Thy Dinh

Thy is an amazing artist. Her style of makeup is fresh and elegant and she enhances your features, rather than making you look like someone else. I was very impressed with her work for my wedding.

Thy Dinh is amazing. I have attached a few pictures from my wedding just so you can see her amazing work!
1. When I first spoke with Thy, she was very understanding and was able to accommodate all my requests. I am allergic to any product with SPF, so I asked her to use only makeup that did not contain any SPF. She said that was no problem and asked me what my current foundation that I was using. I said Makeupforever and she said that was the product that she uses anyway!
2. I showed her a picture that she was posted on her Unilocal from a client that she worked on. Unfortunately, I dont have any before or after pictures for you guys to check out. I was going for a natural yet smokey eye look for my wedding. I saw that she did something similar to another bride to be and asked her to do the same. She did just that. PERFECT!
3. She has a flexible schedule. She was able to meet with me at the times I requested for the trial make up session. Love that she was able to work with my busy schedule. Also she did not charge me a ridiculous price to get it done on a weekend. I know other MUAs dont do trials on weekend and you have to go to their shop. Thy understands that not everyone can get a day off from work to get a make up trial. She did my consult on a weekend and at my place! HOW CONVENIENT!
4. PERSONABLE! Sweetest gal that I know. We instantly clicked when we first met. It was like we were friends. The thing about getting your make up done is that you want to feel comfortable with whoever is doing it. You are getting your face beautifully done for your wedding day. and you want to make sure you have the confidence that your MUA can do it. So sweet and so confidant in her work. I trusted her! On my wedding day, I was so nervous and got teary eyed but she calmed me down and fixed my make up when I was getting teary eyed.
5. AMAZING SKILLS! So she did my make up (the bride), my four bridesmaid and my mom. Given the fact that we all are not make up wearing folks. She made all of us look so natural. I have been a bridesmaid 5 times now. I noticed that the MUA always focuses on the bride and honestly, the bridesmaids dont look as great. I know its all about the bride but you dont want to have ugly bridesmaids next to the bride either. My bridesmaids all loved their make up. MY MOM… who never wears makeup and has had her makeup done before by MUA said that Thy did an amazing job. My mom’s make up was natural but amazing.
6. HOURS have gone by and my makeup was still flawless with very minor touch ups. Make up was done at 6am and lasted through 11pm. Typical asian weddings where hair and makeup are done at 5am and is expected to last through the night. I dont know how she did it or what she used but our makeup stayed on for 15 hours. IMPRESSIVE!
7. BILINGUAL — for you Vietnamese folks out there, her vietnamese is great. She spoke to my mom in Vietnamese as she did her makeup. My mom really loved her!
8. PRICE — reasonable! Compared to other MUA who charged a freaking arm and a leg for wedding… she did great. For the bride, 4 bridesmaid and my mom … I cant remember the exact price but after travel fees and tip — It came out to $ 1000. Roughly $ 100 for each bridesmaid and my mom. I was about 300 bucks. Then taxes and travel fees (I had it in Napa, CA) and with tip… about 1000 dollars. Not sure if she has raised her price but if she did, trust me it is worth it.
9. I cant stress out the quality of her work. I was so amazed. Everyone was amazed. Just book the trial consult because it is worth a try! Honestly, if you have any questions you can always message me and can send more pics or answer any questions you may have.
10. PICTURES! I have attached a few pictures… I did not want to expose my bridal party too much so it was hard to find pictures of just me and the makeup in detail. I tried though!

My friend recommended Thy Dinh, so I booked her to do my make up for my engagement in Jan 2015. I loved her work so much that I booked her to do my make up and hair for my wedding this past weekend. Everyone complimented on my makeup and hair! I highly recommend Thy. She listened to my requests and made sure that my face was beautiful and recognizable.

The one thing I wanted to avoid at all costs for my wedding hair+makeup was to look like I was going to prom in the 90s. If you don’t know what I mean, I’m talking about high bun with tight ringlets, way too much hairspray and blue eye shadow. I don’t hate on people who do like that, but that was an ultimate no-​no for me.
But I had nothing to worry about. Thy really knows the current trends for makeup and hairstyle and what looks good specifically on me. I was amazed at my transformation. She contours your face so there is more dimension and makes you look amazing!
You can tell with working with her that she is really talented.
5 STARS! Would recommend to all my friends :)

I love, love, love Thy! I fell in love with her even before we became friends. She was my make-​up artist first and trust me, I’m not the easiest customer. I like that I still look like myself after her work, but of course, PRETTIER! Very, very professional!

