Melissa O'Donnell Beauty INC.
Beauty services
Prices start at $190 per person
Styles: Classic
- Dramatic
- Glamorous
- Natural
- Romantic
- Trendy
About Melissa O'Donnell Beauty INC.
Melissa O’Donnell
Melissa O’Donnell is a makeup artist offering services such as Special Occasion Makeup, Special Occasion Hair and Makeup, Special Occasion Hair, Hair and Makeup Trial, Bridal Hair and Makeup, Attendee Hair and Makeup and 2 hairstyles trial
Services
Service categories
- Hair
- Makeup
- Styling
Services & specialties
- Available for touch-ups (hourly)
- Children’s services
- Multi-day events
- Pre-wedding beauty prep
- Blowouts
- Experience with natural Black hair
- Hair accessories
- Hair extension application
- Hair extension color matching
- Hair trials
- Styling for short hair
- Styling with hair extensions
- Updos
- Airbrushing
- Full spectrum skin tone matching
- Hypoallergenic makeup
- Makeup trials
- Natural makeup (complexion only)
- Tattoo coverage/body makeup
Specialty styles
- Classic
- Dramatic
- Glamorous
- Natural
- Romantic
- Trendy
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Reviews
Write a review3.0 out of 5
8 reviews
FRAUD - DO NOT BOOK
Melissa double booked my wedding day. I only just found out now after a viral tiktok sharing the other bride’s story. She showed up to my getting ready location and was sobbing. She told me she was sick. We were super understanding and felt sorry for her. We told her we would figure it out and have some girls do their own hair and makeup so that she could go home. She later refused to refund me the full amount for all of the services not provided and claimed that 10 out of 11 hair and makeup services were completed (when only 9 hair and 7 makeup services were completed). She claimed she could not refund me for all of the services not provided because she already paid the artists and then she stopped answering me. Turns out, she was sobbing that day because had booked another wedding the same day, blew off the other bride and told them she was sick. After speaking to the other wedding party directly, I have discovered that she showed up to my wedding sobbing not because she was sick (as she told me) but because the other wedding party found out she was at another wedding and started calling her and yelling at her. I am disappointed that she knowingly double booked our date, lied to both of us, then refused to make it right and pay us back what she owed us for services not provided. Do not book this vendor.
Do Not Book
Do not book— ruined my wedding day. TLDR- 90 minutes late, different hair and make up than we decided on during trial, & ghosted me. The morning of my wedding Melissa texted me she would be 30 minutes late to do my hair and make up as she took on an additional hair and make up job. She ended up being 90 minutes late, which messed up the entire schedule of the day (which was approved by her and sent out in advance). This was incredibly disappointing as I reserved her services for my wedding day 10 months in advance and paid in full before she accepted another job that same morning and didn’t tell me until my wedding day. Her lateness severely impacted the schedule for the day and I missed planned photos with friends, a “first look” with my husband, and photos with him in our home because of her tardiness. I also didn’t get the full time or attention I would have if she had not taken on another job after committing to mine. These were once-in-a-lifetime moments that I cannot get back. She did not bring the same makeup she used in the make up trial we did, so we had to use some of my own make up and a friend’s make up. Neither my mom’s hair nor makeup was done the way they were in her trial. My own hair, both front and back (hair parted to side not middle until I asked for the change, bun type very different from trial) and make up colors were noticeably different from trial. I cried when she showed me what I looked like because it was so different. She did make a few minor changes when I asked, but if she made any more I would have had to push back our wedding ceremony (this obviously wouldn’t have been the case if she wasn’t 90 minutes late). My hair and make up still looked good despite this as Melissa is a talented hair and make up artist, but they were not the looks we decided on in the trial and couldn’t have been given her lateness. The stress and sadness of the situation deeply impacted me — I couldn’t eat or drink and I ended up in the bathroom throwing up for over an hour from anxiety at my own wedding. That is how much this affected my experience of my wedding day. I reached out several times to see if we could reach a resolution (perhaps a discount) or to get some closure, but she never responded. I have never written a review like this, but I cannot let another bride go through what I did. It was heartbreaking.
Do not recommend
I paid Melissa O’Donnell Beauty a 500 deposit for my wedding hair and makeup. After my trial, she stopped responding to repeated messages and never confirmed details. With no clear communication, I was forced to book another artist just a month before my wedding. Despite multiple requests, she has not refunded my deposit. Very unprofessional and disappointing experience — I would not recommend.
Do not book this vendor
Do not book this vendor. Melissa has awful communication, does not care in the slightest about her clients and is an inconsiderate human. I attempted to contact Melissa various times and received answers every 7x reach outs. This review is to help any future bride not experience the horrendous customer service that i went through. Do not book her & take your money elsewhere.
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