Today I visited Melissa's Glow Alchemy for the first time and experienced the Alchemy, Hydrate & Glow treatment--and wow. It was truly incredible and unlike anything I've ever experienced before. Melissa is exceptionally skilled, warm, and personable, and her studio is inviting, immaculate, and beautifully curated. I felt relaxed the moment I walked in. The facial left my skin feeling better than it has in decades. Her knowledge, attention to detail, and level of care are truly unparalleled. The intake process was more thorough than any I've had before, which made the experience feel incredibly personalized. I left feeling deeply pampered, completely relaxed, and absolutely glowing. I can't recommend Melissa enough. read more

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I have been going to Melissa for a while now and the difference in my skin has been incredible. It feels smoother, healthier and glow. She is knowledgeable professional, and takes time to understand what my skin needs. The product she has recommended are beyond amazing highly recommended 10 out of 10. read more

I have know Melissa for years and everything she does she does it with passion. She is very knowledgeable in which treatments are best for her clients. I have recently started my skincare journey with the help of Melissa and I'm loving the noticeable difference in my skin. Her facility is very welcoming and relaxing. I'd highly recommend her services. read more

As a construction worker/ single father skin care has been super important for me in order to treat myself from sun burns and all kinds of other things that I come in contact with. When I started coming here my face feels and looks so much cleaner, I always thought facials were only for woman but I'm glad I found this place. Melissa is amazing and very personable so you feel so comfortable with her and the bed is amazing! Highly recommend!! read more

I've been going to Melissa at Melissa's Glow Alchemy for my acne, and I've seen incredible results since we started treatments! Melissa is such an amazing esthetician, her expertise and care have made all the difference. She used Face Reality products tailored to my skin and incorporated LED light therapy, which has been so effective. She also did a chemical peel on me that really helped with my skin's texture and clarity. Not only is Melissa incredibly knowledgeable and informative, but her space is beautiful and peaceful. It's so aesthetically pleasing, and she maintains the highest standards of cleanliness and sanitation. I always feel relaxed and well taken care of during my visits. I'm so happy with my progress and highly recommend her to anyone looking for real skincare solutions! I will definitely be going as frequently the way my skin gets complimented now! read more

I started going to Melissa for regular facials a couple of months ago and my skin has never looked better! She asked a lot of questions to help me figure out the best treatment plan for my skin and you can tell she really loves helping people improve their skin. Fantastic service and customer service. Melissa has a lifelong customer with me :) read more

The quality I received was excellent, not only do you walk into a beutiful set up that looks aesthetically pleasing but it also sounds peaceful. Her equipment was comfy making the experience 10x better. I felt relaxed and at peace. Melissa does a great job of explaining which facials is right for you if you don't have an idea of what you want. She also does a good job of explaining what benefits a services does. On top of that, she recommends great products for me and what products would help me with my redness. My skin felt amazing afterwards not only did she hydrate my skin she exfoliated it. My body felt extremely relaxed because not only does she focus on your face she focused on massaging your shoulders. The overall experience was 10/10. Melissa is very knowledgeable and professional in what she is doing. She is constantly upgrading her equipment and her skills with more course to further a better service. Not only do you feel relaxed you can tell a difference in your skin even with one session! Don't be hesitant on booking in fact book your appointment now! read more

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I booked Melissa, after reading her reviews. She was extremely responsive and very helpful. She did my bridal makeup and I felt so beautiful. Thank you Melissa for making magic happen on my special day read more

We highly recommend Melissa. She was willing to make a last minute next day early morning booking for a makeup session for my daughter's high school senior photoshoot. Melissa understood my daughter's concerns around this first-time session. She helped my daughter feel at ease, listened to what my daughter wanted and understood what was needed to work, both with my daughter's skin tone and facial features and with the lighting setup of the photoshoot. Melissa did a brilliant job - delivering the gorgeous, natural looking look that my daughter was hoping for. Melissa was also great to talk to, a lot of fun, and she answered all our questions, including questions about the process and products she was using. She was very friendly, professional, thoughtful, and encouraging. PS. The senior photos turned out awesome! Thank you Melissa! read more

