Claudia is amazing! She knew exactly what to do from the…read moretrial, when I was clueless with no inspiration photos. The day before she treated my hair and it was so clean and fresh. And, my hair lasted all night for the wedding! Even with my wedding being on the ocean and windy. She used my hair pieces that I bought and made it easy to add the veil later on for the ceremony.

I was fortunate enough to be referred to Claudia by the Special Events Coordinator, at El Adobe de…read moreCapistrano, where I got married. Claudia is located very close to San Juan Capistrano, and often travels to the venue to style brides' hair onsite at the Casita. I immediately called Claudia to schedule a trial for both myself and my mother, and Claudia arranged for a makeup artist to be there at the same time to do a trial for both hair and makeup. We loved their work at the trial and booked with them on the spot! Claudia has such a sweet demeanor, and really listens when you tell her what you want your hair to look like--so much so that after my trial I booked a cut and color with her, and asked her to make my hair extensions for the wedding! On the day of my wedding, I arrived to find Claudia there, but no makeup artist. Claudia calmly informed me that the makeup artist would not be able to make it on the day of the wedding (one might freak out about this, but I just had to laugh because everything about my wedding was incredibly smooth, and even this seemingly MAJOR hiccup was quickly resolved). Prior to telling me, Claudia had called around to other makeup artists she works with and found the amazing Jamie Spelber to come and save my face (literally!). While Jamie was en route, Claudia calmly got started on the hair for myself and my bridal party, and the makeup artist arrived shortly thereafter. My bridal party had a variety of different hair types and styles, but Claudia did a beautiful job on each and every one of us! In addition to being a fabulous stylist, Claudia was a total boss getting someone else in to do our makeup last minute (and let me tell you, Jamie actually did a FAR better job on our makeup than the girl I had initially hired, so it was totally for the better!). I am so appreciative to Claudia, and would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a stylist for their wedding day, or just a new stylist for the day-to-day look!

I just had my second bridal hair trial with Riri and I'm honestly blown away all over again. She is…read morethe perfect combination of professional, talented, and genuinely kind. From start to finish, she made the entire experience feel so easy and comfortable! What I love most is how attentive she is, she really listens to what you want and then brings it to life even better than you imagined. She pays attention to every little detail, and you can tell she truly cares about her clients looking and feeling their best! My hair came out absolutely perfect! So chic, classy elegant, and exactly the bridal look I was going for. It also held beautifully, which is so important. On top of that, she's just the sweetest person, which makes the whole process even more enjoyable. I feel so confident and excited knowing she'll be doing my hair for my wedding day. Highly, highly recommend!

Roya did my hair for my wedding earlier this year. My hair looked great for most of the day, and…read moreshe is clearly very talented. However, there were some downsides to the overall experience, especially given the premium price and the fact that I booked her for two looks and all-day touch-ups. Roya arrived to my bridal suite wearing a "MIGA" ("Make Iran Great Again") hat, a slogan modeled after Trump's MAGA movement and associated with political rhetoric about Iran. Regardless of personal beliefs or current events, wearing anything political as a wedding vendor is very unprofessional, especially when there is a chance of you being in bridal suite photos. Thankfully, my mom and maid of honor asked her to remove it before we headed to the venue because i didn't want my guests to misinterpret her hat, but the situation stressed me out on what was supposed to be a peaceful and relaxing morning . And the hat appeared in my wedding photos/video and I had to ask my videographer and photographer to make edits. She also ran about 30 minutes late to my trial and arrived 40 minutes late on my wedding day past my requested start time. I anticipated that she might be late based on reviews and prior experience and adjusted my timeline accordingly, but that is not something a bride should ever have to plan for, especially at this premium price point. Lastly, she left right as my reception began, despite me paying for touch-ups throughout the wedding. At the time I was fine with it, but by the time I cut my cake and after dancing, my bangs looked sweaty and no longer appeared polished. I am not sure if this is typical, but I wanted to share my experience.

Service was exceptionally friendly but my curls didn't look like the photo I showed. They looked…read morelike the standard curls everyone does on their child when they are graduating from elementary or middle school. From the review photos I was a bit suspect of the products used (in many photos you can see flyaways / static looking hairs) and unfortunately my intuition was correct as my curls fell out within a few short hours later. If you get an employee who can execute the style curl you want and bring your own styling products I think you'll be ok coming here. The settling was clean and beautiful so that was nice.

I was helped by Wilvert, who was kind, friendly, and did a beautiful job with a braided style…read more Wilvert explained each step in the process and paid close attention to detail. Would recommend!

