March 31, 2024 • 38 mins
Yvette is joined by the esteemed Ingalisa, an award-winning hair and makeup artist renowned for her exceptional skills in the bridal industry. Ingalisa shares her expert wedding advice to help every bride achieve their dream wedding day look.
Episode Highlights:
- Working with Brides: How Ingalisa works with brides to understand their vision and brings their dream wedding day look to life.
- Trends in Bridal Beauty: Learn what the latest trends in bridal hair and makeup currently are.
- Tips for Choosing the Right Style: For brides unsure about which style would suit them best, Ingalisa provides tips to help them find their perfect look.
- Booking Hair and Makeup Services: Find out when you should book your hair and makeup services including the trial and why it's essential to plan ahead for the big day.
- The Trial Session: What brides can expect during a trial session and how they can make the most out of this crucial step.
- Dos and Don'ts of Preparation: Ingalisa shares essential dos and don'ts for brides in terms of hair and makeup preparation to ensure everything goes smoothly on the wedding day.
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Yvette (00:00):
Welcome to the Manage my Wedding podcast, where we
believe your wedding is the mostimportant time in your life and
you deserve to feel supportedand organized when planning the
wedding of your dreams.
I'm your host, Yvette Sitters,so welcome to the podcast,
Inga-Lisa.
Ingalisa (00:18):
Thank you, Yvette.
Thank you so much for having me.
Yvette (00:22):
I'm really looking forward to talking to you today,
because we all know that brides, they want to look beautiful,
right?
It's so important and everyonewants that wedding day glow that
everyone talks about, right?
Absolutely, they certainly do.
So tell us, before we go intoall the nitty-gritty wedding
questions that I'm going to askyou, can you share with us a bit
(00:44):
about your background in bridalhair and makeup and what
inspired you to specialize inthis beautiful wedding industry?
Ingalisa (00:53):
Yeah, absolutely.
Thank you for asking.
Yeah.
So I got started as ahairdresser, working in Cairns,
and I, would you believe,actually was scared of doing
upstyling, so so many times theywere booked into my column and
I'd just quickly switch them out, and a lot of the hairstylists
(01:13):
that were amazing at it they'veactually left the salon, so I
was forced to get good at them.
So I suppose I put my trainingcap on and started to enjoy up
styling and I allowed thecreativity to flow and I
actually began to enjoy it.
And so, from doing a lot offormals and then launched into
(01:37):
weddings, I realized howimportant it was to have the
bride actually feel special onher wedding day and particularly
not be stuck in a salonenvironment and her not to feel
like she's number one.
So, yeah, so after working on acruise ship which I was
(01:58):
traveling all over Europe andthe Caribbean and working with
so many brides doing weddings inCroatia and Italy and Greece
and particularly many inSantorini that inspired me to
work with, I suppose, brides initself I came back and I was
absolutely passionate aboutweddings and upstyling and
(02:20):
launched into makeup as well andthat sort of began me just
specializing in it as opposed tojust doing it as a part-time
thing.
So, particularly with workingwith people from all around the
world, they have their culturesand their particular likes and
dislikes Me being able to bringthose back to Australia and,
(02:43):
yeah, all those trends that I'vebeen able to learn overseas,
and particularly working inEngland as well, I learned a lot
when I worked with Tony and Guyand a lot of the other mentors
who are amazing at upstyling andwho have been in the industry
for a very long time, so Ilearned of them and, yeah, so
that's what launched me intospecializing in bridal
(03:06):
particularly, but upstyling forfunctions and content shoots and
things like that events yeah.
Yvette (03:13):
I can totally understand that about the upstyling thing,
because I cannot do hair.
I just I cannot do hair.
I just I take my hats off toyou people that can actually do
these beautiful hairstyles,because my hair is dead straight
and that's about all I canachieve with my hair and I walk
out of hair salons and you justfeel a million dollars because
(03:33):
you've got these curls or thesebeautiful up styles and it's a
real art actually, like itreally is.
Ingalisa (03:41):
Yeah, it certainly is.
And, particularly looking atthe person, everyone has their
own unique style which suitsthem, and I suppose that's where
a lot of people just don't knowwhat suits them and look,
taking their facial features andtheir profile, and there's so
many variables that can be takeninto consideration.
Yvette (04:01):
So when did the makeup part then come into that,
because you obviously then hadthis skill that was hair.
Ingalisa (04:09):
Yeah, absolutely.
So when I did my training so Idid my hair.
I'm a hairdresser by trade sowhen I did my training I touched
on makeup.
So with that I then began tolove it.
I used to do a lot ofcompetition work and creative
shoots, photo shoots, andabsolutely loved that and
realized that I actually had todevelop some skills in that area
(04:31):
because I loved it so much anddid a Napoleon course.
And also I was friends with theson of Nook Taylor, who is a
high-end, I suppose, artist.
Within probably 20 years ago.
She was just one of the mentorswho mentored so many other
(04:51):
makeup artists, so I got sometraining with her.
So I was lucky enough to bebrought on her team and learned
so many skills from her.
And since then I've done a lotof Mac and a lot of Mia Connor
and, yeah, little courses alongthe way to always stay current
and, yeah, keeping up to date.
Yvette (05:14):
Yes, that would be a challenge, I have to say.
Every time I see you at anevent, you're always glowing.
Your makeup is so beautiful.
Glowing, your makeup is sobeautiful.
You always look amazing.
So you definitely know whatyou're doing.
How do you work with brides toachieve their desired wedding
day look?
Ingalisa (05:34):
Yeah, that's a great question, Yvette, and I think it
all comes down to having thetrial.
There's a lot of brides half ofmy brides don't have a trial,
but I think it can be done onthe phone or over Zoom and, I
think, melting in theirpersonality and melting in their
dress and their flowers andtheir everything to what they're
(05:56):
wanting the day to look forthem, and melting in their
personality and how they wanttheir day to look, because a lot
of them have dreamt of theirday forever, and so I take it
upon myself that it's a reallyimportant day for them and for
them to portray who theyactually are and to bring in all
these and, as I said, at thetrial, at the physical trial,
(06:19):
that's where I think the magichappens, where they actually
assist me in bringing everythingtogether and we create a style
that is unique and suited tothem.
So not only hair, but alsomakeup, so bringing in pictures
and little magazine pieces ofpaper and things like that,
pictures that they've seen ofother people, and, yeah, we
(06:39):
bring it in and melt it alltogether.
So, yeah, so then they can walkaway feeling that we've created
something together.
Yvette (06:47):
I love that and I love how you incorporate the colors
and everything else.
That's their wedding.
You touched on the trial andhow important that is.
I say this to everyone pleasehave a trial.
And a lot of people wait fortheir hen's day, which and I'd
love your feedback and thoughtson this Cause sometimes I'm like
that's only sometimes a coupleof weeks before the wedding, and
(07:07):
if you then decide thatperson's not the right fit for
you, you can't really alwaysfind someone then in time for
your wedding.
Do you say, trial it muchearlier than their hens or their
bachelorette party?
Ingalisa (07:23):
Yeah, that is a great question because a lot of people
have had their trial reallyearly, like too early, and then
they've a year in advance andthen they've forgotten what
they've done and they'veprobably changed dresses or
changed ideas since then.
And so I tend to now, as longas I've put their trust in my
work and they know what work I'mcapable of and so they've
(07:47):
booked me, I would tend to haveit a few months out, so it's
fresh in their mind and Isuppose that they've had photos
and they've seen how it feelsand see how it wears and, yeah,
and they've had time to processhow it's going to look.
If it's too far down the track,they just tend to forget, and
then they get to see so manyideas in the meantime and then
just get confused.
(08:07):
So I would say a few monthsbefore that's my suggestion,
that everyone is different.
Yvette (08:13):
Yeah, that makes sense.
That makes sense.
I do see, sometimes too I meana lot of these wedding Facebook
groups and you see someone posta picture of I went to my makeup
trial and this is the image ofwhat I wanted.
