Samantha Pretto Hair and Makeup

Destination bridal hair and makeup, more than twenty-five years in the industry, working Lake Como and celebrations across Italy, Europe and beyond. Her work has been credited by name in independently published features, including a Style Me Pretty feature at the Mandarin Oriental Lake Como.

Nothing is published. Every engagement begins as a private, personalised conversation rather than a fixed rate card, opening with a design session rather than a same-day trial.

A private design session is described on her own site as integral to the process, developing the bridal look in advance rather than testing it on the day itself.

Yes. She works across Lake Como, Lake Maggiore, Tuscany, the Amalfi Coast, Rome, Puglia, Sardinia and Sicily, plus selected destinations in Greece, Spain, France, the United States and beyond.

Yes. Bridal party members, mothers and selected guests can be integrated into the same aesthetic direction, particularly for multi-day destination celebrations.

Her current site states products are chosen independently, with no sponsorships or fixed brand kit, selected according to skin, climate and context rather than a predefined list.

Yes. Earlier in her career she worked Milan Fashion Week for Giorgio Armani, Max Mara and Laura Biagiotti, and was personal hairstylist to television presenter Natasha Stefanenko for a Sky TV production.

Italy, with Lake Como as a primary destination, and travel across Italy, Europe and selected international destinations for weddings.