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Brea Cherne Ashcraft has been a licensed esthetician and successful makeup artist now serving the Palm Beach Area. She left her upscale salon/spa position on Newbury Street in Boston, MA in order to ensure brides felt beautiful and confident on their wedding day without the added stress of traveling to a salon or spa. Brea found she can better tailor her services to brides through her own company and has now done makeup for over 200 brides. Overwhelmingly positive feedback from Brea's former clients describes her as "professional, responsive, helpful, and very talented. But more importantly, her positive outlook and sincere warmth was wonderfully refreshing to work with." Brea offers a makeup trial consultation where she listens to your makeup desires and then chooses and applies from her extensive collection of products the perfect wedding day look for you. She will put together a personalized makeup design page detailing your color choices so that she can be sure to replicate your preferred look on your wedding day. Reviews continually highlight that Brea goes the extra mile for her brides and truly listens to all wedding details, in order to ensure the bridal makeup will fit with the overall wedding tone and theme.

On your wedding day, Brea will travel to you equipped with MAC Cosmetics as well as some of her other favorite brands and products, a belt full of brushes, GLAMCOR lighting, a tall chair, and plenty of other wedding day emergency supplies. In the comfort of your home or hotel room, she will make you look picture perfect for your special day. One grateful bride shared that Brea is "thoughtful and ensures that the makeup will last through the day. Brea is crafty and has a nice portable setup of lights and a chair as she applies makeup. I recall my photographer even mentioning that he's seen many makeup artists before, but none compared to Brea." Brea's professional and warm demeanor, ability to make brides feel beautiful and special on their wedding day, and experience keeps her winning awards from The Knot, Boston.com, Weddingbee, and WeddingWire, year after year. She has been awarded the Bride's Choice Awards™ in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 recognizing her in the top 5 percent of local wedding professionals from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, and professionalism. Brea would love to be a part of your wedding day.


Additionally, Makeup by Brea offers makeup services for special events, parties, profile pictures, and consultations. She is currently launching SeniorPortraitMakeup.com to provide make application for high school senior portrait sessions.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the base price for traditional makeup for brides?

$125

What is the price of trial service for traditional makeup for brides?

$50

What is the base price for traditional makeup for attendants/family members?

$65

What is the price of trial service for traditional makeup for attendants/family members?

$50

Does makeup price include false lashes?

No

What is the starting price for facials?

$50

What beauty services do you offer?

Consultations
Facials

What makeup services do you offer?

