I hired kendra in March for a December wedding. She charged me the full cost of service as a non-refundable which I now know is an unethical business practice. She books trials too close to the date, so when the trial went sideways, I had to add a to do to the busy planning, which wasn't ideal. Kendra seems to have a one size fits all approach to makeup, and she doesn't listen. She has a heavy handed approach to application (see her instagram). She is condescending and makes little snide comments that are little biting insults. When I mentioned that my eyebrows were way too dark and overdone, her response "eyebrows are a non-negotiable"... umm, wth is that about? Anyway, upon calling other artists, it seems that Kendra has quite the reputation with her peers. They've heard my story from other folks that have attempted to work with Kendra. Recently, Kendra has announced that she is "mostly" retiring from makeup application, but beware that she is still hiring out makeup artists under her KLS business. There are numerous other capable professionals in the area, and I would highly recommend looking to them if you have any interest in natural and flattering makeup. I gave kendra the opportunity to make this right with a partial refund, which she chose to ignore. read more

Kendra was amazing! She did hair and make- up for my entire wedding party (myself and 6 bridesmaids) a couple weeks ago. Her work is amazing and she is an awesome person as well. I had a trial for my hair and make up a month or so before the wedding and on the day it looked just as great! The girls brought images of what they wanted for hair and make-up and Kendra did a great job with that! We all got so many compliments on the make-up and everyone looked gorgeous thanks to Kendra. She is so talented and I am incredibly happy that I booked her for my wedding! read more

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Kendra is AMAZING!!! She made me feel like such a princess on my wedding day. She was so kind, fun, extremely professional, responded quickly and her work is so beautiful. My hair and makeup stayed PERFECTLY despite 20mph winds, rain and lots and lots of happy tears. Can't recommend Kendra enough :) read more

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Kendra did my bridal on-site hair & makeup in downtown Seattle. She was professional, sweet, and immediately put me at ease. We had a trial appointment where I was able to nail down exactly what I wanted. I was so excited that Kendra was willing to make the drive and she even arrived early. She was able to create a soft and natural look that was perfect for my wedding day. I can't recommend her enough! read more

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Michelle did an absolutely amazing job on my makeup and hair for the wedding day. She was able to take my inspiration pictures and make it reality. She is friendly and an absolute dear to work with. I am rating this 4 stars instead of five because of the assistant that was brought along. She did the makeup for most of my bridal party and the moms, and unfortunately, everyone had to fix their makeup. It was either not blended or just messy. read more

Kendra is so amazing at what she does and the best person! I would have her do my hair & makeup every day if I could. Her and her girls were the bomb on our wedding day. Everyone looked perfect & they were so sweet. I would recommend her to anyone a million times! read more

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I was so happy with Kendra! She's an amazing person, very talented, fun, easy and efficient to work with. She did my mother and aunt's makeup and hair for the wedding and they looked absolutely gorgeous. Kendra was very attentive to how I wanted to look and feel. In the end the overall look came out better than I imagined. She did an amazing job of making me look lovely without taking away who I was. I received so many compliments on both my hair and makeup throughout the night. It lasted all night and still looked flawless at the end! read more

Kendra did an outstanding job on my hair and makeup for my wedding! Being out of state and trying to plan a wedding is never easy, but Kendra made it painless and was very accommodating when trying to schedule my trial. On the day of the wedding, Kendra arrived on time and did the hair for two bridesmaids and my mother's and my hair and makeup in about 4 hours. She ensured that we all looked beautiful and that we were out the door for photos on time. She worked her magic on my fine hair to ensure that it had volume and that the curls held throughout the day! She is very energetic, personable, and a true expert in this field. Her pricing is also super competitive for bridal makeup/ hair in the Seattle area! read more

Kendra is amazing! She seriously felt like she was part of the bridal party, we had such a great time hanging out with her the morning of my wedding. She did my hair and makeup, as well as one of my bridesmaids, and my mothers'. I wanted something really glam looking and she definitely delivered! I got so many compliments all day. My mom and bridesmaid are also really picky and historically difficult when it comes to getting their hair and makeup done, but they both loved their hair and makeup too! I highly, highly recommend her! read more

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Talk about having a Glam squad! Kendra and her team were amazing! I had 10 people get their hair/make up done for my wedding and Kendra and her team rocked it. Kendra made sure to make my hair and make up PERFECT to make the vision of my look come to life. She was so sweet and made minor adjustments as requested. Also ALL of my bridesmaids are naturally gorgeous but they were still able to take them to another level of beauty that matched their dresses and the colors. Everyone seemed very happy with the result of hair and makeup! Special highlight for Kendra is I had a snafu with my stray tan (completely my fault) and she was able to help the crisis by covering it up with some make-up. Thanks you so much for making me feel beautiful on my special day! read more

