Tamara Melville Reviews
Tamara Melville
James Hill, JMReviews
4.5 out of 5 rating
4.5 out of 5 rating
19 Reviews
91% recommend it
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Bianca S. Sent on 03/31/2022Makeup Review
Tamara did my makeup for our destination wedding in Jamaica as well as 9 of my bridesmaids makeup. She was absolutely amazing. My husband is all about the natural look where makeup is not all caked on and Tamara did just that. My husband and I were so impressed with how good of a job she did. Not to mention my bridesmaids all looked beautiful too! She also did a trial for me the day of my rehearsal dinner and it came out great. She is also just the sweetest! I highly recommend Tamara and hope to cross paths with her in Jamaica again someday! -
Allison D. Sent on 12/11/2021
A sweat-proof, stunning look
If you are needing makeup for any humid or hot climate, Tamara is your girl! I felt as though I was melting in our photos in the heat of the day but my gorgeous makeup look did not budge. Looks like second skin, feels light and lasted through our wild reception dance party. She also took my Inspo photos I sent her and totally got the look I was going for. Would highly recommend! -
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Shawna-Kaye Sent on 06/05/2018I reached out to Tamara because I wanted a makeup artiste who could assist me with two photoshoots I was doing as a part of rebranding my business. I scoured Instagram and, ultimately, chose Tamara because she made all her clients look naturally beautiful. I am a big believer in "less is more," and I dont wear makeup on a regular basis. I wanted to look polished but almost identical to how I look when people see me without makeup (because I will not be wearing any to client meetings).
It was also important to me to hire someone who fundamentally believed in the beauty of "barely there" makeup vs. asking a regular makeup artiste to give me "a natural look". But I got so much more than "a natural look".
I appreciated that Tamara:
1. Communicated with me well and generously leading up to the shoots so she and I could be prepared
2. Tailored my makeup to each of the four outfits I did during my first shoot - she didn't slack off on any of the outfit changes
3. Realized where I was struggling in non-makeup areas during shoots and pitched in (I had a problem with my nails, and she painted them!!! and she helped me iron a piece of clothing. I was FLOORED because she did NOT have to help me do these things)
4. Was pleasant and eager to help me have an excellent final product; I felt like she was really invested
5. Paid attention to detail - if something was crushed or lean she would point it out to the photographer and fix it
I have shown three close friends my pictures (because I am concealing all for a reveal later this year), and they have loved my looks, with my bff commenting on how seamlessly my foundation goes with my skin.
If you are fortunate enough to find Tamara at a time when she is free, HIRE HER. You're going to get so much more than what you pay for. And this is coming from an exacting woman who does not play with her work.
Sharing a cropped sample below because I cant share all my shots yet.
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Danielle Sent on 10/31/2017Tamara is the best! Apart from having a natural talent in making someone look completely beautiful she cares about your wellbeing and encourages you to foster a healthy relationship with your Mr Right. Two services for the price of one!
Tamara Melville's reply:
Thanks so much Danielle for taking the time out to write such a lovely review. -
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Terry-Ann Sent on 11/19/2017Tamara is Awesome! I am a makeup enthusiast so immediately noticed that her kit was stocked with high end luxury and pro brands. I loved that she was super hygeinic and made me feel so relaxed and comfortable. I loved my makeup. It lasted through the entire wedding and reception. The bridesmaids who had their makeup done with another artist had their false lashes fall off before they reached the church. Mine stayed on until I removed it. So happy Tamara did my makeup!
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Christal Sent on 11/25/2017It was such a relaxing experience working with Tamara. I could tell she is very passionate and loves doing makeup. Her airbrushing skills are amazing!! I had previously done airbrushing with another artist and was very displeased with the results. Tamara delivered above and beyond, I looked very glamorous and received numerous compliments about my look!! She’s also very hygienic which is important to me.
Tamara Melville's reply:
It's always fun during our glam sessions. Thanks for taking the time out to review my services! -
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Alexia Sent on 11/01/2017I flew in from Texas for my wedding, I had been following Tamaras work on instagram and made the decision after seeing her work on Adriana Weddings Blog.
I was not dissapointed, she was on time, friendly, professional and I got exactly what I had asked for. She even gave me a bit if the lipstick to touch up just in case, which I actually only used towards the very end after quite a few drinks. She definately was worth every penny and then some. Loooved my makeup especially in photos. -
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Melly Z. Sent on 11/01/2018What a disaster
The service I expect:
Left: what I got
Right: what I should have recieved along with the rest of the bridal party!
There is no better feeling when you have something special coming up, you have spent time and money organising the perfect outfit and you imagine exactly how you want to look on the day! You sit down in your glam chair and you get your makeup done for the final touches before your party, event, birthday or even a date!
Your makeup is finally done and you look in the mirror after your makeup artist has finished your Glam Session and you feel your confidence boost inside and you can’t help but smile and think “WOW I LOOK GOOD!”
Has anyone else had that feeling after they get their glam done and they cant help but take as man photos, selfies and to capture every moment because you genuinely feel so good and you don’t even need a Filter!
To get your glam done and to feel like your absolute best self is the magic that real makeup artists create! Makeup really is an art of not just some makeup products and brushes but creates magic in us women to go out and create memories where we also remember how great we felt!
I can tell you that I have had this experience with several makeup artists even just for birthday parties $80 that they charged me along with the $80 worth of products they provide you at the end of your session! It’s totally worth it!
Well Let me tell you a story!
I have been saving and have moved heaven and earth so that I can travel to the other side of the world from the land down under all the way to the beautiful carribean so that I can be present at my absolute beautiful best friends wedding!