Thy is amazing, she tried to accommodate me in her busy schedule to do a bridal trial for me. I can’t even begin to describe how awesome her work is… let’s just say she’s a very talented artist, this is her passion & therefore the result will be always excellent.
I’m looking forward for my wedding day to get another amazing glam by AMAZING Thy!!!

I found Thy through Unilocal and asked her last minute to do my make up! She squeezed me in her busy schedule! I am so grateful and I love her work!

I know I’m part of the minority here, but I was a bit disappointed with my services with Thy, especially for the price. I booked Thy for a bridal hair & make-​up trial ($ 160 before tip) after viewing her work on Unilocal.It was important for me to find a stylist experienced in Asian make-​up & she was one of the few that had lots of past Asian sample work. I definitely had high hopes & expectations :)
For the trial, we met up at Asara Salon — the salon is quite spacious, but the parking lot is tiny. The salon staff often came up to look at me, which I’ll admit, was a bit uncomfortable at times. Thy was a few minutes late to our session, but she did give me a heads up via text message beforehand, so it was understandable. However, her e-​mail response and communication leading up to the trial was slow.
Thy is chatty, personable, and friendly. I brought several sample pictures of what I wanted done for my hair & make-​up. She began with my hair — I wanted long, loose, flowy curls. She spent about 10 minutes curling my hair, then kept them pinned up while she worked on my face. After she finished my make-​up, she removed the pins & hair sprayed the heck out of my hair. I could barely breathe… The curls were tight & not flowy, and not quite what I wanted. Make-​up is definitely her strength, as I wasn’t too impressed with my hair-​do. I could’ve done some better curls :)
Thy spent the majority of our session on my face. She actually spent the first few minutes cleaning up my eyebrows, which was great :) I have some scars & blemishes on my cheeks, and she did a decent job concealing them. Her foundation application was okay, but looked cakey & shiny. I was hoping she would use some highlighting & contouring techniques, but I don’t think she did… I was never facing the mirror until the very, very end, so I don’t know for sure.
She never asked me if I wanted any changes, or whether I even liked the look. Although the actual makeup looked similar to the samples I had brought her, I’d realized that they didn’t really go well with my facial features. It was too dramatic, and made me feel super self conscious. I was hoping that since this was a trial, she would give me an opportunity to look at my face (during the trial and not at the very end) & test out various looks and techniques, but that wasn’t the case.
I’m a daily make-​up wearer (full foundation and light eye make-​up), and wasn’t thrilled with my experience. If you’re not a daily make-​up wearer, Thy may be great. However, if you’re used to doing your own face (and/​or hair!), you’re probably better off doing it yourself.

I was soooo happy I was able to have Thy do my wedding hair and makeup. She is absolutely the best!!! She was sOOOO amazing. I normally dont even wear makeup and the whole day my makeup didnt even feel heavy at all. Her ability for makeup and hair is MAGICAL! She completely transformed my face. I only hired her for the morning but my makeup lasted my whole wedding day until the night even after I cried multiple times! She is worth every penny!!!

I contacted Thy to do my hair and makeup for my wedding last September. Thy was really easy to work with and very responsive to any requests. She was prompt and ready on the day of the wedding. I absolutely loved the hair and makeup that she did for me during the wedding. I also took her advice about how much the makeup would show up in photographs. The only reason why I didn’t give 5 stars is because there was some miscommunication. During the trial, we decided to go ahead with hair extensions, however, it was never confirmed and so there were no hair extensions actually used on the wedding day. Overall, I was extremely happy with Thy’s services!

What Thy is able to do with make up is truly amazing!
Thy & Co. did my make-​up and hair, my six bridesmaids’ make-​up and hair, and my mom’s make-​up for my wedding and everyone turned out amazing, beyond my widest expectations. Her and her team came in bright and early and was extremely attentive to not just me but everyone in my bridal party.
I would definitely recommend Thy’s services for your wedding or any special occasion. She truly has an amazing talent with make-​up and hair and I am beyond pleased with her work!

Thy recently did my hair and makeup for my wedding in June 2012. From when I first booked Thy, which was a year before my wedding date, to the actual day of the wedding, Thy was always professional and attentive every time I contacted her. She was very flexible and accommodating as I was a very particular bride. She spent a lot of time doing my hair and makeup on the actual day of the wedding to make sure I looked my very best. She even took her time to add in hair extensions for me since my hair was too short after curling it. Thank you Thy for making me feel beautiful on my special day!

