Help/Frequently Asked Questions
Re: Makeup and Hair Services
Frequently Asked Questions regarding Make up Artist and Hair Stylist Services, Makeup for Las Vegas Events, Commercial and Private, Hair and Makeup for Photography, Video, TV and All Media
Cost for Event Makeup and Hair
Cost for Event Makeup and Hair
The total cost for makeup and hair can vary. The total cost is dependent on several things:
- how many makeups and hair stylings are needed?
- what type of services are needed?
- the dates and time of requested service?
- Hotel parking fees associated with the location where the work is to be done.
Christine’s normal Event Service Costs
Cost for Makeup and Hair
Christine’s minimum fee for in-your-hotel-room, on-location makeup and hair for the primary person is $350 plus any hotel parking fees.
Additional makeups and hair stylings done at the same location are normally charged at a “group rate”.
Group Rates for Additional Services.
If you would like to add another party member, Christine has group rates where the per service rates are discounted
— the more services she does in one appointment, up to 3 total makeup and hairs, all in the same room, the lower the average per service cost for everyone.
For additional party members, or to cut the time required, Christine may be able to organize an additional top artist at an additional cost. (Some Elaborate and Specialty Party Hair Styles may also be an additional cost)
— 1- Makeup and Hair and 1 Party member makeup OR hair only is $350 total and require approx. 2 – 3 hours).
— 1- Makeup and Hair and 1 Party member with both makeup AND hair is $550 total and require approx. 3 – 3 1/2 hours).
__By the Day Rates: Christine is available at 8 hour, 10 hour and 12 hour day rates. Please request a quote if this is of interest to you.
All Makeup is done as requested and Hair Styling is done as desired (and what is possible with client’s hair and haircut). Some extremely complicated hair styles will require additional time and may be an additional fee.
Sessions includes lashes and integrating client-supplied clip-in extensions if desired,
Full 2 Hours is scheduled for Portrait Photo-Quality Makeup and Hair.
Good, clean work takes time, and 2 hours should be sufficient in case of last minute changes or delays. (Christine will usually arrive 5 to 10 minutes before the appointment time to set up and need 5 to 10 minutes after finishing to pack up.)
Christine brings a variety of high quality strip lashes in different sizes for all who want them and there is never a charge for lashes.
Events Parties and Group Rates
Events, Parties and Group Rates –
Single booking are charged a normal per-person rate. When 2 to 3 persons, events or parties, are needing services, they are booked at a group rate. The more services Christine is able to do herself, the lower the average, per-person cost.
The discounted costs for additional persons, events or parties depends on the total number of services needed, and If there is sufficient time for Christine to do everyone herself.
Travel distance, hotel parking fees, or any special services needed, will be considered and calculated into the total service costs.
Most Commercial Events are booked as 4, 8, 10 and 12 hour rates. In those cases, performing hair and makeup services are as-needed, for the entirety of the time booked. Therefore, groups of: 4, 8, 10 and 12 hour rates receive a discounted average fee over single person service rates.
4, 8, 10 and 12 hour Rates and Pricing information for TV Photo, Film, Video and Events
Makeup Only Pricing?
Makeup or Hair Only – Pricing
Single Makeup Only Pricing is available. However, our normal out-call “in-your-room” or “at-your-location” booking rate is for a minimum of 2 services: makeup and hair-styling, or 2 makeups only, or 2 hair-stylings.
The two service minimum is however, not absolute. Depending on the date, day of the week, time, location and the type and style, the single Makeup Only service may be available. Same-day or next-day requests may also be available. The best value, price-wise, is always with 2 or more services.
If you are familiar with Las Vegas you know that just traveling to and from hotels and other venues in Las Vegas takes some time. It can require as much as 1 hour (20 to 30 minutes each way) depending on which hotel or venue and the time of the day.
Once at the hotel or venue, parking, unloading and getting to the room or event location is at a minimum, another 10 – 15 minutes in each direction. It can be a very long walk through the labyrinth of the hotel concourse, hallways, and elevators.
We calculate in a minimum of 45 minutes just to get to a booking and another 45 minutes to get back or to the next booking. It usually takes about an hour to do a single makeup, getting set-up, doing the service, and packing up to leave. That adds up to a total of 2 1/2 hours.
