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Shade Makeup Artistry

Shade Makeup Artistry

Pittsburgh, PA
4.7 out of 5 rating, 13 reviews
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    Ally Sent on 07/03/2023
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    I am so happy

    Shannon was the absolute best! We did my trial about a month before my wedding, and since I’m not normally a makeup girly, I really didn’t know what I want. Shannon did exactly what I showed her in pictures for the trial, but I ended up deciding I needed a way more natural look. I told her all the tweaks I wanted to make, and on the morning of my wedding, she made me look absolutely PERFECT! It was literally the best and most confident I have ever felt. It was the perfect “still me but elevated” look. She also SLAYED 3 of my bridesmaids looks, they were so thrilled. All of our makeup lasted ALL NIGHT LONG, even the lashes!! Shannon was early, ran ahead of schedule, extremely responsive to any texts or emails, and she is so talented. BOOK WITH HER, YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT!!!
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    Jessica Sent on 07/12/2022
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    Shannon was incredible!

    I got married in June of 2022 and Shannon did the makeup for myself, my mom, and my bridesmaids. She made all of us look absolutely stunning! Shannon is so personable and chatted with us throughout the entire morning. I also did my trial makeup the night of my bachelorette party and the makeup lasted all night on both occasions! I would definitely recommend Shannon for anyone looking to get makeup done for themselves or their bridesmaids the day of their wedding.
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    Johnna Sent on 12/30/2019
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    I felt beautiful!

    Shannon did a great job with both myself and my bridal party. She was very professional and made the morning so enjoyable!
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    Dominique Sent on 09/20/2018
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    I heard about Shannon from my hairstylist. I have naturally curly hair so I’m super scared of who works on me so when my hairstylist said I wouldn’t be let down she was right! Shannon was amazing to work with and you can tell she loves her job. She made me feel and look like a princess and my bridesmaid looked gorgeous!! I would highly recommend her! She is amazing
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    Niki Sent on 09/10/2018
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    Shannon was absolutely amazing! She listened to every single detail (yes I was a crazy detailed bride) I wanted for my Wedding make up! Everything was perfect, during the trial Shannon wrote down every thing we discuss as far as what I wanted or absolutely did not want! Extremely easy to contact, via email or text -- any last minute questions I had she was available the entire time! My wedding make up was perfect thanks to Shannon!!!!!! Brides contact Shannon!!!!!!!!!!
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    Carly Sent on 12/19/2017
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    Shannon was amazing from start to finish, just as amazing as my makeup looked!!!!! Not only is Shannon, kinda friendly and flexible she is talented beyond words. Somehow she amazingly made me look natural, glamours and beautiful and everything lasted all day and night!!! Shannon, made all the ladies (bridesmaids) in my wedding party look gorgeous as well as my mother and mother in law. And my MIL is not a makeup person, and she loved what Shannon did!!! Especially when she saw how amazing yet natural she looked in the processional wedding pictures! It was absolutely a fabulous and fun time had by all getting ready that morning!!!
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    Mary Sent on 12/09/2017
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    Shannon was awesome to work with! Very professional with booking, correspondence and appearance! She did the entire wedding party and we were all thrilled with the end result! And very nice and comfortable to be around! She listened to what we wanted and made good suggestions.
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    Sabrina Sent on 08/23/2016
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    Shannon was incredible! She gave excellent service, made me feel at ease, and made me and my girls look amazing! I highly recommend her!!!
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    Mary Sent on 08/16/2016
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    Shannon is AMAZING and I HIGHLY recommend her! She is professional, detail-oriented, talented, kind, and hilarious. Furthermore, she was flexible, organized, courteous, and timely- all of which helped ease my nerves the day of my wedding. I cannot say enough good things about Shannon!

