Makeover Artistry by DonnaSousa

Donna is an absolute visionary as it comes to makeup, and truly has a talent for making every person look the most beautiful for any occasion! I loved spending time with her, and we had so much fun at my trial run and on my wedding day! As it comes to wedding makeup, Donna is truly exceptional at her craft. Not only did she make me and all my bridesmaids feel beautiful, but she demonstrated a personalized touch and true vision in her approach to makeup. What sets her apart is how she shares her expertise - offering helpful tips and techniques that can be used for any occasion. Her attention to detail and ability to bring out each client's natural beauty makes her stand out, and takes direction based on what each person wants. I highly recommend her services to anyone looking for a makeup artist who combines technical skill, years of expertise, best in class technique and a ton of fun on your wedding day! Donna is an award winning stylist, and truly the best makeup artist (and hair dresser- my new hair dresser permanently!) in all of Boston and Rhode Island! Also the hair dresser that Donna brought in, Ratina, is truly the most talented special events hair stylist I or any of my friends have ever experienced. Ratina spent an hour on my wedding hair, found the perfect match for my hair for my extensions and made every single person in my wedding party look absolutely gorgeous! Thank you for everything Donna, I truly couldn’t be more grateful for making us all look GORGEOUS and made my wedding makeup and hair something out of my dreams!

As someone who just moved here, planning a wedding was a real challenge but Donna and her team are so sweet, gracious and professional. They made my most important day even more beautiful. They did exactly what I wanted and even better with the hair and makeup. I am a very picky person and Donna answered all my questions and made me feel comfortable. If you are looking for a quality, professional person, Donna is definitely the right place. I would like to thank her again!!!

I was a very last-minute bride and I hadn’t really thought about Makeup. I did my research. I Read her reviews and thought there is no way I will get this woman for August 3 of 2024! I called Donna and her team last minute And not only did she fit us in but she made my entire day. She listened to every one of my ideas. I didn’t want to look overdone and she is just pure magic. Aside from the fact that they are obviously incredibly professional and amazing at what they do, Donna made sure every detail was perfect. She even touched up my 83-year-old father-in-law’s eyebrows much to all of our Surprise and laughter. Donna you honestly made my day! ❤️❤️ I’m even going to go back to her for makeup lessons.

What an amazing experience! Donna is a true professional and I have to say it was actually therapeutic sitting in her chair getting my makeup done! She made all of us feel special and beautiful - I can’t recommend her highly enough - if there were 6 stars she would deserve them!

I got married in April 2024. Donna was so great to work with. I don’t like heavy makeup AT ALL and Donna’s airbrush work is very nice and light weight. My look was perfect from trial run to the day of. She is super knowledgeable and was very open and educational about the process. She is also super nice and was always available if I had a question or concern.

I just got married in February and Donna really made my dreams come true when it comes to my hair and makeup! I was so worried to would be too much or that my hair would fall out in the middle of the wedding, and I really didn’t want that worry, so Donna took care of it. My day was stress free, my hair stayed perfect even through dancing and jumping up and down, and through the wind. I felt beautiful all night long. I have pretty bad acne normally and Donna covered it even a red spot near my lip I was worried about for days before she got rid of it! I highly recommend her to anyone! She can do glam makeup as well as natural or anything else you want! Love you Donna! - Isabella Morse

I highly recommend Donna. I have one important thing to say, Trust Donna and her team!! A little about me. Donna has been doing my hair and highlights for years. She loves long hair. But I don’t wear makeup. Being the mother of bride and I needed make up that would hold up to tears of joy and the long day of hugs and kisses from family. I had so many compliments on how gorgeous I looked. Thank you so much Donna! My daughter Bella the beautiful bride had been so stressed her face broke out. But Donna made her look flawless. So natural. It was my beautiful daughter. She looked like a magazine cover. But it didn’t look like she had any makeup on. Just a natural beauty. Oh and definitely do a bridal trial!! She recommended highlights and a hair cut. It was all crooked and had a chunk of hair missing in the back. Donna fixed her hair. It just all came together. Just Trust Donna!! She is a professional! Oh and one more thing… Trust Donna!

On my wedding day, I wanted to be elegant and only enhance my natural features. Coming from someone who has not always been confident in my look, Donna was able to deliver exactly what I wanted while also making feel the most beautiful I have ever felt! While maintaining and actually improving the health of my skin, delivered a natural make up look while enhancing all my features. Donna is a firecracker and there is never a dull moment with her. She will make you feel like you have known her your whole life and always have your best interest at heart. She has an amazing team behind her as well to help her out on the big day. Our hair dresser Tina was nothing short of amazing. While she works fast, she was able to recreate all my bridesmaids’ hair inspirations and put her own personal twist on it. I will be continuing to be a client in the future for hair as she does an amazing job herself. Thank you so much Donna for giving me the wedding look of my dreams ❤️

Donna and her stylists who were on site at my wedding (Marianne for hair and Alana for makeup) were absolutely fantastic from the trial through the wedding! They are clearly experts - I was struggling to figure out how the timing of everything should work, but I didn't need to worry, they had everything under control - they were even able to add the flower girls at the last minute. My hair turned out far and away beyond my wildest dreams, even after all of the time I spent on Instagram and Pinterest looking at different styles - she got exactly what I wanted and made it even better - and seemed just as excited about it as I was! Makeup was also fantastic, I especially loved my eyes. I would absolutely recommend Makeover Artistry for your wedding or other special event!

