I had the pleasure of working with Joanna for my very first photoshoot. For me, this wasn't just any photoshoot, it was a celebration of accomplished milestones since moving to the East Coast, as well as the newfound gratitude and appreciation of life following a very recent health scare. Despite not feeling my complete self, she had a way of making me feel seen & heard - and honored all my requests. Not only was she professional, very well organized, and attentive to even the little details, she was understanding, fun, and full of many creative ideas. There's no doubt that she exceeded my expectations - like, can we just take a minute for makeup & quality of photo! My goodness! I felt so beautiful and I left feeling extremely blessed to have been given this opportunity to work with her despite her booked & busy schedule. In terms of the ideas for the photos, I knew I wanted a mix of natural & indoor lighting, a bit of simplicity, and a tranquil vibe - which is exactly what I got. When it came down to the makeup, I had a few ideas and she produced the most beautiful glam - exactly to my liking! Joanna took her time (which I absolutely loved) in ensuring the foundation complemented my skin, all while addressing my questions. My skin felt great under the makeup, quality products were used, the makeup was set so well that there was absolutely no transfer onto my clothing for hours, and even after the morning photoshoot I was able to wear the look into the late evening without my face oiling up. Turnaround time for the images was fairly quick and swing the end result is exactly why I will absolutely be working with Joanna moving forward. The weeks of planning, sharing ideas were all worth it. Thank you Joanna for your hard work and creative vision! read more

I am truly grateful to have come across Joanna Petit-Frere! Joanna was recommended to me by a friend, and I'm so happy she did because she did an absolutely amazing job on my wedding day. Honestly, I couldn't believe how great she made me look. I have issues with my skin (dry, oily, acne marks, different shades of complexion... you name it!) and Joanna made my skin look completely flawless. She really knows what she's doing and it shows in her work. I'm not well versed on makeup at all, and one of my favorite things about Joanna is that I could tell her in my own words what I wanted to look like (i.e. natural but still have bold eyes and not look like a latina barbie lol) and she knew exactly what I meant! I love that she has that type of connection with the people she works with, because honestly that quality is not easy to find. I can't stand when vendors get frustrated with clients because they aren't familiar with the good/service they are selling. Joanna was extremely patient, professional, and personable. That is a hard combo to find! My bridesmaids all loved her as well. She was especially patient with me and I want to thank her for that. I was very emotional on my wedding day, and Joanna had to touch up my makeup several times and she was just so wonderful about assuring me that everything was fine and it was no trouble at all. I would definitely recommend Joanna to every bride that wants to look gorgeous on her wedding day and have a carefree experience. read more

I highly recommend Joanna!!!! My hairstylist recommended Joanna to me and I couldn't have been more satisfied with her work! She did a wonderful job on the makeup for my engagement photo shoot. I don't usually wear a lot of makeup and my fiancee is not a huge fan of makeup, but even he was super pleased with her work. I looked like me, only better! Joanna was extremely professional and very personable. She's also pretty fabulous looking herself! It was lovely chatting while she did my makeup, and I appreciated her talking me through the steps, as well as stopping and allowing me to look in the mirror to make sure I was comfortable with what she was doing. She was also pretty flexible with her scheduling, as I had to reschedule last minute in order to accommodate the photographer My engagement shoot photos came out wonderfully, and I didn't want to wash her work off later that evening! I'm so pleased with her work that she will be doing my makeup for the wedding, as well as the entire wedding party. Additionally, as we chatted, she discovered a run a Ladies Club after school for high school young ladies. She immediately offered to come in and speak with them. I was so pleased when she came up to the school and had a wonderful session with the Ladies Club! The girls were so excited and really pleased with all of the professional knowledge Joanna shared with them. They have already asked to have her back! read more

Joanna is simply AMAZING! I had the opportunity to work with her for my wedding and I was more than pleased with how she did my makeup as well as my "entourage". For starters, she's punctual and a true professional. We were scheduled to begin our makeup at 7 am and approximately 10 minutes prior to 7, she arrived to the hotel full of energy and super friendly. Besides being a professional and punctual I appreciate the fact that Joanna listens to your needs, attentive to details and down to earth! Prior to the wedding, I had a trial with her and although I loved the eye shadow, I found the foundation to be too heavy for my liking. I emailed her, explained the changes I wanted and the day of the wedding she more than delivered. I loved how my makeup looked beautiful, but still felt and looked like myself. Compare to other makeup artists I've worked with throughout the entire process, Joanna would stop and ask if I liked what she's doing so far, or if there's any changes I would like. Although she's the artist she still includes you in the process and answers any questions you may have as well as educate you on the difference of products that she uses. I would definitely reccommend her to any and everyone . The woman is remarkable and without hesitation I would hire her again. I'm happy to be a "Petit-Frere Bride" ! Thank you so much Joanna! You rock and I sincerely appreciate and love your work. read more

