Meaganne McCandess

Meaganne McCandess:
Words cannot express how wonderful Meaganne is. Not only does she do amazing hair and make-​up she is incredibly kind and caring. Meaganne was ever so patient with me as I changed hairstyles and the direction of my make-​up twice before the wedding. She even took time out of her busy schedule to do a second trial with me two weeks before my wedding to make sure I was totally comfortable with my wedding day look.
I had a large bridal party of six bridesmaids and she coordinated a perfect timeline by bringing in two additional colleagues to help with hair and make-​up. The schedule put me at ease and kept us right on time.
Meaganne’s personal nature can’t be beat. On my wedding day in October 2014, I probably looked like a deer in headlights and she picked up on that. In doing so she talked to me by giving me tips and letting me know all the emotions I was feeling were totally normal.
I was a little hurried during the last ten minutes before having pictures taken (it look a while to get in the dress) so I didn’t feel like I got a chance to give Meaganne a proper «thank you» but the big hug she gave me as I rushed out the door was so calming that I don’t what to thank her for more… making my hair and make-​up look flawless or being so sweet to me on my wedding day.
If ever I need hair and make-​up done again for a future event, I for sure know who to call.

This review is regrettably 2 years late– Meaganne did my hair and makeup for my wedding in August 2012. She also did several of my bridesmaids — we all loved the results :) Meaganne was great to work with from the initial consultation through the wedding– she is laid back, warm and friendly. I also really appreciated her organization and planning ahead– the wedding was in Sonoma and coming from San Francisco, she made sure to build in enough time that even though there was a fluke traffic problem on the Golden Gate Bridge that day, they still arrived with plenty of time. Definitely book her for your wedding!

Meaganne has done my makeup for a couple of big events now, and I’ve been thrilled with the results both times. She made me look so glamorous! I always recommend her to friends. She’s done hair and make up for two of my friends’ weddings, and they looked fantastic.
Meaganne is truly gifted at what she does, plus a delight to work with — a kind, calm presence amidst the flurry of pre-​party prep. Highly recommended!

I used Meaganne to do my hair and makeup for my engagement shoot last month and it looked fabulous!
I don’t wear much makeup on a day to day basis so I was a bit nervous when she started pulling primers, false eyelashes, etc… out of her bag. It did feel like a lot of makeup when I left the studio, but she was totally right that it looked awesome in the photos and like I was barely wearing anything. It was exactly what I wanted and what I described.
She isn’t sure if she’s available for my wedding, but if she is I will definitely use her!

Thank you, Meaganne, for being such a talented, calm, friendly and great make-​up and hair artist! You truly help set the tone for a memorable day! We recommend your services highly!

Meaganne is amazing!!! She did my hair and makeup for my boudoir photo shoot. I did not know my fine, thin hair could look so voluminous and sexy! My makeup was flawless and beautiful. She is very professional and really sweet. The photographer loved the results and was very impressed. If I ever need my hair or makeup done again for a special occasion again I will definitely be calling her. I highly recommend her!

Meaganne is the perfect choice for wedding hair and make-​up. I found her through Unilocal reviews and I could not be more happy. She works wonders especially on a stressed out bride. She really took the time to hear what I was looking for and provide her expert opinion. Everyone in the wedding party looked fantastic thanks to Meaganne. If you are looking for a hair and make-​up artist, look no further — she is the one!

I don’t even know where to begin this review since I have so many good things to say about Meaganne! She is unbelievably talented, incredibly kind, and very professional. I had the pleasure of working with her for both my engagement photo shoot and my wedding, and hiring her was by far one of the best decisions I made throughout the planning process. She made me, my bridal party, mom, and mother-​in-​law feel gorgeous and confident, which is no easy feat since we range in age between 23 and 67! This speaks to Meaganne’s ability to truly listen to what people want, as well as have the talent to deliver really beautiful looks. She also has a wonderfully honest and calming energy. This is exactly the kind of person you want with you as you are getting ready on the big day!
I HIGHLY recommend Meaganne to anyone and everyone; she is all-​around fantastic!

«Spectacular» does not even begin to describe Meaganne.
From the first email through the wedding itself, Meaganne was 100% professional and exceeded my every expectation. I’m a make-​up lover, and have pretty high standards when it comes to the «look» that I wanted for my Big Day. Meaganne listened to my every word, and at the trial, knocked it out of the ballpark (including my hair)! The wedding day itself was no exception. She also did the make-​up for my Mom, Maid of Honor, and Bridesmaid — all of whom looked beyond amazing and were thrilled to death with their finished product!
Besides the fact that you will look over-​the-​top amazing, Meaganne has this calmness and ‘Zen’ vibe that totally puts you at ease. I swear she just radiates kindness and serenity — you’ll never want her to leave! I hated saying goodbye to her and only hope that one day I’ll have an excuse to have her work her magic again. She’s worth every penny and I can’t recommend her more for your wedding or other extra special event — Don’t even bother calling anyone else!!!

