5 out of 5 stars and 65 reviews
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(65)Chicago, Midwest, & Also Available for Travel
About this vendor
Kiss and Makeup by Steph is an elite traveling glam squad based out of Chicago, IL and also has teams across the entire state of Florida. Stephanie Ruiz is the proud owner of Kiss and Makeup by Steph and has worked on countless on site weddings and events all over the country over the years. Kiss and Makeup by Steph has worked with celebrities, models, influencers, brides, large bridal parties, flower girls, junior bridesmaids, and more. Kiss and Makeup by Steph prides itself on providing its clients with looks that emulate their individual personalities and styles, while also providing an amazing personable experience that has you feeling like 5 stars.
Services Offered
Kiss and Makeup by Steph offers a wide array of makeup services for your wedding. Stephanie requires a trial run for all brides, which allows her to get to know your skin type, what you are comfortable with, and what your desired look is. Additionally, Kiss and Makeup by Steph offers these makeup services:
Airbrush makeup
Contour makeup
Eye makeup
Fake lashes
Makeup trial
Natural makeup
On-site makeup
Tattoo coverage
Wedding party makeup
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Awards and Affiliations
2-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2022.2021.
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Steph has a heart of gold and a pure gift for her artistry. She made me feel absolutely gorgeous on my wedding day, as did every woman who sat in her chair that day. Steph is kind ...
beyond words, professional, and incredibly talented! A huge concern for me was the fact that I wear contact lenses and I always seem to get makeup all over them every time I wear any, and I didn't want that to disrupt my big day. Steph did not get a speck of makeup on my lenses, (even with false lashes!), and I was so comfortable for my 10+ hour day! All of us were blown away at how gorgeous we all still looked at the end of the night. It was a HOT sticky day in Southwest Florida, and none of our makeup even budged!! There are too many reasons to hire Steph. She is such a blessing and you will be so happy to be in her hands for your special day!! Love you Steph!!
I decided to go with Kiss and Makeup by Steph for my wedding on Memorial Day and couldn't be happier! Steph handled all of the communication and coordination upfront. She was reall...
y responsive and answered all of my questions along the way! She also helped come up with a detailed hair and makeup schedule a few weeks before the date.
Since my wedding was in Miami, we had Nichole doing hair and Alessandria doing make up. Both girls were absolutely fantastic and did all 8 of our hair and make up within 4 hours. The girls were all very happy and we received a lot of compliments on all of our hair and make up.
Highly recommend!
Stephanie is the best makeup artist on planet earth. I am convinced. She is not only INCREDIBLY talented, but she is also the most amazing person you will ever meet. She will insta...
ntly feel like you've known her for years and is such a kind and loving person. I would recommend her to everyone/anyone for ANY event. She did all of the makeup for my wedding which ended up being 8 bridesmaids, myself (the bride), the mother of the bride, the mother of the groom, my grandma, and the moms of my flower girls. That is fourteen people total. She finished all fourteen with time to spare!! It is truly incredibly how quickly she works but also how she pays attention to detail. Every single person in my wedding looked absolutely beautiful and Stephanie played off of the natural beauty of each person. The makeup was appropriate for each role. Everyone looked glam and stunning! I seriously cannot recommend Stephanie and her team enough. Hire her NOW! Seriously, your search is over! She is the best to ever exist.
Stephanie is by far the most exciting part of my wedding (minus marrying by husband, of course)! Not only was she an absolute miracle worker, but guided me throughout the process o...
f trials, looks, and rescheduling due to COVID. She was always there to bounce ideas off of and was so quick in responding to text, emails, and IG messages. As someone who loves (and is fairly decent at doing makeup), I wasn't planning on getting a MUA for my wedding day. But then when I stumbled upon Stephanie's work in IG, I knew I had to have her! When I rescheduled my wedding, I made sure she was free for any potential reschedule dates because I knew I couldn't get married without her expertise. Aside from my own love of her, every single one of my bridesmaids said this was the best makeup they ever had and reached out to Stephanie to do their own weddings. Stephanie is amazing and a wonderful person to work with. :)
We did not wind up going with Kiss and Makeup, but I just wanted to commend Stephanie and the way she runs her business. I am one of the many COVID brides out there who has struggl...
ed through the wedding planning process, and Stephanie was so flexible, COMPASSIONATE, kind, and professional - which unfortunately you are seeing less and less of in the wedding industry. Highly recommend!
