Eugenia Chung Design – e2beauty

Omg– Eugenia is awesome. Decided to book an appointment last minute for an updo and I’m so happy! It’s perfect and she banged it out in 45 minutes! Better than ones that have taken almost 2 hrs. She’s located at Phenix salons near Five Guys at the District. I saw her doing hair the last time I was at the District and got her card. So glad I gave her a try.

I love Genie — she always does an awesome job on my hair! Just went in for a color touchup and bang trim, and she even curled my stick straight hair. Usually curls fade after a couple of hours on me, but they are still curly! So cool. Thanks, Genie!

Genie is my hairstylist and I LOVE the way she cuts my hair! She always listens carefully to my comments about what I’m looking for in my cut and I’m incredibly pleased with the end result every time! I would recommend Genie to everyone!

I loved my experience with Eugenia at e2beauty. She did a great job!

Elaine and Sharon made me, my mom, my bridesmaids, and my flower girls look absolutely gorgeous. I’ve never gotten so many compliments in my life!!!
They’re incredibly friendly and super professional. I highly recommend!!!

Hmm… I’m not really sure what this all 5-​star rating is about…
I was a bridesmaid in a wedding party, and several of the bridesmaids (including myself) were NOT pleased at all with the hair and makeup. Genie was definitely at least ⁴⁄₅ star worthy, as the bride and mother of the bride looked lovely. However, the other makeup artist on her team was disastrous.
I am very pale– NC15 in MAC. The makeup artist used such a yellow-​orange toned foundation on me that in pictures, my neck/​chest and face were completely different colors. Not to mention, she used colors that were not at all flattering. The mother of the bride whispered to me that I should go to the bathroom and fix my makeup before pictures. I used a dry tissue to rub off all the orange blush and gaudy shimmery champagne eyeshadow she used, and used my personal makeup kit to fix the mess.
Genie did my hair. Every time I was a bridesmaid and had to get my hair done, the hairdresser would sit me in front of a mirror so she had a good view of the back (where she was standing) and the front (reflection in the mirror). However, she sat me facing the hallway, and did not look once how my hair would look from the front! Understandably, my hair looked amazing from the back, but in the front it was definitely unflattering.
Since the other bridesmaids and I were getting this service for free (courtesy of the bride), we did not express our complaints. However, none of us would EVER use this team for our own weddings.
2 stars for promptness and niceness :)

I originally reached out to Genie for make up and hair service for my wedding day but due to where my wedding is located, travel fees were involded therefore I had to give up Genie and book with someone local to my wedding location. It was a big disappointment for me because I felt we got along well and Genie seems very dedicated to her work and was more than willing to travel and seems very excited about it .
I knew that I wanted to hire Genie to do my make up and hair for my egagement session since I couldn’t work with her for my wedding. I scheduled a session with Genie at her home and was told it would take about 2 hours to complete hair and make up for the esession. I arrived at Genie’s at noon and as promised, hair and make up was done by 2pm just in time for my esession!
Throughout the 2 hours, I enjoyed getting to know Genie, learned how she became the artist that she is today and just hearing about how passionate she is about her career was awesome, it really made me want to refer business to her. On top of doing amazing work for hair/​make up Genie is also very talented when it comes to Bridal accessories; she hand makes flowers hair clips, bridal sashes, headbands etc. I actually fell in love with one of her hand-​made hair flower clip and ended up having her make one for my wedding.
I told Genie I wanted a more natural look for my make-​up, which she did deliver. She asked me the colors I was wearing for my essesion to make sure my make-​up compliments it and not go against it. She recommended some awesome make-​up brands for me to use on a regular basis. After completing my make-​up, I was extremely happy with the results, I did feel that she achieved the natural look I was going for. For my hair, I showed Genie a picture of long waves and she did just that… it came out perfectly. Overall, very impresed with her and her and her skills. I wish I could use her for my wedding but it just doesn’t make sense due to the distance. I would definately love to work with Genie again in the future for any hair/​make-​up needs, and of course I will refer her services to friends and family.
I agree with Nancy T’s review that Genie is super sweet and easy to talk to… absolutely true! Genie makes you feel like she’s one of your friends doing hair and makeup for you… conversations with her comes easily and the time goes by fast because she tries to get to know you… and vice versa.
My engagement pictures came out great, and that is due to the fact that I had a wonderful and talented hair/​make-​up artist (and of course, Photographer…) Thanks again Genie!

