Altar Ego Makeup

Christine does great custom make-​up. I love her lipstick, the shades are beautiful and the base is high quality oils that keep my lips super soft.

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Christine is awesome. I go to her for costume parties and halloween. She has a modern and relaxing studio. She is a true professional and easy to work with.

Unfortunately I’m going to have to give Cristine from Alter Ego Makeup a 1 star due to lack of communication. Everything with Cristine started out great. Her pricing was reasonable and she seemed pretty friendly during phone/​email conversations. When my wedding party finally decided on a destination to get ready for hair and make up, Cristine mentioned she didn’t want to drive that far. Keep in mind, the destination was only 6 miles away from where we previously considered getting ready. I offered to increase my travel fee with her, and all was fine.
Once we settled on the hotel I never heard back from her. She never returned my emails or phone calls, even to let me know she was no longer interested. I’m so glad this happened because it scared me to think of what could have happened on my wedding day. I’m so glad I went with Natalie Cusson, she was amazing.

Altar ego did my hair and make-​up for prom and I absolutely loved it, Christine and the hair dresser were super fun and friendly, it had a great vibe. I recommend everyone to go to them, you won’t regret it. :) they are amazing.

OMG!!! Love Christine with alter ego makeup! I have to say if anyone is looking for an amazing makeup artist look no further! After talking to Christine on the phone I knew that she was going to be fun to work with and I was right! I had done a my trial makeup a few weeks before my wedding and it went great! I loved my makeup I felt amazing and she even showed me a few tricks which I was so excited to learn! I was having trouble with finding the right person to do my hair so Christine went above and beyond to get Kelsey someone she has worked with and knew she would be perfect for what I was looking for. I will be recommending these two women to everyone! They both helped in making my dream wedding come true. I can’t wait to come back up for a girls night to have them make me over again!
Thank you again lady’s
xoxo
Crystal Renee Kindred

Cristine did my makeup for my wedding. She was very friendly and easy to get along with and uses high quality makeup. She did a trial a few days before and showed up early on the morning of my wedding day to do makeup for myself and my maid of honor at our house. She was a little difficult to get in touch with, or stay in touch with, leading up to my wedding. I sent a few emails that were never responded to, although she said emails were ending up in her spam folder for some reason. Maybe this was true but it seemed a bit like an excuse.
The trial run for the makeup went well. We worked through most of the things that I liked and didn’t like in order to get the look I wanted on my wedding day. The only thing I didn’t really like was the darkness of my eyebrows, but she insisted that they should be dark for photos to turn out well. I was able to get her to make them not quite so dark for my wedding, but honestly I waited til she left and wiped some of the powder off with a Q tip because it looked weird. I’m sure she would’ve done that herself if I had said something, but she seemed a little intimidating and insistent so I opted to just do what I wanted after and avoid conflict. I also added a little liner to the bottom of my eyelids and a tiny bit more concealer to get rid of my under eye circles. I sort of took what she did and combined it with the makeup I normally do for myself to make myself look more normal. It only took me about 3 minutes and then I was thoroughly happy.
Cristine arrived at my house at 7:15 AM (slightly late; we agreed upon 7AM) with a coworker who did my hair. It took a while for Cristine to set up her makeup table (15 minutes maybe). The hair looked absolutely fantastic and I loved the girl that did my hair; unfortunately I can’t remember her name. She was super cute and funny, explaining what she was doing while she was doing it and I was very happy with the hair. The makeup for myself and maid of honor wasn’t done until about 10 AM… I didn’t expect it to take that long. We were supposed to be at the venue around 10:30AM and the plan was to leave the house no later than 10:15. This didn’t happen and she kept insisting that we had plenty of time left. It was a little stressful.
Cristine gave me a cute little emergency kit to take to the wedding — it contained things like a little compact of the lip gloss she used, oil blotters, oil to remove the makeup, mascara, tissues, etc. That was a really nice touch and a cute surprise that I wasn’t expecting.
Overall the makeup turned out well but for me it was more about the experience. I guess it could’ve been a little better and less stressful — from the contact before the wedding to the wedding day and the amount of time it took. I would suggest being specific with the look you want. For me, I still wanted to look like myself (I normally wear a lot of makeup anyway), I didn’t want my makeup done for the photography to turn out better. For the most part, this is the look that I got and I was overall happy in the end.

