About this vendor
Our expert hair and makeup artists come to you for your event. After 20+ years of servicing Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington, we’ve now expanded to Cowlitz County! We make wedding parties, models, seniors and commercial photography look picture perfect.
We come fully equipped with all your hair and makeup needs.
We are professional, versatile and reliable.
Details
Beauty
- Hair Stylists
- Makeup
- Makeup Artists
- Spas
Awards and Affiliations
2013 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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Reviews
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4
out of 5.013 reviews
While AJ did a beautiful job on mine and my bridesmaid’s hair, nothing compares to her attitude and general demeanor to some of our other vendors and to my family. It started with ...
being rude to my makeup vendor when she first arrived (who was also a friend and a part of the wedding), then she stopped me in the middle of getting my makeup done to switch and finish my hair because “she was on a time limit”. She answered phone calls from family while she was doing my hair and to top it all off, she was rude to my mom about a clip my mom tried to jimmy to make work in my hair (which is her job, not my mom’s!). She was also uncooperative with our photographer.
Although she did a great job and was affordable, you can’t beat the feeling on your wedding day and to have someone there that isn’t all in brings the entire mood down.
Moriah from AJ's arrived even before scheduled at our remote wedding venue, which I appreciated. She was patient, down-to-earth, and did an excellent job of incorporating my ideas....
She even stayed until after I had put my dress on to make sure I didn't need any additional makeup or hair touch-ups. My bridesmaids and I got the beautiful, natural look we were hoping for! I'm so glad to have worked with Moriah from AJ's!
Beware this vendor at all costs! I booked her for my sister's wedding and it was a huge mistake.
The portfolio is lovely, which is why I booked her.
AJ did not come out to do the m...
akeup- she sent an employee. I am doubtful of this employee's credentials to even do makeup, based on our experience.
The employee showed up an hour late, which messed up the entire wedding day timeline, including photos.
The makeup was extremely amateur. Uneven eyeliner, lack of a variety of products, etc.
It took me months of emailing (and being ignored) to get a refund. AJ's responses were completely unprofessional and she refused to meet or speak on the phone.
When she sent the refund, it was $75.00 which is a laughable portion of what we paid for the makeup overall.
All I can say is, be sure to book a trial run and use her service at your own risk.
@ Lisa S.-
Lisa, I’m glad you are happy with the services you hired us for! It is our heart to thoroughly please each of our clients, which our countless five-star reviews confirm....
All of our prices are clear and upfront in our initial email (with the exception of possible travel fees for an extra artist, which you requested at a later time). We have no hidden fees; all of our fees are listed in our price guide, which you received. Yes, we have a minimum service requirement for two artists; that requirement was clear, and you agreed to it. Anyone who fails to meet the minimum amount still has to pay, that's the point of a minimum. My artist may have misspoke about the contracted agreement you and I had before-hand (because the situation was unusual) but that doesn’t supersede our prior arrangement and it certainly doesn't justify you not compensating the second artist... the generous artist you insisted on having (who I outsourced and usually charges more in her own business), who drove over three hours to accommodate you, and who also waited over an hour for a service that didn't happen. Now you're leaving unwarranted reviews and don't want to pay. I'm disappointed things have come to this, but I trust you will pay your bill so that our artists can be fairly compensated for their valuable time. Sincerely, AJ
Unfortunately, my experience with AJ wasn't so great. Working with her make-up artists who did my bridesmaids and my make-up was just fine, however I found my interactions with her...
to be misleading, unclear, and muddled with details that I shouldn't have needed to worry about. She was not upfront with her pricing for travel, for adding a second artist, and she attempted to make changes a couple weeks before the wedding, which were different that we had discussed months earlier. To top it all off, she was unclear with her artists working for her and with me about pricing. Her artist told me something on my wedding day- and this is what we did- and then later, on my honeymoon, AJ personally contacted me multiple times for an additional bill- that her own artist said I was not responsible for. It didn't stop there however, she emailed me multiple times requesting payment for the bill and threatening to take me to collections- directly contradicting her own artist and never fully informing me that if we didn't complete the number of services as discussed- I would be financially responsible for paying for them all anyway, never said this through any of our correspondence nor on her pricing handouts. Very misleading, indirect, and downright unprofessional. I do not recommend her.
AJ was fun and professional. I enjoyed working with her and her team! She did an excellent job on my hair and makeup. It was exactly like I wanted it. And I'm picky! The makeu...
p lasted all day and still looked perfect that night. I was a little concerned since all other artists seem to use MAC and she doesn't, but what she used was excellent product. She promised it would last and delivered exactly that! I would recommend her to any bride that wants to be gorgeous on their big day! She will make you exactly that!
AJ and Kendall were great. I changed my mind and number of services about 20 times before the day of the wedding... and we even added another service the morning of. They were flex...
ible and fun and professional. My bridesmaids and I were all very pleased with the hair and makeup services we received!
AJ did a wonderful job with my hair and makeup. From the trial to the wedding, it was consistant and she was very through. My only concern is anytime I emailed her to ask a questio...
n, I never got a response back. Or if I did get a response it was really late. It kinda put me on edge...only because I am very organized. Other than that, AJ did a wonderful job and everyone including my Groom was blown away! :o)
AJ and her team did a wonderful job with hair and make up for me and the bridal party for my wedding. Since the wedding was in the morning, we had to start at 5am!! But AJ and her ...
team were there at the church at 5am to help us all get ready for pictures before the wedding ceremony. I loved their work and am glad to have chosed them. :)
AJ and her ladies are the best! She was very easy to work with, receptive to my ideas, was able to do a trial run with me, and was available to come to the site where myself, bride...
smaids and mothers were getting ready. My hair and makeup lasted perfectly the whole day!
The hair and makeup of myself and the rest of the bridal party was one of the highlights of the entire wedding day. We all looked and felt (and photographed) amazing. AJ and her as...
sistant were professional, fun to have in our home, excellent with time management and overall skilled at what they do.
ou can’t go wrong with AJ and her team! She did hair and make-up for my wedding. I had a HUGE wedding party and was really worried about the timing of it all. AJ was attentive, pro...
fessional and calming even before my big day! One the day, she kept to her schedule and my 7 bridesmaids, 2 moms and I looked AMAZING! Everyone LOVED their hair! The make-up looked fabulous. I really loved that the looks were contemporary, age appropriate and glamorous without being over-the-top! I will use AJ and her team again and would recommend them without any reservation, in fact with insistence! Book them and you won’t regret it!!!!
I first met Aj for our hair/make-up preview. She uses very high quality make-up. I loved the preview. Several of my bridesmaids and my mom had Aj do their hair/make-up on the wed...
ding day and they were all so happy with the results. I was even more happy than my preview. I had bought clip in extentions and she knew exactly how to put them in and I received SO many compliments on my hair. It was a bit pricey although I am pretty sure about average for this service, but totally worth it for my wedding day!
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Vancouver to Chehalis, WA
AJ Hair and Make-up