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On Hitched.co.uk since 2022

Last update: February 2025

Hester lily makeup artistry is one of our top makeup artists here at hitched and is a wedding makeup Artist based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. With over nine years of experience in the makeup industry, and a Bachelor in arts degree, Hester provides a bespoke and high-quality service sure to leave you with a modern, glowing and polished look. Hester only uses the best products, making sure they are tried and tested to give a flawless and luxurious finish. Hester lily makeup artistry has a very calm, friendly, yet professional demeanour and will be there for you every step of your wedding journey.

Services Offered

Hester provides a bespoke wedding makeup service for you and your bridal party on the wedding day and can happily cater for any amount, dependant on time. Hester also has a list of other suppliers that would be available to help if the party is so large she should require an extra pair of hands. Hester can happily travel to your venue and takes a minimum of three clients per booking in peak wedding season. She will conduct a trial around 3-4 months prior to your big day and this will be when you work together to create your vision. All brides will receive a complimentary touch up bag to ensure you are confident you are feeling amazing for your whole day and all other party members will receive a lipstick top up. Hester also offers one to one lessons and occasion makeup services in the heart of Cheltenham.

  • Bridal trial
  • Bridal makeup
  • Whole day touch up service
  • Occasion makeup
  • Makeup lessons

  • Woman-owned

Frequently asked questions

What services do you offer?

Makeup

What is included in the wedding package?

Bridal trial (2-6 months before the day) Bespoke Bridal makeup includes touch up bag for the bride. Bridesmaids/party members makeup includes lipstick top up. All mobile services

How far in advance should I contact you?

Please contact Hester to book as soon as you know your wedding date, However Hester sometimes has availability for last minute brides

Do you work at homes?

Yes

What is the charge for travelling?

50 pence per mile to and from location

What is your main business area?

Make up

Could you stay with the bride until the photo shoot?

Yes

How many people can you beautify for one wedding?

Please contact to discuss

Can you provide your beauty services for pre-wedding and post-wedding photography?

Yes

What are the forms of payment?

Bank transfer is preferred
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Reviews for Hester lily makeup artistry

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Hitched Wedding Awards 2024 Winner
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Sadie Sent on 03/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing makeup artist

Hester is the most amazing make up artist and I would recommend her to anyone thinking of getting their make up done for their wedding or an event. I felt stunning and all of my bridesmaids said how much they loved their makeup. Thank you so much Hester!
Annabel
Annabel Sent on 29/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Hester is amazing and super talented!

I booked Hester for my wedding make up, my Mums and all 4 of my bridesmaids. When I first met Hester at my trial she put me at ease straight away and listened to every detail from the venue, dress, style I was going for and how I wanted my make up. She nailed it first time and I didn’t need any changes, I was honestly blown away and loved it!

On the morning of the wedding she put us all at ease straight away. We had great fun getting ready and she was brilliant helping me with final touch ups before we left.

Hester is super talented and amazing at what she does, don’t hesitate booking her she gets booked up very quickly!
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Kimberley Sent on 06/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely amazing!

Hester was fabulous with myself and my bridesmaids on my Wedding Day. She was able to create a flawless make up look that suited all of us and tailored to our individual preferences. Would highly recommend!
Zoe
Zoe H. Sent on 06/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful makeup!

Hester was amazing! She was so friendly and organised, helping me to decide on the perfect makeup look at my trial and recreating it beautifully on the day. I felt very relaxed in her hands!
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Liz B. Sent on 08/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect makeup & personal, professional!

Hester was absolutely amazing!
From the first time we met, all the email correspondence, the trial and the actual wedding day, Hester has been super helpful & kind, not to mention extremely talented!
Hester did both myself and my mums trials in April, which we were both very happy with. Hester checked up on us to make sure we were happy with everything as well as sent some recommendations to prepare skin before the big day!
On the day, Hester had a schedule to make sure everything ran on time, the organization and hygiene was 10/10 too.
But the makeup was absolutely amazing! The 3 bridesmaids looked absolutely stunning, as well as my mum too! We were all so so pleased with how the makeup looked and also how the makeup lasted too. I couldn’t recommend Hester highly enough! She was absolutely perfect with keeping us all calm and also keeping the mood high energy too!
Even the aftercare has been wonderful, I am so pleased Hester was part of my very special day!
Rachel
Rachel Sent on 31/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Looked like a film-star ✨

I had never had my makeup done professionally before prior to my bridal trial. I booked Hester following our interactions on each other’s social media, and by the time we got round to my trial, Hester felt like an old friend. I walked out of the studio with a confidence I’d never felt in myself before. Hester made extensive notes which she then used to replicate my bridal makeup on the day. She has also given me skincare advice over the past two years, in which I have seen a massive difference.

My bridesmaids were also new to professional makeup. Hester listened to their individual requests for more glam/natural make ups, while still making sure they were complementary. We ended up running ahead of schedule which was brilliant. Hester stayed with us to do final touch ups until I was dressed and ready for the registrars, and was a calming presence all morning.

I looked like a glamorous 50s film-star on my wedding day and received so many compliments about how well it lasted. It has photographed beautifully in both colour and B&W.

