JBeautique

Joey was absolutely amazing! I called her 3 days before my elopement and found out that she was available. Regularly I am pretty simple with hair and makeup (I don’t even own foundation or blush) and Joey transformed me into a beautiful bride. My makeup was on point and my hair which is hella long was no match for her skill (40 bobby pins later I might add). She gave me exactly what I wanted. She was easygoing and professional but at the same time put me at ease with my nervous excitement. If your looking for the best Joey is the artist for you!

I cannot believe someone gave a three star review below. Joey is just awesome and skillful. She did my hair and my makeup for my wedding. I can’t be more happy with her. I love my wedding look. I received lots of good comments from my family and friends. She also gave me a lot of good suggestions for my makeup and hair style and how it can better match my wedding dress. Another reason I want to write this review is because I had some bad experiences with the other makeup artists. Sometimes you don’t realize how good the person is if you don’t have comparisons.
Here comes my story: I originally hired Joey as my whole day makeup artist. For my bridesmaids’ makeup, I gave the opportunity to my friend, who just graduated from makeup school. I wish I would just hire Joey’s team to do bridesmaid makeup at the beginning. Last minute, my friend had some serious family emergency and could not do my bridesmaids’ makeup. So my wedding planner ended up finding me 3 young makeup artists for my bridesmaids. Those 3 young makeup artists are horrible. They arrived my hotel suite with their breakfast and they were eating when they were doing makeups. They spread their makeup cases everywhere and do not clean up afterwards. They were so loud the whole time without considering that the bride needs a piece of quiet. They also used my hotel suite as their photo studio and kept taking selfies. While the whole time, Joey was very patient, polite and professional. She is also very organized and clean unlike the bridesmaids makeup artists. My whole point to share this story is you want someone professional, with the correct industry experience and knows what they are doing on your big day. Not only Joey can do flawless makeup, but also she is professional and with the right manner. If you don’t want to deal with the un-​professionalism on your big day, Joey is definitely your choice.

Joey was phenomenal. She did my hair and makeup for a boudoir shoot and it looked amazing. I don’t normally wear a lot of makeup so I told her that I still wanted to look like myself and she did a wonderful job. It wasn’t overdone and I felt so amazing! I loved my hair as well, just soft curls. I really wanted it to be perfect so she touched me up right before I left, no problem! She works out of her house, it’s very clean and homey. I highly recommend Joey!

I can’t thank Joey and her team enough for all the great work they did with the hair and make up of myself, my bridesmaids, my mom, and my mother-​in-​law for my wedding day. Joey also did my hair and make up for my engagement photos and really did a wonderful job for those photos as well. Joey does a great job listening to what you want and makes tweaks accordingly. By the time the wedding came around, she had my complete trust. On my wedding day, Joey and her team were on-​time and even finished beautifying everyone a little early, which was great since it gave my bridal party a chance for a breather before photos Even better, Joey stayed with me until the end of the wedding ceremony, which made a huge difference since it was fairly windy that day and we had been spent 2 hours before the ceremony taking outdoor photos. Since our ceremony was also outdoors, it was great that Joey was there to freshen my hair and make up before the reception.

Joey and her team are so wonderful. I looked and felt so beautiful on my wedding day, and all my bridesmaids looks gorgeous as well. I have always had skin issues — bad acne throughout my teens and 20s, and was on accutane three times, so I am way self-​conscious about my skin. My skin looked amazing, and not cakey or foundation-​y at all. Just naturally beautiful. I wish I could get it to look like that everyday. I looked amazing ALL DAY into the night. My hair stayed and, damn, I got so many compliments on it. So so so many.
My bridesmaids all had different requests, and her team made it happen. Some of my bridesmaids don’t ever wear makeup, and they looked beautiful and didn’t feel over made up at all. The bridesmaids who usually do wear makeup looked amazing as well. Everyone looked like themselves at their best.
Joey was so so nice and so easy to work with, despite my moments of bride freak out! She made me feel calm, beautiful, and taken care of.

