I found Rachel on Hitched and loved her work. I had never had my makeup done professionally, and as I've gotten older I've worn less and less makeup. The idea of walking down the aisle, and not looking or feeling like myself, was making me anxious and making me question whether booking a makeup artist would be the right choice for me. When I found Rachel's instagram page and scrolled through, I felt slightly more confident in booking a makeup artist.
From the beginning through emails, Rachel was kind, professional and communicated effectively. Once meeting her for my trial, I instantly felt all anxiety leave and knew I could trust her to do my makeup for my wedding. Rachel was able to talk me through everything, listened to any feedback and made changes quickly.
On my actual wedding day she was fabulous and didn't add any stress to the day, I had someone else present to do hair and she was also very good at working alongside her so that everybody got their job done with ease. I also must commend her on working with my mum, who had not put a full face of makeup on herself since she was 18, she loved the experience and also loved her makeup.
Thank you, Rachel! I could not recommend her enough!

Rachel was absolutely fantastic from start to finish, I couldn’t recommend her more. The communication, bridal trial and the actual day went so smoothly. I felt like the most beautiful bride, I can’t thank you enough! 😊

Rachel is a great makeup artist. She did my makeup perfectly. I wanted my makeup to look natural and she did exactly as I wanted. I would 100% recommend. She was quick to respond and took time during the trial to make sure everything was as I wanted.

Rachel - to put it simply, I don’t think I could’ve found a better make up artist! Not just the art of make up itself, but the supportiveness, the kindness and the flexibility that Rachel showed was unmatched.
I don’t know how she kept her cool with me at first because I was so unsure of what I wanted and details kept changing, but Rachel was super compassionate and supportive, I couldn’t have been in better hands.
I very rarely wear make up and Rachel was very understanding at my trial in August when I wanted to change a few things up on the big day in December. From start to finish, Rachel was not difficult to approach or get in touch with - Rachel is by far the best choice for hair and make up on your special day.
There were 11 of us having hair and make up done on the day and Rachel organised everyone, made a detailed timeline, bought in extra support to make the morning run smoothly and made sure that I had everything I needed in my touch up kit to get me through the day. My make up was light, I could barely tell it was on. It lasted all day and I didn’t even need to use my touch up kit. For someone who doesn’t wear make up (and certainly doesn’t know how to apply it!) this look and feel was absolutely amazing.
Rachel kept giving me amazing tips and tricks throughout our morning together, she worked really well with my photographer to coordinate the best getting ready shots and she stayed with me right until I was about to walk down the aisle.
Do yourself favour and hire Rachel for your big day - I promise you, you won’t regret it! X

Rachel was fantastic from start to finish. She made sure from our first call that she knew what I was looking for and was always really responsive and booked in my trial with lots of time for me to organise family and my bridesmaid.

Rachel was so relaxing on the morning of even with not great lighting to deal with and made my bridesmaid and I feel really relaxed on the day. Joy to have her be part of it and for a bride who is awful at doing her own make up the look felt like me and gave me tips and colours I can still use in future. Lots of compliments on the dance floor as well about how my eyeshadow made my eyes shine all evening!

Thank you Rachel for all the help and making me look fantastic !

Start to finish she is an absolute legend. Really kind and friendly, really uplifting! She even gave me skin care recommendations which made my skin glow! Fully recommend, she's amazing! Makeup stayed all day (14+ hours) and my hair made it to the dance floor!

Rachel did my hair and makeup for my wedding last month and she was fantastic for every step of the process! At the trial I explained that I don’t usually wear makeup so wanted a look that was quite low coverage and natural and she absolutely nailed it. A couple of days before the wedding I even changed my mind last minute and asked for an additional bridesmaid hairstyle, Rachel was super flexible and accommodating. My hair and makeup stayed looking perfect all day (and all night!) long, I’m so glad I chose Rachel for my big day.

