Institut de Beauté Naturalpe

Institut de Beauté Naturalpe is a beauty institute in Sion, in Valais, and its makeup page does something a couple planning from a distance will appreciate: it publishes 3 bridal makeup packages, 2 groom packages and a guest rate, each with a price and a list of what is and is not included. The packages run from CHF 220 to CHF 320 for the bride, and the 2 higher ones include travel up to a stated distance. For a bride marrying in the Sion area who wants to compare options before writing a single email, that is most of the answer.

The page introduces makeup in a sentence that sets the tone: a simple stroke of the brush will bring out your best features, and the work with colors, harmonies and styles creates the illusion. The page's description also mentions a nail service offering manicures, nail extensions, sculpting, classic or semi-permanent polish and decorations for all occasions, which a bride can add to her preparations. The wider site covers massages and lash treatments, facials, sugar waxing, the Brigitte Kettner method, peeling treatments, and hand and foot care, and a news item from 2019 announced an open day for the institute's 25th anniversary.

The 3 bridal packages

Forfait Mariée Essentiel, CHF 220. A makeup trial of about 1 hour 15 minutes, the makeup on the wedding day of about 45 minutes, and organic products. The page states plainly what it does not include: travel, and touch-ups before the ceremony. It suits a bride who can come to the institute on the wedding morning or will pay travel separately.

Forfait Mariée Signature, CHF 260. A makeup trial of about 1 hour 30 minutes, the makeup on the day, long-lasting setting, priority for Saturday bookings, and adjustments to the makeup as needed to match the dress and hairstyle. Travel is free up to 30 km; beyond that, the page says, "je compte 1frs le km", 1 franc per kilometer.

Forfait Mariée Prestige, CHF 320. An in-depth trial of about 1 hour 45 minutes, the makeup on the day, a touch-up before the ceremony, and a mini touch-up kit with powder and lip product. Travel is free up to 50 km, and beyond that it is charged at 1 franc per kilometer.

The differences are practical ones. Moving up from Essentiel buys a longer trial, travel within a set radius, Saturday priority and, at the top level, someone to check the makeup just before the ceremony. The travel lines are written in the first person ("je compte", "je les facture"), but the page does not name the makeup artist.

For a couple choosing between them, the travel terms matter most. The Essentiel price covers the trial and the makeup but leaves travel and pre-ceremony touch-ups outside the package, so it works best when the bride gets ready at the institute. Signature and Prestige bring the makeup artist to the bride within 30 km and 50 km respectively, and the per-kilometer rate beyond that is stated, so the travel cost to a given venue can be worked out with the institute in advance.

Packages for the groom

2 groom packages are listed. The Express package, at CHF 60, covers correcting and mattifying the complexion and dark circles, anti-shine setting, and a result the page calls invisible. The Signature groom package, at CHF 90, adds skin preparation with a radiance sheet mask, correction of complexion and dark circles, light evening-out of the skin, and long-lasting setting. Both are 10 francs cheaper when combined with one of the bride's packages.

Guests, family and lessons

Makeup for guests, family or friends during the wedding preparations costs CHF 75 per person, and the page says it can be done on site or at the institute. That is the rate to use when budgeting for mothers, sisters and bridesmaids.

A makeup workshop or course (Atelier Cours de maquillage) is listed at CHF 250, with a variable rate from 2 people of CHF 160 per person. It is an option for a bride who wants to learn to do her own makeup, or for a group that wants to spend a morning together before the wedding.

For other occasions, day makeup costs CHF 80 and is described as makeup that suits the person's personality, mood and the colors she is wearing while keeping her natural look. Evening makeup costs CHF 100 and can be darker, more mysterious and more accentuated, with bold combinations of colors, glitter and contrast for a party, a gala or a big event.

Opening hours

The institute is open Monday to Thursday from 8h30 to 18h30, Friday from 8h30 to 19h and Saturday from 8h30 to 11h30. Saturday opening is a morning only, which is worth knowing for a Saturday trial. The Signature package gives priority for Saturday bookings, and a bride should confirm how early a Saturday wedding appointment can start and whether it is done at the institute or at her location.

What the page does not settle

The makeup page gives no address, phone number or email; the site's menu links to a contact page, which is the place for a first inquiry. The page is in French and does not say whether the institute works in English or German. It does not say what happens with travel on the Essentiel package beyond excluding it from the price, or how long before the wedding the trial should take place. It does not name the makeup artist or say whether hair styling is available, so a bride should ask, or plan on a separate hairdresser. It does not say how many guests can be made up on one morning.

Who it suits

Institut de Beauté Naturalpe suits a bride marrying in or near Sion who wants published prices and a clear choice between levels of service, and a couple who would like the groom and the family made up by the same team. The Prestige package, with a check before the ceremony and a touch-up kit, suits a long day with photographs in the afternoon and a party in the evening.

The caveats are the French-only page, the short Saturday opening for trials, and travel beyond 30 or 50 km being charged by the kilometer. A couple planning from abroad should ask about the language, the trial date and the travel charge to the venue in the same message.