MALEANA COSMETICS

My friend had used this company for her wedding and i loved the results so I decided to use Malena for my wedding. My makeup looked natural and beautiful and felt like I had nothing on. My hair stayed in place the entire time.

Dorys from Maleana Cosmetics had done my hair and makeup for my wedding in January. I HIGHLY recommend her! My hair and makeup turned out PERFECT. I have had my hair/makeup done on several occassions for weddings, grads, etc. but have never been so happy with it as what I was going to her!

I have nothing but great things to say about Dorys and Liz. Before the wedding, I went in for a trial and loved it. All my questions were answered via email promptly...even during their busiest time of the year. On the day of, Dorys and Liz arrived earlier than scheduled due to a parade going on along waikiki (kalakaua). I was so PLEASED with the adjustments made to my hair style...which I decided on a different style for my bangs. Dorys worked her magic on me...not overly done. I loved my make up too! My bridesmaids were also please with the hair and makeup done on the too! They made it a relaxing morning for us getting ready. Dorys also took some images of me and made a slideshow. She was wonderful!!!! =)

I have had Dorys do two of my family weddings. She is very good at what she does and does her job in a very timely manner. The price is a little expensive but worth the money for the piece of mind that hair and makeup is taken care of. I would recommend Dorys to my friends!

I hired Maleana to style my bridal party. Everyone looked beautiful! Since our wedding day was really long, we got the airbrush makeup and it was totally worth it. The airbrush makeup feels so light and looks really natural. Maleana was also accommodating when we asked them to make chages to hair/makeup styles that we were not happy with. For example, I went in for a trial session and wasn't completely comfortable with how my hair turned out. I talked with Dorys the day before the wedding, we went over her notes, I explained what I wanted, she made a couple of adjustments and everything turned out perfectly the day of the wedding. Thank you, Maleana!!

I was originally referred to Leslie Fair, but she was not available on my wedding date, and suggested that I tried Dorys, and I have to thank Leslie for introducing me to Dorys and her senior stylist Zairah! I planned my destination wedding from Los Angeles, and unlike many of the Hawaii vendors, Dorys responded right away, she was professional from the very beginning. I would recommend signing up for a trial run prior to the wedding, and bring photos of how you would like your make up/hair done. This picky bride has never been happy with any up-dos in the past, but Dorys passed the test. My makeup looked amazing, natural but not caked on, perfect for the humid Hawaiian weather. There was light rain right at the beginning of our ceremony, and I also got emotional during the ceremony, and thought for sure I had mascara running down my face and the hair was not going to hold up. Amazingly, everything held up, and I looked great till the end of the night. Thank you Dorys and Zairah for our amazing looking bridal party!!!

Dorys w/ Maleana cosmetics was wonderful to work with! She is a very talented professional and was flexible to work with me to find my perfect look, from a hairstyle change to a skintone change; I had gotten quite tan since our trial run, but she took it in stride and adjusted the makeup colors beautifully! She did my hair and makeup, three of my bridesmaids, and both moms, with the help of an assistant. Everyone was ecstatic with their look. I chose to do airbrushing and lashes, and everything stayed put the entire time, through my crying during pretty much the entire ceremony, to crying during toasts, to crying through the first dance, and then sweating like no other on the dance floor :) My hair stayed in place too, which is quite a feat considering the wind that day! I couldn't be happier with her services!

Doris was great. She made all of us especially me beautiful. Doris and staff are very flexible and our make up look very flawless but so light we felt we didn't even had one on. Awesome Work!

Maleana Cosmetics was the perfect choice for all my beauty needs! With choosing my beauty vendor from overseas - great communication was essential and Dorys was fantastic with responding to all of my enquiries and phone calls. I sent pictures ahead of time to the Ladies and they were able to review my dress and get a picture of the look I was going for. My trial session was a lot of fun with Liz and we immediately connected and I was comfortable with my look and she was open to change anything on my wedding day. Dorys was very helpful and was able to order orchids for both my hair and maid of honor's hair at the last minute. Liz arrived on time to our North shore venue for preparation and was ready to go with excitement and enthusiasm! It was so great to have her be a part of our preparation and with my happiness and anticipation building for our ceremony, she sweetly calmed me down as she applied her magic. The cosmetic products looked lovely and were able to withstand the heat in our outdoor ceremony and reception. I highly recommend getting an air brush to assist with the humidity. Thank you to Maleana Cosmetics for giving great service and adding beauty to our day!

I have never professionally paid to get my hair & makeup done before so I wasn't sure what to expect. I'm pretty cheap when it comes to spending money on myself so at first I felt the money I paid for myself & 3 others was high. I did not get many quotes though so I'm not sure what to compare it to. But when the day came & my hair & makeup was done, I felt absolutely gorgeous & for that it's priceless. Doris was my stylist & she did an amazing job! I would definitely use her again if I need her services in Honolulu & wouldn't think twice about it!

Great communication - I was impressed with how quickly they got back to me! Thank you so much!

Dorys did a wonderful job. I loved my hair and make up. I wanted a natural, soft look and she was able to give me that look. I gave her pictures of the hairstyle I wanted, and she duplicated the look. She was very easy to work with and did a great job. She had an assistant that also did a great job on the hair and make up for my mother, mother-in-law, and bridal party.

Dorys and Maleana Cosmetics are the best! Most of my bridesmaids don't like to wear too much make-up and they felt comfortable the whole day. They even gave us straws so we didn't mess up our lipgloss.

Dorys and her assistant did an excellent job on our hair and makeup for my wedding day. She showed up on time and though I was very distracted with guests arriving, she was able to finish all of our hair and makeup on schedule. They did an amazing job with the makeup. Of course it started to rain during my ceremony (!). I was so worried my makeup would melt. Through the rain, the heat in Hawaii, and my tears on my wedding day, my makeup stayed put. I also loved the individual false lashes she applied. Each of the pieces stayed put all night long. My bridesmaid also looked amazing on our wedding day. Thank you so much Dorys!

Dorys was very professional and did a great job! I brought my mother with me and we both were very happy with our results. She was also very helpful over the phone, as I had to plan everything from the mainland. My only concern was that the price did seem high, though I added false lashes and extensions, but she was kind enough not to charge for a blow out. I would definitely see her again for a formal event!

I could not ask for more!!!! Dorys was great!!!! She made me look and feel like a movie star. She was very professional but at the same time warm and friendly. She was exactly on time and she was very calm while too many things were going on and stressing me out, which calmed me down. Her service exceeded all of my expectations. Gergana Valkov

I loved my hair and makeup! It was simple and classy and perfect for my daytime wedding. Dorys was really great to work with and I am very happy with her work.

I would not recommend Maleana because they are over priced. They charge for every little thing. My friend (the bride) frantically called me two weeks prior to the wedding needing to find a stylist to do her hair and make-up including the rest of the bridal party. Maleana was one of the few companies still avaiable, I am sure, in part because they are quite pricey. The bride had no choice, but to go with them. In addition to being compensated for styling the bride and bridal party these are the additional charges they charge: $80 for an additional stylist to come on site, $50 to take a bottle of make-up and a brush in an elevator up two floors to apply make-up to the groom. I thought that was unbelievable to charge a separate location fee to go up and down an elevator and $25 each stylist to valet (they could have parked in the parking structure for a fraction of the price). I would not be bothered by the pricing if I felt the quality of work was worth it. The stylist seemed to be great with hair, but not as great with make-up.

prices were fair and the team was very professional.

I felt their prices were fair. My stylist was very friendly and I think she did a wonderful job and my hair and make-up lasted all day!