Nicole Deanne Bridal Hair and Make-up

I researched up the wazoo to find someone good who would be able to do hair and makeup for my wedding and after four trials with other artists — was happy (and relieved) to find Nicole.
Trial: I braved rush hour traffic down to Newport Beach from mid-​Wilshire for the trial. Even though I had left work early, I still ran a bit late; but Nicole was warm and welcoming and took her time to listen to what I wanted. I can never get my eyeliner perfect because my creases are uneven (Asian girls understand what I mean about creases!), but lo and behold… Nicole made it look so easy!
Wedding Day: Nicole was on time and after doing hair and makeup for some of my bridal party, it was my turn. I have nothing but good things to say about my hair and makeup that day. My makeup didn’t feel heavy at all, but lasted all night long! Foundation was perfectly matched, eye makeup was blended just right and lips were kissably glossy. My hair that never holds a curl without gobs of product and a zillion bobby pins somehow managed to make it through the night as well. Amazing!
Nicole is prompt at responding to emails/​texts, knows how to keep to the schedule (if you have a large bridal party) and is such a great artist — plus she’s super sweet and absolutely gorgeous! Never trust a makeup artist who doesn’t look good themselves! Now if only I could figure out how to post a picture…

Nicole is truly talent!!! Her work is impeccable. She was highly referred by my close friend so I booked her for my hair and make-​up for my wedding day. Both my hair and make-​up came out looking amazing!!! I was extremely happy. She works quickly but very efficiently. Also, her make-​up/​air assistant is fabulous! She did my mom’s and bridesmaids make-​up. They came out fantastic!
The only reason why I did not give her a 5 stars is because during my make-​up/​hair preview trail, she seemed rushed and as if she did not want to be there. It think it was mostly because it was very hot in her studio. It got even warmer as soon as she started using the curling iron so she stopped midway and just picked up the rest of the hair to make it to a bun. It also took her like 15 minutes to do my make-​up. The eyes looked great but I was not too happy with the lipstick so I asked if I can try other lipstick colors. She was receptive but again seemed like she just wanted to go as quickly as possible. I felt like the trail was definitely NOT worth the $ 200. For brides that are on a budget, I recommend just booking her for the wedding day. She will do an amazing job regardless. My hair/​make-​up during my trail was no comparison to the make-​up/​hair on my wedding day.
Also, she usually does not take Sunday weddings so I was really grateful she decided to take mine. Towards the end, I asked her if she could stay for an extra 10 minutes since my photographer/​videographer was very near but she said that she leaves as soon as she finishes. She was exiting as the photographer & videographer were coming in.
Overall I highly recommend her!

Love love love her!!! Not knowing exactly what style and colors I wanted for my hair and makeup on my wedding day I told her what little I had in mind she created the perfect look. More than I could have ever hope for. She is super sweet and works very quickly while doing amazing work. I highly, highly suggest Nicole Deanne!

Nicole did my wedding makeup as well as the hair and makeup for my bridal party. She came highly recommended from a reliable friend and everyone, including me, were incredibly happy. Not only was she early to start the day, but she was efficient with all the services on the list, listened and followed through 100% with everyone’s wishes and perfectly adapted to my little requests. Did I mention how cool and sweet she is? My husband and I just received our wedding photos and Nicole’s talents shined radiantly in the pics. Thank you, Nicole! I want to have a vow renewal every year just so I can work with you again!

I got my engagement and wedding day hair by Nicole. I just had my hair done because I had already booked my makeup before I was introduced to Nicole by my friend. Let me just say she is amazing. My engagement hair was stunning and so was my wedding day. She knew EXACTLY what i wanted. Her blogs don’t do her justice. She is amazing and very talented. I hope to post pictures later when i receive them, but I have nothing else to say about her except that she is amazing. Check out her instagram. It’s ndhairandmakeup. :) THANKS NICOLE! you were amazing.

I booked Nicole because my friend hired her and I thought she did an amazing job for her wedding day. Nicole did not disappoint for my wedding day. She was very easy to work with and she created my hair and make-​up perfectly for my special day. Even though the bridal preview was not exactly what I wanted, she was able to make the necessary changes on the day to make my look exactly perfect. I had her do both my make up and hair and I would not hesitate to book her again. She also hired a helper to complete the hair and make up for my bridesmaids and she also did an amazing job. I had an early wedding too, but she was there on time bright and early to start the process. Very reliable and she knows her wedding stuff! Please book Nicole!

I have gotten my hair and make-​up done by Nicole several times, including for my engagement shoot and wedding day. She is absolutely amazing! She makes you feel 100% comfortable and makes sure to stop and ask if what she’s doing is what you want. I remember on my wedding day, my hair wasn’t working in one spot and I couldn’t really put my finger on it, but she knew EXACTLY what I was looking at and fussing about and fixed it perfectly. I feel like she takes the time to really get to know you and what look you’re going for. It really felt like she was reading my mind as we were working together. I HIGHLY recommend Nicole and her friendly team for all your bridal hair/​make-​up needs. They are highly experienced and did an amazing job on not only myself, but also on all my bridesmaids who all have very specific and different looks and styles. I can’t wait to work with her again in the future!

I was one of Nicole’s first brides (waaay back in 2007). She did my hair and make up and all five of my bridesmaids’ hair for my wedding and has been cutting my hair ever since. In addition to being one of the sweetest people you’ll ever meet, she is amazingly talented and has a gift for creating hair and make up looks that are both flattering and natural. An added bonus (and one that is especially important for a wedding day) is that she and her associates are FAST. They do their work beautifully and consistently in record time. I have been dolled up by Nicole and her team for three weddings and I recommend her every time I hear someone is engaged. Go in for a trial and/​or book her for your big day – you won’t be disappointed!

