Hearing that Vidal Sassoon died last week, sent a funny feeling through me as as I reminisced about this famous hairdresser who had now departed us. It was like when you hear an old record and it takes you back to a certain time in your life well, this was the same for me. I [...]
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Paul Fletcher wedding photographer for Sarah and Tom 11.5.12 at Pangdean Barn.
May 15, 2012 – 8:36 pm
Lunch with Christina.
May 14, 2012 – 9:08 pm
Had a great lunch with Christina today ( one of the other wedding hair and make-up artists that work with Claire Wallace Hairdressing ) and we were throwing some ideas around re doing some training for vintage themed hair and make-up. This we thought would be for either other professionals or people just wanting to [...]
Wedding hair at Goodwood Hotel.
May 13, 2012 – 8:09 pm
Having completed the vintage themed wedding hair for Caroline (and also doing the hair for her sister and 2 bridesmaids ) at Goodwood Hotel yesterday, it was so lovely to receive an immediate thank you from her this evening, saying that she has never had so many people complement her. Caroline also sent me a [...]
Wedding at Pelham House in Lewis.
May 11, 2012 – 8:03 pm
Working with Lesley to day at Pelham House ( she did the wedding hair and I did all the make-up ) on Sarah’s wedding party, was another very successful morning. When you are working with a party of people, obviously you are working with different ages which means you need to adapt the make-up accordingly. [...]
Wedding at South lodge Hotel.
May 10, 2012 – 6:45 pm
So here we were, really getting in to the swing of the wedding season now and Working on Liz’s wedding at South lodge on Sunday, was a really nice opportunity to work with some of the other hair and make-up artists connected to Claire Wallace Hairdressing. As it was such a large party booking, myself, [...]
Wedding at the Globe Theatre London.
March 27, 2012 – 9:57 pm
I was already booked on this particular date when the wedding enquiry at the Globe Theatre London came in. How ever, i was happy to be able to book Camilla to do the brides wedding hair instead of me. What an amazing location to get married though! I must say I was just a little [...]
Meeting with Jo.
March 20, 2012 – 3:17 pm
Had a great meeting with Jo on Friday last, regarding us linking up businesses. Jo has a nail bar business in London and part of their focus is doing nails for brides. Jo wants to recommend a hair and make-up artist to link up with her girls as part of a dual service, but also [...]
Getting clients ready at the “Town House” in Kemptown, Brighton.
March 12, 2012 – 2:41 pm
Working locally in Brighton on Friday was actually really nice change as It’s quite normal for me to be doing weddings and in some country location. Doing Vicki and her 2 bridesmaids hair and make-up went really well and they all looked lovely by the time I was finished. All the ladies had MAC make-up [...]
MAC pro make-up master classes.
March 11, 2012 – 7:03 pm
I’m really excited and looking forward to the 2 master classes that I have now booked with the MAC pro team in London. The first is “Creating Perfect Skin” where the Senior Artist Pablo Rodreguez reviews techniques for making the skin look perfect and demonstrates correction on blemishes, skin discoloration and under eye darkness. His [...]
Make-up Tutorial.
February 13, 2012 – 10:44 pm
I think a great afternoon was had by all on Saturday whilst I taught 10 lovely ladies some basic ideas about make-up. The great thing about make-up is that most women like and wear it. The brief was to teach some natural make-up. So I had a model ( the lovely Dawn! ) and I [...]
Night out at the Cafe De Paris.
January 19, 2012 – 11:30 pm
Whohoo! What a great night it was at the Cafe De Paris for the wedding industry awards! It was a really special night out with Carl, Lesley and Zara and apart from the actual awards being given, we had the opportunity mingle, dance and socialise with other people in the industry. Sarah Hewton formally Sarah [...]
The 2012 wedding industry awards.
January 12, 2012 – 11:20 pm
Really looking forward to going to the 2012 wedding industry awards next week, being held at the Cafe De Paris in London. Sadly we didn’t win but we did get in the top ten for our region which was fantastic. So, I can only say a massive thank you again to those who supported us. [...]
Help from our new assistant.
January 11, 2012 – 12:12 am
Being thrown in to the deep end on the first meeting, was no easy task for our new wedding assistant but she coped amazingly when we went to work on Friday. It was the usual early start but Abby turned up right on the button for our departure to Climping. In my experience, the preparation [...]
