La Rouge Artistry

Rachel and Crystal agreed to help do my and my mother’s hair and makeup for my last minute wedding and I was very excited! They did an amazing job and I couldn’t have asked for a better makeup or hair result.
Crystal made my mom look incredible with very little direction, and Rachel had many helpful suggestions for me to get a look I pulled from pinterest.

I used La Rouge for my wedding and had the BEST experience in the world! LOVE LOVE LOVE them!!! The team made me look and feel like a princess which made the long walk down the aisle a breeze. The booking process was so easy. La Rouge is super professional and organized and I appreciated that. The team showed up early, set up their stations, stayed on schedule, and helped put in my veil. They truly spent the day with my party and I and it made all the difference. No one was rushed, no one was stressed.
Since my wedding I have used La Rouge for a few special events and these too were the BEST experiences. I would HIGHLY recommend La Rouge to my friends, and all the other brides out there! Three of my friends are getting married this year and are using La Rouge!

I’m so surprised to see the negative reviews for La Rouge.
I went to La Rouge in Santa Barbara for my engagement photos. Rachel did my hair and makeup and she was wonderful! First of all, Dani was the point of contact for me. She was so prompt in responding, and was super helpful in making an appointment. In fact, Dani and Rachel even worked with me a few days before my appointment! It looked like rain, so I asked if they would be willing to be flexible with my appointment, and they were so great about it! The day before, I emailed to ask if I could move my appt 3 hours earlier! No problem. They were willing to work with me, and they didn’t make me feel bad about being all over the place.
Okay, so once I actually arrived at my appointment, Rachel was AMAZING! The studio was clean, organized, and super calming. Rachel asked me some questions about what I wanted, and she gave me realistic expectations about what could be done with my hair type before starting. She made me feel so at ease, we had a great conversation, and it was an overall fun and relaxing experience. She worked quickly to make sure I could make my photographer’s timeline, without sacrificing quality at all! Rachel gave me exactly what I asked for. I felt absolutely beautiful, and would definitely recommend La Rouge!

All my bridesmaids and I loved working with La Rouge. All my friends were extremely happy with their hair and makeup. Rachel worked on myself and did exactly what I had in mind. Everyone told me that my hair and makeup represented my personality.
I was planning my wedding from long distance and Dani was amazing to work with and she made it super easy to arrange everything through email before the wedding. I couldn’t travel to get a trial with them and I still my makeup turned out just as I thought, but I’m sure it would be great to have a trial with them beforehand to minimize stress on the day.
They are all very professional and their prices are unbeatable. I will definitely recommend working with them.

Rachel and her team are amazing! Not only did they travel about an hour an half for my wedding, they where able to do 7 bridesmaids and my family members, all in time for my first look at 1:30! Everyone raved about their hair and makeup! Getting 7 girls to all love what they look like is a hard task! Rachel — the owner did my hair and makeup — hands down the best I’ve ever looked. She also did my track extensions and they stayed in for almost 3 months! They take their time, and make sure the bride and he bridal party are happy before they leave the venue. I would recommend La Rouge Artistry to every bride!

I hate to give this review only 3 stars since I really liked Crystal, however, I did have some issues with communication and service. I called and emailed a bunch of places probably a month or so in advance and finally decided on La Rouge about a week before my wedding. I had been exchanging emails with Dani. There was a mix up with invoices and she quoted me higher than I had expected, but that wasn’t a big deal. Make sure you read carefully since they charge a fee for using your credit card.
Crystal arrived on time and got right to work on my hair first. I loved my hair even though it wasn’t exactly what I wanted. She really took her time and made sure that it would stay in place. And my curls stayed bouncy all weekend! She’s also skilled at makeup, but I was disappointed when I started to get shiny not even an hour later and the airbrush started to crease under my eye. Maybe it was because my skin is oily, but that is something I mentioned before I booked and something I would expect a salon to take into account especially when airbrush costs more than regular foundation. I also emailed pictures and let Dani know what I wanted my hair and makeup to look like, but Crystal didn’t seem to have a clue. I was expecting Dani to pass that information on to her. I also would have appreciated it if I was told exactly who was coming to do the services. These are little details, but something the bride should not have to worry about on her wedding day.

