Fresh Beauty Studio

Nikol and her team are AMAZING!!!! Truly made our special day seamless. Her knowledge, expertise and her professionalism are unmatched.

Nikol and her team are beyond compare. I booked well in advance knowing how in demand Nikol's services are and I could not have been more pleased with everything! She came down the day before to our Cheeca Lodge wedding and did my makeup for the welcome party- a totally different and fresh look from what I did the next day for the wedding (she came up with it on the spot based on my dress for that night- wow!). She also touched up my makeup from the ceremony to the cocktail hour and gave me a whole different hair style! To say she is the best at what she does is an understatement. She is beyond talented and made everyone feel at ease and glamorous. In addition to her skills as an artist, she had us laughing the whole time- it was really a joy to spend the day with her and her team. I would recommend Nikol and her staff to anyone who wants to feel like a goddess on their wedding day!

Nikol and her team at Fresh Beauty Studio were absolutely amazing. My hair and makeup was flawless and lasted the entire day, and we even took pictures before the wedding! My bridesmaids all loved their styles and received many compliments.We just received photos back and the make up was gorgeous! They were very professional and followed a detailed timeline. I highly recommend FBS.. they were worth every penny!

My wedding was at the Boca Raton Beach club on May 22, 2010Working with Nikol and her staff for my wedding was fantastic! From the trial all the way to the big day, Nikol was extremely professional, helpful and kept me as calm as possible. The quality of work is unmatched here in South Florida and I will continue to use Nikol for future events. My pictures came out beautiful and I have Nikol to thank for that!

NEVER EVER book with Fresh Beauty Studio (Nikol Johnson) = filled with hot air. (Below you will find her rebuttle to this review. Let me tell you something- HERE IS PROOOOOOF! http://www.wix.com/onemadonna/freshbeautystudio ...WeddingWire actually second guessed me after she disputed me and asked me to prove that my review is true by showing proof or else they would remove it. I had lots of it... And it was my pleasure to show them the proof of the relationship, the contract and the returned transactions sent to my bank account. Therefore, they kept the review UP and ACTIVE! This incident did in fact happen and if you really dont believe me, email weddingwire and ask them their protocol to reviews that are disputed by owners like Nikol. And check out the LINK UPTOP! Nikol tried to get this posting removed and she wasnt successful due to the proof I was able to reveal the facts. Bottom line. The site shows the fact that there was a relationship, that there was obviously a contract which I dont show on the site because my name is on it which is what makes it proof to WeddingWire, but you can see that she had to refund me too. And per her message below, I have never written ANY other review about any other vendor in my life except for the one vendor who made my wedding planning experience a living hell on the week of my wedding. I wrote this strictly to warn the rest of the brides who dont know better like me and on the flipside, NIKOL SHOULD NOT GET AWAY WITH THIS. I dont blame Nikol for writing what we wrote, but the facts are the facts. She is simply pissed. I get it. It is SO important to speak to brides who have used the vendors you are considering. If your really want to see the proof, again, I have it.)Short Version:She backed out of the contract. I was DOOPED last minute and she will obviously have no problem dropping you last minute before your wedding! No joke, 4 DAYS before my wedding she had to refund me my money because she wasn’t confidant with her hair-do skills! Longer Version: As a very excited bride I couldnt wait to have Nikol show me my bridal look! I booked her over the phone after a very lengthy and girly conversation. We hit it off, got along, we were on the same page, I of course, absolutely wanted to know about her experience and she expressed her level of skill and fashion-show background, and definitely assured me that she could get the job done. I had been planning my Palm Beach wedding for a year and had everything intact except for my look! I had very typical high standards as a bride to look the best I could on my special day and simply wanted to make sure she could transform me into a stunning tailored 'look' around my features: along with being reliable! Well, after our thorough chat, her confidence won me over and she was contracted to do my hair & makeup for my wedding. I was charged for my deposit and thrilled about all of it! Couldn't wait! 5 days before my actual wedding we finally performed both trials at her tiny studio:THE MAKE-UP: nothing "fresh" about it but nothing worth being disgusted about yet... I looked less than simple: kind of untouched but with eyebrows enhanced. I didn't look polished, I didn't have that 'twinkle' that all brides want and I didn't find her skill-set to be intuitive with customizing the look around my features. I am very light-skinned, dark hair, light eyes, etc, (ironically very similar to her colors and features). Although I wasn’t totally feeling it, I decided to let the artist do her thing and to wait for the final product to reveal itself... that means, with the hair done. THE HAIR: after an hour of messing with my hair and unable to perform an 'updo" (no joke, she would try to make every attempt to do my hair up but kept on having to undo whatever she started, and would begin again, over and over again, up and down, where an hour went by, nothing had been trial'd, I hadnt seen ONE OPTION and she was finally tired and wanted to go home.) SO, she said to me that she wanted to extend the trial to tomorrow, when she would be well-rested and have had some time to think about some ways to do my hair. (Just FYI, I have longish hair [to my chest] and stylists use my hair all the time to do expos...so I was shocked that she couldn't do anything with my hair.) MEANWHILE, I had a HUGE agenda for the week of my wedding and seriously had no room for error or add anymore plans to my schedule. But I was so disappointed that I didn’t get to see my look, and was obviously desperate and anguished for her to show me that she could get the job done with her "Fresh" solution that I was willing to compromise and shift commitments in order to get my hair and makeup finalized! So, per her advice, we planned on meeting first thing the next day (now 4 days before my wedding). Boy was I ready to cry. Low and behold, I wake up first thing to an email from Nikol breaking the commitment and refunding me my money! All because she actually couldnt come up with a solution and essentially, she underperformed & coulnt deliver! Total NIGHTMARE! THE AFTERMATH: because of NIKOL's unreliable performance & leaving me till the last minute to find the impossible, I got charged EXTRA for last minute RUSHED trials by other salons. Let alone I had to compromise family events to take the time out to find the hair and makeup solutions, as well as had to experience the only ANGER I never wanted to feel on the week of my wedding. CONCLUSION: You perfectly well know you want your vendors to be reliable + talented. FORGET IT with Fresh Beauty Studio. I encourage you to learn about your vendors through word of mouth or find hi hi ratings. Nikol was the only downfall to my wedding experience. Boo!

