I was in a bind when a Makeup Artist I had booked months in advance had a sudden family emergency…read more A photographer whom I trust greatly had Diana on her shortlist, so I went off a recommendation. I am so happy to have done so! Having worked with dozens of Makeup Artists over there years, both from my own selection as well as those chosen by production, I was impressed by Diana's skill, her warm attitude, and how efficient she was both in collaborating, as well as being mindful throughout our shoot! When I got home, I immediately shared her name with four women with upcoming shoots! Diana did makeup for my headshots, but for those who are spending their wedding day (a stressful event as any!) with a Makeup Artist and/or Hair Stylist, I only wish I had known Diana when I got married. Her supportive energy and keen eye make her a great find for any bride, model, or actor in need of a Makeup Artist / Hair Stylist for a big event.

Diana did our hair and makeup for our actor headshots. She was an absolute pleasure to work with…read more Not only did she handle two people in a short time period with ease, she listened to all of our requests and exceeded expectations. Our headshots turned out amazing! Will definitely work with her again! A sweetheart and a true professional, highly recommend. Book her already - you will not regret it!

Olivia is amazing. I was on a last minute scramble (as always lol, procrastination and running late…read moreare big Achilles heels of mine!) to search for someone to do a bridal hairstyle on me that very same day, and of course, most solo-run places that offer these type of services either were not available, booked out, out of town for the day, or did not call me back. Olivia not only answered me, she knows exactly what it is that youre envisioning when you try to describe it to her and she can carry out what youre looking for and goes above and beyond on it. Despite having other clients that day, she still was able to squeeze me in and did an absolutely beautiful job on my hair. There was another place that I had called that said they couldn't do that style on me without hair extensions, but Olivia did it super easily with zero need for that and found ways to make my super super long hair work with the style in the most creative and flattering ways. She also takes super small details into account that make a big difference, such as where intentionally creating contrast/differences in certain areas on purpose instead of one consistent/clean edge actually makes it look more flattering on the person, which strands of baby hairs to let out and whether they should be straight or wavy or curled, and what is more flattering for the person's face shape and facial features since it varies from person to person. Olivia transformed me and I ended up having the most successful day because of her and I love her for it, and now I want to go back to her for any other hair needs. I love you, Olivia!! Thank you for turning my last minute stressful day into a beautiful successful one :)

I couldn't have asked for a better hair and makeup artist for my wedding day! From the trial to the…read morebig day, Olivia was professional, calming, and incredibly talented. She truly listened to what I envisioned and made me feel like the best version of myself. My hair and makeup lasted all day and night, even through happy tears and dancing. I got so many compliments, and I'm so grateful to have had her as part of my wedding morning. Highly recommend to any bride looking for someone reliable, skilled, and kind!

I used Michelle's services for my wedding. I tried her out approximately 6 months before and she…read moredid such a good job that i booked her right away. She came along with her assistant to work on 5 girls including me, for makeup and hair. She did awesome work for both my morning and especially my evening looks. I do not usually wear a lot of makeup but she made me feel very comfortable. The morning look lasted 6+ hours. She put my hair in an updo based on a photo i liked. She came back to do my evening look. I rented a hairpiece from her for the evening look that went along with a wanted dramatic but not scary look. Boy, she did such a great job. I felt pretty and sassy. I loved it! As soon as i get my photos ill post up an example! Fantastic work!

Michelle was awesome! She did my hair and makeup for a wedding I was in. She was so nice and knew…read moreexactly what I wanted. She was on time and very professional. I was impressed with how well she matched my inspiration pictures. She even gave me a little touchup bag after she was done! AND she gave me the rest of the lipgloss she used at no extra charge! I would absolutely recommend her! Thank you Michelle!

I cannot recommend this makeup artist and hairstylist enough! From the moment we started…read morecommunicating, everything felt professional and well organized. She really listened to what I wanted and offered helpful suggestions based on my face shape and style. The makeup was flawless, lightweight, and photographed beautifully. The hairstyle held perfectly all day and still looked great at night. I also had permanent makeup done and I'm beyond happy with the results. The process was clean, gentle, and explained step-by-step so I felt very comfortable. The final look is natural and enhances my features without looking overdone.

Results are SUPERB. Great response time, flexible availability, and most importantly I felt…read moreconfident to go about my day. I asked for a low key look and it turned out perfectly. I received a lot of compliments.