First of all, Genie is a sweetheart! She is so nice, quick to reply. professional and is super easy to get along with. She’s also sooo talented. She did my hair and makeup trial for my engagement photo session. I went to her studio in Irvine and she greeted me with snacks, water and had the cutest set up. I loved the way my makeup and hair looked for my engagement pictures and they both stayed perfectly throughout the 3 hour garden/​beach session. She did a perfect matte smokey eye, here is a picture: (
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I met up with her a 2^nd time at her Buena Park studio for an updo trial: www.yelp.com/biz_photos/eugenia-chung-design-e2beauty-buena-park-2?select=n-L_LZbeJWSvXE­tcyo_nsQ#aSgWhXrr_uupzKfeb-y_PA
She also introduced me to Elaine, who is equally sweet and easy to talk to! Elaine will be coming to do the makeup for my bridesmaids and mom. At the trial, she did a great job on my makeup.
If you are looking for a makeup/​hair team, I highly recommend E2beauty. They are amazingly talented (makeup and hair turned out amazing at both trials), easy to communicate with/​extremely nice and fairly priced.
Can’t wait for these gals to do my hair/​makeup on the big day! I’ll post another review with more pics. :)

[review also posted at e2 beauty:
I was connected to e2beauty through my amazing wedding coordinator, Caroline Cha of Serenity Events (keep an eye out for my review on her — she’s EVERYTHING you could ever want in a wedding coordinator). I was struggling to find service providers since my 100+ hour work week limits my ability to meet folks before signing contracts. Thankfully, e2beauty came to the rescue and I was extremely happy with how Eugenia Chung (aka: Genie; owner) provided detailed and prompt responses to my million and a half questions.
We met for the first time through our first trial run for my engagement photos. Based in Orange County, Genie was kind enough to work with me even though I’m down in San Diego.
She is extremely kind and welcoming and most of all — talented in her art. Upon first impressions, I felt like I was meeting up with an old college friend. It was very comfortable speaking with her and she provided several suggestions on how to conduct the makeup and hair for both engagement and wedding sessions. I don’t wear a lot of makeup. I visit salons in a blue moon occasion. I don’t particularly stay «in with the times» — unless jeans, sweatshirt, and a ponytail count. I loved the result of my hair and makeup for my engagement session.
The key aspects that made Genie stand out were: (1) ease of communication, (2) makeup and hair application that allowed for comfort while looking effortless and beautiful, and (3) competitive prices that were fair. Those are only the big things. She used quality products; performed with care and precision (not a single scar remained uncovered, lips were that perfect shade to match, etc.); and ensured that I had not only a great experience but a great final result.
Many folks commented on the wonderful job that she did for both the engagement and the wedding.
I do have to write separately about the wedding prep experience where Genie was joined by the oh so kind and graceful, Elaine. Elaine and Genie both arrived promptly as promised (again, noting that I am over an hour south of their homebase). On your wedding day, this is definitely something to ease your mind as a million and three things are racing past you. In advance of their arrival they devised a schedule to handle the number of folks needing hair and makeup. It worked like clockwork, all the while — having fun with the process. Elaine and Genie made my mom, sister, and bridesmaids look like models. They also did a wonderful job with me. Similar to my experience with Genie during my engagement photo prep, it was like having two close, extremely talented girlfriends, help to make your big day wonderful. I also appreciated that they stayed to prep some of the bridal party while I departed for stage one of the wedding (tea ceremony), and then they helped me readjust and freshen up before the remainder of the day.
These girls are daymn talented. I loved the hair styles and makeup choices and the girls couldn’t have been more smashing. Everyone looked fun, fresh, beautiful, and natural. Genie and Elaine knew how to emphasize natural beauty with appropriate underlines and highlights to each girls’ features. I really appreciated their hard work and I would absolutely recommend them to any girl for their engagement or their beautiful day. They work with who the person is, their beauty, and really know how to bring out the right styles to make others say «wow».
Thank you to both Genie and Elaine for contributing to our wonderful day! I absolutely recommend e2 beauty, Elaine and Genie. for their artistic talent, kindness and high skill. 5 stars hands down.

