I'm finally done with my pre-wedding photoshoots with 9 Frames... so i'm going to give some feedbacks on 9 Frames, Silhoette and Gin Tan my makeup artist..
Let's start with Silhouette..
1) If you guys look back the history, you will notice that I have written some unhappiness happenning with Silhouette.. But that experience was quickly sorted out and a new EG dress design was made again... I must say I'm pleased with both dresses they have made and the dedication after that.. It is made so beautiful to my eyes and in my eyes!! I must really applaud the Designer and Auntie Theresa for all their efforts as both dresses have a lot of blings and the WG has a lot of layers to be sewn on... Hard on them.. Really!! A big thank you to the fantastic duo!!
2) Gilbert Chua - We chose him because his pre-wedding shots are really cool... It reflects the natural side of the couple and he is really able to bring out the best natural state of the couple instead of those fake cheesy look... The only issue we had was that we do not really know what we want as we as a couple, we seldom go out to places in singapore... It was really hard to think of places and especially when we do not have a car.. that was when conflict happened during the discussion... It was a mild one actually.. Gilbert is kind of a straight forward person.. He does not hesitate to hide his comments and if need be, he will be tactful and give his subtle hints to us.. I still remembered he sending sms to me advising me not to change anymore as we are loosing our sense of direction... I finally gave up and told him how cornered i felt by budget, HTB, timing and logistic arrangement.. Guess what, I didn't know Gilbert has his soft and funny side... He called me to console me and gave me his idea and what he believed was what I want.. And true enough everything he said was what I want for my photoshoot!! He is sensitive but he also respect the space that's supposed to be meant for the couple.. Unless one of them is non-chalant then he will step in to help.. So guys, if you engaged Gilbert from 9 Frames, 4 hours is NOT ENOUGH to shoot good photos.. Gilbert is game for anything as long as it makes the couple's day!! Must have car too
3) Gin Tan - We heard a lot about Gin Tan in this thread right? Gin is really a down to earth person.. A nice sweet lady and patient one too... I made her go to Singapore Polytechnic to do my make up and I was late on that day but she didn't mind at all... I asked her about Ampoule solutions and she told me she doesn't sell it and does not believe in pushing customers to buy even if she has it.. As each skin uses different ampuoles in fact so she doesn't want to apply the wrong ampoules to different people.. She is not out there to cheat her clients' money.. After some chatting with Gin, I get to know a bit of her history... Gin taught in a make-up school before.. Her students are Bridal Make-Up Artists wannabe in fact... Now she's a freelannce professional makeup artisit and a honest one.. Oh yes, she teaches Personal Makeup class too!! After the first trial, I went home to surf the net and came out with some pictures and show it to her in her facebook....
Would suggest that you find out what you want to look like and show it to her so that she can understand you and create your ideal hairstyle.. If not, there will sure to have miscom and that's when you may find that this does not suits you or etc... Gin is open to feedback.. I'm so glad to have Gin for my MUA... I really feel so comfortable with her.. Thank you Gin!! I really like the pre-wed look that you have improvise for me...