I was wanting to find a makeup artist that could work with me, my bridesmaids, and female family members the day of the wedding, preferably on location instead of having to go to a salon. I found Makeup by Ravishing through an internet search.... I was able to book both hair and makeup services, though Amanda was in charge of makeup only and contracts with area hair stylists.
I did a makeup trial but unfortunately Amanda could not be there, so one of her assistants, Cierra, did the makeup and did a great job.
The day of the wedding, Cierra was on time and made good time with the 5 of us that had makeup done. One complaint with the makeup was that the false eyelashes had issues staying on after she left, but otherwise I was pleased with the look.
Another issue I want to be made aware is that Amanda was not always timely in responding to emails or clear on communication. For instance, I was under the impression that Amanda would be doing my makeup, even though she did not do the trial, but was told later that she was unable to come that day and Cierra would do it. I do not mind overall, as Cierra did my makeup trial, but there was miscommunication there. My understanding with waiting to get a response from Amanda was she was busy at the time for personal reasons, but I want brides to be aware that if booking with Amanda – while I was pleased overall again with booking – you may need to either be patient or send a reminder if Amanda does not respond to your emails right away.
As I said, other than that I was pleased and happy to have booked with Makeup by Ravishing for the wedding. The prices were reasonable, and the convenience of them coming to the ceremony site was so helpful and lessened the stress of the day!