Genie (Eugenia Chung) did an amazing job on my hair and makeup — she was able to take in everything I wanted and turn it into reality! My mom and mother-​in-​law also loved loved loved how their hair and makeup turned out as well! I always notice how Korean mothers’ makeup and hair turn out a little off (too glamorous? dark? and often make them look older!) Genie brought out their beauty without making them look overdone.
Genie was so easy to work with, and her prices were very reasonable compared to other stylists (which is unusual, because I’m pretty sure I had the best wedding makeup/​hair person ever!) She also had an assistant with her to do my bridesmaids’ hair (which all turned out beautiful, by the way)
I am more than happy to share photos — just contact Genie and ask her for my info (my wedding day was Dec. 29, 2012)

Right when I got engaged, I instantly contacted Genie from e2beauty. I’ve worked with her in the past and I’m a huge fan of her work both in hair/​makeup and hair accessories. I had super high expectations but had no idea how to explain what I wanted other than couple pictures off pinterest. The day of the wedding, we had a super time crunch, but Genie whipped this amazing hairdo and I LOOKED AMAZING!!! (
) It was exactly what I wanted and it was even better than the high expectations I had!!! Can’t get over how pretty my hair looked!!!

Eugenia, otherwise known as Genie, is super sweet and is great at making people feel very comfortable. I recently had my hair and make-​up trial for my upcoming wedding done at her studio in Buena Park. She created the most relaxing, peaceful, and serene environment for me, which put me at so much ease. On top of that, she’s so easy to talk to and friendly, that I felt so relaxed and pampered!
I personally never wear make-​up, barely do my hair, and am the last person to know much about personal styling. I’m super girly, but am just too low maintenance to keep up such a time-​consuming look on an every day basis. But… Genie managed to make me look completely transformed and beautiful. I honestly was stunned when I saw myself in the mirror!
Genie perfectly captured the vision that I asked her to for both my hair and make-​up. She obviously listens very well and cares a great deal about her work. She is very meticulous, but efficient and quick at the same time. Seriously, she has one of the largest collections of beauty products I have ever seen, so you know she’s only using the best on you! Since she has been in the business for years, she really knows what she’s doing and is able to pick out the perfect products to compliment anyone’s complexion, features, etc.
Plus, because she’s so nice, she is more than happy to teach people more about beauty care and even offers her suggestions for really affordable, but great products! Thanks to Genie, I’m now a big fan of spritzer (used for setting make-​up), heated eyelash curlers, braids, and fake eyelashes! Haha, she’s introduced me to a whole new world!!! :)
I can’t even tell you how many compliments I got that day on both my hair and make-​up! Genie seriously has some innate raw talent — she can re-​create any make-​up look (natural, smoky, etc.) and is ridiculously good at doing hair. Think Pinterest hairstyles, people!!! ;) I am beyond impressed, especially because her pricing is extremely reasonable for this industry. Compared to all of the other hair and make-​up people I looked at (and trust me, I looked around… I’m super frugal as most of you Unilocalers know!), she was the most affordable!
Because she made me feel so confident and beautiful, it was a no-​brainer booking her and her team for my upcoming wedding. Check out their other page at «e2beauty» — it is her latest endeavor! I am so lucky to have found Genie — she is truly one of a kind and I would highly recommend her to anyone!

If I Unilocal provided 10 000 stars, be sure Genie, I would click on them. I cannot thank God first of all for allowing me to find Genie and hire her as my wedding make up artist, and her of course for doing such an incredible job and making us all look gorgeous for the wedding. Her services are definitely worth it and just a must! so I hope that she get tons of more brides and I know they will not regret it because she is just so talented and gifted at what she does, that it has been such a pleasure and honor to have gotten my make up done by her; Such a blessing.
Doing the trial definitely helped! I had one hair style in mind but then I changed it and she was so understanding and immediately scheduled me for another trial, and that last one worked out just well. But to avoid another trial, you should be better prepared and consider everything like the dress, accessories, VEIL which is very important when it comes to choosing a hair style. I did not consider all of that at first, and that is why I would like to give you that advise.
Another thing that is important is that if you are in the process of choosing your make up artist, «listen to what others have to say» in the sense that if you notice, Genie has tons of reviews and they are all just great. and the users are not just people that have left one or two reviews, are users that have left tons of reviews and for me that is what makes them reliable! :) Trust me, be really careful there are make up artist that pay to get reviews, or have close friends do them, NOT GENIE! she does not need that. she truly deserves 5 stars and more. HIRE HER! You will be super happy with her.
Genie, If you read this, I just want you know you made me feel and look beautiful the day of my wedding & completely happy. thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Adding another 5 star to Genie’s fabulous reviews! Genie was my makeup artist for our wedding on 9÷2÷12. It was hair and makeup for myself and the two mothers, as well as hair for the 5 bridesmaids and 1 junior bridesmaid.
First of all, Genie herself is great! Really nice and responsive, as I realized during our make-​up trial. She charges very reasonably for her services, and even gave me a discount given how many hair people were being done.
The day of, Genie and her assistant arrived exactly on time and ready to start. They worked tirelessly for more than 5 hours getting us ready, and did a really great job! Everyone was really happy, especially me. I really appreciated everything that they did for us. Do not hesitate to book her! She provides great service.
Oh and btw Genie is great with Asian make-​up but also does non-​asians well too (My mother and I are asian, my mother-​in-​law is not).