Melissa is amazing!! I feel so comfortable at every appointment. She's very knowledgeable and knows what she's doing. She's helping me achieve better skin. Since I've been seeing her we've switched my skin care products to DermaQuest, which are amazing and I can tell a difference in my skin. read more

Grateful for the fabulous facials. Melissa's knowledge, application and attention to detail in her treatments is superb. She customizes a treatment specifically for your skin type and the results are amazing. I am in the hands of greatness. The best my skin has felt and looked in years. Highly recommended. read more

When someone loves what they do, you can tell right away. Melissa is the BEST! Not only is she a complete sweetheart, but she is so passionate about her craft, and it shows. She has done my halloween makeup before, and for the work she has done, she was very efficient as well as good about keeping it a secret (I asked her to do anything she wanted, and to not show me until the end,) and she delivered! It's a plus that she only uses animal-friendly makeup products, which are such good quality! The make-up lasted throughout the whole day, and she gave me exactly what I wanted, while adding in her quality, and lovely creativity. She is always on time, if not early, and is so educative about the makeup she applies, as well as the process. Melissa is very organized, VERY sanitary, and overall SO talented! You will never go wrong with her! read more

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Overdue Review: Bridesmaid Makeup for March 2016 Booking 5/5- Easy to setup appointment for makeup trials Communication 5/5- Responds immediately and is upfront about prices and availability. Service: Very personable, professional and prompt! Called upon arrival to Hotel room and showed up with a refreshing energy. Works with clients' preferences to achieve the ideal look- Natural and a bit of shimmer for 3/5 of my bridesmaids. Although she is known for her dramatic looks and use of color, Melissa does a standup job even for natural looking makeup. Melissa was 1 of 2 makeup artists I booked and she was able to successfully do the same (if not better) natural glam look in great time while also making the experience fun for the girls as well. My bridesmaids felt at ease and expressed their adoration for Melissa and their chic eye makeup. Overall: Highly recommend! Melissa coordinates well with other wedding vendors (such as makeup artists and hairstylists) to make sure your wedding party looks perfect. If you want a pleasant and hassle-free Makeup experience, please book now! I also recommend Melissa for Halloween looks! She did an awesome job with a Harley Quinn makeup look for a convention I attended in May 2015. Look lasted the whole day while I walked around for many hours! PS. Will be posting Bridemaid Natural Glam look Pics as soon as I have the chance. read more

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Melissa is awesome! I had a 8am morning appointment with her today for my engagement shoot and she was easy to work with. I sent her a message on yelp and she responded to me in less than an hour! Setting an appointment with her was super easy and she is very responsive. Melissa can do it all! She can go dramatic or also very soft. I wanted a very simple and natural look and Melissa delivered. No need to feel shy around her, she will listen! I changed my mind on my eye shadow, and Melissa was very patient and had no problems with helping me find the right color I wanted. She is very sweet to talk to, awesome with make up and very affordable! 5 stars for me :) Thank you Again Melissa! read more

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Melissa did an excellent job on our makeup for a Halloween party last night. She was on time, very professional and fun! We received many compliments on our Scary makeup, my Husband was a very convincing Count Dracula, and I was his victim! I look forward to having her doing my makeup for an important photo! read more

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Melissa is amazing! She is so talented and she listened to every request I had. I am so glad I chose to go to her! I'm very happy with the way my makeup turned out for my graduation ceremony! She also is very flexible in timing! Due to the rain I had to reschedule a few times. I HIGHLY recommend her if you are wanting to look amazing! read more

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I made a last minute booking just before the holidays to get makeup before a photoshoot. I loved the fact that she made sure I had the best makeup experience. I don't know too much about makeup and left most of the decisions to her and I am glad I did- the lipstick shade was a perfect match with all my outfits and the makeup lasted much longer than I needed. She minimized a lot of my insecurities about my face and brought out my best features. Also very lovely to talk to. I would totally recommend her and would also love to work with Melissa again! read more