If you are local, have the time and transportation and want to come to Christine (4 miles west of the Strip just off of Sahara) her fee is comparable to most quality salon based makeup artists.
Pricing information for TV Photo, Film, Video and Commercial Events
Can you stay for touch ups, photos, makeup, hair changes?
Can you stay for touch ups, photos, makeup and hair changes?
In the case of private events and photoshoots, Christine can often stay after the initial makeup and hair is finished, IF the additional time is booked with the session. This service is priced at $50 – $100 per hour in addition to the initial service rate. She will stay and do touch ups as needed or desired. She can also change the hairstyle and glamorize the makeup to give the client a different look for the different setups or for the shoot day.
Christine is also available at a day rate. Please ask for a quote if that is something you would like.
Get Pricing information for Non-Commercial Makeup and Hair services
Space Needed for Hair and Makeup Services
Space Needed for Hair and Makeup Services?
When necessary Christine can work in a very small space. Ideally doing one or two people, and only Christiné working, a corner in a normal Las Vegas hotel room should be fine. However, if you will be wanting multiple subjects done, if more than one artist will be working at a time, or if many will be in the room, a mini or full-suite is highly recommended.
Christiné brings a makeup chair and and lighting setup. She will need a clear table area to her right for her work materials. She needs to set up in a *very low traffic area* with space for a light stand and the three large bags which contain her over 100lbs of makeup, hair supplies and implements.
Hair is best done in front of a mirror. A bathroom, where she will have a mirror and cleared counter space for all of her hair styling implements and products is perfect.
Working with Hair Extensions?
Working with Hair Extensions and Hair Pieces
Working with Hair Extensions and Hair Pieces for beauty, fashion and glamour styles is often desired. Las Vegas Hair and Makeup specialist Christiné Copeland uses them frequently when creating beautiful hairstyles for photoshoots.
For Photoshoots
If she has the extensions of the correct color and length she can supply them at no charge for photo sessions or jobs where she will be there until the end of the session.
For Events – Bring Your Own Hair Extensions and Hair Pieces
For parties, girls-night-out or other events where she does the makeup and hair and then leaves, there is most often not a convenient way to get them back. For those types of events clients will need to supply their own extensions.
Purchase clip-in hair extensions or hair pieces of the proper color and length prior to your service. Make sure the hair extensions and hair pieces have clips and are ready to install and bring them to the session. If they need trimming, have that done prior to your event. Christine does not do cutting or trimming/
Christiné will integrate Hair Pieces and Extensions
If you bring your own, Christine can then integrate them into your hairstyle. In most cases there is no additional charge for working with hair extensions and hair pieces.
Early morning start time for makeup and hair
Early morning start times for makeup and hair are not a problem.
Christiné often works TV, Film and Photography shoots that require she be ready to go at times earlier than 3:00 am. Early morning start times are no problem at all.
Being on West Coast time in Las Vegas, much of the live TV feeds need to start on East Coast time. All the morning talk shows and news program interviewees need to be ready to go by 5;00 am, and that means call times at least a couple of hours earlier.
Christine has never been late. Early morning start times are not a problem.
Can you come to my hotel room, home or office?
Hair and Makeup in Hotels or on Location in Las Vegas Area
Christiné is totally mobile
She can setup and do makeup and hair styling in your hotel room, office or home or at outdoor and desert locations.
Christiné works much of the time in hotels, especially for weddings, events, and conventions. Las Vegas is both a major tourist destination for events and also a major convention site.
Most all of her work takes her on location in Las Vegas.
Makeup and Hair Trial
Makeup and Hair Trials
However, many of Christine’s clients are from out of town. If you know what you want, and can bring or send us photos. There may be no need for a trial.
However, the day of the event or photo session is not the day to be indecisive, and there is almost never time to try different styles. If you are unsure about how you want your makeup done and what hairstyle you want, we then recommend a trial.
Christine does not cut hair, so it is very important to make sure that your haircut will work with the hair style you want.
A trial, most often takes longer than the event day service.
For a trial, Christiné will often do “before” photos with her phone, discuss what you want, make recommendations, go over colors and possible hair styles, and then do a full makeup and hair style. After photos will then be taken showing you how the makeup and hair photographs to ensure your satisfaction. It will usually take 2+ hours.
For the best rate a Trial should be booked with the session. When the trial is booked with the session it is about 20% less than the normal session fee. If booked alone it is the same cost.
