I am booked to use Julie for my wedding next year. She is so flexible and very laid back. She will…read morebe doing an updo for my wedding. I went to the trail and asked for a French twist. However, once I showed my sister the pictures, my sister told me to go for a more natural look. I contacted Julie and I asked her if she would be willing to change my style. I just sent her a picture of a potential updo, and she was willing to change the style in a heartbeat. She is so flexible and easy going. She is very easy to talk to and her great personality made the trail session very personable, personalized and relaxing. She is professional and very clear in regards to the contract. I felt safe signing the contract and did not sense any deception. Her contracts are clear and all of her fees are upfront and honest. There are no hidden fees that I have encountered. I will keep you all updated once the wedding takes place. But I have no doubt that I will run into no problems!

So, I was a little torn when thinking about how to review Jewel Hair Design. They did an amazing…read morejob in my wedding hair trials, but ended up leaving me in the lurch when it came time for the actual Big Day. Lemme 'splain: After glowing recommendations from several friends who had used Jewel HD for their own weddings, I booked with stylist Isobel for my January 23, 2016 wedding. I had a really great trial with her at their studio up in Ellicott City (which cost $100, not included in the cost of booking), giving me an awesome vintage-y wedding updo that I was super excited about. I booked Jewel HD to do the hair for my entire bridal party. Flash forward to 2 months before my wedding, and I receive an email from the owner of Jewel HD, Julie, informing me that Isobel had unexpectedly quit and they were assigning a different stylist to me. She offered me another hair trial free-of-charge, but only if I went back up to their Ellicott City studio (which is a pretty long trek from where I live in Northern VA.) When I asked for an in-home trial, Julie initially said that I would have to pay for that. She ended up agreeing to an in-home trial, but only after I pushed for it. Anyway, I got another hair trial with Denita, who did an even better job than Isobel had previously! I was very pleased with the results, and very excited about my upcoming wedding. But, of course, there's more to the story. See, for those that are not already aware, my wedding day ended up being the day that Winter Storm Jonas, the blizzard of the century, came to town. So, due to the crazy circumstances, Jewel HD did not actually end up doing my wedding hair after all. Now, a crazy, outrageous blizzard is, of course, an understandable reason why a vendor might have to cancel on you for your wedding, but unfortunately, the way that everything ended up going down ended up leaving me with a bad taste in my mouth. Here's how it happened: On the Tuesday before the storm hit, Julie called me pretty much freaking out about the impending blizzard. She asked me what I was going to do (was she hoping I'd tell her I was postponing the wedding?) and went on to explain how nothing like this had ever happened to her before, and she didn't know what to do. It wasn't exactly a reassuring, professional call. She asked if I'd be willing to put Denita up in a hotel for the storm, which I agreed to, and she said she'd have to chat with Denita and get back to me about it. The next day, I receive an email from Julie saying that instead of taking me up on my offer to put Denita up for the storm, they were going to take a "wait and see" approach, as Denita didn't want to get pinned down for the entire weekend and they weren't sure if she'd be able to make it home. No mention of subbing in another stylist, or of coming up with any other kind of solution, just that they would "wait and see." Obviously, this was not a real solution, as it not only meant that Denita almost certainly wouldn't make it (she'd be coming from Silver Spring), but that I wasn't able to seek out an alternative. I ended up telling Julie that I would rather find someone else who was located closer, and she did agree to refund my money -- however, her wording in the email made me feel like she was doing me a favor by "allowing" me to cancel without paying a penalty. In the end, I know that Jewel Hair Design does excellent work, and they are a great (and very competitively priced) option for special occasion hair. However, after my experience I don't feel confident in saying that they would be reliable in a crisis, and on what is arguably one of the most important (and thus, most stressful) days of someone's life, I think you would want someone you can rely on not to add to the stress of the day -- blizzard or not.

I work with Krystina on a Modern Glamour Photo Shoot in Dec 2012 and along with being on time she…read morewas very professional and did really good job with my client's make up. I'm looking forward to working with her again.

