I worked with Susan for my wedding hair and makeup and could not be happier with the results. I…read morewanted someone with experience doing east Asian hair and makeup as well as a team with experience with different hair textures and skin tones for my diverse wedding party - Susan and her team hit the mark perfectly. Me and my bridesmaids, groomswomen, and moms loved the results and felt comfortable and confident. The makeup also stayed on all night despite all the crying!!

Susan is truly the best. She is amazingly meticulous and makes it her duty to make sure you look…read moreperfect on your big day. I cannot be more thrilled with her work!!

Absolutely the best experience. Koko was super nice, professional, knowledgeable and smelled like…read moresugar cookies! I was having a birthday party/retirement party at the Museum of the American Indian. Formal event with a custom made gown so my makeup had to continue the drama. Ms. Koko completed the look and I was fierce! I highly recommend Ms. Koko for your makeup needs.

Koko did my makeup for NYE and it was perfection! I received so many compliments from family and…read morefriends. Her service was extremely professional. I showed her a picture of what I wanted & how to alter the look and she delivered. She was timely- showed up 10 minutes early, the quality of her products was exceptional, she had everything she needed and she was fast! I'm already looking for another occasion to book services! Thank you for the NYE face beat!

I have now worked twice with Karina of Own Your Wonder, and I am SO HAPPY to have met her. She did…read morea phenomenal job with my makeup for a friend's wedding in June 2022 and then my own wedding in November 2022. I was thrilled to have found Karina after going through a full-glam wedding trial with another artist. The look was not me at all, and I went searching for someone who could achieve a more understated look. Karina fit the bill perfectly. Karina always came to me and charged a minimal cost for travel; she explained everything she was doing, as she was doing it; and she -- expertly -- did a complete pivot on my wedding makeup look between the trial and the big day. I truly can't wait to work with her again!

Five stars because they truly did the best with what they had (me)…read more I booked the headshot package for $100 because I hadn't had headshots done in almost four years. I am ACTUALLY the least photogenic person on the planet - I know everyone says that, but please trust me here - and while I only ended up liking three of the photos, that's still honestly a way better than average success rate for me. Julie the photographer was great to work with, and my makeup was of course on point. I showed the makeup artist a random photo of Olivia Wilde's makeup and she was able to replicate the look pretty well. I also love love love the owner here. You rule boss babe. I think a cool option they could consider adding is photo-editing for extra; I'd definitely pay more to have some airbrushing and magical Photoshop face slimming. So while most of these pictures sadly ended up just being another reminder of how badly I need to lose weight, I would highly recommend the package itself! Edit: before you ask, yes, the photos you get are way higher res than the ones I shared here. These three went through multiple rounds of amateur editing by me, screenshotting from insta, etc. That'll do the trick.

I'm a new client and I can't recommend Frankie enough. I reached out and got a same-day…read moreconsultation. One week later, I got my piece and my first cut in. Frankie is extremely skilled, works efficiently, and makes the environment relaxing and friendly.

I cannot recommend Frankie and The Studeo highly enough! In 2021 I was in desperate need of help…read morewith my hair extensions and couldn't find anyone who knew what they are doing and stayed within my budget. Luckily I found Frankie and he has been a godsend to me for four years and counting! He does my color, extensions and is a master at styling. I love going to his salon! He truly has my highest recommendation!

Do not come for haircut. This is simply a place to beautify your face and hairdo for your special…read moreday or to color your hair but don't come here for a haircut. Except for French woman named Sophie who can do decent cuts, there is no any other stylists skilled in precision haircuts. Came here and one of their top stylists gave me the worse cut I've ever had in my life. I've had to wait more than 6 months to grow my hair out from the horrible layers he did on me. He literally just chopped my hair up. The bottom of my hair in the back was an upside down triangle! Every stylist knows it should be straight across and maybe just a bit rounded on the sides! Any salon would have easily provided a (normal) soft, feminine, sexy, natural cut that is subtle perhaps at different skill levels. This guy clearly had no concept of how to cut (straight) hair because his clueless messes get disguised easily in wavy or curly hair or in a blow dry with curling brush.