Cristine is wonderful! I was in the area in June inquiring about airbrush makeup/​tattoo coverup for my upcoming wedding and was so grateful to come across Cristine. She not only met with me to discuss the ins and outs of makeup brands, technique and equipment necessary for doing it on your own, but she also did a trial-​run in the limited amount of time I had available for our appointment. I appreciated her expertise, honesty, and warm personality. While we didn’t have the chance to finish entirely (my appointments were booked too close together), Cristine did a phenomenal job and was so generous with her time. She didn’t even charge me for this incredible experience. What an amazing lady!

Cristine was perfect for my wedding! She has a spunky and lively disposition which is perfect for a bride who is excited about her makeup and her big day. She made a really sweet effort to get my daughters involved and comfortable during the trial. I was new to airbrush makeup and she’s the only one in the area who does it which was a big plus too (especially because her rates were the best in town!) People told me my makeup had never looked better and the pictures really made my skin look flawless:) I was really glad we did a trial because we worked out some of the kinks that night so my big day would be perfect. What I learned during the trial that I would pass on as a tip is if you are more interested in what you look like in person rather than in pictures especially for day events just ask Christine to go lighter on the primer and airbrush,…she will be happy to do it! Also if you twitch make sure to go for the strip of fake eyelashes rather than the individual ones… I’m a twitcher and it made it hard on Cristine:(
Last but not least, Cristine saved my bootie by getting me an AMAZING hair stylist at the very last moment during wedding season. I can honestly say that Deedee (I am almost sure her name was) made my hair look like a princess with natural flowers woven into a beautiful french braid that seriously held till the next morning. Deedee was a calming presence and even jumped in and started putting extra flowers in the whole wedding party’s hair of her own accord when she was done with me… she was a total sweetheart and her and Cristine worked in perfect tandem which was a huge time saver!

Cristine is so amazing! I had a trial with her about a month prior to my wedding and went over all the things we wanted to do. She made sure that I was looking how I wanted to look, and not just how she thought I should look. Her product was great and lasted all day! I also looked very natural and like myself. She was in touch with me several times between the wedding and the trial just to make sure I hadn’t changed my mind about anything and to get more information about location. On the day of the wedding, she showed up four hours before the wedding as requested and made me feel so beautiful! She was so fun and very personable also which made the whole experience enjoyable and not stressful! She went way way above and beyond the day of our wedding when our wedding planner wasn’t doing her job correctly. Cristine served basically two jobs that day without even being asked, she just jumped in there and did what needed to be done. Our wedding wouldn’t have been the same without her generous help and beautiful makeup techniques. I would recommend her to anyone who wants someone they can count on for a makeup artist. It doesn’t get any better!

I had my wedding makeup and hair trial a couple of weeks ago with Altar Ego Makeup and they did a great job. Cristine did my airbrush makeup and it looked so good. She did some contouring that really played up my good features and downplayed those not so good. Lina did my hair and really spent time to get it just the way I wanted it. I thought I wanted fingerwaves, but after spending time doing them for me, I really wanted something a bit softer and curlier. She then used a curling iron to get me the look I really wanted a soft 30’s inspired wave. It was great how they both spent time to make sure the look for me was exactly what I wanted for the big day. Cristine even did my 15 year old daughter’s makeup (the bridal party) while Lina worked on my hair. She loved it so much she couldn’t stop looking at herself in the mirror on the way home. They were both friendly and made me feel comfortable and taken care of. I definitely recommend Altar Ego if you’re looking great wedding makeup and hair!