If I could recommend one thing from my wedding to another bride, it would be to book Beauty by…read moreJacs. From the moment I contacted Jacs, I knew she was the makeup artist for my big day! She is so sweet and excellent at communicating on top of being one of the best in the biz. I've had my makeup done for a lot of weddings and as someone who doesn't wear much, I typically feel like I look like a little kid who got into her mom's makeup bag. Not with her! Jacs made me feel so beautiful and when I asked for "natural" looking makeup she couldn't have done a better job. All of our makeup was flawless and we all felt so beautiful ALL day. Through all of the tears and LOTS of sweat, I tell you that makeup didn't budge. With the number of girls getting their makeup done, she needed to bring her assistant Katie. I can't stress enough, these girls are TALENTED. I had a couple girls on the fence about paying to have their makeup done but I strong suggested they wouldn't regret it. Sure enough, they all said at the end that they were so happy they signed up! Jacs and Katie both have very similar techniques and they make the best team. The group was women of all ages and skin tones. My mom looked 20 years younger!! Aside from their talent, what was really big for me was their amazing energy. If you think about it, you are booking someone that you are going to spend a majority of the morning of the best day your life with. It seriously felt like they were apart of my group of best friends. We all had so much fun together and they showed up on time, if not not early, and were ready to get started right away. They were so comfortable and fun to be around that I was sad when we were done, they should have come to the wedding! To sum it up, don't skimp on makeup. Don't go with someone else just because they may be cheaper. You get the full experience with Beauty by Jacs and you will go into your big day feeling like the queen you are! I am forever grateful to Jacs and Katie for making my day so unbelievably special!

From the owner: Beauty by Jacs is a full service makeup company providing wedding, prom, and event makeup. Beauty…read moreby Jacs can provide both traditional makeup and airbrush makeup. Serving both Maryland and DC, Beauty by Jacs aims to give you the most beautiful makeup for your big day!

If you are looking for an elite experience in Pasadena, I cannot recommend Melanie Ingram enough…read more She is a veteran of the beauty industry with nearly two decades of experience, and it is evident in the flawless results she provides at Shine Beauty and Wellness Studio. She has handled all of my daughter's prom and homecoming looks throughout high school, and her talent is so incredible that my daughter is already committed to having Melanie travel to her for her future wedding! Beyond being a gifted Esthetician and Makeup Artist, her technical skills are flawless, but it's her lovely personality, her technical skills are flawless, but it's her lovely personality, Melanie is an exceptionally kind and sweet person who makes every visit a pleasure. You can find her inside Ivory Rose Aesthetics--she is truly the best at what she does.

Love Melanie! She is such a great artist - from my brows to spray tan to facials to makeup! She did…read moremy makeup for my wedding too and I loved it so much. Will be going to her foreve

Jess and Nichole are amazing, fun and respectful! Thank you for all the awesomeness you do!read more

Krysta is a magician. Don't let her tell you otherwise. I was looking for a new salon just for…read morehaircuts since I don't color anymore and I've found it. Highly recommend.

I love getting my lashes done with Mia! I initially came here like 10 years ago and recently moved…read moreback to the area and was looking for a lash place. I'm so glad I came back to see Mia because she is a true lash artist! She takes the time to personalize each client's treatment and I appreciate the time and care she takes each time. The experience is relaxing and so comfortable. I always get the best nap when I'm getting my lashes done and I am always so amazed by the results. I get compliments on my lashes all the time from people so highly recommend Mia. I like a more natural look and I think that Mia does a superb job creating a refined and natural look. The lashes last well and I usually come get fills every 4 weeks. Highly recommend Mia!

Tymia did so well on my lashes! It was my first time getting lash extensions. She really listened…read moreto me and explained how she was going to get me the look I wanted! If you want to sleep or chat or listen to music the whole time she's got you! It was such a comfortable experience for me and my lashes lasted me 4 weeks on vacation. I couldn't be happier :)

Infinity Artistry was simply amazing! Not only did the hair and make-up come out beautifully, but…read moreSara and the girls were so fun to be around while getting ready. The day of my wedding was unexpectedly windy, and I was having an outdoor wedding, so we changed my hair up from what we did at the trial. Sara was completely understanding and the style she did was beautiful and stayed in place all day, despite the wind gusts. I highly recommend booking with Infinity Artistry!

Wow. If there were 6 stars, that is the rating I would give. Sara did an amazing job on my makeup…read moreand hair for a boudoir photo shoot. I am really finicky about my makeup and usually don't like the way other people do it. Sara knew exactly the look I was going for and made me feel so beautiful. My hair looked amazing too. She is so personable and talented, yet professional and knows her stuff. I highly recommend her, she's the best I have had to date!

