Blush

Yosemite hair and makeup was so worth it! My makeup and hair looked so amazing for my special day! Melanie and Deanna were so professional and made sure everything was what I wanted and had great advice/service. ❤️ highly recommend them for your big day ✨

My experience with Blush was from start to finish professional, very thorough, timely, supportive and helpful. They thought of everything regarding makeup and hair and helped me clarify what would work best for me.

Melanie and her team were wonderful to work with on my wedding day at Rush Creek/Yosemite. She did an excellent job with my mom and sister's make-up and I don't think I've ever looked better. The early morning of our wedding, my father-in-law had to be driven to a hospital in Fresno. After being discharged from the hospital they made it back in time for Melanie to do her make-up, free of charge (I had my friend get her make-up done instead, but once Melanie heard my MIL was able to make it, she told us to just have her come up.) That was just so incredibly kind of Melanie and her team to do that. Her kindness will never be forgotten. I highly recommend Blush for your hair and make-up needs.

Melanie with Blush was absolutely fantastic! She did a wonderful job of doing my hair and makeup just the way I had envisioned for my wedding. In the months leading up to the wedding, she also helped me start a good skincare routine to help clear up my skin before the big day, and regularly followed up to check in and see how things were going. She gave great advice and tips all the way through and most importantly, made me feel beautiful on my wedding day! I can’t recommend her highly enough.

The makeup artist and hair dresser I booked via Melanie were fantastic. Both women were incredibly talented, kind, and easy going. I would consider my services on the expensive side, but I was thrilled with the result. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is because the booking experience with Melanie was pretty difficult. She was very inflexible with timing, even though I booked 18 months out from my event. My wedding planner cancelled on me last minute so I had to set up the wedding on my own, and Melanie was insistent that I had to allocate a set amount of time at the exact time that worked best for her schedule. This caused me a lot of stress leading up to the wedding, since I was off the clock for so long. If you consider booking with Melanie, it helps to know what your time preferences are ahead of time and try to lock those in so you don't end up being forced to work around her schedule.

Melanie did my makeup for the wedding and it stayed on all night. I don’t usually wear makeup but what she did made me look natural while really bringing out my eyes which looked incredible. Great communication leading to to the wedding and had great tips and product recommendations for skin care.

Melanie was absolutely amazing. Professional, punctual, friendly, and did an outstanding job on hair & makeup for our special day. I felt so beautiful on our wedding day, and again for our day after portraits. I highly recommend Melanie to all brides getting married in or around the Yosemite area. Thank you again for being so amazing!!

Deanna and Olivia were amazing! They were very professional and made me feel very comfortable on a day that I was extremely nervous. I'm not very versed in make-up and it was difficult to choose a hairstyle (the pressure!), but Melanie, Deanna, and Olivia made the process easier and it even felt like they were reading my mind! I had such a great time with them, I definitely recommend Blush.

Melanie was great to work with from the first consultation where she explained all her services in detail until our wedding day when she made me look flawless. Melanie is personable, professional, and you can tell she has a lot of experience working with clients who need their hair and makeup to withstand a day of hiking! Trust me when I say, if there is one thing you want to invest in for your wedding day it is a high quality hair and makeup artist!

I can't recommend Melanie and her team enough! She was so helpful throughout the planning process, working with me to get the really particular hairstyle, volume, and curls I wanted despite my very straight hair. She gave me all sorts of tips and advice leading up to my wedding, and then on the day made me feel so relaxed and pampered. I also know absolutely nothing about makeup, and she was such an amazing guide through that process. She went out of her way to make sure my naturally red skin didn't get too flushed using a nice cooling mask (did I mention I felt pampered?) She was able to create exactly the look I wanted and I couldn't have been happier with how it turned out! Thank you for making my day so special!

Melanie did an absolutely amazing job with my hair styling and makeup for our adventure elopement! Due to covid, my elopement location changed three different times! Each location change Melanie was able to accommodate and left me worry free for the entire process! If you are looking for hair styling and makeup application for an adventure elopement (or any kind of wedding) I strongly recommend Melanie at Blush. My makeup and hair styling lasted our entire adventure! I could not be happier with how everything turned out! Pro tip: the groom add-on is sooo worth it! My husband loved it!

