Golden Glow Beauty

o do 1 trial with her for both hair & make up and I was so satisfied. I don't wear make up on a daily basis, so she truly nailed the "golden/natrual glow beauty" she stands for. The airbrush make up she applied was light and lasted all the way through my bridal shower (which was on the hottest day of the summer), and it lasted all night for my actual wedding day. I hardly even gave any direction, she came in calm, cool and confident and worked her magic. My sisters and mom also got serviced by her at the last minute because she's that great. I'm so grateful to have found her on such a special day!

k and she knocked it out of the park.

and was able to provide a super natural look I was going for and I find often difficult to get out of stylists. She is a real professional with a ton of experience which came through with her multiple tips and tricks for keeping me looking good in photos and throughout the night. On top of it all she was a pleasure to work with. Very friendly, laid-back, and communicative while still being very professional. She was great with my whole family even my dog! Having Crystal on my side on this special day was a dream.

oved the idea of having the same person for my hair and make up. I 100% recommend a trial because it helped fine tune my exact wedding look that I was obsessed with. Not to mention my wedding ceremony was outdoors and ended up having 30mph+ winds and my hair DID NOT move. I still looked completely put together in the photos. So thankful for her professionalism and attention to detail that brought my wedding look together!

ulous! My hair and make-up for my wedding day was perfect! My make-up looked natural and still showed in photos; genius! I highly recommend to anyone looking for a bright, natural and beautiful look!

rk the day of my wedding left me feeling absolutely beautiful! THANK YOU!

d man of honor. I have never felt more beautiful in my entire life - and it was all thanks to Crystal’s care and attention to every detail. I felt like I was glowing for the entire day! She is fabulous to work with, so much fun to talk to, and is incredibly talented. I will recommend her to everyone I know who is getting married! Thank you Crystal, for everything!

my engagement photos and wedding day. I am not a person that wears a lot of makeup/ makeup every day and sometimes feel like I do not look like myself when wearing a lot of makeup. Crystal did a great job balancing having me actually look like myself (just way prettier) and making sure I popped on photos. Cannot recommend her enough!!

was SO patient and did such a beautiful job. I felt so beautiful and special. She 100% respected my desire to have minimal makeup while still making everything look nice. She also did my hair, which turned out just like I wanted it. She did hair and makeup for my bridesmaids, as well. My girls told me how much they enjoyed her company. Overall, Crystal is kind, patient, professional, and fun to have as a vendor. I recommend her to anyone who asks me! Thank you for making me feel so beautiful on my wedding day, Crystal! I appreciate you :)

ok so much better than I could have ever dreamed of. Her calm and patient demeanor makes everyone in the room feel comfortable and welcome. Thank you so much Crystal!

yle at the last minute due to a dress change and she didn't miss a beat! My hair and makeup looked fantastic and lasted all night (and my hair doesn't typically hold up very well)! I can't recommend Crystal highly enough! A++!

am were beyond professional and friendly. She assisted me in navigating these treacherous waters, made me look beautiful yet natural for my elopement, and was financially fair and reasonable. I could not recommend her and her services enough.

f you’re looking for someone who can truly deliver “enhanced natural (or otherwise), no cake face, feels like you’re not wearing makeup - look”, she’s your gal. This search was tough, and I’m beyond stoked I found her - save yourself the time & trial stress, Crystal knows what she’s doing!!

