Meet the Team! | Andreina | Bridal Hair Designer

Meet Andreina, our newest member of the Christy & Co. team. Andreina, who also goes by Nina, grew up with a love of all things beauty and fashion, and always knew she wanted a career for herself that involved making women look and feel beautiful. She decided to make that a reality in 2007 when she started the cosmetology program at Blaine Beauty School, focusing on both hair and makeup. After completing the program, she started assisting artists that specialize in the wedding industry, and that’s when she knew that bridal beauty was going to be a focus for her. 10 years later, Andreina joined the Christy & Co. team in 2017.

Andreina, bridal hair designer for Christy & Co.
Meet Andreina!

In addition to focusing on bridal beauty, Andreina also freelances for MAC Cosmetics and works for Ulta, which allows her to stay on top of the constantly changing trends in the beauty industry. She is multi-talented with both hair and makeup, and focuses on creating a variety of bridal hair designs, from soft and romantic to artistic and sculpted.

Here are some examples of recent bridal hair work Andreina has done. So pretty!

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In her spare time, Andreina enjoys spending time with her husband and children, exploring different types of foods and restaurants, dancing at Zumba events, and singing in her church choir.

Here are a few professional shots from weddings Andreina has worked with us recently.

Bridal hair design by Andreina for Tower Hill wedding
Photo by Love & Perry Photography
Bridal hair design by Andreina for Tower Hill wedding
Photo by Love & Perry Photography
Bridal hair design by Andreina for Harrington Farm wedding
Photo by Meredith Jane Photography
Bridal hair design by Andreina for Harrington Farm wedding
Photo by Meredith Jane Photography

We are so excited to have Andreina as part of the Christy & Co. team for a second year, and look forward to more of her beautiful hair creations for our clients!

Meet the Team! | Renee | Bridal Hair Designer

Continuing with our Meet the Team! blog posts, today I’d like to introduce you to Renee, one of the bridal hair designers on the Christy & Co. team. Renee joined our business in 2011, and I wouldn’t be exaggerating if I said she has probably done a good 3000+ bridal hairstyles for us since that day. Anyone who has had the pleasure of having Renee as their bridal hairstylist knows that she is incredibly sweet, incredibly talented, and incredibly FAST. It is almost a guarantee that we will hear “I can’t believe how fast you are!” said at every wedding she works. It’s not uncommon for her to finish 10 heads of hair in the same amount of time it takes me to do makeup on 4 faces. I joke around that she should wear a Wonder Woman cape, but honestly… she really should!

Renee Turpin - Christy & Co. Hair Designer
Meet Renee! (Photo by Alvah Reida Photography)

Renee received her cosmetology license in 2006, and has been working in the field ever since. She realized bridal hair design was her passion, and focuses almost solely on that, always looking to stay on top of the trends and perfecting her techniques. Here are some examples of the gorgeous bridal updos Renee has created for us through the years, ranging from “loose and effortless” to “sleek and elegant”:

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Renee comes from an incredibly talented, artistic family! Her mom is also a hairstylist, and is always creating art in some form, whether it be painting and crafting, carving pumpkins for local jack-o-lantern spectaculars, or making Christmas decor. And her father makes incredible, one-of-a-kind creations out of wood and vines. The apple truly did not fall far from the tree with Renee! Creativity runs in her veins.

In her spare time, Renee loves to spend time with her family, which includes her husband, 9-year-old son, and 6-year-old daughter. She has a slew of pets, including chickens and goats. And she’s also a pretty fantastic shabby chic furniture refinisher!

I’ll finish this post with a few professional photographer images of Renee’s work from some of our past weddings. The wedding hairstyle is just one piece of the whole bridal puzzle, and it’s always incredible to see how it fits in with the rest of the wedding look!

Half up half down hairstyle by Renee for Christy & Co.
Photo by Rachel Kate Photography
Bridal hair updo by Renee for Christy & Co.
Photo by Servidone Studios
Wedding updo by Renee for Christy & Co.
Photo by Tony Spinelli Photography
Side swept updo by Renee for Christy & Co.
Photo by Rachel Kate Photography

I swear, if I could clone her, I would. Such an incredible talent, and a wonderful addition to the Christy & Co. team!

Hair & Makeup for Fairmont Copley Plaza Wedding | Boston, MA

It has been such a beautifully crazy 2017 for us! Now that the year is over and the slower winter season is upon us, I’m finally getting the opportunity to go through some of the AMAZING wedding photos our past brides have sent us. Today I’m going to share photos from Kimberly & Patrick’s wedding at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston, MA.

Kimberly’s wedding photographer, Rachel Kate Photography, was kind enough to refer this beautiful bride to us. Kim is as pretty on the inside as she is on the outside, and she and her husband are like a brunette version of Ken & Barbie. I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect client!

For Kim’s wedding makeup look, I gave her a classic bridal sculpted eye, paired with a blush pink lip and cheek. And her skin – LOOK AT HER SKIN! She has skin like butter, and my favorite Temptu SB airbrush foundation complimented it so well, giving her a dewy bridal glow all day long.

Our hair designer Renee gave Kim the perfect half-up/ half-down style, with a bit of volume at the crown and long cascading curls. She looked simply elegant!

(Peep the caption above the photo below that her photographer Rachel included in her blog. <3)

Elegant hair and makeup for Kim's wedding at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston, MA.Elegant hair and makeup for Kim's wedding at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston, MA.Elegant hair and makeup for Kim's wedding at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston, MA.

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Natural Bridal Beauty for Berkshire Wedding | Chesterwood | Stockbridge MA

Some of the most beautiful weddings we have had the honor of being a part of are backyard-style weddings. And what place better than the hills and gardens of the Berkshires? Erica had her ceremony in the stunning gardens of Chesterwood in Stockbridge, MA, and celebrated her reception under a tent in the backyard of the groom’s family’s Berkshire home.

We created a natural, yet romantic hair & makeup look for the bride, to fit in with the more casual garden style wedding she had planned. Her are some photos from her gorgeous wedding day.

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