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Glam by Jeet Specializes in South Asian makeup and hairstyling services in Albuquerque + Santa Fe New Mexico!
Hey everyone! I recently realized that not everyone is on social media and therefore there’s a huge chunk of the population that doesn’t see my makeovers or short videos that I reserve for my Glam by Jeet Instagram and Facebook audience! I also have noticed that my Virginia audience loved using Facebook business pages for contacting me, and my Albuquerque audience loves email and instagram DMs! I want to put pictures of my work in as many places as possible so that potential clients can find me and decide whether I’m the right fit for their wedding! I never realized that different areas of the country may use different methods of contact until I moved, so I am fixing that right now.
In this blog post, I want to highlight some skills that I’ve refined over the years that the smaller South Asian population (Indian/Pakistani/Sri Lankan/Bengali/Nepali) in Albuquerque, NM can appreciate because there aren’t a lot of local vendors specializing in this type of wedding and I want to make sure my South Asian brides can find me!
If you’ve followed me for any amount of time, you know that I’ve posted so many types of weddings on my social media pages over the years because I’ve been so blessed to be raised in the Washington DC area! I truly do believe I am from one of the most diverse areas in the country, so I was able to snatch up a lot of amazing experience that’s pushed my creative boundaries and helped me learn about lots of different veil settings and makeup/hairstyles!
Some of the different countries my wedding and engagement clients have been from include: Palestine, Lebanon, Sudan, South Korea, Iran, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Mexico, Russia, Ukraine, Chile, Afghanistan and so many more! I was born in the United States but my family is all from Punjab, India- therefore I really enjoy getting my Indian brides ready because I’ve grown up helping family and friends do just that before I officially made makeup and hair a full-time career! Everyone else that has picked me to get them ready over the years has been an amazing bonus :)
I’m so excited to have moved to New Mexico to offer my experience in traditional and fusion South Asian bridal hair/makeup/dressing services, as well as all knowledge on all skin tones since this is such a beautiful state also filled with so much diversity. If you’ve browsed my website or social media sites at all, you’ve also seen tons of cowgirl boots and lacy white dresses - so don’t take this blog post as me ruling out any type of bride! All my clients generally have one thing in common- they want to look their best on their special day and expect me to give them a little extra shot of glamour and drama- even if the goal is to look as natural as possible in the end!
Anyway - time to show off some of the beautiful ethnic looks that I’ve done over the years so that potential clients in the American Southwest (Arizona, western Texas, and New Mexico) can hire me with confidence!
Enjoy all the beautiful colors!
xoxo Jeet
Here’s a picture of me with my favorite teacher - Tamanna Roashan of @dressyourface! I credit her for teaching me so many refined skills in my field!
South Asian bridal hairstyling, makeup, dressing and jewelry setting by Glam by Jeet
photo by About to Snap Photography
Nikkah ceremony bridal hair styling, makeup, dressing and jewelry setting by Glam by Jeet
photo by Sophia Choudhury Photography
South Asian bridal reception hair styling, makeup, dressing and jewelry setting by Glam by Jeet
South Asian bridal hair setting, makeup, dressing and jewelry setting by Glam by Jeet
photo by Daniel soñe Photography
Punjabi bridal engagement shoot hairstyling, makeup, dressing and jewelry setting by Glam by Jeet
photo by HnM Photoz
Punjabi bridal engagement party hair styling, makeup, dressing and jewelry setting by Glam by Jeet
photo by Modern Frames Photography
25th anniversary south Asian makeup, hair styling, dressing and jewelry setting by Glam by Jeet
photo by Catch Motion Photography
I went to see @Botoxbunny at Hela Medical Spa in Georgetown DC!
Alright you guys. Time for me to put all my business out there and help some of you out. I feel like I listen to so many of you put yourself down on a daily basis when you’re in my chair and It makes me feel so bad- I am not desensitized to it and I cringe every single time. We are all the same. Behind closed doors, I’m also a normal woman who worries about the same “imperfections” on my face. Im 32 and live a pretty stressed life. I am constantly working, rushing to get from one appointment to the next every single day. When I’m not working with clients in person, I’m on my phone answering texts, voicemails, IG dms, emails and Facebook messages from past, present and future clients. I never sleep before 1 am and am up by 7 am daily to be a mom and get to my morning appointments (earlier on weekends for sunrise shoots, weddings and boudoir work). I think all of these things have really taken a toll on my skin in the last few years since my business took off. I wouldn’t trade it for anything because I am so thankful to be able to be more present for Gisele than ever before and do what I truly love - but for me it was def time to take the leap and do something about things that were making me self conscious about my face in a relatively simple/painless/non invasive manner. I just want to share something that may help you in the same way that it has helped me. We all have a great base/beautiful face to work with, it just may need a little help to be next level 😉
If you’ve been even a little curious about Botox and fillers- please take a look at the two pics at the bottom of this post, because I’m about to tell you my experience with Botox/xeomin w someone I’ve been following for months right here in the dc area!
A few weeks (3 and a few days) have passed since I visited @botoxbunny (Erika Barry) over at the gorgeous Hela Medical spa in Georgetown DC- if you were following my instastories you saw me post an unedited pic of my face from a few days ago w a light layer of makeup on. If you look next to it, you’ll see an embarrassing unedited picture from just about a month ago w the same amount of makeup on. Tired eyes, crows feet and saggy brows lol.
Miss Erika injected just enough Botox/xeomin around my eyes to smooth out my crows feet, forehead to smooth out the lines where makeup always settles, brows to lift them and help w the hooded eyes I’ve developed, and upper lip to help it do a "lip flip"/ stop curling when I smiled (I hated my gums showing and refused to wear lip gloss for this reason since I was a teenager. She told me I did not need any filler at all because my lips are already full so another high five to her for not selling me a bunch of stuff I didn’t even need).
This treatment has also helped me to stop furrowing my brows constantly from stress and reading/thinking etc which often led to headaches by mid day most days. I had Botox/dysport done once before but was really unhappy with it and didn’t like the customer service either (email me at Jeet.bahra@glambyjeet.com if you have questions about that place because I don’t believe in putting anyone on blast). @botoxbunny watched me talk, listened to exactly what my concerns were and then came up w the perfect plan that worked for me.
To answer many of you, yes it’s a little more expensive to get work done in dc compared to our local area, however, @botoxbunny is well worth every single penny. I think the extra couple of dollars that I spent per unit was def worth it because she took her time, didn’t rush me out of the spa, and honestly did a great, natural job. You can see it yourself in my before and after photo. Please DM me if you have any questions and also follow her for great treatments she offers/pictures of before and afters. Thanks again Miss Erika- you seriously have no idea how much better I feel. ❤️
Unedited before botox/xeomin
unedited after botox/xeomin