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Vendor Review — Makeup
Rita Brown
Shu Uemura San Francisco
1971 Fillmore Street (corner of Pine)
San Francisco, CA 94115
415.395.0953
Quality — A+
Service — A+
Value — A+
Rita Brown is a superhero. When the makeup artist I had booked in March basically cancelled on me 9 days before the wedding, Rita came to the rescue.
Really, as soon as I walked into my trial appointment at Shu Uemura, I knew Rita was going to be perfect. She is one of the most beautiful people I’ve ever seen in real life, and her makeup was flawless — it was hard to tell if she had makeup on at all. I basically told her that I wanted to look like her. If she thought I was crazy, she was polite enough to keep that to herself.
The trial took a little more than an hour and a half. Rita asked me questions the entire time, making sure I liked each application — from foundation to false eyelashes (Shu Uemura makes the best ones, you can custom order mink and diamond sets). Then, she told me to wear the makeup for a while, and email her comments.
Day of the wedding I decided to make some last minute changes, and she didn’t flinch. It looked perfect.
Did I mention that she rented a car and drove 90 miles to get to us? at 8:00am? Or that she did makeup for 6 people — personalizing each look? Or that everyone looked amazingly beautiful? My bridesmaids loved her so much they made future appointments with her.
I so love Rita Brown.
$200 — bride’s makeup
$75 — bridesmaid’s makeup
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I am super picky with my makeup, and basically 99% of the time when I have a makeup artist do my makeup, it’s never perfect, I always have to end up making adjustments to it. Well, Rita was that miraculous 1%. She is very attentive and very gentle. And you’re right, she is one of the most beautiful people ever.
oOo… I have to go there and visit her now since I live in SF 
Thank you so much for telling us about Rita! I’ve been considering having a wedding in the Napa Valley, and if I do, Rita will be perfect!
So glad it worked out.
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Age and Occupation in 06: 28, Corporate Attorney to be
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Engagement Date: March 9, 2006
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Venue: Rooster Point
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