I used Blush on our wedding day, and Melanie was AMAZING! She helped me pin down a hairstyle and makeup look months before, helped me establish a wedding prep skincare routine, and kept in contact with me up until the big day! I’m very indecisive and know very little about makeup/skincare- her knowledge and guidance was extremely helpful! On our wedding day, Melanie made sure to check in with me throughout the process- to make sure everything was as I wanted. I felt pampered and relaxed, and everything turned out even better than I could have ever imagined! I felt beautiful all day long, my hair stayed put, and my makeup stayed lovely. I asked for a natural make up look, and asked her to use my natural curls - ladies, she killed it! Melanie played a huge part in making our day just perfect. She even mixed up a small container of foundation to cover up some bruises I had gotten while hiking a couple days before! I cannot recommend her enough! Thanks so much Melanie!

The ladies from Blush were not only amazing at their job, but they were also so kind, calming and very efficient! I didn't have a lot of time to research looks, so I was so happy when they immediately knew what I was looking for and executed a flawless look! They were patient and helpful when discussing the look I was going for. Definitely recommend them for your wedding/elopment in Yosemite!

We had a great time working with the girls from Blush on and leading up to our wedding day. We live in Dallas and our elopement was in Yosemite. Being so far away I only had the internet reviews to rely on to choose my vendors and I didn’t really know what to expect but I have to say the internet wasn’t wrong. Melanie is amazing!! She was excellent at staying in touch with me and working with me to select my look for the big day. She was prompt with her replies and was expressive in her responses to my many questions :) We got to work with Diana(hairstylist) and Mariah (makeup artist) on our big day. They were both punctual, professional and experts at their job. I don't apply makeup in my day to day life and hence my knowledge in the space is extremely limited. I had selected a nude look for the wedding. However on the day of the event Mariah talked me through some other option that would look great on me. We ended up pivoting to a completely different look and I’m so glad we did because it turned out fantastic. Additionally both girls were very personable and we had a great time chatting and getting to know them.

Working with Melanie was incredible! She is so talented and made our big day extra special!

Melanie was a pleasure to work with! Her hair and makeup artist did an amazing job for my wedding day. I felt gorgeous!!!

Melanie did an amazing job on my hair and make-up the day of our wedding!!! She was so great to work with. We had to switch locations to a different state on short notice and she was able to work with us by meeting us at our new location for our wedding elopement. Super friendly, easy to talk to, punctual, and very accommodating. I highly recommend her as your hair and make-up stylist! I also received several compliments on my hair and make-up :))

Having a tiny wedding during COVID proved complicated with various county restrictions and limited access to Yosemite. Melanie and her team were incredibly responsive and accommodating throughout the whole process. They followed cleanliness and mask guidelines which kept all of us safe while preparing for my big day. I was thrilled with how my hair and makeup turned out as well!

Melanie was absolutely wonderful for our elopement wedding in Yosemite! She took what I had shown her in pictures, asked me some questions, and tweaked it to incorporate what would be best for my skin and hair type. It came out even better than what I imagined. Despite hiking all day in my dress in over 90F weather and my oily skin, the makeup and hair stayed in tact until the end of the night (around 11PM). I can't wait for her to do my hair and makeup for the big reception that was postponed until next year!