Melissa is an AMAZING makeup artist. I booked her for a bridal makeup trial and fell in love with her work and her personality. She was able to produce exactly what I wanted, and even suggested I try a red lip after seeing my vintage style dress. It was perfect! My makeup lasted 9 full hours before I took it off for bed. Usually my foundation is smearing or my shadow is all clumped in my eyelid creases way before then. But not this time! I liked her so much, I came back for a Halloween look, which she also nailed. I cannot wait to have her do my makeup for my wedding next year! read more

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This review is been long overdue. I found Melissa via yelp and her studio is right across the street from my place. From the beginning my experience was very smooth. I got the makeup with premium lashes done for a party and oh boy, was she wonderful! She listened to my requests carefully and crafted my makeup very well. I received so many compliments that night. And another thing, I didn't have to bring anything with me and she provided vegan organic products for everything. All her brushes were clean and well kept. I highly recommend her for every event. read more

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Melissa is amazing, she helped to make my wedding amazing. I let her know what I was looking for and she knew exactly. She was able to take a natural look to the next level. I absolutely LOVE her work and what she did. Also for my daughter she did amazing too. read more

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Used Melissa for a wedding I was going to, she did an amazing job! A lot of her work is dramatic which isn't something I can really pull-off so I asked her to do a more natural look using the same color palette as my dress. It turned out ridiculously amazing. I got so many complements, even the bride asked me who did my makeup. Totally recommend! Just make sure to book early cause she fills up fast. read more

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This post is a little bit late, but Melissa did my makeup for my wedding June 30th. It was exactly what I wanted! Matched the theme of the wedding with a natural look and wasn't too much. I am very happy with how our pictures came out and would definitely recommend that you call Melissa for all your formal makeup needs! *Will add pictures! read more

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O.M.G If you are looking for a joyful experience while you are dolling up! Go to Melissa!! Last Saturday I needed a last minute makeups done for a charity event, I found Melissa thru a friend of mine and she was able to travel to my location and brought all her kits all her amazing and high ends products, Not only that she know her make ups tricks techniques but top of it all being able to also applies her works to my type of face shape(it's feel personal) like she design it just for me.!! The results: Not being vein but damn I looked stunning ... Got tons compliments and they just admired my make ups. Thank you Melissa! And finally the Yelp is up. Happy yelping yelpers you won't be disappointed!! read more

Awesome work and love that she is very professional plus comes to the house! Will be using her again for my next event!

I got my makeup done by Melissa for Halloween. It was a zombie makeup costume for my work contest. She is very detailed on the blood and made it look super gory. Let me just say I won first place in the contest. I highly recommend Melissa is you ever need makeup done or if you have an event coming and want 100% effort. Melissa is your woman to go to. read more

I hired Melissa to do my bridal makeup as well as my bridesmaids' and mom's makeup. It was important to me to hire a person of color as well as someone who uses vegan products. Melissa checked off all those boxes! During the bridal trial Melissa was great at explaining the different products they were using and why one product worked well with another, etc. Not knowing anything about makeup I really appreciated Melissa sharing this knowledge with me. On the day of the wedding Melissa was prompt and already set up by the time I arrived to the venue. I was very happy with the final results and so was my mom and my bridesmaids. A BIG plus for me was that Melissa spoke Spanish and was able to conversate with my mom while doing her makeup. I highly recommend hiring Melissa to do your makeup. read more

Melissa is amazing!!! My mom, my bridesmaid, and I loved amazing. Melissa is sweet, polite, and very outgoing personality. I SUPER SUPER recommend her!!!!! read more

Melissa is AMAZING! i came to her Years ago and since then I've been going to her! No question about. its to a point where i now say do what you do :) and she surprise me every time! She is Very professional and she is very attentive to your needs and vision. Just tell her what you want and she will deliver. Thank you again Melissa! Looking fw to many more ahead! You are amazing at what you do and good luck . read more

Melissa is just great. I had her come over to my place to do my makeup. It was for a baptism so I isn't want it to be too extravagant. Melissa listens to what you want; show her any picture and she'll replicate with her own style! She did a phenomenal job and it lasted all night. Her products are amazing. Don't be afraid to tell her if you don't like anything because she will fix it without hesitation. Her main priority is your satisfaction! read more

