Laurena did an amazing job on my bridal make up. She did everything I asked for. We did a hair and…read moremake up trial, which was great, as it made it so much faster on the wedding day. She was very nice and professional. She was on time and pleasant with my family and friends. Would definitely recommend her.

Where do I begin! I have too many wonderful things to say about Laurena (and Sheri--see the third…read moreparagraph), so I think a little background story is in order, so you can truly get a full picture of how amazing she is and why I 100% recommend that you trust her with all of your bridal hair/makeup needs! My husband and I were married last Friday 10/26/18 (woo hoo!) and several months prior to the wedding, I had booked with a different hair/makeup vendor. I grew up in Hawai'i, but now live in California so I could not plan a hair/makeup trial in advance. Four days before our wedding, I had my hair/makeup trial and the results unfortunately were lackluster. Even my family and friends urged me to cancel services and agreed that I would be better off doing my hair and makeup myself. You can imagine how stressed out I quickly became! Thankfully, this makeup/hair vendor was very gracious and understanding in allowing me to cancel with such short notice however, my next big worry was how would I do my own makeup/hair (I am terrible at this!) and would it be possible to find someone with only FOUR days until the BIG day?! With all the other details of the wedding I still had to do, this was the last thing I wanted to have to worry about... The next day, after several unsuccessful attempts at finding hair/makeup artists available, I drove to Nordstrom at Ala Moana and walked into the makeup section, head down and spirits low, and hoping to find someone to help me find makeup that I could use to do it myself =/ Then I met SHERI who instantly brightened my day with her infectious personality and sincere interest in helping me any way that she could! I told her the situation, showed her pictures of my bridal trial, and not only did she make wonderful recommendations for makeup, she immediately called LAURENA, told her the situation, and provided me Laurena's website/contact information. After leaving Nordstrom, I quickly filled out Laurena's questionnaire on her website (it reviews types of services requested, you can even upload pictures of your desired hair/makeup looks). She responded to my questions within minutes and even requested pictures of my bridal trial so that she knew what to avoid, which I greatly appreciated. She reviewed my questionnaire instantly and to my surprise she was available!!! She literally sent me an invoice and contract that same day! I had to make a few changes to the services (as a few bridesmaids made changes to the type of service they wanted) and she quickly sent over the updated versions within minutes. With Laurena's user friendly website, her quick and friendly responses to my questions, and taking the time to review pictures of what I did and did NOT want, I was reassured instantly that I would be taken care of throughout the booking process and on the BIG DAY! A HUGE weight was lifted off my shoulders because from this moment-- all of my worries just melted away. Friday, our wedding day came in the blink of an eye and Laurena showed up to the estate in Hauula (which is far and she had no problem traveling here!) with to my surprise, SHERI!! They quickly came inside and got to work on our makeup and hair. What I loved about Laurena is that she made professional recommendations on the pictures of possible bridal looks I sent to her (I am clueless when it comes to makeup!). She pointed out that the picture I sent was beautiful but the eye shadow was a bit too simple and she wanted to make sure my makeup was still natural but had that WOW 'I'm a bride!' factor. Without hesitation I said yes to all of the above and the result -STUNNING makeup and hair that I have always pictured having on my wedding day and MORE. This is not an exaggeration, once I have pictures from my friends and photographer I will upload them asap! The way she did my makeup, she brought out my features in the most beautiful way and she curled my hair in a way that had that 'Victoria Secret-esque' voluminous curls I've always wanted. I also wanted the left side of my hair above my ear pinned and detailed with white orchids and she did this exactly how I wanted. Sheri also did an absolutely amazing job on my bridesmaids! They also were so in love with how she did their makeup and hair. Phew! That was long! But a short review would not have done Laurena justice. All in all, she was extremely friendly, professional, attentive, responsive to my questions, and so incredibly talented. I don't wear makeup or do my hair often but wanted to make sure that on my Wedding day everything would be flawless, and I can confidently say that her services exceeded my expectations in every way possible. For all of you brides-to-be out there, book her ASAP! She will take care of you from the moment you book all the way until your big day! Laurena, I wish I had a word to describe how amazing you are. I cannot thank you enough! -Melanie

I'm so happy to meet May in my life. She's very friendly and professional. She also has a good…read moresense of makeup. My friend referred her to me. I'm not a makeup person, and I was a little nervous to get my makeup done. But let me tell you, May nailed it! She really understood what I wanted and listened to my preferences. The result was perfect for me, and my hair looked more voluminous, which is exactly what I needed. I have fine hair, so I need curls to stay and more volume. I'm so grateful to May for making me feel confident and beautiful! I highly recommend. Thank you May !

