Faces By Amelia

40 and Fine AF! Shoutouts to the sweetest woman Rita!! We had such a good time getting ready for her fabulous and 40 bday shoot with none other than Kailey A Photography | AZ Photographer !!! These shots EATTTTTTT 🎂

Then I trotted off to Lunatic Lens Studio in Downtown PHX for a creative session with Erica and Robert W Dickinson!

Sunday morning recap with some glam for Addi's photoshoot!!!

Saying good bye to this makeup bag and setup. She got me through a few years. Her zipper finally gave out, I had to get through two weds praying nobody wanted to be chivalrous and grab it. But this new bag yall!!!!! I am so excited at how much organized this new bag is and how excited!!

A time waa had!! These were some of the most fun ladies to connect with! Talk about a group tapped in with ALL my niche interests lol. We talked Kpop, we talked the clansey trial, we talked life and love and all the things!

Shout out to .co for all the BTS and the beautiful work she did on hair!

Shardai's beautiful wedding day glam!
Hair & Content: .co
Makeup: Faces By Amelia
Venue: Superstition Manor Wedding and Event Center

Your dream wedding hairstyle and Arizona's weather need to be on speaking terms.

Because the style that looks incredible in your inspiration photo isn't automatically the style that's going to make sense for:

☀️ 110° heat
💨 Arizona wind
💧 monsoon humidity
🌀 your natural texture
💃🏾 a full day of hugging, dancing and moving around

And here's the thing:

**The "best" wedding hairstyle isn't necessarily the one that survives the longest.**

It's the one that balances your personal style, your hair characteristics, your wedding-day conditions and how you actually want to feel wearing it.

That's what we dive into in Part 3 of our Arizona Wedding Beauty Series:

**Arizona Heat vs. Your Wedding Hair: How to Choose a Style That Lasts**

Read the full article → facesbyamelia.com/blog/arizona-heat-vs-wedding-hair

Because sometimes the answer isn't "How do we force this hairstyle to survive Arizona?"

Sometimes it's "What hairstyle is actually going to work beautifully here?"

Arizona Wedding Hair: Choosing a Hairstyle for the Heat — Faces By Amelia Cosmetic Designs Planning an Arizona wedding? Learn how heat, dry air, humidity, wind and your natural hair texture can affect your wedding hairstyle and its longevity.

Let's settle something:

**Arizona heat does not care how expensive your foundation is.** 😂

You can have the prettiest makeup look of your life and still find yourself wondering why your forehead has decided to participate in the ceremony.

Heat. Sweat. Oil. Sun. Dry air.

They're all doing something different to your skin and your makeup.

And if you're getting married here, your makeup artist should be thinking about more than just what looks pretty when you leave the chair.

I've broken down what Arizona actually does to your makeup, how we approach long-wear skin prep and application, and what you can do to help your glam make it through the day.

**Part 2 of our Arizona Wedding Beauty Series is live:**

**Will Your Wedding Makeup Survive Arizona? How Heat, Sweat & Sun Affect Your Glam**

Read it here → facesbyamelia.com/blog/arizona-wedding-makeup-heat-sweat-sun

And be honest: what's the first thing that melts on you in Arizona? 😂

Arizona Wedding Makeup: Heat, Sweat & Sun Survival Guide — Faces By Amelia Cosmetic Designs Will your wedding makeup survive Arizona heat? Learn how sun, sweat and desert conditions affect your skin and makeup, plus tips for long-lasting wedding glam.

If you're planning a wedding in Arizona, I have a question for you:

Have you actually planned for Arizona?

Not just the pretty desert backdrop.

I'm talking about the 110° heat.
The dry air.
The sun.
The sweat.
The wind.
The monsoon storms.
The humidity that randomly decides to show up.

Because Arizona weddings have their own set of rules.

So I created a four-part Arizona Wedding Beauty Series to break it all down:

☀️ Part 1: Desert Heat & Wedding-Day Glam
💄 Part 2: Will Your Wedding Makeup Survive Arizona?
💁🏾‍♀️ Part 3: Arizona Heat vs. Your Wedding Hair
⛈️ Part 4: Arizona Monsoon Weddings

It's not just about making your hair and makeup last.

It's about understanding the environment you're getting married in and building a wedding-day plan that accounts for it.

Start with Part 1 → facesbyamelia.com/blog/desert-wedding-day-glam

And if you're getting married during Arizona's monsoon season, skip straight to Part 4. Your future self might thank you. 😂

Arizona Wedding Hair & Makeup: Desert Heat Guide | Faces By Amelia — Faces By Amelia Cosmetic Designs Planning an Arizona wedding? Learn how desert heat, sun and extreme weather can affect your wedding hair and makeup, plus how to prepare for the big day.