Rachel was amazing throughout the whole process! From originally booking she was very responsive in her communications and was very thorough with info when it came to the trial. She did mine and my bridesmaids hair and make up everyone complemented us all day! If you want more natural make up rather than glam, then Rachel is the girl for you! She was just like another friend/family member in the getting ready room in the morning and brought great vibes!

Rachel was amazing from the moment I got in contact with her. She was so accommodating and friendly from the get go and she made me feel at ease all the way through from my make up trial to the big day itself! I'm not a big make up wearer and Rachel's skills were exactly what I needed it! She listened to everything that I had to say and took on board my vision and my ideas and brought them to life on the 4th October! Her hair and makeup skills are truly unmatched! I would highly recommend Rachel to anyone who's looking for a makeup artist that listens to what you want and creates it in real life!

Rachel was amazing!!

She listened to what my bridesmaids and I wanted for our hair and make up as well as adding some really good suggestions on what she thought would look good.

On the day she arrived early, set up quickly and made us all feel at ease straight away. It was a lovely experience before the ceremony and I would highly recommend Rachel for your special occasion. She won't disappoint!!

Rachel was a JOY to have as a wedding makeup artist from the first email to the early start of the wedding morning. She listened and planned my look to be exactly what I wanted in the trial, while also giving me great skincare and timeline for the wedding morning which meant we were so relaxed getting ready on the day (very much what we needed after stressful planning process) I felt so confident and like myself all day and that’s thanks to Rachel’s skills.
Rachel did the hair of the mother of groom and mother of the bride (who has dementia) and was so thoughtful and caring made them both feel like a million dollars. She then did the hair of a bridesmaid, makeup of the other two bridesmaids and my bridal makeup - all lasted all day and into the party and everyone got SO many compliments. I feel like Rachel had an amazing way of pleasing everyone styles/tastes of looks on the day, making sure everything ran smoothly and also being so friendly and chatty to all the bridal party who couldn’t speak highly enough of her. She is BEYOND brilliant. One of the best decision I made was choosing her and I can’t recommend her enough to any bride.

Hiring Rachel to do my hair and make up for my wedding (+bridesmaids) was one of the best decisions I made!
She was everything I needed on the morning of my wedding - she was calm but also directed the room well so everything ran smoothly. She help me get into my dress so I could do a first look with my bridesmaids.
She kept me calm and distracted when I needed it. Honestly, I don't think I would have been able to enjoyed my wedding morning without her.
And finally, she made me feel the most beautiful I have ever felt. Both hair and makeup lasted long into the night. (She did provided a touch up kit of all the essentials which was amazing!!)
Thank you so much x

Honestly the best hair & make up artist ever! My hair and make up lasted all day even with going in and out of the rain. I had so many compliments throughout the day and was made to feel amazing!
My mum and my bridesmaids all looked absolutely amazing and also received so many compliments and again all their hairs (and my mums make up) lasted all day and just looked so perfect!
Rachel was unbelievably brilliant, she helped us all throughout the morning and kept me so calm, even getting me in my dress and helping me do it up! One in a million and honestly made my wedding morning!!
Thank you again Rachel, you really are the best!xxx

Rachel’s responsiveness to emails is superb. She listened to what I wanted and the trial was excellent. She understood what changes I wanted without prejudice and advised accordingly. The day of the wedding ran really smoothly and it was like having my best friend doing my makeup l. She kept us all calm and level headed! She helped me into my dress and advised my bridesmaids on the best way to get me in and out of it.
I would totally recommend Rachel.

Rachel is a fantastic hair and makeup artist. I hired her to do my mother and 4x bridesmaids hair and make on my wedding day. I was let down by a few make-up artists before finding Rachel because they insisted on having to do my (bride) hair and make up as well as my mother and bridesmaids.
I'm so glad I came across Rachel, she was absolutely fantastic! Her communication before the day was amazing, she made my mother and bridesmaids look absolutely fantastic. She is calm and collected, something that is very much needed on the morning of the wedding. Other than being an amazing hair and makeup artist Rachel is also a moody sister whisperer. She managed to turn my sister's awful mood right around on the day, and for that I'm very grateful.