted by annbee
You expect things for free, LOL, you must be joking. AGAIN, what do you do for free???
as a teacher, I'd be laughed out of the building if I asked people to pay me extra for time I spend grading, making lesson plans, giving students extra help, going to school events, etc, etc, etc. If I spend all weekend grading tests, nobody is going to give me a penny for it.
It's just part of the job. That's it. You just do it because it's part of what you do.
As I said, I understand if make up artists need to charge maybe a small fee for traveling, and a small fee for materials used... but that's a far cry from the exhorbitant prices many are charging.
I don't see why people needed to get nasty and personal here. It was a simple question, and many of us simply expressed our opinions. So, unless you're a make up artist coming in here to drum up drama, and not actually a bride, there was really no reason for you to take all this so personally and get nasty. Have a lovely day!
