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Rhea McCarter/Adore Makeup Boutique + Salon Reviews

Rhea McCarter/Adore Makeup Boutique + Salon

Rhea McCarter/Adore Makeup Boutique + Salon

Austin, TX
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2015 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2014 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2013 Winner
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    Kendra M. Sent on 04/22/2024
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    Kind, Genuine, Talented

    It was so important to me to find a HMU team that didn't have a heavy hand when it came to makeup. Shirley was so kind and helpful. She was very responsive over email and we even shared a conversation about how important wedding makeup is that you still look like yourself. She truly did a perfect job of making me look and feel beautiful and I never felt odd or awkward at the amount of makeup I had on. She and Perla did my hair + makeup and my bridesmaids HMU and we all had such a great experience. Perla did my hair exactly how I had pictured it and it stayed all night despite lots of dancing! :)
    I am so thankful for the Adore team and cannot recommend them enough!
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    Sabina A. Sent on 06/27/2023
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    Loved them!

    I'm so glad I used Adore for my wedding hair and makeup! Coordinating with Shirley was easy, and she was very flexible and gracious when I needed another trial run for my hair and makeup. All of my bridesmaids loved their hair and makeup as well- their team also did touch-ups on hair/makeup before leaving which was *chefs kiss* because some people had their hair done early in the morning. Our wedding was in May and everyone still looked perfect at the end of the day. 10/10 would recommend
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    Hannah P. Sent on 01/15/2023
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    Becky and Michael were great!

    I’m so glad that I went with Adore for hair and makeup for my wedding! Coordinating with Shirley went super smoothly, and as a result we got paired with Becky for hair and Michael for makeup. Both were absolutely wonderful to work with and did fantastic work! They did hair and makeup for myself, 4 bridesmaids, our flower girl, and the mothers of the bride and groom. A lot of work for sure, but they did a great job on everyone. I was aiming for a more natural look in makeup, which Michael was able to deliver on beautifully. Becky did different hair fit for each of the ladies, and as a result everyone was comfortable and beautiful. Take into account the very reasonable pricing, and they can’t be beat.
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    Nathan A. Sent on 07/26/2022
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    Makenna rocks!

    I worked with Makenna for our wedding makeup. She is amazing! We were focused on bringing out natural beauty in our looks and she rocked it. Myself, the girls, and the moms all loved their looks and everyone rocked their confidence all evening with any makeup budging. We loved working with Adore and Makenna
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    Lily K. Sent on 09/26/2020
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    Just what I wanted and more!

    Wow!! Adore is a MUST for your wedding day! I've never ever liked my make up as much as I did when Perla did it on my big day! The Adore coordinators made planning easy and were sooo flexible/helpful when we had to postpone for COVID-19. On the night, my hair stayed put all night and was absolutely beautiful. My bridesmaid raved about it endlessly. Thank you times a million for making my dream wedding look come true
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    Reid M. Sent on 03/17/2021
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    The Groom Has Some Thoughts

    It is 1:45am on a Wednesday and I am the GROOM, and instead of sleeping I feel like it is more important that I tell you how awesome this Hair and Makeup service is. I obviously think my wife is the most beautiful person on the planet, but I can fully admit that my brain exploded out of my head when I saw her walking down the aisle. If this was the 1600's, this salon would be on high alert for witch trials because I still don't understand the witchcraft that was done with the Bobby Pins I pulled out my wife's hair for roughly 90 minutes. I don't understand hair and makeup well enough to talk objectively about the service, but I can say as a groom I straight up blacked out from joy when they opened those doors and I saw my wife walking down the aisle.
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    Bethany S. Sent on 12/03/2020
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    Friendly and fantastic!

