Rare Bird Beauties

Rare birds has great artists and is very professional! I had Samantha for hair and Francesca for makeup and they were both great, I ended up pivoting my makeup a bit on the day of and Samantha rolled with it and did an awesome job. Francesca also did amazing and even suggested the hair accessory I ended up wearing to me! They were great and so professional. Thank you!

I was happy with the services provided by Rare Bird Beauty. The makeup artists and hair stylists all did amazing work and were personable. Some of my bridesmaids were nervous about someone else doing their hair and makeup and they made them feel comfortable with the process. I was pleased with how well both the hair and makeup held up throughout the day. Other than a couple of curls framing my face that were soon lost due to the Chicago humidity on a hot summer day, everything else held for the entirety of the event. I was very pleased with the result. One drawback of Rare Bird Beauty was the poor communication and inconsistent service provided by Rare Bird Beauty in terms of scheduling and the contract. It was difficult to schedule a time for my hair and makeup trial, which was even very stressful as an out-of-town bride. They also recommended at one point that I begin my hair and makeup service at 4 AM when I said that I wanted to be ready by 11 AM. This is when I complained about the person handling the logistics for my event and the owner, Ionna, stepped in. As soon as Ionna took over all problems resolving communication and scheduling were resolved and everything went smoothly.

My planner recommended RareBird Beauties and after looking at their Instagram account, I loved how the brides looked stunning while still natural and like themselves. As someone who doesn’t usually wear a lot of makeup and usually doesn’t do a lot of regular hair styling, I was looking for a look that felt natural while still being special and glam for the occasion. I also really appreciated that their pricing was in my budget – and included both hair & makeup in one. I was paired with Angelica (hair) and Stephanie (MUA) and they were both absolute gems. Stephanie was warm and bubbly and the best confidence booster. She listened to what I was looking for and really made an effort to make sure I was comfortable. For instance, I had never worn fake eyelashes before, and she was super flexible about possibly doing less eyelashes/makeup the day of after testing it out at our trial session. All of my bridesmaids loved her and had so much fun chatting while getting their makeup done the morning of. Also, both moms (of bride and of groom) were initially skeptical of getting their hair and makeup done, and felt so at ease and radiant afterwards. Angelica was simply a magician! I was worried my hair would be too fine/thin for the updo I was envisioning and she made it happen without needing extensions. The day of my wedding the weather was rainy and crazy windy – thanks to Angelica and her trusty hands my hair held up all day despite the weather conditions and looked perfect up until I took the pins out at the end of the night. The trial appointment was super helpful. I highly recommend it as a chance to meet the artists you’ll be paired with and do a test run. It’s so vital to help tweak what you want for the day of, as well as get an idea of what you like/dislike so that your comfortable and happy with the end result. More from my bridesmaids: Hair - “She was phenomenal. She immediately put me at ease and my hair lasted days! Like my hair never holds styling and I don’t know what she used, but I still had those curls at work Monday and people were raving!!” Makeup – “She was AMAZING! She was so easy to work with and my makeup looked very natural and good all day. I loved her.”