And here's the image of what Igot.
And I'm really disappointed andI think, oh my gosh, that
person looks nothing like you.
(08:34):
To start, with your brunette,they are blonde, your brown eyes
, their blue eyes, there's allthese different skin tones that
are different.
So do you get that?
Sometimes it's not a like forlike.
You can't recreate someoneexactly on yourself.
Ingalisa (08:50):
Yeah, yeah, I know exactly what you're saying and I
have seen that actually beforeand I do feel for the makeup
artist because there are unrealexpectations that are given to
us at times.
I've never personally hadanyone walk away unhappy, to be
quite honest, and say that.
Because I do make them awarethat either their hair is not
(09:12):
the same as the thickness orcolor, their skin complexion or
their face shape.
I point out those factors atthe start, but that's utilized
as a guide and I let them knowthat from the start so they're
not walking away disappointed.
But also let them know thatthey are uniquely them.
Let them know we will use thatas a guide to make their unique
(09:36):
look similar to that, but makeit on their, make it suited to
them, if that makes sense so yes, pointed and wanting to look
exactly the same yeah.
Just like similar to seeing adress on a model, isn't it?
And you try it on and, yeah, oh, totally, it looks totally
different.
So, yeah, I use that analogy tothem and then they sort of
(09:56):
understand.
Yvette (09:56):
But yeah, that makes sense, it's good that you do
that, because we are we still.
Our partner is marrying usright Like we need to look like
us, not somebody else.
They didn't want to marrysomebody else they wanted to
marry us Absolutely.
Ingalisa (10:11):
Yeah, yeah, and I think it's so important.
That's the main thing thatwe're bringing out.
It's our job.
I think it's my job to bringout their best features so they
look like them, and I thinkthat's why a lot of people do
come to me, because it's notlike caked on makeup and hair
just lacquered to the hilt, likeit was years ago.
Times have changed, but I thinka lot of people choose me as a
(10:34):
stylist because I know I bringout the best features and make
them look like themselves, buttheir best version of themselves
and feeling naturally beautiful, and I think that's the main
thing.
Their husband wants to be ableto recognize them, and they want
to feel like themselves as well, not unfamiliar with themselves
(10:55):
.
So, yeah, I think that's soimportant.
Yvette (10:58):
I agree with you totally on that.
You touched on like trends acouple of times.
Yes, tell me, what trends areyou currently seeing in bridal
hair and makeup at the moment?
Ingalisa (11:10):
Yes, look, we're going through a bit of a transition
at the moment, like we've gonethrough the whimsical sort of
romantic stage and effortlessdone but not done sort of look
and the boho sort of look.
I mean the area that I live inthat will always be the beachy
sort of look, that will alwaysbe in.
But I find now that the bridesare going for more a
(11:33):
minimalistic look for makeup andI suppose, letting freckles and
imperfections shining throughbut having that radiant glow and
minimal makeup and I supposebut just as I said before, just
looking naturally beautiful.
Less is best and keeping onthat monotone for makeup, that
(11:53):
sort of keeping in differenttones of either bronze or pink
or your coral colors.
They're sort of really in atthe moment, but just different
versions of that.
So, as opposed to havingdifferent colors on the face
With hair, we're sort of goingmore of the old Hollywood sort
of look and natural hair, like Isuppose vintage sort of looks
(12:17):
and sheen is really in, slickedback is in, definitely yeah, and
embracing healthy hair, as Isaid.
But the classic and simple lowvolume buns and, yeah, like the
half knot up and fringe comingdown.
But I think showing the face isdefinitely in at the moment.
So it has changed and I do likethis change Absolutely yeah.
Yvette (12:40):
You're enjoying it?
Yeah, I love that change too.
I love that kind of natural.
Are you enjoying it?
Yeah, I like that change too.
I love that kind of natural,minimal, kind of glowing look it
is.
It's so nice, it is really nice.
And I don't think that thendates in photographs either
later does it.
Ingalisa (12:55):
You're exactly right.
It is timeless and people areembracing who they are, and so I
love that.
Like what you just said, yeah,you look back at photos 20 years
down the track and, yeah, itwill just look absolutely
beautiful and yeah, theattention can therefore go on
your radiating, but then oneverything else the dress, and,
(13:16):
yeah, everything just fitsnicely.
Yvette (13:18):
Yeah, I like that.
I'm thinking back to the 80s.
You're like they don't belooking at their photos now
where they've got bright blueeyeshadow.
Oh dear, yes, yes, that was inright at the time.
That's how people knew makeup,that's what it was.
But yeah, yeah, and the kidswill look at our photos later in
(13:40):
this era now and go, oh yeah,that's nice Mum.
Ingalisa (13:44):
Yeah, absolutely, as opposed to before.
Yeah, but that hairspraylacquered look, I'm so glad
that's gone.
That's well outdated, yeah.
Yvette (13:54):
I'm agreeing with you on that.
I totally agree, totally.
Can you give us some tips forbrides who are unsure about what
style would suit them best?
Yes, absolutely.
Ingalisa (14:08):
With regards to what they're wearing, that can be a
variable whether they're wearinga backless dress, so I'd
definitely suggest having theirhead down, depending on their
profile as well, whether they'rewanting to create some height
and also whether their partneris quite tall so they're wanting
to create it allows them for alittle bit of height.
There are so many thingswhether they're wanting to
(14:28):
expose their face or they'rewanting their ears to be exposed
or not.
There's so many differentthings that can come into that
conversation.
But that's where we come intoit and I suppose not pick
something for them, but justgive them some guidance and
choices to, and, I suppose, makethem aware of what will suit
(14:50):
them best.
But all of those factors comeinto play and create the perfect
design for them.
Yvette (14:57):
Yeah, I love that You're really working with someone
one-on-one really to capturethem.
We talked earlier about.
We touched on that whole trialsession thing, which is so
critical and I don't know if youagree with me here.
But everyone please book atrial, don't not because you
might think I can't afford that,but then it's your fault really
(15:20):
.
Then if you have a problemlater because a trial is there
to kind of mitigate that and youset a couple of months out is
good for that, how far inadvance are you?
Should the brides be bookinghair and makeup?
What are you finding, I suppose?
How far out are they bookingand what's best?
Ingalisa (15:39):
Yeah, look, that's a great question, yvette.
I would definitely say threemonths out.
Three to four months out wouldbe the most I would say, but
earlier the better.
I always tend to say with mygirls, because they have seen my
work and they have put theirdeposit down, they've secured me
.
That's the main thing.
Yvette (15:57):
When do they do that?
Ingalisa (15:59):
step.
Oh look, I've had three yearsin advance.
Wow, in advance, absolutelywhen, yeah, when they want the
particular stylist orphotographer, they, yeah, I
would suggest, definitely, bookthem in.
Yeah, book us in.
And then like then, from therethe trial, I would just say
utilize it for your hen's nightor a date night, make the most
(16:21):
of it.
I would, yeah, I would, but thelatest, like I would say, yeah,
four months out, okay.
Yvette (16:27):
Personally, yeah, and you said some people book you
three years out.
Okay, personally that's good,yeah, and you said some people
book you three years out.
I think that, and it's so true,because the good ones we all
book out, right.
If you want someone inparticular, if you're chasing
that vendor, if they are goodand you're having a Saturday
wedding especially, there's agood chance they're going to be
booked out.
(16:48):
So just do it now.
Ingalisa (16:50):
A hundred percent.
I've had brides that do want mein particular, so they've
changed their date to suiteither myself or a photographer.
They want a certainphotographer or they want a
certain particular functioncenter, so they've changed the
date and then worked around usfrom there.
So, yeah, but getting in earlyis super important.
Putting your deposit down witheverybody, that's what I would
(17:11):
definitely suggest.
And then it just takes thenerves out of everything.
It's like yep, got that sorted,now I can concentrate on the
little minor or the littlepersonalized details from there.
