Patsy's Protrait I -Vintage lookPatsy's portrait shots were taken on my last makeup artistry excursion to the Taipei office. We came up with 2 different bridal styles for her. The first style embraces a natural look, complete with vintage red lipstick and a 30's revival hairdo. The 2nd style has slight smoky eye-makeup and an elegant updo, topped with an imperial crown.
1st bridal style gave Patsy a sweet, sexy appreance. We used natural, clean-looking makeup with deep red lipstick to demonstrate her innate womanly elegance.
For Patsy's bridal hairdo, we swept her hair back into a low updo, held in place with some dazzling accessories. Combined with her bridal makeup, we felt this bridal look appeared very suitable for a bride selecting to wear a traditional Chinese or Cantonese-origin wedding garment (Qipao or Gua) during her tea party ceremony.
Feel free to check
out our photo galleries
to see more of our beautiful brides! Contact Selina's Bridal Shop/Bridal Makeup and Hair San Francisco Bay Area.
3:00 PM. Thursday, February 27, 2014
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Sweet Lizzy's wedding in San FranciscoIt has been great working with Lizzy. I felt relaxed though I continuously did makeup and hair for her two moms, two bridesmaids and finally she in 7 hours before the ceremony.
Airbrush makeup technique made her look glossy, and its long-lasting formula kept her flawless till the end of party. She had two hairstyling: elegant updo for ceremony and romantic side-down for the party. I found she photoed beautifully, especially pretty much looked like a Taiwanese celebrity, Aimee Sun after makeup.
Thanks Lizzy for your trustworthy review.
"Selina is very experienced and skillful. She has a huge collection and accessories and can work with you for any hairstyles you have in mind. I'm also very impressed with her skills and speed. She managed to finish hair and makeup services for 5 people in very short period of time. Her rate is also very reasonable."
Coco reserved my bridal makeup and hairstyling service without the trial run. We communicated with each other through mails and few calls. She knew what she wanted for her wedding looks, so I could well prepare my tool kits, of course, including the right color of hair extensions. In her big day, I quickly completed her two moms' makeup and hair, and also her pretty bridesmaid's . The final 3 hours, I had plenty of time focusing on her and tried my best to make her become a brilliant princess. It's so honorable that Coco likes her two wedding looks.
8:09 AM. Wednesday, January 22, 2014
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Lovely filipino bride~Mellany
Mellany is my first filipino bride. She found me from internet and wanted a natural wedding look. I came to her venue starting working at 9am for her and her 4 bridesmaids. Most of her families and friends flied to Fairfied Ca to join the ceremony and party. I'm so happy to work with Mellany, and thanks for her apprecitating my makeup and hair artistry.
It has been years that I offer airbrush makeup to my clients. The result is so great! Lots of photographers endorse that such flawless makeup save their time on photo retouching, and clients love it, too. Traditional foudation makeup application by either brush or sponge can't make suchlike outcome. Temptu is my favorite airbrush makeup brand beauce of its professional formulations and perfect high quality better for sensitive skin. In Septemer 16, I spent a full day taking the workshop to refresh airbrush techniques, and find new products as well. Brides nowaday pursue celebrity style and fashion trends. So, it's quite important for a makeup artist to learn something new, catch fashion trend and acquire beauty skills to make her own artisty.
11:37 PM. Friday, November 8, 2013
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A super 5-start Yelp Review from Nancy in Napa!!!Nancy is from East coast, but her wedding location was in famous Napa winery area. We communicated with each other just through emails, and she insisted on a trial because her previous horrible experience in the local salon. I am so happy to satisfy her and makes her a beautiful memory ever.
Herewith her compliment from Yelp: 以下是她在Yelp上面給我的五顆留言
Selina is amazing.
I had a horrendous make-up trial with an esteemed local bridal salon, and after almost giving up on finding a makeup artist/hair stylist (I planned my wedding from the east coast), I found Selina on Yelp.
Selina was fast to respond and very flexible on scheduling. I insisted on a trial run due to my horrific experience earlier, and the only time I had available was the day before my wedding! It was basically a blind bet, but I sure am glad I did.
For my trial run, I went to Selina's pretty house where she had a personal station of all sorts of makeup, hair styles, etc. She was extremely attentive to my requests, my concerns and exactly what I needed (eg. double eyelid tape, bigger eyes, flat eyebrown, etc.) She didn't judge at all, and was extremely complimentary throughout the entire trial. I ended up looking like a doll, and kept the same hair & makeup to my rehearsal dinner where I received a lot of compliments.
Now, wedding day... I have 8 bridesmaids and 2 moms, so needless to say, Selina and her assistant needed to work very fast. They were there right on time and brought a very good attitude! We weren't so organized on our end, but Selina was very helpful and flexible. They worked magic on all of my ladies, and finally when it was my turn, Selina's spent extra attention and was very careful, asking me for feedback as she continued. We used airbrush and wow, the effects are amazing! Selina is really good with making you look prettier, but still make it look effortless and look like yourself, just 100x prettier. I have stubborn straight hair (Selina says it's "too healthy") and they spent extra time on my hair to tame it, and eventually made it into a SUPER beautiful braided bun.