I got married recently and Genie came recommended from 2 people that I know. She was super bubbly and PROMPT. I LOVED that she was prompt. She did a pretty good job with my hair & makeup. I really really liked the hair. Super elegant and classy, JUST the look I was going for. It also held up really well. I had to really search for bobby pins to let it all out at the end of the night. GREAT JOB!
The reason why I’m withholding a star is because while the make up was pretty good, she wasn’t able to make my eyes the same size. My eyes are different sized because of my eyelids, so it requires tape and makeup to even it out. It’s subtle, but that is one of the BIGGEST things I look for in a make up artist. Also, one of my fake eyelashes half fell off before even the ceremony.
But, she’s great with color. I’m Asian and I wanted to make sure the makeup complements my Asian skintone and she did a great job.

My makeup trial went very well and I was excited to use Genie for my wedding when I booked her in February. But everything turned out to be nearly a disaster for my wedding. On a personal level I think Genie is an extremely sweet person and is very nice. But on a business level, I feel the problems experienced by me and my bridal party can’t ever recapture this one special day for us again.
I’ll start off with the fact that our makeup was nice but rushed due to her being late and her assistant Elaine did an excellent job of covering my tattoos hence my 2 stars. I would fairly say its more 2 ½ stars
The problems on my wedding day started when Genie text me that she was getting a bite to eat before heading over, she slightly late at this point so I said ok assuming she was here at our hotel or very close and as the time dragged on and my girls and I were waiting at our hotel, I text her again our room number just in case. By the time she realized that she was at the wrong hotel, we’ve now lost nearly an hour in time.
I had all our hotel information sent out from the get go, but I believe Genie when she says she had some issues with the GPS and saw a Marriott near Disneyland and went in there instead.
By the time she got to our hotel, it’s now over 1 ½ hours behind schedule. My initial request was that we had to be done by 12:30 and leave to get to the venue, so I can start as early as she needed in order to finish on before or on time.
My photographers, videographers and bridal party had all schedule to take photos before my ceremony between a park I really wanted and at the venue.
My photographers and videographer had to wait with us since we were so behind in time.
We didn’t finish till well past 1pm i believe almost 1:30pm and by the time we rushed to the venue it was now nearly 2pm.
I had only 4 girls total including myself that needed our hair done and just my MOH and I who were doing our makeup. I also had my tattoos that needed to be covered on my back.
My hair held together fairly well but my bridal party’s hair all fell out of their waves by the time our ceremony started at 4pm. My mother in law and my mother saved their hair luckily when they brought extra hairspray and a curling iron.
We lost so much time, I could only get photos and video at the venue and had absolutely no time for the park as planned
I’m disappointed in my experience from the lack of proper time management and planning on a business level because you always want to buffer in additional time including arriving earlier just so you know you have time and if things happen you’re not too far behind schedule.
But on a personal level, I don’t believe Genie meant to be late or was trying to be malicious.
My families, wedding party and new husband was very upset over the outcome that morning.
I wish Genie and her assistants the best but I will probably not use her services in the future.
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fyi Genie, in reply to your comments, you were suppose to arrive at 8:30am per your schedule and did not arrive will after 10am. i sat there with my girls waiting for you.
I left right after you finished and rushed to the venue right away with my photographer and videographer. and this was noted by both my videographer and photographer.
regardless regretfully it did not work out between us. as I stated, I wish you the best but will not be using your services in the future.

I am beyond frugal. I am also my own worst critic. So finding a makeup artist who could make me REALLY feel gorgeous and be in my budget was challenging to say the least.
I did a TON of research and found Genie’s prices to be very competitive, but I couldn’t seem to find any work she’s done with dramatic, smoky eyes, which I specifically wanted but was hesitant to take chances with — with Asian eyes, one can easily look mugged if not done properly. I was actually impressed with Katie B’s work, but at close to a thousand for hair and makeup, she was way out of my budget. Genie was a third of that, so at her price range, I couldn’t really expect anything great. Or could I?
Actually, I could! I went in for the trial and was VERY impressed. A picture will explain this much better than anything I could put down, so here’s a before and after (
): the left is me with zero makeup and the right is post-​Genie. What’d I tell ya?!! Lol Btw, I got to my appointment as another client was leaving, and she does an awesome natural look as well.
To top it off, she’s sweet, responsive, highly professional, and talented. She took her time, was very personable, and I really felt she made an effort to be thorough. Although I didn’t need to, she also made me feel comfortable enough to ask her to change something I wasn’t totally happy with without worrying about upsetting her. Frankly, I consider myself lucky to have found her. I can’t wait for the big day — I know I’m in good hands!