Finding a wedding makeup artist was quite a difficult task. I was worried about finding someone with experience that I could trust but also liked and felt comfortable with. Joanna Petit-Frere and I did a trial the day I had my engagement photos taken. Her resume and level of experience is impressive. Her skill and artistry is apparent once she starts working on you. I was a little concerned at some of her before and after photos because her makeup looks a little heavy, but when I saw my makeup completed it was absolutely gorgeous. In photos in looked flawless and not over the top or heavy at all. I loved her so much I had to use her for my wedding! On my wedding day, I felt completely confident in Joanna's hands. She was a complete joy to work with, lovely, professional and very personable. She transformed myself and my bridesmaids! I can honestly say, I have never looked so good. My close up wedding photos are truly stunning and I owe that all to Joanna. My makeup looked flawless through the whole day. Despite dancing on a warm June day, my makeup never deteriorated. Joanna's work is truly flawless and she has a wealth of experience, any bride can feel truly at ease in her hands. I would recommend her to anyone who needs professional makeup (and I do, to everyone!). Thank you Joanna for adding a little extra beauty to our very special day!! read more

I booked Joanna for my makeup and business head shots. I do not wear makeup on the daily basic and when I do it is for special occasions, and I have never been satisfied with my past experiences with other artists. I have been following Joanna on social media for a while, I loved her consistency and quality or her work and imagery. In all honestly I have not come across this in any other makeup artist... And decided that she was the best person for what I needed. Let me tell you she did not disappoint me !when I looked in the mirror! I was floored she did such an amazing job. Joanna is a true professional and she even fixed my hair for me which made feel even more glamorous. When it came to my professional head shot session... (we previously went over the style and setup I wanted for my head shots based on my objectives and the inspiration photos I sent her.) She was open and understanding of what I had in mind .. Joanna suggested the perfect location that worked for me.... I felt very comfortable with her behide the camera, She is very sweet and easy to talk to! you can tell that she is serious and passionate about what she does! I was happy to have a variety of images and poses, the final edits were flawless!!!!!!!!!, had so many compliments.... Thank you Joanna, I can't wait to work with again -Jasmine read more

Your wedding day is supposed to be the best day of your life. As a little girl I dreamed about my special day. The dress, the cake, and of course the GROOM!! One thing I never thought about was make-up. I never wear make-up and to be honest I wasn't planning on it but I knew that if I wanted that wow factor I would have to get my make -up done. I did a lot of research I needed someone that really knew what they were doing, someone that could make sure I looked amazing the entire night. I was referred to Joanna by my matron of honor. She loved her 10 years ago (when she did her make up for her wedding) and was still raving about her!! (Now I see why, she's amazing) When I first spoke to her I told her that I wasn't comfortable wearing make-up and she told me I would be just fine. The day of the wedding Joanna did my make-up plus 8 bridesmaids, 2 matrons of honor and 2 maids of honor all by HERSELF. She was professional, such a sweetheart and on time. I loved that about her. Listen if you are looking for someone to just simply make you look gorgeous no matter what the occasion is then look no more!! Joanna is that person for you! I promise you wont regret it. Everyday I look at my wedding pictures and I am simply in awe of her work. It's not a job to her its a God-given talent. read more

I just want to make sure I share how wonderful Joanna is and was for my wedding day! I have worked with Joanna many times since I am a hairstylist. We have made many brides look amazing. I knew she was the one to do my makeup long before I was even dating my now husband! Not only is Joanna a true expert at what she does, she is extremely professional, on time and can make ANYBODY look like a flawless beauty! I have told her this before, but on top of even all of that, she has a bright spirit! Her personality is so cool and although many professionals in the beauty industry don't deal with questioning so well, she has true finesse in her customer service skills. Joanna did my makeup for my engagement photos and wedding. She did my mother, mother-in-law, grandmother-in-law and all my bridesmaids and they all felt like beauty queens. All the Bridesmaids posted their photos with glee!! I just want to say, no matter what, Joanna is my top choice to refer to EVERYBODY who needs a make up professional!! Thank you for making my day flawless!! I truly appreciate your expertise, professionalism and execution! read more

