wedding makeup artist and hair stylist

Should You Hire One Person To Be Your Makeup and Hair Stylist? In the corporate and commercial world, for simple camera work you can get away with hiring one person for hair and makeup. But for today’s weddings, with their picture-perfect high-definition demands, you should never settle when it comes to your makeup and hair…

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Bride and groom take a selfie while kissing

Lights, Camera, Makeup! Here are our top 10 tips for camera ready makeup to leave you feeling like a star!   Whether you’re prepping for your wedding or a long day under studio lights, everyone wants a makeup look that will look just as great in photos as it does to the naked eye. But…

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makeup artist applying lipstick to bride

Most brides don’t want a full transformation. Here are some tips for natural wedding makeup that makes you feel like yourself, only better.   While some brides want to look Hollywood glamorous for their big day, some prefer a more natural wedding makeup look. It all depends on the bride’s likes and dislikes. There are…

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Planning your wedding is an exciting time! Everything has to be perfect. Which is why you WANT to find your venue and hire your wedding professionals far in advance to ensure you get your dream team of vendors. We all know how overwhelming it can be to plan your wedding and that’s even if you’ve…

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Woman in glasses typing on a laptop holding a cup of Tazo tea

We’re all spending more time in Virtual Zoom Meetings these days. We should be concentrating on the meeting, but it is so hard to not get distracted by looking and judging yourself. Why not pop into a quick virtual makeup tutorial to maximize your awesome makeup skills? I’m guilty too! Now, more than ever, we…

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large vanity with a woman taking a picture. Above the vanity it says M3 Makeup

M3 has officially moved into a pretty sweet new location. We’re now located in the iStudios Maitland and we are loving it. The iStudio Salon Maitland is where their contemporary salon suite concept all began. I can say first hand that concept is still going very strong. There’s such a variety of business owners in…

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  In 2006, when my business partner and I started M3 Makeup (now also known as M3 Beauty), we were struggling with the try-out part of the hiring process with our brides. I just hated the term used by the rest of the industry: “Trial”. It was a hair trial or a makeup trial and…

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How to hire the best wedding makeup artist m3

There’s a lot of misinformation in magazines and on the internet on the subject of bridal beauty. As an industry expert that has managed dozens of superstar-level makeup and hair professionals for over a decade it amazes me every time I talk to a bride-to-be to find out she’s been getting all kinds of bad…

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2015 pick the knot best of weddings badge

Thank you brides! Your reviews of our wedding beauty services and team members have led to us winning the prestigious “Best of Weddings” award with the Knot. And after winning that award four years in a row, we’ve been inducted into The Knot Best of Weddings Hall of Fame! In addition, we’ve also been honored…

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Subtitle: If you read this post, it can save lives. It’s been more than a month, and saying “I have cancer” still sounds weird to me. Although, when I want my mom or Scott to get me stuff I’m not against jokingly playing the cancer card. “Honey, can you get my blanket? … But I…

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