Genie did my makeup for my wedding on march 3, 2012. And she came really early! Before 7am right on the dot! She was very professional, sweet, quick and careful. I did an engagement session with her too and loved her work so I went ahead with her for my wedding. She even made me a customized hairpiece two days before the wedding. It was just beautiful and made my day even more special.
Genie is the warmest and sweetest makeup artistI I have ever met. I already know that I will be setting appointments with Genie for any future events. Thank you Genie! I will be forever grateful to you for making me feel so confident on the day of my wedding. Everyone I encountered on the day of complimented on my makeup and hair. You have stolen the hearts of my family and friends.

Genie is sooo talented and does everything from wedding makeup and hair to creating her own fabulous, unique accessories (google Le Petit Plume). I’ve worked with her several times over the years. The first time was when I was a bridesmaid for my friends’ wedding and she did the makeup — if you want someone who knows how to do Asian faces, Genie’s your girl!
For my own wedding, I asked her to make my hairpiece. I found a picture of a hairpiece I really liked, and Genie replicated it perfectly. Then years later, when I had a baby girl — she handmade several headbands and clips for my little girl. The material she uses is really high quality, and every detail crafted with care. I’ve bought accessories from other random vendors through Etsy or Amazon, but nobody’s work compares to Genie’s. I HIGHLY recommend her!

I woke up and saw myself in the mirror… and I was horrified. This was the day of my engagement shoot and, lo and behold, my eyes were as puffy as marshmallows. I knew I couldn’t reschedule the shoot so last minute, because I had already booked the photographer and the hair & makeup artist. «Oh no,» I thought, «my engagement photos are gonna suck!»
As desperate as I was, I went to Eugenia Chung for help. She had done my hair & makeup before for other occasions, but today my face was just hopeless. Eugenia looked at me and said, «No worries, you will look great!»
After about an hour of Eugenia’s hard work, I opened my eyes and was blown away by my own face haha! Eugenia Chung had saved the day once again! My eyes were still puffy (I could feel it), but they looked totally normal after her magic touch! Man, I wish I had a before and after picture to show you all. It was night and day!
I was 200% satisfied with Eugenia’s work and would recommend her to anyone who wants to look fabulous for any day. Seriously! You won’t regret it, and will keep going back to her for the rest of your life!

I call Genie the bobby pin queen, it’s simply amazing what she can do with bent pieces of metal! See pictures. =) This is going to be a long entry… sorry I get a bit «carried away» by vendors I like. =)
Trial Session
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Genie spent about 1.5 — 2hrs working on my hair and makeup at her place… adjusting here and there to make sure it was something that I would like. Her makeup style is very natural and subtle…
Before I arrived, I had sent her a picture of my dress and the first thing she did was ask me what I was looking for… and it turned out she had actually done some research to see what style would best fit the feel of the wedding and my dress! This was huge because I didn’t feel rushed nor pushed into a style I wasn’t interested in.
We would talk about random stuff while she worked on me all the while checking in what I thought.
We tried on my hair pieces to make sure it would all fit together. I had a brooch that I wanted to transform into a headpiece and she did it for me, just outta her own good nature. =)
Wedding Day
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I had to switch my hairstyle because the site was a bit windy, but that didn’t deter Genie. She patiently listened to what I wanted… and thought up of something on the spot and made it happen. =) I didn’t feel rushed at all… nor did I feel rushed when her assistant was working on my makeup. Her assistant also made sure to do quick touch ups before I left the bridal room… she could’ve just finished and left but she didn’t. =)
She was on time *but forgot her bobby pins so quickly went out to buy some* and she stayed until I left the bridal room, helping my bridesmaids get my dress on and that my hair pieces looked good!
She also discounted (in addition to the Unilocal discount) me cuz I had 5 people being worked on and didn’t charge for hair for my mom (since it was just simple styling). I also got the touch up kit *$ 20*… and her correspondence is good… always very reassuring and answered every detailed question I had… I’m very detail oriented. ^.^
All this… she did for me on her birthday too! =)
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Cost: Check with her as prices change but mine was $ 140 for hair+makeup for the day of … She is now doing airbrush makeup too! And she has her own line of accessories that she makes. =)
I was super happy that Genie was able to do my hair + makeup! =)