I'm so glad I booked Stephanie! I originally found her through a friend who had her makeup done by…read moreher in 2023, and I loved how flawless her makeup looked. I had my HMUA trial with Stephanie in June for my engagement shoot, and I absolutely LOVED how both my hair and makeup turned out! Stephanie is not only incredibly talented, but also so friendly and easy to talk to - we chatted the entire time, and she made the whole experience fun and comfortable :) I can't wait for her to do my wedding day glam next April, and I've also booked her services for my bridal party and our moms! I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a talented and trustworthy HMUA! :)

I found Stephanie on Instagram during the start of my two year wedding planning journey and am…read morebeyond satisfied with the results I've received She was great at listening to concerns throughout my trial and also gave suggestions since I had booked my trial quite some time out from my wedding. She is definitely a perfectionist and goes the extra mile, I also really appreciated her being flexible with one of my bridesmaids providing her own makeup due to a sudden skin allergy. My bridal party, family and I felt comfortable with her during the whole HMUA process during my wedding. Highly recommend her!

Tina & Jill were recommended by our wedding planner Dawnee while in the search for a reasonable,…read moreprofessional, yet budget friendly HMU (hair & make-up) service for our wedding day. It all started with the trial session for our engagement shoot where we said YES to Tina , then fast forward to the wedding day. Not only was Tina attentive & cared about how we looked with her make-up application, but she plus Jill were with us every step of the day to glam up me as the bride, my 3 bridesmaids, my MIL, my mother, and even a groom touch-up. She & Jill were very patient, understanding, and sweethearts throughout the whole experience. Would 10 out of 10 recommend & I would choose them all over again! my beloved Beauty Team in Lilac

Tina and her team are such talented, sweet, genuine, and lovely people! Tina is so fun, easy to…read moretalk to, skilled, and perceptive. I loved the makeup she did for me, and she and her team made me feel so at ease. She is incredibly professional while so being so easy to work with, and very understanding! I can't recommend her highly enough!!! Lizzy did my hair and I couldn't have asked for a sweeter gal. She was very patient with me and so sweet. She also did makeup for one of my bridesmaids and it looked so amazing! Jill was also sooo nice and is so great with hair!!!! They are also very efficient and set up very quickly, I was so impressed. Thank you for everything!!!!

If you're on the hunt for the world's best hair + vibes human, stop now and book Dez. I don't even…read moreknow where to start. Because yes, my hair was flawless and I felt SO beautiful (she nailed my vision, it lasted through heat, wind, sweat, dancing, hugging, all of it), but that's not even the part that makes me scream her praises from the rooftops. It was the energy she brought to my wedding morning. I was nervous, overstimulated, and kind of freaking out- the day just felt so BIG, I wanted to make it feel less big (didn't even put on my wedding day getting ready outfit cuz it felt like too much production and wanted to just chill in my sweatshirt lol), and Dez just floated in like this calming, grounding, magical presence. She made me feel like the "non-bridal cool chill bride" I wanted to be, and it felt SO right. Everyone -- my mom, my sister, my friends -- were obsessed with her. Like we all raved about her for days. And here's the extra awesome part... I hired her without even doing a trial (after firing my first HMUA), which felt risky but I felt like I could trust she would do a great job without the trial just based off her vibes in email. But I couldn't have any clue how WELL I picked until that morning she showed up. Dez was just instantly that person you trust, who makes you feel safe and amazing, and who also happens to make your hair look better than it ever has in your life. She even came with a little emergency kit (lifesaver!!), which my makeup artist was supposed to do for me and totally forgot about because she was leaving in a hurry. It's just who she is -- thoughtful, prepared, next-level professional but also the chillest person in the room. Also, if I hadn't already booked a new makeup artist I absolutely would have done makeup with her too!! We loved her so much that my mom immediately booked her to do her and her friend's hair and makeup for the Emmy's this weekend (!!) because obviously she's now our go-to for any LA/OC glam moment. TBH if you're reading this just book her. She's the one.