I was referred by my friend Ashely who had Joanna do her bridal makeup for herself and bridesmaids. I was blown away at how gorgeous they all looked in the wedding pictures. You always see how gorgeous brides look in real life but sometimes the makeup doesn't come up or show well in pictures. This is not the case with Joanna you look gorgeous in real life and in pictures. I didn't even look around when it came to finding a makeup artist for my wedding i knew right away I wanted Joanna. She is awesome to work with, great personality, attentive, if you aren't sure what you want she will help you figure it out. It helps to look through her Instagram page that's where I found the bridal look i wanted. She helps make your day less stressful by being professional and prepared. Last minute i decided to cancel my wedding and elope and she was more than willing to accommodate my needs for a completely new date and location. Plain and simple if you want a true professional who will make sure you look amazing for any event you are planning Joanna is the person to see. Flawless makeup, great atmosphere, stress free!! read more

I cannot express enough how amazing Visage-1Studios is. Joanna Petit - Frere is an extremely talented Photographer and Makeup artist. My experience from start to finish with my photo shoot was perfection. Before the shoot took place she took the time to discuss all details with me. We talked about the overall concept including the makeup look, clothing, hair styles and location. The hair stylist that she provided (Nancy V Brown) was amazing. Not a single detail was missed. I am a professional agency signed plus size model and am always looking to shoot with the best and Joanna is the best! Joanna is one of the nicest people I have ever met. She is extremely professional and amazing to work with. I was so comfortable. She brought out the best in my posing to make sure I looked good. The pictures came out amazing. There were so many phenomenal pictures it was extremely hard for me to narrow them down. Joanna helped me with that too! The finalized images were spectacular! Everyone that has seen them including my agency is extremely impressed! I am already planning for my next shoot with her. read more

My name is Shantae Holmes and I hired Joanna of Visage One Studios to do my makeup for my wedding on July 31st of this year. I knew someone who used her for their wedding so I was already familiar with her work but when I went online to her website I was not only impressed with her work, but also with how natural the women looked. I didn't want to look like someone else on my wedding day. I don't know her personally but she was always kind and politite when we spoke on the phone and very easy to work with. She was very thorough with all the documents, receipts for all my payments and the day of arrangements. Everything was very clear and presented well. The day of my wedding she arrived on time and was very pleasant. One thing I loved was she check in with us often about what she was doing to make sure we were pleased. When she was done I felt so beautiful and I was so happy with my make up. I looked like myself but she was able to bring out features that are usually very subtle. I highly recommend using Joanna for any special occasion but especially a wedding. She's amazing. read more

Selecting Joanna was one of the best decision I made for my wedding. From, the moment I saw her work, I was 100%confirmed she would be able to provide me the look I wanted. I really took the time to analyze the pictures of her previous clients and was able to see that to me each bride or client had their own individual look, far from cookie cutter. It was important to me to find that type of talent in my artist and she delivered that for not only me, but my entire bridal party. Every single bridal team member was impressed and that was no small project. Both my mom and my aunt had never had make up done and while some might say they would be easy to please, you are wrong those not use to wearing makeup could have felt over done and they didn't. Take my bridesmaids, we all have had our makeup done before and each one of us felt stunning. If you are looking for an artist who work sums up"you get what you pay for" than you will be completely happy and satisfied with Joanna. read more

One of the first questions that I get asked when people see my wedding photos is "Who did your makeup?" Joanna Petit-Frere is one of the best makeup artists I have ever met and I want to thank her publicly for making me look absolutely gorgeous on my wedding day. She has an incredible ability to highlight a woman's natural beauty and I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a makeup artist for a wedding or a special day. Follow her on Facebook or Instagram (Visage1 Studio's) and go to her website at www.visage-1studios.com Joanna, thank you so much for making me look so amazing on my wedding day. The look on my husband's face when he first saw me was priceless. You highlighted my natural beauty and everyone at the wedding and those who have seen my photos still talk about my makeup and what a great job you did. You are absolutely fabulous and have been blessed with a gift from God. I pray that you continue to bless brides like me with your talent. Thank you very much! read more

