elegante beaute - Professional Makeup and Hair by Linda

Linda is the best! She offers exactly what her customer is looking to. I am not a "makeup" person as I kinda resisted adding stuff on my face. However, during the trial session, I was totally convinced by what Linda created for me as surely every bridal wants the best look for the ceremony and photograph effect. The makeup she did for me was stunning and also pretty natural. All my friends were surprised to see how I looked on the wedding day and I could smile with more confidence to the camera. Besides, I really appreciate Linda as she is a quite nice person! She is fun to talk to and easy to communicate. Talking to her during the makeup time really released some of the nervousness. Anyway, I highly recommend Linda as she is professional and a great person:)

Our wedding was in September of 2015. Our photographer referred Linda and I was really happy with her service! Linda did my hairstyle and makeup. She was very professional, at the same time flexible. Since I am Asian I had specific requirements and Linda was able to adjust based on them. I had an elegant and cute Korean bridal look. I would love to ask for Linda's help when I do hairstyle and makeup next time.

Linda was absolutely FABULOUS. I cannot say enough about what a great job she did. I was an out of state bride and we could not do a trial run, so months before she asked me to send pics and ideas and she made me look exactly how I wanted to. I usually have to go back and do little fixes afterward when someone does my hair and make up and I did not even touch my hair or make up bc she made it absolutely perfect. She was incredibly punctual, she was very detailed and took her time with my bridesmaid and I. She was as sweet as she could be and I wish she lived in Birmingham so that she could do my hair and make up for every event! I can't thank you enough, Linda! :)

Our wedding was in August, and Linda was amazing to work with from the initial trial through the wedding day. She's very down to earth and super sweet, and her work clearly shows the experience and knowledge from years working in the wedding industry. Throughout the trial, Linda took the time to go through every step with us and was very transparent with her techniques. She answered all of our silly questions, explained different makeup brands, how well they work on different skin types, and how to use them if we decided we liked them enough to buy them ourselves. She even let us take photos of her tools for reference. She was super pleasant and clearly looking out for our best interests every step of the way. Even though I wasn't 100% sure what I wanted for a bridal look, all she needed to see was a few Pinterest photos and she worked her magic. Kudos to Linda for being able to tackle my hair, because I have a TON of it. I'm Asian and never wear much makeup, so I was very concerned about the bridal makeup being too heavy and didn't want to look like a clown- but Linda knew how to do things just enough for photos while keeping tasteful. The trial session was very educational and helpful, I would definitely recommend booking one with her. Linda was always very prompt and professional with email correspondence and kept in constant contact via text on the wedding day. She fought through awful festival traffic and downtown parking to get to our hotel room on time- she was the first one to show up even before our bridal party! Even though others were late, Linda was very patient and it was clear her priority was to make sure every bridesmaid was satisfied with their look. She accommodated all adjustments and requests until each girl was happy. Additionally, she went beyond the call of duty and even took the time to pose in our "getting ready" shots for the photographer. She even stayed later than her appointed time, and was still leaving reminders about touchup on her way out. Linda did a wonderful job and I can't recommend her enough. I never needed to worry about my makeup or much touchup (even after some waterworks) and having that peace of mind on my wedding day was invaluable. THANK YOU AGAIN!!!

My wedding was this past Saturday, August 22nd and I could not be more thankful and happy with everything that happened that day. It was the happiest day of my life and everything was so special. A bride always needs that pampering and that person to make her feel and look even more beautiful on such a special day and Linda made me feel beautiful with such a great service. My hair looked beautiful and my make up was just perfect. Linda and her assistant did my mom and sisters makeup and hair and they were also pleased with their work. I cannot recommend a better make up and hair artist. Linda is truly amazing with what she does and what makes her more special is her dedication to making her clients feel beautiful and special. Thank you Linda!!! You're truly the best!

Linda is an amazing artist. She made sure she made the bride look like a princess. She listened very carefully and kept adjusting the look until it was perfect! Not only is she a master at her craft but also a great person to have by your side on your most important days. She is patient, caring, very friendly and funny. All the attributes you need in someone when you are under just a teensy bit of stress. I highly recommend her for naturally beautiful and smoky evening looks.

