april ruiz | PURE COLOUR

April is amazing! I called her just a couple days before my wedding and she was able to accommodate us in her schedule. She did hair and makeup for myself, my mother, and my maid of honor. April did a great job, she is very professional, friendly and affordable. We were very happy with her work.

I loved APRIL!!! She was amazing in everything she did for me! She will do anything you ask her to do, as well help out your wedding party too! She is the sweetest lady and acts as if she is your friend. She completely knows exactly what she is doing and will make you look beautiful!! My family and friends loved her!! I would recommend her to everyone becaues she is not someone you cant afford!

I got the hair and makeup done for myself and my 5 bridesmaids. They were really reasonably priced and I was so happy with the work! I felt beautiful and my hair and makeup stayed put for 12 hours! She did my hair and makup for my bridal shoot as well and I couldn't be happier!

April was great and my make up lasted all afternoon. I used her for Bridal portraits and I did a separate trial with her and my hair and make up lasted all 3 times I used her.

April and her staff were so friendly and great at what they do. We got such an immense value out of her services, my bridal party and I had such beautiful hair and makeup. She even accommodated last minute people. I would recommend her to friends, family, and strangers.

April and her team were a blessing to work with! they were very patient and understanding to all my needs. april went above and beyond my expectations. I highly recommend her company.

I had the pleasure of working with April and her stylist. I looked the way I always dreamed of for my wedding day. My mom and my bridesmaids looked incredible. They are awesome!!!

My make-up artist cancelled out on me the week before my wedding, I was in a panic. I was so overwhelmed at this point. I had a friend tell me about April. I called her and she was able to get me in for a trial run the next day, she was GREAT!!! It was ment to be... When I compare my bridal portaits make-up to my wedding day there is no comparison. I highly recommend her!!!

All I can say is WOW!!! April fit me in unexpectedly (Thank you MIL) and did a fabulous job! We got married at Midnight on New Years and she did my hair pretty early, let tell you my hair held for a full 24 hours!! I got my hair done at 3p got married at 12am, took a nap, went through airport security, slept on my husbands lap at the airport, took another nap in New Orleans, walked around NO and it wasn't until 7pm that day that my even started to fall!! I was uber impressed!

I went to several people before April, and they were all disasters and a waste of money. I didn't go with April originally because I thought I could find a better deal, however, in this case I learned you get what you paid for. April was worth every penny and did an amazing job. She made me feel comfortable and beautiful. She traveled to my hotel room for $20, and even let me borrow her lipstick and lipliner for the wedding and reception. The other people that I worked with took 5 hours for hair and makeup. April only took 2 hours to get me ready and I was perfect. DON'T GO ANYWHERE ELSE!

I was so pleased with April. She is a caring, very personable and professional young lady. She was very easy to work with which really made my day! April is a perfectionist and wants only the best for her clients. My make-up was flawless, and she had no problem at all working with my very curly hair....She also gave me Make-up and Hair tips that I will use! My Bridesmaids and I were very impressed with her expertise. We are very happy we chose Pure Colour! Thank You April!

Great makeup artist with great prices. They gave me and my wedding party each a unique beautiful look that lasted all night and photographed great.

I was having a small wedding with out bridesmaids, all I needed was my make-up and hair done. April was the only person that I could find that would come out to service just me with out a minimum of people, I was on a very tight budget.
We first meet for a trial run she was so patient with me, when she was done I couldn't believe how pretty I looked and felt! On the wedding day the compliments never stopped about how BEAUTIFUL my make-up looked and they couldn't believe I looked like a had so much hair "I LOVED IT!" My friend from work wasn't planning to use a make-up artist because she said she was to old and she looks the way she looks, but when she saw me after my trial run she booked April. She had all the confidence in her after seeing the new me.

Wow! April was great! She worked with me on my hair and makeup until we had it perfect! Even with very short hair (which can be very difficult), she made me look very elegant for my wedding. Great to work with!

April was wonderful she knew exaclty how to do my make-up and hair I would highly recommend her.

