Paolah Luxury Makeup-Artist

POV: You’re a Clemson girl 🧡 glowing and ready for your senior photoshoot in one of the most picturesque cities on Earth: Charleston, SC. 📸🌅🌴👗💫

Your pictures are being captured by the amazing Kristal Shoemake under 90-degree summer heat and Charleston’s iconic THE PINK FIGGY PHOTOGRAPHY + EVENT PROP will obviously be part of it. 🕶️☀️🎀🤍

Makeup look weatherproofed with key products from:

TEMPTU
When makeup has to hold perfectly…
M·A·C Cosmetics
Danessa Myricks Beauty by Danessa Myricks
MAKE UP FOR EVER
Hourglass Cosmetics

Hair by Leigh Spann

The Mills House

Stay tuned for the photos! ✨

BeautyMAXXING session for one of these gorgeous twins’ senior photoshoot, who flew all the way from Arkansas! 📸✈️💅

I can’t wait to see the final images by the talented Charleston Photographer | Marlo May alongside the always-fun THE PINK FIGGY PHOTOGRAPHY + EVENT PROP 💕

As always, their makeup was built in ultra-thin layers using my signature hybrid airbrush + traditional technique for a radiant, skin-like finish that lasts all day while feeling weightless, breathable, and incredibly comfortable.

Stay tuned for my next post featuring her equally gorgeous twin! 💖

Key brands:

TEMPTU
M·A·C Cosmetics
MAKE UP FOR EVER
Danessa Myricks
Urban Decay Cosmetics
Hourglass Cosmetics
Embryolisse USA | Skincare
When makeup has to hold perfectly…

Hiring your bridal makeup artist isn’t an expense. It’s one of the smartest investments you’ll make for your wedding day.

Here’s what I bring to the table…

✨ Peace of mind.

On one of the most important days of your life, your beauty should be the last thing you have to worry about. My goal is for you to relax, be present, and enjoy every moment.

✨ A true luxury, on-site beauty experience.

❌ This isn’t a quick salon appointment.

I bring a fully equipped bridal beauty studio to you, including over 55 pounds of professional products, a Hollywood-style director’s chair, lighted mirror, ring lights, sanitation supplies, backup products, and every detail needed to create an elevated experience wherever you’re getting ready.

✨ Professionalism you can count on.

From your first inquiry until your wedding day, you can expect prompt communication, thoughtful planning, proactive coordination with your wedding planner and vendor team, and someone who genuinely cares about making your experience seamless.

✨ Experience you can’t learn overnight.

My signature approach is backed by more than 15 years of international experience, working with hundreds of clients from diverse backgrounds and skin tones, along with celebrities in film, advertising, and editorial productions before bringing that expertise to the bridal world.

✨ Signature makeup that feels light as air but is built to last

❌ No cakey makeup here.

Just beautifully perfected skin that enhances your features and feels elegant, effortless, and authentically you.

✨ Timeless over trendy.

Your wedding photos should never feel dated.

I create classic, refined makeup that you’ll love just as much in 30 years as you do the moment you walk down the aisle.

✨ Performance you never have to think about.

Whether you’re outdoors in Charleston humidity, under flash photography, natural daylight, candlelight, or on the dance floor…

Your makeup is designed to perform beautifully in every setting.

✨ Beauty that lasts as long as your celebration.

Happy tears.
Endless hugs.
Kisses.
Champagne.
A packed dance floor.

Your makeup is designed to stay fresh and radiant for 16+ hours.

✨ Memories that last forever.

Long af

POV: You traveled all the way from Connecticut to celebrate your friend’s wedding, Charleston style. ⛵️☀️💅👗🥂

- Boat ceremony 🛥️✔️

- Golden-hour glow 🌅✔️

- A glam moment after way too long 💄✔️✔️

Elevated with my signature approach to makeup: lightweight, long-lasting, never cakey, and thoughtfully designed to enhance you, never mask you. ✨

Hair by Leigh Spann

Amanda and James’ wedding was a dream ✨ and it was a pleasure getting Amanda, her mom, sister, and bridesmaids ready for the day. 🤍

They all wanted the same thing: makeup that looked like them. Fresh, natural, polished… an elevated no makeup-makeup look. 🌸 The only exception was Mom, who wanted the same glowing skin but with a little more definition on the eyes.

Despite what you might think, this type of makeup actually requires the most strategy. Strategic layering, thoughtful product selection (like the ones I use 😉), and techniques that create a seamless, skin-like finish that feels light as air, never cakey, never heavy, but is built to last through every hug, happy tear, every lighting condition, and all the way to the last dance.💃

I loved every minute of being part of this day. Such a beautiful couple and such a lovely family. ❤️
Amanda Sriraman

Beautifully captured by Photography by Erin Elizabeth | Erin Peters

Hair: Southern Oak&Tide Bridal Hair & Makeup
With: Charleston Hair and Makeup Team | Silhouette On Site

Peper Events | Wedding Planning Team
Bunn DJ Lighting
Pretty Petals of Charleston Janice and the Petal Team
Social Paper Co.

