MUA for my wedding day

YES! I am now Mrs Huang! Just had a tiring weekend due to our wedding, but it was all worthwhile!

Actual Day MUA

Previously I did not dare to recommend the MUA i chose because i do not know if she is good or not? But after reviewing a full list of MUAs, I chose Shanice Makeup & Hairstyling after looking through her extensive portfolio on her Facebook page! I love the contrast of her before and after makeup photos! I love how natural the brides look after the makeup! I love the designs of her hairdo!

Most importantly, Shanice is VERY professional, here's a few examples:
1) She reached EARLY on my wedding day (but sat in her car till i texted her because she didn't want to disturb me).
2) She brought her own lighting for the makeup which is why I got to enjoy my makeup in my air-conditioned room at my own comfort (my sis told me her bestie had to do her bridal makeup in the living room because of the bad lighting in the room). This is how fortunate I am!

3) Shanice uses spray makeup for my foundation which makes my makeup light and comfortable! During my shortlisting of MUAs, other MUAs charge extra for spray makeup ok! I have the tendency to get deep laughing/ smiling line mark (微笑纹) due to my way of smiling which will be VERY obvious if i have thick makeup. Guess what? I didn't have that on my wedding day ;p

4) Shanice managed to settle my very fussy mum who have had a bad haircut 3 days before my wedding! THUMBS UP FOR HER! She dolled up my mum and made my mum VERY happy the whole day! My mum was so 神采飞扬 as if she is the main lead of the wedding hahahas! She is VERY satisfied with Shanice!

And yes, hiring Shanice is the BEST decision i have made my whole wedding! She is patient, meticulous and very skillful. I looked super gorgeous and received lots of praises from my relatives, friends and of course.. my hubby ;p

As I have just changed my job a month ago, i was pretty tied down with all the wedding preparation and job transition stuff. Hence i was not able to fix a date for my trial makeup and hairdo. But having full confidence in Shanice's ability, I was not the least bit worried.

Do consider getting Shanice as your MUA and you will NOT regret!

Accessories

As i had a particular look/ requirement that i want, i had purchased my wedding hair accessories on Taobao! It wasn't cheap but i was lazy to mail back the rented accessories to Shanice so i bought my own. The quality is good and its very pretty!

Why i chose gold accessories to match my white gown?
i have a pair of golden dragon/ phoenix bangles that i HAD to wear for my wedding so i wanted my hair accessories to match my bangles.  Pretty right? ;D

Unfortunately I bought way too many hair accessories and did not get to use most of it (talking about being budget but yet overspending ;p). Sold them at a discounted price to a BTB just yesterday since i have no use for it anymore hahas.

I also bought a set of hair accessories for my floral gown (exact same one i wore for my pre-wedding shoot). Its so pretty!!

I'm selling the set of 3 pins for $18 and the set of 2 hair accessories for $25.

Do send me an email if you are keen to get them (:

I am also selling my SUPER long bridal veil for $20. Soft and good quality!

Its a dual layer classic veil that is 77cm on the front and 2.2m at the back. Perfect for the kind of wedding where the groom will have to unveil the bride :D Its going for $20!

My advice to BTBs if you keen to get hair accessories on taobao is… go for reputable shops and don't go for cheap hair accessories. It's important to have good quality ones that will complement your overall look on your big day. I bought a cheap hair accessory and had the biggest regret of my life when the crystals are falling out when i got them hahahas. So reminder my dearest BTBs, go for quality since these things don't cost you an arm or a leg.

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My Honestbee experience

Honestbee has been around for quite some time and my perception of them has not been very good because of the bad experience of my cousin had previously when Honestbee just started. In short, she bought groceries from honestbee and the delivery was delivered late with all the groceries she purchased in bad condition (melted frozen food causing all the items in her purchase to be wet).

As such, I never really wanted to try Honestbee.

However, as my friend shared with me the promotion code for Honestbee just this week, Bee and I decided to give them a try as we wanted to utilize their promotion of having $40 off $120 purchase for our Martell purchase for GDL. I mean.. what can go wrong with the purchase of just 2 bottles of Martell right?

We made an order right away on the Honestbee website and everything was fuss-free.
Just key in my details, discount code, choose the delivery date and place the order, as simple as that! We placed an order on the 25th January and had arranged for the delivery on 28 January.
$40 off our $200 purchase! What a good deal!



On the 28th, I had received a call from my personal shopper.

Guess what?
For the Martell that I ordered, there is 2 different packaging and my personal shopper called me to verify with me which one I prefer. He even went to the extent of whatsapping me the photos for both the external packaging and the internal bottle to let me choose.

His service is truly impeccable! 哪里有人这么好的！




That aside, as NTUC has in-store promotion ($9 off per bottle of $100 Martell), Honestbee did an adjustment to my purchase and I only paid a frigging $142 for 2 bottles of Martell! That's a $58 cost savings for me off the original price of $200! $71 per bottle of Martell!




I am truly satisfied with my purchase with Honestbee!

I don't have to squeeze in NTUC with the CNY crowd and can get the items delivered to my doorsteps in good condition at such a good price! I honestly don't mind trying Honestbee again. Maybe next time Bee and I can order our canned pig trotters for GDL via Honestbee, then we won't have to carry the heavy canned pig trotters home! ;p


This post is no way an advertisement for Honestbee and I am in no way affiliated to them.
Just want to share the good experience I have with them this time round.