Kendra did such an amazing job on my bridal makeup and hair. I searched for a long time to find the right person and i really wanted someone that could do hair and makeup. The trial went great and we got along really well and just chatted the whole time. She arrived right on time and we started to doll me up. We made some changes from the trial which I was extremely happy with. I felt beautiful on my special day and i was sad to take it all out and off later that night. Her prices are reasonable and she does beautiful work. Cant thank her enough :) read more

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I couldn't have asked for someone better than Kendra on my wedding day. She was prompt, hilarious and extremely skilled at her profession. Both myself and my Maid Of Honor had our make up done by her as well as my hair - all done with care. It was so fun to experience someone with such natural talent at what they do. I made a stupid mistake with my stunning spray tan (hopped in the shower too early) she gave me and she was quick to calm a bride down and tell me it was ok! She even offered to touch it up if it came out blotchy (which it didn't). My sweet husband got all teary when he saw me and told me I was so beautiful. Kendra made me feel so confidant and beautiful on my wedding day - every bride should feel like that. Not to mention I wanted to keep those lashes on forever. Thank you for everything, love. read more

Amazing! Kendra is an artist. Hire her! She is amazing and worth every penny! She made me look like a queen on my wedding day. She did my makeup like no one ever has and just knew what she was doing. She handled my mother like a pro, was professional beyond belief, was patient and friendly. She is a joy to have around as well, funny and smart, so know you will have great conversation while sitting, and the end product will make you feel beautiful. She made me feel beautiful. She came to the hotel, she even took a last minute bridesmaid who changed her mind and wanted makeup. Hire her, she knows what she is doing and she is reliable and talented. Hire her! read more

I chose KLS to do my wedding hair + makeup after careful research, and booked them really early. Kendra the makeup artist was friendly and a good communicator until suddenly, less than a month before my wedding, she told me she would not be available on my wedding day because she decided to participate on a show out-of-state. This didn't allow me time to find another artist since everyone else was booked. She had her assistants/apprentices/whoever do the job for the same price. They paid no attention to anything I requested (simple things like "can you not darken my (already dark) eyebrows") and did not know how to work with my non-Caucasian features at all. I felt ugly at my own wedding. Kendra might do great work for some clients but she might also just completely cancel on you to further her own image and career, and time it so that you can't find anyone else. Pretty disgusting and total waste of money. read more

It's been a couple of years since Kendra did hair for myself and my bridal party - which she nailed, we all felt so beautiful. I only wish I hadn't already committed to a makeup artist at that point, because I would have loved to have had Kendra do both. I was reminded to come here and finally write a review because she is totally saving the day for me tomorrow, at the last minute. I hired a makeup artist to come to the house for my daughters first formal high school dance (big deal!), and she canceled TODAY. I got so lucky that Kendra has time tomorrow to come do make up for my daughter and two of her friends - I just know it will be a special experience for them! Thank you, Kendra! Disclaimer: I do think we totally lucked out to find Kendra available tomorrow, as she is usually booked solid far in advance. So, if you're wanting to schedule with Kendra, don't delay! read more

Kendra was so great to work with! I had an early morning wedding and she showed up and got to business at 5am! She's so talented at what she does and was really fun to work with. I loved her energy and totally trusted her with makeup & hair for myself, maid of honor and mother. She even helped my grandmother last minute! I highly recommend her! read more

My go-to make up gal when it comes to bridal events, Halloween or just wanting to look extra glam for special nights out-Kendra has been the one to make myself and close friends feel beautiful! Although Kendra is a friend of many years I cannot express enough how talented she is. She has the skills you are looking for in a make up artist regardless of your face shape/skin tone she knows what will look good! Every time I've gotten make up done by Kendra the compliments are endless. Make up by Kendra has you feeling and looking so good you'll want to keep her as your every day make up artist - trust me, I've tried. I have recommended her to any friend that is getting married and after one session you will be too! I know when my wedding day comes she WILL be doing my make up! (If you didn't know, now you know!) read more

