Lipstick & Luster

She woke up super early and did a great job. It was very natural and it turned out to be a surprise engagement photo shoot!

Michelle is AMAZING! She did make-​up for my bridesmaids, my mom, my mother-​in-​law and myself this past weekend and everyone looked absolutely gorgeous for the wedding.
Michelle’s work is flawless, but what I love most about her is her presence and positive energy. It’s infectious and it made getting ready for the day that much more fun. She rocked out to the 80s with the bridal party while we got ready yet remained on schedule and got everyone ready with time to spare. She can do it all :)
Even days after the wedding, everyone was still talking about how great Michelle was, commenting on her work and her great attitude.
I would strongly recommend Michelle if you need make-​up done for an upcoming wedding or special occasion.

Michelle made me look pin-​up glamorous on my wedding day! Loved my look & makeup stayed on through all the happy tears!

Let’s just say that she took a break from the makeup for a minute to dance with me (the bride) to Beyonce.
We couldn’t have had more fun than we did with Michelle. She made us all laugh so hard. She made every girl feel so comfortable in her own skin, listened to every suggestion or concern, and we all ended up looking gorgeous. I felt like me, but SPECIAL. My makeup was not overdone or caked on. Plus she gave me eyebrows! Dark, shapely, accentuated eyebrows!
Thanks to Michelle, my makeup didn’t even come off after a dip in the pool. Even better than that — I didn’t have a massive breakout in the days after. It’s obvious that her products are top-​notch and her application technique is the best.
Cheers to you, Michelle. You really helped us get the party started, and I cannot thank you enough for treating each girl like an individual art project. You friggin’ rule.

Michelle was a bride’s dream, she added so much to our special day. Not having any idea of what to do for my make-​up aside from «keeping it natural», I didn’t provide Michelle with great guidance of what I wanted done. However, she blew me away during our trial session, and she had me so excited for the big day.
The day of, she arrived cheery and fabulous, despite the early hour! She did five of us girls, and did such a great job, that my other two bridesmaids were bummed they hadn’t wanted their makeup done originally. Even though she had a lunch planned with her dad, Michelle was able to squeeze both my friends in unexpectedly and did such an incredible job on all of us. We were blown away!
Completely reasonable on the wallet, incredibly professional, and obviously talented, Michelle did a great job on all of our make-​up for our wedding. :)

Michele has 5 stars for a reason. Not only is she a rockstar make up artist slash miracle worker, but she is so sweet and FUN to be around. Exactly what you want for your wedding day! She was also super patient throughout the trial and wedding day and made sure that I loved how I looked. Absolutely recommend her to anyone looking to look fabulous for your wedding or any other occasion. She also gives the bride a Mac lipstick for touch ups– such a sweet touch. Thanks lady! xo

BOOK HER! She’s sweet, funny and insanely talented at her job. Just had my bridal trial done today and I was very impressed of her work. She listens to what you want and make you look fantastic! I’d recommend her to everyone.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, Michelle!!! She’s an angel, a complete God send.
She has an amazing talent for make-​up and making every girl she works with look fabulous! I went to Michelle for my boudoir pictures, wedding trial, and wedding make-​up. I couldn’t be more happier with her work and I am so glad that I found her. Working with her is like working with your long lost bestie of 10 years! She is so fun to be around, easy to work with, and makes you feel so special on your big day!
She uses MAC make-​up and has the option for airbrushing. I don’t wear too much make-​up on a day to day basis and I never once felt like she put too much on me. I had her do all my bridesmaids and the girls loved the way she did their make-​up. A few of the girls even went out after the wedding to buy the products she had used so they could replicate the eye make-​up she put on them.
Her prices are great, she shows up on time, she’s very professional/​responsible, and is great at getting back to you in a timely manner. I can’t wait to use her again!
You won’t regret hiring her!

Michelle did my makeup for my wedding and she was perfect. From scheduling a trial to communicating up to the wedding, Michelle was super easy and wonderful to work with. I was an early bird in booking my trial (a year before my wedding) but I got my trial done and knew that I was going to go with her for my wedding day. I loved getting the airbrush makeup done, it really makes a difference when you take pictures and especially for your wedding, you want to look flawless. Michelle worked wonders on my eyes, I NEVER play up my eyes, but Michelle made my eyes pop and brought out the blueness of them. I don’t think I have enough great things to say about her. She also did my moms makeup and did a great job. All the bridesmaids loved her personality and loved how our makeup came out. I highly recommend Michelle if you are looking for someone to do makeup for your wedding, she is talented, sweet and perfect for the occasion. Thank you Michelle for making me look good on my big day!

Michelle is the BEST!
Michelle did a fabulous job on my makeup for my wedding (she also did makeup for me for my engagement photos as well)! I have had my makeup done professionally a few times for other weddings, but was never really super happy with it. Michelle came highly recommended from a friend so I decided to try her out. Not only is she absolutely amazing at what she does, she is so fun to be around. The morning of your wedding can be quite stressful and Michelle was great to have there with me to joke and laugh and calm my nerves a bit. She also did makeup for 4 of my bridesmaids and 2 moms. They all looked stunning. We had so many people compliment on how beautiful the whole wedding party looked and I give Michelle the credit for making us look like total babes! I will be using her services any time I need my makeup done professionally and I highly recommend her to everyone else!

Michelle did a fantastic job with the makeup for our wedding. My bridesmaids, my mum and I felt absolutely beautiful. Super friendly and fun to work with, she is also extremely professional. Everything was on time, no-​one felt rushed and everyone’s makeup stayed perfect all day. Highly recommended!