Selina & her assistant came with us to my wedding venue and stayed until the ceremony was over, where they quickly turned my look around to an "evening look" which meant touch-ups, heavier eye makeup, and a loosely braided fully let-down hair. I loved both looks so much.
All in all, Selina is so amazing and I can't thank her enough for making me look much more beautiful than my expectations!! All of the photos are for a lifetime, and I am sure when I'm 80, I'll look back at these pictures and think, "wow, i was so pretty back then!!" all thanks to Selina & her assistant :)
10:35 PM. Wednesday, October 16, 2013
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"Thank You Note" from Sammi JuSweet Sammi found me from Yelp just few days before her reception. We just had few talks and mails back and forth, and then, I provided what she wanted, and presented her beauty in her big day. She not only gave me a 5-starts comments on yelp, but also a handwriting card.
" 親愛的Selina 意外中在Yelp找到妳,我很有勇氣地skip試妝,只有和你透過電話和電郵的溝通就相信妳可以讓我放心和滿意你的能力。現在我非常肯定我的選擇~是對的! 在喜宴中,大家對我的wedding makeup and hair稱讚。在搭配上我的禮服very stands out而讚不絕口。 Many Thanks on your service 我會大家告訴大家,幫你做宣傳的! 感謝 Sammi 8/26/2013"
It's so touching when I read the content.
Thank you Sammi~
Here is her comment on yelpSammi's comment on Yelp
2:36 PM. Friday, September 20, 2013
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5-start Reviews from sweet brides in Yelp
I enjoy my job so much; it makes me feel satisfaction. I receive lots ofThank-You Notes from brides; I here especially appreciate those girls giving me 5-start rate in public.
4:39 PM. Friday, August 30, 2013
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A "Thank You Note" from Selina's Bride Emma
Emma finds me from Internet, and reserves my service without a trial run. She is a sweet girl, and gets marry right after her graduation from study in San Francisco. I am so happy to receive her Thank You Note after my service.
"Selina, Thanks for hlep in my special day. You are so amazing. I had a great time with you on my wedding day (July 13). Thanks again."
Emma是從網路上找到我的聯絡方式,沒有試妝就付訂金。甜美的Emma在舊金山唸完書之後,立刻在當地舉行西式婚禮。很開心收到她的感謝函,祝福她和先生百年好合~
12:56 PM. Sunday, August 25, 2013
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Marie's big day!
Marie is one of my lovely brides. Thanks Marie for sharing this wonderful video with all my website visitors^^.
June 26, 2012 – WeddingWire is excited to announce that Selina's Bridal Shop (Makeup and Hair styling) is WeddingWire Rated in 2012 for Beauty & Health. WeddingWire Rated is the annual ratings program that recognizes wedding professionals across the country for their commitment to service and is the most recognized and trusted brand among engaged couples, as they start their search for local wedding businesses. The ratings program is based on hundreds of thousands of recent newlywed reviews of over 200,000 wedding professionals in the US and Canada, across 20 different service categories.
Selina's Bridal Shop (Makeup and Hair styling) has 4 reviews on WeddingWire. Reviews by our newlywed clients include detailed ratings and insightful descriptions about their experiences working with our business and staff. Our reviews provide transparency for potential clients, assisting them in making informed decisions for their big day.
"We are very pleased to announce WeddingWire Rated 2012, recognizing Selina's Bridal Shop (Makeup and Hair styling) for their commitment to exemplary service in Beauty & Health," said Timothy Chi, CEO, WeddingWire, Inc. “Selina's Bridal Shop (Makeup and Hair styling) has shown dedication to their craft and service, helping engaged couples understand what to expect from their business through reviews on the nation’s leading wedding review site.”
As the largest site for wedding reviews, WeddingWire empowers engaged couples with the most comprehensive and trusted review system available in the wedding industry. WeddingWire Rated provides Selina's Bridal Shop (Makeup and Hair styling) with the distinction of being WeddingWire Rated and a simple platform to capture client feedback from their wedding planning experience. Engaged couples can easily access all of the reviews for Selina's Bridal Shop (Makeup and Hair styling) on WeddingWire.com. We have all of our newlywed clients to thank for our WeddingWire Rated 2012 recognition.
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Couple months ago, I travelled to some
Asian cities including Taipei, Bangkok and Tokyo, where I found lots bling
bling items definitely suitable for weddings.
Makeup, hair styling and gown are
basic.To make a bride outstanding and
attractive, you may consider wearing crown, necklace and jewelry.Matching them well will make you a head
turner.
Selina's brides can borrow accessories for
free with refundable deposits!!!
1:15 PM. Friday, June 1, 2012
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Beautiful Joanna's big Day!
Joanna is a very lovely and nice girl, whom was introduced to me by one of my devoted friends. In the beginning, we connect each other through mails because of her busy job in the high-tech company. One week before her wedding, we met in my studio in Taipei, and made a slight makeup trial as well as telling her important notices for bridal makeup, hairstyling and etc.
On that day, her husband brought the flower bouquet to Joanna and spoke the pledge of love in front us. I was so moved, even though I heard thousands of time that kind of sentences.
I prepared her for 4 hairstyles and accessory sets during her wedding receptions.
If you're interested in flawless makeup and gorgeous hairstyling, do not hesitate to contact Selina Wu through: +510 493 6579