Finding a makeup artist for our wedding was one of the things we were the most worried about. In…read morethe past, my wife and I have experienced makeup artists that were not familiar with doing makeup well on Asian faces. We didn't want that, especially for our wedding. Our prayers were answered when we found May. This review is a bit long because it isn't fair to only describe her as amazing, because she is so much more! First off, May is so incredibly talented as a makeup artist. She has artistic vision and works to emphasize your features versus a "copy & paste" makeup style. Secondly, she is also very organized and professional from communicating before the wedding, to the makeup trial, to the day of the wedding making it easy to discuss and confirm with her. To start off, we are 2 brides, so that is double the makeup! My wife and I typically don't wear a lot of makeup so it was difficult for us to voice what we wanted and know what would look good on us. We decided to include a makeup trial which I HIGHLY recommend all brides do. My wife showed May some photos of the makeup look and up-do hairstyles she liked. May was so talented and gave my wife exactly the look she asked for. However, this is why the makeup trial is important because, my wife ended up realizing that she actually want a more natural look because it would make her feel more comfortable and that she actually would prefer her hair down. May was so understanding and had suggestions on how she can create that as she knew exactly what my wife wanted! With May's expertise, my wife felt so comfortable and beautiful with her hair and makeup on our wedding day. As for me, I shared a few images with May and described to her the feel I wanted to evoke with my hair and makeup. I mainly spoke about the facial features that I wished to emphasize and those I wished to minimize and trusted May to create the final vision. She did just that! May gave me the fresh faced look and styled my hair to matched the vision I had but didn't know how to voice entirely. May also went the extra mile for us to make our wedding perfect. On the day of our wedding, I suddenly asked if she could support us on-site at the wedding ceremony and for photos afterwards. This was because we did a small photo shoot on the day of our makeup trial, at the wedding location, the wind was insane and our hair was in our faces for all the photos. The weather also looked to be about the same on our wedding day, so for our wedding, we didn't want the same thing to happen, and I presented May with this last minute request. When I tell you she is kind and caring, I can't emphasize that enough. She told me that she had something already scheduled but she understood why and that she will try. She shifted her personal schedule around asking for her friend to help to take care of her personal errands, to be able to accompanying us to the wedding ceremony and photoshoot afterwards. I almost felt undeserving because this was essentially a stranger we met that week, but she has such a big and kind heart and was so caring that she was willing to go above and beyond to make us look and feel good on our wedding day. During the ceremony she was always watching to make sure both my wife and I looked our best. I really can't express or thank her enough for her talent, time, and kindness. She IS the best makeup artist in Hawaii!

Alison did an amazing job with mine and my bridal party's makeup! Everything was pretty chill and…read moreshe was super nice! I wanted a more simple look with nothing too over the top and she did that! I would definitely recommend!

Alison took our communication over 8k miles and listened/ created/ and delivered my hair to a…read morewedding for me/ dress/ and family! Knocked it out of the park!!! BEST

Leslie did a fantastic job helping me and partner look our best for our wedding day! She responded…read moreto our short-notice request in the busy holiday season, including a trial day prior, which was super helpful. I especially love her arrangement of the flower crown braided into my hair. Besides, you can tell that she's really passionate about her work, and that makes me confident about how I look -- which isn't usually the case!

Leslie Fair did hair and makeup for my huge group of 9 bridesmaids, 2 flower girls and my picky…read moremom! Kind, professional, dependable and is dedicated to creating a look that everyone feels confident and beautiful in. Everyone looked amazing and we had a fun time with Leslie and her fab team! Thank you Leslie.

Lynn Yee is an amazing makeup artist. It was my first time working with her for a wedding, and the…read morebride's makeup was flawless!!! Even under the 92 degree weather here in Hawaii the bride's makeup didn't melt, it was absolutely perfect and was such a beautiful natural but glam look. Lynn was so nice as well and it was a pleasure to work with her. If you're looking for a makeup artist hire Lynn, you'll love your makeup!

Lynn was an excellent makeup artist - I wanted someone experienced in doing makeup for Asian…read morefeatures (especially monolids) and she totally delivered! She was always available to answer whatever questions I had via email and gave useful prewedding beauty tips to ensure the perfect skin on the big day. I could not do a trial beforehand but she organized a Zoom call 3-4 months prior to the wedding to understand my vision and comfort level with makeup. I had some dryness around my upper lip area on the actual day but no one could even tell with Lynn's makeup magic Even though it rained slightly midday, my makeup and hair stayed flawless throughout. All in all, the perfect glam experience that I will highly recommend!

