Polished Chaos

Christine HINZMANN Citizen staff

People may forget what her dress looked like. People might not notice her hair. But one thing people never forget is the look on the bride’s face on her wedding day. That’s where Katie Horodyski of Polished Chaos comes in. Katie was born and raised in Prince George and started doing makeup for weddings and photography shoots about six years ago. She then officially opened her beauty service business, Polished Chaos, two years ago. Katie started Polished Chaos as a blog about self care and self love and openly talked about mental health. She picked the name because she said it describes her perfectly. “Within that search for self love I realized that I had been doing makeup on the side for many years,” Katie said. “I found that was my happy place. I then slowly started to shift Polished Chaos towards beauty and makeup and then it just kind of stuck.” She’s been an esthetician for about a decade, has worked as a court clerk and other jobs that she felt were so very far away from her bliss. Katie said because she loves weddings, Polished Chaos offers a different kind of service. “I love weddings and the fact that I get to be a part of the most exciting beginning of the day I wanted - selfishly - to be more involved in the wedding,” she said.

Photo by Wild Flower photo and film This is an example of the big picture after the bride is made up by Polished Chaos on her wedding day.

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the studio so the bridal party can get everything done at the same time. As for the actual preference in makeup application there’s a lot of options to consider. “There are a lot of styles and trends out there right now however I find it completely depends on the person,” Katie said. “But there is definitely a typical bridal look that sees a very neutral eye that is a little bit more than they’d wear day-to-day that accentuates the eye and then really soft, glowy skin that again really looks like them but in photos is going to really pay off. So I always recommend for brides to have their skin fairly matte so we keep it a little bit more powdered so it lasts them throughout photos and dancing and speeches and crying and all those things that happen during a wedding.” Katie said that offering a photo as a reference is always helpful because one person’s idea of a smoky eye might be completely different from another. Accommodating different skin types is always important when considering how best to enhance a bride’s beauty. “We always have complimentary consultations prior to booking just to see what their vision is for their special day,” Katie said. “The one thing I always talk about with my brides and put the focus on for a little bit is skin care. I always say makeup is only going to look as the skin underneath. So I really urge my brides to take care of their skin leading up to their wedding.” Katie suggests using moisture masks and exfoliating the skin beginning as early as three months ahead of the wedding. “So I help guide them in that direction so they have the best skin on their special day,” Katie said. “That way makeup will wear well, look well and to make that happen skin prep is very important.” For more information about Polished Chaos visit polishedchaos.com.

Usually on the wedding day makeup artists go to a location and are put in whatever corner is available and do people’s makeup and leave and that’s it and for her that wasn’t good enough, Katie explained. “So I have curated packages for a bride where I help them get ready for their day,” Katie added. “So we include things other than just makeup.” Polished Chaos’ other specialty is eyebrows that are ideally prepared ahead of the wedding day. There’s also a trial makeup session that is done ahead of time as well. “When it comes to the morning of the wedding we offer our studio space exclusively to the bride and her party plus whoever else she wants to spend her morning with so that way she has a beautiful space to come to with great lighting and lots of open space that’s really great for those ‘getting ready’ photos,” Katie said. Polished Chaos offers the wedding party special robes that coordinate with each other and it’s really cute and makes them look put together while they get prepared, she said. To get the party started there’s brunch and mimosas so the bridal party doesn’t have to worry about stopping to eat during such an exciting time. “We want them to walk through the door and everything is taken care of,” Katie said. Clients are also given the option to invite their hair dressers to come into 22

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