Yvette (17:24):
Some brides and I get asked this question a lot and
you're the professional so youcan answer this question.
But maybe think about obviouslyyou have the trial and then it
comes to the wedding day and Iknow some brides are like, oh my
(17:44):
gosh, I'm going to have mymakeup done six hours before any
photographs are taken or beforeI even get there.
Can you share around notworrying about that, because I
know so many people can't wraptheir head around the fact,
especially the bridesmaid whohas to go first, the bridesmaid
battle.
Like I don't want to be first,I don't want my makeup to come
off.
Ingalisa (18:00):
The one who pulls the short straw.
That's what I always say yes,yeah, so that is.
It does shock them and when itis particularly early, but I
always say they can't sleepanyway, because they're
generally excited or they're.
Yeah, I always say excitementas opposed to nerves.
Yeah, but when they take intoconsideration they have to be
ready two hours prior, I tend todo the bride last to second
(18:23):
last, depending on her nervesand how I'm gauging how she's
feeling.
I'll do her a little bitearlier.
But when we're whether we'vegot a few stylists going at once
at least, when makeup takes 45minutes to an hour, sometimes
for the bride and same with hair, depending on what style we're
having.
So yeah, when you take that inconsideration to the timeline
(18:44):
and you work back, definitelysix hours prior, that's yeah.
But the thing is we're usingprofessional products.
That is the difference, andmakeup will last.
And prior to the photographergetting there, there is a time
slot where we get you alltouched up.
So, adding on to what we havedone, even if you were first up,
(19:04):
I always find that you get toparade that around all day
anyway.
You get to look great in thephotos anyway.
So that's why I say it's abonus to be one of the first.
But yeah, as I said, we touchyou up so you look fresh before
the photos and before theceremony, so there's no need to
be nervous about that.
If you're the first, yeah, buttime-wise, I always say as well.
(19:27):
I was saying this to one of mybrides yesterday who booked with
me.
She, yeah, I just say, make ita fun event.
I just sort of merge in and domy thing, but it's just a fun
experience getting ready and allyour best friends and all your
people that you absolutely love,and that I've got everything
sorted time-wise and so youdon't have to worry about a
(19:49):
thing and you can just enjoyyour day and just there's a lot
of laughs going on and there's alot of music, a lot of dancing
and a lot of special timesduring that preparation time.
So I think it's a full day.
Even if it is six hours, as yousaid, it's six hours of
absolute fun and that's part ofthe wedding itself, not just the
(20:10):
wedding day.
So I'm privileged that I can bea part of that.
Yeah, always.
Yvette (20:15):
Oh, I was just thinking that, as you were talking about
like the whole the music andjust enjoying themselves, I'm
like, oh my gosh, I realized thehair and makeup artist really
gets to enjoy that special timewith all the brides.
Ingalisa (20:29):
Oh, we absolutely do it's that special time with all
the brides.
Oh, we absolutely do.
Yeah, yeah, I must say that iswhy I love my job extra so much,
like I enjoy my job so muchbecause I am a part of it and I
feel that they include me and,yeah, it's just, you're all
there to create the whole, yeah,the whole day and make them
feel that extra little bitspecial you would have seen so
(20:51):
much, oh my gosh, from doingthose times.
Yvette (20:54):
You would have seen the stressed out bride.
You would have seen the happy,excited bride.
You would have seen the nervousbride, the crying bride, the
everything.
You would have seen it allright.
Ingalisa (21:04):
Absolutely yeah, I have, I have, and you can
generally pick it what they'regoing to be, and yeah, but then
again it's up to me to, Isuppose, work with them that
little bit further and calmtheir nerves or talk to them in
a way that they can approach theday in a better way.
Yvette (21:25):
Yeah, you're like that relationships counselor type
person in the daytime.
Yes, yeah, it's a little littlespecial knack you've got to
have, isn't it really?
Ingalisa (21:35):
Oh, there, absolutely is.
That's actually why I got intolife coaching also.
I think every hairdresser is alittle bit of a counsellor at
times, but I have seen everybride and I've seen them handle
the day in different ways aswell, with all the things that
happen good and not so good.
At the end of the day, it'syeah at the end of the day.
It's not always perfectSometimes.
(21:57):
Sometimes there is a few littlehiccups and I suppose it's the
way they respond to that and theway they handle that, no matter
how much planning goes into itsometimes.
Yeah, but it is the way theyhandle it and, yeah, it's up to
me whether I talk them throughthat or respond to their
unhappiness or whatever they'regoing through.
I just sort of handle it in thebest way possible to get them
(22:19):
through and through all thetears if need be, even if the
makeup is ruined.
Wow.
Yvette (22:24):
That's a beautiful role that you have.
It's really nice.
It's so much more than justhair and makeup.
I mean, who you're booking forthat free wedding prep is with
you all day long.
So it's like because I alwayssay to my brides, I always say
to them when you're picking yourvendors, make sure you resonate
(22:45):
with the person, because youare spending time with these
people.
You might like their workbecause you've looked at
Instagram or Facebook.
But talk to them, meet them.
If you can't meet them inperson, zoom with them.
Just get a feel that if you'regoing to get along with them
because you've got to feel itbetween each other, it's so
(23:06):
important, so important.
Ingalisa (23:08):
I 100% agree with that .
Yeah, there have been so manybrides that I've just vibed with
and the day's just been amazing.
I seem to attract those sort ofpeople that I just connect with
and I think initially, whenthey contact me, if I can speak
to them over the phone, I'll getit.
It's me with them just as muchas they're sort of wanting to
(23:29):
work with me.
It's sort of a give and takeSome people that, yeah, we don't
vibe with or I can't give themwhat they're wanting to achieve.
There have been times that'shappened as well and I would
pass them on to someone who ismore suitable for that sort of
look that they're going for orwhatever, so yeah, yeah, I get
(23:49):
that.
Yvette (23:49):
That's so important.
I love that you do that too,because we all want to work with
the people that we connect withand vice versa, like it goes
hand in hand for both.
It's great that you do that.
Yes, can you share with us somedo's and don'ts for brides in
terms of hair and makeuppreparation?
And it's funny I'm asking thisquestion because I only last
(24:10):
night was looking at some photosof my wedding day.
I got married just gone, 10years ago, and the kids and I
were looking through my albumand the photos are lovely, the
makeup was beautiful and, exceptfor when there's close-ups of
me, I notice how, oh my gosh, myskin must have been really dry
or dehydrated, and any close-upsI can see.
(24:32):
I can sort of see it, and I waslooking last night and I'm like
, oh, I'm glad I'm asking thisquestion tomorrow.
So obviously I didn't prep myskin as well as I could have.
But please share with us somedo's and don'ts.
Ingalisa (24:48):
Yes, oh my gosh.
That is so, so important becauseskin prep can make the makeup
just absolutely flawless and, asyou said, in photos can just
really shine through and makethem feel as well, radiant on
whether the makeup laststhroughout the day better, as
opposed to when the skin's notprepped.
It won't last as well, 100%.
(25:11):
I would do either a course, aseries of microdermabrasions, or
even, if it is just one,microneedling as well.
That's a little bit moreinvasive, but you'd want to be
doing that a couple of monthsbefore.
That just sort of resurfacesthe skin and takes away any dead
skin cells that you may havebuilt up, that you sometimes
(25:32):
don't even realize that it'sthere, but that just gives you a
fresh new layer of skin for themakeup to be able to be built
upon.
And so when we're working withmakeup at the moment, that's
generally like soft and dewy andthe natural skin's being
allowed to be shown through.
(25:52):
That's a perfect base for that.
So I would recommend thatAnything to do with exfoliant I
wouldn't do a few days before, Iwould stop it a week before, at
least On the day prior ahydration mask.
Hydration is what it's allabout, definitely these days,
that's what I needed.
Yes, definitely, and the eyepatches as well.
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These weren't around years andyears ago.
This is why now, makeup hastotally changed and I don't know
what we did years ago.
