Beauty Tale

My mom and I had attended the "studio" of Aleksandra Guz for a hair and make-up trial. Prior to this there was poor communication but gave Aleksandra the benefit of the doubt.
On arrival, we were not greeted with politeness or a smile. We were called upstairs to a box room with no professional lighting and sat down. We were offered a drink which we accepted. After this I was asked what my wedding dress looks like, I showed her a photo of the back of the dress (as it is lace and thought was applicable) and she said "I don't want to look at the back, I want to see the front."
Aleksandra then asked how i'd like my hair and make-up so showed her a couple of images I saved on Pinterest. She then asked my mom how she'd like her hair and make-up, my mom wanted a 50's style look and in response to this Aleksandra then said "it's a wedding, if you have both your hair and make-up like that, you'll look like you're going to a dress-up party." My mom wanted this style but again Aleksandra is the professional so let it be and thought she was just being honest. We were not asked if we had any skin allergies or what make-up brands we usually use.
She sat me down first and started with my hair, she took out a hairbrush out of a bag on the floor with a clump of hair on it, presumably from a previous client. She did remove the clump of hair before brushing mine but didn't appear clean. All the hair products and make-up were in a bag on the floor, nothing was out ready which did make me wonder has any of it been cleaned before she used it on me.
Aleksandra curled my hair and she left the curling tongs in my hair so long, I still have a faint burnt smell in my hair after washing it twice. She did my make-up and once finished I told her I wasn't sure about my eyebrows, granted I don’t wear much make-up and was told by Aleksandra “that is what you asked for.” I expected her to ask, as this is the make-up, I am wearing my big day, if there is anything she can change and not once did she say are you happy with your make-up. She did use an airbrush foundation which I loved and this comes as standard in the price so was happy with that.
My mom and I were at her house for 4 and half hours and was not asked about my wedding at all, not even once but was told in great detail about her own personal relationship.
When we left, I drove from Worcester to Birmingham and my hairstyle had all fallen out, it was a mess. I felt like she didn’t take any care and frankly am surprised she has won an outstanding award from Wedding Inc. I would not recommend Aleksandra Guz for your big day and I’m glad I had a trial and subsequently cancelled her for my wedding. She charged me £190 for the trial she provided and felt that I was ripped off for the service my mom and I received.

Aleksandra was absolutely fantastic. Professional but as well she have seen beyond the obvious. She did recommend couple of looks that have been much better than what I have chosen. I would recommend her 11 times out of 10. Brilliant

Alexandra is absolutely amazing she is honest , reliable, and has a positive energy about her . The covering of my tattoos was absolutely amazing. I felt a million dollars in my wedding dress and with Alexandra’s help my confidence came back . Will definitely be using Alexandra in the future . She is absolutely beautiful in every way .

Absolutely fantastic experience! I loved my wedding make-up and hairstyle by Alex! Highly recommended! Thank you so much xx

Aleksandra is an amazing makeup artist! The skin on my face is very oily, but Aleksandra did her magic and my makeup looked amazing all night long! My skin wasn't greasy even after dancing all night! I loved the job she did on my hair and makeup! I highly recommend working with Aleksandra!

Having just had my wedding photos back I can say that I am absolutely delighted with my experience and I have no hesitation in recommending Beauty Tale to other brides. After my make up was done I felt confident that the look I wanted to achieve had been fully understood and this is reflected in the way the photographs have come out. Thank you, Beauty Tale, for helping to make my day so special and memorable.