It was such a pleasure working with Carol for my wedding makeup. She did an incredible job…read morelistening to what I wanted. I don't wear a lot of makeup and honestly didn't give her much guidance, but she checked in with me throughout the entire process and truly made sure I felt comfortable every step of the way. I've never liked fake eyelashes, but she placed them so perfectly that I didn't even notice them on my eyes. AND they looked amazing! My makeup lasted all day, even through lots of tears, and I felt like the most natural, beautiful version of myself. Carol is very professional and genuinely listens to her clients. I'm so grateful she was part of my wedding day and would absolutely recommend her to anyone looking for a talented and thoughtful makeup artist.

Carol is Amazing! She is on Always on time and very professional. I love the way she does natural…read morelooking make up.

This review is for Ngan Bui. Ngan did my hair and makeup for my wedding and engagement photos, and…read moreshe was great! I don't normally wear makeup and I wanted a natural look for my wedding. I did a trial and Ngan worked with me to ensure I was comfortable with the final look, and it turned out exactly how I wanted--like my normal face, but prettier! My mom was originally planning on doing her own hair and makeup for the wedding, but after seeing how awesome my trial turned out, she decided she wanted to work with Ngan, too. And she's particular, so that says a lot! Ngan was so patient and caring with her, and very communicative and organized in the months leading up to the wedding. I think Ngan may have been a little flustered the morning of the wedding (there were 9 of us getting hair and makeup done and she had to manage 2 assistants and keep everything on track), but she hardly showed it and kept my nerves calm. She did forget one piece of my hairstyle that we'd discussed during my trial, and I didn't realize it until it was too late, but my hair still turned out beautiful and no one noticed any difference. Overall, I'm very happy with how all of our looks turned out for the wedding, and I wouldn't hesitate to work with Ngan again or recommend her to others.

This review is for Nguyen Ha…read more Our wedding got moved a few times due to the pandemic. She was a nightmare to work with during this process, resulting us firing her two weeks before the wedding. Every time we needed to change the date due to the pandemic, she would be rude in her emails and increase her pricing. I understand your pricing increases every year and that's fine, but there is no need to be rude. She is not very flexible in any means. We had to add two more services and I got push back for that too. I'm giving your more business and you're upset? My wedding planner said in her 15+years in her role she's one of the worse lady to work with. Originally, I thought maybe my requests was too much but I realized that my requests were reasonable and she was being unprofessional. It was unnecessary stress. Beware of pricing changes with her and also random fees that she makes up on the fly - that is not listed in the contract. I do not recommend working with her at all.

I had a great overall experience working with Raman Brar and her team for my wedding weekend, and…read moreI'm happy to leave a 5-star review because I truly loved my hair and makeup overall. My makeup looked beautiful throughout all of my events. On the morning of my wedding, my mascara did run after a few hours during our first ceremony. We decided not to use mascara for my second ceremony that evening, and everything held up perfectly. I don't necessarily blame Raman for this since everyone's skin is different, but if you have oilier eyelids like I do, it's something worth discussing during your trial or before your wedding day. My hair was one of my favorite parts of my looks, especially for our Sangeet. I have very thin hair, and Raman and her team did a wonderful job incorporating the extensions I purchased to create fullness and volume. My Sangeet hairstyle was my favorite of the weekend! My final hairstyle wasn't quite as full as I had envisioned, especially since we had discussed my hair's thinness beforehand, but overall I was very happy with all of my bridal looks. There are just a couple of things I'd recommend future brides keep in mind when planning their timeline. For my wedding morning, we started my bridal hair and makeup on time at 5:00 a.m , but we still ended up running behind my scheduled ready time. Later that day, before my second ceremony, Raman also arrived later than expected, so we had to move through my makeup a little more quickly. Wedding weekends can be unpredictable, and I know timing doesn't always go exactly as planned, but I'd recommend building in a little extra buffer time if your schedule is tight. We also had Raman's team do hair and makeup for my immediate family. We had originally expected each appointment to take around 45 minutes to an hour, but some took over two hours, which unfortunately caused a few family members to miss important photos. Raman explained that part of the delay was because some people arrived with wet hair that needed to be dried first, so I'd definitely recommend making sure everyone's hair is fully dry before their appointment. I also think having a little flexibility in the order of appointments when some people are ready earlier could help keep the overall timeline moving smoothly. Because the morning ran longer than expected, my family decided to skip their scheduled touch-ups before our second ceremony because they were worried about falling behind again. We still paid for the touch-up services since the artists had reserved that time, but it was unfortunate that we didn't end up taking advantage of them. Overall, though, Raman is incredibly talented, and I truly loved how I looked throughout my wedding weekend. She was also very receptive when I shared my experience afterward, which I really appreciated. I would absolutely recommend Raman to future brides, especially if you build a little extra time into your schedule. Her work speaks for itself, and I felt beautiful on one of the most important weekends of my life.