Our experience was very positive. From the trial to the wedding day we were very pleased with our stylist Krystal. The hair and make up was exactly what we asked for. Our junior bridesmaid had hair and make up also and it was done perfectly and age appropriate. We had a small wedding party so one stylist was able to take care of us all. We did not feel rushed and each of us felt pampered and well taken care of. Krystal was excellent at her craft and extremely pleasant and thoughtful. Communication both with Donna and Krystal was great. I would recommend Makeover Artistry to anyone with a wedding or event coming up. We were extremely pleased! Thank you for making our brides day perfect! 💗

As the mother of the bride, I am eternally grateful Donna Sousa was available for my daughter’s wedding. This is the first wedding for my family and as my only daughter, I wanted this part to be very special and memorable for her. After scrolling through many bridal stylist sites and leaving messages and actually making an appointment for a trial, something made me scroll through the Wedding Wire and Knot sites again. Donna’s website popped up for the first time and after seeing all her work experiences, accolades, and excellent reviews, I called Donna with every fingers crossed. What a relief when she told me not only is she available, but she will be providing the service!! From the first phone call to the day of the wedding, Donna was very professional, calm, communicative, down to earth, open to ideas, accommodating, and very supportive, and understanding. It was one aspect of the wedding my daughter and I didn’t worry about at all. When we went for our make up and hair trials, my daughter and I had such a fun time. Donna knew the shades of make up to use based on our skin tones and even used the airbrush which is new to us. Tina created a masterpiece with our hair blending styles from pictures and respecting our expectations. With my thinning hair, Tina added hair extensions which was a surprise and created such an amazing and intricate hairstyle that I have never seen and imagine having for the wedding. My trial make up even stayed on beyond 24 hrs as Donna bragged which was so true because I didn’t reapply when my husband and I went to our anniversary dinner the next day. After our trial experiences, my daughter and I knew we were very lucky to have Donna and Tina as our bridal hair and make up artists! Besides being our professional artist, Donna was a life saver when I needed to find a seamstress for my mom’s and my dress (which needed a lot of adjustments). Everyone I called was all booked and I was in complete panic! She connected me with one which she had highly recommended and miraculously was available. Is there anything Donna can’t do??? Nope!! The morning of the wedding, Donna and Tina worked very well together and were completely organized getting 10 ladies ready for the big day. The bridesmaids were happy that they didn’t have to do their own make up and hair since they don’t normally wear a lot of make up and style their hair mostly in pony tails (as pharmacists). My mom and mother in law felt so special as well like they were the “queens of the ball”! When everyone was done and we were all dressed, we all looked so radiant and gorgeous! My daughter had a huge smile on her face and was so elated which is all I ever wished for on her wedding day. She was the most beautiful bride in the whole world! We received many compliments from the guests…even the word “hot” 💋 was used! Donna and Tina are 2 precious people that will make every bride’s dream come true…to feel and look like a princess bride on her special day! 🌺

Donna has been amazing throughout my whole wedding process, from hair and makeup for my engagement session, trials, etc. she was very professional and so sweet! She always does just exactly you ask and is always on time. The day of my wedding her and her crew came to get 11 girls ready. We all looked beautiful and everything was on point!!! They came at just the time they said they would be there. We received so many compliments. Donna is someone you can trust with your hair and makeup and will make you feel you’re most beautiful! Thank you so much Donna!! I appreciate you more than you know!

Donna and her team did an amazing job this past weekend for the wedding of my son and his partner! 12 attendants and 1 groom needed hair and makeup and we all came out beautiful! Donna even did 2 guests as last minute add in’s with no complaints! I would highly recommend her!

Could not have asked for a better experience. Not only did all our makeup look beautiful but Donna graciously fit in my friend who wanted guidance with her makeup. The best!

Had a great experience with Donna and Tina. My airbrush makeup held up all night through the endless dancing! My curled hair held up well through my indoor ceremony, but once we stepped foot in Newport humidity my curls mostly came out. That’s the risk of wearing an all down style in RI humidity! No fault to the stylist, that’s just how my hair works and I knew that going into it. It still looked great in most of my pictures! Both the mothers and my bridesmaids loved their makeup and hair as well!

Donna is an incredible artist who is easy to talk to, a great listener, and willing to take feedback about your wedding makeup wants and needs. Since I don't wear makeup everyday, Donna worked with me to plan an additional bridal trial to modify the makeup she had done from the first round, so I had a better understanding of the process and what colors/looks were the best for my skin and dress. After recommending a hydrating skin facial, I followed her advice and my makeup went on even better the day of the wedding! She is the epitome of professionalism and skill. As for hair, I worked with Ratina, an incredible hair stylist. After a few Pintrest photos, she was able to make my wedding hair vision even better than I expected! If she recommends hair extensions (she'll put them in for you and dye them to your hair color), DO IT! You keep them afterwards, but my thin hair could not hold a curl and the extensions were critical for holding the curl and making the look complete. I cannot thank Donna and Ratina enough for making me feel comfortable and beautiful on my wedding day! Their work ethic and attention to detail is second to none; you will not be disappointed.