Thao did my hair and makeup to perfection for my wedding, and I felt like the most beautiful bride on this day!

Doing my makeup and hair with Thao was like catching up with a friend. She made me feel so comfortable and created a glowy glam look, while still making me feel like myself. As someone who doesn't wear makeup often, I really appreciated this and was absolutely in love with my look.

Thao is friendly, attentive to detail, responsive, and THE makeup artist that I would recommend to all brides!!

I would highly recommend Thao, who I used for my wedding. She and her team did magic on me, 5 bridesmaids, and 2 moms on our wedding day. I was worried about timing due to our large group, which was unfounded - they got through everybody with extra time to spare. We did a trial before the wedding at her home in San Jose which went well - she pretty much nailed it and I had minimal feedback on any changes - and then she nailed it again on my wedding day! What I and everybody else loved about my makeup/hair is that I looked glowingly beautiful and elevated but not in a way that made me unrecognizable from my every day. The makeup also stayed flawless through the day and night without feeling heavy, and the photos came out great. Very happy with the outcome. Last but not least, her communication, efficiency, flexibility, professionalism, and ease to work with made all the logistics very stress-free. Thao is very easy/fun to talk to, and the rest of her team was also incredibly sweet. Thank you again, Thao

TLDR; Beauty by Thao (Thao) made me feel beautiful on my wedding day and was super responsive and experienced! She's great at natural glam.

I found Thao through The Knot and she was super quick to respond. I appreciated that she was flexible about doing a trial and her services included both bridal and wedding party hair & makeup. I'll note that she prices out the hair and makeup as separate services, so if you're only interested in one, you can do so. Throughout she remained easy to communicate with.

Prior to the trial she asked me what I was looking for and I sent her inspiration pictures for both hair and makeup. On the day of the trial she asked about my preferences. Thao is very personable and easy to talk to! The time she spent working on both my makeup and hair went by really quickly. At the end we talked about things I liked/things I would change and she took pictures/videos and made notes. It was a no obligations trial, so following the trial I booked my and my bridesmaids wedding day services with her!

On the day of, she and her 2nd makeup artist arrived on time and prepared with their tools and setup to our get ready location. They worked efficiently and were very pleasant and easy going. Based on the finish time I asked for, Thao had scheduled everyone out in advance so we knew around when each of us would get our hair or makeup down. Everything pretty much went according to schedule so that when our photographer arrived we were all ready for pictures! Additionally Thao provided a touch up kit for me to use throughout the day if I needed it.

Overall it was a very seamless process and everyone looked beautiful! One of my friends already asked me who I went with and contacted Thao for her own wedding!

*All photos captured by Danya Chen Photography