Grooming

Grooming issues are some of the hardest to fix in retouching, so don’t leave them to chance. Make sure your fingernails, lashes and eyebrows / facial hair are in order and how you like them. You don’t need to do anything significantly more than you usually would, just make sure they are the best version of whatever is in your wheelhouse!

Makeup

Wear your makeup the way you normally would, with a little more time and attention paid to making your eyes pop (don’t forget that mascara!). Skip any products with glitter or sparkles, because the reflective flecks will photograph poorly (shimmer eye shadows are fine!). Feel free to bring a change of lip color as well. If you love a strong lip but don’t want it in every shot, we’ll start without it and have you add it part way through!

HAIR

This is not a good time to try a new hairstyle! It’s important that your images look like you and that you feel confident in them. If your hair is very short, a 1-2 week old cut is usually best so that it has had time to grow out a little. Do what you usually do, just a bit more

polished and ideally without flyaways. Feel free to bring a brush or hairspray with you, but any hot tools (straightening iron or curling iron) should be used before you arrive.

HIRE A PRO

If you have a team you normally work with, that’s great! If not, our studio works closely with Chrissy from Special Occasion Hair Design - she does both hair and makeup. We can coordinate this directly for you, just let us know. She is well-versed in a wide range of styles, skin tones, hair textures, and will make sure you look like the best version of YOU :)