I went here to get my hair and makeup done for my wedding. I was suggested to work with Lina, I guess she's the one that does hair and make-up. I'm not a person that wears make-up, My complexion doesn't need any make up or covering up. I usually only wear eye liner and lip gloss. I told her I wanted something light, natural looking, not too heavy.
She brought me downstairs and did my makeup first. I KID YOU NOT...when I looked in the mirror I was in shock! Not only did I not look like myself but I looked like a clown!!!!!!! She put so much base or powder or whatever it is on my face it went from tan to pale. She painted my eyebrows and didn't even brush them to make them look natural. It was like she grabbed a marker and painted my eyebrows in. I asked her for eyelashes and she said she only had the individual ones, that she was out of the strands. I told her individual was fine but she then said... you don't need fake eyelashes. Ok, I guess!
Then we go back up stairs and its time for my hair. My hair came out great! that I have 0 complains about it. I kept looking at myself in the mirror in awe because of how hideous I looked. I ended up paying about $100 including tip for her work. I thought maybe its because I am not use to wearing make up, and this is what I guess I'm supposed to look like.
I got home and my mom was getting her hair and makeup done by a student, Elma, from East Boston Beauty School. Elma saw me and told me how beautiful I looked and said, where are your eyelashes? I told her that Lina from the salon said I didn't need them. She sat me down and said what do you mean? You definitely need them! It's your wedding day. Elma ended up having to add highlighter, eyelashes, did something to my nose and face to make it look thinner, she fixed my eyebrows to make it look like I actually look I have eyebrow hair. If it wasn't for Elma I would have looked like a pale clown on my wedding day.
If you want your hair done by Lina GO FOR IT! but if you need makeup, please don't let her get close! OR just call East Boston Beauty School and ask for Elma, she can do both and you'll look drop dead gorgeous like my momma did.
Larry Monuteaux
Yvette Ayala
Valetina Bustamante
William Moreno
Snowflake ;-/