Love love love Steph! All of my girls looked amazing! She answered my 500 questions no problem! Seriously felt like a friend was doing my make up on my big day, she’s so sweet and ...
so talented! Don’t even think twice and book Steph! I can’t wait until I have to go somewhere and get my make up done by her again!
Steph is amazing! So friendly & makes sure you get exactly what you want. She’s very professional & clean. She made myself & all my bridesmaids look stunning. It poured down rain a...
t my outdoor wedding & I even took pictures in the rain & my makeup still looked flawless.
I recently booked with Kiss and Makeup By Steph for my Oct 2020 wedding on Fort Myers Beach, FL and was very very impressed by Stephanie and her team! Hair was done by Aynslee and ...
makeup by Katherine. All very professional, easy to work with, and amazing at what they do! Loved and trusted their suggestions. They really helped put together the exact look I was going for. So very thankful I booked with Steph!
Steph did an amazing job! She took time to listen to all of the details from the bride and each bridesmaid. It never felt rushed while she was doing my make up and she explained ev...
erything that she was doing. She’s very personable and made everyone look so beautiful! If you’re looking for a makeup artist look no further!
One of Stephanie's artists, Yaneli, did my make-up for my engagement photos, and I could not have been happier with my experience! Stephanie was super responsive, professional, and...
helpful with coordinating everything, and Yaneli was so much fun to work with and did a beautiful job! Yaneli also came right to my house, which was so nice and convenient when I was trying to get ready for my photo shoot! I would highly recommend either of these girls to do your make-up for any type of event :)
From the moment I found Stephanie, I knew that I had to book her for my wedding day. Not only was she a delight to be around, but she made all of us look absolutely beautiful. She ...
listened to each of our individual requests and specific looks we wanted. She was professional and timely, but never rushed and took the time to understand what each of us wanted our makeup to look like. BOOK HER- you’ll be SO thankful that you did.
Stephanie is amazing to work with! She has great communication and was very flexible to do excess travel when we needed to do a last minute venue change for our wedding due to COVI...
D-19. She also has an extensive amount of knowledge and was able to use products that emphasized the beauty in each of my bridesmaids with their different skin tones. She was also so friendly and organized the day of our wedding that allowed it to be relaxed, stress-free, and fun with all my girls. She made us all look and feel beautiful. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a makeup artist!
Like many couples, I have had to reschedule my wedding in 2020. As a result, my fiancé and I decided to take some engagement photos (it wasn’t really on our agenda pre-covid). I wa...
s truly lucky to have found such a talented makeup artist. Stephanie was so accommodating with my last minute booking and was so warm and approachable. She made me feel comfortable during our appointment. Stephanie also checked in with me a few times to see how I was feeling about my hair and makeup and wanted to make everything perfect for me. You can’t go wrong with Stephanie!
Kiss and Makeup by Steph was by the far the best decision I made while planning my big day!! From start to finish, Stephanie and her team made It effortless for my entire bridal p...
arty to feel and look their best!! The attention to detail was a dream, and the level of professionalism that was had, made it all worth while!! I would recommend her and her staff to anyone that’s wants to be glammed up on their big day!! I truly felt like a princess!!
Stephanie was incredible! Throughout the whole wedding process she was always my most responsive vendor and she was more than flexible with all my changes due to covid. On the day ...
of, Stephanie arrived early to our getting ready site and could not have been more pleasant and professional to all my bridesmaids! The whole wedding party agreed that their makeup was amazing! I cannot recommend Stephanie enough to other brides! She truly played a huge part in making my wedding the best day ever!
Stephanie is fantastic to work with. She has an extensive amount of colors and products to work with and I’m always happy with the end result! As an African-American woman, I never...
have to worry that she won’t be able to match my foundation shade / tones that complement my skin tone. I highly recommend!
Steph was so great to work with! I wanted a nice look for my maternity photos since it’s my first baby. From the start her communication was always quick and helpful. I was anxious...
to have a nice look for my maternity photos and she killed it. She showed up on time and the session went by so quickly with amazing results! I can’t say enough good things.
Stephanie did an absolute flawless job! She made me look and feel beautiful. She is professional, organized, and very sweet. I would definitely recommend Stephanie to anyone lookin...
g for a makeup artist!
Steph is amazing! She’s so easy to work with and very responsive. She put me at ease during such a stressful time. You can tell she’s really passionate and knowledgeable about make...
up . But let’s cut to the chase, my makeup for my wedding was stunning - I LOVED IT! I received so many compliments. I highly recommend working with Stephanie, she’s the best!
