Hongdae salon for night wedding snaps with bob hair: Moi Hair Makeup

Can Moi Hair Makeup's makeup survive 7 hours until a night wedding snap shoot?

The hair and makeup I got at Moi Hair Makeup in Hongdae at 1:30pm stayed clean all the way through my 8:30pm night wedding snap shoot. This time I got basic hair & makeup, and I asked for natural makeup for the snap shoot.

Since this snap shoot happened in the evening, how long the makeup could hold up really mattered. There was about a 7-hour gap between getting my makeup done and the actual shoot, so at first I was a little worried whether it would still look good by then. But to cut to the conclusion — the hair and makeup held up beautifully all the way to the shoot, and I was really satisfied ✨

Moi Hair Makeup Hongdae: location and interior vibe

Moi Hair Makeup Hongdae is on the basement 1st floor of the Hyosung Hongikingan shopping complex, connected to Exit 3 of Hongik University Station.

Inside, Moi Hair Makeup has a tidy, all-white atmosphere, and there were about four hair and makeup artists on staff — all of them very kind, which I really appreciated. You end up spending a lot of time in a makeup space, so a cluttered surrounding can get distracting, but Moi's clean, organized vibe made both the wait and the styling feel comfortable 😌

There were customers before and after me, so I had to wait a bit, but there were waiting seats so it wasn't much of an inconvenience.

The shop also has a fitting room, so it seems like it'd be really convenient to change into your outfit right after getting your hair and makeup done.

Basic hair & makeup order: base makeup first

Moi Hair Makeup's basic hair & makeup started with base makeup.

They evened out my skin tone, set the overall skin expression, and layered the base to fit my face. Rather than feeling like a thick cover-up, it was done to make the skin itself look clean, which I liked. The puff was also so gentle that there was zero irritation to my skin 😉

How do they style bob-length wedding snap hair?

Moi Hair Makeup shaped my bob length into the prettiest form, added backcombing and pinned it with hairpins to bring out natural volume, then set it with spray. Hair came after the base makeup was finished.

Shaping the hair matters, but how they handle the strands around your face really changes the whole mood. Since I'm currently at bob length, I'd been worrying a lot about how to do bob-length wedding snap hair and how to keep it in place, but they shaped it into the prettiest form for my length, backcombed it, pinned it with hairpins for natural volume, and finally set it with spray — the hold was really impressive 👍

Honestly, I almost skipped going to a salon since it was just a snap shoot — the makeup part felt fine to handle myself, but I had no idea how to style bob-length wedding hair. I never blow-dry or use a curling iron normally, so I had zero sense of how to style it, but since they're a wedding partner shop, they whipped my bob hair into a wedding style effortlessly, which was both convenient and exactly what I wanted.

Natural makeup that isn't overdone

Moi Hair Makeup's color makeup was natural — not flashy, but still made my features look distinct in photos. Color makeup came after the hair was done, and the most important thing I wanted from the color makeup was a natural, not-overdone feel. They nailed that part, and I was satisfied.

I've never liked heavy makeup, so if you're like me and prefer a natural look, this kind of natural feel should suit you well.

For the lips, they thoughtfully portioned out some tint so I could touch it up myself.

Time taken and how long it held

Hair and makeup at Moi Hair Makeup took about an hour, and the hold was really excellent. The last step was trimming the front strands and setting them with spray — and that was it!

Even the front-strand details were still intact by evening at Moi Hair Makeup, a hair and makeup salon in Hongdae. If you're looking for natural wedding snap hair and makeup, or a place that does bob-length wedding hair well, I'd recommend checking out Moi Hongdae.