5 out of 5 stars and 36 reviews
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(36)On-location in Syracuse and surrounding Upstate NY areas
About this vendor
About A-List Artistry
Thank you for considering A-List Artistry to be a part of your wedding day beauty team!
I’m Holly Piselli, a Syracuse-based makeup artist specializing in on-location bridal makeup, including airbrush application. While I’m based in Syracuse, NY, I travel throughout Central and Upstate New York to work with my brides.
With over 20 years of experience, my background includes makeup for celebrities, television, commercials, magazine print, and countless bridal parties. My signature style is enhanced natural makeup — a more polished version of yourself that highlights your natural beauty without feeling overdone. My goal is to create a beautiful, long-lasting makeup look that feels like you and looks just as lovely in person as it does in your wedding photos.
One of the things I love most about bridal makeup is being part of such a special morning. Having your makeup artist come to you allows you to settle in, enjoy time with your favorite people, and feel taken care of while getting ready. I bring a fully stocked, shade-inclusive makeup kit, including airbrush makeup, so I can work with a wide range of skin tones and create a look that complements each person beautifully.
Your bridal look should feel like you, only a little more special. I offer wedding makeup previews so we can collaborate and fine-tune your look before the big day. If a preview isn’t possible with your schedule, no worries! My comprehensive Wedding Profile helps me understand your preferences, style, and vision so I can create a look you’ll feel confident and beautiful wearing. I also work with your bridal party to create a cohesive, polished look while allowing each person to feel comfortable in their own skin.
I believe a relaxed wedding morning starts with a little preparation behind the scenes. As your day approaches, I’ll provide helpful makeup prep tips for you and your bridal party, a list of emergency day-of essentials, and a customized makeup schedule to help keep everyone organized and on time. These little details make a difference, allowing you to spend less time worrying about logistics and more time enjoying the moments that matter.
My biggest goal is for you to feel beautiful, confident, and completely at ease. Your wedding morning should be filled with laughter, happy moments, and time with the people you love. I’ll take care of the makeup details so you can relax, enjoy the experience, and look forward to the amazing day ahead.
Don’t just take my word for it! I invite you to read the reviews from past brides here on WeddingWire to hear about their experiences working with me.
Have questions or want to chat about your wedding day? I’d love to hear from you!
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Beauty
- Makeup
- Airbrushed Makeup
- Makeup Artists
- Makeup Trials Available
- On-Site Hair & Makeup
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Awards and Affiliations
2-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2020.2017.
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I really can’t say enough good things about working with Holly for Makeup for my wedding. Holly was a true partner not only on the day of my wedding but also in the months and week...
s leading up to my wedding. She was always available to help with advice and help, and she completely understood my vision and absolutely nailed my look. I didn’t worry about Makeup at all because I absolutely trusted that she would nail it and she did.
She’s an extremely kind person, and when I was dealing with some scheduling stresses with my other vendors, she was super comforting and accommodating, and she really helped everything go smoothly.
In addition to being a great person and an absolute pleasure to work with, Holly is an absolute professional at what she does. Our group for the morning of my wedding day had many different skin types, including different ages, medical conditions, and skin tones. She worked with each person individually to make sure they looked their best, and also took into account their personal style. For example some people in my party liked a more glamorous look and some like to be more tone down and Holly customized each person look to their preferences. As the bride, I absolutely loved my look and everyone else in the party. It was extremely happy as well.
Not only did everyone look great, but we also were stress-free as she helped us. Keep the schedule going and made sure we were all relaxed.
If you’re looking for a make up artist at your wedding, just trust me and go with Holly if she’s available. I thoroughly interviewed 10+ make up artists in the central New York area and Holly was by far the best and as mentioned, she was an excellent partner leading up to my wedding and on the big day itself.
Thank you Holly!!!!!!
Holly was absolutely wonderful to work with. I was very nervous about getting make up done for my wedding - I wanted to look like myself. Holly exceeded my expectations. Truly mak...
ing me feel beautiful while still looking very natural. She's really talented, and a great listener, taking in your preferences/ideas, and turning it into something beautiful.
Holly and her team did my makeup and 6 bridesmaids and 2 mothers for our September wedding. Holly was professional throughout the entire process. We did a trial and I recommended s...
ome changes that I'd like and Holly did an outstanding job on the wedding day. They were professional, effective with their time, clean, and lovely to have during our getting ready process. And everyone's makeup looked beautiful! Our group is super diverse with varying skin tones and they did amazing accommodating everyone. I would recommend Holly to anyone!
