Makeup By KC

KC is excellent. We hired her to do makeup for our medical office photos. As a physician, I wanted to be sure the makeup appeared natural, not garish. As an Asian woman, I was concerned that the makeup would fail to highlight my best features. KC’s work speaks for itself. She applied sufficient makeup, yet not so much makeup that I appeared overdone. Everyone was very impressed by the headshot. It was very professional. It’s too bad KC can’t do my makeup daily!!! In addition, KC has such a warm and friendly personality. I highly recommend KC.

KC, Rachelle, Brenna, and Jenny did hair and makeup for me, my bridal party of 7 girls, my mom, my aunt, and my aunt-​in-​law on my wedding day. I met KC previously because she and Rachelle did my hair and makeup at another wedding a year ago (the wedding of one of the bridesmaids at my wedding). A photo from that wedding is actually on KC’s profile — it’s a photo of 4 5 BM’s wearing black and gold sitting on a couch w/​a bride. Anyway, some of the most important qualities, imo, is to be on time, efficient, and good. KC and her team have all 3 qualities.
At the prior wedding, KC and her team arrived on time and finished exactly on time — which is of paramount importance on a wedding day.
They were on time at my wedding and would have finished on time if it weren’t for several very picky people who have a history of taking more than their allotted time. KC and I discussed this in advance and, together, tried to come up with a plan to account for them. Overall, I think we did an okay job at predicting and I don’t really fault KC or the team for going over the estimated time. Oh, and several people decided on the day-​of to get airbrush makeup instead of regular, which also caused us to go off schedule. But KC and her team came prepared and were able to give the girls what they wanted. In the end, we didn’t end up that much behind.
Rachelle is amazing with hair. At the first wedding, she gave me hair that looked exactly like it did in the photo I showed her. At my wedding, she gave me perfect hair again. My curls never fell out (even though they always fall out). The pin in my hair also stayed all night despite lots of dancing and jumping up and down. Actually, I ended up sleeping with it in my hair b/​c she had placed it so securely I couldn’t get it out until I was fully sober. :) And it wasn’t over-​sprayed and still looked soft and touchable.
Brenna is also great with hair. Every girl she worked on had amazing hair. And no one’s hair got messed up even though we were all dancing and jumping around and being totally crazy.
The same goes for the makeup — every girl/​woman looked beautiful. Even the girls who don’t like makeup were happy with the way they looked. One of my BM’s cried from the ceremony until the end of the night (no joke) and her makeup survived. Also, they tailored the makeup to each girl, but still made everyone looked cohesive. I didn’t do airbrush makeup, btw. It always feels too heavy for me. I’ll post a photo so you can see how my makeup turned out.
In addition to all the talent, KC is really detail-​oriented and organized, which is key to pulling off a successful wedding day. She was very responsive with emails and calls and put together a great schedule for the day-​of. She also asked detailed questions re: the style of my wedding, the BM outfits, the look I was going for, and how they’d want their makeup/​hair done on the day-​of.
I hope this info is helpful to the next bride looking for a makeup/​hair artist. I highly recommend KC.

KC did the hair and make up of our wedding party yesterday: my daughter, the bride, her two attendants, and me. What a talented artist she is!
We all looked beautiful, our different hairstyles and make up lasted all through the night.
Thank you, KC.

First, let me start by saying I am VERY particular about makeup. I was dreading this part of the wedding planning process because I was convinced nobody could make me look the way that I WANTED to look.
The last time I had my makeup done was for my high school prom 10 years ago and I hated it, and went home and started over! I was convinced I’d have to do several makeup trials before I ultimately had to choose.
Boy was I wrong! I sent a few pictures through my wedding planner to KC of the look that I was going for, and I can’t even tell you how amazing she was! Not only was she super sweet and personable, I had never looked better. She took the pictures I had sent and combined them to make them look amazing on ME! Wow, I am so in awe of her talent, she can do anything. I am seriously looking forward to my wedding day in May even more now that I KNOW what she can do, and have full trust in her ability!
I’m looking forward to booking her for an event after the wedding and just giving her free reign to do what she wants to my face, she’s that amazing. A MUST!

