About this vendor
Embrace Makeup Artistry is owned and operated by Linda Joyce "LJ" Gyimah. LJ has 10 years of experience working with brides of varying backgrounds to enhance their beauty, captured in lasting photographs. She believes every bride should look and feel her best on her wedding day and partners with each bride to create and execute their bridal vision. All bridal packages are customized to give each bride a unique experience and services well suited to her needs, style, and personality.
Details
Beauty
- Beauty Group Bookings
- Makeup
- Makeup Artists
- Makeup Trials Available
- On-Site Hair & Makeup
Business Attributes
- Black-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Awards and Affiliations
2020 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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out of 5.012 reviews
LJ was great! She listened and understood the assignment! She made me and my mom look beautiful.
LJ is amazing! I used Embrace Makeup Artistry for my wedding and I couldn’t have been happier. I don’t wear makeup but for my wedding day, I wanted to enhance my natural beauty. LJ...
listened and did just that! I was so happy with the results and plan to use her in the future. She is very professional and also gave me some great tips on making my skin look beautiful!!
I'm not a big fan of makeup, so I was really apprehensive about how much of me I'd see on my special day. Embrace paid attention to the look I wanted, and ensured that my final lo...
ok enhanced my natural beauty in a way I felt completely comfortable with. I was breathtaking!
Embrace did the makeup for my bride and even in the rain and heat it stayed in place. She did an amazing job making sure the day remained special despite the weather. The makeup al...
so showed very well from every angle in our photos.
Linda is an amazing, amazing person but she is equally skilled at what she does! I got married in Tobago, a small island in the Caribbean. The day of my wedding it looked like it w...
ould rain (and it did later in the evening) but it was also hot. My dream was to have an outdoor wedding so I knew the makeup needed to stay on (not to mention the tears that would inevitably occur). From the very beginning with my trial session Linda was accommodating, welcoming and, even when I didn't realize it, very attentive to every detail I wanted. She heard my vision for the look I wanted and took into consideration that I generally don't wear a lot of makeup. The trial was great (I looked like a super star during my car ride home and all that evening) and I went home happy. Fast forward to my wedding day. Linda arrived at the villa to do my makeup and the makeup of my sister, my maid of honor. She started with my sister and as she was working with her I heard Linda comfortably chatting with her while working. It set my mind at ease (wedding days are stressful!) and by the time I sat in the chair to start my own makeup I was already feeling much better about how the day would go. While she applied my makeup Linda laughed and joked with me and my cousin who casually asked her for makeup tips. It was such a relaxed, enjoyable time that by the time she was done beating my face it was like no time had passed. I looked in the mirror and was so happy! Linda had even remembered my penchant for a red lip, and even though we did a more subdued lip during the trial she gave me my red lip (and packed a red lip gloss and extra makeup wipes for the evening)! At the end of the night it rained and I danced and cried through my vows and when I tell you my face still looked amazing! People said I was glowing all night and even commented on it based on cell phone pictures. Someone even said I looked like a Disney princess. Needless to say, please choose Linda as your wedding day makeup artist!
Linda has provided her service for several special events in my life including my 21st birthday, college, graduation party, my sister’s wedding and so forth. She even showed up whe...
n I contacted her in a short notice to do the make-up for six models for Bernan Fashion Show. For the wedding event, she did my facial (maid-of-honor), the bride and all seven bridesmaids. We were all very satisfied with her work. She was very professional, responsive, and cooperative throughout the planning and the day of the event. I trust her work and will definitely recommend her to anyone who needs her service to make them look glamorous for that special occasion.
Embrace Makeup Artistry was amazing. My makeup was flawless. LJ was so great to work with. She is professional, responsive, and so knowledgeable. I do not tend to wear makeup and s...
he far exceeded my expectations and vision of a natural look on my wedding day. My bridesmaid's makeup was just as amazing.
I’ve had my make up done by Embrace Makeup Artistry on numerous occasions, so it was no surprise when I asked her to do my make up for my traditional wedding ceremony! If you want ...
a flawless, jaw dropping look for your big day, I definitely recommend booking her. She’s the best!!
Linda was awesome! I don't usually wear make up but I wanted something special for my wedding so I was nervous. I wanted a natural look and she did an awesome job combining my wish...
es and her expertise. She made me look flawless!! We did a pre-wedding make up to get the look I wanted and it was perfect! She was extremely patient with me and all my questions (which is a big deal to me). She showed up on time and was very professional and respectful. Everyone loved my make up.
LJ was great to work with. The makeup trial went well and she was responsive and answered all of my questions leading up to the wedding. On the day of, she was on time and professi...
onal. Everyone looked great and she was excellent at picking just the right colors. I look forward to using her for my next event and i would definitely recommend her for your wedding!
We had a great experience working with LJ! She did my, my bridesmaids, and my now-husband's makeup for our wedding. My package included a dry run which was a lot of fun and helpful...
for ensuring the day of went smoothly and efficiently. Her work made me feel the most beautiful I have ever felt! My bridesmaids could not stop looking at themselves! The touch-ups LJ gave my husband made him feel more confident. I highly recommend working with LJ!
LJ is very professional. We all felt comfortable to tell her want we wanted, she was on time and very organized. She did me, my mother, mother-in-law, and my bridesmaids all by her...
self without us been late for the ceremony. my mother and MIL still talks about a great job she did. She enhanced my features but still kept everything natural just the way i wanted it. I can’t recommend her enough! Definitely book her for your wedding:)
Contact
DC, MD, Northern VA
Embrace Makeup Artistry