Elana Darrus Makeup & Hair

es beforehand to bringing extra products and options for accessories the day of. She worked with my natural curls/waves, which was important to me. I think most brides get decision fatigue by the time they reach their wedding day, and as a particularly indecisive bride, I felt that Athina made it easy to communicate the style that I wanted without knowing anything about hair or being bogged down with details- she really took care of everything meticulously. I could not have asked for a better hairstyle for the wedding or better company getting ready before it!

assumed I would get as well, however I was extremely disappointed when I did not get the same level of work as I had expected. When I went in for my trial with Dana, I had a half up look with 2 twists back, the end result was messy and had Bobby pins sticking out a lot, I had assumed this was because it was the trial and we had moved the hair quite a bit and she didn’t need to take the time to clean it up as it was the trial. I was wrong as this was the same result on wedding day. I had decided to simplify my half up look that I did at the trial just a little and one twist per side instead of two, but my stylist questioned me for wanting to change and was resistant of going with a small variation. I showed her a photo for reference and was very clear in explaining and showing her what I wanted. My hair was nothing close to what I asked for, when she first showed me in the mirror what the back looked like I was left speechless and honestly horrified because it was nothing what I asked for and looked like a mess. I had to bring my mom and sister over to help see what she was doing with the back of my hair because she wasnt understanding how to clean up the style and to style it the way i asked. She didn’t listen to what I wanted, did the opposite of what I asked and I was in tears sitting in her chair because I knew that my hair was not going to look how I wanted on my wedding day and had little faith that she could make it look like what I even remotely wanted. Eventually I gave up trying to tell her and show her exactly what I wanted and accepted that my hair wasn’t going to be what I wanted because I was then running out of time and had to continue getting ready. I look back at the photos and am sad and embarrassed about how my hair looked that day. My bridesmaids and mom also had issues with both Dana and her partner Monika of them not listening to what they wanted and the styles looking much different than the inspiration photos given. My hair also did not stay secure and pinned up, it fell out completely during the reception and I resorted to putting my hair up myself. I am really disappointed and honestly wish I had done my hair myself, it would have saved me stress and tears on my wedding day and I know I would have actually liked my hair. I am not one to typically write about my negative experiences, but as many are looking for a hairstylist for your wedding day, I want the brides to have the best experience on their wedding day and to be happy, so to proceed with caution when booking. I could not in good conscience ever recommend them to any bride, I don’t want anyone to go through the awful experience that I did on the morning of their wedding.

eup trial and did an excellent job, listened to my every need and did not rush me. I LOVED how it looked and I normally hate professional makeup on me, she truly enhanced my features. She was even willing to come to my getting ready location for a small fee, only to do my makeup and 1 other individual, where normally MUA/hair stylists would only come if 6+ services were booked. MOG had Kim for hair and loved it! Would book!

zing job on hair for all of my girls, and Jessica made everyone’s make up absolutely stunning! Everything was incredibly easy and smooth on the day of, and I couldn’t have had a better experience!

yone looked absolutely stunning. Kristin had done my trial and hair and I couldn't have been happier. All requested adjustments were executed day-of and I felt like an absolute princess for my big day, The best was that my hair did not budge at all even through all the dancing. My 9pm night shots looked as good as if I had just gotten it done. Would absolutely recommend both Maria and Kristin!

ast few weeks. AND all of the results turned out stunning. Everyone gave us complements on how our hair and makeup turned out. We really had a fun morning getting ready and Elana and her team helped us accomplish that!

d up ahead of schedule!!! We worked with Kim and Jessica and they were an absolute joy to be around. Highly recommend Elana and her team for your hair and makeup needs. They truly make you look and feel your best. 🤍

ve been more helpful, professional, or friendly, and I simply could not have been happier with how my hair and makeup turned out on my big day. I have never felt so beautiful, and a big reason for that is Kim and Jessica’s work! All the Bridesmaids looked absolutely gorgeous and everyone was so happy with their look. Both our makeup and our hair lasted the entire day, which is really impressive when you consider we were all on the dance floor the whole night! Do yourself a favor and hire Elana Darrus as your Hair and Makeup Team - you won't regret it.

but not rushed at all. I’m not great at explaining what I wanted so with some jumbled explanations and a few inspo pics I was blown away when Elana did my trial and my makeup looked exactly how I wanted and was envisioning! The same was true the day of the wedding and my makeup held ALL night even through lots of sweat and some tears! Athina did great with my hair and again brought my vision to life perfectly. Cannot recommend enough!!!

ortable and transformed me to look my best! They were so personable and friendly towards everyone in my bridal party which led to us getting complimented throughout the entire night on how stunning we all looked. Super affordable too!