Bad Choice for Bridal Makeup
I had a difficult time working with Cory Bryant from Makeup By Cory for my wedding and engagement photo shoot. Out of all my wedding vendors, Cory was the only one who caused me stress and frustration on my wedding day. My wedding was in May 2013. The problems with Cory are below:
1) Bad attitude
2) Unreliable with schedule
3) Asked for tips repetitively
4) Not good with Asian eye makeup, does better job with Caucasian
I did two trials with Cory before the wedding. My biggest makeup concern was "no panda eyes look." I'm Asian, so most heavy eye shadows make me look like I got punched in the eye - two dark puffy circles that make my eyes look smaller, the "panda eyes" look! Not attractive at all! I didn't like the makeup she did on me for the trial - her strokes were rough and not detailed; she drew my eyebrows and eyeliner skewed and asymmetric; one eyelid had heavier eye shadow than the other, and the mascara was clumpy. And, it had the "panda" look!
Trying to schedule a 2nd trial with Cory was a nightmare. I drove down to Cory's home studio, but she had "forgotten" my appointment and had another client there. I said it was no big deal and re-scheduled, then she cancelled on me for 3 more times before "squeezing me in" her busy schedule. At times, I was stressed and afraid I wouldn't be able to get another trial before the wedding. Cory explained that she usually does only 1 trial, because the trial cost is discounted, so she was already doing me a favor for agreeing to a 2nd trial. Because it was already too late to find another makeup artist, all I could do was wishful thinking.
On the day of the wedding, Cory and her team of 3 assistants showed up 15 minutes late. Immediately, Cory announced that they "had to hurry" because she "had another wedding to rush to after this one." She was clearly stressed and repeated that whenever I or a bridesmaid made a request. I did not feel that my wedding was a priority at all.
I requested lighter colors that would make my eyes look brighter and bigger. Cory's immediate reply was "I can't make your eyes look any bigger than they are." She started layering on darker eye shadows that I did not like. Meanwhile, my sister was getting her eye shadows done by an assistant. When my mother pointed out that we would like my eye makeup to look more similar to my sister's, Cory said she was just going to let her assistant do my eyes. I could tell her pride was hurt, and the rest of the appointment felt "adversary." I wish Cory would have listened instead of being in such a big hurry to get to the next wedding. read more