Update: Ive attached screenshots of when exactly Raman called, and you can see I was texting her…read morethroughout the day. As mentioned I couldn't be on the phone because it was crunch time logistically, as I was handling so many logistics for my brother's event. Still I was texting Raman. After Raman agreed to hold the MUA until 5pm at 1:28pm, she said she Jassi wasn't available at 1:41pm. -------------------------------------------- I want to warn people about this vendor. I hired her for my wedding in 2024 and there were several things that she fell short on: 1. She forgot bobby pins to do my hair...on my wedding. She was my hired makeup and hair artist. So on the day of my wedding when its supposed to be a calm time, unfortunately I had to scramble to go and grab pins from my aunts home. 2. She let me know she would bring fresh flowers for my hair on my wedding day, she also forgot those on the day of my wedding. 3. She placed my small/medium tikka on my head, but unfortunately she did not secure it in a manner that a professional would. On my actual wedding day, when I was bending down to matha tek, my tikka popped off-- which was very embarrassing. 4. She was confused about where we were meeting on the day of my jaggo and for some reason thought that I would be coming to her in Livermore, even though my event was in Merced and we had already discussed that she would be coming to Merced. She was able to make arrangements to come to Merced, but it added additional stress. 5. She talked about herself throughout my hair and makeup, boasting about herself and complimenting herself 6. She asked me why do we need to start so early for hair and makeup on the day of my wedding, and then she herself made me 30 min+ late on the day of my wedding. The redeeming quality about her work is that she is able to work well on brown south asian skin, her skin makeup was soft and dewy (though my eyes were smudged before I even got to my ceremony...which is not normal for me). I am a person that really cares about skin with makeup so against my better judgment, I decided to hire her for myself and my mother for my brother's engagement. This was booked months in advance. Fast forward to May 2026, I get a call from Raman less than 24 hours before the booking. She tells me that her mother-in-law is not well so she won't be able to make it. Then she says she does have a "senior" artist who can replace her. I tell her I'm sorry to hear about the situation with her mother-in-law, I ask her who the senior artist is. She says her name is Jassi.... I asked her what her last name is and Raman said she didn't know. I then asked her if she has an Instagram and then she also said she does not have an Instagram or anywhere that I could see her portfolio. I told her I needed some time to think about it and Raman sent me some pictures that she claimed to be Jassi with no last name's work. (It gets worse) At so late in the game, I was already handling so many logistics for my brother's ceremony. I asked Raman to give me until five to get back to her. She obliged, though she was putting pressure on me stating that "Jassi" wanted to confirm ASAP because she was considering another client. I asked Raman to give me Jassi's contact information, and Raman said that it was too late because Jassi has already booked with another client due to "Jassi" not feeling comfortable because I didnt "trust her." All screenshots are attached. this happened within a matter of 20 minutes, so it's safe to say this is suspicious at best and a blatant lie at worst. Raman's contract states that she will provide a "senior" makeup artist in her absence, she wasn't even able to follow through on that. I took a look at Raman's social media, and I found what happened in reality is that Raman ACTUALLY booked a bride on the day of my event. So her mother-in-law was not ill, Raman actually just wanted to go with the booking that had more pay. I have attached the screenshots below of her working with the other client, multiple vendors also posted her working with the client on the day of my brother's engagement. That being said, I would be weary of this vendor. She is unprofessional and a liar, and no level of artistry can redeem that. The worst part of it all, is she charges luxury prices-- 1100 was what she charged 2 years ago for hair and makeup. Whats the point of charging luxury prices if you dont even have bare minimum professionalism and character? She is the type of person that gives MUA a bad reputation.