UPDATE: Jillian threatened me with legal action for writing this review…read more After being a loyal client of Jillian for hair cuts and Adrian for brow waxing since at least 2016 until 2018, before I moved back to San Francisco and to Plano, Texas, I returned to NoVA/DC - moving on election day in Nov 2020 - because it seemed like NoVA/DC was being pragmatic about covid-19 regulations vs. the two extremes in CA & TX. I messaged with Jillian prior to my move on 11/3/2020 to learn how Karma was handling covid-19 regulations, because there were no capacity restrictions in Texas, so I hadn't had my hair cut or colored for 7-months - the longest I've ever gone. I saw her and Adrian on 11/22/2020, and even brought them both "welcome home" rose gold goodie bags with cards, Sugarfina rose gummies & chocolate caramels, and masks. I knew the global pandemic was especially hard on the beauty industry, because my aesthetician in San Francisco & her mom had to close 2 of their 3 salons in the Bay Area - in spite of being open since the 1970s. I was therefore sensitive to this fact. Which is why it was even more bizarre when I learned on social media in December 2020 that Jillian was moving to Dallas, Texas in January 2021, after she listened to my stories about Texas and pumped me for specifics about salons there, and at no point told me about her move. I later learned she told some clients about her move and not others, and that she expected Karma to tell me about it. However, the poor communication continued, given Karma never emailed me, the same way I never receive receipts for my "contact-less" transactions, and they still ask for my physical credit card, in spite of verifying its existence on file. The poor communication and the broken technology are both annoying. I let that go, and worked with Jillian - via social media - to book hair cut appointments with her for the next 6 months on Saturdays, however even when we agreed on my preferred time slot (4pm), she booked them for 5pm, because that worked best for her, she said. Not very friendly customer service for loyal clients! She also initially told the receptionist she was booked in February, which initiated our social media messages, requiring me to book with her directly. Then magically she's staying late for me! In parallel, as to the quality of Jillian's cuts, I started seeing her when she used to place a placemat on my shoulders to ensure her cuts were even, and I was always happy with how even they were over the years. That said, I've been very clear - including bringing drawings and instructions from my stylists in San Francisco, who do editorial work for Nordstrom & Gap, and trained in London & globally - that I don't like "shelves" of layers in my hair, I prefer long layers, I don't like corners, and I prefer professional cutting techniques to remove weight vs. thinning shears that butcher the ends of my hair without expertise. Jillian uses thinning shears, and my last cut included all the things I don't want mentioned above. It was, however, even at the bottom. I let this go, because I've had uneven cuts in DC, and I knew that by August 2021, I would need to find a new stylist anyway. I did, however, vocalize my concerns to Jillian yesterday & today about the inaccuracy of rapid covid tests, in parallel with Texas removing their mask mandate, while she travels back & forth between a covid hotspot & DC over the coming months, and she decided to cancel my appointments as a result. That's fine. I'd rather not contract covid, which is exactly why I left Texas. Which brings me to the brow waxes. Due to schedule availability, I booked an eyebrow wax with Erwin in December 2020, and his brow waxes are better - and more expensive - than Adrian's. Erwin's shape was superb, and similar to my favorite brow artist in San Francisco, who's regularly voted best brows. However, Erwin did not pluck or wax the hairs in between my brows, which I had to do myself. He also told me the gold dab of eye shadow I placed in the center corners of my eyes made me look cross-eyed, which I found insulting, so I suggested he remove it if he found it distracting. He asked me who gave me that make-up guidance, and "if they were black". Was that a racist comment? And why was he criticizing me, his paying client?!? I tried booking a brow wax in January 2021 with either Erwin or Adrian, and learned they were both at home quarantining with covid. Surprisingly, when I saw Adrian in February 2021, he criticized my brows, saying how much they needed a wax. Obvi! Why do he and Erwin feel it's OK to criticize their clients? Furthermore, they were uneven. Shockingly, I pointed this out to Adrian, and he agreed that my left brow was taller than my right, and re-plucked, yet when I got home, I still had to fix myself, comparing to my photo of my best brows in San Francisco. He also over trimmed the end of my right brow. If you like being treated as a client, look elsewhere.

Glad to find Diti in D.C....I booked her only a few day in advance from CA feeling a bit anxiously…read moredoubting whether she is a real person or a scam (sorry but there are a lots of fake businesses all over). No worries everyone, she is such a professional make up artist knowing what clients want. Showing up on time, bringing all tools, setting up quickly and get a job done! Especially Diti has a very good sense of reading client's character, so she can carefully customize what the best on me. Although I had no prior conversation with her about how I want to look like, she finished even better than I imagined myself with only limited conversation we had!! Like I said, she's known what clients want!! It was my casual wedding vowing ceremony but turned out a formal gorgeous look thanks to her amazing makeover! Definitely recommend her for any occasions;).