Holly was so so so amazing for my wedding day. Everything went so smoothly, she was so professional and kind and all of us felt our most beautiful. It was a great process from begi...
nning to end working with her. Couldn’t recommend more. It was so great!
Holly was so wonderful to work with right from the beginning! She was so helpful during my trial to help me find my perfect wedding day look! She was always able to be reached when...
I had questions and then when Covid hit she was so flexible with my changing wedding plans! Holly crafted a beautiful wedding day look for me and my family on the big day. I would 100% recommend Holly to any bride!
Holli was absolutely amazing. She is personable, professional, and extremely talented! I can't say enough positive things about my experience with Holli on my wedding day. I would...
highly recommend her!
I am a hairstylist so I have worked my fair share of weddings with Holly making other people pretty for their big day, so I knew once it came time to pick my makeup artist for my d...
ay Holly was the only choice! It actually pained me to wipe off my makeup after my trial so Matt wouldn’t see it because it was so beautiful. Always on time and professional! I felt amazing and beautiful on my wedding day, but still myself! Thank you thank you thank you!
Holly is an amazing makeup artist and person. She is wonderful to work with. It’s a true skill to apply makeup to all different faces and skin tones, and to still make everyone fee...
l beautiful. In the beginning, I was drawn to how natural makeup appeared and my wedding makeup came out better than I ever imagined. Book with A-list Artistry! You won’t be disappointed. Thank you Holly for everything!
Holly is amazing! My friend recommended her for my wedding makeup and I'm so glad she did. My makeup picture perfect and lasted all night. Holly was so good about talking everyone ...
through the process and selecting the best palette for each person while listening to suggestions. Everyone was at total ease because of her demeanor. She is incredibly professional and very responsive. I can't say enough good things about her!
Holly is my go-to makeup artist in Central New York. She brings a calm, friendly demeanor to the room, no matter how high stress the situation is! She has done my makeup for a bout...
ique fitness photoshoot, my engagement photos, and now my wedding photos. She does an absolutely incredible job of highlighting the natural beauty of each person she is working on and the makeup stays on all day no matter how much you sweat or cry! She stayed with us through the ceremony to do any touch ups necessary (and there were very few). I cannot recommend Holly highly enough - she does a beautiful job!
Admittedly, I entered my bridal beauty team search without knowing much about hair and makeup. I am a self-proclaimed tomboy, and have only had a full-face of makeup a few times in...
my life when I was a bridesmaid in other weddings. Every time I had ever had my makeup done for me, I have left the chair to secretly wipe half of it off. I had previously felt like getting your makeup professionally done meant a face full of heavy makeup, and the result of looking like some weird contoured/instagram influencer-wannabe version of myself
.....but not with Holly @ A-List Artistry!
Holly is AH-MAAAZZZING.
I sat with her and confessed all my previous beauty fails in getting my makeup done elsewhere. She listened to my concerns, and we spoke at length about my beauty routine, my desires for my wedding-day look, and even shared inspiration pictures from pinterest. Really, all I was in search of was a beauty look that made me feel like the best, most refined, well-rested, version of myself! And Holly delivered that, and more!
Beyond her incredible talent for the enhanced-natural airbrush makeup look she gave me, she also acted as a wedding-consultant, sharing tips and tricks for things to plan for and pack for the day of. She was the consummate professional, and made myself and my bridesmaids feel like the best versions of ourselves!
12 out of 10 stars. Holly, you're the best. Thank you!
We are so glad we found Holly! She was able to make us feel our absolute best. I'm glad we did a trial with her as well because I was able to try out some different looks and reall...
y hone in on what would be perfect for wedding day. She made our moms and bridesmaid feel spectacular--everyone felt like their best version of themselves! She was great about coming to our venue and setting up a little make up station in the bridal suite. Holly is extremely friendly and warm. She was a great presence in the room as we were all getting ready! Highly recommend!
Holly is truly amazing at what she does! I contacted her to do makeup for my wedding for 10 total people for a 1pm ceremony. I hadn't had a good experience with the initial makeup ...
artist I chose, so I called Holly in hopes that she could help me out. She was so calming and accommodating. She was able to put together a team to do our makeup and I feel so lucky that it all worked out because let me tell you, everyone felt fabulous!! From trials to the day of, she nailed every single look I had in mind. I'm so happy with how my make-up turned out on our wedding day....I felt the most beautiful I ever have in my life!! Holly makes things fun, she was able to keep us on schedule without making anyone feel rushed, and she is an absolutely beautiful person. I HIGHLY recommend using her for your big day!
