Blushing Bride

4.9 out of 5 stars and 27 reviews
best-of-weddings

Oregon, Washington

About This Vendor

Blushing Bride

Hey my name is Katarina. I am a Professional Freelance Makeup Artist and esthetician in the greater Pacific Northwest! I Currently Live in Portland, OR and service brides in the surrounding area! I Launched BlushingBride in 2020, after being in the industry for 5 Years. I studied at Portland School of Beauty, where I received my esthetics license. Over the years I have honed my craft into a style I call Timeless Beauty. Using Minimal makeup to achieve an enhanced look based on your best features. The style and products used are meant to withstand time, so your pictures will look as beautiful as the did decades later. My team consists of two other trained professional bridal hair and makeup artists. We strive for perfection, and as a result we have been featured over 50 times in Various Magazines and Blogs including Isle Society, Skye Magazine, Glamor and Grace, and many more!

Details

Beauty
Beauty Group Bookings, Hair Stylists, Hair Trials Available, Makeup, Airbrushed Makeup, Eyelash Extensions, Makeup Artists, Makeup Trials Available, On-Site Hair & Makeup
Business Attributes
Woman-owned Business
Awards and Affiliations
2022 Best of Weddings Winner

Blushing Bride Reviews

Reviewed On 11/11/2020 by Alexa B
Katarina (and her assistant) did an amazing job with my wedding makeup and hair. The trial was extremely helpful so I knew exactly what I wanted on the wedding day. She did makeup and hair for myself, 3 bridesmaids, my mom and my husband's mom....
We got so many compliments! She stayed around and made sure our hair and makeup were holding up while we got dressed. Her day of kits came in super handy for touchups throughout the day. We even had a mishap when a groomsman spilled on his suit and she went out and bought us a hair dryer to help us get him dry before photos. She truly went above and beyond. I'd hire her again no question!
Reviewed On 1/01/2023 by Jillian H
Katarina was an amazing help on my wedding day. She made me feel and look my best and was so supportive. We did a trial run in which she tried several different styles to make sure I loved my look for my big day. Hire her for your big event, y...
ou won't regret it!
Reviewed On 1/01/2023 by Jessica M
Katarina’s work is absolutely beautiful! Have never felt more myself and beautiful in my life! I loved the way I looked and wished I would have hired her for my wedding!
Reviewed On 7/18/2022 by Krista P
Katarina is amazing! I had the honor of having her as my hair and make-up artist recently and she did a wonderful job working with my natural curls, working with my bridesmaids and their needs, and being a relaxing presence as we were getting r...
eady. She's incredible and I'd highly recommend her!
Reviewed On 5/29/2022 by Megan K
Katarina went above and beyond my hopes for my wedding day hair and makeup. She was incredibly professional, amazing with hair and makeup, and a delight to work with. From our first phone call I felt confident she would understand my vision fo...
r my wedding day, and would provide her expertise to make that possible. I loved the ability to do a trial at her very cute studio, and then she followed up after to make any adjustments needed for my wedding day. She was on time, efficient, and overall so fun to work with. My bridesmaids and I couldn’t have been more pleased with how our hair and makeup looked on the day. It lasted all day and night and I felt so beautiful all thanks to her! I would highly recommend her services to anyone who needs wedding or event hair and makeup!! Thank you Katarina & Blushing bride pdx!!
Reviewed On 5/26/2022 by Kristine J
I want to start off by saying that Katarina did a beautiful job of my hair and makeup on the day. I got lots of compliments and I felt beautiful. Unfortunately I found the process of working with her challenging. When I went to my trial, she sa...
id she was going to send some skin product recommendations along with a portal to input any changes that I wanted to make for the wedding. I waited a while and didn’t receive anything. I texted her multiple times on the phone number that she provided to me. After I while I asked my fiancé to reach out. She had changed her number without letting us know. She was apologetic and said she would resend it. I still didn’t receive anything so I tried to text her on the new number a couple of times. We also left several messages on her voice mail. Eventually we emailed her saying that we wanted to email the notes to her. On the day she did my hair and make up as well as my mums. She did a great job. She told me she would wait until I was dressed to put in my veil and left the bridal suite. We spent some time with my photographer getting photos of me getting dressed. She came in twice while we were taking photos so I told her to come in and put the veil in before I was ready because she seemed like she was in a hurry to get away. I think she is great at doing makeup and hair that enhances natural beauty. However I’m disappointed to say that I wouldn’t recommend hiring her.
