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Fairytale Hair and Makeup is an award-winning beauty company based in Southern Califonria & Orlando Florida. This business employs a large and talented team of stylists. This allows you to choose a designer that specializes in a certain hairstyle or makeup application. These experts can travel anywhere in the united states and are committed to making you look and feel your best for the big celebration.

Experience

Tara Fontana founded Fairytale Hair and Makeup in 2003. Her passion and interest in the beauty industry translated into a flourishing career when she took up work in a salon. Several years later and she finally took the plunge and opened her business. Today, she works alongside a diverse group of over 40 hair & makeup professionalsthat share the same passion and talent. All in their own unique way.

Services offered

Our team provides hair & makeup services at your locations for your big day. Trial/ consultaions are also available. We are happy to set you up with your artist to start talking details to ensure that you love the way you look on your big day. Our team serves Paso Robles to San Diego in Southern California and Orlando/ Saint Augustine regions in Florida. We are happy to travel outside of those areas as well. We specialize in destination and Cruise weddings too! Wherever your big day is... we can be there to ensure you love the way you and your girls look!

  • Woman-owned

Frequently asked questions

What is the price of trial service for blowouts for brides?

$25

Which of the following are included in prices?

Travel Fee

What beauty services do you offer?

Body Art
Consultations

What hair services do you offer?

Blowouts
Extensions
Textured Hair Styling
Updos / Styling
Hair Trial
On-Site Hair

What makeup services do you offer?

Airbrush Makeup
Contour Makeup
Eye Makeup
Natural Makeup
On-Site Makeup
Wedding Party Makeup
Makeup Trial
Fake Lashes
Tattoo Coverage
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Reviews of Fairytale Hair and Makeup

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4.9 out of 5 rating
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2025 Winner
4.9 out of 5 rating
322 reviews
98% recommend it
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    4.9 out of 5 rating
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Fairytale Hair and Makeup received high praise from multiple reviewers for their exceptional service and talented stylists. Reviewers appreciated the professionalism, responsiveness, and skill of the team, particularly mentioning stylists like Lily, Alicia, Mayline, and Jolie for their outstanding work. Brides and their bridal parties were extremely satisfied with the results, noting beautiful hair and makeup looks that lasted throughout the day, with special mentions for creating natural, bridal, and glam styles. Overall, Fairytale Hair and Makeup was commended for helping bring the desired wedding day visions to life, making brides feel radiant and confident on their special day.

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This AI-generated summary gives you a snapshot of the overall ratings and feedback from the reviews this vendor has received.

Fairytale Hair and Makeup received high praise from multiple reviewers for their exceptional service and talented stylists. Reviewers appreciated the professionalism, responsiveness, and skill of the team, particularly mentioning stylists like Lily, Alicia, Mayline, and Jolie for their outstanding work. Brides and their bridal parties were extremely satisfied with the results, noting beautiful hair and makeup looks that lasted throughout the day, with special mentions for creating natural, bridal, and glam styles. Overall, Fairytale Hair and Makeup was commended for helping bring the desired wedding day visions to life, making brides feel radiant and confident on their special day.

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Giselle Sent on 11/03/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful wedding look!

I recently had the pleasure of working with Lily for my wedding in Santa Barbara, and I couldn’t be happier with the results! She was professional, attentive, and incredibly talented. Not only is Lily skilled, but she is also a joy to work with. I highly recommend Lily—She truly has a gift!
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Lisa B. Sent on 12/05/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Princess for a Day

Fairytale Hair and Makeup was literally a dream to work with. I am a Disney CM of 20+ years and I can see why they are the preferred vendor. I did not have a "Disney" wedding but they made sure I felt like a princess on my wedding day. Meghan was an actual angel. From the trial before the wedding to my wedding day, I couldn't have asked for a better makeup/hair artist. She did mine and my 3 bridesmaids hair and makeup and it all came out so beautiful. Better than my imagination could have ever came up with. THANK YOU FOR EVEYTHING and helping make my childhood dream wedding come to life.
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Anya R. Sent on 09/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

So much love for Alicia

Alicia was AMAZING! I can’t say enough good things about her. We had a 6am start time with her arrival at 5:45 (Woof). She was not only perfectly on time, but super on top of it all morning. I had a super stressful wedding (full DIY) and she was so great about feeling out my vibe and matching it. I was super anxious, so she was just calm and quiet and doing her thing.

Not only was she the exact vibes I needed, but I LOVED my hair and makeup! I was a bit nervous since I had made some notes from my trial. Alicia really took in all my notes and executed it flawlessly. She even read my mind a bit and covered parts where you could see my scalp (gotta love curly hair) with brown eyeshadow before I could ask for it! I was also adamant that I wanted to use my own curls for my wedding and she was so awesome about it! She really knows how to handle styling curls and how to break them apart without frizzing. She was gentle and purposeful with every piece.

My makeup lasted all day and I got so many compliments on it! It was the perfect balance between full glam bridal and makeup that I would do myself for nice events. I still looked like ME, just with REALLY well done makeup!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2025 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2024 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2023 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2022 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2021 Winner
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Professional Network & Endorsements

19 Endorsements
Velvet Alley Events Velvet Alley Events Wedding Planners

We adore these ladies and that is why we recommend them to all of our clients. We know that when we have Fairytale Hair and Makeup getting the Bride and her bride squad ready they will be in great hands with this glam squad. Not only do these ladies do an amazing job and are professional, but they are very personable, fun and great to work with.

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Fairytale Hair & Makeup is the best in the business for hair and makeup! Each of their artists is so incredibly talented and gives their brides such naturally flawless looks! The owner Tara is so much fun to work with and all her artists that I've met and worked with have been wonderful! I highly recommend Fairytale!

Michelle Vazul Photography Michelle Vazul Photography Wedding Photographers

We have had the honor and pleasure of working with Fairytale Hair and Makeup on a few occasions. I am always excited when I hear that our bride is having them on her wedding day. I know the hair and makeup will be flawless and will last all day long. The Fairytale Hair and Makeup team is ALWAYS super professional. Even better? They are SO MUCH fun to work with! They are happy and upbeat. We can tell they truly love what they do. If you are looking for hair and makeup artists in Florida or California, you will not be disappointed if you book their services. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!

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