Arriving at “Brooks” St James Street London, to get the bridal party ready.
December 11, 2011 – 6:29 pm
Arriving out side the London address to meet Louise on Saturday, gave nothing away about what lay behind the big blue doors to then reveal the beautiful19th century gentleman’s club “Brooks”. As this was a private members club, we felt fairly privileged at having the opportunity of working with the bride and her party on [...]
Planning for Louise’s wedding in London.
December 10, 2011 – 5:14 pm
Working between London and Brighton, really does give me the best of both worlds and planning to do Louise’s wedding last Saturday was some thing I was really looking forward to. Originally Louise was only going to have her’s and her bridesmaids hair done, but when she had the trial she then decided to have [...]
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
November 17, 2011 – 12:10 am
One of the things that I frequently notice whilst doing clients make-up, is that often the eye area gets missed whilst moisturising. To apply good make-up, it really makes a great deal of difference in the application and final result If you daily apply a really good eye cream. Eye make-up can take on a [...]
Cain Manor In Surrey
November 16, 2011 – 11:21 pm
Looking in to an inquiry for a client who is getting married at Cain manor next year, I was excited to learn about this particular venue that I haven’t worked at before. Belonging to a group of four historic venues, including one in France, this exquisite Elizabethan oak framed manor house with it’s Banqueting hall, [...]
2012 Wedding industry awards.
November 13, 2011 – 6:39 pm
I just want to say “A big thank you” to all those lovely people who have voted for me under the wedding hair and wedding make-up category for the 2012 wedding industry awards. The great news is, we’ve now been notified that we have been shortlisted under both categories and look forward to the award [...]
Freelancer of the year awards.
November 11, 2011 – 8:08 pm
Being a member of the Freelance Hair and Beauty Federation, it was really good to see for the first time they are running a competition for the Freelancer of the year awards. There are a number of different categories, but I was very interested to see that there is a category for Bridal Service of [...]
The Luxury wedding show London.
November 10, 2011 – 10:32 pm
The intoxicating sketches of corseted gowns are a hint of things to come, for the very first full Vivienne Westwood bridal collection which debuts at the luxury wedding show London. The 20 gowns which will be available at the Davies Street boutique in London from November, cost from £3,000. I don’t doubt there will be [...]
Wedding at Kensington and Chelsea town hall.
November 9, 2011 – 11:53 pm
Having just had Camilla join Claire Wallace Hairdressing, I was really glad that already we have managed to get her first booking in the London area. Camilla is a great hair and make-up artist and any one needing to book some one for their wedding day, in or around this location, she would be happy [...]
Sarah Burton named “Queen of style”.
November 9, 2011 – 11:40 pm
What an amazing achievement it was for Sarah Burton to be named Designer of the year by the influential style magazine Harpers Bazaar. last night at the award ceremony held at Claridges Hotel in London, Miss Burton who is the creative director of the fashion brand Alexander McQueen, clinched the award at the fashion magazine’s [...]
Inspired vintage hair styles at the Designer wedding show London.
November 7, 2011 – 10:33 pm
Flicking through the hairdressers journal this weekend, I was interested to come across an article about the team from Michael Van Clarke who apparently created some amazing 1950′s inspired wedding hair styles for the Designer wedding show. My one regret, was that I couldn’t find any other information on the show and the work that [...]
Another hair and make-up artist joins us from London.
November 7, 2011 – 9:45 pm
I just want to say how pleased we are of having Camilla recently join our team of professional wedding hair and make-up artists. Camilla covers Oxford, Essex and Hertfordshire. Camilla trained at the renowned “Grease Paint” school. She not only creates beautiful wedding hair and make-up, but also works in many other aspects of the [...]
New Chanel Illusion D’Ombre mouse eye shadows.
November 3, 2011 – 10:07 pm
Checking out the products on the Chanel counter recently, I came across some amazing new mouse type eye shadows, great for creating a smokey eye. Wow! fab for Christmas I thought! I started off by buying 3 of the colours, one black ( no. 85 ) one silvery grey ( no. 84 ) and one [...]
Artists get together.
