Makeup by Chiachi

Chiachi was an absolute joy to work with for our wedding and I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a true professional through and through!

My (now) husband and I decided to hold a destination style wedding and brought our family and friends back to San Diego, where we met each other during our undergrad. I found Chiachi's contact info while looking for makeup artists in the SD area and scheduled a trial with her the next time I would be visiting the area. It was an East Indian wedding, so I was looking for someone who could do two completely different looks for my ceremony and reception.

From that very first trial, I knew I loved her work and personality and signed her as my makeup artist right away! Not only is she truly talented and meticulous in her work, but she is completely relaxed and cheerful and makes you feel at ease right away. Her number one goal was to make me happy and that resonated in every meeting she had with me. She's extremely organized and had a timeline that was so easy to follow by the wedding party and our coordinator. She had wonderful ideas on what would work for the day of our wedding, keeping in mind all the colors of my various outfits. She did the makeup in such a way so that it stood out beautifully in pictures, but where I didn't feel like I had too much on when talking to people up close.

Even when I decided to change my hair style from our trial run last minute on my reception night, Chiachi remained calm and relaxed and did my hair exactly how I pictured. It's easy for a bride to get flustered with coordinators coming in and out updating how much time is remaining, but Chiachi kept me calm and relaxed and happy through the whole process.

She is extremely friendly and got along with everyone in our bridal room - including my two sisters and mother. They were all so happy with the makeup she did on them and commented over and over just how nice and pleasant she was to have around.

My husband is also a huge fan of Chiachi's - as he came with me on two trials and she got to know him as he waited for us to finish. He was very impressed with the comfortable sitting area in Chiachi's studio.

Anyone would be lucky to have Chiachi with them on their special day and I feel lucky to have made one of the best vendor decisions of our wedding! Cheers to you Chiachi - wouldn't have been the same without you!!!

I was so pleased with my makeup and I'm so happy that I had found Chiachi! Before finding her I had gone through a trial hair and makeup with two other people and it came out rather disappointing since it didn't look good and I had wasted my money on the trial. I had asked around and my friend had passed on Chiachi's website even though my friend hadn't used Chiachi for her wedding. I was nervous but desperate to find a makeup artist. I booked her for my trial and I was more than pleased with everything turned out. It was like night and day compared to the other makeup artist that I had done a trial with. I got a lot of compliments on my makeup and most importantly in pictures, I looked great! The makeup lasted all day and evening. If I could do my wedding all over again, I would book Chiachi again. Tip to brides on what I learned: always get a trail before booking and if a makeup artist has cheap packages, it doesn't mean they'll be good.

Chiachi did an AMAZING job on both me and all of my bridesmaids. We all couldn't have been happier. I felt so beautiful that day and it was all thanks to her! I had a hard time figuring out what kind of make-up I wanted. For the trial I told her to do it very very natural and she did exactly what I asked for. The day of I asked for a more dramatic look and without giving her any more guidance she did EXACTLY what I wanted. All of the bridesmaids were extremely happy with their make-up as well. In the future I would definitely not hesitate to use Chiachi again. Not only did she do amazing make-up but she also gave us a timeline of when each girl needed to be there and was very organized.

Chiachi is wonderful!! She did my makeup and hair along with my 3 bridesmaids for my wedding back in October. I was so happy with my makeup and hair and I received so many compliments! All my bridesmaids looked beautiful as well! Chiachi is extremely talented and she is fun to be around. I am so glad I found her and would use her again for any of my special events.

Chiachi did my makeup for my engagement photo shoot and my wedding day. She was GREAT!!!! I have worked with two other makeup artists before I met her, she listened to what I wanted and created the look I was looking for. She did such a wonderful job on my bridal party as well; they were all sooo happy with the makeup. I would recommend her to anyone who needs their makeup done!!!Amy

It is hard to find a makeup artist who can do a good job on applying makeup to Asian features. I am so glad I found Chiachi, she did a great job on my wedding day. My makeup looked flawless and last ALL night!! I would recommend Chiachi to everyone who needs her makeup done :).