About this vendor
Empowder, aka Amola Surya, is an on-site wedding makeup artist and hair stylist for couple’s weddings in the greater Washington, D.C. area. Ms. Surya is a bridal specialist with advanced makeup and hair styling techniques for American and South Asian brides. She is an expert with multicultural brides and bridal parties. Ms. Surya's is a versatile artist who can give brides a anything from soft and romantic look to a glitz and glam look, which is very rare for artists in the DC, MD, VA area.
Services Offered
Empowder provides brides with makeup and hair trials prior to their big day, and on-site wedding makeup. Ms. Surya can even work with brides to provide tattoo coverage for the wedding day. Services include options for the entire wedding party as well as below:
Classic or airbrush makeup
Setting and styling hair extensions
Skin analysis and custom regimens
Highlighting and contouring techniques
Natural makeup
Glam makeup
False lashes
Romantic updos
Boho chic waves
Classic updos
Glam Hollywood waves
Much more!
Details
Beauty
- Beauty Group Bookings
- Hair Stylists
- Hair Trials Available
- Makeup
- Airbrushed Makeup
- Makeup Artists
Business Attributes
- Asian-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
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Amola was amazing! The Empowder team took care of my 2 full bridal looks, as well as hair and dupatta draping for my soon to be in laws and bridesmaids! My husband is not indian and this was a lot of our family/bridal party's first time wearing indian clothes! It was such a relief to have the Empowder team help install everyone's tikka and dupatta properly - our family and friends looked beautiful, comfortable and confident in their outfits, while giving my family the opportunity to get themselves ready without stress!! I loved loved loved both of my looks, Amola draped my saree beautifully and really helped me achieve my traditional ceremony look, and then helped me change into my more modern and fun reception look. Although time was limited between the ceremony and reception, Amola helped make my transition effortless. She also made sure I was comfortable throughout the whole process, making sure I had ample opportunities to eat/reset throughout the day! Overall my family, friends and I loved working with Amola and the rest of the Empowder Team!
From the moment I saw Amola's work on Instagram, I fell in love with her artistry. I knew that I had to have her for my wedding day. She was so easy to communicate with, answered all of my questions before I booked, and clearly knows her makeup!
She recommended that I research makeup looks that I was interested in and that I could send them to her to get her thoughts. She listened to my vision and made me feel absolutely gorgeous on the special day.
Amola excels at accentuating your natural features while making your makeup look flawless and knows how to create beautiful hair looks. She provided the perfect makeup and hair look for the wedding, which lasted all morning and into the afternoon. For the evening, we changed hair into deep waves and makeup into a glam look which she did perfectly! Amola also drapes sarees and lenghas beautifully, without any worry of it budging throughout the day. She also provided touch-ups throughout the day to ensure that I looked my best in every photo.
She brought a team of makeup and hair artists to do my family's hair and makeup. They did an amazing job with everyone's looks, making my mother, MIL, SIL, and sisters feel beautiful.
I highly recommend Amola to any bride looking for a talented, professional and experienced makeup artist. She exceeded my expectations and helped to make our wedding day even more special.
Amola did my makeup for my Wedding and Reception. I found her via friend's recommendations and did a deep dive on Instagram to see her work. She keeps her page really up to date (and fun!) so it was easy to get a good idea of her style and past work. I really liked how she had done makeup for other bride's in the past, so I decided to give it a go! I reached out to Amola in January 2022 and asked if she was available for my wedding weekend (October 2022). Ideally I would have booked her for all of my events, but unfortunately she was booked on my Sangeet date. I was bummed, but still really excited she'd be able to do my makeup for the big day! Amola was really prompt in responding to my request and she was super friendly to talk to on the phone. She informed me of the general timeline and she was really patient as I asked plenty of questions!
Amola was flexible with me when scheduling my makeup trial and we were easily able to find a date that worked for both of us. She was really timely - we started on the dot and she took exactly the amount of time that she estimated to me. She listened to what I wanted for my look and she matched it super well! There were also some things I wasn't super sure about but she was patient with me and helped me decide! Prior to the trial she was also really helpful in telling me exactly what I needed to bring and how to prepare.
On my wedding and reception day, she was absolutely amazing! Her team arrived on time and set up fairly quickly. Amola did my hair and makeup and she brought two people to help with my sister, sister-in-law, mom, and mother-in-law (one did hair, and one did makeup). Beforehand, she had worked out a schedule, so we all were prepared and knew when we'd be getting ready. She and her team worked efficiently and everyone LOVED their looks! Amola did everyone's sari draping as well and it was impeccable (It's not easy to drape a silk sari and make it look good)!
10/10 highly recommend working with Amola! She's so professional, friendly, and skilled!
There are no words to describe how beautiful Amola made me look at feel on my wedding day! After having a horrible experience with a trial from another artist, I was super sensitive & self conscious about the way I looked / would look on my wedding day. After getting the contact / feedback from a friend, I reached out to Amola & moved forward with my trial & I was absolutely blown away & immediately proceeded to booking her. During the trial, Amola listened to what I wanted & executed a million times better than what I had expected. She has great attention for detail when it comes to hair & makeup & is able to make any vision come to life. On top of all of that, the hair & makeup lasted through the heat & sweat for my outdoor wedding & the evening look lasted all night through all the dancing & sweat! She's very kind & patient & was a pleasure to work with. She is also very responsive & helped me get my skin care on track & am still using products she had recommended. If you're looking for a bridal HMU artist, Amola is your girl!
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Frederick, MD | DC, MD, VA, PA
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