Bride Redoes Professional Make-up in Viral TikTok. Then the Artist Responds (Unique)

A bride’s determination to redo her marriage ceremony make-up minutes earlier than her first look went viral on TikTok — and the make-up artist who created the look observed. The bride, Lauren, captured the tense moments by which she eliminated her professionally utilized make-up in a quick video.

In the end, she ended up redoing her personal make-up and expressed conflicted emotions concerning the scenario, saying, “I really feel dangerous however I don’t prefer it. I used to be attempting so laborious to love it.” 

Because the video went viral, Lauren’s make-up artist, Kandra Jones, has come ahead together with her aspect of the story. Jones, who owns San Diego’s Twirly Shears, discovered concerning the video on a Tuesday afternoon whereas conducting a private make-up lesson. 

“One in every of my make-up artists known as me,” Jones solely tells PEOPLE. “She mentioned, ‘There’s a video on TikTok of a bride washing off her make-up proper earlier than her marriage ceremony and Twirly Shears is the one which did it.’ ” 

Initially, Jones was perplexed, attempting to recall which latest bride might need been sad with their make-up. Nonetheless, upon seeing the video, her coronary heart sank. “I actually favored this bride. She’s very candy. I believed we had a connection,” she explains. “There have been zero purple flags in any of our correspondence.” 

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In her response video, Jones emphasised her dedication to shopper satisfaction, noting that the 2 had a preview session by which changes had been made primarily based on the bride’s preferences.

“On her marriage ceremony day I made the modifications she requested for. It appeared to me that she was blissful. She gave me the largest smile I’ve ever seen on a bride,” Jones recounts within the video. “I had no thought.” 

The bride didn’t reply to PEOPLE’s request for remark.

Following the drama that unfolded, Jones took this chance to show each make-up artists and brides methods to navigate this robust scenario. “These brides are so good at doing their very own hair and make-up and if they’re extra comfy that manner, then that is what they need to do,” Jones tells PEOPLE. 

“We’d fairly you not rent us than being on this place the place you hate one thing and also you wash it off otherwise you really feel like you need to take away something you recognize,” she continues, including, “For make-up artists, if we’re asking and they’re giving the approval there’s not rather more we will do.”

Regardless of the preliminary shock and harm, Jones harbors no in poor health emotions towards the bride. “It’s over. It’s finished. Now, we’re simply going to maneuver ahead from it,” she shares. 

Wanting forward, Jones is happy about new alternatives: the incident unexpectedly boosted her enterprise. “In that first week, we bought 120 inquiries for weddings for our Twirly Shears enterprise,” she says. “It additionally opened up new potential income streams with manufacturers.”

Jones additionally plans to develop her group and area for Twirly Shears and develop an avenue for educating others. “I like studying, and so I do love instructing,” she notes, including that she plans to create a mentorship program within the close to future.