I met Nicole because she did hair and make-​up for my cousins wedding, and I was the maid of honor. I knew when I got engaged and began planning that I wanted Nicole to do our hair and make-​up. She was professional, on time, and worked hard that morning to have us ready on time as she promised. She was especially attentive to me, which of course is the way any bride would like it to be. I am not one to toot my own horn, but I was more than pleased with how I looked that day. My hair and make-​up came together beautifully and my photos look amazing! I highly recommend Nicole. Besides the great work she does, she’s also very sweet and kind!

Do yourself a favor and book Nicole to do your wedding hair and makeup. She is the best! I knew about Nicole because she had done hair and makeup for two of my friends’ weddings and they looked beautiful, so I knew she was good. My friends raved about Nicole, but she ended up being even better than I expected.
Nicole was incredibly easy to work with and I’ve never been so happy with the way someone did my hair and makeup. I don’t usually wear a lot of makeup, so when I get my makeup done, I tend to feel like it’s too much and takes me a little bit of time to adjust to the look. But when Nicole did my makeup for my trial and wedding, I instantly loved it. It looked really natural and didn’t feel caked on at all, but it still looked great in photos. I loved the way Nicole did my hair too! I couldn’t have been happier with my hair and makeup and it made me feel beautiful on my wedding day.
Not only will Nicole make you look and feel beautiful, but her associates are also really talented too. They did a great job with my bridesmaids, my mom, and mother-​in-​law, who all looked absolutely stunning! Nicole and her associates showed up on time and were all just so sweet that we had a great time with them. To top it all off, Nicole is incredibly responsive, which makes life so much easier when you’re planning a wedding.

Nicole did my hair and makeup for my engagement shoot and I was super happy with everything! Nicole is super sweet, efficient, and really great at what she does. Being a Chinese girl, I have often had frustrations with having my hair and makeup done by other people. Most of the time the foundation is completely off, or the eye makeup is just atrocious. One time I even ended up looking like Beethoven’s wife.
Well not with Nicole!!! I was so amazed at how perfectly she matched my foundation to my skin. I don’t even think I am able to match my own foundation that perfectly. Also, she’s a pro at applying eye makeup. Everything looked so blended yet natural. She also does individual eyelashes instead of strip lashes which look and feel so awesome. I love how she gives you options of how you want your makeup. She asked me whether I wanted a light gray color or something else for my eye shadow.
Also, I brought in a few photos of what I wanted with my makeup to look like and the results were pretty spot on!
In addition, she takes into consideration whether your shoot will be indoor or outdoor.
The price is 200 for hair and makeup and it is well worth the investment. If you check out her blog, there are tons of photos of different hairstyles and makeup looks. Definitely book Nicole and put all of your hair and makeup fears to rest. You are in great hands!
Thank you SOO much Nicole for making me feel so beautiful on my special day! :)

One of the most difficult tasks for me in planning our wedding was finding a hair and makeup person I liked. I will preface this by saying, I almost never like the way other people do my makeup. I always feel like I can do it better and make myself look prettier than they can. Same thing w/​my hair. anytime I got it done. dating back to prom days I always felt they made me look like I was going to a quinceanera. Tons of aquanet and bobby pins and whats up w all the volume and stiffness? I have thick hair and volume up top just makes my head look big! I was MOH to my friends wedding and she offered to have our hair done.. I seriously hated it. had to pretty much redo it myself. That was Kelly Zhang’s team. they are supposedly the who’s who of wedding makeup. DID NOT LIKE THEM AT ALL! They also made one of the other bridesmaid look like a geisha. Anyway Im getting off topic. the point was I really didn’t think annnnyone was capable of making me look better than I can make myself look LOL (yeah I know Im full of myself). That is until I met Nicole Deanne.
She is AH-​MAZE-​ING! She made my makeup look so flawless. natural yet defining. It showed up well in pictures, yet in real life it looked gorgeous. no clown makeup here. I absolutely LOVED what she did. And the hair! OH MY GOSH my wedding hair was perfection. she got exactly the look I was going for. I couldn’t have been any happier w how it turned out. She made it look like natural curls yet it stayed put all night. even w all the dancing! My bridesmaids allll loved their hair and makeup as well! Truthfully in the beginning I was hesitant because we are all Asian, and honestly yes we Asian people do feel that white people cannot do Asian makeup because we’ve tried going to places and they just make us look like racoons lol. but Nicole proved us wrong! She is truly an artist, amazingly down to earth and sweet, and super duper talented! I guarantee you will love what she does and will look beautiful on your wedding day!

Me and my girls have worked with Nicole twice now for both my friend’s wedding and my own. After seeing her work at my friend’s wedding, I did not need to scope out any new make-​up artists because I already knew Nicole would do a fabulous job! Although she is from the LA area, she is flexible and flew over to San Francisco. She charges a small travel fee but it is well worth the trip!
One of the biggest concerns for me is ensuring that the face does not look super pale and that it matches with the shoulder/​neck area. Nicole does a brilliant job with foundation and your complexion will look natural and radiant. She does individual lashes and is an expert at applying them. With other make-​up artists, the lashes would bother me or I would end up developing a major twitching problem because my eyes would get irritated. The make-​up and hair lasted well for us all day and she also provides free lipstick and liner for the bride’s touch-​ups.
She is very efficient and can finish hair and make-​up in one hour for each person. I had her do the hair and make-​up for 8 people and everyone looked fabulous! In addition to her make-​up and hair skills, she is incredibly friendly and sweet! Highly recommended!
Thanks Nicole!