I contacted Diti to do my makeup for a black tie event that I was coming to DC to attend. She…read moreresponded to my appt request within minutes and made booking the appt very simple. Unfortunately, my flight was delayed by 3 hours due to weather, so I wouldn't be able to keep my original appt time, and I was worried I wouldn't even have time to get my makeup done at all because I was already going to be late to the event. Diti was so understanding when I texted her about my delayed flight and she was so kind to move her schedule around to accommodate my later arrival time. When I arrived at my hotel, she was there waiting for me and ready to get right to work. Diti did an excellent job on my makeup. My skin is kind of a challenge for makeup sometimes because I get breakouts, and have dehydrated skin that also easily gets very oily with makeup. Ive had my makeup done countless times for photoshoots and events, and although it will look okay right after it's done, it *always* looks greasy after one hour. This is the first time that my makeup stayed flawless for the whole evening. I didn't even have to blot any oil with blotting sheets. Diti did a really beautiful job covering my skin imperfections without it looking cakey. She gave me a really pretty bronze eye that looked amazing with my tan. She also added the perfect amount of darker color to sculpt and give dimension to my face without it looking obvious. There are many makeup artists who can put together a nice look, but Diti truly is an artist. Beyond the makeup, she was so sweet dealing with me when I was a nervous wreak about my flight being delayed and rushing to get ready. She completely calmed me down and gave me a beautiful makeup look when we were cramped for time. She was really easy to talk to and gave me a few bits of advice for some of my makeup concerns. I would recommend her to anyone and will absolutely be using her again next time I am in DC.

I just used Glamsquad for an event last week and LOVED my experience. Both my hair stylist and…read moremakeup artist arrived on time and did such a fantastic job - plus it was just so convenient to have everything done in my home. I wish I could do this every week and cant recommend enough!

I have tried many times to make glamsquad work. The stylists are generally good. But without fail…read morethe stylist is late every single time. The last time I booked, the stylist did not show up at all. Then someone from customer service called to say I would get a free service, which was set up and then cancelled by Glamsquad. I am sitting here late for work having been stood up again by a stylist. She just texted saying she will be 1 hour late. And there isn't any way to get in touch with a person to let them know that this is not the way to run a business. Do not book an appointment with this business!! They are a scam.

The Makeup by Ana B team was absolutely incredible to work with. Shirley did the most beautiful job…read morewith my makeup, and Lexi worked magic on my hair. My mom and I used them for both the rehearsal and the wedding day, and we were blown away by the results--we received so many compliments! They made us look like the best versions of ourselves: natural, radiant, and somehow glowing for 12+ hours straight. Beyond their talent, what really stood out was their energy and dedication. Lexi had a family emergency the night before the rehearsal and came off little sleep--but you would never have known. She showed up with such a positive attitude, was an absolute joy to be around, and still did the most incredible job. This team works together so seamlessly, creating not just a beautiful final look but a genuinely fun and calming experience. Shirley and Lexi even stayed late on our wedding day to make sure I had any final touch-ups before walking down the aisle. That kind of care and professionalism is rare and deeply appreciated. I can't recommend MAB highly enough. If you want to feel confident, beautiful, and completely taken care of on your wedding day, this is the team to book!

Service, quality. We said easy make up for the bride and she ended up looking like she used 10…read morelayers of make up.

I've been a longtime client of Nicole's for the past 4 years!! She's great at all she does--- my…read morebrows and wax services are always flawless. Location is convenient and her studio is always clean and I absolutely love the decor and the professionalism. Ming Li won't be as clean & nice lol (no shade) She will ALWAYS be my brow and wax lady :)

It took a while for me to get an appointment with Nicole, but I was definitely happy when I did. I…read morehave suppppper thin brows, like non existent, and had previously been burned at my last eyebrow space. Nicole did an excellent job asking questions about my skin care routine, in addition to giving suggestions on how to fill my brows and tend to the burn. She did a great job waxing, and I was nervous about getting my eyebrows tinted, but I figured go big or go home. I was extremely pleased at the natural appearance of the tint. I don't wear a lot of makeup so I didn't want to try tint that would be overwhelming. It looked great! I'm looking forward to going back to Nicole in December.

Carl did my wedding day makeup. He is a beauty magician and I would hire him again in a heartbeat…read morefor any occasion. Here's why: 1. Beautiful makeup: I didn't even give him instruction for how I wanted my bridal make up to look, but he made me look amazing and I've never felt so beautiful. It was the perfect blend of glamorous and natural that every girl should be on her big day. I felt that he just discerned my best features and highlighted them for all to see. I got so many compliments on how I looked and on my makeup! 2. Long-lasting makeup: I was amazed that my makeup lasted (without any upkeep!!!) for the whole day and night. I got my makeup done around 12noon. This same look lasted even though I got caught in showers from a hurricane and even though I was dancing like crazy for at least 4 hours. Not to mention: the makeup withstood my frequent tearing-up. 3. Great person. Carl is so nice, kind and reassuring. He's the kind of person that you want to have on your side and that you really don't mind paying money to on your wedding day.

I have seen a work of pure natural art with Carl Ray! His eye for beauty is amazing! He knows about…read moreperfect skin tone matching, contouring with blemish control! His hands are a gift of art! Not only have I watched his hands at work; Carl also add pure value with the already beautiful First Lady make up! He has a touch that no other can be compared!