eel fantastic on such an important (and heavily photographed) day, but they also need to be able work under pressure (a timeline, chatty family/bridal party, terribly hot weather, you name it) like they were born to do it, all with a smile, keeping you cool and collected as you enter “Phase 1” of your wedding day. Crystal with Golden Glow Beauty provides ALL THIS and so much more!! You’d be crazy not to hire her. My wedding was a bit of an undertaking for even the most experienced vendor. Destination? Check. Need a boat to get there? Check. No cars on the island and multiple locations for getting ready, ceremony & reception? Check & Check. But Crystal’s response: “No problem, that sounds amazing!!” Girl, that first weight already came off my shoulders as most of the vendors I was contacted came back with a response along the lines of “ohhh….destination…where??? hummmm….let me check my schedule….” Then came my hair & makeup trial. Even up until the day before, I still wasn’t 100% sure how I wanted to look. My parents were telling me on thing, I had TONS of different styles saved to Pinterest & Instagram….I was just a hot mess and honestly didn’t know what I wanted. Crystal took one look at a few different photos I was leaning toward, asked me a few simple questions, and without hesitation said “No problem, I totally get it” and went to work. All the while we talked about our weddings (as she had just gotten married herself!) and I just felt completely at ease and even stared to have a lot of fun! When the trail was over, I took a look in the mirror and was FLOORED! She was able to pull of the perfect natural/bridal look…and even with the perfect hair and flawless makeup, I still looked like myself which was my ultimate goal! (See, it’s even hard to explain now haha, thank God she just got it.) After the trail, she assured me that if there was anything I wanted to change, to not be worried and it wouldn’t be a problem at all. Though I appreciated the reassurance, knowing that things didn’t have to be 100% set in stone, I already knew she nailed the look. CHECK! One more thing off my to-do list. Then the day of the wedding came. This girl hauled ALL her equipment around the the island, showed up early to setup and was ready to go with my girls RIGHT on schedule. (She even posted up the timeline for my wedding as well as her own timeline to make sure everyone would know who was on deck next - everything was just SO organized!) She handled all the different styles my bridesmaids requested, was able to talk to my family and keep the mood light and fun (which, I don’t know about you, but I feel like is serious multitasking) and when it came to my hair and makeup, we simply reconfirmed the look and she got down to it. We laughed, talked about the big day, and honestly just had so much fun! Best of all, she make a little touchup kit for me with my specific lip color she mixed just for me, hairpins, a blotting sheet and more - it was so handy!! Long (looong) story short: I know there are SO many options out there for Hair & MUA’s especially in Southern California. Let me do you a favor: Hire Crystal. She will exceed ALL your expectations, making you look & feel absolutely fabulous!!

nsive to emails -- even during her honeymoon. I loved my hair and makeup the day of the wedding and she was so easy to work with. I especially appreciated how calm she was the day of the wedding. Definitely hire her!

esmaids all looked beautiful as well. My hair and make up stayed perfect throughout the night ❤️ Thank you so much for adding a touch of beauty to my special day!

ionally, she made the whole process fun when getting ready for the ceremony, and was engaging with family members too! I would recommend her to anyone in SoCal looking to hire a makeup/hair stylist for their wedding!

I don't know much about "beauty" stuff and Crystal helped me feel confident and gave advice on how I would look best for my big day. From viewing her portfolio, I saw that her clientele was diverse. I saw that she had experience with all different types of looks. I loved how organized Crystal is. She took notes and photos of our trial session to make sure there were no surprises on my wedding day. I loved how she did my makeup. Being someone that doesn't wear any, she didn't make me look like a clown. My skin was able to breathe. I highly recommend Crystal for your wedding makeup needs. My engagement and wedding photos came out great. She has a great personality. She's positive (no drama), cool, calm, and collected. It's a breeze to work with her.

find than I had expected. Crystal was phenomenal. She is so friendly and easy going, she puts you at ease right away, and she truly listens and understands what you want (and what you don’t want) and is able to put it together for you. I had my makeup trial about 6 weeks before my ceremony, and was able to provide feedback afterwards to make sure we were on the same page. Crystal takes your feedback and acts on it, without issue. I was looking for a more natural look, and I have very fair skin, and she was able to make it all work without making me look like I was wearing a ton of make up – which is what I wanted. She also did my mom’s make up, my sister’s make up and my sister-in-law’s make up, as well as my mother-in-law’s make up, and everyone looked beautiful and natural. Best of all, Crystal is an absolute professional. She quickly responds to emails, she prepared a timeline for me for the day of so I didn’t even have to think, she showed up early, and she also finished everyone’s make up early, so there was no rushing around or stress. I could not recommend her more highly.