Air Brush Makeup
Air Brush Makeup
“…None of the photos on my website are “airbrush makeup”.
I became very interested in airbrush makeup application when it became a “buzz word”. I bought a system and took some classes. Airbrush makeup is just another technique to apply makeup. It is a “tool”. I believe it sounds great because of the association in people’s minds with “airbrushed photos” — they are not the same.
Airbrush makeup will not smooth or cover bad skin any better than traditional methods, and has a lot of other things to consider as well. For beauty and glamour I will put my work up against anyone’s airbrush work… I use the finest makeup products available, and with a combination of brushes, sponges and fingers can give better coverage, as smooth of coverage and longer lasting coverage…”
Airbrushing makeup still requires all the same steps as more traditional methods of application. Cover up and spot concealer and powder is normally still brushed or sponged on in the traditional way. The airbrush cannot “push” or work the products into the skin or into each other. It must still be powdered and the powder must be worked in.
Older faces with sagging skin and deep wrinkles need a fine foundation worked into the creases – which the airbrush cannot do. I found most of the compressors noisy and many people really hate how it feels, especially when work is done around the eyes.
Much of the “hype” about airbrush comes from the people that manufacture and sell the makeup and equipment. It is almost impossible to find impartial reviews and comparisons because the search engines have been so heavily spammed by those selling the equipment and services. There are many who advertise airbrush who simply are not skilled with it. It is more a buzz-word and ultimately used as a minimal part of the entire makeup application.
This is not to say that there are not artists who love the airbrush, and are very good with it.
Airbrushing is certainly best for special effects makeup, doing large areas on the body as in tattoo cover-up and tanning and where stenciled designs are required or desired. It is also a quick way to apply a generic foundation color quickly to a large number of people when custom blending of foundation colors is not required or is not practical for time reasons..
One more thing to remember, the use of an airbrush does not mean that the person using it is a great “artist” or that the final result will look better or even good. If you look at my commercial client list you will see that those who hire makeup artists for commercial work… hire the “artist” and not the “tool”….
Tattoos, scars, stretch-marks
Makeup coverup for tattoos, scars, stretchmarks, and brown spots.
Makeup coverup for tattoos, scars, stretchmarks, and brown spots requires multiple layer applications and additional time.
Many do not want their tattoos, stretchmarks or scars show in their photos. Covering them with makeup can be difficult. Make up can only correct and cover the coloring of the areas. Most scars, stretchmarks and some tattoos are three dimensional. They are not smooth, and even when covered with makeup, the shadows and highlights that occur when illuminated at some angles will still be visible.
Hide tattoos, scars, stretchmarks
The best solution when possible is to find a way to cover the problem areas with your wardrobe or accessories instead of covering them with makeup.
Covering tattoos scars and stretchmarks with makeup
We can do spot cover-ups of tattoos, stretchmarks and scars , however you must have realistic expectations. It will not look perfect under every lighting situation. We cannot guarantee that the makeup will not rub off on your clothing or on those you come in contact with.
The color of scars and tattoos and stretchmarks can usually be changed sufficiently by layering foundations and coverups to closely match the adjacent skin color, however changes of lighting types, the direction of the light and the varying color temperatures of the different light sources that you will encounter during your day, including the harsh light of direct flash photography may show variations in color and reflectance on “spot or small areas of makeup”. This is because skin and makeup reflect light and react to those variables differently.
This is especially a problem for tattoos, stretch marks and scars where the area of the skin is raised slightly higher than the normal skin, or has a texture to it making it 3 dimensional. We cannot eliminate shadows that will come and go depending on the direction of the light…
Another consideration is the location of the cover-up. If the areas will have a lot of contact and or rubbing with fabric from your dress, veil, straps, sleeves, or perhaps more importantly those you hug or rub up against when walking together or during mingling with guests, you will have problems. No matter how well set, makeup will not hold up under sustained contact or friction without continual attention.
Because this type of cover-up will take additional time it must be booked with the service in advance so reserved booking times will include the time to do it. The larger and darker the area the more time that is required to cover it. Covering dark tattoos on very light pale skin completely can be very time consuming. it will usually be a small additional fee of up to $25 for the first 15 minutes.
