Kelly LeBlanc Makeup Artistry

Kelly does amazing makeup! She did the make up for my wedding for my bridesmaids, my mom, and myself and everyone’s makeup was flawless! I really liked that no one looked over the top, everyone looked beautiful and natural and their makeup stayed all day/​night even in the New Orleans humid weather!

When I did bridal portraits for a classmate five years ago, we were outdoors in Houston in August and her makeup didn’t budge an inch. I basically had to know who her makeup artist was – and it turned out to be Kelly LeBlanc, who was a native New Orleanian. I told myself then that when I got married, Kelly would be doing my makeup. My prediction turned out to be true – it was pure serendipity that Kelly moved back to New Orleans and I chose to have my wedding there.
Once my fiancé and I settled on New Orleans as the location for our wedding, Kelly was the first vendor I booked. I finally got to visit her this past Friday for my makeup trial. Kelly works within Salon Maia in Metairie, which is about a 15 minute drive from downtown. There’s ample street parking available and I was able to slip into a space from the road easily.
Kelly set to work on me right away and my face took a little bit over an hour, with eye makeup taking the longest. (I was informed that the shade of foundation she had to use on me was the same one they used on the vampires in the Twilight movies – oh the fun of being nearly translucent!) I wasn’t seated in front of a mirror, so I thought I had a pretty good idea of what she was doing, and didn’t think it was that far off from my regular «going out» makeup regimen. I was totally wrong.
I was finally able to look in the mirror when she was done, and WOW! It was soft, and romantic, and very 1920’s without being costumey, and enough for photos but not too much, and basically everything I wanted from wedding makeup. It was also very much ME, and although I knew Kelly was pretty great at giving each bride a look that was uniquely theirs instead of slapping the same face on everybody, it was a pretty great reminder! Even my photographer wanted Kelly’s info, because she gets requests for recommendations and really fell in love with her work.
I can wholeheartedly recommend Kelly to any bride in New Orleans. Not only is she incredibly talented, she’s pretty affordable too. Take a look through her portfolio, and it’ll give you an idea of what she can accomplish! I can’t wait to work with her again in April for my wedding.

I chose Kelly to do my makeup for my post-​wedding bridal photography and I could not have been happier. She did an amazing job at achieving just the look I wanted for my photos. Kelly is super sweet and easy to be around. She made the whole experience so pleasant. I still turn to Kelly today for makeup advice — she is wonderful!