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    Makeup by Michelle HK Kim

    4.8 (92 reviews)
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    The makeup stood out great in the photos!

    Michelle was an absolute joy to work with for my elopement. She was so flexible with scheduling around our wedding timeline, which took a lot of stress off my plate. When I asked her to try adding real flowers in my hair, she was excited to make it happen and did a beautiful job. Michelle's warm personality made the whole process feel relaxed and fun rather than stressful. I felt genuinely taken care of, and helped make my special day go smoothly!

    Michelle was very quick to respond to my inquiry. She also checked in with me a week before the event which I really appreciate! She was on time, very friendly, and has a lot of experience with doing hair and make up for Asian clients! I felt more beautiful during my wedding day! I highly recommend her!

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    Geena W.

    Michelle was the makeup artist for my wedding, and she did an AMAZING job!!! My makeup was PERFECTION, and was even better than I could have imagined! She also did the makeup for my bridesmaids (who all have differing facial features), and everyone absolutely LOVED the makeup she did on each of them.

    Michelle is very professional and nice. She's responsive, gave clear instructions before the appointment, and reminded me the day before. The whole thing went smoothly and I loved the makeup! She even gave me a handmade fridge deodorizer, it's super pretty and smells so good!

    Michelle gave me a little cushion and lip color touchup kit which came in handy during the shoot!
    Annie M.

    Long overdue for this review but better late than never! I booked Michelle to do my makeup for our engagement session back in September. We flew in from out of state and went straight to get my makeup done at 11am. I was soooo tired from the flight and had bags under my eyes. Michelle did such a great job! My makeup was very natural looking and you wouldn't have known that I was up since 3am that morning. Michelle was so nice and made me feel very comfortable. She also did a little touchup on my fiancé. I was really worried about not finishing our makeup or hair in time because our photo shoot location was in Santa Ynez. However Michelle and her assistants made sure everything was done in time. We drove to Santa Ynez for two hours, the photoshoot was another two hours and then drove back to LA for another two hours. Overall my makeup and hair still looked good after 6 hours!!!

    Indira C.

    Michelle has been my go to make-up artist since my wedding. Eversince then, whenever I have special occasions she is my make-up artist. What sets her apart, is she focuses on enhancing your beauty with makeup! Very natural, light and pretty. She makes you look pretty not overdone. She has been my go to makeup artist for more than 5 years now. She is very professional, sweet and kind. I recommend her to all My friends and my family. Her specialty Is Bridal Makeup, but truth be told she can do any makeup!!!! Thank you for making me the most beautiful bride Michelle.

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    I highly recommend Michelle's makeup services. We used her for my daughters graduation and couldn't be happier.

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