Kenda has horrific customer service. I booked her for my engagement photo shoot, and she agreed to do my hair and makeup, but I was told that "as of right now" she was free but she "may get booked with a last minute wedding." SERIOUSLY? A month before my shoot you can't guarantee that you will be available? That is honestly completely ridiculous and insulting. It's clear she wants to keep her options open and would cancel on you a week before if she got more money for a wedding vs. an engagement shoot. It was very important to me to use the same makeup artist for my shoot as my wedding, in order to feel comfortable. I wanted to be confident with someone I had worked with before, and know that they style me the way that I want (I think most brides would agree!) So when Kendra gave me that wishy-washy answer, I expressed that I was concerned that she couldn't commit to my engagement shoot that was only a month away, and that it was important to me that I use the same makeup artist for my engagement shoot as my wedding so that I could feel comfortable at at-ease (which ALL BRIDES should!!). In my explanation of why this was so important to me, I randomly used the word "audition" to try and describe it - apparently that was a huge no-no. Kendra flipped out, and got all high-and-mighty and declared that she "doesn't audition" and said "My brides base their trust in me through my work." Okay, well I haven't had you work on me before, so there's no way to do that... And referencing a vendor's portfolio isn't always helpful, as I'm sure all you brides have noticed on your vendor searches, because often they are shoots with models, or pictures they've submitted to magazines, and you can't tell how that artist would style a real human like yourself! It's clear Kendra took severely unreasonable offense to my use of the word "audition," when I was just trying to express my concern over her flippant attitude towards committing to my photo shoot, and she clung to that one word because it irrationally bruised her ego. Do you want to be walking on eggshells trying not to set off your hair and makeup artist? What if you wanted something about your look changed and she behaved like that? When I showed her e-mails to my fiancé he correctly commented, "Well thankfully you found out her crappy attitude ahead of time - you wouldn't want someone like that involved in your wedding day." I would recommend all brides to steer clear, and to find an artist who will respect your time and commitment, and not add to increased stress during your wedding planning process, which Kendra definitely did. UPDATE BASED ON KENDRA'S VERY FAKE RESPONSE TO THIS REVIEW: Just listen to her attitude in her response to this review. I mean, I was expecting it of course, based on how she behaved and her lack of customer service. Do you want to work with someone like that?! I had to push my shoot back because I got a haircut that DESTROYED my bangs (I was actually crying when I got home). Does Kendra sound sympathetic? Does she sound like someone you want involved in the best day of your life? I'll let you know my photographers understood and wouldn't make passive aggressive comments like Kendra's response here. It doesn't change the fact that she said she was available, but could ditch out if something better came along. A bigger deal: she's FLAT OUT lying in her response to this review. My first date was on Sunday, September 11th. It was not a weekday. Nice attempt to save face by lying... But that's not going to trick the savvy brides reading this review. When I rescheduled Kendra did not "express availability would be a challenge" she said YES, and then said she "may get booked with a last minute wedding." She also communicated no "terms" and or "polices," so I don't know what that comment is about. I assume she said this in her response to sound more professional, and not like someone who would cancel on you last minute (which, she is). And didn't I tell you all about how insane she was about the random use of the word "audition" - see, she had to bring it up again in her comment! It's not like I yelled at her that she needed to audition for me, it was just the word I chose when trying to explain that in order to feel comfortable on my big day, I wanted my wedding makeup and hair artist to be the same person who did my engagement shoot, so I wouldn't use someone who skipped my engagement shoot. Honestly, I'm just still in shock that she thinks telling a bride that she's available but could later be booked and cancel on my shoot is her version of giving customer service her "utmost priority." BRIDES BEWARE!!! There are literally hundreds of makeup and hair artists in the Seattle area - don't take a chance that your engagement shoot or wedding could be ruined by Kendra. read more

Loved working with Kendra! We worked with Kendra on our recent wedding at DeLille and could not have been happier. Not only did she do amazing work (there were two brides and seven bridesmaids, so we kept her busy!), but she is so much fun to be around. We had a hair and makeup trial a few months before the wedding and Kendra was super attentive in asking what we had in mind and was very accommodating when we had changes for day-of. In addition to hair and makeup, we also went to Kendra for our pre-wedding spray tans, also great! Day of Kendra and Jackie were on time, so friendly with us and our bridal party, and stayed right on time all day. Everyone's hair and makeup looked beautiful, would highly recommend! read more

Kendra and Jackie are absolutely wonderful! Planning our wedding from Australia and not being from the Seattle area, the only things I could rely on were reviews from different wedding websites to choose an artist. Hair and makeup were the most challenging and risky vendors to find in my opinion, because I am a bit picky with what I like and feel "myself" and comfortable with, especially on a huge and important day. I did my trial only a few weeks before the wedding, due to travels back to the states from Australia, but Kendra was very accommodating. I went into the trial not really knowing what I wanted, and I didn't communicate the best I could have. I was so pleased with my makeup and any changes I asked for my hair, Kendra made happily. It was also a plus to know Kendra has worked for Mac for years and uses mainly Mac products (my favorite brand and go-to). On the day of the wedding, we changed my curls a few different times - Kendra was extremely patient with me, as it was my miscommunication that caused this. She is so patient and kind! Kendra and Jackie were extremely timely in getting us all ready. Jackie did hair for my four bridesmaids, my mother, and my groom's mother. Kendra did my hair, and everyone's makeup. All the girls were ecstatic with how their hair and makeup turned out! My photographer was absolutely thrilled when she saw our makeup - Kendra really knows what she's doing! I highly recommend KLS Makeup Artistry for any big events and especially your special wedding day! read more