UPDATE:
I emailed my feedback to Joey and she responded right away saying she appreciated my honesty and said she would offer me a complimentary trial to see if we can get it right. It was a very kind note and I stand by my statement before that Joey is very professional.
I’m not sure if I’ll go through with the second trial, but I certainly wanted to update and bump up the stars in my review.
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Joey is an extremely nice person and very professional. While I loved the photos in her online portfolio, when I went in for a trial, she just was not able to make me look great. I have really beautiful skin, and I felt that she covered it up completely with foundation to the point where you could tell it was foundation and not my skin. The first hairstyle she tried on me was just not me (she gave me a giant pouf, even though I hadn’t shown her anything with a pouf). I wanted something simple and natural, and even after we tamed the pouf, the hair still felt really complicated. My eyes also looked smaller rather than bigger. I was lukewarm when I left the trial, but when I got home, I realized I truly did not like the way I looked. I did not feel beautiful until I wiped off about half the makeup and took all of my hair down.
The other thing that bothered me was that the trial cost $ 350, which is really pricey. Other stylists I’ve talked to range between 150 — 250 for a trial. I don’t blame Joey at all because she was very clear about her pricing up front, but now that I know that Joey and I don’t have the same style, I do regret taking this on and wasting $ 350.
I could tell that a lot of Joey’s Asian clients like big hair and lots of makeup, so I definitely think our styles just did not match well. At the same time I feel like a great stylist is always flexible and knows how to make you look and feel beautiful in your own way – so that’s why I’m giving only two stars.

I absolutely had the best experience with Joey last November. I had an important even in San Francisco, she met me at my hotel (exactly when she said she would) and did my make up and hair. I barely wear make up and I appreciated that she needed very little input from my part to do an amazing job. My make up was flawless, very natural and yet i looked radiant! The hair was incredible and the compliments were non stop (to the point I was feeling a bit embarrassed with all the attention!)
I wish i could have this experience again, I loved how engaged she was working out every detail in my face and hair. Extremely professional, unbeatable talent and a pleasure to know!
Thanks Joey!

Joey is a fantastic wedding hair and make-​up artist. I was worried that makeup that looked good in pictures might not look as good in person, but these worries were completely alleviated with our trial session. The day of, she did a phenomenal job with my hair and makeup, and best of all, it stayed all day!
I highly recommend Joey. Not only is she über talented, but she is also
one of the nicest, most sincere people around.
p. s. Extra kudos to her assistant for enduring a morning workout in order to do the flower girl’s hair :)

Joey is AMAZING. She knows how to bring out a person’s natural beauty, creating a look for you where you’ll come out still looking like you, but like the best version of you that you could have ever imagined, with all your best features played up yet in perfect harmony with the rest of your face.
I worked with her for hair and makeup for my wedding this past April and oh my goodness, I have never looked so beautiful in my entire life! The makeup looked fresh and timeless — perfect for our springtime wedding and for our location. The hairstyle she created was beautifully detailed, elegant and sweet… and she had to adapt a bit since my hair had grown out in the months since our initial trial.
She also created a second look that built on the first and was stunning for the evening, that was just a touch of glamorous without being too «much.»
And to top it all off, the makeup and hair LASTED through the entire day, with the morning hair/​makeup somehow still looking amazing through a tearful first look, an outdoor ceremony in windy Half Moon Bay, an emotional tea ceremony, and an afternoon of traipsing around Half Moon Bay taking photos. The evening look she created lasted through the dozens of table toasts, more tearing up through parts of the reception, and lots of dancing, and somehow at the end of the night, I still looked gorgeous.
Beyond the core styling skills, it was just great having her be a part of our day — Joey is so sweet and has such a relaxing presence and soothing personality so it was really nice starting the day with her and having her calm some nerves the morning of!
Joey, I cannot thank you enough. Thanks to you, I truly felt like a bride that day.

Since my wife doesn’t use Unilocal (She’s missing out!) here is her review of: JBEAUTIQUE:
From the Mrs…
«Joey is really sweet and best thing of all, she listens to what the client wants and needs. How i wanted my hair to look, my brows to look, and how much blush I wanted on, etc, etc.
My hair and make up was flawless during my Wedding. I was so happy with her service, I couldn’t smiling, and all thanks to Joey :) When you’re the center of attention, it’s hard to stop smiling but because I knew I already had perfect hair and make up. naturally when you look great, you feel great!
All thanks to Joey! Highly Recommended my dear :)

Joey recently did my hair and makeup for a photo shoot and did such a FABULOUS job! She made me look so pretty and was so attentive to my needs. I do not wear a ton of makeup and wanted to look natural in the pictures, but more ‘amped’ up than normal. Joey did just that. The makeup was flawless and beautifully done. She was wonderful to work with and I highly recommend others to try out her services!

I highly recommend these two professionals: Joey Cheung, professional hair and makeup artist, and Nancy Rothstein, professional photographer.
I needed to get a professional head shot for my new website/​business. But I got so much more! I love my pics! I didn’t think I could look that good at my age! I’m in my early 40’s and I was starting to see wrinkles, age spots, under eye bags, etc. It was really depressing. But after Joey did my hair and makeup and Nancy my photo shoot… When I saw the photos, I was really amazed! I was beautiful! And it really gave me a lot of confidence. Now with my new confidence, and a few makeup changes, I am young again! :-)
Now, not only is the photo on my business website, I also have it on my Facebook, LinkedIn, and Tweeter — gotta put your best face forward online! :-) Thank you Joey and Nancy for bringing out the beauty in me!