Stephanie did an amazing job finding me the perfect wedding hair/makeup artist from her team named Nichole. Everyone was commenting all night about how great the hair and makeup lo...
oked. It was honestly the best job I have ever seen and far surpassed any expectations I ever had. Stephanie is the sweetest. I have kept in touch with her since my sister in laws wedding where I was a bridesmaid and since then I knew I wanted to work with her for my future wedding. She is super knowledgeable about what she does , very detailed , kind, and informative. She really made sure everything went through flawlessly. She responded quickly and was affordable. I definitely recommend her/ her company to anyone who is looking for hair and makeup for an event / wedding.
Absolutely wonderful! Steph not only showed up on time, but showed up early and was ready to go! She was efficient, professional, and kind. Everyone looked beautiful and was thrill...
ed with their makeup. I would definitely recommend her to anyone in need of a makeup artist.
Wow what can I say about Stephanie and her team there amazing make up and hair on wedding day was Was just perfect all my girls love their hair and make up I would recommend her an...
d her team for any events. I could definitely say they can make every bride/bridesmaids dream comes true. Thank you so much steph for such an amazing experience!
Stephanie’s associates did my bridal make up as well as the bridal party and mother’s! They were extremely professional and easy going. They were very kind and made everyone feel c...
omfortable throughout the entire process. They made sure to include each individual in deciding what look they wanted to achieve. They were very efficient and everyone was very satisfied with their final look! They did touch ups prior to leaving and ensured that everyone was happy with the service! Stephanie put together the perfect schedule/timeline! The entire day was stress free and enjoyable and they played a huge role in that :)
Stephanie was awesome to work with! she did the whole bridal party's makeup quickly, and even provided touch ups. My makeup came out beautifully and lasted all night. I got a ton o...
f compliments! Would definitely recommend if you have the chance to work with her!
Stephanie is an absolute doll! She was so easy to work with, super responsive to messages and listened to what we were looking for. From the make up trial to the day of the wedding...
, she was amazing! The day of the wedding, she was early and ready to get rolling as soon as my bridesmaids arrived. Pricing was very upfront and extremely reasonable! I will definitely be using her the next time I need make up for a family shoot or anything! Go to her, you will not regret
Stephanie made my sisters wedding even more of a dream! She was efficient, clean, a ray of sunshine and an incredible artist. We were so happy to have found her. Her experience is ...
commendable and she is absolutely talented. Couldn’t have done it without her. Love you Steph!
Stephanie was EXTREMELY easy to work with. I was nervous about using airbrush so I wanted to have a trial before hand. She was so flexible to set something up that SAME day! She wa...
s easy to talk to, fun and very knowledgeable. You won't regret picking Stephanie to help make your vision come true. (Plus she has some awesome rose gold accents that won me over instantly!). Go follow her Instagram pages - she's willing to travel as well! Love you Steph, thanks again for all of your hard work.
Stephanie did such an amazing job! I’m a very indecisive person and pretty much showed her pictures and she created looks that made everyone feel beautiful. All the girls and mysel...
f were completely obsessed with our looks. It even rained on the big day and our makeup did not budge and lasted the whole night even while dancing!
Steph did an amazing job on my 6 bridesmaids and myself. I’m usually very hesitant on getting my make up done because I don’t typically wear too much but Steph rocked it and I felt...
so beautiful!
Stephanie was awesome. She is super responsive, super professional and awesome to work with! She has great energy and will really go above and beyond to make sure you are happy wit...
h your look. She arrived early and was efficient in making sure every one was done on time while also really paying attention to makeup detail. She was so awesome and I can not recommend her and her services enough! Definitely book you won’t be disappointed.
Steph is absolutely amazing. She made me and my bridesmaids feel so comfortable and relaxed the whole day. We had such a blast with her! Her personality is incredible, her vibe is ...
on point, and her talent is mind blowing. There were 13 of us total, & she finished early and we all looked perfect!
Stephanie was incredible ! There were 8 bridesmaids total and she did all of our makeup. Absolutely flawless! I received SO MANY compliments throughout the evening! I opted to have...
her add on false eyelashes, which were stunning, & she is a master at contouring!! I got her business contact info so that I can use her for every and any event!
Steph was so responsive and helpful with all of my questions. Day of wedding we had Katherine and Ansylee doing hair and makeup. I can't speak highly enough about the talent these ...
2 have. Everyone was so incredibly professional and really listened to what each bridesmaid was looking for in terms of style. Thank you ladies!!