Response from the Vendor on 06/14/2022
We wanted to start out by apologizing for the experience you had. Unfortunately when you booked 16+ months in advance, we did change processing servers completely which had some hiccups along the way, as we got used to the system. Which is why ...
we refunded you 20% prior to this review, and without being asked to. As for the veil placement we’re sorry that you felt rushed, we did wait over an hour and a half, and only tried to re enter the bridal room when the photographer left the room, as we thought you were ready. Again we apologize for the experience you had with our company, and will use this feedback to better our company!
Reviewed On 5/23/2022 by Britany G
Omg Katarina is Heaven sent. I’m so thankful I found her! She executed my make-up and hair perfectly. As a brown bride in Portland, OR it was scary to trust. She absolutely nailed it. I love her!
Reviewed On 9/17/2021 by Autumn A
10/10 would recommend. She was on time for both our trial and wedding day, easy to talk to, and encouraged me to give her honest feedback. Together we were able to creat the PERFECT look. She worked wonders with my incredibly long and crazy t...
hick hair, and she kept my bridesmaids laughing all morning. Everyone was done on time and looked amazing!
Reviewed On 9/11/2021 by Ashley L
Katarina did an amazing job for my wedding hair and makeup on every bridesmaid of mine. I was nervous about how my mom's hair would turn out being so thin and brittle and somehow she made it a masterpiece.
Reviewed On 8/10/2021 by Emily F
Katarina and the hair stylists with her (so sorry I don't remember her name) were both fantastic. I had a very large wedding party and we where in the middle of a heat wave. They put up with my crazy group beautiful and did a fantastic job! My...
hair and makeup was even better then my trial!
Reviewed On 8/07/2021 by Katy C
Katarina did a fantastic job with my hair and makeup as well as the rest of my party (so 7 of us total!) all by herself! We had an early morning but it was well worth it! Katarina encouraged me to take notes after my hair and makeup trial and l...
et her know how everything held up as well as what I liked/didn't like throughout the day. She remembered everything we talked about during the trial as well as all the notes I had afterwards on the wedding day months later so everything went so smoothly! Highly recommend!!!
Reviewed On 8/07/2021 by Madison B
Katarina is AMAZING! I actually did two separate trials. The first was hair and makeup, and the second was just makeup because I wanted to tweak some things. When my husband and I did our first look, he couldn’t stop saying how beautiful I was ...
and how much he loved my hair! Katarina is honestly so sweet and really easy to talk to. She drove all the way out to Pacific City for our microwedding. You will NOT regret hiring her!
Reviewed On 10/22/2020 by Karissa W
Katarina is the best! She arrived early and was really friendly. She helped me figure out what I wanted and executed it perfectly. I was so happy with how my hair and makeup turned out! I would highly recommend her!
Reviewed On 10/20/2020 by Rikki G
Katarina did my bridal hair and makeup and I was absolutely in LOVE with my look. Not only is she an absolute pro at both hair and makeup – but she is just lovely to work with! She is kind, reliable, responds quickly, and shows up on time. She ...
goes above and BEYOND for her clients. I can't recommend her enough!
Reviewed On 10/13/2020 by Elisabeth K
I recently coordinated a wedding where Katarina Tiley and her team were the stylists. What a talented crew! Katarina did a fantastic job and was very easy to talk with ahead of the wedding. I highly recommend her work and look forward to workin...
g with Katarina again soon.
Reviewed On 10/26/2019 by Heather O
Katarina was wonderful! I have never loved my hair and makeup more than when she did it for my wedding! I would definitely recommend her to other brides!
Reviewed On 8/27/2019 by Jen M
I was a victim of fraud after booking servives through Onsite. Katerina posted on a wedding collaboration group I follow offering her services to brides affected. She was able to fit me in with just three days notice! She did both my hair and m...