I highly recommend Melissa if you want to get your makeup done she's done my graduation makeup as well as senior Portaits and my makeup came out amazing I looked like a whole different person in a great way, she is also very professional and products were well cleaned. Along with that she helped me chose which colors would best compliment my eyes and choose lashes that were best fitting for professional cameras to not have a glossy finish. So if you need a glam look or a Halloween look Melissa is the person to go to. read more

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Melissa is amazing!! She is professional, outgoing and easy to book with. I recently booked with her for a wedding that I attended in August. I was a little worried about my makeup lasting since I booked our appointment early in the morning and I was going to be out in Gilroy heat all day. Turns out, I didn't need to worry at all. My makeup ended up lasting all night! Thanks to Melissa I didn't have to reapply or do a single touch up!! I couldn't be happier with how she glammed me up! read more

Thanks Melissa for glamming me up- I looked fabulous that day!

This was by far the best experience I've had getting my make up done. Melissa was extremely patient listening to what I wanted throughout the whole process. I left feeling so so beautiful and got so many compliments on my make up! She's definitely going to be my go-to for future events. read more

Get ready to be a showstopper!! Melissa not only does an amazing job on bringing out the best in your look...but it's an experience that is exciting and even fun!! I wish I had more pics of some of looks she's done for me...like for my birthday (my fav) or festival event or even a night on the town!! No matter the occasion you are guaranteed a compliment I can tell you that! The best part of my experience with Melissa is collaborating ideas with her and then getting her MUA advice! Walking away with a new makeup trick is 100,000,000 times better than a YouTube tutorial...just sayin! Lastly, I'll add that this lady is funny so try to keep your composure when she has that eye liner! But honestly that's also what makes it fun. And if your on your best behavior she might even share an extra sample read more

Melissa did my makeup for my junior prom and she did a great job! She was quick to reply to my inquiry about an appointment and very responsive to all my questions. I was really picky with what I wanted but she was extremely patient and willing to do my look exactly how I wanted. She had an extensive amount of pallets with a variety of colors to choose from and let me weigh in for every step. Melissa matched my foundation and concealer perfectly and I was so happy with the final result! She even came to my house to do my makeup which made me feel really comfortable and less stressed about time. Melissa made me feel extremely beautiful and I got compliments on how I looked the whole night. I would definitely recommend her! read more

Melissa is Amazing!!! Definitely a make-up Artist! My Makeup was one thing I knew I didn't want to worry about on the day of my grad school graduation back in 2014 and it came out wonderfully. Since then I have continue to work with her for last minute events and she has been wonderful person trying to squeeze me in her busy schedule! I love her flexibility and most of all she's a beautiful person inside out...Melissa is a true professional, and has a passion for her work. If you're thinking about hiring her, go for it - but book early because she is in demand! Highly recommended. read more

If you are ever in need of a professional make up she is the one ! She did my make up for my wedding and have used her on other occasions and the best part is she goes to your house I highly recommend her. read more

I was very pleased with my makeup and was even more happy with the fact that Melissa was able to squeeze me into her day for a last minute appointment. I will definitely be contacting Melissa in the future. read more

My mom has hired Melissa a few times to do mine and my sisters makeup. Every time we leave more satisfied than the last! this most recent time we hired her to do my prom make up. I started the day kinda nerve with my prom jitters, soon after Melissa came over to my home and we talked about what I had in mind for my make up, I showed her a few pictures of what I wanted and she made some suggestions on what to switch out or change based off of my complexion. Since she had done my makeup in the past I trusted her judgment and boy am I glad that I did! after having my makeup complete I felt so much confidence! I had so many people compliment my make up, we were so happy that we already booked her for another prom which I was invited to! I highly recommend Melissa and we will continue to come to her for other special occasions. read more

i've always had such great experiences when getting my make up done by Melissa. It's always so fun when we get together and work on some cool looks, I've worked with her about three times now and I love her method and everything she does. The make up always looks flawless and I'm so happy that I found her. She can do a subtle, natural look, to a dramatic, costume halloween look. Shes very versatile and I would highly recommend booking her! read more