Stephanie did a BEAUTIFUL job on my makeup and it lasted throughout the evening! She was so professional, and made the experience easy for us all! We love her and will definitely u...
se her again for any future beautifying needs !! Thanks again Stephanie! YOU ROCK!!
Steph was so friendly and welcoming from the beginning! She made sure that I had the most perfect hair and makeup on my most perfect day, and she made me feel like a true princess!
Steph is amazing and she is so good at her craft. Our make up for the wedding was so stunning! She is very professional and personable! Such a fun experience!! Our group afterwards...
just couldn’t stop raving about how wonderful Steph is, we love Steph!
Steph was INCREDIBLE! I don't usually have good experiences with getting my makeup done, but Steph was AMAZING! She was so much fun and easy to work with. As a Maid of Honor, I wou...
ld 10/10 recommend her to all brides and bridesmaids. She showed up early, her prices were reasonable, and she touched up and made sure every single one of us was happy before completing the job. Thank you, Steph, for everything! I couldn't have had a better experience!
Steph was incredibly accommodating, responds right away and was able to provide exactly the look I requested! The make-up looked amazing and stayed on all night.
Stephanie was professional patient and kind. If I wasn’t comfortable with anything Stephanie was so flexible and accommodating. Her lash work was stunning and her contouring was of...
f the charts. Just as easily as you want to go glam she is your girl!
Stephanie had a great attitude and did a great job capturing the vision I had for my make up! Would definitely recommend her!!!!
Steph was wonderful! So friendly and listened to all of her clients. I am always self conscious about make up covering my freckles and she did a perfect job with making me look and...
feel beautiful while keeping my natural features coming through.
Steph was wonderful! So friendly and listened to all of her clients. I am always self conscious about make up covering my freckles and she did a perfect job with making me look and...
feel beautiful while keeping my natural features coming through.
Stephanie was amazing! I hired her just a couple of weeks before my wedding day because I was having issues with a different makeup vendor. Stephanie was perfect. She was very acco...
mmodating, patient, and cared about what I wanted. I fell in love with my makeup at my trial and am so glad she went along with what I wanted! My bridal party and mothers also loved her work! Stephanie did 10 people total, including me, and she finished early! Everyone looked so beautiful. I'm so glad to have met Stephanie and will definitely use her again. Thank you!
Stephanie was amazing! She was there o time and went above and beyond to make us ladies happy! She did my maid of honor and bridesmaid make up as well as my moms, and we all looked...
beautiful at the end! Thank you Stephanie for being so great on a day so important to us.
Stephanie was awesome to work with. She was very responsive to emails from the start and very professional. She was great with a last minute location change for where we were getti...
ng ready. She provided us a schedule the day before and stayed on time-which our photographer appreciated also! My makeup came out amazing! We discussed that I wanted to keep it natural and which colors I prefer to use. It was perfect and looked great in photos. There was absolutely nothing I would have changed! I would highly recommend her to any bride and bridal party!
Loved Stephanie's vibe, professionalism, and makeup! She did a total of 8 girls for my wedding all on her own and was extremely timely while spending the perfect amount of time on ...
each person. The makeup was beautiful and lasted the whole night. I was very happy with how all of our makeup turned out and I would definitely recommend Stephanie and use her again in the future! Stephanie, thank you for making me flawless on my wedding day!!!
If you’re thinking about who to book for your wedding pictures, you need to book with Stephanie! She is the sweetest person and such a pleasure to work with. She showed up ready to...
make us beautiful! Her skills are beyond anything I’ve ever seen. Not to mention she finished in a timely manner. She is nothing less than perfect at what she does! If I ever need hair and makeup services again, I will make sure I go back to her. I recommend her 10/10 every time. Thanks again, Steph! You make my special day so much more special by making me feel so beautiful.
Stephanie was professional, accommodating and a sweetheart to work with! She is a fantastic make up artist. For someone who is not used to wearing make up, I felt very comfortable ...
on my big day. I would recommend Stephanie to everyone considering having thier make up done.
My bridesmaids and mob/mog all got makeup done by Stephanie. Everyone looked amazing and I highly recommend her!
Stephanie is a doll! When I contacted her for my wedding, she responded immediately and was so helpful through the planning process. She listens to what you want your look to be an...
d follows through 100%. I’ve never felt so beautiful and feel so lucky Stephanie was a part of my day.
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Chicago, IL, Chicago, IL | Chicago, Midwest, & Also Available for Travel
Kiss and Makeup by Steph