    Most impressively, Shannon went above and beyond on my wedding day and seriously saved the day. After a terrible experience at a hair salon the morning of my wedding, my bridesmaids and I turned to Shannon and she made everything immediately better. We were all very thrown off by our bad salon experience that morning and Shannon turned on one of her playlists on her phone to lighten the mood. The gesture was small, but had a huge positive impact on my wedding day! Furthermore, Shannon went above and beyond by not only doing a fantastic job with our makeup, but she fixed many of my bridesmaids updos! She is truly a talented makeup artist and hairstylist. Honestly, I don't know what I would have done without Shannon and I cannot thank her enough for everything. If I could, I would give Shannon more than 5 stars!!!
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    Chelsea Sent on 05/13/2016
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    Shannon was wonderful! So far we have only had a make up trial but she came right to my house and answered all of my emails promptly and professionally. My makeup looks gorgeous and I am so happy that Shannon is able to do my makeup for my special day!
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    Liz Sent on 12/04/2015
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    Shannon was amazing. I contacted her after I had a makeup trial session with a different artist that did not go so well. I asked my hairstylist if she had any recommendations for a talented makeup artist.....she suggested Shannon. I emailed Shannon just a little bit over a month before my wedding. She was very timely with her response and was able to set up a trial run the following week. She came to my house (which was amazing!!) and spent over an hour helping me figure out what makeup I felt comfortable with. On a day to day basis, I only wear mascara. Shannon made suggestions for what makeup i really should wear in order to make my skin look even and my face (even more) beautiful for the pictures. She made SURE that I was comfortable and she didnt try to push anything on me that I didnt want. She even put up with my weird blush requests and let me apply it myself. That being said, I let her work her magic, and I was extremely happy with my final look. She made me and my bridesmaids feel absolutely stunning. Her laid back personality made her very easy to work and get along with. The makeup was beautiful. Between my hair and my makeup, I looked like the best possible version of myself and I have secretly felt like an ugly duckling since. I need Shannon to show me how she does it. She was fantastic...I highly recommend her!!!!!!
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    Melissa Sent on 06/27/2015
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    Shannon went above and beyond with my make up on my special day - it was truly better than I could've ever imagined my make up being! Shannon was professional and listened to exactly what the girls and I wanted done with our make up and made us each look better than we could've imagined. I still look back at my make up and can't believe how wonderful she made me look - without her, my day wouldn't have been as great as it was. I highly recommend Shannon to anyone looking for a make up artist for their special day. Thanks so much Shannon!
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    Breanna Sent on 03/29/2023
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    Wedding Regret

    Hiring Shannon as my make-up artist is my only wedding regret.

    I had a trial with Shannon, she took two seconds to look at a photo of the make up I wanted and went to work. She didn't stop to ask a single question about what I liked about the picture I showed her. After about 30 minutes she showed me my fully finished face, caked in heavy make-up, and the complete opposite of the photo I showed her. She tired gas-lighting me into believing that it looked "exactly" like the photo, that I just didn't realize how "heavy" the make-up was in the photo, and to just "go in different light" and that if I really didn't like it I could pay for another trail.

    The week of my wedding she e-mailed me a final bill, I noticed that my deposit had not be taken off and I let her know. She told me my deposit was actually a booking fee and that she just uses those words interchangeably...

    The real trouble arrived on my wedding day.

    Shannon rushed through every single one of my girls make up, complaining that she had to miss her son's game to be here, she missed portions of my girls faces with foundation, and did not set a single girls face, including my own.

    When it came to my make up I showed her a "less heavy" look and asked her to please show me step my step so that I could okay it. She told me that "just not possible" and again rushed through my make-up, when she showed me my face, again I was unhappy and she told me "to just go in different light."

    I got up went into the bathroom and cried, I hated my make-up.

    I finally got up the courage to ask her to fix it, I explained what I didn't like and she looked at me and rolled her eyes, and just took a brush and smudged around my eye make up. I asked her to just make my eye make-up look like one of my bridesmaids. She laughed in my face and told me "she didn't know what she did." She didn't even try.

    I spent the following hour crying in the bathroom trying to fix my make-up.

    Bottom line, hire anyone else, someone who cares if you're happy with your make-up and can actually problem solve instead of bullying you into just accepting a look you're unhappy with.

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