natural images

Monina with Natural Images brought out the best in me on my wedding day. As someone who wears little make-up on a daily basis, I made sure to go in for a pre-wedding trial run. Monina asked pertinent questions and showed me pictures of other brides she had worked with. Monina asked me take pictures each hour to test out how everything would look throughout the wedding and reception. This attention to detail and desire to hear honest feedback, gave her the information she needed to provide me with the best products which suited my needs for the wedding day. Knowing that the morning of a wedding can be rather stressful, Monina is a pleasant, relaxing person to share the time with. Looking at the wedding pictures, Monina succeeded in giving me the look that I was hoping for.

Monina did a great job on my hair and makeup. Although pricey, it was worth it. She did all my bridesmaids hair and makeup too, as well as my mom's. Everyone turned out fabulous!

my girls and i love love love monina! even my mom...a woman who doesn't wear make up or allow anyone to touch her hair, loved monina. only a few of my bridesmaids signed up to have her do their hair and make-up...but, after seeing the quality work that they did, the rest of my bridal party and even a reader had her do theirs as well! monina and her team were professional, easy to work with, and did EXACTLY what we asked for. our make-up looked so natural ... they did a fantastic job enhancing everyone's best features. and our hair!!!! I LOVED MY HAIR!!! have a trial run with her and you'll see what i mean :)

I really loved my hair and makeup on the day of my wedding. Monina was great helping me decide on a style. I had about a dozen pictures of various styles and she helped pick out a style that incorporated the best parts of each!
There was a little miscommunication regarding when she would arrive to start my hair and makeup on the day. However, everything worked out fine in the end.
She has a wonderful warm personality that made me feel calm and comfortable. She also gave me a free facial the week before the wedding.

Monina is a sweet-heart. I've worked w/ her on 4 occasions now and she's been great the whole time. She really listens to what you want, and makes recommendations based on her experience. She's not afraid to try things either, which for me was great, because I didn't really know what I wanted - I kind of came to it based on different trials. She travels too which is great!

Trying to decide what hairstyle I wanted had been so difficult probably because I was so picky about the front of my hair. I did not like the flat, pulled back look and wanted something with texture and movement. I had two trials with Monina. The first was hair and makeup. The hair was an updo with a "messy" looking back, which was the look I was going for. The back hairstyle was the one I had for my wedding but the front style was still iffy. The second trial was just hair, and I wanted to try out a long hairstyle. I liked the waves and found out they lasted very long. I didn't decide until the week of the wedding when weather dictated my hairstyle. My wedding day temperature was in the high 80s, low 90s and it was an outdoor wedding. So updo it was. Throughout this indecision process, Monina was very patient and always reassured me that she would make it happen. In the end, I loved how my hair turned out. It was the messy curly, textured hairstyle that I was looking for. Also, the day of the wedding, I asked for a slightly different makeup look and she nailed it. I wanted the semi-smoky eyes and more brownish based light lipstick. She put a makeup sealer that worked miracles. The makeup stayed the whole day even in the heat. She gave me a full lipstick and pressed powder for touch up. But I really didn't have a need to touch up at all. She gave me a discount because it was a Friday wedding.

Paid $325 in early 2006

Trying to decide what hairstyle I wanted had been so difficult probably because I was so picky about the front of my hair. I did not like the flat, pulled back look and wanted something with texture and movement. I had two trials with Monina. The first was hair and makeup. The hair was an updo with a "messy" looking back, which was the look I was going for. The back hairstyle was the one I had for my wedding but the front style was still iffy. The second trial was just hair, and I wanted to try out a long hairstyle. I liked the waves and found out they lasted very long. I didn't decide until the week of the wedding when weather dictated my hairstyle. My wedding day temperature was in the high 80s, low 90s and it was an outdoor wedding. So updo it was. Throughout this indecision process, Monina was very patient and always reassured me that she would make it happen. In the end, I loved how my hair turned out. It was the messy curly, textured hairstyle that I was looking for. Also, the day of the wedding, I asked for a slightly different makeup look and she nailed it. I wanted the semi-smoky eyes and more brownish based light lipstick. She put a makeup sealer that worked miracles. The makeup stayed the whole day even in the heat. She gave me a full lipstick and pressed powder for touch up. But I really didn't have a need to touch up at all. She gave me a discount because it was a Friday wedding.

I had a great facial here.