akeup and did an amazing job! We didn't have a chance to do any kind of trial obviously l, but I showed her the pictures I had, what I liked and disliked about them and she nailed it! I got so many compliments throughout the day. My makeup lasted all night, even the lipstick!
Reviewed On 8/20/2019 by Amy B
Katarina was fantastic. I didn't have a clear picture of what I wanted, and she worked with me to make me look perfect for my wedding. She was really personable and worked well with all my bridesmaids' different styles and personalities too. Sh...
e went out of her way to make sure that we were able to do a hair and makeup trial before the wedding, and she was super prepared in case anything bad happened. I would absolutely recommend Katarina to anyone!
Reviewed On 8/20/2019 by Savannah I
Katarina did an amazing job on myself, and my bridal party :) She was kind, accommodating, and made me feel / look amazing. Couldn't recommended her more!
Reviewed On 12/07/2018 by M M
Katarina did my hair and makeup for my wedding and I can say with no doubt she was the most amazing artist to work with! She was so flexible and sweet, she even went to the hair extension shop with me to make sure I was getting the right color ...
for my hair! Her prices are super reasonable for the amount of time and work she puts in. Overall I would DEFINITELY recommend her if you want an artist as dedicated and passionate as she is. Thank you so much katarina for everything you did to make my wedding even more special!
Reviewed On 11/07/2018 by Lisa B
Katarina was amazing to work with, super professional & very talented!!!
Reviewed On 10/19/2018 by Theresa B
Katarina is a pure joy. She is not only extremely talented but also such a kind person to work with. I highly recommend hiring her and thinking of treating yourself to an up do<3.
Reviewed On 10/15/2018 by Liliana C
Katarina was so helpful, and kind! She especially catered to me and my whole bridal party, stubborn moms included! Couldn’t have asked for a better experience and would totally recommend if you are looking for a makeup artist with incredible s...
kill. She made me look perfect on my big day, in person and especially in my photos!
Reviewed On 10/15/2018 by Zoe P
Katarina was timely, professional and so easy to work with. Trying different hair and make-up options until I could decide on just the right thing was no problem for her. The trial session was hugely helpful. After that we made a couple notes f...
or things to change and my hair and make up on my wedding day was perfect and looked great all night! Absolutely recommend working with Katarina for your wedding or special event!
Reviewed On 10/03/2018 by Cathy H
I hired Katarina for my wedding, and she literally was so understanding! My wedding party was running behind and instead of complaining she reassured me that everything was going to be alright and work out in the end! She not only did amazing w...
ork, but calmed me down as well!!! I couldn’t have asked for a better hair and makeup artist!
Reviewed On 9/21/2018 by Maria A
When I went to Katarina I was incredibly nervous, being someone who doesn't wear much makeup (mascara and concealer under the eyes) I wasn't sure if getting my makeup professionally done was something I wanted to have done. All those feelings i...
mmediately went away when I met her! We attempted the traditional full coverage look and it was just not my look and she immediately found a solution that nailed the look I was aiming for. Her work was absolutely flawless. She is quick to respond to messages and incredibly friendly. I am blown away with her willingness to work with me and to abilities to make one feel beautiful. 100% would recommend her to all brides :)
Reviewed On 7/04/2018 by Donna R
I had the opportunity to work with Katarina as a MUA for a recent shoot and she is exactly what every bride needs. She is sweet and calm and does amazing work. You won't regret booking her for your wedding day!

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Katarina Ottman
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Hi Gorgeous! My name is Katarina. I am a Professional Freelance Makeup Artist and esthetician in the greater Pacific Northwest! I Currently Live in Portland, OR and service brides in the surrounding area! I Launched BlushingBride in 2020, after being in the industry for 5 Years. I studied at Portland School of Beauty, where I received my esthetics license. Over the years I have honed my craft into a style I call Timeless Beauty. Using Minimal makeup to achieve an enhanced look based on your best features. The style and products used are meant to withstand time, so your pictures will look as

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