If you're looking for a talented and professional hair/makeup artist, look no further--Linda is the best! She did my hair and makeup for my engagement shoot and the makeup did not feel heavy at all. I don't normally wear a lot of makeup so I wanted a natural look with dramatic eyes and she did just that! She listens to what you want, gives you her suggestions, and always always always makes sure you are happy with how it turns out. She's a perfectionist, which is a not a bad thing when it comes to hair/makeup. We did a hair/makeup trial run before my actual wedding day. I showed Linda a picture of the updo I wanted and she recreated the look exactly how I wanted it. I wasn't sure what makeup style I wanted so I told her to do what she thought would look good, but again not too heavy. She took her time and created a look that I was very happy with. On my actual wedding day, she showed up bright and early and exactly on time (she is always punctual to her appointments). She recreated the look that we did at the trial and I received a ton of compliments on my hair and makeup that day. The makeup lasted through sunshine,heat, and wind (we had an outdoor wedding at noon) and did not clog my pores! I always worry when having my makeup done because the makeup is usually caked on and I have very sensitive skin. Linda used airbrush foundation on my face and shoulders so it wasn't heavy at all (but still created enough coverage) and did not irritate my skin. Linda is the sweetest person and a very talented hair/makeup artist. She's fun to work with and very good at what she does. She makes sure you are comfortable and makes you feel beautiful. I would definitely recommend her if you're looking for someone to do your hair/makeup at your next event! Thanks Linda!!

Linda did an amazing job with my wedding makeup. She was very professional and easy to communicate with. I had gone to a few trials and wasn't happy with the results until I finally met Linda. She gave me very good suggestions for a natural makeup and spent quite a lot of time making sure we'd find the perfect lip color. I was so happy with the result and would highly recommend her to anyone!

Linda did an amazing job on wedding hair and makeup for me and my bridesmaids. Throughout the entire process she was easy to communicate with and very thoughtful about my concern doing an up-do with my really thin hair and having my scalp show through in places it should not. Even more, her rates were among the best of all the makeup and hair artists I researched in the Bay Area, so she is incredibly affordable and her quality of work is outstanding. We had a makeup and hair trial several months prior to my wedding day and overall I was very happy with those results, but Linda really wanted to make sure everything was absolutely perfect and so she scheduled another hair and makeup trial FOR FREE to ensure that my scalp was fully covered by my up-do and that my makeup was spotless. Between the first and second makeup trials Linda also researched and discovered a new way to use eyelid tape to even out my eyelids so we played around with the new tape at the second trial. I liked the new tape and decided to use that on my wedding day. On my wedding day Linda and her assistant arrived promptly at my hotel in Berkeley and got to work doing our hair and makeup. Linda listened to my bridesmaids’ comments and concerns and made sure they were comfortable with their makeup. As for me, I could not have felt more beautiful on my wedding day. While I was really happy with both makeup and hair trial results, Linda went above and beyond on my wedding day to truly make me look flawless. She did my makeup in such a way where it would pop in photos but not look overly heavy in real life. My hair up-do was absolutely perfect. Not a bit of scalp showed through besides my hair part and the up-do had great volume. Our makeup and hair stayed perfect throughout the entire day and evening. I was sweating and dancing like a mad woman on the dance floor towards the end of the night but no makeup smudged and my hair did not lose its oomph. That gives credence to the high quality of makeup and hair products that Linda uses. I strongly recommend Linda for any event in which you want to look and feel like a queen!

Linda is amazing! She did a wonderful job on my wedding hair and makeup and did exactly everything I asked for. Linda is very sweet, professional and responded to all of my emails and questions and was extremely easy to work with. Linda is an extremely talented hair and makeup artist. She was also able to get an assistant to help with all my bridesmaids hair and makeup, they all looked great! Choose Linda to make you look beautiful for your special occasion, you won't regret it!

Linda is an incredibly talented make up artist who did my make up for my engagement photo session. She's very responsive when I tried to arrange the appointment time. She was open to suggestions and eager to know how I imagine my engagement photo shoot would be like, what dresses I would wear, etc. On the D-day, she showed up on time, worked efficiently, and made my eyes really dramatic and beautiful. Her make up lasted the whole day, no smudge, no mess, no re-touch. Some people said make up is not that important for engagement photo session, but a touch from Linda will do wonders. You will realize later and thank her later that you look really beautiful and the make up look really natural in the pictures. I knew she did the make ups for many of my friends on their wedding day, and all of them are superb, very natural, and gorgeous.