My Wedding was at Bonnet House Museum and GardensApril 24, 2010From the moment I walked into the pink boutique I was in LOVE! Fresh Beauty Studio is tres chic and exactly what I was looking for when it came to hair and makeup. When I booked my hair and makeup for my wedding I also booked a facial package. The facial sessions leading up to my wedding were my favorite! Nikol gives the most amazing facials hands down! I have gone to Elizabeth Arden, Living Waters, B Street Salon and Spa (you get the picture) and by far Nikol's facials blow them out of the water. I was always given the highest level of service. Nikol always listened to me as I stressed out about all the wedding craziness. Then when the worst thing that could have happened (hair/makeup wise), happened. My hair started to fall out not just some hair here and there I mean chunks sliding down my leg in the shower. Nikol totally came through for my she told me not to stress. She got two hair extensions made for me and she added them to my regular hair. I looked exactly the way I always dreamed of on my wedding!!!!! I am so grateful to her for everything she did for me. When I am sure another in experienced hair stylist would have backed away (because trust me it was bad) She literally restored my self confidence and never once made me feel bad or embarrassed she literally looked at my balding scalp and was like "no biggy". I hope she posts some pictures of my hair and makeup so you can see the transformation. *I have red hair so you wont be able to miss me if she posts them.

Nikol is amazing. She showed up on time, nailed the looked I wanted and was really a calming force during some truly chaotic moments. She made my mom look the best I have ever seen her and I felt like a princess. I was glowing and my make up stayed on ALL night. I had zero oiliness, no shine and no re-touching (except lip gloss after I ate dinner). My false lashes are STILL on today after 4 days. My friends and family at the wedding kept raving about my make up and hair. I was 100% pleased. She was worth every penny. It took longer than I expected so I did feel a tad rushed but we had a floral crises happen in the middle of me getting my make up done, so it wasn’t 100% her fault that I felt rushed. Nikol rocks and I never felt so pretty in my whole life.

