Desiree Niegsch Makeup

Makeup Artist

Desiree specializes in Bridal makeup, either for solo Brides or an entire Bridal Party. She is passionate about doing makeup for weddings and making brides and their loved ones feel beautiful- having done over 20 weddings in her first 2 years freelancing. She is also available for one-on-one makeup lessons, and for any commercial or editorial work. Desiree welcomes clients to come to her in Lower Haight, San Francisco, or travel directly to them in and out of the Bay Area.

From her experience at both Benefit Cosmetics and Nars Cosmetics, she has been a believer in making clients feel and look like the best versions of themselves. She has a talent for perfecting complexions and brows. Her makeup kit includes an array of different luxury brands, allowing a more curated experience. Desiree offers luxury airbrush makeup- which is highly recommended for weddings, as it is waterproof and 24-hr wear. Read more

5 recommendations

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    Jillie B.

    Shared on yelp.com

    Desiree was my wedding day makeup muse. Side note, I am aloof and didn't have a clear vision of what I wanted, I know, a makeup artists worst nightmare. Desiree and I discussed a few different styles before the trail and when it came down to it she nailed it! Desiree was very flexible with me as I was coming to the bay area from Los Angeles for my trail and the wedding. She reworked her schedule to meet up for the trail, she also researched airbrushing options as requested. Desiree did my wedding day makeup along with my mother who is 65 and my bridesmaids. Everyone looked fabulous and the makeup held all day and night. ...

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    Pratima N.

    Shared on yelp.com

    We had a girls day with a private makeup class with Desiree and she was fantastic! We had five girls who all had different looks they were going for and Desiree was great with working with everybody, sharing her thoughts on makeup products & techniques, and also helping us work with the makeup we had. We all loved the looks we had and felt like we could do it ourselves in the future! I would definitely recommend her on any occasion!

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    Erin

    Shared on weddingwire.com

    I had the pleasure of working with Desiree for my engagement photo shoot. She is very talented and professional, and made me feel very comfortable while she was doing my make up. She brought out my natural features and didn't make me feel or look like someone else. I loved how my make up turned out so much that I have hired her to do my wedding too! Thank you Des!

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    Sarah

    Shared on weddingwire.com

    AMAZING!! Would hire these ladies again in a heartbeat. Not only were they on time/professional/good-hearted/fun, they were extremely hardworking... We kept offering them food and champagne but it was really important to them to get everyone done on time! And everyone looked so fabulous. My mom had never had professional makeup done before, and Dez was super communicative with her; April dealt with a range of bridesmaid preferences, some who had an exact picture they wanted her to replicate, others who just asked her to be creative -- and she was! ...

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    Olivia

    Shared on weddingwire.com

    Desiree was an absolutely amazing makeup artist! She did makeup for me, my mom, and my aunt, and everyone loved the end results! She was very easy to talk to, and she immediately understood the kind of look I was going for. When I changed my mind about the lip color after she had applied it, she was happy to show me other colors. My make up also stood up really well through the afternoon and evening! I would definitely recommend her services to my friends for their weddings! (I only needed a makeup artist for my wedding, so I didn't get a chance to work with April.)

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