Meaganne is awesome! This was my first time going to a professional make-​up artist so I was a little nervous, but Meaganne quickly put me at ease and created a perfect, natural, «smoky eyes» look which was perfect for some headshots I was getting done.
I couldn’t have been happier with the results. She even used false eyelashes which were fun and blended in well with the rest of the makeup. Very little touchup was needed even though my photo shoot was hours after the makeup session. On top of that, she had done my hair too which lasted all day, through the shoot, and for a night out that evening.
Meaganne is fun, professional and a true artist! I can’t wait to go back.

I am so happy that I found Meaganne! She is exactly what I was looking for in a wedding hair and make-​up artist. First of all, let me say that there are a lot of people out there that tout themselves as hair AND make-​up artists, but it is very rare that one person is actually good at doing both. Meaganne truly is.
I have been fortunate enough to work with Meaganne 4 times over the last several months, starting with a trial for my wedding hair and make-​up, through a couple of photo shoots and ending with my actual wedding day hair and makeup. Each time she was through with me I couldn’t believe how flawless she made me look. I still looked like myself, which was very important to me, just a hotter and more beautiful version.
I’d gone through a few disappointing experiences with other hair and make-​up artists whose work looked amazing in their online portfolio, but when I tried them out they made me look like a painted poodle, no joke! And trying out a good hair and make-​up artist isn’t cheap, it can run around $ 200 — $ 250. That’s why when Meaganne finished our first trial session, and I got a look in the mirror at what she’d done, I handed her a check to reserve my wedding date right away.
She is super easy to work with, a very charming and mellow person and very willing to work with me in terms of scheduling (and rescheduling!) various appointments. She was always where she said she would be when she said she would be, which is critical. Paying her was also very convenient since she accepts Paypal in addition to personal checks.
Her work, as I’ve mentioned is amazing. She uses very high quality products which are very long lasting. For my engagement photo shoot she did my make up at 10am and it still looked perfect when we started shooting at 5:30pm (no touch-​ups.) My wedding day make-​up, which she did early in the morning, lasted throughout the night. And I don’t know how she did it, but she always made my hair look soft and beautiful, not hair sprayed to death.
Bottom line, she made me feel absolutely stunning. I cannot wait to have another occasion to work with her again.

Finding hair and makeup folks for your wedding can be a bit stressful. Meaganne made my life very easy by being very flexible, easy to work with and responsive. I loved the photos on her website and she does both hair and makeup. I ended up finding a makeup artist I liked and requested Meaganne do the wedding parties’ hair. I went for a test run and was immediately thrilled about choosing Meaganne. She has a very chill and laid back attitude and she clearly knew what she was doing. I brought her a photo of a style I liked and she styled my hair beautifully. She picked up some extensions for me the week before the wedding so that the style would be even more full and beautiful and saved me the time of having to go and get them. She did an amazing job with everyone’s hair (including the people with short hair that were hesistant to have anyone mess with it). My sister had chin length hair and Meaganne created this amazing up-​do (without extensions) that made my sister look amazing. My hair turned out beautiful and she fashioned my birdcage veil and flower clip perfectly. I was thrilled with the results. Meaganne also helped keep me calm on the morning of the wedding. It is very stressful and she gave me some tips for keeping the environment and personalities in harmony and I am grateful to her for keeping me calm. Finally, she followed us to the wedding venue to do a last minute touch up (which ended up being very necessary) and this follow up showed her true professionalism and attention to detail. I really enjoyed working with her and highly recommend her.

Meaganne is an absolute doll! She did my hair and makeup for me, my bridesmaids, and my mom for my September wedding in Calistoga. I had trial sessions with a couple other professionals in San Francisco, but once I met with Meaganne, I was hooked.
I’m pretty picky about makeup — I don’t wear foundation and HATE the feeling of having something caked on. But Meaganne knew exactly what to do to make me feel natural, confident, and ready to get married! She makes you feel and look like yourself and not some made up version of a typical bride. When I found out she also did hair, I gave her a try and loved every style she tested on me… it was honestly hard to choose! I received so many compliments on my hair and makeup, and have since given her name to several people. Her prices are incredibly reasonable (far cheaper than the other trials I had), especially considering her level of talent.
Not only is Meaganne incredibly talented, but she’s a wonderful person to work with. She’s kind, patient, and just an all around genuine, amazing person. You end up spending the majority of your wedding day with your hair and makeup person, so I feel it’s important to share a good connection. I definitely felt that connection with Meaganne.