November 3, 2011 – 9:40 pm
Meeting up with the girls on Monday evening was a lovely opportunity to get together with some of the other hair and make-up artists that I work with. Some times, when you’re self employed, It’s a bit of a lonely place to be. So, I thought It would be a really nice thing to arrange [...]
2012 wedding industry awards.
October 30, 2011 – 6:00 pm
Well, the closing date is nearly here for the 2012 wedding industry awards and I’ve brought my tickets for the award ceremony at the Cafe de Paris in London, which includes some of my team. I think it will be a really good event to attend and meet others who have entered. Having entered under [...]
Another lovely wedding at Orchardleigh House, Frome in Somerset.
October 28, 2011 – 11:22 pm
Going to Somerset on Wednesday, certainly was a well planned event to do Jade’s wedding hair and make-up. We actually had done Jade’s sisters wedding on about 6 weeks previous and as a result of that, they wanted to book us to do Jade’s wedding as well. To be honest, I was really looking forward [...]
Additional hair.
October 25, 2011 – 11:14 pm
Ever wanted thick, luscious, locks and felt that your hair just doesn’t hit the mark? Well fear not! You can get some amazing wefts that can be added to your own hair that will enhance length and volume. Whether it’s your wedding day hair style or some other special occasion, wefts are an amazing addition [...]
Wedding hair at the Little Siver Hotel in kent.
October 24, 2011 – 6:37 pm
Driving through the Kent country side to get to the wedding that I was doing on Saturday, was a reminder to me of how beautiful that part of the world is. Arriving at the hotel, I was pleasantly surprised to find the room that I was working in was a lovely bright room, really set [...]
Early start for Clandon Park wedding in Surrey.
October 21, 2011 – 9:45 pm
Early starts are not unusual when you work in the wedding hair and make-up industry and my 4 A.M. rise today was probably a little earlier than usual, so driving down the dark country lane at 6.45, I was happy to find the 16th century farm house where I was greeted with a hot cup [...]
Next wedding hair and make-up video.
October 16, 2011 – 9:37 pm
Creating the next Claire Wallace hair and make-up video is definitely in my sights for the not too distant future. The response from previous videos has been very positive so to make some thing equally as good, if not better is certainly a challenge. Looking in to the camera, not laughing, twitching or repeating my [...]
Wedding fair at Wiston House.
October 16, 2011 – 8:32 pm
Going to Wiston House today, ( West Sussex ) demonstrating wedding hair and make-up at their wedding fair was as usual a real pleasure. This beautiful old building ( which I have the pleasure to work in at time to time ), is not surprisingly an incredibly romantic wedding venue. I decided that I would [...]
Ebba Wilhelmsson
August 15, 2011 – 9:53 am
The wedding took place in July 2011 at the military base in Chatham To anyone considering booking Claire for their wedding day – just do it! Claire is totally amazing and very professional. She did my hair and make up for my wedding in July and it was PERFECT. She understood instantly what I wanted [...]
Selina and Julian Bishop
July 26, 2011 – 2:50 pm
Married on Saturday 15 May 2010 I booked Claire to do my hair and make-up when I got married in May 2010. My mum and I had a trial with Claire which went perfectly a few months before, and I was left in no doubt that she would do a brilliant job on the day. [...]
Sarah Dennington
July 15, 2011 – 10:01 am
Married 18th December 2010 at the Spa Hotel, Tunbridge Wells I loved the way my hair looked on my wedding day, I’m still getting compliments about it now! Claire did a fabulous job and was so helpful with ideas and advice on how to create the style I wanted. Even in 2 foot of snow [...]
Amanda Vine
July 14, 2011 – 2:54 pm
Married in June 2011 at Upwaltham Barns. I rarely wear make up so was slightly apprehensive about having my make up done professionally as well as my hair styled, but it was my wedding, so wanted to look my best! I spoke to Claire having looked at her website and she invited me for a [...]
Christa Martin
June 22, 2011 – 7:39 am
June 2011 Claire came and did my make-up for me for my wedding in April and I can honestly say that she made the whole experience pain free and wonderful. She is a very warm person who listens to individual needs and takes on board all comments and concerns. I had visited Claire before the [...]
