i personally find it better to go to the salon rather than the venue, reason being; when it comes to the salon, its just u and a few ppl uve asked to tag along with u whereas the venue wud lack the professional lighting and resources required for a good dress up that are available at the salon and u will get constant distractions from relatives and frends whod want to keep peeking in and give advise 
ur the bride, u need ur space and pampering which u can only get at the salon!
are u sure janie liang charges 1500 for one day? id been wanting to check her out too but been too lazy to call 
so plz lemme know if thats confirmed info!
also, has anybody had personal experience from allure or zodiac? if anybody has pictures plz pm me!
i have been on a lookout for a good make up artist myself, many friends referred ghazala but she is too expensive, i called allenora and they said they charge 2500 and they only come to the venue since they have yet to open a salon, which im avoiding too!
this leaves me with very few options with top most being janie liang and allure but i reallyy need to consult and see pictures b4 i make any decisions. if anybody has experience with anyone else, preferrably a pakistani, who does not give the cakey, plastic doll effect, plz suggest
thanks