5 out of 5 stars and 8 reviews
5
(8)Buffalo, NY and Surrounding area including Canada
About this vendor
Based in Buffalo, NY, Laura Amaya Beauty is a wedding makeup service. Founder and freelance makeup artist Laura has worked in the wedding beauty industry for more than a decade. She uses a light touch with makeup, wanting her client’s natural beauty to shine through.
Laura grew up surrounded by the world of makeup and beauty. She would watch her mother, a hairdresser, get dolled up for a night out and be amazed by the process of applying makeup. So far in her journey, Laura has worked with brands like Bobbi Brown, Estee Lauder, and La Mer. This makeup artist also worked on The Shopping Channel as a member of their beauty team. While at this position, she regularly brushed shoulders with popular television hosts and personalities. She credits the success of Laura Amaya Beauty to the support of her mentors and past teammates. Laura is pleased to provide a mobile service for people in upstate New York, including Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and surrounding areas. She can travel to locations further afield for a fee.
This professional believes that your makeup shouldn’t hide who you are. She wants to accentuate your personality and sense of style with her talents. Before the day, you can collaborate with this artist to create a look that flatters your features. This initial consultation is then followed by a trial makeup application. With luxurious products and relaxing skin preparation, you can sit back and let Laura get to work. Charlotte Tilbury, NARS, and Yves Saint Laurent are among her favorite brands. If you prefer full coverage makeup, airbrush foundation can be a convenient alternative to traditional bases. It can withstand the whirlwind of emotions a wedding day brings. She happily adds false eyelashes as a final flourish to your eye makeup. Laura can work her magic on your wedding party, preparing them for the busy day and countless photographs ahead. If you have a particularly large group of attendants, Laura Amaya Beauty’s services can be enhanced by additional artists.
Details
Beauty
- Beauty Group Bookings
- Makeup
- Airbrushed Makeup
- Makeup Artists
- Makeup Trials Available
- On-Site Hair & Makeup
Business Attributes
- Hispanic or Latinx-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Awards and Affiliations
2023 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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Reviews
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5
out of 5.08 reviews
Laura is the BEST. She came out to the Canandaigua Lake area from Buffalo to do makeup for me, my mom, my mother in law, and four bridesmaids. Everyone was so happy with how their ...
makeup came out—we all felt like we looked like ourselves, just elevated for the day. I truly don't know how she made our eyelashes look so great. Gluing on those tiny pieces looked harder than surgery. Laura is also so fun and warm and was just a delight to hang out with all day. Her prices are reasonable and she is incredibly organized! I would recommend her to anyone looking to have a stress-free wedding day.
Laura was amazing to work with! I loved her energy from our initial phone consultation and she stayed consistent throughout. She did makeup for a total of 7 people including myself...
and brought in a second mua to assist, who was just as kind and talented as Laura (shout out @ChantelleNicoleMUA in Buffalo, NY!)
Everyone loved their makeup - it was the epitome of natural, wedding makeup. Laura was great at customizing looks to fit members of the wedding party but kept everything cohesive. She did a home-run on my makeup trial, but the tweaks she made for the wedding day made it next level. I felt beautiful and comfortable all day and my makeup looked beautiful from around 8AM until 9-9:30PM when I finally (sadly) washed it off.
I will definitely seek Laura and Chantelle out again if I need professional makeup services.
Laura is an amazingly talented artist and a beautiful soul! I loved working with Laura and I could not have been happier with my makeup for my wedding, and my bridesmaids all said ...
the same. My MoH had to have her makeup done at 7 am, and my ceremony was at 4:30 pm, and with just a minor touchup, her makeup lasted ALL night! For myself, I am never pleased with my makeup being done. There is always something I want to fix afterwards. Laura, however, listened to me and gave me everything I wanted. She made me feel so beautiful for my special day!
I very highly recommend Laura's services for your bridal makeup and any other professional makeup service. Laura is extremely professional, patient, friendly, and detail-oriented. ...
She was an absolute pleasure to work with and made everyone in my bridal party feel comfortable and beautiful. After my trial makeup, Laura made a detailed video note explaining each step of the makeup so that we could perfectly recreate it the day of the wedding. She even provided a little bag of necessities the day of for touch ups during the wedding, though my makeup stayed flawless all night!
Laura was FANTASTIC to work with! She is incredibly talented and so sweet. From our very first meeting at our trial she understood the exact look I wanted for my wedding and it was...
perfect! She and her assistant provided makeup services for myself, five bridesmaids, my mother, and my mother-in law - everyone looked amazing and loved their makeup! Prior to the wedding she sent out emails to everyone with instructions which was incredibly helpful. 10/10 would recommend Laura!!!
I absolutely loved working with Laura! As someone who doesn't wear a lot of makeup, I wanted to make sure I didn't look like a completely different person on my wedding day. Laura ...
totally understood what I was going for and I loved the look we came up with at my makeup trial (no matter who your makeup artist is, do a trial!!). She had a great questionnaire that she sent around to all of my bridesmaids leading up to the wedding which made them feel really involved and also forced them to think about what they wanted. The day of the wedding with Laura was so fun! She is so bubbly and really puts you at ease, super easy to talk to. We needed a second makeup artist because of the size of our bridal party and the woman she brought with her was equally as amazing and the two of them together really created a fun environment as we got ready. Everyone looked stunning in person and in our photos!
LAURA WAS INCREDIBLE!
Let me start off by saying I never wear makeup and have no idea how to do makeup but Laura was incredible the entire process. I was a covid bride and thankfu...
lly I was able to rebook Laura for my
2021 wedding and thank god I did!
Laura was so responsive and so ready to help and answered any silly questions. She also has the patience of a saint, easily one of the most understanding people I have ever had the privilege of working with. She also goes above and beyond and shared skincare tips and recommended a spray tan facility which I used and was awesome.
I had my trial and Laura and I was quite nervous and she’s the sweetest person, very calming and has an amazing sense of humor. The makeup was EVERYTHING and that was just the trial so I was very excited for the big day.
She did NOT disappoint- I have never felt so beautiful in my life and that’s what she promised from the beginning. I also love Laura’s outlook on enhancing your natural beauty versus making you look like someone totally different.
Not only did I look stunning but all of my girls did as well. Laura covers all bases and sends out a questionnaire to really gather information and learn what the needs of each person in the bridal party are.
I adore Laura and cannot recommend her and her extreme talent enough! Thanks Laura!
Laura is incredibly talented, professional, and not to mention—she is so, so sweet! Laura provided makeup services to me, my mom, and my bridesmaids on my wedding day. From my firs...
t inquiry through my wedding day, her communication was excellent… she always responded quickly & thoroughly. She took the time to fully understand my makeup vision, and was just as thorough for my mom & bridal party. In the end, every one of us looked like an enhanced/ polished version of our natural selves-- perfectly “done” but not overly done. She is truly dedicated to ensuring that her clients are 100% satisfied, actively seeking feedback throughout the makeup application process. To top it off, Laura is a genuinely kind soul. My girls & I had so much fun getting ready with her! She even provided a little beauty-bag gift day-of with samples of products for touch-ups, future use, etc. All around, excellent service from Laura! I would recommend her to everyone!!
Contact
2202 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Tonawanda, NY, Buffalo, NY | Buffalo, NY and Surrounding area including Canada
Laura Amaya Beauty