So glad to have Linda do my hair and make up for my engagement session! She was punctual, she knew what would work best for my features, and her make up was comfortable to wear the whole day through. Our e session was a whole long day, and Linda not only pulled up different great looks for the different locations, she was very helpful all the way. She was attentive to details to make sure everything was done excellently. Thank you Linda we are very happy with the service!

Linda is super AWESOME in every single way!!! She is very accommodating and does her best to fit into my schedule. She gave me very professional advice to postpone my photoshoot as I had these terrible suntan lines. I had a very easy time liaising with her as she is prompt in replying and ensuring she has sufficient time to prepare me. On the actual day, she was on time and ensure that I have enough time to rest before the shoot starts. During the shoot, she will lug her huge makeup box and she even helped our photographer with the lights and props! Felt so bad... thou she kept saying it's alright. I really had a lot of fun with her during the shoot! She has a great eye for colors to match my complexion and outfits! She insisted to change the color of my eyeshadow to match my evening gown after I changed out from the day dress. She would risk having car sick, just to add her magical touch to my eyes (thank god, our photographer had some sweets with him:)) and we ran for touching up at the red lights as the guys were still scrolling to catch up with us. Those were such fun times! I will still engage Linda for our future shoots in USA, she's simply the BEST! Thanks LINDA! ~Hui Shan Kelly

I want to start this review with a BIG THANK YOU to Linda for making me look beautiful and elegant on my wedding day!! Linda did an awesome job (again)! She did my hair & makeup for my engagement sessions. I was really happy with the result so I wasn't worried at all about my wedding makeup because I knew I was in a good hand. And I was right! Linda is very professional, she listened to everything that I needed, she pays attention to details and made sure I feel comfortable with everything (e.g., you know those hair extensions sometimes can hurt you. She didn't mind taking them off and putting them back on again so it didn't hurt me). Linda and her assistants also did hair & makeup for the two mothers, two bridesmaids, a junior bridesmaid and my two aunts. They all looked gorgeous on my wedding day! So for all the brides out there, have Linda as your makeup artist and you sure will look beautiful on your big day!

Linda was great. She did make up form my sister and me for my sister's wedding and we looked awesome. Our makeup was very elegant but not heavy or too much. It was really perfect. She also did our hair and it was awesome. Linda really listens to your preferences and has the experience to show you what looks best, as well. It was a very positive experience. I can't wait to see the wedding photos!

I don't have the best skin but when I engaged Linda to do my makeup and hair and on my wedding and wedding reception, she did an amazing and fantastic job. She's super professional and listens to what you want; especially I am not the kind of girl who's into heavy makeup like most Asian girls do. Linda picked the right color and the airbrush makeup didn't smudge or smear at all! She is very conscientious and make sure she did an awesome job by applying all the makeup products so carefully and evenly. Linda is also responsive to my endless emails and questions since our consultation session. I love her professionalism, punctuality and her meticulous attitude! If you're looking for a professional makeup artist on your big day, then I totally recommend this sweet lady!

If I could rate more than 5 stars, I would give Linda a 10 stars for her extraordinary talent and excellent services. If you are looking for a make up artist for the pre-wedding and/or wedding session, just hire her and you would be at peace on mind. On my wedding day, I was overwhelmed with joy, I couldn’t hold my tears and I cried a lot, and she became my lifesafer! She was always there to fix me! During consultation session, she was so great in communicating her ideas, she gave a lot of great and helpful advice to me, my mom and my bridesmaids. I really recommend Linda to be your make up artist on your special day, she proved it by making my wedding even more beautiful, she made me the happiest bride on my wedding. Thanks Linda.

Linda was fantastic! She was punctual, professional, and friendly. She asked my opinion about every aspect of my hair and makeup and had no problems making slight adjustments during the trial. On the big day, I got SOOO many compliments on my hair and makeup! I had originally wanted my hair a certain way but during the trial, we discovered that was not really feasible. She was able to creatively come up with a similar style that worked perfectly and I loved even better! She is worth every penny :D

Linda was wonderful to work with. She was responsive to emails and accommodating, always checking and making sure that I liked the look throughout the trial session and also on the wedding day. On D-Day, Linda came in on time as planned and worked efficiently. She did a wonderful job for me and my bridal party. We only had such a short window of time for the touch up (in between the ceremony and reception) but Linda maintained calmness and worked efficiently. I highly recommend Linda. :)

Linda did a beautiful job on my makeup. It looked flawless but natural. I really loved the false eyelashes which I thought I wouldn't like. They made my lashes look full without being odvious. I have very difficult hair to style but Linda worked hard to make it look great!