KoKo is a true artist! She did my hair and make up for my civil ceremony and I love how she took my…read moreinspiration picture and talked me through how she was going to tailor it to highlight and accentuate my facial features. Also, aside from making you look beautiful, KoKo is the ultimate hype woman I didn't realize I needed on my wedding day. She was so easy and fun to talk to that she really set the tone for what a special day itll be and I felt so energized leaving her studio. She also gave me a lot of tips and showed me how to maintain my hair and makeup throughout the day. If you're considering it, book Koko given she'll make you look and feel like a million bucks on your special day.

Few days before the big day, each of the bridesmaid sent her our reference photos for our…read morepreferences in styling. Today is our big day!!! Koko arrived super early at the bride's house and finished all three of us (bridesmaids) makeups and hair! Before she started the makeup, she discussed with me regarding the styles and few heads up instead of moving forward without my opinions. She's delightful to work with! During the process, she also patiently explained her choices of the makeup products to better suit my skin and style :) She also responded well to spontaneous requests and concerns! I told her that my hair is soft and thin so it's hard to create a "full volume" look. She immediately addressed the issue, creating a very beautiful hair style for me :) I would recommend Koko to everyone who is looking for a makeup artist who listens, cooperates and is skillful and pleasant to work with ;)

My makeup artist, Kat, did such an amazing job! I have never felt so beautiful and special in my…read morelife. She was also so calm and made everything go smoothly and helped me feel my best. Eliza made my bridesmaid and mom look and feel so beautiful. The trials were also wonderful to just work through the vision. The BFab scheduling was also so accommodating and patient with my bridal schedule. I couldn't recommend BFab more.

UPDATE: We appreciate Bfab's efforts to rectify and explain things and so have adjusted our review…read more We hired Mellisa and Praxi for our wedding. I have no complaints about Praxi. She came early and did her job well. The one star is because of the other artist who did not bring her makeup. Yes, you read that right. The makeup artist did not bring her makeup kit other than some foundation and setting spray. The experience was so poor it greatly outweighed any positives we experienced with the other artist. Rather than taking care of it herself, she went around asking two other makeup artists we hired from another company if she could use their makeup supplies. That created an uncomfortable environment because they were put in a difficult spot of rightfully not wanting to lend their professional supplies to a stranger, but also not wanting to make it a bigger scene on someone's wedding if they said no. I had to pause my own bridal makeup and hair session to try to find any makeup I had around my parent's house she could use. I think about an hour in was when she finally decided to Doordash some makeup when she should have done that the moment she realized she didn't bring her supplies. She started the first bridesmaid makeup at 7:30 and at 9:30 (which was our planned end time) she had still not finished. We moved onto the second bridesmaid's hair at 9:30 and that seemed to go a lot smoother luckily. When the Doordash order came, there was no lipstick because I guess the store was out of stock of the shade she chose. The makeup artist also did not seem to have much experience or perhaps she was so nervous that she could not do makeup the way she normally might because I heard them trying work on her eyeliner for about 20 minutes due to it repeatedly not coming out right and saw the makeup artist asking a lot of questions when most could probably be figured out just by looking at the makeup inspo picture. It was also uncomfortable that she went into detail about forgetting her makeup kit because she recently started seeing a doctor for ADHD and started new medication 1 month ago. I don't think this is something she needed to share with us. One of my bridesmaid said during her session several different TMI excuses were brought up as well. Ultimately, we left at 10:10am, 40 minutes later than planned, with one bridesmaid still unsatisfied with her makeup (we could not wait any longer) and the other bridesmaids uncomfortable with her lack of professionalism. I'm sure there were likely other things that went wrong. These are just the things I noticed as the bride who was busy getting her makeup and hair done myself. I did hear from a bridesmaid that we would not be getting charged for her services, but I did not hear this myself directly or received any communication from bfab about this experience.

