Olivia Garvin Makeup

my inspiration and asked all of the right questions leading up to the session. I loved it so much, that she was able to squeeze me in to do my makeup for the rehearsal dinner as well! She is organized, attentive, detail-oriented, and she was so calm on a day that felt overwhelming due to the weather and the number of people we had to get ready! I truly felt like Olivia was a friend that I have known forever. She made me feel so comfortable, beautiful, and confident on my wedding weekend. All of my bridesmaids and my stepmother were so happy with their makeup. Olivia even went above and beyond and sent an email prior to the wedding party reminding them of tips leading up to the wedding to make sure their makeup would look flawless. I cannot refer Olivia enough- if she is available book her right away since her schedule will fill up! Olivia, thank you again for making me feel so beautiful my entire wedding weekend.

a reality. Further, her calm demeanor, amazing sense of humor, and conversation skills mean that anyone lucky enough to sit in her chair spends their time giggling and relaxing - this is key for bridal party jitters morning of. Olivia made me feel like the most beautiful version of myself - glamorous, sophisticated, a little sexy. She and her team made each of my bridesmaids, our junior bridesmaids, and our mothers feel so beautiful. Many saying it's the best makeup they've ever had done. Lastly, Olivia was an amazing resource for me throughout the wedding planning process. She is thorough, professional, and very easy to communicate with. She connected me to my incredible hair stylist and florist, all who worked together to make the most stunning day. I am so delighted to recommend Olivia, and I hope you all have the chance to work with her for your bridal needs!

orgeous approach to makeup and her one-of-a-kind personality were exactly what I'd want on my wedding day. Hiring her was one of the best decisions I made for my wedding. I want to start with Olivia's personality. She is one of the kindest people I know, and has such an incredibly big and generous heart. She's easy going but so hard working (such a rare combo!), is a good listener, and is fun to talk to. (And I say that as the type of person who dreads going to get my hair cut/nails done/etc. because I feel nervous about having to make conversation with the stylist!) These values of kindness, good communication, and hard work are at the heart of Olivia's business and mean that she was a joy to work with from the moment I signed a contract with her through my wedding day. She was always willing to recommend another vendor (and helped me find my hair stylist!) or answer questions; she was easy to schedule and communicate with; she was clear and responsive about what she could or couldn't do; and she was just a pleasure to work with from start to finish. That meant that on my wedding day I could just relax and be myself around her, which was such a gift. Just as importantly, Olivia is an incredibly talented makeup artist. I don't wear a lot of makeup day to day, and had awful skin for decades, so I was nervous about having a bunch of heavy makeup on my picky skin and really just wanted to look and feel like myself. Olivia helped me zero in on the look I wanted and then we tried it out in two preview sessions; she was especially attentive to what type of foundation would work well without irritating my skin. At first, I thought booking two sessions was sort of unnecessary, but it actually ended up being crucial -- even though I loved what we'd done in the first session and thought I was set on that look, Olivia encouraged me to try different things for creativity's sake, and that led to us finding what ended up actually being my wedding look! Best of all, her makeup job withstood my crazy, sweaty dancing during the reception :-) I still looked flawless at the end of the night! Olivia also worked her magic on my bridesmaids, mom, and mother-in-law too. In that group of six people, there was a very wide range of skin tones, ages, and situations -- my MOH was about 8 weeks postpartum; my mom is in her 70s; one of bridesmaids is a redhead and another is Black -- and she handled each one flawlessly. Everyone looked like the most beautiful version of themselves! If I had to plan my wedding all over again, I'd still hire Olivia in a heartbeat, and I recommend her to everyone, without reservation!

g out trial she was very detail-oriented and made a point to ask a lot of questions to figure out the best look and would guide me when I was indecisive. On the day of, she was such a warm calming presence and a joy to be around! I didn’t have a wedding party, but my mom and mother-in-law loved their looks, and I was so thankful I had her stay for touch-ups because it rained that day! Highly recommend her to anyone and everyone!!