FAQS

For wedding pricing, please see my investment page. Packages start at $1900.

For weekend events, my booking minimum is any of my packages. Please check out my Investment page for my rates.

For my security, I will need to know your certain minimum headcount since I must plan accordingly and therefore cannot take away from the headcount agreed on the signed contract. However, I'd be happy to add additional ladies to the headcount as your ladies take time to decide. Please note I will need to contract my assistant (based on availability) if your headcount reaches 6 or more, so please inform me as soon as possible so I can check my assistants’ availability.

Your wedding date becomes reserved once I receive a non-refundable 50% retainer fee & signed contract. (The retainer fee will be deducted from the total cost of services, which is due by the event date). All booking is first come, first serve. 

*Please note: With the upcoming wedding season, my availability fills up quickly, so early booking is highly recommended. My availability changes rapidly due to booking up quickly a year in advance.

Your retainer fee is non-refundable because it retains (reserves) your wedding date and I commit my schedule to only you on that day! This means I turn down incoming brides who inquire my services for the same date. But not only that, behind the scenes I invest much time planning for your event, on top of working your actual event date as well! So, the retainer fee also covers my time and resources working prior to your event including, but not limited to, responding to client emails, answering questions, discussing personal makeup preferences/concerns, issuing contracts, processing bookings, product inventory management, restocking specific products catered for you and your ladies, client scheduling, event timeline coordination with you and your other vendors, thoroughly sanitizing products prior to your services,...the list continues on! If you have to change your date, I totally understand, however I do this process all over again, which is why the retainer fee is also non-transferrable.

All to say, I care deeply about you and your bridal needs and invest much of my heart into making your special day beautiful! I want you to feel 100% gorgeous- and that takes much planning and investment on my end to make your makeup vision become a reality- worry free!

The makeup "preview" is the time to make your bridal beauty vision perfect for your wedding day. While the makeup preview is not required, I strongly suggest the makeup preview as each bride is so different with her own preferences and every beauty vision is uniquely personal! It goes MUCH further than a verbal consultation. This is the time I collaborate with you to better understand you, your bridal beauty vision and perfect it for your wedding day. I cater your beauty vision to your personal style + facial features. I also encourage your feedback and all adjustments you'd like me to make while you watch me do your makeup. I want to make sure you feel 100% yourself + excited with your makeup! At the end of the session, I take detailed notes on everything we talked about and take lots of photos so I can replicate your perfected makeup for your wedding day!

I host makeup sessions on the weekdays at my in-home studio in Castro Valley, CA. The session generally takes anywhere between 1.5-2 hours depending on what you'd like to discuss for your bridal beauty vision, logistics, and the makeup look you desire.

For helpful steps to prep for your trial, see my makeup-prep page .

*Please note: your makeup preview does NOT ensure reservation of your wedding date. 

Thank you for asking, and I totally understand! Due to high demand, I currently do not offer soft holds as part of my services. When you're ready to book, please feel free to reach out for my updated availability! (Please note that only a signed contract and a retainer fee will secure your wedding date.) Thank you for your understanding! xo!

On the morning of, I plan to arrive 20 min before start time to settle in, setup my station, and begin the beautifying!

I ask for 45 min/person & 1 hr for the Bride. I find that 1 hour window makes the most relaxed time frame for my brides! To determine the "start time", I count backwards from your "makeup completion" time, which tends to be determined by your photographer +/or wedding planner.

Yes! Check out my Ethereal Package, which includes an assistant to help condense the morning (yay for more sleep!). Plus the entire bridal party's makeup is cohesive and complementing the bride- a must!

For my makeup services, I provide traditional techniques which incorporate high-end products for amazing coverage and color ranges from the beloved High-Definition RCMA foundation- famously used on celebrities, photography, & film. RCMA foundation achieves a similar light & glowing look to airbrush, high-definition finish, with healthier ingredients and guaranteed stay power for a long wedding day. I finish with high power setting spray to seal the makeup for all evening wear as well!  Honestly my brides have been continuously pleased with the look and longevity of my traditional makeup application (even through the heat and the dance sweat!), I haven't had a reason to switch or add on that service yet!  

On top of RCMA, I use my favorite products from various high-end makeup brands including (and not limited to): Hourglass, Charlotte Tilbury, Dior, Fenty, Givenchy, Rare Beauty, Makeup by Mario, Iconic London, Patrick Ta, Natasha Denona, Ofra...the list goes on and on! I tailor my services and products to meet the needs of each individual client, as each bride is unique!

However, if there is a specific makeup product you'd like incorporated into your bridal makeup, feel free to bring it!

YES! I’m commited to making you look picture perfect all day long, so every bride who had me stay is so grateful I did! You will have peace of mind ​​that no matter the tears, sweat, weather...you don't have to worry about a thing! ​This is an add-on service, so let me know in advance if you’d like me to stay! The touch-up stay rate (200/hr) begins when your ​bridal party's makeup​​ is complete.

YES! I’m constantly catering my makeup styles to different ethnic features as I myself am Asian and can totally relate! Growing up in the melting pot of the SF Bay Area, I've been working with clients of ethnicities all over the world, and specialize in custom-blended makeup to match any skin tone: pink or olive, light or deep. It’s my deep passion to enhance and embrace beauty of all shades & features! Eyes and skin are incredibly important when it comes to catering ethnic facial features correctly, and I love it! Feel free to check out my variety of BEFORE + AFTERS .

YES!! I provide complimentary strip/individual lashes with every makeup service as I highly recommend some kind of lash enhancements for beautiful and stunning photos!! Even the most natural look is enhanced with the addition of faux lashes. Every client I have converted to lashes was so happy with the results! 

YES! I am a HUGE advocate of skincare prior for your bridal makeup! Beautiful makeup starts with beautiful skin, and professional facials (even at-home masks) are soooo good and rich in nutrients for your skin, and your esthetician can cater your treatment to your skin's needs! I just recommend doing the facial(s) a couple weeks out just in case your skin has a reaction.

In the future possibly! For now, my passion & specialty is wedding makeup only, but I do have some awesome hairstylists on my preferred vendor list: Hair Recs