MOH and Bridesmaid. She completely pre-planned the day-of schedule so we could all get everything done at a relaxed pace before getting dressed. She even showed up early, which definitely helped us stay ahead of schedule. My favorite part about Crystal is you can just describe how you want to look with just 1 or a few pictures, and she adapts it to your features to make you look your best! She was also very receptive to my feedback and ideas through the whole process. My MOH, bridesmaid, and my hair has never looked better! The best part about Crystal, other than her amazing skills, is that she is incredibly personable, friendly, and fun to be around. I highly recommend her! Thank you Crystal for making me feel beautiful on my wedding day!

l self. Having the trial before the wedding was super helpful too and I would definitely recommend Golden Glow Beauty to any soon to be brides!

erfect artist. Both my hair and makeup looked incredible, and I received so many compliments on my wedding day. Leading up to the big day, Crystal was very organized and responsive. She arrived on time and finished on time, which is essential to having your wedding day run smoothly. I would highly recommend her!

d breathe. All the ladies in my wedding party were extremely pleased with Crystal’s work.

d sweet at makes the whole process a blast! She listened to my ideas for my hair and makeup for the big day and made them a reality :) I got so many compliments on my hair on the wedding! I wanted something a little different and unique and she was able to tailor it perfectly to what I was looking for. My mom, sister and mother-in-law all got ready together, and they all had nothing but nice things to say about Crystal and her assistant Toni. And our hair and makeup lasted all night long on what was a very hot and sweaty day!! Thank you so much for making us look beautiful for the big day!!

o get extra services done and she was very honest about her pricing. I had many changes in my wedding and was even thinking to have her come back just to switch my hairpieces but she suggested that if it was something I did not need to do I could save some money. I usually don’t wear much makeup (usually just tinted moisturizer, concealer, brow gel and occasionally eyeliner or mascara). Crystal is very talented in the fact that all she need to do was see a photo of my outfit and she perfectly picked out a look that would go well with what I was wearing. Between my bridal preview and wedding day, I asked her for some recommendations on lashes, lash glue and other things that I liked from the bridal preview and she was always happy to give me suggestions. A week before my wedding, I decided to change up my eye makeup to something more natural since I have small eyes, and she was happy to make the changes. I know in some cases, makeup artist would be offended if a client said they weren’t too happy or wanted to change up their look from a preview but she emphasized that it was what I wanted and she would be happy to do that for me. The thing I loved most about her was that she was a very easy going person. Having makeup and hair done in one day takes a few hours but the fact that she was pleasant to talk to made time go by quicker. I would definitely go back to her again if I ever needed to get my makeup/hair done professionally.

ill not be disappointed!

artists have examples of brides who haven’t had their freckles covered. Then I found Crystal through a friend’s friend and when I saw the makeup on that freckly bride, I knew Crystal was the one! She did not disappoint! My makeup looked amazing for my engagement photos and wedding day! I did a trial with my hair all up then decided on my wedding day that I would do my hair half up and half down. Crystal adapted without flinching and my hair was exactly as I expected! She even did a hair and makeup trial for my mom because my mom wears very little makeup and wanted to be sure she looked like herself still. We each had adjustments from the trial and Crystal took note of all of them and made it happen the day of the wedding. We were done ahead of schedule which was great and gave the girls more time to hang out. Crystal is also super sweet and easy going. She is on top of it and responds quickly, which I appreciated as an inpatient bride :-) She was one of my favorite vendors and I wish we lived closer because I would totally hang out with her! All I have to say is HIRE HER!

he was very sweet, professional and flexible - since we were flying in from another state. I highly recommend her!

essed from my trial run with Crystal, which I scheduled for my engagement session. My photos turned out so beautiful thanks to her! I even booked Crystal for services for my boudoir shoot, again she nailed it! When it came to the wedding day, I had around 10 ladies to get ready and somehow with the team Crystal brought, we finished early (that’s kind of unheard of for a wedding, right?!). Seriously, she is a true professional.

e big day! She and an assistant also did a lot of the bridesmaids' hair and makeup - everyone looked so beautiful. I appreciated that everything was kept on schedule and we were all ready for photos by the time needed. Crystal was super efficient and professional, and I definitely recommend her for all your hair and makeup needs!!

er there with me on the morning of my wedding. I am always skeptical of professional makeup and everything looking too heavy-handed, but she exceeded my expectations during my hair and makeup trial and again on my wedding day. All of my bridesmaids and mom were equally as pleased about how their services turned out on the day of. She stayed right on schedule the morning of and put all of my worries at ease. My hair and makeup looked great the entire day, even on my oily skin. I cannot say enough good things about Crystal, and I highly recommend her!

my bridal hair and makeup. She also created beautiful looks for my bridesmaids and mother-in-law based on their suggestions. We all received so many compliments on our hair and makeup. The colleague that she brought along to help with my bridesmaids and mother-in-law was wonderful as well, showing that Crystal knows how to pick great people to work with. And lastly, Crystal is so pleasant! I loved chatting with her and she definitely helped put me at ease on the wedding morning. Thank you for everything, Crystal!