Blush was AWESOME! We had our wedding cancelled due to COVID and decided to plan a quick elopement in Yosemite! Melanie was not only extremely communicative and available to me, but also was really well organized and willing to get on board with me despite the quick timeline! Our consultation was really great, and I felt totally at ease with the decision to hire her team despite having never met anyone in person! Her staff took extremely great care of me throughout the process too, especially considering regulations around COVID. Hair and Makeup happened separately (they each came to me at my airbnb), they wore protective gear and were very careful about being clean and safe. And the results were INCREDIBLE! I seriously have never felt so beautiful. Diana did my hair and while I was giving her and melanie vague vague direction, she absolutely understood and nailed it!! Mariah did my makeup and it was literally the best Ive ever had done to me. Both ladies took time to make me look perfect, and I could tell that they care so much about their craft. They were also so friendly and we had some lovely conversations throughout the process. More importantly my hair and makeup stayed put ALL DAY - which is a feat in itself! By 1130pm when we were back and finally grabbing some food, my friend casually mentioned that she couldn't believe how good i was still looking after a day in the heat, hiking around, etc. "How can you possibly still look THIS GOOD?" was the phrasing i think :-) These ladies are REAL professionals and I am so so glad to have had them work with me. I dont know much about hair and makeup myself, but it was so clear that these two love what they do and are SO DAMN GOOD at it!! I highly recommend!

Melanie and Amanda did a fantastic job on my hair and makeup for my wedding, and on the hair and makeup for the bridesmaids and mothers of the bride and groom. Melanie did my hair and makeup, and I have never looked better. She also did the makeup for the bridesmaids and mother of the groom, and they looked gorgeous! Amanda is a complete whiz with hair, and did am amazing job on everyone's hair, even though the girls all had totally different types of hair (short, long, thin, thick, etc.) We were all super pleased with the results. Amanda also did the groom's hair, and he loved it. Blush was very accommodating too, and was able to add on hair services for my mom, who decided last minute that she wanted her hair done professionally. They also added on the groom's hair, and hair for a guest who requested hair services.

Melanie did an amazing job on my hair and make-up! I felt very beautiful on my wedding day. Leading up to my wedding day, she helped me figure narrow down what I wanted. I highly recommend Blush!

Melanie did my hair and makeup for our Yosemite elopement and I can not say enough good things about my experience. The booking process was organized and simple. Communication was prompt and thorough, all my questions were answered. To start, I am not a person who knows much about makeup or wears much of it. I also did not do a trial run. The day of the wedding Melanie created a stress free, comfortable environment. She is so talented and perfectly captured the natural look I wanted, despite my indecision at times. Most importantly, I felt like myself still. I could not be happier with how it all turned out. Worth every penny to have peace of mind on the big day. Thank you so much!

Melanie and the whole Blush team was awesome to work with for our wedding. I had a lot of questions before the day of the wedding and Melanie was always super responsive and easy to communicate with. Thanks so much Melanie and everyone on your team for helping me, my daughter, mom, mother in law and all 8 bridesmaids look wonderful!

They made me feel so beautiful on my special day! Other than doing hair and make up well, they also had a great attitude and honestly helped me calm down. So glad I used this service.

Blush and Melanie were amazing! She was able to accommodate all of my requests, including an early start (4am!) and body make up to cover up scars on my back. Melanie is exceptionally talented and I looked exactly as I had always envisioned. She's also really nice, easy going and fun to to talk to and made the whole experience relaxing . My hair and make up lasted over 18 hours and I was able to wear my backless gown without worry (something I have never been able to do). I cant thank Melanie enough for making me feel beautiful and confident on my wedding day =)

We were blessed not only once, being that we escaped the wrath of Hurricane Dorian at home in South FL only 2 days prior to our booked departure - the airports opened back up just in the nick of time & we were able to keep our flight plans of traveling to CA for our son/brother/grandson/nephew's wedding! We were blessed twice; being that we booked Melanie/Blush as our hair & make-up stylist! Melanie is an amazing person who genuinely cares that without a doubt, her client is extremely happy - all the while being just as happy & excited for you - with you! Melanie, thank you again for doing such beautiful work on all of us for my son's wedding on 9.8.2019. You are so sweet & so incredibly talented! Our hair & make-up definitely turned out even better than we had hoped. Not only did we not have to correct a thing - we never even had to freshen up! - & it is all because of YOU.💘 We were all given wonderful compliments all during the big day/evening & even into the night (we were even stopped by a few total strangers while walking around the wedding venue!) - & even still today when we share our photos! You made a very magical event even more magical! We can't thank you enough - from helping out with my personal "bangs issue" to my mother-in-law's white bra straps showing & even throwing in a surprise for our little flowergirl "Princess Ryleigh"! THANK YOU SO MUCH! We will never forget you! We loved getting "BLUSHED"!! Your contact info is staying in my phone because if I'm ever in the need again while in CA, YOU are definitely my go to girl! Much love & blessings to you. You were/are a blessing! When I look at our photos & think about how beautiful we all look - how extra happy we all are - I will always see your sweet beautiful smile too.💁🏼‍♀️💄😘💞