    Adore was recommended to me by my wedding coordinator Kate Stanley, and they lived up to her rave reviews. Shirley and Terra were friendly, professional, and talented staff they made me feel beautiful on my trial day and day of the wedding. They also listened to all of my feedback with a smile, even when I second guessed myself on certain looks/styles. And most importantly, the look lasted all night long for my wedding! Even through hours of wild dancing. Thank you Adore!
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    Lacy H. Sent on 03/06/2020
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    Beautiful work

    Adore did my hair as well as my maids and my mom. We all looked incredible!
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    Russell D. Sent on 10/18/2019
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    YES to wedding hair!

    Kelsey, Shirley and Rhea are your go to ladies for wedding day services. I was working with Shirley from the coordination perspective and she is so quick to answer emails and provide guidance. I never waited more than 24 hours to get a response from her. I did a hair trial at their studio with Kelsey. I must admit that I am very picky and Kelsey made each tweak as requested and wanted me to leave there with full confidence. On the wedding day, it looked even more stunning than the trial day. She stayed on time and kept us girls laughing and had a great time. The entire team at Adore are professionals and they offer on-site services or you can go to their studio close to downtown.
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    Alolika D. Sent on 06/13/2019
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    Terra and Shirley- talented artists

    Terra is a godsend. I never had time for a trial session before my wedding so I was a bit nervous. I had sample pictures of the hair I wanted, and what Terra created was dream-like. My mom and I had updos , while my sister had long straight hair which Terra transformed into gorgeous, voluminous curls. Shirley worked on our makeup which was perfect for all our individual tastes ( subtle for me and mom, gorgeous for my sister). Terra and Shirley coordinated perfectly for the three women in our bridal party and we were done in record time. I will recommend Adore to all my family and friends !
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    Sara G. Sent on 05/20/2019
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    Perfect perfect perfect.

    Can not recommend this hair and makeup team enough. Hair and makeup was the one of the most nerve-wracking parts of my wedding to pick out, because I wanted it to be PERFECT. After doing lots of research, I went with Adore and I am SO GLAD I did!!!!!! They did absolutely fabulous and were so fun to work with. I had Rhea for my makeup and Terra for my hair. They absolutely rocked it. Perla did makeup and hair for a few of my bridesmaids and they all looked perfect! Will definitely be going back to Adore for formal events in the future.
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    Cynthia Sent on 07/21/2019
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    Shirley and Terra are the Best!

    Don’t book anyone else for your wedding hair and makeup! The Adore team is not only extremely talented, but so fun to work with! Shirley did my makeup and Terra did my hair. They both captured exactly what I was envisioning. My wedding party also looked absolutely beautiful. Their makeup is extremely high quality and it lasted until the very end of the night. I can’t thank them enough for making me feel like a princess!
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    Amanda Z. Sent on 12/11/2019
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    I've never felt more beautiful

    Hair and makeup are a huge piece of a bride's big day, and I am so, so glad I chose Rhea and Adore to do mine. I had a loose vision of what I wanted to look like for my wedding, but Rhea and Sarah helped me nail down a specific look through an easy and fun trial, as well as lots of photo and inspiration sharing. They were both sweet, professional and SO FREAKING talented! I wanted an enhanced natural look (I wanted to look like me, not super glam), and they both nailed it. I wish they could be my beauty squad every day, because I have never felt as beautiful as I did on my wedding day. (And I think my 7 bridesmaids would say the same about how they felt!) Thank you, thank you Adore Salon!
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    Sarah O. Sent on 01/25/2019
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    Perfect Hair and Makeup