Absolutely amazing! I planned a Seattle wedding from out of state, which presents a number of challenges. Kendra was so easy and fun to work with. She worked around when I was going to be in town for the trial appointment and had no problem switching the order who was getting ready first the day of the wedding a few people in our party were stuck in traffic. The makeup and hair were fantastic. We got so many compliments! Kendra really knows makeup. I've had makeup done for wedding before and it was always something I could have managed to do on my own. The makeup looked great and stayed put all night. read more

We recently celebrated my parents 50th wedding anniversary and had Kendra come to our hotel and do her magic. She was prompt, courteous and fun! I felt like she was part of the family! I will definitely be working with her again! Our Mom glowed the whole evening and all the rest of us(5) looked amazing! read more

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I was over the moon with Kendra for hair and makeup. She was worth every penny that I paid for myself, bridesmaids, mother and mother in law to have our hair and makeup done for my wedding and she did an excellent job with the makeup for my engagement photos as well. The bridal hair and makeup package includes a trial run and she was so helpful with helping me figure out the look I was going for. She took some of my inspiration pictures and ran with it. Once she was done, I only asked for one minor tweak of a color but otherwise it was absolute perfection. I had honestly never felt as beautiful as I did on my wedding day and felt totally comfortable with her. She's laid back and easy going and really helped keep everyone relaxed the morning of. She's definitely a professional and knows what she's doing. I couldn't recommend her more!! read more

I Loved my organic spray tan from Kendra!! Its so nice that it doesn't smell like other spray tans and because it's made from apples my sensitive skin could handle it! Thanks for making me glow! read more

I hired Kendra to do hair and make-up for myself and my bridal party, and she was absolutely amazing. She was prompt, professional, and incredibly talented. She was able to highlight everyone's best features and made all the ladies look absolutely stunning. I would highly recommend her and if I ever have a need for a make-up artist again, I would hire her in a heartbeat! read more

Kendra is amazing! I have been going to her for about 5 years now anytime I wanted to change my look or tips on new makeup trends and she has always blown me away with her talent and personality. She just did my makeup and hair for my bestfriend's wedding and I looked amazing! The hair stayed styled all day long(I have fine hair so that is near to impossible to make happen) and my makeup never needed a touch up! (Not even the few breakout spots that happened right before the wedding. You can't even tell they are there in the pictures). I will continue to use Kendra for any events I have in the future, plus she's just so much fun to be around! read more

I have worked with Kendra in two separate weddings. The first wedding she spray tanned the bride and all the bridesmaids(Me). All of which turned out perfect. Not to mention, she made all of us feel completely comfortable. The 2nd wedding was my now sister in laws. I wasn't a part of that bridal party, but I was in the room the entire time Kendra was doing their make up. She showed up on time and did a beautiful job on everyone. She really catered to the style of each person. I don't know Kendra personally. It just so happened both brides hired her. In my two experiences with Kendra she has been very professional, while also kind and easy going. I would recommend her without a doubt. read more

I can't rave enough about Kendra and her assistant! She did our hair and makeup for our wedding this last Saturday. I thought my trial run was incredible, but it was nothing compared to how I looked on the big day! Kendra took her time, was hilariously funny, a true pleasure. My bridesmaids, mom, and I received so many compliments throughout the night and my makeup was still perfect at midnight. My hair is very fine and short, but she worked wonders!! You want to book this girl, you won't regret it. Thanks KLS! read more

KENDRA IS AMAZING! She did the make for my wedding party and I have never looked so good! My new husband couldn't stop telling me how beautiful I was. She even does hair! Not only did she make me look great she was sweet, fun and made the day so special for me. read more

Kendra was a delight to work with, my entire wedding party loved their end results. My mother, who is very picky and hates getting her make up done even loved the results! I'm really happy I found her and I felt beautiful all day the day of my wedding. I will definitely recommend her to anyone needing her services in the future. read more

Kendra and Michelle are amazing! I needed a little summer glow and went to them for an airbrush tanning session. They did an incredible job and the color couldn't be more perfect. No orange hands or streaks! These gals know what they are doing and I would highly recommend! read more

Kendra has a real talent for beauty!! Not only have I used her for private makeup lessons (which improved my life for the better :)) but I've also gone to her for spray tanning. She is extremely thoughtful, detailed and efficient with her spray tanning. I looked like a glowing goddess when she was done with me!! Kendra has a natural talent for what looks good so she will always give you the natural glow you're looking for, but she can also layer on the tan if you're going for a more bronzed look. Not only that, but she makes you feel completely comfortable being in your birthday suit in front of her! A true professional!! read more