We know that your wedding day is super important to you and that you need to make sure you pick the right team to enjoy the ride with!
We have listed our Top 3 Qualities to help you understand a bit more about our hair and makeup team and how we work together to ensure that your journey with us is an enjoyable one that you'll look back fondly upon, and also be confident in recommending us to all of your friends!
Olga, Founder and Lead Makeup Artist
Excellent Communication Skills!
Every day is an admin day with Barnet + Boatrace! We endeavour to answer all of your queries within 24 - 48 hours.
Olga the founder of Barnet + Boatrace has a diverse career background. From cosmetic sales and training, HR and Recruitment to Executive PA she has a wealth of professional experience to look after you.
Olga oversees and fully manageseach and every wedding hair and makeup booking to ensure it runs smoothly which is super important if you have a large wedding party and a team of Artists and Stylists are booked.
Whether you need help completing your Booking Form, arranging your Preview /Trial Appointment or passing on feedback to your Hair Stylist and Makeup Artist she is there each step of the way.
Photo Credit: Paul Thomas Heath Photography
Super Organised!
We have one central place for your booking kept securely online so that all of your important information is stored safely together.
It’s here in the background that the magic happens! Your hair and makeup team liaise with each other to ensure that everyone is kept in the loop with all of your booking details such as timings for the day, pictures and notes from your preview/trial as well as any other important info.
This is also a handy tool for us in case anyone is unexpectedly taken ill as it's easy for another member of the team to step in at short notice if required.
We have also have a Client Portal so you can view all of your important dates, documents and invoices in one handy place at any stage.
Photo Credit: Ben Braybrooke
Quirky by Name, Quirky by Nature!
If you're not a Londoner you might not be familiar with the company name Barnet + Boatrace! So you're not left in the dark, "Barnet" is cockney rhyming slang for Barnet Fair ie Hair... and "Boat Race" is cockney rhyming slang for Face!
We have a great mix of 20 makeup artists and hair stylists with some having previously lived or worked in top salons in London.
We have a diverse mix of at ages, genders and personalities as well as career stages which is reflected in our Price Guide.
We all share the same work ethos and passion in making our clients feel relaxed and more beautiful. Olga always strives to pair the right makeup artists with hair stylists to create a strong wedding beauty and styling team.
We try and meet at least once a week for a coffee and catch up where we get to share our knowledge and get to know each other on a more personal level which helps us bond on wedding jobs too.
Barnet + Boatrace Makeup Artists and Stylists at Sopley Mill