I couldn't make up my mind and offered her opinions and recommendations when I had questions about the day-of getting ready schedule. She was also just so much fun to have with us in the room all morning while everyone was getting ready. Everyone in my bridal party and family were very happy with how their hair and make up turned out and kept commenting on how nice and helpful Crystal was. I would highly recommend her to all brides or just anyone looking for a great look on a special day!

et me at 4:30am to work with my schedule which I was so thankful for since we had engagement photos already scheduled for the same day. The makeup was great and natural as I requested but I actually had a ton of changes from the trial makeup we did and was a bit nervous on the day of. She listened to all of my changes and the makeup was exactly what I wanted. On my actual wedding day, it was actually rainy and cold but the makeup stayed on the whole time and my hair was perfectly curled despite the rain and being outside. She also did the makeup for my sister and she loved it as well. Would highly recommend Crystal and will hire her for my next big event.

phenomenal makeup and hair artist! She was on time the day of our wedding, and we finished with plenty of time to get to the venue. She really was the best start to our day. Thanks so much Crystal! I felt beautiful and special on my big day.

bridak shower! She really listens to what you want and immediately responded to any emails or questions I had. But most importantly she made me feel absolutely beautiful on my wedding day. I highly recommend Golden Glow Beauty!!

I wanted. When I didn't like something she responded quickly and kept checking in to see if I liked it better. She was able to create natural glowing beauty and hair where the curls did not come out even at the end of the night around 1am!! On the day of wedding Crystal and her assistant Toni were very timely and good spirited in tending to everyone and even the folks who were more needy or particular. I'd definitely would recommend to anyone who is getting married soon. :) Thanks, Crystal - you're the best!

girls and made the day of comfortable and relaxed. I would highly recommend hiring Golden Glow!

nge or 2- they were booked. It was only two months before my wedding when I came across Golden Glow Beauty on the here on the Knot. I read over the reviews and looked up her instagram, facebook. What I saw blew me away! She was exactly what I was looking for. When I sent her my first e-mail she was very straight forward with me and let me know that she did have a wedding already booked for that day but luckily it was early in the day and she would be able to do my wedding too if we wanted to move forward. I made an appointment with her for my trial and she was nice enough to change it for me so I can get it done on my birthday (so I could feel my best for my party). When I got to her office space she was so sweet and welcoming. I showed her a couple pictures of what I was thinking, but wasn't 100% sure what I wanted. She was able to decipher my indecisive brain and went to work. As she was doing her thing we talked about everything. She made me feel very comfortable and there was no awkward pauses. My biggest fear of my make up was that I had a lot of acne scars and I was afraid that they couldn't be covered and would turn up in all my photos and I would not feel my best because of them. Once she was done she showed me and I couldn't believe my eyes. You couldn't even see that I had scars, and that doesn't mean she caked on the make up to cover them, it looked natural with the glow I was looking for. We talked about price and I had told her that I was in but I wanted to make sure that the price would be okay for my bridesmaid's. She understood and sent me home with the contract and told me to just let her know in a couple days. After talking with the girls and them seeing the make up they were also sold. I sent her an e-mail later that weekend and we were booked. On the day of my wedding, she arrived at the time she stated she would ( I honestly expected her to be a little late because she had a wedding before mine). She brought an assistant and they went to work. She had made my girls feel so comfortable. She listened to everything each individual person told her and executed it perfectly. Even my mother who hates wearing make up and wanted nothing on that day looked natural just like she wanted. With all this said if you're still looking for a make up artist look no further. At least stop and send her an e-mail you won't be disappointed. There is a reason she has been voted "The Knot Best Weddings"

. Everything turned out exactly as I wanted! By the end of the night everything was still intact and looking good! I received so many compliments on how long my hair/makeup had lasted! Other than her being very good at what she does, she is such a pleasure to be around. Especially for an anxious bride! She is professional, friendly and very talented and I highly recommend! Thank you Crystal for everything!