Facial treatment was an amazing experience - Maria tailored it to my skin type and made my skin…read morefeel and look incredible. Her shoulder and neck massage was on point too. Will be returning!

Moved into Maryland from Virginia and it always feels so hard finding a new salon in your area but…read moreI am so happy to have found Sadona! I had a consult first with Zaida and we confirmed the change I wanted to do with my hair and then 2 weeks later she made it happen and i'm obsessed! My hair feels so healthy and it's only been two days and I've gotten so many compliments. Can't wait to go to her from now on and definitely try out some spa treatments soon too!

I would give A-List beauty no stars if I could. I hired them for hair and makeup for my wedding…read more The trial could not have gone worse. It. Was. A. Joke. A lot of these places have you pay a significant amount of money to do a trial (like $500) because it creates a psychological motivation to continue to do business with them (the sunk cost fallacy). Ladies do not be victim to this- even if you paid $500 and the trial goes poorly, do not give them more money! I paid the non refundable deposit to Ariel Lewis, and gladly paid another company $1,500 just to not look (and more importantly FEEL) like I did after my trial with A-List. The other company was professional, kind, used actual beauty products (see below), let me watch what they were doing, and were friendly. Find a company that works with you for your big day. Not works you for the paycheck. Hopefully this will save you the $500 trial with A-List: Let's start with hair. The biggest red flag was that she wouldn't let me watch while she was doing my hair so that I could be "surprised" - I was surprised all right. She admitted to me she had not looked at the inspo pics they asked me to send in, and asked to see them. She looked at the first one and said "K I got it." She didn't have it, because what was created was a departure from my looks. It wasn't a terrible style if it had been done well. I mentioned concern about the longevity of the look day of, and she said confidently it would last even though I could feel the pins slipping. I said repeatedly my hair texture is fine and doesn't hold curl. She said "Not the way I curl" and then put wax in it to "help." Everyone with fine hair knows wax weighs it down. It did not last. Not even through 90 min minutes of sitting still and getting makeup done (much less a whole wedding...). My trial was done at 11:30am and by 1:30pm my hair had fallen out of the bun into the two sad looped pony tails she had used to create the look, and was in straight tendrils around my face. Not a curl in sight. Even the initial finished looked was frizzy and you could obviously see pins. The best part was that the A-List makeup trial was after hair and she came in and asked "what time my hair trial was?" hahah. "Oh you couldn't tell it just happened? Your teammate just gave me an updo, obviously!" Lol Next was makeup. Ladies. They used E.L.F products. Correct- the products you buy for your nieces and occasionally find at the dollar store. I get it, this isn't the main event, it's just the trial so maybe they use different products day of? If so, that negates the purpose of the trial... I want to have my shades matched and confirmed which is part of the trial one would think. I paid for airbrush makeup- she did zero prep the skin. She pulled the machine out and started spraying- didn't even pin my face framing hair pieces back so there was a distinct line not blended around my face where my hair had been. The airbrush went on cakey and flakey and actually aged me about 10 years. It's not for every skin type so that's part of it, but at least try and prep the skin. I sent Hailey Bieber natural dewey inspo and she did old church lady rosy pink cheeks I am not kidding. Bright. Pink. And round. I looked like a toy soldier, even after I asked her to keep blending. The whole thing was a joke. It also didn't last despite paying for airbrush- which I was grateful for because I would not have gone out looking like that. When I reached out to Ariel Lewis to tell them I would not be using them for my wedding and talk about how disappointed I was, I was intercepted by an admin. Interestingly, I didn't ask for a refund but the very first thing the admin said when I said I wouldn't be moving forward was that I wouldn't get a refund. This exchange told me a lot about how they do business and their priorities. I asked to speak to Ariel to provide feedback. I never heard from her. Guess it's on me to keep reaching out? I was then told I could do the trial again with the same artists. Nah I'm good... If it were my business with my name on it- I would be embarrassed by this. Pics below of hair. I didn't want my face out there on the internet so I didn't post makeup. So- ladies, save yourself the money with A-List. Unless you want a good laugh- My Maid of Honor was there and we still get out the "after" pictures so we can have a good chuckle over wine. I hope this saves another bride the stress and money I wasted on the A-List.

Very POOR Customer Service. Extremely POOR communication. Why does a company refuse to list itself…read moreon Google? So they can avoid all the negative reviews. So it's not a surprise that A-List has no Google listing and minimal reviews available... do the math. It doesn't add up to a reliable and professionally behaving company.