Words can't describe how thankful I am that I had Nikol with me on my wedding day to do my hair and make-up. She is such a great and fun person to be around and is the absolute best at what she does. Thanks to Nikol, I have never felt more beautiful in my entire life.... a feeling I won't soon forget! It was exactly the way I had hoped I would feel and look on my wedding day. Now I just can't wait for the next time I have an event that I need hair and make-up for. Without a doubt, I will be heading back to Fresh Beauty Studio to see Nikol!

I was extremely happy with my make-up and hair style. Nikol Johnson did an amazing job. She is very artistic and talented. I highly recommend her. Johanna LThe breakers 01/03/2009

When I was researching for my wedding, I finally found Nikol who had experience with high fashion, makeup, beauty, and modeling. When I met her, I knew she knew her stuff. She keeps everything nice and clean in her studio. We sat down and discussed what looks I liked and what I wanted and she delivered at the trial. The day of my wedding my bridesmaids and I recieved so many compliments on our hair and makeup. My photographer was impressed that all of us were ready in plenty of time for photos. Our photos looked like they belonged in a high end fashion magazine! This was the best decision I made, because when the food is gone, the guests have left, and the champagne bottles are empty, pictures are what you have to look back on. And lucky for me, we look awesome in them!I have continued to work with Nikol since then. We have done photo shoots, facials, and waxing. I like that she keeps up with today's look and is very knowledgeable with beauty. She's polite and professional. She'll make you feel like a million bucks! Thanks to Nikol and the Fresh Beauty team, see you soon!

I highly recommend Fresh Beauty Studio. They were so organized, professional and very talented. Fresh Beauty Studio was able to do a large number of people for my wedding with absolutely no problem. Everyones hair and make-up looked fabulous. It was truly a treat being pampered by Fresh Beauty Studio. Thank you for everything!

Thank god for trials....this one was pretty much a disaster. Nikol had an assistant working on me who was very young and inexperienced. It wasn't that Nikol was unavailable, she was there checking her email and planning a vacation. The make-up was totally overdone. My hair was a disaster. They both agreed and couldn't even fix it for me to walk out looking decent. Then she tells me she has another wedding on my date and was planning to have this assistant do the whole thing. She charged me $150 for the trial even though nothing came out right and then to top it all off, I never heard from her again even though she promised me a proposal and contract the following week. I work in TV and hire make-up artists periodically for shoots and I have never had a bad experience. If the assistant was the problem here, I would expect a professional to attempt to right the situation. This experience was the only one in planning my wedding that made me feel I had been cheated out of money - but I'm so glad it was a trial and not the wedding day.

My makeup was flawless, my hair was a huge disappointment. Prompt and professional. Bridesmaids looked very nice.

Fresh Beauty Studio was very accomodating with my schedule from the trial to the big event. I am so grateful to have had a team that worked so nicely with my entire wedding party. The artist bent over backwards to make this a day to remember for me. My bridesmaids looked flawless and I felt like a princess--pampered and special. I was impressed with the professionalism of the team, attention to detail and a willingness to meet every need. They went above and beyond of their job. I am very pleased to have

Nikol was recommended to me by my sister in law and she was absolutely FANTASTIC! She was punctual, professional, and incredibly pleasant! She did the makeup for my bridesmaids, my mom and for me and everyone looked stunning! She's a makeup artist and stylist for modeling and photo shoots and she is incredibly professional. And the makeup she used was amazing! She did the airbrush makeup and it stayed on allllll day. All of us loved it!! It looked so natural and smooth. I cried all day, and at the end of the night, you couldn't tell. It was perfect! I can't say enough good things about her and her service.

The best memory of my wedding! there is nothing more to write, they did their job at a super price and the pics looks amazing! they even prepared a small clip to show in the middle of the reception! A+ to recommend

Probably the best I have ever looked! Artists were on time, very keyed into the latest looks and techniques. Absolutely the best time getting ready ever! Thanks Fresh Beauty.