We've put on the hydration maskand-.
Yvette (26:30):
Cucumbers, yeah, cucumbers on the hydration mask
Cucumbers, yeah, cucumbers andthe tea bags yeah, and we had
yeah, like eye gel.
Ingalisa (26:36):
I remember we used to utilize that on the cruise ship
and just pack on the eye gel.
That used to make a little bitof a difference, but what we're
using now makes a significantchange, and so I would
definitely recommend that.
And it's a great photoopportunity as well having the
girls lined up with the masks on.
Yes, yes, it's fun.
(26:57):
Yeah, but definitely your Usingnothing unusual.
I always say just do yournormal routine, nothing invasive
, meaning exfoliant, and nothingunusual as well.
So, yeah, your moisturizer, andwhether you use your special
hyaluronic acid or your vitaminC or whatever it may be, to
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brighten your skin and to giveyou an overall clear, smooth
complexion.
But that's ready for us to beable to then, work on you.
Yvette (27:29):
Yeah, yeah, that's good.
Yeah, when you talk about that,because when I look at my
photos, it is just around myeyes.
It's not really any of my otherpart of my skin.
It was just around my eyes, andstress probably plays a part in
that, sometimes right untilyour eyes cake it all.
Ingalisa (27:44):
Yes, definitely.
I was also going to say as well, when I have people have an
eyelash tint or have theireyebrows shaped and tinted as
well, and particularly if theyhave their face microplaned or
microbladed or have waxing done,it does make a significant
difference as well.
(28:04):
Microbladed or have waxing done, it does make a significant
difference as well.
It gives you a beautiful, freshline to be able to just
obviously shape and work with.
So, particularly with mascara,sometimes it doesn't get right
to the roots.
You need to put on at least acouple of applications for it to
get right to the root and allthose little tiny bottom lashes
there they're certainly exposedby getting them tinted as
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opposed to just mascara.
Yvette (28:27):
Yeah, that's a great idea, especially because if we
shed some tears during theceremony, yes, and also for your
honeymoon as well.
Ingalisa (28:37):
If your eyelashes are tinted and everything's done,
you can just put on that nice BBcream or whatever.
You're on holidays, you justwant to nice BB cream or
whatever.
You're on holidays, you justwant to not spend a lot of time.
But if your definition is inyour eyebrows and eyelashes,
just a little bit of BB creamand a little bit of bronzer and
gloss and you're right to go.
Yvette (28:56):
Love that.
And what about the hair?
What about hair prep?
Ingalisa (29:00):
Hair prep.
Definitely I would be cuttingand definitely treatment a few
months before getting it intogood condition.
So, depending on what damage isthere, if you're having it
colored, I would definitelysuggest doing that at least a
month prior and getting it maybefreshened up two weeks before.
I would definitely, yeah, justtreatments.
(29:22):
I would, depending on the hair.
Definitely, yeah, justtreatments.
I would, depending on the hair.
As I said, on the day I've hadbrides where they've swum in
chlorine and expected us to, oreven bridesmaids expected us to,
work with hair when it's justcaked with chlorine.
So yeah, definitely I wouldn'tsuggest that.
So I always expect everybody tohave their hair washed and
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blow-dried the day before, justso we're not dealing with oily
or extremely frizzy hair.
So if it dries frizzy, it'sreally hard to get out and if it
is oily, if you're using a lotof products, it's only a certain
amount of dry shampoo I can usein the hair to bring it back.
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So therefore, I suppose peoplewho do have finer hair.
It sort of makes it a medium,so everyone's very similar, so
that we can get the hair lookingthe same, particularly if
there's a few bridesmaids thatwe're working with, then we can
get a very streamlined similarlook yeah.
Yvette (30:25):
Love that.
Yeah, they're great tips, verygood tips.
So tell us, ingalis, you'veshared so much advice and tips
around all the hair and makeup.
You obviously also know quite abit about weddings, because you
hear it all during the day.
Tell us what is your number onewedding planning tip.
Ingalisa (30:48):
That's a great question, Yvette.
And going back to my wedding, Ithink the most important thing
is having one person who'sworking with you throughout the
end of the wedding so they knowwhat's happening with each and
every thing, whether the tabledecorations and the flowers and
things like that and handingover the papers to that one
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person and they can checkeverything off, whether it be
your bridesmaid or whether it beyour bridesmaids as well as a
team.
But I would certainly do thatand having the trust in them,
knowing that they're going tosort it out, because overriding
them like half putting trust inthem and overriding them, it
just doesn't work.
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So that's what my number onetip would be.
Yvette (31:35):
I love that tip so much, it's so important and I stress
it because we don't want to bephoned a million times a day at
the wedding if something's wrongor something's not being
delivered and all those littlethings.
People, I was actually onlychatting to a bride before I got
onto this podcast with you onInstagram and she was saying all
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her family had arrived fromEngland into Perth for the
wedding.
Her family had arrived fromEngland into Perth for the
wedding and she said all theplanning is great, but the
guests are so stressful.
Everyone keeps messaging me amillion questions about the
wedding and asking me the samequestions over and over.
And I said to her you need toput somebody in charge for the
rest of the week.
(32:20):
Give everybody a contact numberof one of your bridesmaids so
that they stop ringing you andtexting you, and it's such an
important thing.
So I love that you point thatout.
Delegation makes things so mucheasier, so much easier.
Absolutely yeah, and peopleactually want to help you, don't
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they Like frontmanes especially?
They want to help, yes they do.
Ingalisa (32:47):
I do find, though, the people that don't put their
trust in others I find thatthey're just some of them can be
like well known as controlfreaks, I would say.
And they know they are, theyknow they are.
Yvette (33:02):
But.
Ingalisa (33:02):
But the thing is I find those people don't
particularly get the day.
They don't enjoy the day asmuch as they possibly could if
they just let go.
And that's another thing that Iwould suggest just you've done
all the work up until a pointand just let it go and just
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enjoy sit back and enjoy, andthat's what.
And enjoy, and that's what Iwould do, and that's what I
suggest any bride to do with me.
And when they do that, theyjust know I've got it all sorted
, and they're the ones thatenjoy their day so much more.
Yvette (33:38):
Yeah, I love that.
It's such great advice.
And, galicia, you've hit thenail.
You know, you've seen it, so Iagree with you.
So much so, so much, soimportant.
They're the ones too, I thinkthe day after the wedding
they're like oh, so many thingswent wrong Because they're the
only one that knew all thedetail.
So they're like all trying tobe all over it.
Ingalisa (33:59):
So, yeah, just enjoy it Relax, let it flow, let it
flow, yes, yes.
I think sometimes there's awhat goes on in their mind.
They've played it out so muchthat everything, to every detail
, is meant to happen, exactlycorrect, and then they have that
disappointment in their mind ifit doesn't happen.
And then one disappointmentafter the next and it just
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builds up.
But I've seen that happen andit's quite unfortunate, and they
end up being in tearsthroughout the night.
I hear, yeah, so that's where Ijust go.
Yeah, absolutely, let it go andjust enjoy.
But you do all the groundwork.
You put so much time and effortin briefing everybody and being
really crystal clear on exactlywhat you want and all talking
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with them and getting ideas.
Working together yeah, witheach professional, yeah.
So I think the groundwork is soimportant working with those
trades, getting that trust andthen just handing it over to
them.
Yvette (34:58):
Yeah, yeah, they're the professionals.
They know, they know, they do,they do.
Thank you so much.
Those tips are great.
You've shared so much of yourknowledge and, like I said, you
do some really beautiful work.
I know you work do celebrities.
You're so involved in so manythings, so congratulations to
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you and your success as well.
Thank you, and tell thelisteners where can they find
you.
Ingalisa (35:27):
Yeah, absolutely so.
On Instagram, ingelisaunderscore H-M-U, and that's
where the majority of mycommunication is.
Otherwise, facebook, ingelisahair and makeup.