With our wedding anniversary coming up (Sep 21st), it is finally time that I thank Melanie and team for makeup and hair on my special day last year! Melanie and team provided services for myself, sisters and the moms and grandma! The team was punctual and attentive! Melanie was flexible when I changed my hairstyle request the day off my wedding and my choice was nothing like what we had practiced and agreed upon in advance. Thank you!

Working with Melanie was an absolute delight! She was so easy to get in touch with when I was planning, and was prompt and professional the day of. Everyone in my party enjoyed working with her as she made each of my ladies feel so comfortable and so so beautiful. I could not have asked for a better look for my big day. I felt the most spectacular I have ever felt and I wish I could hire her to make me look that good every day!

I had a terrible experience with Melanie/Blush.  I hired Melanie/Blush over a year before my wedding (last October 2018).  I found her on Instagram and liked her work that I saw. Upon booking Melanie, I signed the required contract and gave the deposit.  When I booked my hair trial, Melanie informed me that Amanda would be doing my trial and day of wedding hair.  I thought Melanie was going to be my stylist but I was told Amanda would be. Nowhere in the contract or any of our correspondence did it say that I would have someone other than Melanie.  This was the first of many issues where I noticed Melanie’s lack of communication; contract problems and business etiquette were totally unprofessional.  However, I proceeded with the hair trial with Amanda and it was great.  Amanda was very kind and I liked my hair.  My hair trial was $225 (for both my mom and I).   Fast forward to a month ago (10 weeks before my wedding date).  I reached out to Melanie to discuss day of timeline and final balance. Since I’m getting married in a church, the ceremony time is non-negotiable and is at 1pm.  I have 3 bridesmaids, 2 moms (MOB and MOG) and myself that needed hair styling.  (It should be noted that everyone just wanted curls, no up-dos or anything complex).  We needed to be ready by a certain time for photos, etc.  Melanie instructed me that we would have to start getting ready at 5am (which seems crazy early and 8 hours before the wedding!), it would also be an additional cost because of the early time, PLUS I needed to pay for their hotel room since they needed to be there so early (Add on another $300ish for the room). None of these additional costs, early arrival, hotel, etc were ever discussed with me/or in the contract.  My bridesmaids ultimately decided that they would rather do their own hair at that point.  I reached out to Melanie to remove the bridesmaids and one mom.  All allowed per the contract.  Once I made this change, Melanie informed me that I would still have to pay the minimum $500 requirement plus travel (even though my location was within “the free travel within 60 miles”). This is the FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD ABOUT A MINIMUM REQUIREMENT.   When I reached out to ask Melanie to show me in the contract where there was a minimum, she never could.  She insisted that it’s “all over her website and marketing materials”…  but NOT in the contract.  Melanie was rude, unprofessional and unwilling to help at all!  Melanie took it upon herself to speak with my wedding planner about me, how difficult I was.  After many emails about the contract – which why do we even have contracts? She told me that I could either pay an additional $150 to meet the minimum OR she would cancel the date.  I mean, what kind of business creates a contract, doesn’t stand by their contract and then bad mouths the bride to other wedding vendors???  It was completely unprofessional and so stressful as I now have to find another stylist 7 weeks out from my wedding!  Who does that?  I am getting married in Yosemite, I live out of the area so I have to go back up there to get another trial with another stylist and spend more money… all because Melanie’s contract was wrong.  If it was in the contract that there actually was a minimum, I would have paid it.  Period.  Melanie kept blaming me that it was “my perspective” that her contract didn’t spell out any of the above.   I work for a wedding vendor & we would never treat a client (even if we were right) like this.

