Your Glam Squad, Delivered: In-Apartment Hair and Make-Up for Your Big Event in Malta

Some stays in Malta come with a date circled in the diary: a wedding at a seafront palazzo, a graduation gown waiting on its hanger, a stage with your name on the programme. For those days, getting ready should not mean dashing across town to a salon in the afternoon heat. It should mean the professionals coming to you. At Morrison Court, they do: a make-up artist and hairstylist at your apartment door, your own private backstage before the show.

In short: for guests with a big event during their stay, we arrange trusted hair and make-up professionals to come directly to your Morrison Court apartment in Gzira. Each apartment has a full-size vanity, a comfortable swivel stool and excellent lighting, and because we have organised this before, we recommend the best artists on the island personally.

Why get ready in your own apartment

There is a reason celebrities are styled where they stay rather than in a salon chair. Getting ready in your own space means your own timeline, your own playlist, your outfit steamed and hanging two metres away, and a glass of something cold within reach. No parking, no waiting area, no stepping out of a salon into the August sun with an hour of humidity between you and the venue. You walk out of your apartment finished, composed and on schedule.

The occasions our guests glam up for

• A Malta wedding: the islands are one of the Mediterranean's favourite wedding destinations, and guests flying in for one deserve to arrive looking the part.

• Graduation day: watching your son or daughter graduate, with the university just next door in Msida, is a photographs-forever occasion.

• Speaking and presenting: conferences and summits bring guests who will spend the day on stage or on camera.

• Milestone celebrations: anniversary dinners, landmark birthdays, engagement shoots against the Valletta skyline.

• Any day the cameras are out: if people will be photographing you, it is worth being ready for them.

A vanity actually built for the job

Most rentals expect you to do your make-up balanced over a bathroom sink. Ours do not. Each Morrison Court apartment includes a full-size vanity around a metre across, with a comfortable stool that swivels, so an artist can work around you rather than the other way about, and excellent lighting. That last part matters more than it sounds: good, even light is what lets a professional judge skin tone, colour and detail honestly, and it is the difference between make-up that looks right in the mirror and make-up that looks right in the photographs.

The best on the island, personally recommended

Because bespoke requests are what we do, this is not our first glam squad. We have arranged in-apartment styling for guests before, which means we can recommend make-up artists and hair professionals we genuinely trust, matched to your occasion, and help coordinate timing so everyone arrives when they should. Tell us the date, the event and the look you are after, and we will take it from there. For us, it is all about the experience.

How to arrange it

Mention your event when you book, or message us any time during your stay. The earlier the better, especially in the summer wedding months when the island's best artists book out, but even at shorter notice we will do our utmost to put the right people in front of your mirror.

Frequently asked questions

Can a make-up artist and hairstylist come to my accommodation in Malta?

Yes. Mobile hair and make-up professionals work across Malta, and at Morrison Court we go a step further: because we have arranged this for guests before, we personally recommend trusted artists and help coordinate the booking, so the right people arrive at your apartment at the right time.

Is there somewhere proper to get ready in the apartment?

Yes. Each apartment includes a full-size vanity around a metre across, a comfortable swivelling stool and excellent lighting, which is exactly what hair and make-up professionals need to judge colour and detail properly, and exactly what you need to enjoy the process.

How far in advance should I book hair and make-up in Malta?

As early as you can, particularly between May and October when Malta's wedding season keeps the best artists busy. Mention your event when you book your stay, or message us during it, and we will point you to the right people and help you lock in the slot.

Whether you are here for two nights or two months, Morrison Court's short term and mid-term apartments in Gzira are built around exactly this kind of stay: one or two guests, thought-through spaces, and hosts who arrange the details. Get to know the neighbourhood in our Gzira area guide, or see why a longer stay makes sense in our guide to one-to-three month stays in Malta. Check availability and book direct at morrisoncourt.com.