Clementine came into La Boutique with her wedding hair reference, a photo of Gigi Hadid at the Met Gala 2018 [pictured left]

Clementine lives in Finland, but frequently visits Australia. Having know Clementine since she was a baby, Belinda has coloured her hair over the years (normally 2-3 times a year) and knows she likes a subtle colour change, that grows out seamlessly and is easy to maintain.

However looking at her reference photo they decided to increase the amount of colour, but be strategic with colour placement so that she doesn’t require regular salon visits.

To achieve the look Joelene cut long layers into her previously one length hair to create movement. Belinda applied subtle and fine face-framing highlights, root-shadow, balayage and some crown and part foils that were applied not too close to the root so her hair can grow out easily. Belinda used caramel and honey tones (no bleach) which created body and texture in her long hair. Followed by a gloss treatment to tone the colour and keep her hair looking shiny for the big day. To maintain the colour we gave Clementine and at home hydrating treatment for on going use (available to purchase on our online store).

On the morning of the wedding, Joelene left the salon to recreate Clementines desired Gigi Hadid inspired look at her home. To create this look Joelene pin curled the hair and brushed it out. Adding Sachajuan Volume Power at the roots and Wella Hairspray to set the hair. Joelene completed the look, giving it that little bit extra, by pinning the hair Clementine had tucked behind her ear. Joelene then attended the wedding and did touch ups throughout the night.

Clementine and Riku’s wedding was featured in Vogue Bride 2020.

“Every bride dreams of having lavish hair on their special day, which meant only one person for me... Belinda!
From the moment I stepped foot into La Boutique I knew I was going to be looked after by only the best.

Prior to visiting Belinda I had postnatal hair loss, my hair was brittle, lacking life to it and damaged from previous colour. As a blonde it can be extremely hard to maintain a great colour and also keep your hair healthy. When I told Belinda and Joelene how I wanted my hair to be on my wedding day, their attention to detail, patience and understanding of how I wanted my hair was perfect. They went above and beyond to make sure it was exactly how I had dreamt it, and they exceeded all of my expectations!

I couldn’t have asked for a better experience at La Boutique, my hair was absolutely beautiful on my wedding day! I don’t trust anyone else with my hair now, I only go to La boutique and have been for the past 4 years and because of that my hair has never felt more thick or healthy than it does now.
Without Hesitation I recommend La Boutique.”

-Coco Watson

We are so pleased to have helped Coco repair her postnatal hair and make her wedding day hair dreams come true. Coco is the ultimate beach baby, always at the beach surfing, battling the elements, which is something Belinda took into account when mixing her colour.

Coco was born with white blonde hair which slowly got darker as she got older. The perfect natural base for Belinda to build her Scandinavian blonde colour. With the condition of Coco’s hair Belinda took her time building the colour over the year. To further protect Coco’s hair, Belinda added Olaplex to every colour mixed to strengthen the hair. Belinda did a fine compacted weave, only colouring the regrowth being really careful not to add more product on to hair which is already coloured.

After the colour was applied we applied Christophe Robin Lavender Oil to the ends of her hair, to hydrate the hair when the colour was processing. When we washed Coco’s hair off at the basin, the oil also worked to further protect the hair from the colour product being washed off.

To maintain the colour and condition, especially with regular exposure to sun and salt water, Coco took home the Christophe Robin baby blond treatment to use once a week. This treatment didn’t only help her to repair and protect the hair, it also worked to tone and keep her blonde creamy in between salon visits.

Michelle is one of our La Boutique Girls, a regular client. When we got the exciting news of her up coming nuptials, the good news was Michelle’s hair condition and colour prep was already done.

However, for this special occasion Michelle wanted extensions to increase the volume and thickness of her hair. Joelene matched the extensions to Michelle’s current blonde and Belinda touched up her regrowth, slightly tweaking the colour to ensure the seamless integration.

On the morning of the wedding, Michelle and her bridal party arrived at La Boutique were they were met with champagne, an eager team of La Boutique staff with blow-drys in hand and freelance makeup artists. All ready to beautify and paper.

Michelle had rented La Boutique for a half day because not only is it home to her glam hairdressing team, but being located in Sydney’s eastern suburbs it was a convenient location, close proximity to her wedding venue.

Taylah came into La Boutique a year before her wedding in Italy, without inspirational images, just wanting to look like the best version of herself.

Taylah works in PR and fashion so she had been getting regular blow-dry’s at other salons and blow-dry bars. As a result of having too much heat on her bleached colour, Taylor hair was brittle, damaged and in some much need of TLC. With a year to prepare for the wedding Belinda started by preparing Taylah’s hair with a few in-salon deep conditioning treatments and made sure she was using heat protection spray for her weekly blow-drys. Belinda was then able to build her colour over the year to create a bright and creamy blonde that compliments her skin tone. To do this Belinda would mix three tones and olaplaex (to protect the hair) to create the colour, 2 x high lift tint and 1 x bleach which she would carefully weave through to create this natural, classic, healthy looking blonde.

Sasha came to La Boutique to see the dream team, Inspired by Jojo Fletcher [pictured left] who was the US Bachelorette natural balayage and pretty but natural looking bronzed makeup look.

Having had long, very dark and thick hair which had never been coloured before, Belinda started what ended being a 6 month process of building colour to perfect Sasha’s wedding hair. All together Sasha had 4 applications, 7 weeks in-between colours. The first appointment taking 7 hours. “If you foil natural hair you have to be careful it doesn’t look streaky ” Belinda says. To create this colour she used multiple tones of light brown, honey and caramel blonde. With each application Belinda slowly built the colour so by the time Sasha got to the wedding her she had an overall, natural and healthy looking colour.

“As a long time client of La Boutique, I knew I would only trust them to take care of my hair on my wedding day. Belinda has been colouring my hair for years, so in the lead up to my wedding, she ensured that my colour was perfectly glossy and natural in the lead up to my big day. Jolene has been cutting and blow drying my hair for years, and we decided on an updo - a fun French twist inspired by Rosie HW- and despite me having very, long hair, she kept it fresh for the entire day. My seven bridesmaids and Mum also had very different hair types, and Jolene blow dried their hair to perfection, with waves that lasted all day. I was so happy to have Jolene help me getting ready (she even trimmed some hair on the big day!) and she helped us with touch ups through the whole night. I spontaneously decided to put my hair out of my face completely before the reception, and she redid my updo in about 5 minutes. I’d recommend Jolene and the La Boutique team for any bride - they are such professionals and made me feel relaxed and in safe hands. Plus they nailed exactly the look I wanted for the whole bridal on my wedding day!!” - Isobel Paine

Isobel had a summer wedding so leading up to the big day Belinda wanted to enhance Isobel’s natural hair colour base with sun-kissed baby-lights using lighter browns and caramel tones to add texture and variation. Belinda wanted her colour to compliment the styling, knowing Joelene was going to style big hair in a french twist Belinda placed the colour strategically so the up-do would had dimension and luscious movement.

Close-up with make-up artist Kelly-Marie Waters…

Kelly-Marie Waters is an accomplished freelance makeup artist based in Sydney, Australia and is now a valued member of the La Boutique Team. Possessing all the desired traits of a MUA, Kelly is tasteful, on-trend, personable and professional.