Alexis Vickery
June 10, 2011 – 8:40 am
May 2011 Claire did an amazing job with my hair on my wedding day. I wanted to have a soft yet glamorous look and she captured what I wanted perfectly. After the trial at her house in Hove, I was totally confident that she would do something that would suit me and she did. I [...]
Helen Champion
June 10, 2011 – 8:39 am
March 2011 Claire Wallace is an incredible make up artist and hairdresser. She was extremely helpful during the consultation stage and used her knowledge and expertise to deliver the perfect result. She was a pleasure to have around on the morning of my wedding as she created a relaxed but organised atmosphere. She was highly [...]
Tracey Taylor
June 10, 2011 – 8:39 am
March 2011 From the first moment that I met Claire, I felt instantly relaxed and thoroughly at ease with her. She had a air of confidence and along with her vast knowledge and experience, ensured that I had complete trust in her abilities. Claires ideas, suggestions and expertise all combined to create a wonderful look appropriate for [...]
Contouring Seminar with MAC pro artist London
May 24, 2011 – 6:05 pm
Hungry for inspiration and a desire to learn, has always been the motivation for my continual crusade for training and development. Going to London yesterday to MAC’s new creative academy was as impressive as ever. Neil Young was a talented make-up artist for sure and whilst we sat watching for the hour and a half [...]
Prom photo shoots
May 24, 2011 – 6:04 pm
Teaming up with the photographer from Brighton and Hove photography, seems like a really great idea. These guys are a local company who have a studio at home and tend to focus on portrait photography. Having got together, we decided that to do some thing for all our prom beauties, ( which is coming up [...]
Vintage wedding at the Great Fosters Hotel
May 20, 2011 – 6:05 pm
Arriving to meet Sara at the Great Fosters Hotel for the first time on Saturday was a real WOW factor and what an amazing way to start the day by working at this incredible location. Sara’s wedding hair and make-up was themed around a 30′s vintage style and spending the time to get her ready [...]
Clare Wheeler
May 16, 2011 – 1:23 pm
October 2010 Claire was so professional and personable throughout the process. She was very responsive to all emails and phone calls and always had great suggestions for hairstyles/make up. She listened carefully to what I wanted and kept my make up natural as I asked. Claire always made you feel very confident in what she [...]
Joanne Moses
May 16, 2011 – 1:23 pm
Just to say a massive thank you for doing my hair on the 18th March. It looked amazing and i had so many comments throughout the day about it. (Married in March 2011)
Jenna Waters
May 16, 2011 – 1:23 pm
Claire was great as a make up artist. She listened to what look I wanted and acheived this for me. She made me feel relaxed and comfortable. When I looked in the mirror after the make up trial I was so impressed with what Claire had done – I looked like a different person with [...]
Gemma Quill
May 16, 2011 – 1:22 pm
I booked Claire to do my hair and make-up on my wedding day as I was so happy with the trial we had done beforehand, where we discussed at length what I was looking for. I loved what Claire did with the Bridesmaids hair and so she did theirs on the day too – Michelle [...]
Karen Glover
May 16, 2011 – 1:22 pm
I found Claire after searching on the internet and at very short notice. She was very busy but put herself out and rearranged her schedule to fit me in. I was originally going to find a hairdresser near to where I was staying around the wedding venue but after reading Claire’s web site I thought [...]
Gemma
May 16, 2011 – 1:22 pm
Thank you very much for transforming me into a beautiful bride on my wedding day at Newick Park hotel. Everyone commented on how perfect my hair was and how great my makeup looked. It all perfectly complimented by beautiful dress. I am so glad I took your advice and opted for the messy side bun [...]
Claire
May 16, 2011 – 1:21 pm
Claire helped me to feel absoloubtly amazing on my wedding day – it’s definitely the best I’ve ever looked and probably ever will! She was great to have there whilst we were getting ready as although she is completely professional, she is also warm and friendly and helped to put me at ease amongst all [...]
Nicola
May 16, 2011 – 1:21 pm
Firstly thank you so much for everything on my wedding day, you were both amazing and I can’t tell you how grateful I am. Even after changing my mind with my hair a couple of times and being unsure about what I wanted to do with my make up (right up to the late morning [...]