Fake Lashes

Reviews of Makeup by Brea

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Kristin Sent on 09/02/2014
5 out of 5 rating
Brea did the most amazing job working with myself and my bridesmaids at my wedding. My makeup ended up looking just the way I'd envisioned it and it held up all through the dancing, eating and celebrating of the night. Brea did a great job customizing my look based on photos of celebrities whose makeup I liked and my skin tone and type. She even found a way to work around an allergy I have to certain ingredients that are fairly common in a lot of makeup products. She also did such a great job with my bridesmaids' makeup that one of them ended up requesting Brea's services for HER wedding. Brea is extremely friendly, professional and well worth her rates. I would recommend her a hundred times over.
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User1732215 Sent on 07/25/2014
5 out of 5 rating
Brea was phenomenal. We had a nice chat during my trial, which was done in the winter the day of my engagement photos. She tailored that makeup to what I was wearing. Then, for the wedding day, everyone looked so natural and beautiful when she was done. She listened to my desired changes from the trial colors and it all came out perfect for our spring wedding. I would not hesitate to recommend Brea to anyone of any skin type, color, or style. She was prompt and professional and so fun to have around while we were getting ready. I will be using her again when I need a fancy face!
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Samantha Sent on 07/25/2014
5 out of 5 rating
Brea was amazing! I know nothing about make up and was very nervous about getting it done for my wedding. During our make up trial, she made me feel so comfortable and really talked me through the process, and I had a great time. At the wedding, she arrived promptly and was so professional and a lot of fun to work with. She did a great job on my own make up and my bridesmaids, and I received so many compliments from my guests at the wedding. My make up lasted the whole day, and I dreaded taking it off after! I love Brea and highly recommend her!
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Elizabeth Sent on 06/12/2014
5 out of 5 rating
I booked Brea for my wedding in May based on other positive reviews and pictures on Weddingwire and they didn't steer me wrong. I was looking for someone that was willing to come to the house and do the makeup for myself and my full wedding party. From the moment I met her at my makeup trial, I knew Brea would be great to work with. She was very accommodating and went through trial very slowly, discussing what I did or didn't like at each point, so that there wouldn't be any problems on my wedding day. On the day of the wedding she showed up on time ready to roll, and got all of our makeup done with time to spare for touch ups before we started taking pictures and left for the church. Her prices are very reasonable and my makeup lasted all night despite a lot of sweaty dancing. I actually had to scrub it off before going to bed! I would highly recommend Brea and will likely use her myself in the future for big events and weddings.
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Paula Sent on 01/17/2014
5 out of 5 rating
Brea was incredibly accommodating, friendly and charming. She was not only attentive towards myself (the bride) but also helpful to friends and family that were present in the room, offering up tips and lending a hand with others' makeup choices. We were more than pleased with her work and her demeanor.
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Cindy Sent on 01/05/2014
5 out of 5 rating
I used Brea for my wedding after my sister used her services and we fell in love with her. Brea is wonderful to work with and very accommodating. She did a facial for me a few months before the wedding and my makeup trial was more than I could have asked for. Brea tried multiple options on me and allowed me time to look at my makeup in different light settings for each option. She didn't pressure me to choose a certain look or style and worked with the look I was going for. I absolutely loved my makeup on my wedding day. Brea arrived exactly when she said she would and brought along a great assistant as I had a large wedding party. Everyone was extremely happy with the makeup Brea did and a few girls who weren't going to get their makeup done changed their mind once they saw her work. I would highly recommend Brea for your wedding makeup. She is very professional and very sweet.
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Ashley Sent on 01/03/2014
5 out of 5 rating
I would recommend Makeup By Brea for anyone in the Boston area. Brea always emailed promptly and I was always aware of pricing and any updates.

Brea listen very carefullly when I went for my trial and made sure to ask follow up questions to make sure she understood. Even when she began applying makeup she let me look to see if that is what I wanted, and told me exactly what she was doing. While I don't usually wear tons of make up in the past getting my make up done felt intimidating, and this didn't at all. I am glad I had the trial because the day of the wedding I knew she would do a great job.



Wedding day came and she showed up promptly. More important then that she did a terrific job on my make up.

In addition to her amazing work I really benefited from her make up knowledge. For instance, I was nervous about my mascara running and she gave advice on how to prevent this from happening.

During the make up both the trial and actual day Brea was very friendly and easy to talk to.
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Briana Sent on 12/24/2013
5 out of 5 rating
Brea did an amazing job at my wedding!! I absolutely loved my makeup! It looked fabulous both in person and in pictures. Brea was also very responsive, flexible and extremely easy to work with.
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User1494611 Sent on 12/18/2013
5 out of 5 rating
Brea is an amazing person and a fantastic makeup artist. She is professional, responsive, flexible and kind. I first met Brea in her studio for a trial makeup session. We discussed my daily makeup routine as well as what I envisioned for my wedding. She takes thorough notes and makes sure to incorporate all of my feedback and comments. It is obvious that she truly wants nothing but the best for her clients. My wedding makeup was flawless! I also want to note that at the very LAST minute, I requested an extra service. Brea was not bothered at all and immediately went to work to make me happy. I strongly recommend considering Brea for all of your Boston-area makeup needs.
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Melissa Sent on 12/18/2013
5 out of 5 rating
I love Brea! She does a great job and I've been lucky enough to use her as a make up artist in my own wedding and in friend's weddings.
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2015 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2014 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2013 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2012 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2011 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2010 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

1 Endorsement
Bethany & Dan Photography Bethany & Dan Photography Wedding Photographers

WHAT an AMAZING JOB! Brea not only did a beautiful job with the brides, but also her sister and mother, aunt and more! She was very kind and laid back through the getting ready process and all the women got up from the makeup chair looking stunning. She is very professional and will do a beautiful job at your wedding. We hope to see her again at a wedding we photograph!

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