Do you tip hair/makeup for the trial?

You can tip them the day of the trial or tip them for the total amount of trial + wedding, but they should definitely be tipped for the trial at some point.

View Quoted Comment Okay! I definitely want to compensate them for the time they spend. I can either communicate to them that I can tip altogether or I can just do it separately, I don’t want them to think I’m not tipping at all! Thank you!!

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I think I would just make that decision on my own. It would probably be awkward for them to be like "yeah, you can just tip me now." I personally find it easier to tip for the trial on the day of the trial so that it spreads out the expense a little bit.

This is the way I think of it, we literally have to pay to “try” them out. If I decide to hire them I will definitely tip them on the wedding day.

I plan on tipping my hair and makeup artist the day I do the trial. This way, I can spread out the total amount paid over a period of time (so I'm not paying a bunch of money at once), and also so my hair and makeup artist doesn't have to wait until my wedding to receive a tip for a service she performed weeks/months before my wedding.

Tipping the day of the trial is standard practice. Don't be thrown off by the word "trial"--these people are still there working hard on your makeup. I definitely think people need to tip the day of the trial

Thank you everyone! I will definitely tip both times, I appreciate the feed back!!

I tip both it’s still a service each time so I would usually tip for both trial and day of.

I tipped mine at my trial and on my wedding day.

How much is a recommended tip for the trial?