When I found out my MUA was no longer offering hair services for my wedding, I was stressed…read morescrambling to find someone last minute. Luckily, I booked a trial with Jessica, the team lead at THE PURE make up, and loved how she did my hair based on the reference photos I brought. Unfortunately, Jessica was already booked for my wedding day, but she assigned two of her best stylists to handle my hair as well as my mom's and four bridesmaids. The stylists were both professional and friendly, and made everyone look beautiful. That said, some of the bridesmaids' hairstyles started falling out when we arrived at the venue, and I wish the stylists had taken extra care to secure their styles better. THE PURE make up came highly recommended through friends and their networks who had also finished wedding planning, so I had high hopes. Overall, a positive experience given the circumstances. I would recommend more for their makeup services (i.e., natural, Korean style) over their hair services.

If you are looking into a topnotch makeup more geared towards the natural style, THE PURE makeup is…read morejust for you. She'll make your skin look perfect which is the most important part of k-beauty. I've been following IG: thepuremakeup_official for awhile ever since i saw my friend's hair and makeup at her wedding which was done by Jessica at THE PURE makeup. What I learned about her via IG is how she's always on top of the beauty trend, and she's always willing to learn by even flying to Korea to get lessons. I knew i had to get my hair and makeup done by her as I was looking into more natural style than having my face look cakey with bunch of contouring style. As soon as my wedding date was decided I reached out to Jessica to secure the date. I signed up for the luxury wedding package which included bridesmaids makeup on top of my makeup and 2hrs (?) of stay & retouch since i knew i was going to cry a lot lol Jessica was so easy to work with, and most importantly she did a phenomenal job. Everyone was complimenting on my makeup for looking so natural but also how my skin was glowing and overall makeup was not too overbearing. I'm really surprised to see some negative reviews here, and I'm wondering if they were looking for more intense makeup such as face contouring makeup. You just need to look for a new person if that's you. You can't complain about her work when you have a completely different style. It's like you shopping at Nike to look for heels, and complaining why they only have sneakers.

I found Avista via a friend in San Ramon a few years ago, and I couldn't be more grateful. I've…read morehired her for my baby shower and other events. I usually show her an inspo look that I'm going for from Pinterest or Instagram, and every TIME she has surpassed my expectations! My makeup looks flawless all night. Photographs beautifully and it's never cakey in person, which is a big dealbreaker for me if it does. Couldn't be more happy with her!

I found Avista through Yelp and I was so happy to get a quick response from her. She was available…read moreto do my hair and makeup for an event. Since COVID I've been very cautious but Avista put me to ease as all of her tools were sanitized and she was very clean. I'm in my early 50's and I was worried about getting my makeup done and looking "too much" but she did such a beautiful job on me. My face looked glowy and young! Thank you Avista.

Shoutout to Jessica for my makeup and Chantelle for my hair…read more They made me feel so beautiful, confident, and truly myself on such an important day! My hair and makeup looked exactly as I had envisioned, and also held up beautifully throughout the day and into the evening. I received so many compliments throughout the day! Easy to work with, easy to communicate with, and made the entire experience enjoyable and stress-free

My experience with Bay Area Beautiful for my recent wedding was incredible! Kathryn was…read morecommunicative, professional, and had a great attitude. Jessica did my trial and took detailed notes on changes, so on my big day, my hair and makeup were absolutely perfect. I loved how everything looked and held up through the night. Sable and Jessica did some of the bridesmaids as well and everyone felt beautiful. Everyone was professional, personable, and had great energy. Highly reccomend!