Lo and Co

I went to Laura to learn how to do makeup from a «pro» ~ I had been doing my make up pretty much the same way since I was 16. She was quick to reply to my email and I had an appointment w/​in a few days. I can’t say enough good things about her. She’s warm and funny ~ kinda felt like I was just hanging out w/​one of my friends. She answered all my questions. And what I really liked is that she wasn’t trying to sell me a bunch of products. We used my own makeup and filled in w/​hers when needed. I learned some great tips that I know I will make part of my every day routine.

Lauren with Lo and Co is fabulous! I will say I was a little thrown off to discover that she runs her business out of her apt, but that is the reality these days with many specialty cosmetics services. But she immediately put me at ease and everything was great! You can tell she has some high-​end clients. She has bragging rights of fitness models on magazine covers she has sprayed. She knows how to make you look more toned and how to determine which shade to use on you depending on what you are going for. She even mixes up her own color combination! She is very personable and truly gives you a 4 star experience. When I was finished I felt so confident and my color was flawless! I will say that I didn’t look up her prices prior to getting my service and was a little shocked. She is definitely pricey. For me, I probably could only go from now on for special occasions. But if your budget is higher than mine, then it may not be a problem, and she offers packages which aren’t bad prices which is another option. If I ever get spray tan from now on in New York I will only go to Lo and Co. What a great experience. I would highly recommend Lo and Co to others as well!

This review is for makeup only… although the self-​done tan Lauren had when we met for my appointment was a great selling point for using her tanning services in the future!
I hadn’t had a pro makeup job since I was sixteen, so was very apprehensive. And, at 45 years old, was concerned about getting a makeup job that suited my age — I didn’t want to be tarted up into some ridiculous glam or dewy unreality, but rather enhanced, in a naturalistic way. You know — «me, only better.» Lauren’s friendly personality put me at ease and she truly listened to what I wanted, and left me looking really great for a special event. (I have never been able to make a pimple disappear the way she did. Sorry if that’s nasty, but I thought some of you might want to know that she’s good in this area.)
Lauren works from her bright, high-​ceilinged apartment in the financial district, and applies your makeup as you sit in front of a large window that illuminates you with bright diffused natural light (I’m pretty light sensitive, and didn’t need to squint at all.) A full-​length mirror next to her makeup station allows you to see the entire effect of you in your makeup. I enjoyed talking with her so much that I was a bit late to my event! So glad I chose Lauren for this service.

My fiancée and I indulged in a pre-​wedding spray tan with Laura. She did a great job and it was an easy fabulous experience. She is great fun to work with and I look forward to going back. Super convenient location if you are near downtown. Tan was even and lasted a good week. She is very careful with making sure your tan is even and in all the right places.

Laura is fantastic. I was getting married on Saturday and went to her the first time on Friday, trusting the Unilocal reviews, and she didn’t let me down. My Maid of Honor and I both got spray tans that were even more beautiful the following day, and I even ended up having her do my makeup for the wedding since miraculously she was free. Highly recommend and will go back myself again and again.

She saw me early early in the morning for a spray tan. I love people who help to fit things into a crazy busy day. The service was incredible. She is so sweet and did an incredible job for a wedding that I had that weekend. Made me feel very comfortable standing there buck naked in the middle of her living room. Tan was very even and did not rub off on my clothes after the initial shower. I will definitely be going back.

While I agree with other raters that Lauren is extremely sweet, the results of the tan was less then stellar. I decided to give a custom spray tan a try for my bachelorette weekend in hopes if it being a trial run for the wedding. I spent nearly an hour chatting with Lauren, playing with her dogs, and discussing what I’m looking to get out of the tan. While I was glad about the results in her apt, when I came home an hour later it was a different story. Not only did I begin to streak in places (she fanned me off and dusted with powder and claimed this wouldn’t happen) I also turned orange. By the time I reached Atlantic City the next day with my girlfriends, I looked like Snookie but with more orange palms!!! I spent a month researching the best provider of the service before pulling the trigger and think that it was a complete waste of $ 80! I ended up blending into my wedding dress the day of, but getting then looking like an orange stuffed into a white dress.

She really is amazing!
I was visiting NY for few days and leaving to Miami after that. Since I did not want to hit the beach looking pale, I decided to get a spray tan. Made an appointment with Laura, but then last minute had to movie it for couple hours. Laura was very accommodating with that.
Arrived at her place and knew right away — this is going to be good. She is very sweet and easy to communicate with. We talked about the darkness of the tan, she honestly suggested that I should not go as dark as I wanted with my skin tone. Chatted about this and that while she did her thing and the result was amazing! Took a shower the next morning and still great. My husband loved it and my friend wished that she had done it as well. The tan lasted about 5 days, but have to take into consideration that I was swimming a lot in Miami.
Really highly suggested!