I got married on October 24^th 2015 and used La Rouge for my bridal hair and makeup. My entire bridal party also used them for their hair and makeup. Everyone looked gorgeous! La Rouge did a really good job of highlighting everyone’s natural beauty and not making anyone look overdone, which fit our wedding. We got married at the SB Natural History museum, and so it was a rustic/​organic/​bohemian (i guess?). La Rouge did a great job of matching our makeup to that type of vibe.
I did extensive research when looking for hair and makeup for my day of. My main criteria was price. After looking at all of the highly rated bridal makeup artists on Unilocal,La Rouge was by far fairest in pricing.
Not only were they fair in price, but extremely easy to work with. I was able to easily schedule a trial for a Saturday (which costs extra with other makeup artists) with the owner Rachel. She took the time to assess my skin and walk me through the pros and cons of getting airbrush makeup since I had never done it before. She also spent time walking through the «inspiration» photos I had sent over, asking me what exactly I liked with each one. The whole process took about 5 minutes, and from there she was off, checking in with me along the way to make sure I was happy with what I seeing.
After the trial, it was extremely easy to make my deposit to save our date. La Rouge does electronic invoices, which makes it beyond easy to stay up-​to-​date on the numbers of services order, cost, etc. Whenever I made a change to the number of services needed, it was just a quick update to our electronic invoice, with no need to send attachment after attachment with the updated amount due. This made it easy for me to communicate with my bridal party on what services they were down for, as well as how much they owed me for them.
Day of, Rachel and her team arrived promptly at the location where me and my bridal party were getting ready. They were fun, relaxed, polite, and truly added to the overall positive atmosphere of that morning. There were a few of my bridesmaids that were running a bit late, and Rachel was beyond flexible in switching up the schedule to make sure everyone got the services that they needed and that we were still all on time.
In terms of gratuity, it is automatically added to the invoice if you order more than 5 services. For me, that wasn’t a problem at all. It was actually nice to be able to check that off list, since day-​of I was busy prepping tips for all of our other vendors.
I can’t recommend Rachel and her team enough. Also, if you’re wondering if you should do airbrush or not, I recommend doing it if you have oily skin. I tend to get oily in my T-​zone throughout the day. The airbrush makeup was wonderful– didn’t get oily like i usually do. Also, I teared up a few times, and it all stayed put.

2.5 stars for overall experience. I used this company for hair/​makeup services for my wedding, for both myself and my bridal party in Sept 2014. I chose La Rouge because of the primarily positive reviews on Unilocal and because their rates seemed reasonable compared to other places I contacted (though I do regret not choosing a different place, as I was not on a tight budget). The hair/​makeup ladies who came the day of were very sweet and did a lovely job. There was a mishap that occurred during my hair/​makeup trial that was uncomfortable to say the least, and I do think Rachel tried her best to smooth it over. What I didn’t appreciate is how La Rouge messed up on the billing by forgetting to charge me for a bridesmaid’s service, and then repeatedly demanded the «overdue» payment while I was on my honeymoon as though their incompetence had been my fault… super tacky. I wonder if this is how they treat ALL their valued customers! Received a handwritten thank you card later that was so generic and impersonal that it appeared phony and would have been better not sent.
Overall, I did not feel good about the service I received. Not the worst but would not use again or recommend to a friend.

I am so thankful for La Rouge Artistry. I contacted them a week before my very small wedding ceremony, because I decided it would be worthwhile to have hair and makeup done professionally. Correspondence with Dani was easy and prompt. On the wedding day, Rachel and Sierra were easy to work with, and their skills are unmatched. They did hair and makeup for five people including me and were accommodating with everyone’s different makeup and hair requests. For someone who never wears makeup, Rachel made me feel very comfortable and the makeup lasted all day. I’m so glad that I found La Rouge Artistry, because it made for a stress-​free wedding day!

La Rouge was amazing! Natalie did my hair and Christie did my make up for my wedding and they were both so easy to work with and understood exactly what I was going for. I highly recommend!

I can’t say enough good things about Rachel and her team. Rachel and her team did the h+m for my wedding for me and my eight bridesmaids. Everyone came out looking beautiful, they were on schedule, fun to be around. Rachel did a great job of listening to what the girls wanted and found solutions for what might seem to be a problem. she made my girlfriend with super short hair look like she had an updo by teasing out and pinning her hair. she did a great job putting in my extensions in a way that gave me a long beautiful braid. their pricing is competitive and their service is great. I strongly recommend them!

