Come wedding season, beauticians get busy as every bride wants to look her best on her wedding. It is not only about make up, crafted jewellery and clothes with heavy work but even hairstyles carry a lot of importance and relevance. A bride wears her hair in different styles to suit various occasions.
Beautician, Ashwini Pradeep who resides at Lalbagh West Gate is gearing up for the season with different hair styles and hair extensions to make sure it creates an impressive yet perfect bridal look.
“I not only cater to weddings but I also get orders for engagements, parties and other special occasions,” explains Ashwini, who customises the braided plait or a bun according to the requirement. “I prefer taking orders atleast fifteen days before the wedding. I usually match the hairstyle with the sari or bridal attire. Accordingly, I will have the entire braid set ready which I then embellish with jewellery and flowers. Flowers like jasmine and rose are entwined down the entire length, which is done on the day of the wedding to get that fresh look.
Hair jewellery mainly comprises hair pins, beads, strand of pearls, jewel comb and the most essential maang tikka. Brides usually decorate hair with jewellery and glitter,” Ashwini says.
It takes at at least half and hour to forty five minutes to get the right wedding hairstyle. “There are people who come and take the braids but I usually prefer to go to the wedding hall and place the braid using a clasp at the base. If not done right, braids might get loose later and usually the beautician is blamed. So make it a point to tell them that I will braid the bride,” said Manyata, another beautician in J P Nagar.
Flowered plaits, bun hair style with a pony tail holder, twisted and partial up-do and ringlets are some of the usual and popular looks you can see at wedding receptions and other occasions. Styling can cost anywhere between `500 and 7000 and I usually take atleast three orders per day,” Manyata tells us.