I had a great experience working with Jennifer Vo for my bridal hair and makeup!…read more She was super responsive, experienced, and kind. She made great suggestions on how to achieve the more natural makeup look I wanted. My makeup felt very comfortable, my hair was secure, and everything lasted the entire day! Jennifer brings calm and experience to getting ready. I would highly recommend her for a Bay Area wedding! Thank you Jennifer!!

Jennifer did a great job on hair and makeup for my wedding!…read more I was a bit nervous since I have monolid eyes, but after viewing her Instagram I felt like she would do a great job. We did a hair and makeup trial a couple months before the ceremony to align on what the look would be -- Jennifer also made sure to check in afterwards to see how it held up. The day-of, she was on-time and was super understanding of some mishaps on my end. She also did hair and makeup for my mother in her 70s -- she was so happy with the look that she couldn't stop looking in the mirror at herself :) Overall, very happy with the results and felt like it was well worth the investment!

I've had such great experiences with Katie. Her facials are incredibly calming and relaxing -- she…read morecreates such a peaceful environment that it genuinely feels like a reset for my skin and my mind. My skin always looks refreshed and glowing afterward. She has also done my makeup for me a few times, and every time it has come out absolutely beautiful. She really listens to what you want and knows how to enhance your natural features while still making you feel like yourself. You can tell she truly cares about her clients and puts a lot of attention into every detail. I always leave feeling confident and taken care of. Highly recommend if you're looking for someone who is talented, professional, and creates such a relaxing experience.

I cannot recommend her enough! I asked for a natural soft glam look and she absolutely nailed it…read more My makeup never felt heavy or "caked on" it just looked like the most beautiful, enhanced version of me. People kept asking if I was even wearing makeup because it blended so seamlessly with my natural features. She also slayed my hair. You can truly feel her passion for what she does. She's been doing this since she was a kid (we were chit chatting up a storm), and it shows in every detail of her work. Her specialty is creating that perfect balance where you honestly can't tell if it's natural beauty or makeup artistry and that is a rare talent. I have never felt more beautiful and confident. She is incredibly talented, professional, and genuinely loves what she does. If you want to look like yourself... just elevated and glowing, she is your girl.

Geet is personable, professional, reliable and on time and has a warm and calming personality. I…read morebooked her for gurdwara hair, make up and draping as well as same day reception hair, make up, and draping - both were perfect. She met in person in advance to make sure my needs for upcoming events were met, checked in via texts leading up to events, she also has a great checklist of reminders to do before the big day (like even airing out dresses that are from abroad! Thank you, just little things too that are importantly that you might forget). I had zero confidence in getting the right flowers for my hair and Geet got them the day before and fridged them to have ready for me the next day. I was so grateful for this. Also while doing my hair, she would briefly massage my head and shoulders - it's like she knows exactly what you need! OMG. I didn't know such treatment was possible, the putting of make up and doing hair felt like a calming, soothing treatment. I am so grateful. Also most importantly, she secured my wedding gurdwara dress in a way so that I had NO issue bowing for the ceremony on the ground (she made me show her too to be sure). Everything functioned PERFECT. She knows what looks good too bc I'm not used to wearing make up and needed help on suggestions. Lastly, I didn't for a moment feel an ounce of impatience with all the hard work she had to do. Some people are just really good at what they do and I'm in awe of Geet! Thank you so much

Geet worked with me for my henna, Haldi ceremony and wedding day in South San Jose. She did a great…read morejob with my hair, makeup, wedding saree placement, hand/arm/feet mehndi. She is connected to a team of stylists of different specialties such as florists who can make flower jewelry (for my Haldi ceremony) and wedding garlands, saree pleaters, facial artists, henna artists and other makeup/hair artists who came to work on my mom and MILs hair and makeup. She also had a team of henna artists come to my wedding to provide henna for our guests. Geet has a great eye for detail. She does consults with you beforehand to see your vision and she doesnmakeup really well (i dont like heavy makeup and she accommodated my needs) and my hair looked very sleek. She did my reception hair and makeup change after the ceremony. I would highly recommend Geet and her team for all Indian weddings.

This business deserves 0 stars…read more My experience with Emily & Michelle (the studio manager) was similar to the other 1 star reviews you will see on this page. They were by far the most unprofessional and disrespectful vendor I encountered during all of my wedding research. The biggest pain point was unresponsiveness which was consistently bad from day 1. It was silence for days despite multiple follow ups, even when we got to the month of the wedding. Whenever I did receive an overdue response, they were unapologetic and I might even say rude. Because of the concerns with communication, my planner kept trying to dissuade me from hiring Emily and I held out until the very last moment hoping to find another HMU artist. However, we were close to my wedding date and even with my planner's help, I wasn't able to find an alternative. So I reluctantly signed the contract a few days before the wedding and transferred a $1600 deposit. That's when I came across the reviews on this page about the no shows. That was the (much delayed) final straw, and coincidentally a HMU artist I had reached out to months prior reached out to say she was available for my wedding. So I notified Emily that evening asking if she would consider refunding any part of my deposit. Granted, she has no legal obligation to do so but it had been less than 24 hrs since I had sent her the deposit (in other words, less than 24 hrs that she held my wedding date which means no lost business for her). No response from her. She kept my $1600. Even with forfeiting the deposit, I decided to switch my HMU artist and 1000% believe I made the right decision. If I hadn't, I would have continued to stress about whether she would show up on my wedding day, and even if she had, I'm not sure how the experience would have gone. For example, if I wanted an adjustment to my hair or make up, would she have been accommodating? Shame on me for ever signing with Emily against my better judgement! I never write reviews but felt compelled to share this experience. I don't recommend her for any future brides.