I can not say enough great things about Rachel and the entire La Rouge team. Working with Dani through the booking and invoice process was a breeze — she was very responsive and answered all of my questions. My initial trial with Rachel was wonderful, she immediately made me feel comfortable and listened to what I said I wanted and as my desires changed she worked with them. She even took my extensions home after the trial to cut them to the correct length.
The day of my wedding, everyone was punctual and ready to go. Between the four artists, my seven bridesmaids, myself and my mother everything ran on time and everyone was more than happy with their results. Rachel made sure that all of the work was done met her standards — even if another artist had completed it and she made sure hair and make up was touched up before she left. I know that with Rachel’s expertise I felt especially beautiful on my wedding day.
I can’t recommend La Rouge enough and I will absolutely be using them again should I ever have hair and make up needs in the area! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I can’t say enough great things about Rachel and the way she runs her business. I was a bit worried after an issue came up with my hair and makeup trial, and Rachel went ABOVE AND BEYOND to make sure everything was okay for my wedding. I was totally blown away by her professionalism, integrity, and commitment to client satisfaction. Not to mention how incredibly TALENTED she is! My bridal hair and makeup turned out exactly how I wanted it to, and my curly hair is not always easy to tame! She also styled my hair for an event, and was unbelievably quick and efficient in the little time I had. An absolute pro. Thank you so much, Rachel and La Rouge!

Rachel is amazing! She did my hair and make for a wedding and I looked fabulous. She listened to what I wanted and my low bun with a romantic braid turned out perfect.

Rachel is amazing… My make up and hair last my whole wedding! She is great during the whole process… Flawless!

La Rouge Artistry was perfect for me and my ladies on my big day. They were able to travel to and set everything up at our getting ready location. I had a large bridal party (8 girls), plus my mom and mother-​in-​law all getting their hair/​makeup done, and Rachel and her team did a fantastic job on everyone. The team had a schedule for us, and everything was done perfectly in a timely manner, which is a lot to say for day of wedding craziness.
A special thank you to Rachel for my beautiful/​natural wedding hair and makeup that lasted all day. You are so sweet and talented and I cannot thank you enough for making me picture perfect on my special day.

La Rouge Artistry is simply the best! I got married on 5÷28÷15 and had the pleasure of working with Rachel and Farrah. When I did my trial with Rachel she was able to put me 100% at ease and really knew her stuff! I am VERY picky about my brows and she was able to masterfully make them look their absolute best for my wedding day! My makeup looked exactly as I had asked and matched my vision perfectly. We also had all the bridesmaids and Mother of Bride/​groom get their makeup and hair done. Everyone loved it and looked amazing! Also, my hair was half up and half down and I did not get a hair headache– which was a huge fear of mine. I barley felt anything at all in my hair, but it felt very secure. Rachel even stayed a few extra moments and helped me put in my veil and show my bridesmaids how to remove it after the ceremony. Safe to say– I did my research and it really paid off. I was so pleased with the hair and makeup of all the girls and my own (Bride). Also, Rachel and Farrah were just fun and sweet gals to chat with through the whole process. I am SO SO happy I picked La Rouge Artistry for my Big Day– you won’t regret it! Top notch professional service!

I booked La Rouge for my upcoming wedding & had my hair/​makeup trial yesterday with Rachel. I loved everything about my visit! The space they work in is amazing & has great energy! I showed Rachel a few photos of what I wanted & she was able to create hair & makeup that were more beautiful than I could have imagined! Rachel is super professional & is a great listener. She made sure that I was absolutely satisfied with everything & was open to feedback. Aside from doing beautiful hair & makeup, the people at La Rouge have been so easy to work with! I highly recommend booking La Rouge!

4.5
Booking was very simple and communication was decent overall. Lexi had an amazing personality and was fun, funny and sweet.
She spent a lot of time on me because I had pretty specific instructions about what I wanted; my mom and gf she spent very little time on, although they looked better than doing their own makeup, but nothing special.
I get my makeup done quite a bit and it was a good service but nothing totally extraordinary. I would recommend but certainly wasn’t blown away.

I have put today aside to write all of our wedding reviews from back in April and I have to say that I am starting to feel like I’m bragging! But, I guess this is a great problem to have. :)
I had the privilege of visiting Rachel for my hair and makeup trial even though she was already scheduled for another bride on the day of my wedding. This was a little unsettling at the time but she assured me that the artists she was sending would have ample information to make me beautiful on my wedding day… and she couldn’t have been more accurate. Sadly, I can almost guarantee I will never look that good again! Both Daisy and Lea did such a fantastic job for me and my friends — and were super fun to hang out with too.
I decided to go with the air-​brushed makeup and it was a great decision. It was a very hot day and even though I had a purse full of blotting papers just in case, I didn’t have to use them once the entire day or night. For my ceremony I had my hair in a loose curly side bun and then Daisy arrived to do my hair change prior to my husband and I running off to the reception. She had to pull out the bun and then attach my extensions AND build a waterfall braid. I’m not exaggerating — it took her exactly 7 minutes. The look on my face must have been comical when she told me it was done.
My only wish is that I lived closer to Santa Barbara so I could call up La Rouge for all those times I want to be sure to look pretty.
You will not be disappointed with Rachel and her team so do yourself a favor and put your wedding day stress out of your mind and contact her to make your reservation.