Holly is an absolutely amazing makeup artist. I booked her for both my engagement photos and wedding day. I was lucky enough to have her do my makeup as a bridesmaid in some friend...
's weddings. I had such a great experiences, of course I wanted to book her for my wedding as well. She is super professional, quick with communication, and just a sweetheart to chat with. She and her team were able to do makeup for 10 people on the morning of the wedding and were super efficient. Highly recommend her for any event. Look forward to seeing her again some time in future!! Thanks again Holly!
-Amy
Holly did an AMAZING job with my makeup and the makeup of my wedding party. She was incredibly organized and professional. She also provided week and day-of tips outside of the mak...
eup realm which were really helpful. I would absolutely recommend her to any bride!
Holly was fantastic! From our very first meeting for my make up trial before my engagement shoot, she made me feel comfortable and listened to exactly what my vision was for my mak...
e up. And of course it turned out perfect! All of my bridesmaids and my mom/mother in law looked incredible, I would highly recommend A List Artistry if you want to look and feel amazing on your big day :)
From the moment I reached out for information, Holly was friendly, professional, organized and great at what she does! Her and Jessica were able to tackle a large number of bridesm...
aids, moms and a grandmother and make everyone look (and feel) amazing on our wedding day. We were so happy to have them & so impressed with the results.
Our moms were a bit worried about getting professional makeup done so Holly & Jessica were able to schedule trials with them and made them both feel so comfortable and at ease with the process.
We wholeheartedly recommend A-List Artistry to anyone looking for talented, friendly and professional makeup artists for your big day!
Holly did my wedding and bridal party makeup and it was wonderful! Everyone loved their makeup and looked amazing. She was great to work with, very professional, and made me feel v...
ery comfortable. I would recommend her to anyone!
After reading many reviews of various makeup artists, I decided to go with A-list Artistry. I was paired with Holly as my makeup artist for my big day and she was amazing! I did a ...
makeup preview and met her before hand and was extremely impressed with her knowledge of makeup along with her welcoming and kind personality. I loved how she did my makeup trial and had full trust in her for my wedding day! My makeup was just how I had discussed with her and the airbrush she does is so light weight I never sweat it off (our wedding day was very hot and humid!). My entire bridal party was happy and pleased with their makeup as well! Holly offers various add ons like fake lashes and a touch up kit that I added to my contract. She travels to your location and was right on time. She made me feel beautiful on my wedding day and I would highly recommend her to any bride!!
Holly was so amazing and professional to work with. From the first time we talked until the day of the wedding, she made me feel calm and comfortable - and most of all beautiful. ...
Her work is stunning. She takes the time to really work with you and make sure that your look is exactly what you want. My girls also loved her. Her airbrush is light and fresh and not at all heavy and makes you feel like a more glamorous version of your natural self. She offers a bride "to-go" bag which was very nice to have throughout the day and even had the bag match the colors of the wedding. Thank you Holly for being a part of my day. Any bride would be lucky to have you on their wedding day! :)
Holly and Amy came to do the make up for my bridal party and me. They were incredible! They showed up on time, prepared, and ready to go.
I was able to go to Holly for a trial a...
nd she really thought about what I wanted and what would be best for my vision. She is professional but also so easy to talk to. No matter who sat down on the day of, she made them feel comfortable and beautiful.
Holly also provided me with tips for the girls and some must-haves for the bridal suite as an emergency bag. She thought of so much and it all came in handy.
Your search can stop here - I highly recommend A-List for your make up needs!
I just to say you thank you Jessica, you made me and my bridesmaid beautiful. Holly from the start you made me feel comfortable and I was happy I picked A-list Artistry to do our m...
ake-up. You guys are awesome.
Holly did an amazing job in terms of wedding make-up. She made me feel confident and beautiful as the bride. I did not wear much, if any at all, make-up and she took that into acco...
unt. I felt like I had just the right amount of make-up as a bride.
My mother, mother-in-law, and bridesmaids also felt the same.
Make sure to get the false eye lashes! Holly talked me into them, I was at first reluctant, but they really did make my eyes pop in all the photos!
Holly did my wedding and bridal party makeup and it was STUNNING. She was at the salon early to make sure everything was set up on time for us. The makeup she used lasted the entir...
e day and looked flawless into the night. She wasn't pushy about anything and let me decide if I wanted to wear eyelashes or go with a more natural look. Holly made me feel very comfortable while I was in the chair and kept right on time with everyone in the bridal party. She let everyone choose her own look and together we all looked fabulous! I didn't want to take my makeup off, but when I did it came off without a struggle. Thank you Holly for making me look fantastic for my wedding!!
