Wedding Etiquette: How Much Should You Be Tipping Your Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist?
Your makeup artist and hair stylist are two people that work hard to make you feel EXTRA beautiful on your big day. It is not easy having to stand their perfecting your makeup and hair to make you look perfect in your pictures that you’ll cherish for the rest of your life. Showing them how much you appreciated their work goes a long way. Your gratuity is very important for a makeup artist and hair stylist as it guarantees them that you enjoyed their work. In addition to your gratuity being a way to show your appreciation for their work, it also allows them to make up some of the money they might have lost from working a whole day in the salon. A lot of makeup artists and hair stylists work multiple jobs; therefore, when they work a wedding they are giving up their whole work day at the salon.
Not sure how much you should tip your makeup artist and hair stylist?
The standard tip amount typically is between 15 and 20 percent of your service fee. If you are someone who needs their makeup artist and hair stylist to travel for your wedding, it is important to add more to the gratuity to make up costs for hotel rooms, gas, and any other expenses. If their are no service fees specified in your contract, it is important to tip every makeup artist and hair stylist individually. If your artist is the owner of the company, it is still necessary to tip them as well because they provided their services for you as well. If your bridesmaid are required to pay for their own hair and makeup, they must also tip the standard amount for each of them as well. The amount of tip should be calculated by the total amount of the service fee. If your hair costs more than your makeup than you should be giving the hair stylist more.
There are also other ways to show appreciation for your makeup artists and hair stylists in addition to the tips. It is recommended that if you are ordering breakfast for your bridal party, factor in your artists as well. It takes a lot of work to stand their doing your hair and makeup for hours. If your artists are staying throughout the whole day to do touchups, it is important to provide them with meals. Another way to help out the artists is by leaving them a positive review. Reviews go a long way. By leaving them a public review, it allows them to gain more attraction and possibly pick up more work opportunities. Referrals are also extremely valued in the beauty industry. If you have friends or family members that are going to need their hair or makeup done in the near future, be sure to recommend your hair stylist and makeup artist that you had to give them more business.