Leonie Dorigo Make-up

Leonie Dorigo Make-up is the business of Leonie Dorigo, who presents herself as a "Make-up Artist und Hairstylist in Basel" and offers bridal makeup and bridal packages alongside event makeup, photo shoot styling and personal makeup consultations. Her homepage says her mobile service reaches clients "in der ganzen Schweiz sowie auch in Deutschland" (throughout Switzerland and also in Germany). Her services page publishes prices for every service, bridal included, which lets a couple compare before writing. The site is in German.

Training and background

On her homepage, Dorigo writes that she has been living her passion since she began her makeup artist training in 2019. Her About page gives the detail. She says she has loved creative work with brushes and colors since childhood, and that her passion for makeup, cosmetics, fashion, photography and beautiful faces led her to start the International Make-up Artist training at Glossarium Academy in Basel in 2019, which she completed with top marks ("mit Bestnoten"). In 2022 she added a hairstylist diploma from Glossarium, and she writes that she keeps training in order to offer an outstanding service.

Her career timeline on the same page lists:

• 2015, a bachelor's degree in preschool and lower primary teaching (Vorschul- und Unterstufe) from PH FHNW
• 2020, a makeup artist diploma from Glossarium Academy, and a masterclass called Editorial Bride with Yasmin Heinz
• 2021, a hairstylist course at Marguerites Makeup School
• 2022, the hairstylist diploma from Glossarium Academy, plus courses with Susanne Giovanettoni and Irene Marquez
• 2024, a course with Susanne Giovanettoni and further training at Glossarium Academy
• 2025, a course with Susanne Giovanettoni and Gordana Sladic

For a bride, the relevant points are that she is trained in both makeup and hair, and that several of the courses she lists are bridal ones, starting with the Editorial Bride masterclass.

Bridal prices

The services page lists three bridal options, each with a price in Swiss francs:

• Brautmakeup inkl. Probetermin (bridal makeup including a trial appointment), CHF 350
• Brautpaket 1, ohne Probetermin (bridal package 1, without a trial), CHF 450
• Brautpaket 2, mit Probetermin (bridal package 2, with a trial), CHF 650

The page lists each with a "Weitere Details" (more details) link, but the listing itself does not say what the two packages contain beyond the bridal makeup, for example whether hairstyling is part of them. Since she is trained in both, and since package 2 is priced well above the bridal makeup with a trial, a couple should ask exactly what each package covers before choosing. The only difference the page names between package 1 and package 2 is the trial.

That split is useful for a couple flying in shortly before the wedding. A bride who cannot come to a trial weeks ahead can book package 1 without one; a bride who lives nearby, or who can visit in advance, can choose between the bridal makeup with a trial and package 2. Either way, the site does not say where or when the trial takes place, so that is worth fixing early.

Other services

The same page lists Event-Make-up at CHF 120, Fotoshoot-Styling at CHF 125, and a personal makeup consultation (Persönliche Make-up-Beratung) at CHF 240. The services page's description for search engines mentions romantic bridal styling, glamorous evening makeup, natural day makeup and individual makeup consultations. Her contact page adds that she also works on photo shoots, events and TV productions ("TV-Aufnahmen"). For a wedding, the event makeup price is a useful reference for mothers, bridesmaids or guests, although the site does not say whether guests can be booked alongside a bridal package.

References and portfolio

Her About page lists photographers she has worked with: The FaceCraft, Anderson Lasso, Cippic Photography, Imagism Studio Mascha Dahan, Juliette Fong, Vera Elma Vacek, Carmen Wong Fisch, Lieblingsbild and Anna's Bride. It also lists companies: Schminkbar, Glossarium Academy, Telebasel, By Olga Ribler, BaslerIn Magazin and Maqé, which it calls a swiss beauty oasis. The site's menu includes a portfolio, a bridal styling page described as a portfolio of bridal hairstyles and bridal makeup ("Natürlich, romantisch und typengerecht", natural, romantic and suited to the person), a publications page, a beauty and fashion section, reviews and a blog, so a couple can look through her work before getting in touch.

The homepage quotes Coco Chanel: "Schönheit beginnt in dem Moment, in dem du beschliesst du selbst zu sein" (beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself). She writes that she works with professionalism, creativity and an open ear for her clients' wishes. Whatever look a client chooses, her homepage says, she will make sure the client looks great.

Contact and booking

The contact page invites couples to ask for a non-binding quote ("unverbindliche Offerte") for bridal styling or other services, with separate buttons for weddings (Hochzeit) and other requests. The site also links to its general terms and conditions (AGB). No phone number or email address appears on the pages, so the form is the route in.

What the site does not settle

The site does not say where she works from in Basel, whether there is a studio where the trial takes place, or how travel is charged for her mobile service in Switzerland and Germany. It does not list what the bridal packages contain, how early she can start on a wedding morning, or how many people she can style in one booking. Deposit and cancellation terms are not set out on the service or contact pages; the AGB link is where to look. The site does not mention which languages she works in. Because everything is in German, a couple who does not read German should write in English through the wedding form and ask directly.

Who it suits

Leonie Dorigo suits a bride marrying in or around Basel, or elsewhere in Switzerland or Germany, who wants a trained makeup artist and hairstylist and likes to see bridal prices before inquiring. The published figures make budgeting straightforward: CHF 350 for bridal makeup with a trial is the entry point, with two bridal packages above it. The caveats are the open questions on package contents, travel charges and language, and the absence of direct phone or email contact on the pages, all of which a couple from abroad should settle through the form before booking.