This is only a review for the responsiveness of Emily/Michelle. 5 weeks before my wedding, I was…read morescrambling to find a HMUA. I called Emily and she picked up and I was so excited she was available for my date, she went through questions I had and she said she had trial availability for later that month. After that, I followed up over text and email to confirm a trial and she was completely unresponsive. I saw her IG account was posting updates so I know she was still active online. Later my wedding planner reached out, and again she replied right away saying she was available and then ghosted him. Her behavior was incredibly unprofessional and disrespectful, as we wasted time waiting for her, when it would be easy for her just to say she is not available or does not have capacity. Don't waste your time.

Chau is amazing! I booked a trial with her, after a bad trial experience with a different HMUA…read more Chau instantly made me feel at ease, listened to exactly what I wanted (natural makeup), and completely delivered both at the trial and day of. I'm not used to wearing heavy makeup, and she found the perfect balance in making me feel done up, while also feeling comfortable/like myself. She is punctual, and a relaxing presence to be around while getting ready for what can be a stressful day. I'm Indian and initially incorrectly thought I needed a South Asian HMUA, but Chau did a fantastic job with both makeup and my hair, placing the tikka, and securing jasmine flowers to my hair. Highly recommend Chau!

I highly recommend Chau! I have a few friends who had her as their makeup artist and her skills are…read morealways flawless. I originally had her assistant at one of the weddings and felt my makeup was decent but not the way I would like for our wedding. I went to another artist for a trial but felt like she wasn't able to execute what I was asking for. In reality, I shouldn't have gone on a search, I came back to Chau and her attentiveness and consideration was worth it! She knows what she is doing and I could trust her the entire process. My makeup was prefect! She covered all the areas I requested and prepped the makeup in case of tears. My hair was beautiful and she knew what to do to accentuate the accessories I had. Her assistants are skilled but may be off the mark sometimes. My bridesmaid's foundation was a few shades too light as she has a darker complexion. She didn't notice until after everything was already on and didn't want the artist to redo all her work. It was still decent but something to keep in mind. Don't look any further for a makeup artist as she is worth the price!

When I booked Vanessa to do my wedding day makeup, I already knew her work. She had done my makeup…read morefor a cousin's wedding a few years ago. I was ecstatic that she was available for my date! Her products are light as air, gentle and don't ever feel caked on. The fact that she will travel to your venue (within reason) was just the icing on the cake. My wedding was on a Saturday afternoon and my makeup still looked perfect when I went to dinner on Sunday evening. I cried (happy tears of course) MULTIPLE times in those 36 hours and you couldn't tell at all!!! Even having it on for that long didn't make my skin freak out. I was so impressed! She also did my mom's makeup and a couple of my bridesmaids. My mom - who never wears makeup - said 'She felt like a movie star!' I really can't say enough about the talent this woman has for bringing out the natural beauty of her clients. I have never felt so gorgeous as when I was made up by Vanessa. Thank you for making me the most beautiful me I have ever been on my most special day!!

Thank you to Vanessa (and her assistant, who was also fantastic!) for the amazing job they did at…read moremy 9/15/18 wedding with my bridesmaids, mom, and aunt, who all looked stunning! She also did a beautiful job on my airbrush foundation, which lasted 12+ hours and still looked perfect at the end of the night! I appreciated that she was also very flexible with everyone's personal preferences and I thought her prices were very reasonable for the high quality of work.

Her work looks great, but the lack of professionalism is what kills her talent. Booked her for my…read morewedding, paid deposit + extra $400 for trial run all for her to say 2 days after my trial run that my wedding date and time won't work for her and asked me if I can move it a MONTH before. Crazy. Won't respond to me when I at least asked for my deposit back since I wasn't the one canceling. But nothing. Hopefully she doesn't do this to more brides.

I found Xiomara from a wedding website and looked up her Instagram. I loved her work! I knew I…read morewanted her to do my hair and make up for my wedding right away. She does amazing glam looks that I was searching for, but couldn't find through looking at all the other options in the Bay Area. I'm so glad I booked her! She's so sweet, and the booking process was easy. My make up trial was beautiful and she worked her magic on the wedding day. Andrea also helped with my bridesmaids' make up. Everyone was gorgeous and I felt so glamorous! Definitely would recommend her for any special occasion. Thank you so much Xiomara!

I hired Simi to do my hair and makeup for my baby shower function…read more I and all my friends loved her work. Pushp did an amazing work with my hair, I had requirements like no comb or any hair tools usage and she agreed to all terms and conditions and created a lovely updo. Simi and Pushp are very professional and easy to work with. They followed all the Covid protocols as well. Definitely recommend her.

I got my hair and makeup done for my wedding by Simi and Pushp. They were really nice to…read moreaccommodate me last minute! Pushp did my hair twice. The previous day for my Haldi function, she made a beautiful side fish braid and only stopped when she was satisfied with the result. The day of the wedding, she made a nice bun with side braids My hair stayed perfectly intact the whole day. I absolutely loved my hair. Simi was amazing before the wedding day as she kept reminding me of all the things I need to buy for the makeup and hair and sent me good checklists so I don't forget anything. In covid times, where i hardly had any help and everything was decided last minute, Simi was of great help! I will totally go back to them whenever I need to.