I had a lot of problems finding someone to do my Bridal hair&makeup. Many would never contact you back? With just 2 1/2 weeks away from the wedding I was referred to Linda, and she responded IMMEDIATELY. We did a trial at my home (she even waived her travel fees due to my disability, SO KIND) and we figured out exactly what I wanted my hair to look like. I felt my trial make-up began a little dramatic for my tastes so she tweaked it until it was just right. The day of make-up & hair was perfect! I received a TON of compliments, even from our photographer! She also did my sister's Day-of hair&make-up (M.O.H) and it looked great. My sister was nervous and was kind of a pain, but Linda was sweet and gracious and took it with stride. I would recommend Linda to anyone :)

I truly could not speak more highly of Linda in every step of the process. From the beginning she was professional, accommodating, and completely open to feedback- she truly wanted me to look exactly how I had envisioned on my wedding day and did everything possible to make me feel 100% comfortable going into it. Because I wasn’t entirely happy with how my skin looked after the first trial (because of my skin’s reaction to the makeup, not Linda’s skills), she met with me again, and then a third time until we found the perfect face makeup. On the day-of Linda provided a sense of calm throughout the four hour process of (with an assistant) doing hair and/or makeup for me, two bridesmaids, and two mothers. She had a big task as well with setbacks from my mother being very sick, me crying, a photographer in our small space, and general stress right before the wedding. As soon as I saw myself in the mirror when she was finished I could not have felt more beautiful and at that moment I knew I was ready to enjoy this day I had spent 9 months planning. My now-husband could barely believe his eyes when he saw me, and I felt like the most elegant and beautiful bride in existence. I couldn’t be happier with Linda and would highly recommend her for both hair and makeup!

Linda is the sweetest person on the planet and she does the best hair and makeup. In all my life, I have never felt romantic, but that's how she made me feel on my wedding day. The hair was beautiful, the makeup was beautiful, and she was great. She did hair and makeup for my mom and bridesmaids as well, and they looked fantastic. Linda was flexible and wanted to make sure that we were happy with our final look. She also had an assistant there to help. I was happy to find out that her assistant also had her own company but her and Linda take turns helping each other. I was glad that I wasn't getting someone who was learning, or fresh out of school. We got true professionals and the results were evident. I highly recommend her.

Linda was wonderful. She did an amazing job and made me feel very comfortable. I usually do not use a lot of make up, but she convinced me that putting a little extra for my special day was essential, she was right. The few pictures I've seen so far totally prove her right. She was on time, attentive and whenever I told that I wasn't sure about a certain color or hair style, she was very agreeable and gave me other options that better fit my style. She is amazing. I highly recommend her. I've never felt so beautiful in my life!

Linda is fantastic !!!! Linda did my bridal makeup,Hair and Flowers for my "25th Wedding Anniversary". Linda is very professional, responsive,humble and very easy to work with and not something you can say about every vendor you work with Linda for both Flowers,hair and make up. The Make up and Hair came out great and got a lot of compliments on my wedding day.  And especially my Husband kept telling me that I look amazing and He's very happy for what Linda did. My husband said,the make up look very natural in the pictures which was exactly the way He want and my makeup lasted the whole day.  I also did follow Linda's recommendation when we buy flowers that would match up our budget. I have to say,she was the perfect person for the job responsible and very charming person. Overall,she did the job amazing and the whole family was happy and the peoples at the wedding was surprise cause,I was look totally Awesome. Thank you,Linda for making me look more younger at the wedding After 25 years marriage.