April is a very talented and experienced hairstylist and makeup artist. After meeting her in person and having my trial run, I knew she was the one I wanted to hire to do my hair and makeup on my wedding day. She’s so sweet and accommodating. On my wedding day, I changed my mind about the hairstyle I wanted from what we had done at the trial run. April redid my hair several times until she knew I was happy. She was very patient and was not going to stop until she knew I was completely satisfied. My hair turned out great! My makeup was also amazing. Thanks April for making me and my bridal party look so good! We all got lots of compliments!

April did a fantastic job. I loved my hair and make up. She was flexible as I had some bridesmaids that wanted some things done at the last minute and she obliged without hesitation. Some of the hair and makeup people are a little more pricey, but I decided on this special day that I was worth it, and I am so glad I did. As they say, you get what you pay for. Thanks again April!

I couldn't be happier with the results of my hair and make-up for my wedding. My bridesmaids and my mother's hair and make-up were also very well done. I love the fact that April's pricing is outlined on her website and that there is no guessing involved. She and her team were very punctual on the day of the wedding and they were were very attentive. April was very easy to work with and the end result was absolutely wonderful!

April did a beautiful job on my wedding party, my mother's, and my hair and makeup! She is very professional and it shows in our pictures. I highly recommend her to anyone!
Thanks April!

Susan (8/8/2009)

April did a fabulous job on everyone's makeup and I love the way she pinned my hair up. She is a very nice person to work with. The only complaint I have is that she arrived 30 min. late which threw off the wedding day schedule. I would definitely choose her again for any formal occasion. Tip from me: For all your vendors, make sure to get an itemized reciept to avoid any confusion during or after the event. :)

April was amazing! She was more than flexible with me. I kept having doubts about my hair and/or make-up and April was more than happy to do another trial run with me. Which, I believe, totalled up to four. She listened to every concern I had and addressed them all.

The day of the wedding went great for the most part. She showed up in plenty of time and was ready to go 5 minutes before the scheduled time. My hair and make-up looked AMAZING. I could not have asked for better hair and make-up that day. Also, one of my bridesmaids did not like her hair, which sometimes happens, and April and her staff made sure to redo her hair until she liked it. While I am sure that was a hassle for them because they had to virtually add another updo to their list, they were still able to find time for her which I greatly appreciated!

The only downfall of it all was the contract issue. We were 45 minutes late to the church not because April didn't finish in time (She finished everyones hair in PLENTY of time!), but because we were discussing contract issues. While it does state on her website the cancellation policy and switching services, the contract she brought with her I disagreed with. I had understood it as I was only going to have April and one other person there to help with hair and make-up but on the day of the wedding there was three. Which I got charged extra for the third person. Also, things did not match up money wise which I felt terrible about because I could not tip her and her staff. They had done such an AMAZING job and I was disappointed that I could not reward them. April was willing to work with me and took part of the money in check when her website clearly states no checks on the day of the event. Which again, I greatly appreciated!

After my ceremony (which was one hour long because it was a Catholic wedding), I go into my bridal suite and April is there waiting for me to do a free touch up!!! Part of the free touch up was because of the contract disagreement we had and part of it (I believe) was due to how she left. (We did not leave my house on the best terms. My MOH/little sister got on to April about how needed to leave and head to the church. While my sister was not nice to April about leaving the house, that was also her job for the day. April got upset at Erin. Which, I understand, April is only human. I would have been upset too! It was a long day for her and there were a crap ton of needy bridesmaids/bride around. That did not upset me at all. She made things right by coming back up to the church) April also offered to give some of the money back because of the disagreement with the contract. I told her to keep it because I wanted to reward her and her staff. It was still a nice gesture!

Overall, April was amazing! The only thing I suggest for both the customer and April is to ensure BOTH parties agree on the contract. While yes, the website CLEARLY states some of these, I still think it is important to sit down and discuss this. Technically we never signed a contract at all. That was the only downfall of April. I would suggest her to ANYONE in a heart beat. She was more than helpful and catered to all of my needy bridesmaids and one needy bride! Thank you to April and her staff for everything!

They were very nice and my girls and I looked amazing on the BIG DAY!

April did my hair & makeup for my wedding. She was very sweet and patient with me. Her work is a great value too. I'd certainly recommend her.