Just finished my appointment... it was great! I needed the change and she executed it perfectly!…read more Had the keratin - Brazilian and a hair cut. Tanya specializes in this service, so if you're looking to find someone... Tanya is the person you should have this done. You'll spend hours, so you'll have to take into consideration on whether the person is well-compatible or personable. She's great!

Yes, yes, and yes! They are super friendly and attentive. They took their time and got the results…read moreI wanted. My hair was a big project because she needed to fix my quarantine hair that hasn't been cut nor color touched up for over 8 months!! the location is in a tucked away little building next to the fire station (not in the shopping center with Times Supermarket as I initially thought). Cute little loft that looks like it may have been a house before but I was told it used to be a tiny bank with one teller window (still there). I liked the warm lighting and nice touch with chandelier. I think I found my spot. They also do men's cut and kids cut was well. I think I'm going to bring my mini me for a treat next time and get her a color strip for her birthday My stylist/colorist was Tanya but I think they are all fabulous! They've been doing this together for a while and I can tell they're a great team

Easy to communicate with & a pleasure to work with. She showed up on time & overall, very…read moreprofessional. My daughters & I love our look, makeup & hair were on point. And she got us ready with enough time to rest before the photo session. We would definitely hire her again for special occasions & recommend her to family & friends.

FACE ON, HAIR DID!!!…read more Have you ever freaked about about your face melting and your hair getting messed up because of the humidity? Those factors come into play when you are prepping for a wedding IN HAWAII. I'm not a local and trying to find someone trustworthy for makeup and hair required a lot of research. Found Meileen and rushed to schedule an appointment with her 2 weeks in advance. She was able to accommodate me in her busy schedule. She mentioned of a special they were having $125 for hair and makeup which is originally $150. My appointment was set for 11:30am and I had to leave the shop no later than 1pm. Meileen amazes me, she took her time with applying makeup on me and did my hair pretty quick. FACE ON I don't wear a lot of makeup, heck, I barely know how to apply my own makeup. Thankfully Meileen was there to my rescue. I wanted "warm Smokey" eyes but natural looking for afternoon outdoor beach wedding and reception that carries into the night. Also, hide my "tiredness" of jet lag and staying out late attending a foodie event - I was tired! She came with her magic boxes of makeup and got to work quickly. My face had a nice refreshed and polish look. HAIR DIDS I'll admit I was scared the humidity would just kill the hair style but Meileen is a local and knew what will hold and what won't. I showed her a picture and she applied that style and made it near exact!!! Let's be real, usually when you show someone a picture they get at least 75% close and the other 25% is the effort. Well, Meileen got it very close to exactly as I want it. Half up, volume, curls that need to last all night. I was surprised how fast she was able to get my hair styled in the short time-bomb window I had. Let's say after driving in the humidity and heat to Laie from Honolulu, beach winds, ceremony to reception, dancing on the dancefloor, back to Honolulu, my hair still looked damn good by the end of the night. Loved my look for the wedding! She's dope. And if you loved what she did, add a nice gratuity. I gave her 32%. I'll be sure to look her up next time I'm in 808 when I need to get dolled up.

Christa did my make up and updo for my 5 year anniversary photoshoot at Inglenook Winery at Napa on…read moreValentine's day. She came early to set up and gave me enough time to get dressed after so that my photoshoot was stress free! She was beey sweet, personable and professional. She took time before the photoshoot in emailing me to ask me what make up and hairstyle I wanted and what she also suggested. I had an awesome experience with Christa. She made me feel like I was getting married all over again with the spot on make up and hair! The photos came out amazing because if her amazing make up! The make up and hair stayed up very long and nicely. When it came to removing my make up, it was soo easy compared to others that Ive had which I had to use so much wipes/makeup remover. I wish Christa was based in NYC! I would definitely use her again!!

Christa & her team came to my rescue a week out from my wedding... they were quick with responding…read morevia phone and email. With the wedding being as soon as it was they were able to set a trial date that fit my schedule and were willing to work with me. My stylists' names were Mary & Camden...who by the way worked very well together. They listened closely to what my vision was and worked their magic just by looking at a few photos... (which were the same photos that I had shown to my previous hair & makeup team, but just was not able to execute what I had envisioned and for my wedding, I just couldn't settle). Luckily I was able to book my Blush Team...!! They were very prompt, always on time, walking me through every step to make sure that they were going in the same direction of my vision. They made sure that we were comfortable the entire time... My hair & makeup was done beautifully, exactly what I had hoped for...my girls were just as beautiful!! Mary & Camden, I couldn't have asked for a more fun, amazing, and talented team. They had really saved my wedding day, making it as perfect as it could be and I can't thank the entire team & process enough!!