I totally forgot to give JBeautique a review long time ago when Joey first did our makeup and hair. But then I was reading her very informative blog about new trends for hair and makeup for weddings when I remembered a review was due!
Joey is absolutely fantastic! We were going to take family portraits and she helped my mom and me get our hair done and makeup and it all looked so fabulous! After the photo session, we went out to dinner and got so many compliments!
The makeup is beautiful and not overly dramatic! (Although I am sure she could make dramatic make up if that’s what you wanted.)
She is able to create a soft romantic look or a more hard-​lined glamorous look! She can do it all!
I’ve also had JBeautique for my hair and make up for a banquet and loved it. I highly recommend JBeqautique for any bride-​to-​be or even someone who wants to get her hair and makeup done for a special occasion or pictures.

Joey Thank you for making our wedding fabulous! On such short notice and then adding an extra two people I love the fact that you went with the flow. I looked great and my husband loved it! The bridesmaids were lovely as well and all thought they were princesses. We felt feminine, adorable, and really look lovely all evening long. I would highly recommend you to others looking for quality, professionalism, and style!
Thanks, Liz

Joey did an excellent job as the makeup and hair stylist for me and my mother at my wedding recently.
She was very service oriented, accommodating, and created a natural look for us without heavy makeup which was what we wanted.
I especially like how she did my eye makeup. I’m not used to wearing heavy makeup, so I didn’t want to end up looking dramatically different on my wedding day. She was very creative — instead of using mascara, she applied a bit of eye lashes and eye shadow around my eyeline which did not smudge and looked much more natural. Normally it is difficult to choose a nice peach eye shadow color for my skin tone, but Joey did my eyes in peach very nicely so it looks absolutely natural. For my mother, she applied a pinkish/​lavendar color eye shadow which blended very well without looking too dramatic.
I also liked the lip color she chose for me — matches the overall natural, peachy colors that was just right.
Joey did my makeup by the window with natural sunlight so she picked the right color of foundation which matched my neck and looked very natural especially in the outdoor which was where my ceremony took place.
I also loved the hairstyle — I wanted natural, loose curls which Joey did for me so perfectly and lasted literally the entire day. Best of all, she didn’t have to put a lot of product on my hair so it felt really light.
Joey’s package also fit my needs very well — she was with me the whole day from prep time in the morning, through the tea ceremony, through the wedding ceremony and until the beginning of the reception, so she had the chance to help me touch up along the way (and I needed it!) instead of simply leaving me with a touch up kit. I felt much more comfortable with her around before all the special and important moments in front of the guests and the camera.
Joey provided high quality service and was a pleasure to work with. I found her also to be very calming which I really appreciated especially when you tend to get stressed out on the wedding day.

== Absolutely, FIVE STARS!!! ===
Joey is an amazing Make Up Artist/​Hair Stylist!!! I recently attended the Asian Pacific Fund annual gala at the St Regis, San Francisco and had Joey work her magic on me 2 hours before the event.
She arrives on time. She does exactly what you want/​need her to do for your Hair and Make up. She listens and also adds her advice.
I spent about 2 hours w/​Joey and felt like I made a friend… (lucky for me, I get to ask for a billion beauty questions :)
For someone who’s looking for Asian Bridal Make up, You should contact Joey. She’s very fairly priced and puts in 110%.
I’m excited for my «big day» in the future, as I know who to call for my Make up :) JBeautique!
Thank you, Joey! You are amazing!!!
== Absolutely, FIVE STARS!!! ===
== Absolutely, FIVE STARS!!! ===
== Absolutely, FIVE STARS!!! ===

i was part of a wedding party that hired joey to do hair and make up. i love her website and her work shown but was skeptical to see her work on me. i’ve been in quite a few weddings, including my own, and the make-​up NEVER turned out as nice where i was completely satisfied. it’s usually nice at the first hour but by the end of the night it looks cakey and cracks everywhere. Not PRETTY! I love how joey was able to achieve a real natural look on me with emphasis on the eyes. At the end of the night my skin still looked fresh and smooth. In addition to her fabulous work, she was also very helpful during the reception set up. She gave us a hand even though it wasn’t her responsibility. I would recommend her in a heartbeat to anyone looking for hair and make up services!!!