We have imagined, planned, talked and built so much excitement about this day for such a long time! My best friends most important day is finally coming and we are all going to be together to celebrate , get dolled up, create some amazing memories and celebrate the love that this amazing couple share!
The night before the wedding: All of the girls are in our rooms and we are so excited, we start chatting away about all of the preparations during the lead up to this point! Just to name a few: We made sure not to go swimming and ruin our hair with the pool water and salt water, we have made sure not to go out in the sun and get burnt, Spray Tans, we have been clean eating for months, we have been following strict skin care routines all leading up to this big day so that we can look our absolute best!
We have our relaxing girly night to make sure we are feeling just perfect before the sun rises tomorrow! We put our hair treatments in, natural face masks, we have relaxing baths with beautiful Bath Bombs, Teeth Whitening treatments we head to bed to ensure we get enough sleep for the big day tomorrow! We all know exactly what time to get to the room to have our hair and makeup done and we have made sure everything is just right!
The sun rises and we all get up have showers and head to the room to start our Glam sessions and hair and makeup sessions start!
My beautiful Best friend starts getting her hair prepared so her curls can set before the hairdresser styles her hair the way they have prepared for in 2 trials before hand. Makeup sessions start and the absolute chaos begins!
The brides hair was done on and off over a period of 4 or 5 hours in between the bridesmaids hair and I could not believe that there was no communication verbally to anyone about what she was doing to our hair or the brides hair until it was completely finished! 30 minutes before the ceremony is due to begin, the hairdresser shows the bride her hair and it is completely I MEAN COMPLETELY different to what the bride ever asked for and had ever done in her trials! There was so much product in her hair that we had to wash parts of her hair out and try to do it ourselves in our bathroom! We had the makeup artist Tamara giving directions to the hairdresser and stopping her glam sessions on and off to give direction on the hair styling, meanwhile forgetting what she is up to with makeup and falling further and further behind to the schedule!
It was my turn to sit down and get my makeup done! I was surprised that the only question Tamara asked me was “Do you have oily or dry skin” to then be told she can not Airbrush me as she doesn't have my colour that will suit my skin type, even though Tamara was paid for airbrushing for everyone and she was sent photos of all of the bridesmaids in advance so that she knew our skin colour and tones.
I let it slide and said “As long as it will stay on for the whole day and night and will show in the photos, it should be ok”.
I started to get worried as it was 40 minutes in and Tamara had not asked me anything about how I would like my makeup. From all of my experiences with makeup artists, I have always been asked at bare minimum some of the below questions
1: What kind of coverage do you like?
2: How do you like your eyeshadow?
3: What shades do you feel good in or feel suit your eyes, dress colour?
4: How do you like your eyeliner?
5: What look are you hoping for? Do you have a picture?
6: Do you want a natural look or a more heavy look ?
8: What lip colour are you hoping for?
Tamara finally said she was finished and showed me the final look in the mirror! I had my best friend getting her hair done and looking a little nervous and I could not help but tell Tamara “Im really sorry but I can still see my skin imperfections, my acne scars and i really need more coverage if you can please”
Tamara then spent two minutes putting extra powder on my face and showed me the mirror again and I was genuinely not happy with how I looked for my best friend's wedding day! There was no part of me that felt that magic on the inside, there was no part of me that wanted to take selfies, take photos and show the world how beautiful i felt in the moment! I can tell you what I did not get:
1: No Lip Liner
2: No great eye shadow work (I could have don’t this myself) No greta eyeshadow shaping or blending and the colours were so bland!
3: No airBrushing
4: Makeup coverage was the are minimum and she did not seem to understand how to provide a floorless coverage
5: Most importantly: To see my bestest friend feeling free, beautiful and totally relaxed on her special day which was my number one priority on the day and this one service took all of that away from her and I am so disappointed that a so called professional managed create such a drama on a day that we all made such an effort to ensure everything ran smoothly!
6: Makeup that suits my skin type and my features
7: Properly shaped eyebrows
8: Stress free morning:
I had to try and fix one of the girls hair in the bathroom last minute because she was so unhappy with her hair!
Had to try and fix the brides hair with her in the bathroom
I spend weeks and lots of money on changing my hair colour, getting treatments and styling for the wedding and on the day there was so much product in my hair you couldn’t even see my hair colour as it was just wet looking!
I spent money on a champagne breakfast and none of us got to enjoy it because of the drama caused getting ready as no one was happy with their hair and makeup! Can you believe I had to remind Tamara that she had only applied foundation on one of the bridesmaids and that she still needed Blush, eye makeup, lips etc
Can you believe after all the money that was paid and the poor service provided, Tamara actually ensured that we knew we would be charged if we lost her top up lip gloss! Where I come form you pay 50% less of the overcharged price Tamara charged and you actually get that money back by getting products to take home!If i got this service in a store, even just for a Date: I would have walked out and not paid it was that bad!
We had a top well known photographer who was being paid to take photos of us getting ready and because of how bad everyone’s makeup and hair was tracking, I basically had to consistently send them away because there was no way we could take memory shots of the way we looked while getting ready as it was so bad! I feel so sorry we missed out on getting some amazing shots of us getting ready on such a special day because of the incompetence of this lack of service provided.
I have photos below of previous wedding makeup that I have had done with no dramas or stress, in a quicker time frame and been absolutely amazing results compared toTamara bridal makeup.
Left: Tamara bridal makeup
Right: The floorless makeup we should have recieved on the day but didnt. -
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