Our makeup team was experienced, friendly, and incredibly professional. We were beyond happy with how our makeup turned out — it looked fresh, natural, and beautiful, and it lasted all the way through the end of the night. We brought inspiration pictures and they were able to seamlessly bring our vision to life. Everyone felt confident and comfortable, and the team created a calm, positive environment while getting ready. We received so many compliments, and we couldn’t recommend them more.

One of my favorite wedding vendors was Rare Bird Beauties!! From the beginning they were very responsive, helpful and upfront on all costs and what to expect. I LOVE how they have their own hair extension business too. It helped me so much that I was able to go and get color matched and they handled everything else!! My makeup trial day was SO fun! The salon is full of other beautiful brides and it was a great time.

On my actual wedding day I chose Francesca for hair. I wanted an updo and it was so beautiful and perfect!! She is such a kind person and I loved how honest she was if something didn’t look perfect to her she needed to fix it! I chose Konstantine for my makeup and he was amazing!! He made sure I knew how beautiful I was and made me feel so important in Chanel makeup haha. I laughed and had the best morning with them!! All my bridesmaids had terrific experiences as well!!

I so highly recommend Rare Bird Beauties to knock your glam out of the park! I was referred by a client of mine who is a blogger in the Chicagoland area and uses them frequently for photoshoots! The owner and I hit it off after the first call and I knew this would be my glam team! Samantha, Nicki and Nastassia exceeded all of our expectations with hair and makeup for over 8 ladies! They were prompt, courteous and highly skilled! They were great in listening to what we wanted and open to any feedback to make it 100% perfect! I can't wait to use them again for other important life milestones!

Jen and Iona blew me away and made my wedding hair and makeup dreams come to life. They were an absolute joy to work with. Both were so professional, kind, and incredibly talented. Jen created the perfect hairstyle that stayed flawless all day and night, even through dancing and happy tears. Iona made me feel so confident and radiant with the most beautiful, glowing makeup.

They offer both airbrush and traditional makeup options, which was perfect for my bridal party and family. Everyone felt comfortable and absolutely stunning. My mom and sisters still talk about how much they loved them. Jen and Iona truly go above and beyond to make you feel like the best version of yourself. If you have the chance to book them, do it. You will be obsessed!

I loved working with Rare Bird Beauties for my bridal hair and makeup! Everyone was wonderful to work with, from coordinating with Jen and Ioana, to my hair with Jacqueline and my makeup with Dawn, to our additional artist Brittany. Dawn’s makeup lasted all day during our 90+ degree wedding day, and Jacqueline created the hairstyle of my literal dreams. My extensions matched my natural hair so well that everyone was shocked I was wearing them. I am so glad that I went with my gut and booked RBB!

My experience with Rare Bird Beauties was perfect—enjoyable, stress-free, and made me feel beautiful. I inquired with many hair and makeup companies in Chicago and the first interactions I had with Rare Bird Beauties really made them stand out. They are bride-focused and will help you achieve exactly what you want on your wedding day. RBB created a detailed timeline, which was amazing considering we had a large wedding party to work with.
The trial experience with them was great and I had full trust in their skills and experience for the day of. I also got custom extensions from Rare Bird Beauties and it was a great decision! You couldn’t tell I had them in—they matched perfectly and really helped the style hold throughout the day.

Shout out to Courtney for my makeup and Anastasia for my Hollywood waves! Konstantin and Laura were incredible as well, and I was really impressed by the whole team for being so organized and doing hair & makeup for 13 people.
My hair and makeup both lasted all day and well into the evening as we danced the night away! Thank you to the entire team for making us all feel so beautiful!

Rare Bird Beauties was the perfect choice for my wedding hair and makeup! My wedding was in Northern Michigan and I live in Chicago, so I found Rare Bird as they are willing to travel for weddings. They were so professional and easy to communicate with for scheduling extension appointments and trials - I was so impressed with their work each time. I worked with Lisa as my makeup artist and Rebecca as my hair stylist, and they were both incredible. I showed Rebecca a style that I loved and she replicated it perfectly - it also lasted all day on my wedding day without budging! Lisa was amazing as well - not only did she do my makeup perfectly as the bride, but she also made my sister, mom and mother-in-law so happy with their looks. The makeup looked natural while being super long-lasting throughout the long day. I would highly recommend Rare Bird and specifically Lisa and Rebecca for any bride-to-be!

Rare Bird Beauties was AMAZING to work with. Their professionalism and talent blows everyone else out of the water. Mei Moy (my MUA) and Laura S. (hair) made me feel absolutely GORGEOUS on my wedding day. I would recommend them to everyone searching for a hair and makeup team for their wedding. Jules also helped pick out my extensions and chose the absolute perfect color for me. 100% would hire them all again!!

Working with Rare Bird Beauties was a professional and seamless experience. Rebecca styled my hair; she perfectly cultivated my vision and it looked incredible. I got so many compliments and my hair lasted all night! I have a fairly laid back, chill vibe and Rebecaa meshed well with me. Jean did half of my wedding party’s hair and each lady in my group loved their hairstyle. Both Rebecca and Jean were efficient and kind. I highly recommend booking them.

I have nothing but amazing things to say about Rare Bird Beauties. We were lucky enough to be connected with Ioana and Jen and I highly recommend them both. They really listened at my original trial and were very flexible throughout the process. I wanted a natural makeup look and I felt like Ioana made that happen. For hair I was indecisive and Jen showed me two looks (similar but different) and gave me to time I needed to make up my mind.
They really helped make me, my mom, and my sisters look and feel beautiful! All 5 of us had only great things to say about our own hair and makeup and each others. If you are in search of a great team, I highly recommend going with Rare Bird Beauties.