Awesome! Lauren is so so nice and funny. She makes you very confortable and her dog is so cute! I have done the spray booths before in the tanning salons and was a little hesitant about having a person actually spray you. But I have to say she did an incrediable job! I have a black tie event on saturday and didnt want to look pale, and after waiting the 8 hours to let it set in to your skin it looks amazing. I am so fare skin so have always been afriad of the orange look ending but she got a great combination of colors and I must say that after is fantastic.
Lauren is very nice and funny so that makes it so easy. If you want a great spray tan and for an awesome price go to Lauren! Thanks again Lauren! :)

I didn’t believe the hype as to how great her spray tan was but I had to try – she’s downtown in my neighborhood and I was going away the next day. This was my 3^rd try at a spray tan – my first with Laura. I tried Glow and Brazil Bronze, once each years ago. With both, my hands and knees were splotchy. I was scared to say the least. I was leaving for Florida 10 hours after this spray tan! I showered, shaved before going to my appt and went at 10.30am. Laura explained it all, covered my nails with cream (no one had done this before). We talked about color and made a joint decision – I’m very pale but get dark quickly, not red. So i went between the 6 (the lightest) & the 9% (the medium color). It was perfect! My flight was at 5.30pm and then I showered that night – one thing I would do next time is to bring a shower cap so you’re hair doesn’t get covered. The white sheets stayed white, and my tan was absolutely perfect. I applied gold bond lotion every day after showering – love that cream. Now it’s 8 days later and it naturally faded – never any streaks. Not sure how she did it but I’ll be back for sure. It’s my guilty pleasure! Thanks Laura!

Lauren was great, i went to her apartment, and we talked over what i was going to wear to the event and which hairstyle would best suit the outfit, and which make up would be best too.
I did not look in the mirror until Lauren had finished and i was suprised i could look like that!
She did a great job, she also talked me through a few things, and gave me some tips on how to create a similar look myself, ive yet to try it though!
Zoe her dog is so sweet too…
Thanks Lauren, i will certainly give you a call if i want to glam up again, perhaps a tan next time too!! x

Amazing! Lauren is so ridiculously sweet, makes everything so easy, and gives an amazing tan!
I can’t wait to go back for more!

Rock Star Make-​up Artist!
Laura is refreshing to be around and brings with her a true natural talent of applying make-​up. She knows exactly how to highlight your good features and make any that you are a bit insecure about disappear.
I loved the glamours look she gave me for a special night out. I felt great!
She really is a star and I’m so glad I booked with Lo & Co.

Look no further. You do not have to! I am the pickiest person in the world as far as spray tanning is concerned and I have finally met my match! I’ve tried every lame, not up to par, place in this city and I will tell you, they all suck compared to Laura.
I came to NYC as a true Californian that wasn’t giving up her long platinum blonde hair and super tanned ways for anyone. Unfortunately, it’s been a struggle as my favorite airbrush tan place was light years away and I had to make do. So I readily admit, I’ve been getting my airbrush on at all sorts of subpar places because I had no choice.
Enter Laura & her airbrush gun. *Cues the harp music you’d assume would be playing in Heaven*
Her spray tan rocks! Nuff said! Go elsewhere and prepare to be disappointed bigtime. They don’t care. They won’t protect your nail beds with the proper stuff and they will end up looking like crap. I could go on and on about why this woman is way better than anyone else in NYC. Not to mention, it won’t stain your sheets. She even uses scents so you can smell beachy afterwards and your tan will actually last unlike other places…
It will be as dark or light as you want it to be. She’s a makeup artist so her application blows doors on anyone else. Go to her unless you love Jersey Shore and want to be oompa loompa orange.
If you still haven’t gone to Laura after reading this you deserve every orange spray tan coming your way tenfold!
Book your appointment with Laura now and do thank me later. She OWNS NYC airbrush tanning and you can quote me on that because I’m quite the connoisseur!
By the way, I’m going to hijack her dog. I love him!

Laura Nadeau is a super talented, professional, helpful individual, not to mention amazingly fun. I have had multiple make up lessons, including false eyelash application. She made each step simple for a novice such as myself. I am now a false eyelash expert and apply them regularly, I suppose you could say I am addicted to them. I recently began to spray tan with Laura and am in love with the results. Tanning is a quick way to turn yourself into a goddess instantly. Thank you Laura, for the much improved me!

Wedding day. Months of whispering soothing sweet nothings to my finicky skin, and behold! I wake up looking like I got into a late night battle with the ugly stick, and the ugly stick won. Dark circles, red spots everywhere, the works. Thank goodness for Laura, who «somehow» (talent and great taste!) made me look well-​rested, glowing, and my absolute best all the while making me laugh and keeping things relaxed and fun. She also made my mother and sister look absolutely stunning. My sister’s lashes were so long and lush that there was a gentle breeze every time she blinked!
Laura is so talented, and a treat to have in your corner on your special day.

Laura did makeup for me, my mom, and my sister on my wedding day and I was so pleased with the results.
First, she’s so friendly and easy to talk to. We bonded over running and matters of the heart at my first consultation and then on the day of, her chatter helped ease my nerves. More importantly, she does her work artfully. Even though it’s heavier application (so that it lasts), it looks deceptively natural. I’ve never done false lashes before, and she made sure I was comfortable with them on. I felt so glamorous! My sister and mom were also happy with their looks and they looked beautiful as well.
I only did minimal comparison shopping, but her rates seem reasonable; and for the beautiful work and fun company, a great value.

Laura is my absolute fairy godmother! Her make-​up skills have transformed me from zero to hero on multiple occasions– from the very formal (my wedding, benefits), to the most casual (a daytime lunch or drunken karaōke party).
As a fair-​skinned blonde, I had quite a history of ending up looking like a clown when getting my make-​up done. Laura is great with making the dramatic make-​up somehow appear subtle at the same time. I have referred a bunch of people to Laura, all of whom have thanked me profusely. She’s simply a genius!
And, moreover, she has helped me learn how to use her tricks all by myself. So on a day-​to-​day basis, I can still benefit from her skills. (Of course, when I need to wow, I still go to her– there’s simply no one better!)
You really can’t go wrong with Lo and Co!

What can I say but «simply the best.»