This is really a 10 star review! Michelle is the greatest & every bride should hire her. Immediately after I did my trial I knew she was the one I was going to entrust my most important day to. She’s fun & has a great personality!
She went above & beyond on the morning of wedding. First of all she arrived early & ready to go. She was only going to do the mothers, me & 3 bridesmaids, while another stylist not associated with her was going to do the rest of the girls 8 total. The other stylist assured me there would be a 2^nd stylist since there were a lot of girls. She arrived late, and without the 2^nd stylist! I was so stressed out.
But Michelle comes in and like a trooper says she can take on more girls. She worked fast & efficiently getting the girls done & looking gorgeous.
Everyone LOVED Michelle’s makeup & it stayed on all night long, through the hot day, kisses & dancing. In the morning I stilll looked fabulous & I was like, «I woke up like this!» All Thanks to Michelle.
Michelle is a makeup Boss! She knows her stuff, she’s professional & super fun! Without her, my girls & I would have not made my wedding. I love her so much!

Michelle did an amazing job on my wedding day makeup for my sister and I. I am an older bride at 50 and she made look young and youthful. My sister (matron of honor) looked so good. Michelle just made her blue eyes pop!
As with other reviews Michelle has a wonderful, bubbly personality. She kept things on time and was always professional!
I will keep her on speed dial for any future special events.
Thank you Michelle for contributing to a perfect wedding day!

I can’t say enough wonderful things about Michelle! She did the makeup for my daughter’s wedding last weekend and we all looked stunning! My daughter looked like a princess and she felt like one too! Michelle is so much fun and easy to work with. She was sweet and kind. The airbrush makeup is amazing. My daughter looked flawless the whole entire day … and it was very HOT! I would HIGHLY recommend her! P. S. Loved the country music that she played while we were getting hair and makeup done! She is truly an angel!

SO happy that Michelle worked her make up magic for my wedding last weekend! She is hilarious and awesome personality lights up the room!
I absolutely *loved* my trial and wedding day make up-​flawless!!! And stayed on ALL day! Through literal sweat and tears, it remained absolutely perfect. The lashes she added were the magic touch that pulled it all together, and I really must say that on my wedding day, I felt sooo extra beautiful thanks to her!
She also did the make up for some of my bridesmaids and family, and again, big time WOW! They were all stunning! She also did my mom’s make up, and again, just perfect. As if in person wasn’t amazing enough, as I see the pictures come through of the wedding day, I can really tell that her careful, meticulous, major attention to every little detail shows-​everyone looks AMAZING.
Thank you, Michelle, for helping make it the perfect day!!! I am in awe of your incredible talent!

Michelle did my makeup for my wedding (and also the MOB, MOG, and 3 bridesmaids) a little over a month ago and she was fantastic. I did a trial with her a few months before my wedding, and I knew right away she was right the makeup artist for me. She is so funny and immediately puts you at ease when you are working with her. At my trial I brought pictures of what I wanted my makeup to look like, and she took notes on my ideas, and we worked together to come up with something I loved. The eyes were a little heavy at the trial, but she took note of my prefences afterwards, and on my big day, she replicated what we had talked about after my trial perfectly! I also did the airbrush makeup and her application of it was fabulous, it looked so natural and not heavy at all. You could barely tell I had on foundation. I couldn’t have been happier with my makeup, and I know the rest of the girls in my party loved their makeup as well. I suggest to any girl getting her makeup done to do a trial and bring with you realistic pictures of what you envision you want your makeup as. Michelle will not disappoint! I can’t wait to use her again.

Michelle is definitely one of the best make up artist out there. I had my wedding in December and Michelle did the makeup for me, the bridesmaids and my mom. She did such an amazing job on everyone and did I mention she’s the sweetest and supper funny too?
I recommend doing the trial so you get an idea on the look you want on your big day. I remember I wanted a very natural look but realized it wasn’t the right look for me. Though Michelle did a great job during my trial, on the day of my wedding I asked Michelle to change it up and make it more glam lol. I basically trusted her on whatever she thinks will look good and she did her magic.
Even though I was so emotional during my ceremony, my makeup stayed on all night and looked great in my pictures.
Thanks Michelle!

I was referred to Michelle by Amy June Weddings and scheduled a trial during a brief visit to San Diego to take care of a bunch of wedding stuff. My appointment with Michelle was a great way to start the day — she’s absolutely hysterical and she did a really great job on my make-​up.
She was originally only supposed to do my make-​up and the moms on the day of the wedding, but both my MOHs ended up asking her to do their eyes at the last minute and she was incredibly accommodating. Everyone had great make-​up, and even my super-​picky MOH commented that she did an awesome job.
Michelle definitely livened up the party — she told stories, joked around with all of us and played music (and serenaded us in the process). Should I ever require make-​up services in the SD area again, she’d be my go-​to gal!

Michelle is AMAZING! I was 30 minutes late for my appointment and she was so sweet about it from the beginning. We laughed and joked the entire time, it was like having a good friend do your makeup! My makeup turned out FLAWLESS, it looks amazing! It was $ 45 and I felt like it was worth every dollar. I always hated getting my makeup done before because I never liked the make up artists makeup but Michelle’s was beautiful! She’s hilarious and very talented, highly recommend her!

I did a total of 5 makeup trials before I did a trial with Michelle and booked her on the spot. I loved that she was talented and takes her time to make sure you look gorgeous and the makeup is exactly how you want it. She wasn’t pushy or bossy or got annoyed when I wanted her to change something. Actually, she was the most funny, bubbly, and entertaining makeup artist I ever worked with! I loved her and her work so much I had her do makeup for my engagement photo shoot, my bachelorette party, and my wedding! All my bridesmaids LOVED her and everyone complimented me on how beautiful I looked and on choosing such an awesome makeup artist!
Michelle is super talented, a total sweetheart, and I highly recommend her to anyone who wants to look gorgeous and feel great on their wedding day!