    Rhea did an amazing job on my wedding day makeup! She made sure I was perfectly happy when we went through my trial so that on my wedding day it was easy breezy! My makeup lasted all night long and my husband tells me how perfect I looked on our wedding day! Erin worked wonders on my updo! I knew I wanted an updo, even before my trial, but I am unfortunately not gifted with long thick hair. Erin talked through the option of hair extensions (which was the best decision) during my trial. I loved my hair on my wedding day, it looked gorgeous with my veil!
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    Erin Sent on 09/30/2018
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    I knew I would love my wedding hair and makeup after my trial run for my engagement photos back in April, but Adore really went above and beyond! I scheduled hair and makeup services for myself, my bridesmaids, my mother, and my mother-in-law. We had two make-up artists (Shirley and Rhea) and two hair stylists (Terra and Kelsey). The team was very professional and had every member of the wedding party scheduled in a way that felt organized and seamless. While we waited, they allowed us to bring in champagne for mimosas and Chick-fil-A for lunch. When we realized that I accidentally forgot to schedule makeup-only services for one of my bridesmaids, they were completely understanding and accommodating and fit her into the schedule without a hitch. Everyone looked BEAUTIFUL, and our hair and makeup lasted through the nasty rain/humidity that decided to hit Austin on my wedding day :) extra compliments to Kelsey, who did my mother's hair- She was recently diagnosed with Alopecia and was worried that her hair would look thin or patchy, but Kelsey did an amazing job making her hair look full and smooth all around, and of course to Shirley and Terra, who knocked my bridal hair and makeup out of the park! I can't wait to get our wedding pictures back to share. I highly recommend the team at Adore!!
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    Samantha Sent on 03/30/2017
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    I had a wonderful experience at Adore. Terra and Shirley made me feel beautiful! I am so incredibly grateful. Not only are they extremely talented at what they do, they are so nice. My trial was great, and Terry and Shirley really listened to what I wanted. I realized that the picture I shower Terra (and she did exactly what I showed her), wasn't actually what I wanted. No fault of hers, I just changed my mind! Terra so nicely offered to do another complimentary trial. I wish these ladies could follow me around and make me feel so beautiful everyday! Once I get pictures I will be sure to post them! Thanks Terra and Shirley! You are THE BEST!
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    Hannah Sent on 03/21/2017
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    Rhea and her team were incredible to work with. They did a fantastic job and I definitely felt like the best version of myself. After a trial run, I told Rhea the things I liked and didn't and she knew exactly how to fix it. (i.e. since i have really oily skin the airbrush turned darker throughout the day, so she brushed it on for my engagement shoot and it was perfect) They are fast, efficient, and super sweet. Have never felt more beautiful, and I'm extremely picky with my hair and makeup. Totally recommend.
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    Katie Sent on 07/02/2016
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    I absolutely loved my hair and makeup done by Rhea and Chancy! I gave them a few inspiration pictures, and they gave me exactly what I wanted. Rhea gave me a lovely, romantic makeup look (that lasted all night long!), and Chancy gave me the loveliest updo (that also looked good all night long). They also did the hair and makeup for my mom, the groom's mom, and a couple of my bridesmaids. Everyone looked beautiful and looked fresh despite the 100 degree heat. I will definitely be recommending Adore to all of my friends getting married in Austin - they're amazing!
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    Emma Sent on 08/28/2016
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    Rhea and her team did such an incredible job on our hair and make-up. Not only was every single person absolutely stunning, we were ready to go ahead of schedule!! We also added additional services a few days before the wedding, and they were so accommodating of the last minute change. Rhea's team are true professionals and delivered exactly what we wanted! My mom, sisters, and bridesmaids were all so happy with their services, and so was I!! Thank you Adore!!

    Rhea McCarter/Adore Makeup Boutique + Salon's reply:

    Thank you so much for your sweet words! ❤️ it was an absolute pleasure to be apart of your day! Xo Rhea
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    Phoebe Sent on 05/05/2016
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    Rhea and Katie are an absolute dream to work with! They were flexible with my last minute changes and managed to do every single one of my girls hair and makeup exactly the way they wanted it. It felt so good knowing that all of my friends were comfortable and felt beautiful for my wedding. I myself have never felt more gorgeous. I had Katie do my hair for the Rehearsal, the wedding, and the day after the wedding and each hairstyle was unique and perfect for me. Equally, Rhea did my makeup for the wedding and I have never felt more stunning in my life. I don't wear a lot of makeup normally and I wanted to make sure I still looked like me when I walked down the Aisle and Rhea nailed it. I felt like an air-brushed version of myself and could not have been happier.
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    Alicia Sent on 04/09/2016
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    I LOVED my bridal and bridesmaids makeup and hair by Adore. I had hoped to get Rhea or one of the others mentioned in reviews but they were booked so I worried initially when I was assigned Larkin for makeup and hair with Terra. I had heard from others that all artists from Adore are top notch and they were right! I can't say enough how happy I was with how beautiful they made us look! All of the bridesmaids were so happy too, and said it was the best they had had! I also was supposed to get my hair done by a friend of a friend and she cancelled last minute so Rhea was able to accommodate my hair to be done with Terra along with the bridesmaids. They were both such sweet girls and were willing to make several changes and completely got my vision for what I was wanting. I got a trial for both in the days before which I recommend, making the day a bit easier. The costs are a bit high but they are SO worth it, you won't regret it!!
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    Melissa Sent on 05/08/2016
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    Chancy and Kassy were amazing!!!!! I loved my trial and day of makeup so much! They made it so fun and all of us so beautiful! Can't say enough good things, would definitely recommend for anyone!!!
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    Jen Sent on 06/05/2016
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    I can’t thank Adore Salon enough for making my wedding day and photos a huge success. Everyone raved about my hair and I have had a ton of compliments on how great I look in my wedding pictures and Adore played a huge part in that. I did a trial run with Katie for my hair and Brooke for my makeup which gave me confidence about how it would turn out on the wedding day and allowed me to make some alterations. They were both super sweet and worked with me to make sure everything turned out exactly how I wanted it. Katie and Brooke are very talented. Thanks Adore!
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    Erica Sent on 03/21/2016
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    Rhea + Chancy = Dream Team! Oh my goodness, I cannot say enough great things about these two. Admittedly, finding someone for hair & makeup was something I was the most nervous about. Not being from Austin, I asked a to of my other vendors for advice on who they might recommend. Someone from my venue recommended Rhea and it was love at first email! After carefully looking through the portfolios and speaking over the phone, I decided to go with Adore Makeup Boutique + Salon. I was able to look through the hair gallery as well and requested to work with Chancy. We booked everything and setup a trial. The trial was perfect! I was so nervous but ended up loving everything! Chancy is the sweetest and really wants to make your vision come to life. Rhea is so skilled at what she does. She knows exactly how to work with different face shapes and skin tones and will tell you if what you are looking to do makes sense for your features. She is AMAZING. Both her and Chancy made me feel so wonderful and special and made little tweaks at my request. After the trial I felt so confident for the wedding. It didn't seem possible, but after altering just a few little things from the trial to the wedding, my hair and makeup came out even better on my wedding day! My bridesmaids, mother and mother-in-law all absolutely loved working with Rhea and Chancy and looked STUNNING! Seriously, everyone looked absolutely perfect I couldn't even believe it! Not only is their work of the absolute highest quality, they are the most genuine and beautiful people on the inside and out! They made getting ready so fun and it wouldn't have been the same without them. Even our videographer commented on how much fun and lovely to work with they were. If you are like me, a little nervous about hair and makeup because it never seems to turn out right, please do yourself a favor and go here. I've never felt more beautiful then I did on my wedding day thanks to these ladies. I highly HIGHLY recommend!
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    Emily Sent on 02/02/2016
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    We hired Rhea and Chancy to do our makeup and hair for my wedding on NYE. These ladies not only amazed me when we did my trial and bridal shoot, but they amazed my entire wedding party on our wedding day! I'm just about the last of my friends to get married, so we've been through wedding hair and makeup many times, but it was unanimous among my friends that this was the best hair and makeup we've ever had. I am so happy I stumbled across their website when I was looking for vendors. It's the best feeling to know you can absolutely trust the ladies in charge of how you are going to look on your wedding day. Plus, Rhea and Chancy are just the sweetest and brought such a fun vibe to the room while we were getting ready. I can't thank you both enough!
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