Spray tan coverups
For multiple large tattoos full-body spray tanning is the best choice. You can find local spray tan businesses in Las Vegas by Googling for them. Be sure and ask if they can cover tattoos completely.
Cost for Event Makeup and Hair
Cost for Event Makeup and Hair
The total cost for makeup and hair can vary. The total cost is dependent on several things:
- how many makeups and hair stylings are needed?
- what type of services are needed?
- the dates and time of requested service?
- Hotel parking fees associated with the location where the work is to be done.
Christine’s normal Event Service Costs
Cost for Makeup and Hair
Christine’s minimum fee for in-your-hotel-room, on-location makeup and hair for the primary person is $350 plus any hotel parking fees.
Additional makeups and hair stylings done at the same location are normally charged at a “group rate”.
Group Rates for Additional Services.
If you would like to add another party member, Christine has group rates where the per service rates are discounted
— the more services she does in one appointment, up to 3 total makeup and hairs, all in the same room, the lower the average per service cost for everyone.
For additional party members, or to cut the time required, Christine may be able to organize an additional top artist at an additional cost. (Some Elaborate and Specialty Party Hair Styles may also be an additional cost)
— 1- Makeup and Hair and 1 Party member makeup OR hair only is $350 total and require approx. 2 – 3 hours).
— 1- Makeup and Hair and 1 Party member with both makeup AND hair is $550 total and require approx. 3 – 3 1/2 hours).
__By the Day Rates: Christine is available at 8 hour, 10 hour and 12 hour day rates. Please request a quote if this is of interest to you.
All Makeup is done as requested and Hair Styling is done as desired (and what is possible with client’s hair and haircut). Some extremely complicated hair styles will require additional time and may be an additional fee.
Sessions includes lashes and integrating client-supplied clip-in extensions if desired,
Full 2 Hours is scheduled for Portrait Photo-Quality Makeup and Hair.
Good, clean work takes time, and 2 hours should be sufficient in case of last minute changes or delays. (Christine will usually arrive 5 to 10 minutes before the appointment time to set up and need 5 to 10 minutes after finishing to pack up.)
Christine brings a variety of high quality strip lashes in different sizes for all who want them and there is never a charge for lashes.
Events Parties and Group Rates
Events, Parties and Group Rates –
Single booking are charged a normal per-person rate. When 2 to 3 persons, events or parties, are needing services, they are booked at a group rate. The more services Christine is able to do herself, the lower the average, per-person cost.
The discounted costs for additional persons, events or parties depends on the total number of services needed, and If there is sufficient time for Christine to do everyone herself.
Travel distance, hotel parking fees, or any special services needed, will be considered and calculated into the total service costs.
Most Commercial Events are booked as 4, 8, 10 and 12 hour rates. In those cases, performing hair and makeup services are as-needed, for the entirety of the time booked. Therefore, groups of: 4, 8, 10 and 12 hour rates receive a discounted average fee over single person service rates.
4, 8, 10 and 12 hour Rates and Pricing information for TV Photo, Film, Video and Events
Makeup Only Pricing?
Makeup or Hair Only – Pricing
Single Makeup Only Pricing is available. However, our normal out-call “in-your-room” or “at-your-location” booking rate is for a minimum of 2 services: makeup and hair-styling, or 2 makeups only, or 2 hair-stylings.
The two service minimum is however, not absolute. Depending on the date, day of the week, time, location and the type and style, the single Makeup Only service may be available. Same-day or next-day requests may also be available. The best value, price-wise, is always with 2 or more services.
If you are familiar with Las Vegas you know that just traveling to and from hotels and other venues in Las Vegas takes some time. It can require as much as 1 hour (20 to 30 minutes each way) depending on which hotel or venue and the time of the day.
Once at the hotel or venue, parking, unloading and getting to the room or event location is at a minimum, another 10 – 15 minutes in each direction. It can be a very long walk through the labyrinth of the hotel concourse, hallways, and elevators.
We calculate in a minimum of 45 minutes just to get to a booking and another 45 minutes to get back or to the next booking. It usually takes about an hour to do a single makeup, getting set-up, doing the service, and packing up to leave. That adds up to a total of 2 1/2 hours.
If you are local, have the time and transportation and want to come to Christine (4 miles west of the Strip just off of Sahara) her fee is comparable to most quality salon based makeup artists.