Holly is simply amazing! She did my bridal makeup back in August for my wedding. I had never felt so beautiful in my life. From my first phone call with holly to my wedding day she...
eased my mind and made me feel like we have known each other for years. Holly really is an artist and personalizes your look to ensure you will have an unforgettable day.
Jessica Puccia did my makeup for my perfect fairytale wedding. I never felt more beautiful in my entire life and I owe that to Jessica. She is professional and I trusted her opini...
on 100% even when I wasn't sure what to decide. Jessica will make you feel and look absolutely amazing for any event that you hire her for.
Holly did the make up for my August wedding and I couldn't have been happier. This was the 3rd time I have had my makeup done by her. She does a fantastic job, is easy going, on t...
ime and professional. She is very thorough to ensure she has a very clear idea of the type of make up you want for your event. I would highly recommend her to anyone.
I cannot thank Jessica enough. I have never looked more beautiful in my entire life. I was so extremely happy with how my makeup came out! When everything was done and I was all dr...
essed I felt like one of the brides you seen in a magazine! I couldn't even tell I had make up on (in the sense of feeling it on my skin). She did my wife's make up as well and I was completely stunned with how she looked. I had never seen my wife more beautiful. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Christina was amazing! She did a fantastic job with me and all of the women in my family - everyone looked like themselves, but 10x better. I was planning the wedding from afar, ...
and A-List Artistry made the whole process very easy. I highly recommend.
Jessica did such an amazing job and I couldn't have been more happier. I would defiantly recommend her to any of my friends or family.
I met Jessica about 3 years ago and I couldn't have been happier with the way she did my makeup on my wedding day. Even thought it was a very hot day, my makeup still looked beauti...
ful at the end of the night. She is amazing!! I would definitely recommend her to any of my friends and family.
Holly and Jessica did the makeup for our bridal party of 11 and they were absolutely amazing! Aside from making us all look beautiful they also made the day so fun and kept us smil...
ing. Holly had a great relationship with our hair stylists and our photographer and videographer. A-list artistry is so professional and they think of everything! She had recommended that we get umbrellas just in case, and we got the coolest pictures with them. Seriously the best and we couldn't have been happier with how things turned out!
Had a great experience with Jessica. She was very flexible and arrived early in order to accommodate the photographer. Everyone looked beautiful. Would definitely recommend for any...
bride!
Holly did the makeup for a wedding I was in several years ago, and I knew then that I would ask her to do my makeup for my wedding. Holly did not disappoint!!!! She created a beaut...
ifully elegant and cohesive look for my bridal party, while still allowing each bridesmaid to shine. She also created flawless looks for my mother and mother-in-law. I was absolutely thrilled with my makeup! I tend to wear very little makeup and was not sure if I was articulating clearly what I was thinking about for my makeup look. Holly went through photos with me and explained what she was thinking, and the end result was STUNNING. Not only did everyone look fabulous, but the makeup lasted the ENTIRE night, through very hot and humid outdoor photos, an outdoor ceremony, and hours of dancing. Holly also has an incredibly sweet disposition and was such a relaxing presence to have around during such a stressful morning. I would highly recommend Holly for any and all makeup needs!!
Holly was absolutely fantastic - a calming presence during the wedding morning chaos, and a makeup artist with an eye for perfection. I booked A-List Artistry for bridal party wedd...
ing makeup without meeting Holly in-person or having the time to do a trial. But she sent me a ton of resources and questions to ensure she was prepared for the day. Her bridal profile sheet is thorough and thoughtful, so even without a trial, I felt completely confident sitting down with her on the wedding morning. Plus, Holly was professional and efficient - she did makeup on eight women back-to-back, never veering from the schedule we'd set together, and always happy to fix the odd problem throughout the morning. You won't be disappointed!
I had such a great experience with Christina at A-List artistry! She made me feel very comfortable from the first day I met her at the makeup trial. On the wedding day, we threw a ...
lot at her with 10 girls and a short period of time. With that said, she worked very quickly and did a great job. She is very sweet and all of my bridesmaids had only positive things to say about her and the way their makeup looked. I wanted my makeup to look very natural and was very happy with the outcome. I would recommend Christina to all brides in upstate NY / Syracuse area.
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On-location in Syracuse and surrounding Upstate NY areas
A-List Artistry- On-location Airbrush Makeup Artists