Thy did an amazing job on bridal hair and makeup this past weekend. Thy also did my hair and makeup for a event a few months back which I used as a trial. She really loves what she does and everyone at the wedding reception said I belonged on a bridal magazine. Thy met me at a relatives home and did my makeup there so it was very convenient for me. The makeup stayed on the entire day despite my running around all evening. Thy is a wonderful sweet person. Her bridal work is truly worth it!

«You look like you just stepped out of a bridal magazine.» «Wow.what a gorgeous bride.» Those are just some of the compliments that I received over the weekend on my wedding day. Yes, I am cute, but gorgeous? No way.
Thy transformed me and did an AMAZING job. Words cannot express how happy and satisfied I was with my makeup and hair. Thy went beyond and above for my day, including arriving bright and early at 6:30am to do my makeup/​hair, assisting with the bridesmaids (other MUAs do not do this), staying throughout the tea ceremony to make sure my hair is intact (again, no other MUAs do this) AND coming back hours later before the reception to touch me up. All these, without charging me an extra cent.
A few pictures have been posted from friends’ cameras and the makeup/​hair looked PHENOMENAL. I love Thy and I am soooooooooo glad I chose her as my MUA over the other «well-​known» artists. Pshhh. they don’t stand a chance with Thy. She is as good as it gets you guys. TRUST ME and book her because she will make you so so so so beautiful, so confident and so relaxed on your special day because she puts 110% effort in every single bride that she works with.

Thank you Thy for the beautiful wedding make up. Can’t say how much happy we are. Thy took her time to complete the full details on my hair and also during the airbrush… Came to the appointment site on time and most important I was impressed with her ability to create unique look for the wedding at the spot… No trial make up prior!!! WOW… By the end of the day the comments I received from guests is «Beautiful and yet looks natural» We will update pictures later on…
THANK YOU THY.

I was on the hunt for a hair and make-​up artist for my second wedding (I got married the wknd before in SoCal). Luckily I found Thy on Unilocal — she was so fun to work with at the hair and make-​up trial and on the day of my wedding! She is definitely very talented and knows what must happen to make a bride beautiful on her wedding day! I was also surprised she immediately did my eyebrows before she started — I guess it may be because she likes to start on a clean slate? Loved it! Thy was also very helpful when it came to understanding how to incorporate clip-​on extensions! We had so much fun seeing myself transform from someone with short hair to long hair, and then putting it up into a beautiful updo! She had recommendations on what extensions to buy and even offered to sew the clips on if I needed to. I came to found out that is very rare and extremely helpful!
I got so many compliments on my hair and make-​up the day of my wedding! Thank you, Thy, for making me beautiful for my Bay Area wedding!

Thy is extremely talented at what she does. I had a really hard time finding a good make-​up artist for my wedding — and I’m so happy I found Thy. She is really knowledgeable and extremely skillful. She offers air-​brushing makeup, which makes the skin look amazingly even and flawless. The make-​up lasted all night long without any need for retouching. She also did my hair, which also turned out perfect, and lasted all night.
There are some elite asian make-​up artists in the bay area (Taylor Phan, Nam Vo, Ann Ho, to name a few.), I think it’s just a matter of time before Thy becomes as recognized in their ranks. Right now, she can provide top-​notch make-​up artistry at a fraction of their cost.
Thy’s portfolio speaks for itself — she really know how to bring out the best in people. In addition, Thy is extremely sweet and gorgeous, and is just a pleasure to work with. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Thy for make-​up and hair for any occasion. She is the BEST.

Thy is one of the most professional make-​up artists I’ve ever worked with. She is naturally talented and her work is beyond amazing. Just take a look at her portfolio! You can definitely trust her to do an fabulous job. I’m looking forward to working with her again!

Thy did a wonderful job on my make-​up. I never got so many compliments and praises on my look before. She made me feel really comfortable and relaxed before the show. She also gave me wonderful tips and advices on how I can care for my skin and maintain my eye brows. Thy is truly a beautiful person inside and out and it shows in her creation.

My #1 choice makeup artist !!!
I have had so many makeup artists do my makeup throughout my modeling career and none of them even come close in comparison to Thy Dinh! She is the only makeup artist I trust, and knows so many secrets and tricks of the trade it’s unbelievable. I’ve already used her many times for the most important events in my life, including pageantry. She has AMAZING talent with makeup and hair and has officially become my go to girl for beauty!
Bookmark Thy Dinh! There’s nobody else like her!