Beauty by Chelsea Dae LLC - Branford, Connecticut

Emily M.

Chelsea is the absolute best wedding makeup artist!

She did the make-up for myself, all of my bridesmaids, and my mom for my June 2024 wedding, and did a fantastic job. We had a mix of skintones and makeup styles/preferences (from my mom who never wears makeup, to bridesmaids who wanted a more glam look) and everyone was so happy with how their makeup turned out! And on top of that Chelsea is just the nicest person, she’s exactly who you’ll want to talk to while getting ready for your wedding.

If you’re looking for a wedding makeup artist you won’t find anyone more talented and kind than Chelsea!

Ashley C.

Chelsea is the absolute BEST!

After countless months of searching for a makeup artist who specialized in natural wedding makeup coverage, we found Chelsea. She had curated information and facts leading up to our day, professional communications throughout, a very genuine personality and even traveled to us (an hour away) to make my girls, my mom and I feel at ease. I will never go anywhere else! Thank you, Chelsea 🤍

Laura L.

Chelsea was extremely friendly and easy to talk to about what I envisioned for my wedding day! All of the girls in my bridal party looked absolutely beautiful. My mother, who never typically wears make up and doesn’t like the look when she does, absolutely LOVED the mix of a soft natural look combined with enough color that you could actually see it in the photos!! I felt so pretty and confident all day long thanks to Chelsea. I would use and recommend her again and again!!

Rachel F.

Can't recommend her enough! I was a bridesmaid in a wedding Chelsea did and loved how my hair and makeup came out so hired her for my own wedding.

I did a trial with her which was so helpful to figure out what i liked and test how long it lasted to calm my worries, and day of she made the small tweaks I asked for and it came out stunning. The makeup lasted all day and the looks she did for my bridesmaids complimented them perfectly without being overwhelming. My mom and MIL don't wear a lot of makeup and are particular about what they do wear, and both complimented how light the makeup felt and how well she listened to what they were asking for.
The original hair person she had left the salon she was using and ended up being unable to attend 6 months before my wedding - Chelsea reached out to let me know what was going on and also assured me that she had already reached out to multiple people she worked with as well to find a replacement and that I had nothing to worry about. Sure enough, around a week later she told me she had a new person booked and they did an incredible job. I knew she had everything under control and nothing to worry about.

Before the wedding she sent examples of her work for the bridesmaids to reference, visuals of how to describe what they might be looking for, suggestions for skin care leading up to it, and how to show up day of with clean skin and hair. She wrote up a schedule to get everyone done and was flexible working around some different arrival times. We were done in plenty of time and I didn't feel stressed or rushed at all with her timeline.

Most importantly, the makeup and hair stayed and looked beautiful through all my tears (and my mom's, and my sister's, and my bridesmaid's....) and despite the rain during our outdoor ceremony. I didn't even need to use the cute touch up kit she provided. I can't recommend her enough. She was lovely to work with and a positive and cheerful person to have in the bridal suite the morning of!

Clare C.

Chelsea was my makeup artist for my wedding this past weekend and she was amazing!! Not only is she very talented but she's kind and has a great energy, which is exactly what you want on your wedding day! We did a trial a few months before which was great but I just had a couple tweaks for the actual day. She knew exactly what I meant and she did an amazing job! I felt so confident the entire day. She also did my bridesmaids' make up and some of my family. Everyone looked beautiful and loved their looks as well! Nikki did our hair and she was just as awesome. Everyone had different styles and Nikki did a beautiful job with each one! I'd definitely recommend Beauty by Chelsea Dae for your wedding hair and make up!

Brooke G.

Chelsea does truly incredible work and was such a pleasure to work with. I would hire Chelsea again in a heartbeat and would recommend her to anyone without a doubt. She was warm, professional, thorough, and incredibly responsive from the beginning. She took her time during my trial and clearly documented what we had decided on for my wedding. She did a beautiful job of creating the different looks the bridesmaids and mothers showed her, ran exactly on schedule, and truly took her time to make sure everyone was happy. She created a variety of looks, and all of the girls were glowing. She achieves a natural glam look in a way that I have never seen someone else do. She started our wedding day off right and created makeup styles that lasted all day long. I could not be happier we hired Chelsea for our wedding day, and would highly recommend her.

Nicole C.

Chelsea and Allyssa were amazing! I haven’t gotten my hair or makeup done since high school prom so I was super nervous and unsure of what I wanted. Chelsea asked a few questions and helped guide me when I was unsure of the look I wanted. I fell in love with my makeup at the trial!! She killed it!!

Allyssa was great discussing what would/wouldn’t look good on my hair and was very honest with me which I appreciated. I had a few notes after the trial and my hair was absolutely perfect day of!!

Not only are they super talented, they were so fun to chat with and get ready day of with!! Great energy all around. My whole bridal party loved their hair and makeup looks too!!

Julianna E.

Photographer here! We treasure a good hair and makeup artist. Having had the pleasure of seeing Chelsea and her team in action I can say they are wonderful. They made the bride and her bridesmaids look beautiful and the makeup and hair lasted ALL day, which is saying something because it was outside in the summer near the water. I'm looking forward to working with her again for boudoir sessions and can't wait to have their presence at another wedding! Will definitely be recommending them to our couples. Love, Julianna + Noah of Tiny Human Photography