Pricing information for TV Photo, Film, Video and Commercial Events
Can you stay for touch ups, photos, makeup, hair changes?
Can you stay for touch ups, photos, makeup and hair changes?
In the case of private events and photoshoots, Christine can often stay after the initial makeup and hair is finished, IF the additional time is booked with the session. This service is priced at $50 – $100 per hour in addition to the initial service rate. She will stay and do touch ups as needed or desired. She can also change the hairstyle and glamorize the makeup to give the client a different look for the different setups or for the shoot day.
Christine is also available at a day rate. Please ask for a quote if that is something you would like.
Get Pricing information for Non-Commercial Makeup and Hair services
Space Needed for Hair and Makeup Services
Space Needed for Hair and Makeup Services?
When necessary Christine can work in a very small space. Ideally doing one or two people, and only Christiné working, a corner in a normal Las Vegas hotel room should be fine. However, if you will be wanting multiple subjects done, if more than one artist will be working at a time, or if many will be in the room, a mini or full-suite is highly recommended.
Christiné brings a makeup chair and and lighting setup. She will need a clear table area to her right for her work materials. She needs to set up in a *very low traffic area* with space for a light stand and the three large bags which contain her over 100lbs of makeup, hair supplies and implements.
Hair is best done in front of a mirror. A bathroom, where she will have a mirror and cleared counter space for all of her hair styling implements and products is perfect.
Working with Hair Extensions?
Working with Hair Extensions and Hair Pieces
Working with Hair Extensions and Hair Pieces for beauty, fashion and glamour styles is often desired. Las Vegas Hair and Makeup specialist Christiné Copeland uses them frequently when creating beautiful hairstyles for photoshoots.
For Photoshoots
If she has the extensions of the correct color and length she can supply them at no charge for photo sessions or jobs where she will be there until the end of the session.
For Events – Bring Your Own Hair Extensions and Hair Pieces
For parties, girls-night-out or other events where she does the makeup and hair and then leaves, there is most often not a convenient way to get them back. For those types of events clients will need to supply their own extensions.
Purchase clip-in hair extensions or hair pieces of the proper color and length prior to your service. Make sure the hair extensions and hair pieces have clips and are ready to install and bring them to the session. If they need trimming, have that done prior to your event. Christine does not do cutting or trimming/
Christiné will integrate Hair Pieces and Extensions
If you bring your own, Christine can then integrate them into your hairstyle. In most cases there is no additional charge for working with hair extensions and hair pieces.
Early morning start time for makeup and hair
Early morning start times for makeup and hair are not a problem.
Christiné often works TV, Film and Photography shoots that require she be ready to go at times earlier than 3:00 am. Early morning start times are no problem at all.
Being on West Coast time in Las Vegas, much of the live TV feeds need to start on East Coast time. All the morning talk shows and news program interviewees need to be ready to go by 5;00 am, and that means call times at least a couple of hours earlier.
Christine has never been late. Early morning start times are not a problem.
Can you come to my hotel room, home or office?
Hair and Makeup in Hotels or on Location in Las Vegas Area
Christiné is totally mobile
She can setup and do makeup and hair styling in your hotel room, office or home or at outdoor and desert locations.
Christiné works much of the time in hotels, especially for weddings, events, and conventions. Las Vegas is both a major tourist destination for events and also a major convention site.
Most all of her work takes her on location in Las Vegas.
Makeup and Hair Trial
Makeup and Hair Trials
However, many of Christine’s clients are from out of town. If you know what you want, and can bring or send us photos. There may be no need for a trial.
However, the day of the event or photo session is not the day to be indecisive, and there is almost never time to try different styles. If you are unsure about how you want your makeup done and what hairstyle you want, we then recommend a trial.
Christine does not cut hair, so it is very important to make sure that your haircut will work with the hair style you want.
A trial, most often takes longer than the event day service.
For a trial, Christiné will often do “before” photos with her phone, discuss what you want, make recommendations, go over colors and possible hair styles, and then do a full makeup and hair style. After photos will then be taken showing you how the makeup and hair photographs to ensure your satisfaction. It will usually take 2+ hours.
For the best rate a Trial should be booked with the session. When the trial is booked with the session it is about 20% less than the normal session fee. If booked alone it is the same cost.
Air Brush Makeup
Air Brush Makeup
“…None of the photos on my website are “airbrush makeup”.