So yeah, definitely DM me thereif you're wanting to connect
and have any questions, or happyto answer them and happy to
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assist you for your big day,upcoming day.
Yvette (35:54):
Oh, thank you so much.
I'm going to pop all thoselinks and everything in the show
notes as well, but I'm verygrateful.
Thank you so much for takingthe time.
Ingalisa (36:03):
My pleasure.
Thank you so much for having me, yvette, and it's been a great
chat I've had with you.
It's been awesome, and I haveassisted many brides.
Yvette (36:14):
Oh, you have definitely, thank you.
Welcome to the Manage my Wedding podcast, where we
believe your wedding is the mostimportant time in your life and
you deserve to feel supportedand organized when planning the
wedding of your dreams.
I'm your host, Yvette Sitters,so welcome to the podcast,
Inga-Lisa.
Ingalisa (00:18):
Thank you, Yvette.
Thank you so much for having me.
Yvette (00:22):
I'm really looking forward to talking to you today,
because we all know that brides, they want to look beautiful,
right?
It's so important and everyonewants that wedding day glow that
everyone talks about, right?
Absolutely, they certainly do.
So tell us, before we go intoall the nitty-gritty wedding
questions that I'm going to askyou, can you share with us a bit
(00:44):
about your background in bridalhair and makeup and what
inspired you to specialize inthis beautiful wedding industry?
Ingalisa (00:53):
Yeah, absolutely.
Thank you for asking.
Yeah.
So I got started as ahairdresser, working in Cairns,
and I, would you believe,actually was scared of doing
upstyling, so so many times theywere booked into my column and
I'd just quickly switch them out, and a lot of the hairstylists
(01:13):
that were amazing at it they'veactually left the salon, so I
was forced to get good at them.
So I suppose I put my trainingcap on and started to enjoy up
styling and I allowed thecreativity to flow and I
actually began to enjoy it.
And so, from doing a lot offormals and then launched into
(01:37):
weddings, I realized howimportant it was to have the
bride actually feel special onher wedding day and particularly
not be stuck in a salonenvironment and her not to feel
like she's number one.
So, yeah, so after working on acruise ship which I was
(01:58):
traveling all over Europe andthe Caribbean and working with
so many brides doing weddings inCroatia and Italy and Greece
and particularly many inSantorini that inspired me to
work with, I suppose, brides initself I came back and I was
absolutely passionate aboutweddings and upstyling and
(02:20):
launched into makeup as well andthat sort of began me just
specializing in it as opposed tojust doing it as a part-time
thing.
So, particularly with workingwith people from all around the
world, they have their culturesand their particular likes and
dislikes Me being able to bringthose back to Australia and,
(02:43):
yeah, all those trends that I'vebeen able to learn overseas,
and particularly working inEngland as well, I learned a lot
when I worked with Tony and Guyand a lot of the other mentors
who are amazing at upstyling andwho have been in the industry
for a very long time, so Ilearned of them and, yeah, so
that's what launched me intospecializing in bridal
(03:06):
particularly, but upstyling forfunctions and content shoots and
things like that events yeah.
Yvette (03:13):
I can totally understand that about the upstyling thing,
because I cannot do hair.
I just I cannot do hair.
I just I take my hats off toyou people that can actually do
these beautiful hairstyles,because my hair is dead straight
and that's about all I canachieve with my hair and I walk
out of hair salons and you justfeel a million dollars because
(03:33):
you've got these curls or thesebeautiful up styles and it's a
real art actually, like itreally is.
Ingalisa (03:41):
Yeah, it certainly is.
And, particularly looking atthe person, everyone has their
own unique style which suitsthem, and I suppose that's where
a lot of people just don't knowwhat suits them and look,
taking their facial features andtheir profile, and there's so
many variables that can be takeninto consideration.
Yvette (04:01):
So when did the makeup part then come into that,
because you obviously then hadthis skill that was hair.
Ingalisa (04:09):
Yeah, absolutely.
So when I did my training so Idid my hair.
I'm a hairdresser by trade sowhen I did my training I touched
on makeup.
So with that I then began tolove it.
I used to do a lot ofcompetition work and creative
shoots, photo shoots, andabsolutely loved that and
realized that I actually had todevelop some skills in that area
(04:31):
because I loved it so much anddid a Napoleon course.
And also I was friends with theson of Nook Taylor, who is a
high-end, I suppose, artist.
Within probably 20 years ago.
She was just one of the mentorswho mentored so many other
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makeup artists, so I got sometraining with her.
So I was lucky enough to bebrought on her team and learned
so many skills from her.
And since then I've done a lotof Mac and a lot of Mia Connor
and, yeah, little courses alongthe way to always stay current
and, yeah, keeping up to date.
Yvette (05:14):
Yes, that would be a challenge, I have to say.
Every time I see you at anevent, you're always glowing.
Your makeup is so beautiful.
Glowing, your makeup is sobeautiful.
You always look amazing.
So you definitely know whatyou're doing.
How do you work with brides toachieve their desired wedding
day look?
Ingalisa (05:34):
Yeah, that's a great question, Yvette, and I think it
all comes down to having thetrial.
There's a lot of brides half ofmy brides don't have a trial,
but I think it can be done onthe phone or over Zoom and, I
think, melting in theirpersonality and melting in their
dress and their flowers andtheir everything to what they're
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wanting the day to look forthem, and melting in their
personality and how they wanttheir day to look, because a lot
of them have dreamt of theirday forever, and so I take it
upon myself that it's a reallyimportant day for them and for
them to portray who theyactually are and to bring in all
these and, as I said, at thetrial, at the physical trial,
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that's where I think the magichappens, where they actually
assist me in bringing everythingtogether and we create a style
that is unique and suited tothem.
So not only hair, but alsomakeup, so bringing in pictures
and little magazine pieces ofpaper and things like that,
pictures that they've seen ofother people, and, yeah, we
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bring it in and melt it alltogether.
So, yeah, so then they can walkaway feeling that we've created
something together.
Yvette (06:47):
I love that and I love how you incorporate the colors
and everything else.
That's their wedding.
You touched on the trial andhow important that is.
I say this to everyone pleasehave a trial.
And a lot of people wait fortheir hen's day, which and I'd
love your feedback and thoughtson this Cause sometimes I'm like
that's only sometimes a coupleof weeks before the wedding, and
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if you then decide thatperson's not the right fit for
you, you can't really alwaysfind someone then in time for
your wedding.
Do you say, trial it muchearlier than their hens or their
bachelorette party?
Ingalisa (07:23):
Yeah, that is a great question because a lot of people
have had their trial reallyearly, like too early, and then
they've a year in advance andthen they've forgotten what
they've done and they'veprobably changed dresses or
changed ideas since then.
And so I tend to now, as longas I've put their trust in my
work and they know what work I'mcapable of and so they've
(07:47):
booked me, I would tend to haveit a few months out, so it's
fresh in their mind and Isuppose that they've had photos
and they've seen how it feelsand see how it wears and, yeah,
and they've had time to processhow it's going to look.
If it's too far down the track,they just tend to forget, and
then they get to see so manyideas in the meantime and then
just get confused.
(08:07):
So I would say a few monthsbefore that's my suggestion,
that everyone is different.
Yvette (08:13):
Yeah, that makes sense.
That makes sense.
I do see, sometimes too I meana lot of these wedding Facebook
groups and you see someone posta picture of I went to my makeup
trial and this is the image ofwhat I wanted.
And here's the image of what Igot.
And I'm really disappointed andI think, oh my gosh, that
person looks nothing like you.
(08:34):
To start, with your brunette,they are blonde, your brown eyes
, their blue eyes, there's allthese different skin tones that
are different.
So do you get that?
Sometimes it's not a like forlike.
You can't recreate someoneexactly on yourself.
Ingalisa (08:50):
Yeah, yeah, I know exactly what you're saying and I
have seen that actually beforeand I do feel for the makeup
artist because there are unrealexpectations that are given to
us at times.
