Kosmetikstudio Monika Then

Kosmetikstudio Monika Then is a cosmetics studio whose makeup page publishes a complete bridal price list: a bridal makeup package at CHF 190 that includes the trial, a trial on its own at CHF 75, and CHF 55 for each additional person such as the mother of the bride or the maid of honor. It also offers a mobile service to the bride's home, another location or a photographer's studio, with a per-kilometer charge measured from Kreuzlingen Hafencenter. Beyond makeup, the studio's menu covers facials, skin treatments, lashes and brows, manicures, pedicures, massages and waxing, so a bride can book much of her preparation in one place.

One point to clear up at the start: the mobile service is measured from Kreuzlingen Hafencenter, while the page footer names Winterthur. A couple should confirm where the studio is and where the trial takes place before planning a visit.

The bridal price list

The makeup page lists durations and prices in CHF:

• Day makeup, 40 minutes, CHF 60
• Day makeup after a facial, 20 minutes, CHF 40
• Evening makeup, 50 minutes, CHF 80
• Bridal makeup trial (Schnuppertermin), 60 to 90 minutes, CHF 75
• Bridal makeup package including the trial, 60 to 90 minutes, CHF 190
• Makeup for a further person, for example the mother or the maid of honor, 30 to 40 minutes, CHF 55
• Personal makeup consultation, 30 minutes CHF 55, or 60 minutes CHF 100

For the package, the page recommends the trial 3 to 4 weeks before the wedding. Further down, it advises planning the first makeup attempt at least 3 weeks before the wedding but not much earlier, because the skin tone can change, especially after a lot of sun or with self-tanner.

Mobile service

The page offers the makeup at the couple's home, at a place of their choice or at their photographer's. The surcharge is CHF 0.80 per kilometer, free within 5 km, counted from Kreuzlingen Hafencenter. For a wedding within that radius, the mobile service adds nothing; beyond it, the travel is charged by distance, and the couple can ask for the exact figure for their address.

How she approaches bridal makeup

The page is written in the first person and explains the approach in some detail. On the wedding day, it says, the bride should shine not only in her dress but with her makeup, and the most important thing is that she feels comfortable. The perfect bridal makeup is not something to try out on the day itself.

The base matters most: even, radiant skin, well-shaped brows and curled lashes. The page suggests working toward that early, with extra skin care, brow shaping and tinting, and possibly lash tinting and a lash lift. Everything else, lips and eyeshadow, only looks good if the base is right. For the eyes, the range runs from natural eyes with light shadow and mascara to a dramatic look with liner and extended lashes; if the bride chooses strong eyes, the page recommends discreet nude lips so the attention stays on the eyes.

To make the makeup last all day, she uses waterproof makeup, including for the eyes, which, as the page notes, rarely stay dry. At the trial she goes into the bride's preferences and works on the makeup until the bride is happy. She says she works with long-lasting products and places particular importance on hygiene.

Day and evening looks

For guests or for an evening party, the page explains its thinking on the other 2 makeups. A day makeup has to be quick and keep the face fresh all day; a concealer is the must-have for a fresh look, brows give the face expression, rouge or bronzer shapes the cheekbones, and mascara is the key element, while eyeshadow can be left out. For lips it offers a choice between a clear gloss for a natural look and a matte lipstick in a shade close to the natural lip color. The biggest challenge of an evening makeup, it says, is the light, since accents and contours tend to disappear in lower light, and it distinguishes a look for a candlelit dinner from one for a party night, with smoky eyes as the classic technique for the latter.

Preparation advice on the page

The page also gives skin-care advice for the days before the wedding: use eye creams regularly, put on a moisturizing mask the evening before, and reduce puffiness with cooling patches or cucumber slices. In its section on day makeup it recommends moisture from inside and out, a day cream as a base, and a serum under the cream, naming a La Roche-Posay serum with hyaluronic acid and vitamin C that the page says reduces wrinkles and dark circles. These are the studio's own recommendations rather than medical advice, and a bride with sensitive skin should discuss products at the trial.

Other treatments

The studio's menu lists facials, treatments for stretch marks and scars, Plasma Pen, microneedling, Oxygeneo, depigmentation treatments including Cosmelan, eye treatments, chemical peels from Mesoestetic, acne treatment, pedicure, manicure, massages, waxing, and lashes and brows, together with a price list, an About page and a contact page. The lash and brow treatments are the ones the makeup page itself points to as preparation for a bridal look.

What the site does not settle

The makeup page is written in German and does not say whether the studio works in English. It does not name who does the makeup beyond the first-person voice of the page, although the studio carries Monika Then's name. It does not say how many people can be made up on one wedding morning or how early an appointment can start. It does not publish a booking lead time or cancellation terms. The location question above, Kreuzlingen for the travel calculation and Winterthur in the footer, is the first thing to settle.

Who it suits

Kosmetikstudio Monika Then suits a bride who wants a clear, modest price for bridal makeup with the trial included, affordable makeup for her mother and maid of honor, and the option of having it done at home or at the photographer's. The studio's range of skin, lash and brow treatments suits a bride who wants to prepare over several weeks with the same person.

The caveats are the unclear studio location, the German-only page and the per-kilometer charge for venues further away. A couple planning from abroad should confirm the address, the language and the travel cost to their venue before booking the trial.