Linda was amazing! She was incredibly professional and was very responsive through out the entire process, not something you can say about every vendor you work with. I used Linda for both hair and make up, as did members in my bridal party. I did a trial with Linda prior to booking her for my wedding and I was impressed from the very beginning. In a matter of hours, she transformed me into what I had always dreamed of I would look like on my wedding day, from just a short conversation and a few photos. After leaving the appointment, I found a few small things that I really wanted to change for the day of. I emailed her about the changes and got an immediate response. She assured me I did not need to pay for another trial, but that she would be able to make all those changes on the day of without a problem. I was a little hesitant not to do another trial, but she was absolutely correct. From those few short emails, she was able to make every change we had discussed perfectly. She has clearly had a vast amount of experience because she gave me the information for the lipstick I would be wearing that day in the event I wanted to purchase it for touch ups, something I hadn’t thought about yet. On the day of, she showed up right on time and got straight to work. She was very flexible with the order of events considering other members of my bridal party were using her as well. She had given me a general timeline for events and she was spot on. One of the things I was looking for when searching for a hair and make up artist was personality. I knew this person would be in my bridal suite all day and I wanted to ensure this person would be personable and keep stress to a minimum and I have to say she was the perfect person for the job. She kept everything very calm and ensured I had any time I needed for other items even while she was working on me. I was very impressed with her right at the end of the day as well. After she finished with me, she didn’t take off right away. I was getting dressed and taking pictures and she waited there to ensure anything I needed right up to the wedding was taken care of. This to me was above and beyond anything she needed to do. She stayed there until I was almost ready to walk down the aisle to assure that if I messed anything up she was there to fix it. Linda is an amazing person to work with and I would recommend her to anyone. Everyone in my bridal party loved working with her as well and they were also very impressed with her work. She truly helped create a memorable day.

Linda is such a talented makeup and hair artist! She’s so sweet and fun to work with too! Before the trial session for my wedding, I sent her photos of hair and makeup that I liked. For the first trial session, I asked for a real smoky eye and long lashes. It turned out perfect and I absolutely loved it! But then I thought I should tone it down a bit since it’s my wedding and not a club. But since I’m so picky and need to know exactly how everything will be before the big day (including the flowers, music, lighting, cake, table linens...), I scheduled a second session just for my makeup. She charged a very reasonable fee and of course the makeup turned out just how I wanted it! The day of our wedding, Linda and her assistant arrived early to setup, all wide awake and ready - at 7am! My bridesmaids and mother-in-law all loved their makeup and/or makeup! And I absolutely loved mine! The makeup was applied so precisely and perfectly. I’m so glad I found someone who knows how to correctly apply makeup for Asians. I’ve been to several makeup artists (at department store makeup counters) that do not know how. I would leave the counter looking like a raccoon. I’m also very happy with how everything looked in our photos. Sometimes with the usual everyday makeup I put on, it often looks like I don’t have much makeup on. But for our wedding photos, the makeup was just right. You could tell I had enough on, but it did not look like I was too made up. She did the most beautiful makeup and hair for me! Thank you Linda! I will be calling you the next time I need makeup done. Holiday party? Can’t wait!

Linda did my bridal makeup and hair for my May wedding. Linda is very professional, responsive, punctual and easy to work with. I did not like my hairstyle and eye make up from the initial trial which I originally thought they might look good on me. Linda patiently worked me to coming up a new look for the second trial which she charged me a very reasonable fee for doing it. The final look came out great and got a lot of compliments on my wedding day. They also look very natural in the pictures which was exactly the way I want. My makeup lasted the whole day. I did follow Linda's recommendation to buy lipstick colors that would match my makeups. Noted, Linda went to the Chanel counter to verify the name of the color of the lipstick that would work on me. For the evening, I chose to wear a different color to match my evening gowns. It turned out nicely. It was pretty windy at the afternoon of my wedding day and my veil was flying high during the outdoor photo session, but my hairdo magically stayed put till the end of day. Overall, Linda gets a DITTO from me.

Linda was fantastic! She was on-time (actually, early), prepared, sweet, professional and basically awesome! We had done a trial session a couple of months before the wedding. At that session, Linda took lots of photos of my hair so she would remember exactly what to do on the big day. She did a wonderful job with my hair and my bridesmaids hair, and all of our hair stayed in place all day and all night. My hair generally does not hold a curl, but she curled and pinned my hair and I LOVE how it all turned out. I'm so happy to highly recommend Linda!

Linda did my hair and makeup for my engagement session. She is such a sweetheart and very easy to to talk to! She was very responsive, and from the pictures I showed her of what I was looking for, she gave me the look I was looking for! My hair and makeup stayed in place for the entire day! I cannot wait to see how the pictures turned out, and to have her on my wedding day. Her pricing is very reasonable for the quality of work and her attention to detail. I would recommend Linda to anyone looking to get pretty on their wedding day or photo session!