P.S George loved it so much that he decided to steal the foundation from my nose during our first kiss! 😂
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Shelby-Jay Sent on 03/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Hester was a dream

Booking Hester to do my wedding make up was one of the best decisions I made. She was incredible and all my girls looked beautiful, altering looks slightly to accommodate what people wanted. She is so talented and made me and my bridesmaids feel the best we’ve ever felt. Having Hester there on the day was so comforting, literally like having an extra friend and I’m so glad I chose her to do my wedding make up. She is the best xxxx
Polly
Polly Sent on 13/07/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Transformed us all into the Belles of the Ball!

I’m so glad I found Hester for my wedding make up. Her portfolio is outstanding and an accurate representation of her talent as a makeup artist.
I had such fun at the trial, whereby Hester helped me to decide on the best look for me based upon my theme and the type of makeup I usually wear.
On the morning of the wedding, she was such a calming influence for me and my bridesmaids, and completely transformed us all! We had so many compliments on how glamorous we looked on the day, and the makeup stayed on all day!
I’m so so glad I found Hester and will be recommending her wherever I can. My only regret is not getting married all over again so I can look that glam again!! The whole experience just wouldn’t have been the same without her!
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Olivia Sent on 08/07/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Can’t recommend enough!!!✨✨


Where do I start?
I just want to say a HUGE thank you to Hester for making my bridal makeup dreams come true!
Myself and my bridesmaids loved everything about our makeup.
Hester is so talented at what she does and only uses the best high quality makeup.
I was a nightmare and wasn’t sure what I really wanted makeup wise at first because I suffer with awful eczema and dry skin. Hester worked with me to come up with the look I wanted by changing some things we did in the trial to work with my skin.

My makeup lasted the whole day and I mean the WHOLE day (even the night as I passed out asleep)😂
I loved the little emergency top up pouch she provided, such a cute and clever idea!

Hester arrived and bought her whole makeup studio with her, which we all loved and along and Viv (hairdressing) I had the best morning with my girls getting glammed up!
Both of them felt part of our group🤍

Hester is also a great baby sitter/holder when it comes to needing someone to baby sit when photos are being taken🥹😅

Overall I can’t recommend Hester enough for all your makeup needs!!
5 * for makeup and service🤍🤍

Thank you so so so much x x x
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Anna Sent on 29/04/2024
5 out of 5 rating

So much more than just fabulous make-up

Ever since I started following Hester on Instagram, I knew she was the make-up artist for me. The trial was so much fun and Hester made me and my mum feel completely at ease. As someone who doesn’t have strong opinions on my make-up or wear a lot of it day-to-day, I was quite keen to find someone who would be able to make me look beautiful but not too OTT - Hester totally nailed it! My mum, bridesmaids and I all looked absolutely stunning and so naturally beautiful!

A number of the reviews already point to this, but it is true that Hester are so much more than a make-up artist! Besides being a great and calming personality to have on the the morning of the wedding, her experience shines through when it comes to all the other bits! She kept us on time and helped with other little details that I wouldn’t have even thought of.
Thank you so much for everything and I really hope you continue to go from strength to strength with your business!
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Jess Sent on 15/04/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing throughout!

Couldn’t recommend anyone better. I wasn’t entirely sure what I wanted when I went to see Hester and told her I loved how she wore her makeup and that was it, she worked her magic and I looked and felt incredible, I didn’t want to take my make up off!! Hester was always at the other end of the phone for any advice and tips leading up to the big day. The kindest and most loveliest person I have ever met and I honestly cannot thank her enough. I can’t wait for her to work her magic again some day!!
Kerenza
Kerenza Sent on 14/04/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic service

As someone who doesn’t wear a lot of make-up choosing a make-up artist was difficult. Hester made it so easy with a brilliant trial where she listened to exactly what I wanted and she was brilliant on the day helping to keep nerves at bay.
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Donna Sent on 27/12/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Hester lily make up

Fabulous experience for Bride, mother of bride(me)mother of the groom and 4 bridesmaids all at my house
Schedule was really good and all ready in time and worked amazingly with hairdressers
Also took the loveliest photo of my daughter
Makeup lasted until the small wee hours I think it might of still been on the next day too !
Highly recommended
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Rebecca Sent on 26/12/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The most perfect finishing touch

Hester was wonderful from start to finish. From bridesmaids being added and removed to finding us at the most remote Airbnb. As a complete makeup novice I went in with a few pictures and just wanting to make sure I looked like myself…but after an amazing nights sleep!!

Hester got my look perfect in one go! Our trial was fun and her skincare recommendations were so great and helpful I am still using the products now!

On the day itself Hester felt like part of my bridal party. From helping my mum feel like her best self to joining in the dance party she was an instant friend. My makeup didn’t just last the day, I still looked amazing after 8hrs of dancing and drinking in the August sun.
Katie
Katie Sent on 26/12/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely amazing

Hester listened to exactly what I wanted, she is not only very professional but makes you feel so relaxed.
She really is amazing and makeup from natural to ultra glamorous look.
Knows her knowledge on all makeup brands and I felt a million dollars , wouldn’t use anyone else.
My bridesmaids also loved their makeup.
Thank you Hester so much , I had so many compliments and wows on the day, already been asked who I used.
Lots of love
Katie xxxx
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Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 2de Cheltenham (Gloucestershire)

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