I became very interested in airbrush makeup application when it became a “buzz word”. I bought a system and took some classes. Airbrush makeup is just another technique to apply makeup. It is a “tool”. I believe it sounds great because of the association in people’s minds with “airbrushed photos” — they are not the same.
Airbrush makeup will not smooth or cover bad skin any better than traditional methods, and has a lot of other things to consider as well. For beauty and glamour I will put my work up against anyone’s airbrush work… I use the finest makeup products available, and with a combination of brushes, sponges and fingers can give better coverage, as smooth of coverage and longer lasting coverage…”
Airbrushing makeup still requires all the same steps as more traditional methods of application. Cover up and spot concealer and powder is normally still brushed or sponged on in the traditional way. The airbrush cannot “push” or work the products into the skin or into each other. It must still be powdered and the powder must be worked in.
Older faces with sagging skin and deep wrinkles need a fine foundation worked into the creases – which the airbrush cannot do. I found most of the compressors noisy and many people really hate how it feels, especially when work is done around the eyes.
Much of the “hype” about airbrush comes from the people that manufacture and sell the makeup and equipment. It is almost impossible to find impartial reviews and comparisons because the search engines have been so heavily spammed by those selling the equipment and services. There are many who advertise airbrush who simply are not skilled with it. It is more a buzz-word and ultimately used as a minimal part of the entire makeup application.
This is not to say that there are not artists who love the airbrush, and are very good with it.
Airbrushing is certainly best for special effects makeup, doing large areas on the body as in tattoo cover-up and tanning and where stenciled designs are required or desired. It is also a quick way to apply a generic foundation color quickly to a large number of people when custom blending of foundation colors is not required or is not practical for time reasons..
One more thing to remember, the use of an airbrush does not mean that the person using it is a great “artist” or that the final result will look better or even good. If you look at my commercial client list you will see that those who hire makeup artists for commercial work… hire the “artist” and not the “tool”….
Tattoos, scars, stretch-marks
Makeup coverup for tattoos, scars, stretchmarks, and brown spots.
Makeup coverup for tattoos, scars, stretchmarks, and brown spots requires multiple layer applications and additional time.
Many do not want their tattoos, stretchmarks or scars show in their photos. Covering them with makeup can be difficult. Make up can only correct and cover the coloring of the areas. Most scars, stretchmarks and some tattoos are three dimensional. They are not smooth, and even when covered with makeup, the shadows and highlights that occur when illuminated at some angles will still be visible.
Hide tattoos, scars, stretchmarks
The best solution when possible is to find a way to cover the problem areas with your wardrobe or accessories instead of covering them with makeup.
Covering tattoos scars and stretchmarks with makeup
We can do spot cover-ups of tattoos, stretchmarks and scars , however you must have realistic expectations. It will not look perfect under every lighting situation. We cannot guarantee that the makeup will not rub off on your clothing or on those you come in contact with.
The color of scars and tattoos and stretchmarks can usually be changed sufficiently by layering foundations and coverups to closely match the adjacent skin color, however changes of lighting types, the direction of the light and the varying color temperatures of the different light sources that you will encounter during your day, including the harsh light of direct flash photography may show variations in color and reflectance on “spot or small areas of makeup”. This is because skin and makeup reflect light and react to those variables differently.
This is especially a problem for tattoos, stretch marks and scars where the area of the skin is raised slightly higher than the normal skin, or has a texture to it making it 3 dimensional. We cannot eliminate shadows that will come and go depending on the direction of the light…
Another consideration is the location of the cover-up. If the areas will have a lot of contact and or rubbing with fabric from your dress, veil, straps, sleeves, or perhaps more importantly those you hug or rub up against when walking together or during mingling with guests, you will have problems. No matter how well set, makeup will not hold up under sustained contact or friction without continual attention.
Because this type of cover-up will take additional time it must be booked with the service in advance so reserved booking times will include the time to do it. The larger and darker the area the more time that is required to cover it. Covering dark tattoos on very light pale skin completely can be very time consuming. it will usually be a small additional fee of up to $25 for the first 15 minutes.
Spray tan coverups
For multiple large tattoos full-body spray tanning is the best choice. You can find local spray tan businesses in Las Vegas by Googling for them. Be sure and ask if they can cover tattoos completely.