Carl Ray Makeup Artist Reviews
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158 Reviews
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Ida M. Sent on 10/15/2023Incredible!
Carl is incredible! He created the perfect wedding day makeup look for my Hay Adams' brunch wedding. I felt glamours and beautiful on my big day. I look forward to working with Carl for a future event. He truly helped to bring my bridal vision to life. -
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Alexis D. Sent on 01/01/2024Carl is simply the best!
Carl made me feel beautiful on my wedding day. My makeup was absolutely perfect - natural yet everything was enhanced in the best way possible. I felt so beautiful and loved that I didn't look too done up or like I had stage makeup on! Also it was comfortable - I was worried that the eyelashes would bother me, but I didn't even feel them. I also loved that I didn't need to touch it all day - it wore fabulously and I was so distracted I forgot to reapply lipstick - but it wasn't even needed! The wedding party also looked their best - everyone said how young my Mom looked! and the girls had a blast getting all glammed up! Thank you Carl!
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Melissa V. Sent on 07/19/2022Carl is just wonderful!
Carl made me look and feel so beautiful on my wedding day! He truly is so gifted at what he does, and he’s a wonderful person to boot! I hope I have another reason to hire Carl for makeup again soon! My mother and my MIL also loved the makeup he did for them! -
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Taylor M. Sent on 05/01/2022Felt like a celebrity!
I searched endlessly for a makeup artist for my wedding for myself and my bridesmaids and knew I struck gold when I stumbled upon Carl. His work speaks for itself, but I took so much pleasure in seeing all of my girls be genuinely excited about how they looked! His calming presence is exactly what a bride wants the morning of a wedding. I felt super glam and will absolutely hire him again for events. Considering Carl's clientele, I thought his prices were very reasonable. Such a treat, and worth every penny. -
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Chelsea F. Sent on 02/09/2022Absolutely Incredible!
Not only was Carl extremely professional, responsive and incredible at his job he as is also such a delightful person that integrated himself so well into such a special weekend with me and my closest loved ones. Carl did our makeup for three events throughout our wedding weekend and each look was distinct and specially curated in tandem with my hair stylist and taking into consideration my outfits and "vibe" I was going for. Man did he deliver! Each look was absolutely flawless, leaving me, my mom and my girls speechless looking like movie stars and feeling so beautiful. Not only was I so impressed with his work on the day of, leading up to the wedding he was extremely responsive via email and took the time to work with me on selecting lipstick colors/brand and sharing photos of looks to work off of. For the wedding day, I told him that I just wanted to look like the best version of myself and that is exactly how I looked and felt. All of my bridesmaids looked fresh faced and beautiful, with each of their makeup perfectly tailored to their individual looks. I couldn't recommend Carl more. I hope in the future I have more milestone and special events I can hire him for, I truly have never felt so beautiful inside and out. -
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Katie D. Sent on 03/21/2022Carl ray is everything!
I had heard about Carl from a friend. She told me he was *THE* makeup artist to work with in the DC area, but I had no idea if he would be available or within our budget. Our wedding planners reached out and not only was Carl available, he could totally work with our budget + needs. He did makeup for me, my mom and my sister in law (MOH) on my wedding day and we were all SO HAPPY. I LOVED my makeup and am so happy when I look at all my photos. I have very sensitive skin and eyes, but I told Carl and he said there's nothing he can't handle. He was right! I've worked with many makeup artists for my job, but Carl is by far the best. Professional. Creative. Fast. And FUN! Thank you Carl! You made my wedding makeup dreams come true! -
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Jackie L. Sent on 11/14/2021Absolute wedding makeup perfection
Carl Ray flew all the way down to Tampa to do the makeup for myself, my maids of honor and our two mothers at my wedding. His work was absolute perfection -- I will never get over how incredible my makeup looked on my big day, both in person and in the photos. He takes his time and is a total perfectionist, listening to what you want and making sure that you look like yourself, just the very best version of yourself. He is also a truly kind and enjoyable human to have around all day, which is just icing on the cake. The price he charges is also really quite reasonable given the insane level of his talent and level of service he provides. Could not recommend him more. -
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Alicia M. Sent on 01/05/2022Carl Ray is the Best of the Best!
Carl was absolutely amazing to work with. He was the best of the best because he was flexible and responsive to my needs as a bride living internationally. He really paid attention to my story and my needs. Not only did he make me feel comfortable, but he felt like a friend I had known for a long time, and that’s something brides may need during their big day. We were unsure whether the wedding would happen during COVID, but we were confident Carl had our best interests at heart. I would absolutely recommend him because he is the best! Thanks for being YOU Carl, xoxo -Alicia -
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Lara T. Sent on 11/09/2021Carl is perfect
Carl is THE BEST, incredible, amazing. I never felt or looked so beautiful. Thank you for making my wedding day perfect! -
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Erin R. Sent on 12/21/2020Simply the Best!
Carl Ray is top notch - look no further, ladies! When Covid made wedding planning difficult, the one element of my wedding I knew I could count on was my makeup. Carl Ray was so sweet and lovely and made me look and feel prettier than I ever have felt before. I still looked like myself, but like Vogue cover worthy! Also have to say that my makeup held up perfectly despite countless mask on/mask off moves, and my lashes even lasted overnight with my sleep mask! Carl is so amazing and sweet and super responsive and there is just no one better! -
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Amanda C. Sent on 02/11/2022Carl Ray is the only way to go!
Carl is an absolute magician when it comes to makeup. He knows exactly how to apply makeup so that your natural features are highlighted without looking unrecognizable which is exactly what I wanted for my wedding day. I pride myself on being pretty good at doing my own makeup and I still cannot get myself to look as good as I did when carl did my makeup for my rehearsal dinner and wedding. He is such a joy to work with as well and was a great presence to have around the wedding suite on the day of. He made my bridesmaids + MOB + MOG look so good. I really wanted my wedding party to look like we belonged on the cover of vogue instead of a wedding magazine and he delivered. Everyone looked amazing and Carl listened to what everyone wanted. If you don't book Carl Ray, then what are you doing?? -
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Danielle S. Sent on 11/19/2020Felt like a Princess
Carl was amazing to work with. I showed him a picture of the look I wanted and he knocked it out of the park. My now husband, isn’t big on a lot of face makeup, so wanted to be glam, but subtle. Besides me, my poor mom who’s 81, fell in the mall the week before my wedding and broke her nose and some ribs and was hospitalized. We sent Carl some pictures a few days before of what he was going to have to work with and let me tell you ... she didn’t take her makeup off for 2 days after the wedding because you couldn’t see a single bruise from her broken nose. I mean, it was a bad fall!! She cried everyday up to the big day saying she wasn’t going to take pictures because she looked so ugly. Man, couldn’t tell a thing. For that I’m even more grateful. I’m no spring chicken and she waited so long for this day and he made her look beautiful. I would highly recommend Carl and get him on the books early !!! I’m using him again for next years post Covid, round two, fingers crossed! -
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Valeria D. Sent on 11/08/2021Wedding make-up
Carl was an absolute dream to work with. He was so kind and the ultimate professional. Knew exactly the look I was going for and executed it. I am a stickler for punctuality and he was always early or on time! He’s the best of the best! He not only did my make up but my mum, mother in law, sister and sister in law. He made us all look flawless and it lasted all day even in DC summer heat! We didn’t need a single touch up.
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