Meaganne is great!
She did my hair and make-​up at my wedding and I couldn’t believe how unbelievable the transformation was. Especially for someone like me, I only wear a limited amount of make-​up every day (if at all) and I would have been a disaster doing it myself.
She is also incredibly patient and calm and gives great tips and advice. I also liked how, when she had a bit of down time, she offered to re-​touch my niece’s hair.
Book her early… her calendar fills up quickly!

I don’t even have the adequate words to express how amazing my experience with Meaganne has been. She did hair for me, my bridesmaids, and my mom for my wedding 3 days ago. Everyone’s hairstyle was so different and suited their unique style and personality so well — I really don’t know how she managed to give each of 6 vastly different women their own perfect look, but she did. My mom and sister are especially picky and self-​conscious when it comes to their hair, and they were both totally blown away!
What was just as important, for me, was the fact that Meaganne was a grounded, calming presence on my wedding day. She even helped me by giving me tips and breathing exercises to soothe and center me when I was feeling like crawling out of my skin. She saved my life and made me look more beautiful than I’ve ever looked in my life. And best of all, I looked like myself, not some overly-​made-​up version of your typical bride. And it lasted ALL NIGHT — and NO ONE dances as energetically as I do (seriously)!
I can’t recommend her highly enough. Book Meaganne McCandess and don’t look back!

Meaganne is the most brilliant make up artist — when I was looking for a makeup artist for my wedding I was having a really hard time finding someone who didn’t look like they would give me giant crunchy ringlets and that overly made up typical bride makeup. I deliberately searched out someone who did beautiful commercial makeup rather than mostly bridal. Meaganne does the most gorgeous natural looking make up — she made me as well as all of my bridesmaids glow. Every one looked dewy and gorgeous! Everyone who sees the photos wants to know who did the make up and all my vendors, who have seen loads of weddings have asked me for her info, they were so impressed. On top of that, she’s just a pleasure to work with — easy going, relaxed, but totally efficient and cool and collected.
I’d give her 10 stars if I could! If you need a makeup artist, don’t even bother looking anywhere else, Meaganne is without a doubt the one to go with!

Meaganne did a fantastic job with my hair and makeup at my wedding. She executed my hair and makeup «vision» perfectly and I’ve never felt more beautiful. My bridesmaids and my mother looked gorgeous as well. My mother received so many compliments, many people commented on how young she looked and she was even asked if she had any work done, little did they know it was the makeup!
Not only did everyone’s hair and makeup look good but it lasted all night! I would use Meaganne again in a heartbeat. In fact, I’m trying to think of other excuses to use her again. :)

It doesn’t get any better than this! Meaganne was an absolute dream to work with on my wedding day. The original MAC makeup artist I hired started flaking 2 weeks before my wedding. I found Meaganne through
and by some act of God she was available to do my wedding day makeup as well as my bridal party.
We corresponded through email up until the big day. She addressed any questions or concerns I had, was prompt in responding, totally got the look I was going for and made me feel at ease.
On the day of the wedding she was on time, friendly, professional and calm. She made everyone look gorgeous and I couldn’t be happier with the results. I wish I could get married again just to have her do my makeup!

I recently got married & had Meaganne do my hair & makeup (as well as my mom’s) & she did a fabulous job on both of us. She made me look natural but still my best… not too overdone & totally me. I loved it & am so glad that I found her. She was very calm & easygoing which was nice to be around the day of the wedding — especially since everyone (myself/​bridesmaids/​mom) were all crazed! Plus she comes to you — and was on time & very reasonable.
Highly recommend!

Meaganne is incredibly talented in hair and makeup.
We worked together for my wedding. She really listened to my concerns and created a beautiful look for me.
Meaganne did the makeup for several people in my bridal party and brought along Sheila to do their hair. Everyone was so happy and we received countless compliments throughout the day. My mom was especially happy that her makeup stayed on the entire day because it’s usually slid off by lunch time — Meaganne has amazing technique!
My hair held the entire day and evening yet it wasn’t stiff looking — it probably would’ve looked OK the next morning if I hadn’t taken it down.
Her prices are very reasonable considering how skilled she is. I wish she could do my makeup every day!
Meaganne is a professional makeup artist and has a great eye. Hire her. You will not regret it.