I've never personally hadanyone walk away unhappy, to be
quite honest, and say that.
Because I do make them awarethat either their hair is not
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the same as the thickness orcolor, their skin complexion or
their face shape.
I point out those factors atthe start, but that's utilized
as a guide and I let them knowthat from the start so they're
not walking away disappointed.
But also let them know thatthey are uniquely them.
Let them know we will use thatas a guide to make their unique
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look similar to that, but makeit on their, make it suited to
them, if that makes sense so yes, pointed and wanting to look
exactly the same yeah.
Just like similar to seeing adress on a model, isn't it?
And you try it on and, yeah, oh, totally, it looks totally
different.
So, yeah, I use that analogy tothem and then they sort of
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understand.
Yvette (09:56):
But yeah, that makes sense, it's good that you do
that, because we are we still.
Our partner is marrying usright Like we need to look like
us, not somebody else.
They didn't want to marrysomebody else they wanted to
marry us Absolutely.
Ingalisa (10:11):
Yeah, yeah, and I think it's so important.
That's the main thing thatwe're bringing out.
It's our job.
I think it's my job to bringout their best features so they
look like them, and I thinkthat's why a lot of people do
come to me, because it's notlike caked on makeup and hair
just lacquered to the hilt, likeit was years ago.
Times have changed, but I thinka lot of people choose me as a
(10:34):
stylist because I know I bringout the best features and make
them look like themselves, buttheir best version of themselves
and feeling naturally beautiful, and I think that's the main
thing.
Their husband wants to be ableto recognize them, and they want
to feel like themselves as well, not unfamiliar with themselves
(10:55):
.
So, yeah, I think that's soimportant.
Yvette (10:58):
I agree with you totally on that.
You touched on like trends acouple of times.
Yes, tell me, what trends areyou currently seeing in bridal
hair and makeup at the moment?
Ingalisa (11:10):
Yes, look, we're going through a bit of a transition
at the moment, like we've gonethrough the whimsical sort of
romantic stage and effortlessdone but not done sort of look
and the boho sort of look.
I mean the area that I live inthat will always be the beachy
sort of look, that will alwaysbe in.
But I find now that the bridesare going for more a
(11:33):
minimalistic look for makeup andI suppose, letting freckles and
imperfections shining throughbut having that radiant glow and
minimal makeup and I supposebut just as I said before, just
looking naturally beautiful.
Less is best and keeping onthat monotone for makeup, that
(11:53):
sort of keeping in differenttones of either bronze or pink
or your coral colors.
They're sort of really in atthe moment, but just different
versions of that.
So, as opposed to havingdifferent colors on the face
With hair, we're sort of goingmore of the old Hollywood sort
of look and natural hair, like Isuppose vintage sort of looks
(12:17):
and sheen is really in, slickedback is in, definitely yeah, and
embracing healthy hair, as Isaid.
But the classic and simple lowvolume buns and, yeah, like the
half knot up and fringe comingdown.
But I think showing the face isdefinitely in at the moment.
So it has changed and I do likethis change Absolutely yeah.
Yvette (12:40):
You're enjoying it?
Yeah, I love that change too.
I love that kind of natural.
Are you enjoying it?
Yeah, I like that change too.
I love that kind of natural,minimal, kind of glowing look it
is.
It's so nice, it is really nice.
And I don't think that thendates in photographs either
later does it.
Ingalisa (12:55):
You're exactly right.
It is timeless and people areembracing who they are, and so I
love that.
Like what you just said, yeah,you look back at photos 20 years
down the track and, yeah, itwill just look absolutely
beautiful and yeah, theattention can therefore go on
your radiating, but then oneverything else the dress, and,
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yeah, everything just fitsnicely.
Yvette (13:18):
Yeah, I like that.
I'm thinking back to the 80s.
You're like they don't belooking at their photos now
where they've got bright blueeyeshadow.
Oh dear, yes, yes, that was inright at the time.
That's how people knew makeup,that's what it was.
But yeah, yeah, and the kidswill look at our photos later in
(13:40):
this era now and go, oh yeah,that's nice Mum.
Ingalisa (13:44):
Yeah, absolutely, as opposed to before.
Yeah, but that hairspraylacquered look, I'm so glad
that's gone.
That's well outdated, yeah.
Yvette (13:54):
I'm agreeing with you on that.
I totally agree, totally.
Can you give us some tips forbrides who are unsure about what
style would suit them best?
Yes, absolutely.
Ingalisa (14:08):
With regards to what they're wearing, that can be a
variable whether they're wearinga backless dress, so I'd
definitely suggest having theirhead down, depending on their
profile as well, whether they'rewanting to create some height
and also whether their partneris quite tall so they're wanting
to create it allows them for alittle bit of height.
There are so many thingswhether they're wanting to
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expose their face or they'rewanting their ears to be exposed
or not.
There's so many differentthings that can come into that
conversation.
But that's where we come intoit and I suppose not pick
something for them, but justgive them some guidance and
choices to, and, I suppose, makethem aware of what will suit
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them best.
But all of those factors comeinto play and create the perfect
design for them.
Yvette (14:57):
Yeah, I love that You're really working with someone
one-on-one really to capturethem.
We talked earlier about.
We touched on that whole trialsession thing, which is so
critical and I don't know if youagree with me here.
But everyone please book atrial, don't not because you
might think I can't afford that,but then it's your fault really
(15:20):
.
Then if you have a problemlater because a trial is there
to kind of mitigate that and youset a couple of months out is
good for that, how far inadvance are you?
Should the brides be bookinghair and makeup?
What are you finding, I suppose?
How far out are they bookingand what's best?
Ingalisa (15:39):
Yeah, look, that's a great question, yvette.
I would definitely say threemonths out.
Three to four months out wouldbe the most I would say, but
earlier the better.
I always tend to say with mygirls, because they have seen my
work and they have put theirdeposit down, they've secured me
.
That's the main thing.
Yvette (15:57):
When do they do that?
Ingalisa (15:59):
step.
Oh look, I've had three yearsin advance.
Wow, in advance, absolutelywhen, yeah, when they want the
particular stylist orphotographer, they, yeah, I
would suggest, definitely, bookthem in.
Yeah, book us in.
And then like then, from therethe trial, I would just say
utilize it for your hen's nightor a date night, make the most
(16:21):
of it.
I would, yeah, I would, but thelatest, like I would say, yeah,
four months out, okay.
Yvette (16:27):
Personally, yeah, and you said some people book you
three years out.
Okay, personally that's good,yeah, and you said some people
book you three years out.
I think that, and it's so true,because the good ones we all
book out, right.
If you want someone inparticular, if you're chasing
that vendor, if they are goodand you're having a Saturday
wedding especially, there's agood chance they're going to be
booked out.
(16:48):
So just do it now.
Ingalisa (16:50):
A hundred percent.
I've had brides that do want mein particular, so they've
changed their date to suiteither myself or a photographer.
They want a certainphotographer or they want a
certain particular functioncenter, so they've changed the
date and then worked around usfrom there.
So, yeah, but getting in earlyis super important.
Putting your deposit down witheverybody, that's what I would
(17:11):
definitely suggest.
And then it just takes thenerves out of everything.
It's like yep, got that sorted,now I can concentrate on the
little minor or the littlepersonalized details from there.
Yvette (17:24):
Some brides and I get asked this question a lot and
you're the professional so youcan answer this question.
But maybe think about obviouslyyou have the trial and then it
comes to the wedding day and Iknow some brides are like, oh my
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gosh, I'm going to have mymakeup done six hours before any
photographs are taken or beforeI even get there.
Can you share around notworrying about that, because I
know so many people can't wraptheir head around the fact,
especially the bridesmaid whohas to go first, the bridesmaid
battle.
Like I don't want to be first,I don't want my makeup to come
off.
Ingalisa (18:00):
The one who pulls the short straw.
That's what I always say yes,yeah, so that is.
It does shock them and when itis particularly early, but I
always say they can't sleepanyway, because they're
generally excited or they're.