Wow! Where to even begin with KC. Her work is flawless. She did my hair and makeup on my wedding day, and made it exactly what I was envisioning… only better! At the trial I gave her kind of a vague idea of what I wanted and what she did was so insanely perfect! And on the wedding day she did it again.
She is honestly so sweet and kind. A real joy to be around. I would (and have) recommended her to all my friends.
The hair and makeup she did for me completely captured the feel and look of our day… and still made me feel like me! She has such a gift at making your feel beautiful!
Thanks KC! You’re the best!

KC is very professional and amazing! She did hair and makeup that I had envisioned for my engagement photoshoot. It was at LA from 11am to 6pm. I was wondering if the makeup will last for that long including travel time from SD to LA. She suggested airbrush makeup which was flawless and… yes it lasted the whole day!
I visited her at 5:40am early in the morning and KC was very welcoming and ready for me. She is very calm and sweet. Before I met her, I went through her website and and picked some photos of her works. I wanted something very natural and classy and… not too much since I usually do not wear makeup. I was nervous getting makeup done by somebody, but KC made me look beautiful and gorgeous.
She has a keen eye because I was surprised when she asked me if I put liner on lower eyelids. I never put eyeliner on the bottom because lower eyelids are very puffy and I become like a panda. I felt that KC is really thinking on each bride while working to give personalized and best look.
KC started my day happy and excited! I loved how I looked. The day could have been very stressful and hectic, but her care and warm-​heart from the morning made my day.
I can’t wait till see her for my wedding day. Thank you KC.

I couldn’t have asked for anything more from KC! When I went in for my hair and makeup trial for my upcoming wedding, she made me so comfortable the whole appointment. As someone who does not wear much makeup, she walked me through every step to make sure I was comfortable with what she was doing. She made me feel so beautiful and I cannot wait to work with her again! I highly recommend KC to everyone and I cannot wait to work with her again on my wedding day!

KC is such an amazing person in and out. The first time she did my hair and makeup for my engagement shoot, I was absolutely stunned by her work. She definitely made me feel beautiful but also made sure I still looked like the best version of myself.
I love working with her because she gets my style, vision and connecting with her was super easy! I am so excited for her to do my hair and makeup for my wedding day.
Thank You so much KC for making me feel amazing!

KC was amazing! A few weeks ago I was MOH for my sisters wedding and she made me look and feel beautiful! A week prior to the wedding I got really sunburned and was peeling but KC assured me I was going to look great! My make up looked very natural and I couldn’t be happier! Thank you KC!

KC is amazing and worth every penny! She made me, 5 bridesmaids, and 3 family members look and feel amazing for our wedding. Everyone looked flawless in person and in pictures! KC is relaxed, professional, very responsive to emails and really an ideal makeup/​hair artist for a hectic day. I would hire her all over again and recommend her to any bride. Thank you KC!

KC was amazing! I was in a friends wedding and had never had my makeup done by anyone. I was nervous to say the least and she put me right at ease. It was a fabulous experience and will be using her for any events I attend in the future. I looked fabulous and felt it too. Thanks KC!

KC is hands down one of the most talented makeup artists around. Everything was perfect: from the trial to the wedding day. It was a flawless experience. KC is so sweet and professional. She has a keen eye for bringing out the beauty in everyone she touches. Her calm demeanor also keeps you chill on the most stressful (but happy!) of days. She even had a 430am call time for our hair and makeup; Starbucks isn’t even open at 430 in the morning, but she was there on time with a smile on her face. I have recommended her to a number of my friends and will continue to do so. I can’t thank her enough. :)

KC is the best makeup artist that I’ve had the pleasure to work with for my photoshoots. Her works are amazingly beautiful and just absolutely gorgeous. I would absolutely work with KC again given the opportunity. She is highly recommended.

