Jessi Skipton Campbell

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Jessi Skip­ton Camp­bell has a style and pres­ence about her that is classy, boldly fem­i­nine, and yet nat­u­rally organic. I’ve known her for years and seen her in action both in the salon and at the wed­ding venue. She is calm, ded­i­cated, and artis­tic. I love the way she makes brides feel and look before I take the first pic­ture. I’m proud to fea­ture her here on The Wed­ding Standard!

What first inspired you to become a hair and make-up artist?
I first real­ized hair and makeup have been a pas­sion of mine since child­hood when my mom told that me if I wanted style over prac­ti­cal­ity, I had to do it myself. This led to hours of prac­tice and obses­sion over my high pony­tail and the per­fect curl. While play­ing with makeup she taught me “the trick is to make it look like your not wear­ing any”.

As a teenager I devel­oped a pas­sion for old movies. Begin­ning with the bold color and style of Mar­i­lyn Mon­roe, my pas­sion grew to an appre­ci­a­tion of film noirs dra­ma­tized by the dark brows of Joan Craw­ford. These women inspired my respect in a glam­orous “lady­like” woman who enjoys wear­ing a dress and isn’t afraid to hike a mile in heels.

My aspi­ra­tions as an artist are to recap­ture the com­mand­ing pres­ence of these women. This vision has inspired me through­out my career and con­tin­ues to be a focus of my work.

How did you get your start?
I started out assist­ing Sun­nie Brook at Reveal Salon. Most styl­ists are bet­ter at either col­or­ing or cut­ting, and these two aspects are what most edu­ca­tion is focused on. While I enjoy both of these and do them well, I didn’t grav­i­tate toward one or the other. I real­ized I had a spe­cial affin­ity for “dress­ing” hair and this nat­u­rally devel­oped with the wed­ding industry.

What is the most desired style that brides look for?
Brides have so many dif­fer­ent opin­ions and options these days so I try to iden­tify their inspi­ra­tion. Then I seek to cus­tomize their hair and make-up to suit their needs.

First (music) album you ever bought?
The Bea­t­les Abbey Road.

What or who con­tin­ues to inspire you?
Old movies! They are filled with the most beau­ti­ful hair, makeup and fash­ion cre­ated by some of the most orig­i­nal and tal­ented artists. Julien d’Ys is an artist I love that often styles for Vogue. He is known for his beau­ti­ful wigs and mas­tery of old school french hair­dress­ing techniques. My hus­band con­tin­u­ally inspires me. His love of cul­ture from the 60’s to Japan and movies pro­vides him un-ending artis­tic ambition.

How do you nor­mally begin your day?
I love my morn­ing rit­ual of mak­ing my cof­fee with a french press. I have a pink tea pot with a high pitch whis­tle that gets me moving.

Favorite movie or doc­u­men­tary?
All About Eve.

Favorite part of a wed­ding?
The vows and the toasts.

How far in advance should a bride con­tact you?
Ide­ally, I pre­fer 4–6 months before the wed­ding day.

Does a bride usu­ally hire you for both hair and make-up, or can she choose between the two?
Most brides hire me for both, but can choose either hair or makeup.

Why do you do what you do?
I love cre­at­ing beau­ti­ful hair and makeup! Love it. Its even bet­ter to cre­ate some­thing beau­ti­ful when its com­pli­ment­ing tremen­dous joy and love.

Favorite pas­time?
Singing and dancing.

If you were an ani­mal, what whould you be?
A rac­coon with tiny danc­ing feet.

What’s your favorite wed­ding food?
Cham­pagne and cake.

Read the book or watch the movie?
Both! Although its rare to find a movie thats bet­ter than the book, Star­dust fits this description.

Favorite song on your iPod playlist?
Bruises by Chairlift.

What’s one of your favorite quotes?
“No, I don’t think I will kiss you, although you need kiss­ing, badly. That’s what’s wrong with you. You should be kissed and often, and by some­one who knows how.” –Rhett Butler

What was the last movie, TV show or book that made you cry or tear up?
Hugo made me cry like a baby.

What’s the great­est gift you’ve ever given or received?
On my wed­ding day I was given my husband’s late grandmother’s pearls. He cried.

How do you rec­om­mend a bride to do to pre­pare for her con­sul­ta­tion?
There are two things I sug­gest:
1) Bring pic­tures. Pic­tures of hair and makeup you like, and pic­tures of your dress. This helps me see the style you are look­ing for and the neck­line and bal­ance of the dress.
2) Come in to your con­sul­ta­tion look­ing like your­self in your every­day style. This allows me to see your per­son­al­ity, what style you feel most com­fort­able in, and what styles are suit­able for your haircut.

Who is your ideal client?
I appre­ci­ate a client who has ideas about the style she is look­ing for but is open to my pro­fes­sional opinion.

Where do you see your­self or busi­ness in the near or dis­tant future?
I am excited to one day own a salon with my husband.

Why do you do what you do?
I love cre­at­ing beau­ti­ful hair and makeup! Love it. Its even bet­ter to cre­ate some­thing beau­ti­ful when its com­pli­ment­ing tremen­dous joy and love.

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