Yeah, I always say excitementas opposed to nerves.
Yeah, but when they take intoconsideration they have to be
ready two hours prior, I tend todo the bride last to second
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last, depending on her nervesand how I'm gauging how she's
feeling.
I'll do her a little bitearlier.
But when we're whether we'vegot a few stylists going at once
at least, when makeup takes 45minutes to an hour, sometimes
for the bride and same with hair, depending on what style we're
having.
So yeah, when you take that inconsideration to the timeline
(18:44):
and you work back, definitelysix hours prior, that's yeah.
But the thing is we're usingprofessional products.
That is the difference, andmakeup will last.
And prior to the photographergetting there, there is a time
slot where we get you alltouched up.
So, adding on to what we havedone, even if you were first up,
(19:04):
I always find that you get toparade that around all day
anyway.
You get to look great in thephotos anyway.
So that's why I say it's abonus to be one of the first.
But yeah, as I said, we touchyou up so you look fresh before
the photos and before theceremony, so there's no need to
be nervous about that.
If you're the first, yeah, buttime-wise, I always say as well.
(19:27):
I was saying this to one of mybrides yesterday who booked with
me.
She, yeah, I just say, make ita fun event.
I just sort of merge in and domy thing, but it's just a fun
experience getting ready and allyour best friends and all your
people that you absolutely love,and that I've got everything
sorted time-wise and so youdon't have to worry about a
(19:49):
thing and you can just enjoyyour day and just there's a lot
of laughs going on and there's alot of music, a lot of dancing
and a lot of special timesduring that preparation time.
So I think it's a full day.
Even if it is six hours, as yousaid, it's six hours of
absolute fun and that's part ofthe wedding itself, not just the
(20:10):
wedding day.
So I'm privileged that I can bea part of that.
Yeah, always.
Yvette (20:15):
Oh, I was just thinking that, as you were talking about
like the whole the music andjust enjoying themselves, I'm
like, oh my gosh, I realized thehair and makeup artist really
gets to enjoy that special timewith all the brides.
Ingalisa (20:29):
Oh, we absolutely do it's that special time with all
the brides.
Oh, we absolutely do.
Yeah, yeah, I must say that iswhy I love my job extra so much,
like I enjoy my job so muchbecause I am a part of it and I
feel that they include me and,yeah, it's just, you're all
there to create the whole, yeah,the whole day and make them
feel that extra little bitspecial you would have seen so
(20:51):
much, oh my gosh, from doingthose times.
Yvette (20:54):
You would have seen the stressed out bride.
You would have seen the happy,excited bride.
You would have seen the nervousbride, the crying bride, the
everything.
You would have seen it allright.
Ingalisa (21:04):
Absolutely yeah, I have, I have, and you can
generally pick it what they'regoing to be, and yeah, but then
again it's up to me to, Isuppose, work with them that
little bit further and calmtheir nerves or talk to them in
a way that they can approach theday in a better way.
Yvette (21:25):
Yeah, you're like that relationships counselor type
person in the daytime.
Yes, yeah, it's a little littlespecial knack you've got to
have, isn't it really?
Ingalisa (21:35):
Oh, there, absolutely is.
That's actually why I got intolife coaching also.
I think every hairdresser is alittle bit of a counsellor at
times, but I have seen everybride and I've seen them handle
the day in different ways aswell, with all the things that
happen good and not so good.
At the end of the day, it'syeah at the end of the day.
It's not always perfectSometimes.
(21:57):
Sometimes there is a few littlehiccups and I suppose it's the
way they respond to that and theway they handle that, no matter
how much planning goes into itsometimes.
Yeah, but it is the way theyhandle it and, yeah, it's up to
me whether I talk them throughthat or respond to their
unhappiness or whatever they'regoing through.
I just sort of handle it in thebest way possible to get them
(22:19):
through and through all thetears if need be, even if the
makeup is ruined.
Wow.
Yvette (22:24):
That's a beautiful role that you have.
It's really nice.
It's so much more than justhair and makeup.
I mean, who you're booking forthat free wedding prep is with
you all day long.
So it's like because I alwayssay to my brides, I always say
to them when you're picking yourvendors, make sure you resonate
(22:45):
with the person, because youare spending time with these
people.
You might like their workbecause you've looked at
Instagram or Facebook.
But talk to them, meet them.
If you can't meet them inperson, zoom with them.
Just get a feel that if you'regoing to get along with them
because you've got to feel itbetween each other, it's so
(23:06):
important, so important.
Ingalisa (23:08):
I 100% agree with that .
Yeah, there have been so manybrides that I've just vibed with
and the day's just been amazing.
I seem to attract those sort ofpeople that I just connect with
and I think initially, whenthey contact me, if I can speak
to them over the phone, I'll getit.
It's me with them just as muchas they're sort of wanting to
(23:29):
work with me.
It's sort of a give and takeSome people that, yeah, we don't
vibe with or I can't give themwhat they're wanting to achieve.
There have been times that'shappened as well and I would
pass them on to someone who ismore suitable for that sort of
look that they're going for orwhatever, so yeah, yeah, I get
(23:49):
that.
Yvette (23:49):
That's so important.
I love that you do that too,because we all want to work with
the people that we connect withand vice versa, like it goes
hand in hand for both.
It's great that you do that.
Yes, can you share with us somedo's and don'ts for brides in
terms of hair and makeuppreparation?
And it's funny I'm asking thisquestion because I only last
(24:10):
night was looking at some photosof my wedding day.
I got married just gone, 10years ago, and the kids and I
were looking through my albumand the photos are lovely, the
makeup was beautiful and, exceptfor when there's close-ups of
me, I notice how, oh my gosh, myskin must have been really dry
or dehydrated, and any close-upsI can see.
(24:32):
I can sort of see it, and I waslooking last night and I'm like
, oh, I'm glad I'm asking thisquestion tomorrow.
So obviously I didn't prep myskin as well as I could have.
But please share with us somedo's and don'ts.
Ingalisa (24:48):
Yes, oh my gosh.
That is so, so important becauseskin prep can make the makeup
just absolutely flawless and, asyou said, in photos can just
really shine through and makethem feel as well, radiant on
whether the makeup laststhroughout the day better, as
opposed to when the skin's notprepped.
It won't last as well, 100%.
(25:11):
I would do either a course, aseries of microdermabrasions, or
even, if it is just one,microneedling as well.
That's a little bit moreinvasive, but you'd want to be
doing that a couple of monthsbefore.
That just sort of resurfacesthe skin and takes away any dead
skin cells that you may havebuilt up, that you sometimes
(25:32):
don't even realize that it'sthere, but that just gives you a
fresh new layer of skin for themakeup to be able to be built
upon.
And so when we're working withmakeup at the moment, that's
generally like soft and dewy andthe natural skin's being
allowed to be shown through.
(25:52):
That's a perfect base for that.
So I would recommend thatAnything to do with exfoliant I
wouldn't do a few days before, Iwould stop it a week before, at
least On the day prior ahydration mask.
Hydration is what it's allabout, definitely these days,
that's what I needed.
Yes, definitely, and the eyepatches as well.
(26:16):
These weren't around years andyears ago.
This is why now, makeup hastotally changed and I don't know
what we did years ago.
We've put on the hydration maskand-.
Yvette (26:30):
Cucumbers, yeah, cucumbers on the hydration mask
Cucumbers, yeah, cucumbers andthe tea bags yeah, and we had
yeah, like eye gel.
Ingalisa (26:36):
I remember we used to utilize that on the cruise ship
and just pack on the eye gel.
That used to make a little bitof a difference, but what we're
using now makes a significantchange, and so I would
definitely recommend that.
And it's a great photoopportunity as well having the
girls lined up with the masks on.
Yes, yes, it's fun.
(26:57):
Yeah, but definitely your Usingnothing unusual.
I always say just do yournormal routine, nothing invasive
, meaning exfoliant, and nothingunusual as well.