Hiring Dez was the single biggest regret I had about my wedding. My experience was completely…read moredifferent from the reviews that convinced me to book her. From the multitude of things I wish Dez had handled better, the biggest disappointments were: 1: She did not read my answers to the questionnaire she requested I fill out, nor did she look at the reference photos I sent her ahead of the trial, which ended up making the trial somewhat of a waste. It was upsetting and stressful to have to communicate changes so close to the wedding for things that I had spent so much time clearly communicating in advance. 2: I was MORTIFIED to see that the makeup photographed extremely poorly, making my face and some of my neck look washed out and completely different in shade from the rest of my body. It even looks completely white in some of the photos. There's no way it can be a photographer issue, as this is evident throughout our wedding photos and video taken by professionals, along with candid photos taken by guests. It's in both digital and film photos taken with digital SLR and film cameras, simple point and shoot film cameras, Instax/Polaroid cameras, and phones, both with and without flash. My SILs and MIL all had their makeup done by a different MUA and there were not any problems with their makeup photographing poorly. Because of everything I've mentioned, I think it's pretty clear that Dez used a product that was not suitable for photography, resulting in what's known as "flashback". Usually the culprit is setting powder, but I know of at least 2 brands that don't cause this issue, as I test drove them in preparation for my wedding before deciding to book a MUA. In addition to the product causing flashback, I'm almost certain that the shade she used for my skintone was too light. My face looked extremely pale in several of the photos without flash, along with our wedding video taken in natural light. I think she might have used my MOH's shade on me, whose makeup she did first, as she has a fairer complexion and Dez seemed to have gotten my shade correct at the trial. Honorable mention: Dez felt the need to post a photo with a passive-aggressive caption of our Airbnb stairs (her "work commute") to her IG stories, despite the fact that my husband took time out from getting ready for his OWN wedding to help Dez carry her things up and down. I'd warned her in advance when I found out the stairs would be difficult, and she said that she would pack light. Dez issued me a partial refund (a whopping $350) and apologized for forgetting to look at the pictures and questionnaire I sent her ahead of the trial, but took absolutely zero accountability for the way the makeup photographed, saying she wished I'd told her to fix it then and that none of her other clients have had this problem. It should be a bare minimum expectation to assume that a nearly $1.5k wedding MUA will match my skintone correctly and use products that don't cause flashback. Dez ran a bit late finishing, and things were running behind in general; we were all really stressed and rushed getting to the venue. In the time I did have, I was looking for all of the changes I had to request post-trial due to Dez not looking at any of my notes or pictures ahead of time. I shouldn't even have to defend myself, though. There's no reason for someone charging these rates to make those kinds of mistakes and then try to put the blame on the client. Dez's complete lack of empathy and self-awareness was pretty appalling. If a client were to tell me I made them feel this way, I would be mortified to have tainted their special day. We are now having to hire a photographer to attempt some wedding portrait do-overs, but sadly, a wedding day can never be recreated. I thought it would feel amazing to splurge on a talented MUA to do my hair and makeup and save myself the stress of doing it myself. When all was said and done, I feel like I just paid someone an exorbitant amount of money to ruin my wedding photos and make me feel unimportant, extremely stressed, and gaslit.

Came here for a haircut and loved my results, I'm obsessed!! Super grateful with Vanessa!!…read moreWill be returning here, definitely recommend.

I am sadly disappointed with my service. This was my first time going with Vanessa to get my hair…read moredone. Upon seeing her beautiful photos on her Instagram with her clients finished hair, it made me excited to get my hair done by her. I was also looking forward to seeing a new stylist that was a closer commute for me. When I arrived, I thought her attitude and personality was nice and welcoming. She was very informative about different hair products that would work well for my hair to achieve healthiness. We had also agreed on the color and style I wanted for my hair before beginning the appointment. I had asked for dimension, highlights, and a trim. Fast forward to the end my appointment, she finished washing my hair and had me sit. The moment the towel came off my hair, I see that my hair went from blonde to chocolate BROWN... I was overwhelmed with sadness, disappointment, and regret. Her reasoning behind the drastic change of color was because "my hair was damaged and dry" which caused the toner to grasp my hair more and turn darker. Never in the 3 years going with my original hair stylist has she had issues bleaching or toning my hair. I believe Vanessa does not have the proper experience to work with someone with my hair. She then offered to make it better by trying to lighten it but I have completely lost my trust for her. I didn't want her to continue working on my hair or even cutting it. She did not charge me for the service. My advice from this experience would be to do your research when looking for someone to work on your hair. Your hair is not like your nails where if you were to not like them you can take simply take them off. This is my hair that took me YEARS to get to a stable blonde color that I love for my skin, body, and face. Now I have to leave my hair alone for a while and wait until most of this color washes out to ever try to do anything with bleach again. This is my hair before, and after..