Joanne is soooo phenomenal and talented. My girlfriends arranged for Joanne to come from MA to CT (she also travels) to do our makeup to insure I had the best makeup artist on our wedding day. Joanne was very patience and understanding and calmed me down a bit and walked me through what to expect. This was the first time I got professional makeup done. I sent her a few inspiring looks how I wanted my makeup done. Not only did your girl go above and beyond she exceeded my expectations. I was looking like I came straight out of a Vogue magazine. On my wedding day I was looking Fabulous honey. Thank you soooooo much, Joanne for understanding the assignment. My hubby also loved it. Don't waste time looking at other makeup Artists, book Joanne now and your makeup will be on point. I cried a few times (happy tears) on our wedding day and my makeup was still on point. Joanne is heaven sent and she's super glamours and amazing!!! Thank you for everything read more

I had the pleasure of working with Joanna Petit-Frere on November 1, 2013 and it was truly an amazing experience. I knew it was time to put together my press kit and decided to rally up everyone that I needed to help execute my vision. I truly love the fact that not only is she a photographer, she is a make up artist with years of experience which truly shows in her work. I am truly busy and I love that she provides both services and I did not have to find someone else to do my make up. Not everyone who does make up knows how to do it for pictures, media, television etc. She has a great gift of interpreting what the client wants in there look and creates it with absolute precision. I truly believe that my vision came to life because she did both my make up and the photography. My vision was executed seamlessly. Her prices were truly inexpensive for her expertise and I look forward to working with her again in the very near future. read more

Joanna is an incredible makeup artist and I'm so happy she was there for me on my wedding day (and the night before!). I looked on Joanna's website and saw her immense talent for making brides of various ethnicities and who wanted different looks (everything from natural to dramatic) and trusted that she could do the same for me. I put a deposit down without even having a makeup trial which I was nervous about, but she did not disappoint. I hired Joanna to do 3 completely different looks for my Indian wedding: a Friday night "fun" look, my wedding "natural look with pink lips" and my reception "dramatic nighttime" look. She did an outstanding job on all three and everyone was complimenting me on how great I looked. She also made my mom look beautiful and natural for all 3 events as well. Joanna is professional, responsive, flexible, and attentive to details. I would highly recommend her for makeup on your wedding day! read more

I would highly recommend Visage-1-Studios to any Bride that inspires to look more than beautiful on her special day. I appreciate the great positive energy about Joanna. Five hours leading to the commencement of my wedding I felt no stress, no worries because I knew she would deliver, from the consultation to the arrival in my hotel room in Newport RI. She knew how many girls I had in my party and planned accordingly. This bride was ready a full hour and half before ceremony time. The photographer was able to take great photos in ample amount of time. All my girls had different skin complexion and they all looked gorgeous! The makeup was unparalleled to any I have experienced and that was a great thing. If you are a bride and you are looking for quality work and someone that is not only on time but professional with a great sense of energy...I highly recommend Visag-1-Studios! Always, An extremely satisfied and happy Bride read more

The number one thing I always look for in any service is professionalism! Joanna is AWESOME! It was a pleasure to have her as my MUA. She did my engagement photo as well as my bridal makeup. She also did my mother and maid of honors makeup for my big day. What I love about her artistry is that you look like an enhanced version of "yourself", not someone else . I love the fact that I still look liked myself, just more flawless I also love that she shows you what she's doing as she does your makeup so that there are no surprises. She makes sure she fixes/changes anything you want. Other MUA like to just "surprise" you in the end and it's not what you wanted exactly. I also like that she is well diverse and provides service for ALL people. Most are only accustomed at doing one ethnicity. She is very talented and provided great customer service. I will definitely book her again read more

I am so happy to write this review for Joanna. I mean this next statement with the most sincerity: THERE IS NO BETTER MAKEUP ARTIST!! My family and I have worked with Joanna for many, many, many years and she never fails to amaze me each time with her artistry. She is quick, she is professional, she gives great suggestions, and she is ALWAYS on time! I had the pleasure of having her as my makeup artist for my wedding three weeks ago and everyone she touched looked completely breathtaking! I was sooooo pleased with my makeup! She made me look like a gorgeous, vintage hollywood star. My whole bridal party looked like we were stars ready to walk the Red Carpet. Joanna is so talented, yet has such a humble, kind spirit. She is just a wonderful person all around! I love her. If you want an EXCELLENT makeup artist, PLEASE PLEASE call her. Trust me: You will NOT regret it! read more