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Karen's Hair and Makeup Artistry
- Clearwater, FL
- Makeup Artist
- Travels up to 120 miles
- Contact for rates
Overview
We are a team of hair stylists and makeup artists with a real passion for what we do. We go out on location, travel up to 70 miles for Weddings, Anniversaries, Proms, Batmitzvas, Quinces or any other reason you want. We specialize in airbrush makeup. We've been trained by top hair stylists and makeup artists in the country including: Nick Arrojo from T.V.'s "What Not to Wear", Martin Parsons, the updo king, makeup artists who have worked on Lady Gaga, Celine Dion, Johnny Depp and the casts of "Edward Scissorhands", all the Pirate movies, "Twilight" and many others. We have several awards in both Hair Styling and Makeup Artistry. We look forward to being a part of your event.
2 Reviews
My best friend booked hair and makeup for her wedding with Karen's company. We had our schedules for each person set weeks in advance, (Karen, Adarely and Rocio were scheduled to come out) all seemed to be going well until the night before the wedding when Karen text messaged the bride at 10PM saying she wouldn't be able to make it herself because of a family emergency which later turned into "I figure out the family thing but now I took a pain pill for my back and I still can't come.." which was super odd and unprofessional - not to mention just about every word was spelled wrong and you could barely make out what it said. She also mentioned that instead of the original start time of 12:30, we would be starting at 11:30. We didn't want the bride stressed out the night before he wedding so we said okay and that was that. The next morning the bride got another text message that said they switched the time again and they will be there at 12 now. At this point it was getting a little ridiculous. 12 o'clock rolls around and nobody shows up.. (we start getting nervous because we originally had 3 staff members coming but because Karen took a pain pill we were down to 2) at 12:20, Rocio finally showed up and we get started. She did my makeup and hair first.. I showed her pictures of both hair and makeup that I was interested in.. my hair was so lopsided I had to try to fix it myself and it still looked like I slept on one side the whole night. My makeup was probably 2 shades lighter than my skin and I have never had so much eye shadow caked on my eyelids! It was so awful. I didn't even want her to fix it so I went downstairs and scrubbed half of it off and redid it myself. Adarely finally showed up and did 1 bridesmaids hair and makeup, the mother of the grooms hair and left. With still a bridesmaid, MOH and the bride to go. The MOH felt like a ghost she looked so pale and her hair was falling out 30 mins after she got it done. Pictures were supposed to be at 5PM and it was after 4PM so the brides MOH called Karen to let her know how behind things were running and how there was only 1 girl there. There was no way Rocio could finish the girl she was working on and then do the brides hair and makeup without rushing through it to be done in 40 minutes. So after going back and fourth with Karen about it she called Adarely to come back and she agreed to give the bride $40 off her total. Once they were completely finished they refused to give the bride that discount because Karen called them and told them not to. Rocio and Adarely sat in front of all of us speaking back and fourth in Spanish (making it clear they were talking about us) we were in a hurry so everyone paid and the ladies left. The MOH again called Karen to let her know how awful of an experience this was and Karen repeatedly called her a liar. We had about 10 people in the room who saw everything that happened and she still had the nerve to call her customer a liar! So unprofessional and plain rude! Karen finally agreed to send the bride a partial refund and that was that. As expected – that refund was never sent to the bride. The villas where the wedding was apologized up and down (they gave the bride the referral) and assured her that they will NEVER use Karen’s company ever again. Such a scam!! Terrible, terrible customer service, way over prices and rude employees/owner. Save yourself the stress and money and go ANYWHERE else!
Hair Stylist, Makeup Artist
I paid Karen a $50 deposit to hire her for my wedding day. I drove 450 miles from Atlanta to Tampa for a trail with Karen, cupcake tastings and meeting with my wedding planner. Karen was supposed to come to my hotel at 10 on Saturday. She text me at 9:51 am that she would be 20 minutes late due to stomach issues. By 10:35, she was still not there. I had a full day planned and the fact that she didn't update me on her tardiness was unacceptable. I called her and let her know that I wanted my deposit back and I would be finding someone else to do my hair. She said ok.
I then received a text from her at 4 in the afternoon that stated: Since I did get ready and pack up and drive to Tampa for nothing. I am taking the travel fee out of your deposit ($20). According to the contract you signed, cancelling more than 60 days prior to the event, I would return 50% of the deposit which would have been $25 minus the travel fee of $20, I owe you $5. I will put that in the mail soon.
I called her immediately. She did not answer and has yet to return my call. She is BEYOND UNPROFESSIONAL! If she is late to the trial, she will be late to your wedding. She will not return your phone calls and keep your money!
DO NOT HIRE HER! I have called her and text her and have gotten no response. She was in the wrong and now she is keeping my money. So she drove from Clearwater... I drove from Atlanta to meet her and now she is keeping my money.
Makeup Artist
Response from Karen's Hair and Makeup Artistry:
Yes, I was late because I couldn't stay out of the bathroom. She knew why, but was not understanding. Only angry. I was 5 minutes away from her when she called me and told me not to go. I only kept the part of the money that was agreed on per the contract. Nothing else. The reason I didn't return her call was, because during the previous conversation she was nasty and I refuse to argue with someone who only wants to lash out. I'm sorry I was late but it was out of my control. I have never had this happen before and I haven't since. If you want to read my usual reviews, you can contact me and I'll let you know where to find them.
Booking Info
Price Range: Contact for rates
Gig Length: 60 - 500 minutes
Languages: English
About
I have been in the business for 30 years and have a team of 10 hair stylists and 8 makeup artists. We cater to the smallest to the largest of groups. We go out on location any day of the week, any time of the day. I started my career in the Chicago area and earned my first award at the Midwest Beauty Show in Chicago. I moved to FL in 1986 and have worked for high end salons and ran a few of my own. My girls and I go to makeup and hair classes taught by top people in the field every year. We take as many classes as we can to further our careers. We strive to be the best we can be and provide excellent service to all our clients.
Services Offered
Team
Karen | Owner, hair stylist, makeup artist |
Janis | hair stylist, makeup artist |
Jaki | hair stylist, makeup artist |
Jamia | hair stylist, makeup artist |
Adarely | hair stylist, makeup artist |
Rosie | hair stylist, makeup artist |
Laura | hair stylist |
Becky | makeup artist |
Danielle | hair stylist, makeup artist |
Juanita | assistant |
Setup Requirements
Tables
Electricity
Good lighting
Electricity