Bridal makeup studio
Common Loom is a small bridal practice built around skin that looks like skin — unhurried trials, one artist on your morning, and a finish that holds through humidity, hugs and a very long photo list.
What we do
Every booking is built around your getting-ready window rather than a fixed package clock. Tell us the date and who needs makeup, and we'll send a written plan with timings before anything is held.
Service one
A single, quiet appointment on the morning itself. Skin prep first, then a look built in layers so it photographs soft rather than flat.
Allow 90 minutes
Service two
For mothers, sisters and friends sharing the same room. The order is built backwards from your photographer's first call, so nobody is rushed.
Allow 45 minutes per person
Service three
A seated session to test wear, photograph the result and adjust anything that doesn't feel like you. Notes and product names are kept on file.
Allow 2 hours
Recent looks
A few finishes from recent seasons. Bring photographs of yourself you like — they tell us more than any inspiration board.
How it runs
Four steps, all of them written down. You should never have to guess who is arriving, when, or what to have ready.
Send your date and the number of people needing makeup. We reply with availability, a written plan and a simple agreement that holds the date for you.
Usually a few months out. We test two directions, photograph both and keep a record of every product used so the day itself is a repeat, not an experiment.
You receive a running order shared with your photographer and hair team: arrival time, order of the party, and the exact minute the brushes stop.
We arrive early, set up out of the way of the dress, and work quietly through the room. You are finished last, with a small touch-up card in your own shades.
The artist
I trained in editorial makeup and moved to weddings because I preferred the pace — one room, one family, a whole morning to get the skin right.
Common Loom takes a single wedding per day. That means no clock-watching between bookings, time to re-do an eye if it isn't quite right, and a kit chosen for real conditions: humidity, tears, long exposure to flash, and hours of close photography.
Good to know
Most brides get in touch nine to twelve months out, though dates do open up closer in. Send the date whenever you have it — if it's taken, we'll say so straight away rather than leave you waiting.
Yes. Wedding-morning makeup happens wherever you're staying, as long as there's a chair and a window. Travel beyond the immediate area is quoted in your written plan before you commit.
It isn't required, but it is recommended for brides who haven't worn much makeup before, who want lashes, or who are nervous about photographs. Trials can also be booked on their own.
Keep it simple: no new treatments in the fortnight before, moisturise consistently, and come to both the trial and the morning with a clean, product-free face. We'll talk through anything specific at the trial.
It's built to. Bases are set in layers for wear rather than weight, and you leave with a small card holding your lip and powder for the evening. Someone in the party can reapply it in under a minute.
Enquiries
Send the essentials and you'll get a written reply with availability, a suggested running order and clear pricing for your group. Nothing is held until you're happy with the plan.
If your date is already taken, we'll tell you in the same reply — no waiting list, no chasing.