Paula
May 16, 2011 – 1:21 pm
I got married on 29th of May 2010 at Pelham House in Lewes and being a very organised individual I had my hair and make-up artist booked by November. I booked someone whohad been recommended by a friend of a friend. Several months later she suddenly tried to charge me 60% more than she had [...]
Diane
May 16, 2011 – 1:20 pm
Dear Claire Just writing to say a huge thankyou for the hair and make-up that you did for Hollie’s wedding. You are a mistress of your craft and brought out the best in all of us. Hollie looked so beautiful as did the bridesmaids. I didn’t look too bad either – big challenge so thankyou! [...]
Hannah Mitchell
May 16, 2011 – 1:20 pm
I got married at Buxted Park Hotel in March 2010. I was fortunate enough to have Claire there on my wedding day to do my hair and make-up and thank goodness I did! During the run up to the wedding I had had 2 trials done (one being Claire) and I really wanted someone to [...]
Maddy
May 16, 2011 – 1:19 pm
Claire did the hair and make-up for my sister’s wedding so I was confident that I was in safe hands when I booked her for my wedding. Claire exceeded my expectations. She was always professional, attentive and friendly throughout planning, trials and on the day. I loved the way she had styled my hair when [...]
Jess Terrill
May 16, 2011 – 1:18 pm
Claire I cannot praise and thank-you enough for making me feel so beautiful on my wedding day on 3rd June 2010. I don’t often wear my hair up, and therefore I was a little tentative. However, you listened and did exactly what I asked for; a sophisticated up do which was soft around my face. [...]
Gemma
May 16, 2011 – 1:17 pm
Thank you so much for the hair and make-up trials yesterday, the girls and I had lots of fun . Considering I am so particular (read nightmare here) in terms of my make-up and hair, you completely surpassed all my expectations and restored my faith in make-up artists!!! Although my make-up comes free as part [...]
Dawn
May 16, 2011 – 1:17 pm
Claire thank you so much for doing such a fabulous job not just with my hair and make up but also our Chief Bridesmaid and flower girls. You created exactly the look I wanted and so many people commented on the day on all of our hair and make up. A special thank you for [...]
Gwendoline
May 16, 2011 – 1:16 pm
I got married in August 2009 and Claire did an amazing job styling both mine and my sister’s hair and doing our makeup for the wedding. I would recommend Claire to everyone! During the trial Claire really listened to the kind of styles we had in mind and with her wealth of experience was able [...]
Katy Reeves
May 16, 2011 – 1:15 pm
Claire, Lesley and Yasmin did the hair and make up for my wedding in July. Claire was amazing from start to finish. I knew as soon as I had my trail with her I wanted her to do my hair and make up for my wedding. She even rearranged a hectic week so she could [...]
Anna
May 16, 2011 – 1:13 pm
Claire did my hair and make up for my wedding in June 2009. She did a fantastic job; making helpful suggestions when I wasn’t sure what I wanted and calming me down on the morning with some kind words and rescue remedy pastels! All my friends and family commented on how nice my hair and [...]
Katie Goddard
May 16, 2011 – 1:13 pm
Not being from the area, I had no idea where to start when looking for someone to do my hair and makeup for my special day. I found Claire’s website and loved the video on there as not being one for wearing much makeup wanted to look as natural as possible, after reading the testimonials [...]
Sonya Tant
May 16, 2011 – 1:12 pm
Dear Bride to be, Please let me introduce myself, my name is Sonya and I married in late 2009. I had the very great fortune of usin Claire Wallace as my Wedding hairdresser and make-up artist. Claire’s expertise not only ensured I had a fantastic Wedding Day, but also has literally changed my life. Sounds [...]
Melanie Vaughan
May 16, 2011 – 1:09 pm
Claire did my hair and make up for my wedding in August and I was soooooo impressed with her patience, understanding and she thoroughly helped me enjoy the experience. My make up was natural, just as I had asked. Claire is also my hairdresser and has helped my hair to be in tip top condition. [...]
Susan Lewis
May 16, 2011 – 1:01 pm
Claire did my hair for my wedding and she did a fantastic job! From the trial to the actual day Claire was extremely skilled and professional. Everyone complimented my hair and having my hair done so well really made my day extra special!
