Christine Make Up

I’ll be quick… horrible, horrible, horrible. Overpriced and unprofessional. She promised to come at 7am on my wedding day with 2 assistants. Came late, and with 1 assistant — who was probalby 13 years old. The girl couldnt even comb my hair. We ended up doing our own hair and make up. I was still out of $ 1400 — it was just my wedding day and i didnt feel like fighting.

Christine is horrible! I booked her for my wedding back in October 2007. I paid my deposit and about 3 months before my wedding, I called her to book a trial run. She responded to my phone call as if she didn’t even know who I was. She then said she would «call me back.» 4 days later and she still didn’t call back, so I had to email her. (Warning: She is very unresponsive to email and phone!) When I did finally get a chance to talk to her, she proceeded to ask me how many people was she going to do make up for that day (just me and my sister). She then said that we will have to go to her studio on the wedding day because the bridal party is too small. After I told her that that was not in the contract and that the contract states that she will come to my house, she reluctantly agreed but said she will have to be there very early (5 a.m.!). I said no. The contract states that she will be at my house around 7-​ish. For the next few times that I had contact with her, she kept mentioning that my bridal party was too small and that there are others who wanted her business (and would bring in more money) the same time I did, but she had to cancel because of me. So I finally didn’t want to deal with this s$#%, so I cancelled on her. DO NOT BOOK WITH HER. YOU WILL REGRET IT IF YOU DO!!!
Oh, and one more thing…
She has a discount (don’t know if she still does this) if you book with her «preferred» photographer, Michael Trinh. Do not book with him either. He’s rude and does not care what you think. I told him that I was not happy with our engagement photo shoot and that I wanted a refund or a reshoot. I told him that I didn’t like this and this photo and he kept saying that «he liked the photo.» I said it doesn’t matter what you like, it matters what I like. I told him the photos have no attention to detail, the poses are all the same, my head and feet were cut off, but he kept on saying that if I want «traditional» (a.k.a. «posed pictures») pictures, then he’ll do it, but that’s not his «style.» Again… not listening to what the customer has to say! HORRIBLE!
I am glad that this incident happened because I later found 2 other makeup artists that were superb! One of the makeup artist’s name is Nic (
). Not only does she have very good customer service skills, has attention to details, phenomental skils, but she is also understanding and responsive to what you want to say and do. The only downside is she is pricey (if money is no object, I would definitely book her), so given my wedding budget constraints, I couldn’t book with her. The person I did book with is named Nhu (
). She does hair and makeup, and to this day, I still get compliments. I have recommended her to all my friends, and 2 of them have already booked with her for their wedding day!

I would give Christine no stars! My best friend just got married and hired Christine to do our makeup and hair. Our experience with her was extremely disappointing. The week of the wedding, she was difficult to get a hold of and did not return the bride’s calls. For instance, the day before the wedding my friend still did not get a response from her as to when the mothers should be at the hotel suite for their hair and makeup.
She was very pushy and charged for every little thing possible. Considering the amount of money she was charging, you would think she could at least include our fake lashes. Instead, she charged $ 20 per person for lashes, then put a small hair clip in all our hair and charged $ 15 for each one. Furthermore, an example of her pushiness… she insisted on playing slow music despite the fact that we all wanted to hear something more up-​beat to liven the mood.
As far as her abilities, I honestly think they were mediocre. The Bride was not happy with how her hair was done up. She poofed her hair too much and made her look like a cone-​head and unfortunately since we were short on time, she was unable to say anything. We all practically did not like how our hair was done but to avoid further stress on the bride, we just kept our opinions to our selves. The only thing airbrushed about our makeup was the foundation. Our eye shadows were too dark and blush too pink! Definitely not the subtle, natural look we were all hoping for. Also, it really bothered me that she lied about her assistants being all «experienced professional who have been doing this for years». When just a few minutes before she made that comment, the assistant curling my hair said she was just a beginner and was «still learning».
I strongly caution hiring her. Not worth the money and stress she will cause on your big day!

If I can really give it no stars, I would! The worst experience with this makeup artist. She was a flake. I showed up to her house for a makeup trial at a agreed time, but she was a no show. I waited for 30 minutes outside of her home & tried to call all of her numbers & she failed to answer. It was very upsetting that I drove all the way from san ramon to san jose, which was a 2 hour drive round trip & she failed to show up for the trial appointment. To make the matter worse, when I was driving home, she finally called & said that she went to the store to pick up something. Yeah right, if that was really the case, at least have the courtesy to call & say that she will be late. For those future brides, if communication and dependability if something you want, do not bother with christine. On a positive note, I was glad that this incident happened because it made me look for someone else & I am so happy with my choice. I recommend Ann Ho & she did a kick ass job with my makeup & hair. Her old website is
& new website is
. You got to check her out.
To me, all christine cared about is your money!