So, yeah, your moisturizer, andwhether you use your special
hyaluronic acid or your vitaminC or whatever it may be, to
(27:19):
brighten your skin and to giveyou an overall clear, smooth
complexion.
But that's ready for us to beable to then, work on you.
Yvette (27:29):
Yeah, yeah, that's good.
Yeah, when you talk about that,because when I look at my
photos, it is just around myeyes.
It's not really any of my otherpart of my skin.
It was just around my eyes, andstress probably plays a part in
that, sometimes right untilyour eyes cake it all.
Ingalisa (27:44):
Yes, definitely.
I was also going to say as well, when I have people have an
eyelash tint or have theireyebrows shaped and tinted as
well, and particularly if theyhave their face microplaned or
microbladed or have waxing done,it does make a significant
difference as well.
(28:04):
Microbladed or have waxing done, it does make a significant
difference as well.
It gives you a beautiful, freshline to be able to just
obviously shape and work with.
So, particularly with mascara,sometimes it doesn't get right
to the roots.
You need to put on at least acouple of applications for it to
get right to the root and allthose little tiny bottom lashes
there they're certainly exposedby getting them tinted as
(28:25):
opposed to just mascara.
Yvette (28:27):
Yeah, that's a great idea, especially because if we
shed some tears during theceremony, yes, and also for your
honeymoon as well.
Ingalisa (28:37):
If your eyelashes are tinted and everything's done,
you can just put on that nice BBcream or whatever.
You're on holidays, you justwant to nice BB cream or
whatever.
You're on holidays, you justwant to not spend a lot of time.
But if your definition is inyour eyebrows and eyelashes,
just a little bit of BB creamand a little bit of bronzer and
gloss and you're right to go.
Yvette (28:56):
Love that.
And what about the hair?
What about hair prep?
Ingalisa (29:00):
Hair prep.
Definitely I would be cuttingand definitely treatment a few
months before getting it intogood condition.
So, depending on what damage isthere, if you're having it
colored, I would definitelysuggest doing that at least a
month prior and getting it maybefreshened up two weeks before.
I would definitely, yeah, justtreatments.
(29:22):
I would, depending on the hair.
Definitely, yeah, justtreatments.
I would, depending on the hair.
As I said, on the day I've hadbrides where they've swum in
chlorine and expected us to, oreven bridesmaids expected us to,
work with hair when it's justcaked with chlorine.
So yeah, definitely I wouldn'tsuggest that.
So I always expect everybody tohave their hair washed and
(29:45):
blow-dried the day before, justso we're not dealing with oily
or extremely frizzy hair.
So if it dries frizzy, it'sreally hard to get out and if it
is oily, if you're using a lotof products, it's only a certain
amount of dry shampoo I can usein the hair to bring it back.
(30:05):
So therefore, I suppose peoplewho do have finer hair.
It sort of makes it a medium,so everyone's very similar, so
that we can get the hair lookingthe same, particularly if
there's a few bridesmaids thatwe're working with, then we can
get a very streamlined similarlook yeah.
Yvette (30:25):
Love that.
Yeah, they're great tips, verygood tips.
So tell us, ingalis, you'veshared so much advice and tips
around all the hair and makeup.
You obviously also know quite abit about weddings, because you
hear it all during the day.
Tell us what is your number onewedding planning tip.
Ingalisa (30:48):
That's a great question, Yvette.
And going back to my wedding, Ithink the most important thing
is having one person who'sworking with you throughout the
end of the wedding so they knowwhat's happening with each and
every thing, whether the tabledecorations and the flowers and
things like that and handingover the papers to that one
(31:10):
person and they can checkeverything off, whether it be
your bridesmaid or whether it beyour bridesmaids as well as a
team.
But I would certainly do thatand having the trust in them,
knowing that they're going tosort it out, because overriding
them like half putting trust inthem and overriding them, it
just doesn't work.
(31:31):
So that's what my number onetip would be.
Yvette (31:35):
I love that tip so much, it's so important and I stress
it because we don't want to bephoned a million times a day at
the wedding if something's wrongor something's not being
delivered and all those littlethings.
People, I was actually onlychatting to a bride before I got
onto this podcast with you onInstagram and she was saying all
(32:00):
her family had arrived fromEngland into Perth for the
wedding.
Her family had arrived fromEngland into Perth for the
wedding and she said all theplanning is great, but the
guests are so stressful.
Everyone keeps messaging me amillion questions about the
wedding and asking me the samequestions over and over.
And I said to her you need toput somebody in charge for the
rest of the week.
(32:20):
Give everybody a contact numberof one of your bridesmaids so
that they stop ringing you andtexting you, and it's such an
important thing.
So I love that you point thatout.
Delegation makes things so mucheasier, so much easier.
Absolutely yeah, and peopleactually want to help you, don't
(32:42):
they Like frontmanes especially?
They want to help, yes they do.
Ingalisa (32:47):
I do find, though, the people that don't put their
trust in others I find thatthey're just some of them can be
like well known as controlfreaks, I would say.
And they know they are, theyknow they are.
Yvette (33:02):
But.
Ingalisa (33:02):
But the thing is I find those people don't
particularly get the day.
They don't enjoy the day asmuch as they possibly could if
they just let go.
And that's another thing that Iwould suggest just you've done
all the work up until a pointand just let it go and just
(33:22):
enjoy sit back and enjoy, andthat's what.
And enjoy, and that's what Iwould do, and that's what I
suggest any bride to do with me.
And when they do that, theyjust know I've got it all sorted
, and they're the ones thatenjoy their day so much more.
Yvette (33:38):
Yeah, I love that.
It's such great advice.
And, galicia, you've hit thenail.
You know, you've seen it, so Iagree with you.
So much so, so much, soimportant.
They're the ones too, I thinkthe day after the wedding
they're like oh, so many thingswent wrong Because they're the
only one that knew all thedetail.
So they're like all trying tobe all over it.
Ingalisa (33:59):
So, yeah, just enjoy it Relax, let it flow, let it
flow, yes, yes.
I think sometimes there's awhat goes on in their mind.
They've played it out so muchthat everything, to every detail
, is meant to happen, exactlycorrect, and then they have that
disappointment in their mind ifit doesn't happen.
And then one disappointmentafter the next and it just
(34:21):
builds up.
But I've seen that happen andit's quite unfortunate, and they
end up being in tearsthroughout the night.
I hear, yeah, so that's where Ijust go.
Yeah, absolutely, let it go andjust enjoy.
But you do all the groundwork.
You put so much time and effortin briefing everybody and being
really crystal clear on exactlywhat you want and all talking
(34:46):
with them and getting ideas.
Working together yeah, witheach professional, yeah.
So I think the groundwork is soimportant working with those
trades, getting that trust andthen just handing it over to
them.
Yvette (34:58):
Yeah, yeah, they're the professionals.
They know, they know, they do,they do.
Thank you so much.
Those tips are great.
You've shared so much of yourknowledge and, like I said, you
do some really beautiful work.
I know you work do celebrities.
You're so involved in so manythings, so congratulations to
(35:20):
you and your success as well.
Thank you, and tell thelisteners where can they find
you.
Ingalisa (35:27):
Yeah, absolutely so.
On Instagram, ingelisaunderscore H-M-U, and that's
where the majority of mycommunication is.
Otherwise, facebook, ingelisahair and makeup.
So yeah, definitely DM me thereif you're wanting to connect
and have any questions, or happyto answer them and happy to
(35:50):
assist you for your big day,upcoming day.
Yvette (35:54):
Oh, thank you so much.
I'm going to pop all thoselinks and everything in the show
notes as well, but I'm verygrateful.
Thank you so much for takingthe time.
Ingalisa (36:03):
My pleasure.
Thank you so much for having me, yvette, and it's been a great
chat I've had with you.
It's been awesome, and I haveassisted many brides.
Yvette (36:14):
Oh, you have definitely, thank you.
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