Hair and Makeup by Dilan - New York, New York

Dinara Gustavo

My makeup was flawless, enhancing my natural features without feeling heavy or overdone. The hairstyling was equally impressive. I left with voluminous, perfectly styled hair and it thank goodness held up all day and night. The team genuinely cared about creating a look that suited my personality and event, and it truly made me feel my absolute best.

Chic Office

I had the pleasure of experiencing Hair and Makeup by Dilan and I couldn’t be more thrilled with the results! From the moment I arrived, I was welcomed warmly and felt instantly at ease in their beautiful, relaxing studio. The stylists are not only incredibly skilled but also attentive to every detail, ensuring I felt comfortable and listened to throughout the process.

Angelina Nikolaienko

The best hair and makeup team!! Dilan and the Team made my day so special and stress free!! They even worked ahead of schedule and made sure everyone was happy! To say I was obsessed with my makeup would be an understatement. I felt and looked amazing, beautiful and confident on my big day! My mother loved her look and also how the morning went! The team arrived on time and were very professional. I would recommend them to ANYONE who needs their wedding makeup done but especially for a wedding. By the way I also got a trial with Dilan it's definitely worth it. The trial convinced me that her work is magnificent and on the wedding day itself it went even better. The makeup stayed on the entire day and it didn’t smudge at all! Love the work you do!!

Ksenia Tsocheva

I had an incredibly disappointing experience with this company for my post-wedding hair and makeup session. Initially, I was quoted $390 for both services with a stylist coming to my place. After agreeing, they sent me an invoice for $475. I assumed the difference was due to taxes and accepted it. Later, they offered lashes for an additional $20, which I accepted. However, they invoiced me $40 instead! When I said I wanted to refuse the lashes, they told me they’d remove the tax and charge $20, so I went along with it.

I had requested a specific hairstyle, but they said they could only do curls unless I paid an additional $100. I refused. When the stylist arrived, I showed her the makeup look I wanted. The result was nothing like what I asked for – I wanted a white shimmer for my eyes, and she gave me a ridiculous gold/yellow look. After I insisted, she attempted to fix it, but it still wasn't right. Then came the hair – she suddenly said she could do the style I wanted for another $50-75. We were running late, so I offered her $50.

I had told them that I needed to be ready for a photoshoot by 9 AM. They assured me I’d be ready by 8:30, but the stylist arrived at 7 and rushed through everything. She barely spent 20 minutes on my hair (which is long), and the result was awful. I had to delay my photoshoot by 30 minutes because of the poor job and ended up feeling unhappy with both my hair and makeup.

To top it all off, after this horrible experience, the stylist demanded a tip and complained about how poorly she was paid. This was a nightmare. I do not recommend their services – avoid them at all costs!

Hamza

We had an amazing experience with Dilan for my daughter’s prom hair and makeup. The team was extremely professional and ensured that my daughter loved her look. Both the hair and makeup lasted beautifully all day. We definitely recommend their services!

vlada d

I couldn't be happier with Dkay Beauty on my wedding day! Despite some hiccups during the practice round, the team handled everything with professionalism and grace. On the big day, they truly delivered. My makeup and hair were nothing short of glamorous—exactly what I envisioned. The makeup was flawless, enhancing my features beautifully, and the hair held up perfectly throughout the day. The team’s dedication and expertise transformed me into a radiant bride. I highly recommend Dkay Beauty for their exceptional service and ability to turn any bride’s dream look into reality!

Yan Cui

I would NOT recommend working with Hair and Makeup by Dilan In short, they were:
1. Not transparent with pricing - lashes not included in original pricing and this was only mentioned after I paid a deposit
2. Not transparent that the hair/makeup artist they were sending did not even regularly work with them; refused to give me any contact info even for the day of my wedding
3. The hair/makeup artist did not do a good job on my hair and I had to fix it myself and ended up being late to my own wedding

Long review:
I honestly have no idea how this group has such good reviews. I had such a bad experience with them. I initially saw photos of the work and was excited to book hair and makeup for my wedding day. Because I live in San Francisco, I was not able to do a makeup and hair trial and just relied on reviews and the photos that were posted on the website. I emailed the group and got a quote of $450 for hair and makeup. I went with this and paid the deposit (half the price).

Closer to the time of the wedding, I started getting more nervous because I realized I wanted a more natural makeup look and all the photos on the website/instagram were heavier. I emailed the team to ask if I could find out who my makeup artist was and whether I could see their portfolio. That's when I learned that they had not even assigned anyone for me and apparently they do not assign anyone (despite me putting down the deposit) until I paid in full. This honestly seemed very shady. I told them I was concerned that I didn't want to go thru with them unless I knew the makeup artist was able to deliver a more natural look and they said they understood and would send me a few different artists' portfolios right away - this did not happen. Instead, they later said I had to send them photos of what I wanted and only afterwards could they share the portfolio of the makeup artists. They also ended up only sending one portfolio.

During this whole mess, they also happened to mention that the initial price they quoted didn't included lashes. WHICH IS THE MOST RIDICULOUS THING I'VE EVER HEARD. I've had my hair/makeup done before and lashes are always included - this also wasn't something they specified until AFTER I put my deposit down. Instead, they added an additional charge.

Because the portfolio of the person they sent looked good, I ended up just going along with things. It wasn't until closer to my wedding day that I asked for the makeup artist's contact info and they DENIED me. They would not give me the contact info which was so absurd.

On the day of my wedding, the makeup artist showed up. I found out through her that she does not regular work with Hair and Makeup by Dilan and just independently contracts with them. She did a good job on my makeup but didn't come prepared with anything to give me a sample of the lipstick so I could reapply it through the night. Instead I had to call to my hotel so they would bring some aluminum foil for her to put the lip color in there.

For some reason, she assumed I wanted my hair straightened so only brought a hair straightener with her. I told her I wanted my hair to be wavy so she curled my hair with the straightener. This was such a DISASTER. She said she finished and I checked the mirror and the waves were not even and there were multiple areas that were still straight. It looked bad. I had to point this out to her, have her correct it, and then she would try again - I really don't understand how this became my responsibility and how she didn't realize that the hair was not wavy. After a few times and after the time became later and later, I just gave up and said I was fine with it.

I was quoted that hair and makeup would take 1:30 hours but it ended up taking over 2 hours. NOT TO MENTION, I had to spend another 30 minutes curling my own hair afterwards so that it wouldn't look awful. Meaning that I ended up being 30 minutes late to my own wedding (when I had previously accounted for an hour of cushion time with hair/makeup) because the person that this group sent was not good.

Swarnali Poddar

Got my daughter prom hair and makeup done by Hair and Makeup by Dilan. Extremely professionell Stylist and very kind people to be around. Thank you will definitely be back.