My experience with Blush was absolutely wonderful. I first contacted them LESS THAN ONE WEEK before my wedding, after realizing I couldn't do my own hair. Melanie was very responsive, prompt and professional. She was patient with me while I navigated her site, and was able to confirm a hair stylist for my bridesmaids and me, 2 days before my wedding. She didn't make me feel bad about such a last minute request; she took it in stride and made it happen quickly, easily, and efficiently, greatly decreasing my stress. Blush pricing is reasonable and very clear. I found Blush on Yelp and liked the photos of hair and make up styles, which seemed natural, beautiful and not too fussy. This fit with the vibe of my Yosemite wedding. I was very impressed with Diana, our hair stylist. She showed up at the correct room in the Ahwahnee in Yosemite valley, early Saturday morning and she was very prompt. She was professional, friendly, hard working and also gracious/funny/fun to spend time with throughout the entire morning. She did excellent work. She listened to me and made my hair look beautiful, exactly how I wanted it, and it stayed up for the entire party. She listened to my bridesmaids and did their hair beautifully (half up/half down styles and braids) as well. I would highly recommend using Blush services for an incredibly professional, easy experience with beautiful, wonderful results.

Yvette was simply amazing. We had a party of 6 that had their makeup done. She was on time and it took about 45 minutes per person. She was personable and everyone looked spectacular. I would highly recommend Blush.

Janelle and Amanda were incredibly easy going and accommodating. My mother wasn't exactly sure what she wanted and they made sure to help her modify her look until she was confident and comfortable! I also felt radiant and like I could stand up to the beauty of the rest of the Yosemite surroundings. What a great way to relieve wedding-day stress! Thank you!!

Melanie is so talented at what she does! Everything from the initial booking, to the trial, to the big day was effortless and easy. She was always prompt in returning my emails, and was amazing at listening to what I wanted while providing her professional input as well. I rarely wear makeup in everyday life, so I knew I wanted a more natural look. She perfectly executed that. I felt beautiful, and still felt like myself on my wedding day! Overall --- 11/10 would recommend Blush and Melanie!

I honestly do not have enough words to praise Melanie!!! Coming from the UK I was a little anxious with not having time to have a trial. I also felt pretty clueless with what I actually wanted but Melanie was truly amazing. I didn't know where to start and was quite undecided with the look I wanted to go with, yet somehow she managed to made me look exactly how I wanted on my big day and I have never felt so amazing. Melanie was great with advice, easy to talk to and utterly amazing at what she does!!! Thank you so much for making me feel so amazing on my wedding day 😘

Melanie and Carlos are MAGIC! We had a destination wedding in Yosemite and had Blush do my hair and makeup, as well as the MOB and MOG. As someone who doesn't really like to wear too much makeup, Melanie made me feel comfortable and beautiful. Melanie and Carlos did such an amazing job on all of us, were perfectly on time, and just genuinely nice people. I cannot recommend Blush enough!

Melanie is amazing! Recently had my hair and makeup done and she did a perfect job executing the exact look I wanted for my shoot! She’s super professional and uses amazing products. I highly recommend her to anyone needing styling!

I loved working with Melanie! My husband and I got married in Yosemite and we live in the Bay Area, unfortunately, because of the distance and our schedule constraints, I was not able to schedule a trial with Melanie beforehand. However, I sent her pictures on different hair and make up ideas beforehand and boy did she deliver! I absolutely loved my hair and make up on my wedding day and it lasted me 12 hours with no need for touch ups. My bridesmaids looked beautiful and their make up lasted through the whole day as well. Melanie's prices were also competitive compared with other make up artists I contacted beforehand. I highly recommend Blush to other brides.

My hair and makeup artists did a great job for me on my wedding day! They drove out to Yosemite to help me get ready at our house. They arrived on time and were very professional. Both my hair and makeup came out better than i could have hoped for!