Liz Sawyers
May 16, 2011 – 12:46 pm
Do not even hesitate in booking Claire to do your wedding hair and make up! I really wanted someone who could do both hair and make up and had originally booked someone locally who then let me down with a couple of months to go. After doing a frantic search on the internet, I came [...]
50′s inspired wedding photo shoot at Botleigh Grange Hotel Southampton
May 10, 2011 – 10:34 am
Arranging to do the wedding photo shoot with Kathryn Andrews on Monday the 18th of March in Southampton, would be the second time that she had asked me to come and do the hair and make-up for the 50′s inspired shoot. I was really looking forward to this and the opportunity of demonstrating my vintage [...]
Amberley Castle Wedding
May 10, 2011 – 10:34 am
Arriving early on Saturday morning at Amberley Castle, even though I had worked there many times before the site of this amazing building, never failed to impress me. That’s what I love about my job, not only can I be part of my brides wedding day, but I get to enjoy some of the amazing [...]
Wedding trial using Jane Iredale mineral make-up
May 10, 2011 – 10:33 am
Meeting Christa on Saturday was a real pleasure and it was another chance for me to practice somevintage make-up. Christa’s wedding had a 50′s theme and she brought a picture along of Christina Hendricks with her fabulous red hair to set the scene. Due to Christa’s sensitive skin, I felt she would benefit by having mineral [...]
Vintage wedding hair and make-up trial for Sara
May 10, 2011 – 10:33 am
Meeting Sara for her wedding hair and make-up trial yesterday was a really enjoyable experience. Sara excitedly explained that she was getting married at The Great fosters Hotel in Surrey and what a wonderful place it was and how she was trying to create a vintage 30′s theme. Sara told me, having searched for some [...]
Kelly’s large wedding party
May 10, 2011 – 10:33 am
When kelly got in touch with me in January to make a wedding booking with me, It was unfortunate that I was already booked. However, having a great team of other professionals was the answer and the booking has now been made using the other girls. As It was such a large wedding party, ( 9 [...]
Photo shoot with Kathryn at Willow Tree Photography
May 10, 2011 – 10:32 am
Having done the wedding photo shoot with Kathryn the other Sunday and now viewing the finished photos from that shoot, I just want to say what an amazing job Kathryn did and how artistic and imaginative she was to work with. I see many photographers, I see how they are to work with and what [...]
Wedding photo shoot at Winchester
May 10, 2011 – 10:32 am
Having been contacted last week by an up and coming photographer, ( Kathryn from Willow Tree Photography ) It became apparent that she wanted my involvement in doing hair and make-up for the bridal photo shoot she was directing. I though this was a great opportunity to get some of my work photographed with the [...]
Meeting with Severin and Rose, directors of the Hepburn Collection
May 10, 2011 – 10:31 am
Meeeting with Spen and Rose yesterday in Browns for lunch, was a really great experience. Not only is Sev an amazing hairdresser, but he and his wife are agreat team and head up their company ” Hepburn Collection”. Sev is passionate about his work and as we soon got chatting, it became apparent that although [...]
Wiston House wedding fair
May 10, 2011 – 10:31 am
Having been to Wiston House before to do a wedding fair, it was great to be envited back a second time to this beautiful venue. Carly was my model for today and she patiently sat whilst I worked away at her hair and make-up. As I was also running a competition, my stand was busy [...]
The Fairy Tale Bride, White Weddings in British Popular Culture
May 10, 2011 – 10:30 am
By Jacqueline Le Huec Having surreptitiously planned my own wedding inside my head for as far back as I can remember, despite not during most of that time having found someone happy to marry me, it was comforting to find out that I am part of a majority. Academics1 writing on the subject of weddings [...]
A really white wedding
May 10, 2011 – 10:30 am
It was Easter Sunday and having left home at just after 6 in the morning yesterday ( the doors on the car were frozen shut and the wind screen wipers were frozen too! ) my assistant and i set off to start the intended wedding for 7 A.M. !! Having driven through the country side, [...]
A day in the life of a bride
May 10, 2011 – 10:29 am
Woke up at 8 o’clock, had 3 hours sleep but feel fresh as a daisy. Brain wouldn’t switch off! Can’t understand why I’m not feeling like the living dead, but very pleased. Dad brings up a cup of tea, a quick shower and put on my nice new comfy white PJs and bath robe. Lovely. [...]