Coastal Limo
Lowcountry Trolley
Cru Catering

Bridal Makeup Preview | K-Beauty Edition 💖

As a lover of all things K-Beauty, my beautiful bride-to-be Ashley knew exactly the look she wanted for her wedding day. 💍

Her biggest concern was a few active breakouts, but her skin was actually incredibly healthy, plump, and well cared for. She wanted that seamless, glowing, skin-like finish that’s so characteristic of Korean beauty. 🌸

Using my signature hybrid traditional + airbrush technique, I worked in ultra-thin layers, strategically building coverage with different formulas to perfect the skin while keeping it fresh, luminous, and completely undetectable.

Following her inspiration, we created a soft monochromatic rosy look, subtly contouring the cheeks, nose, and both the upper and lower eyelids to enhance her natural features. The final touch? A beautiful glow-from-within complexion, designed to last through her bridal shower celebration on a warm summer evening in Downtown Charleston. 💫👛🍸

I can’t wait to recreate this look on her wedding day! 🤍

TEMPTU
Dior Beauty Official
Patrick Ta Beauty
Danessa Myricks Beauty by Danessa Myricks
Embryolisse USA | Skincare
When makeup has to hold perfectly…

Your sign to go full Texas glam on your wedding day🥁😌🤌🏻💫

The stunning Sydney traveled all the way from Texas to coordinate all the details for her fall wedding at the Dewberry. 🍸🤍💍

As a makeup girl herself, she wanted nothing less than full glam, dramatic eyes and rich, warm tones to complement her burgundy florals and the luxe vibe of her wedding.

I think we delivered. 🙂✨

Key products used from the following brands:

TEMPTU
LA MER
MAKE UP FOR EVER
M·A·C Cosmetics
Danessa Myricks Beauty by Danessa Myricks
Dior Beauty Official
Embryolisse USA | Skincare
When makeup has to hold perfectly…

Hair: Charleston Hairstylist
With Charleston hair and makeup

A S H L E Y 🤍 Her bridal vision:

✨ Full Glam

✨ Bronzed and golden eyes with a defined foxy-eye effect.

✨ Bronzed, golden skin with a soft satin finish and rosy cheeks.

Everything was created using my signature traditional / airbrush makeup technique for that real-life airbrushed look. It feels light as silk, lasts all day, and is waterproof, sweat-proof, and Charleston weather-proof. ☀️💦

Save this for your bridal inspo, and send it to the future brides in your group chat. ;)🤍

With Magnolias in Moonlight CHS Hair and Makeup Team

TEMPTU
M·A·C Cosmetics
MAKE UP FOR EVER
Danessa Myricks Beauty by Danessa Myricks
Hourglass Cosmetics
Dior Beauty Official
Embryolisse USA | Skincare
When makeup has to hold perfectly…

Wearing press-on lashes before your makeup appointment: yes or no?

For this senior photoshoot, my beautiful client showed up wearing press-on lashes, and while I know it seems like a good idea, it’s actually a no from me.

Here’s why:

Once lashes are on, they limit the way I can work on the eyes. They collect eyeshadow fallout, can look dusty, and often end up uneven in photos. Lashes are meant to be the finishing touch, not the starting point.

Unless you have professional lash extensions, it’s always best to arrive with clean lashes and let me apply them at the very end of your makeup application.

Trust me, they’ll look better. :)

I can customize the style to your eye shape, your makeup look, and how you’ll be photographed. The result? Even, bright black lashes that blend seamlessly and elevate the entire look. 🤌🏻

In this case, I added some individual lashes on top of hers to fill in the gaps and make them look more even and polished in photos.

A little pro tip from your makeup artist: let the lashes come last. ;)

Kristal Shoemake

TEMPTU
M·A·C Cosmetics
MAKE UP FOR EVER
When makeup has to hold perfectly…

If you loved the glow from my last post, meet Texas girl #2 of 3 💕💁‍♀️

Same vision:
☀️ bronzy
🌸 rosy
✨ glowy
🍃 effortless

The kind of makeup that looks just as good in person as it does in photos.

And honestly? I don’t see this vibe going out of style anytime soon 😉

Kristal Shoemake
The Mills House

TEMPTU
Embryolisse USA | Skincare
MAKE UP FOR EVER
When makeup has to hold perfectly…
M·A·C Cosmetics