I stop by this MAC Cosmetics store a couple times a year when I'm at the mall, especially this time…read moreof the year, when they always have a sale and special discount going on. The store is a small, stand-alone store but it carries pretty much everything I need. Only issue is, many times I stood around waiting and there's no one in the front of the store. After a while, someone would come out from the back to assist. When you do get someone to acknowledge and assist, then service is good.

I wanted to give a shout out to Lupita! I had a great experience at your store yesterday evening. I…read morehad just gone to buy a concealer and was feeling rushed and stressed all day. Lupita provided a 5 star experience for me as she took the time and patience to apply a foundation on my skin that I was interested in. She is a great listener and matched my skin with the correct foundation perfectly. I am beyond thrilled with the way that this foundation looks on my skin! She also helped me with a concealer shade as well and I am so glad I came into the store rather than just doing an online purchase! Thanks Lupita!!

Shirin is the most skilled, wonderful hair stylist I have ever had cut my hair. Cutting my hair has…read morebeen a big deal for me for the longest time because it was very long, and I had defined myself by it. People knew me as the "girl with the long hair". When someone messed up my hair years back, it would destroy me. This time, I chose to cut it off and release that story I had told myself for so many years. Shirin listened to what I wanted and brought it to life in a way that has empowered me to shine my light regardless of me being "the girl with the long hair". Check out the before and after video below:) I am in love with my new hairstyle and highly recommend her!! Thank you Shirin for your care and amazing hand, I'll be back to see you soooon.

Awful service! They scheduled me with someone else without communicating that to me. At first he…read morewas complimenting my hair and then after he found it it was difficult to blow dry he started telling me it was damaged. Didn't get what I requested he gave me a blow dry I could've done at home with my eyes closed. If I could give this place 0 stars I would

Katie and her team were amazing! They made me look incredible for my wedding…read more Very professional, skilled and so talented! Definitely recommend!

Katie was such a joy to work with!! She did hair and makeup for myself, my maid of honor and my mom…read morefor my recent wedding, and her work is amazing!! She does such a great job at enhancing features while keeping you looking like your self, our makeup lasted all night (my mom's actually lasted for the next day too!) as did the hair with no touch ups needed. On top of the excellent work, she is such a joy to have in the room while getting ready, she's so bubbly and sweet and really made each of us feel special. Highly recommend!!

I found Lisa on yelp while searching for someone to help with my makeup and hair for a corporate…read moregala event. I was drawn to Lisa's work and was not disappointed! I showed her pictures of makeup and hair that I liked and she did exactly what I was looking for! I was so happy with the results and received so many compliments during the evening. It was nice to feel so pulled together and made up, but also not have to stress about doing it myself! I felt like she really listened to what I wanted and was able to execute the vision that I had for my look. She also did hair and light makeup for my eight-year-old daughter who attended the event as well and it turned out perfect! My daughter was receiving compliments all night and it made her night so special! In addition to being an excellent hair and makeup artist, Lisa was very responsive to my email follow up questions and was on time for our appointment. I definitely recommend Lisa and will be using her again!

The hair and makeup looked very nice. Got a lot of compliments on it. I appreciate the work put in.read more

I recently came to lashes to toes and had a wonderful experience. Not only were there hundreds and…read morehundreds of different colors to choose from, but Ilena did an amazing job painting my nails. The place was lovely and the location was very nice with lots of parking. The nails came out even better than I expected and she was even able to do different designs. She also did my friends lashes, and they turned out beautifully.

Ilena is extremely detailed oriented. I have been getting eyelash extensions with her for a while…read more Ilena has taken her time to place the lashes individually and so delicately. Her work is very clean and light! I'm extremely happy with her work and highly recommend getting your lash extensions done with her!

Angie did SUCH an amazing job with my hair. I went to her, for the first time, about a month ago. I…read morecame to her with about sixth months worth of roots, so she had her work cut out for her. She gave me some beautiful blonde highlights and (what I think is called a root melt) so they blend in perfectly with my natural hair color. Her cut was great too. I have really limp, fine hair and her cut added some much needed fullness and body. And it's super easy to style! I couldn't be happier

I used Pure Essence Beauty for my wedding and they exceeded my expectations! The team was very…read morefriendly and efficient. Joy did my makeup and it looked stunning, she took my everyday lip stain and elevated it into a glam bridal look. Bri did my hair and the volume held even with all the dancing we did throughout the night. From the trial I knew I had the dream team, they did everything I asked and were so friendly and kind. My bridesmaid, maid of honor and mom all looked amazing too! We kept making jokes that we were the hottest bridal party ever.

I cannot thank Jennifer and Lana enough! I felt so…read morebeautiful on my wedding day and they both truly understood what I wanted. They were both incredibly sweet, warm, and so easy to talk to. I loved my hair and makeup from my trial, but I loved my hair and makeup on my wedding day EVEN MORE! I was blown away by their talent.