I got my bridal hair done by Sweet n Sexy, and I have to suggest that you look else where for your…read morebridal services. Krystina showed up 40 minutes late for my appointment on my wedding day (this is after not showing up for my trial because she supposedly emailed the wrong person to cancel). Her being so late created a lot of stress and cut into the time I had to get ready and to take pictures, which is nothing any bride wants to deal with. While she attempted to compensate for her mistakes, there is really nothing that can be done to make up for lost time and added stress on your wedding day. For a professional experience and punctual service, do not book with Sweet n Sexy.

Marquita is a true artist and professional! She did my wedding makeup - as well as makeup for my…read moremaid of honor and my mom. Whatever look you are going for - a beautiful version of your natural look or total Glam - Marquita can do it! Marquita touched me up after I cried and kept me looking fabulous for all my pictures. I can't wait for another event to use Artistry by Marquita's services!

My wedding hair and make up looked good, but Sarah does not have the best attitude when it comes to…read morecustomer service.

I just got married, and Debi and Sarah (the owners of Beyond Brides) did hair and makeup for myself…read moreand my bridal party. They did an awesome job! Here are some reasons they're awesome: 1) They did a great job understanding what each bridesmaid (and my husband, who also wanted his makeup done...) wanted and doing it, often with only limited direction. All of us were very happy with our hair and makeup! 2) They were a really efficient team, getting all 8 of us ready in under 4 hours. 3) Their prices are very reasonable, especially as compared to other on-site bridal beauty places. Check their website for a complete price list. Also, while they offer "extras" like eyelash extensions and airbrush makeup (which, if you've never done it before, will blow your mind), they didn't push up-sells on us. (That said, you should totally get airbrush makeup for your wedding. it. is. amazing.) My wedding was at a campground in the middle of nowhere, and I needed to be on-site all day to get things in order, so there was no way we could have made it to a salon. Debi and Sarah showed up ready to get started working in one of the cabins, and rolled with all the weirdnesses of the site, including disappearing bridesmaids and lots of extra people milling about/ in the way. Also a bride who kept running off to attend to one crisis or another. They were totally calm and cool the whole time. I have no idea why so many bridal vendors aren't on Yelp, but it drove me crazy when I was planning, so I hope I'll save some future bride a headache. I can't recommend these girls highly enough! Book them! If you'd like to see more evidence, check out their many glowing reviews on wedding wire: http://www.weddingwire.com/reviews/beyond-brides-hair-makeup-baltimore/6f5654c05fc44fbf.html

What an amazing experience from start to finish! Stephanie is absolutely lovely!! She listened to…read morewhat I wanted and also about my one stubborn spot and went out of her way to make sure everything was perfect. My hair looked the best it has in years and it is the best color job ever!!! While the salon is not around the corner from me, I will be making the trip to see her again for sure!!! She is as nice as she is talented and even followed up with a text to make sure I was happy with the job she had done. That was such an amazing personal touch! I highly recommend The Whole Sha-Bang Hair Salon!!!!

This was an awesome experience. I have not had my hair styled or even cut for five years. Megan and…read moreStephanie are the best! I don't usually do reviews but I feel like a whole new person. And my hair was just really long and all one length so it took a lot of work to make a style for this head. Megan did a great job and I will be back.

Wonderful experience. Great cut and stylist Amy. A joy to work with…read more Worked with me to get my long hair into a gorgeous bixie And it was fun

I've been getting my hair cut and colored by Victoria for a few years and it's been a real joy to…read morenow be seeing her for services at the Mane Salon at 1612 space [formerly known as foxglove+mane]. I'm a big houseplant nerd and the gorgeous greenery and sun filled windows make me daydream to someday do a photo shoot there. All the experiences I've had with the staff here have been personable and friendly. They really do it right, from start to finish.

So glad to have found someone local to do my hair for my godson's wedding. She even improvised…read moreadding some bling to my hair using Bobby pins & some silk blossoms! Loved their set up there in town!

Love the stylists. I have been going to this shop for several years and have always gotten…read moreexcellent service. Very welcoming and relaxing place. I have gotten my hair colored, cut and styled with Julie and have always been very satisfied. First time for a pedicure a month ago and love the treatment. Check out Julie, Cindy, and Nicole. You will be very please.

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.