I just got married last month in September here in San Diego, and KC was there with me for my engagement photos (she did my hair/​make up), and for my TWO wedding ceremonies. She also did my bridesmaids and my mother’s makeup for the wedding and did a fabulous job! One of my bridesmaids who is not from sunny California sat in the sun too long in a sports bra 3 days before the wedding and got atrocious tan lines (like I mean, they were bad. lobster red back and since she was wearing a sports bra, the tan lines looked like she had a butterfly tattoed to her upper back). KC was so nice and air brushed her back so the tan lines were not as visible… she didn’t have to, but she did, and I’m so thankful to her for fixing it because it would’ve been embarrasing for my bridesmaid since their dresses exposed their upper shoulder/​back area. KC is so very sweet, and very caring, and her ability to accomodate my crazy schedule and listen to what kind of look I was trying to achieve was so important. For my engagement photos, I was trying to go for a very natural look, and she did great job. For the wedding, I wanted to add a little bit more color and smokey-​ness to the eyes, and she did an amazing job! I received so many compliments on both my ceremony days (my husband is catholic so we did a small church ceremony on Friday, and then the outdoor garden ceremony on Saturday; In addition, she only charged me the «trial» price for my church ceremony hair and makeup to help save me $$. :)), and my bridal party’s makeup was gorgeous! Also, note: the week that I got married– we had a freakish heat wave that came through, and I was so scared that my make up would melt off after our first-​look photos– but sure enough, KC worked her magic with her air brush makeup and the makeup lasted ALL DAY and it did not end up rubbing off on my husband’s white shirt throughout the night! Everything was intact and perfect till I took my face off the next morning! Thank you KC for making me look and feel beautiful and glamourous on my big day!

It’s so easy to give KC 5 stars. She’s very talented. I am pretty picky about who does my make-​up, so I did a lot of web surfing online and luckily I bumped into her website. I saw her work and was impressed and booked the trial. She did my hair and make-​up for my wedding and for my cousin’s wedding (I was a bridesmaid). I received so many nice compliments about my hair and make-​up from my family members on my wedding day and on my cousin’s wedding day. I didn’t even have to refer my cousin to KC because when she saw how she did my make-​up for my wedding, she wanted KC for her wedding too. My photographer and my cousin’s photographer were impressed with her work and asked her for her business cards to refer other brides. Trust me she’s that awesome! :)

We hired KC to do makeup for my sister’s wedding. She was amazing! She listened to what we wanted & knew exactly what to do with our hair & makeup. Her airbrush makeup was flawless!
KC was reasonably priced & even traveled up to our location at 3 in the morning which was an hour & a half away from where she is located. (And she was pregnant).
We were so impressed with KC that we have hired her to do our costume makeup for a Halloween party we are throwing this year! I would highly recommend KC for any event that requires professional style & makeup!

KC is an amazzzinggg makeup artist, hair stylist and person. You could never go wrong having her get you ready for any occasion. She’s flawless at her skills even when she had to chase me up hills for an editorial shoot, while being pregnant. Never complains and always finishes the job with perfection. I wish I could take her to every one of my shoots.

KC is amazing! I recommend so many brides to her because I know her work is flawless and amazing. She’s such a kind hearted individual and she works as hard as she can to make sure everything is perfect for the day of your wedding. She does makeup for a lot of those bridal magazines that we desperately search through for inspiration and her makeup graves the covers of most those magazines as well!
She was always on time if not early to any jobs I have worked with her with and everyone has been thrilled with the outcome! Girls book her now, she is a real winner

Kc is an amazing make up artist. She travels & is very professional. She gave me a referral for faux eyelash extensions & the gal (Cindy @ Blush Salon in Poway) did not disappoint. Don’t pass up an opportunity to speak with Kc about what you’re thinking for makeup. She’s as knowledgable as she is talented. Bravo girl!

KC is a genuine, nice, honest and hard working person. She did my wedding makeup and my face was absolutely flawless. She really nailed the «look» I had envisioned, it looked great in all the pictures and lasted all day/​night long. She also did makeup for my bridesmaids and they all looked gorgeous!
I have referred KC to numerous others brides and they were all very happy with her work.