Melanie came on time and was very professional. She listened to what I wanted and executed it perfectly. She was also very easy to get along with... making the 3 hours fly by!

Melanie was great, she took the time to really find out exactly what I wanted for hair & makeup for my big day. She was punctual and professional. You can tell she loves what she does. She even gave me a goody bag with bobby pins, tissue and my lip color just in case. I really couldn't have asked for anything more!

Great professional service and communication.

I did not know what to expect booking my hair and makeup appointment from across the country without being able to see or speak to anyone in person. My hair and makeup stylist came to my Airbnb at 2am for my sunrise wedding. The makeup lasted all day and everything went over very well.

I loved my bridal updo!! It was beautiful and exactly what I wanted. I was sad when my wedding was over and I had to take it down. Melanie was fun to work with and we got along well with some good laughs. She varied my bridesmaids’s half-up styles which was nice! I was glad she didn’t do the same style for all of them. Overall I had a great experience and I would recommend her to my friends. Thanks Melanie!

Melanie was so easy to work with. She was friendly, professional, communicative, and listened to what I wanted. She created a look that was exactly what I had in mind based of pictures I had sent her. My bridal party adored her as well. I cannot recommend Melanie highly enough!

I first contacted Melissa at Yosemite Hair and Makeup just ten days before my wedding. I did originally have another company booked, but this fell through last minute. I am extremely lucky and grateful that Melissa was so accommodating and was able to find me both a hair stylist and a makeup artist on such short notice. She assigned me Deanna as a MUA and Amanda as a hair stylist who kindly even managed to fit me in for trials just a few short days before the wedding. Amanda was absolutely amazing – one of the most professional and fun people I’ve ever come across. She has such an admirable work ethic and it is easy to tell that she is so passionate about hair. She listened intently to what I wanted for my wedding hairstyle and managed to go above and beyond in creating it. She truly is an artist! Deanna was so much fun to work with. She has so much experience with makeup artistry and was so knowledgeable about all things beauty. She created a flawless bridal look for me and truly took her time, touch up little pieces here and there to make sure I was wedding ready. Deanna and Amanda were both very punctual, especially given the drive they had to make to our chalet in Yosemite West. All together, I spent about 3 hours with them and we laughed the wedding morning away. It honestly felt more like hanging out with a couple of girlfriends: we laughed, chatted and joked the whole morning and I also came out feeling more glamourous than I ever have! I received so many compliments throughout the day about my hair and make up and was excited to tell them all about Yosemite Hair and Makeup. I am now extremely thankful and glad that my original HMUA didn’t work out because otherwise I wouldn’t have had the chance to meet such amazing women as Deanna and Amanda. They are truly two very special and very talented artists. Thank you so much for making my big day that much more special and for all of your hard work.

Melanie was such a wonderful person to meet and work with. She was on time and totally put me at ease. I am so incredibly happy with how my hair and makeup turned out and photographed!

Melanie & her assistant were amazing! They were right on time and were so enjoyable to be around on the big day! Blush enhanced every woman's natural beauty through their makeup skills. Melanie also went the extra mile to stay longer and assist with hair when our hair stylist did not finish the job!

Melanie and Yvette were wonderful to work with! They arrived on time and worked hard to make sure the bridal party and moms were done right on time. They made the environment fun and stress-free. I was nervous initially to get my makeup done, but after my trial with Melanie, I felt like she had really listened and understood my vision for the bridal look. I couldn’t have been happier with the results! Thank you Melanie!!!

She did a great job and was able to do the vintage look I wanted , which not everyone could do. She was worth the money and the make-up held up the whole day! I recommend her for any wedding.

Melanie was great! So friendly and flexible. She even came back and redid hair and make up for a day after shoot. I felt beautiful on my wedding day and the day after. Thanks so much Melanie!

I had a spray tan done and it was easy and convenient to have it done in my own home! Melanie was professional and the tan turned out great. I plan to book a spray tan party soon!