Ana V Beauty

I bought this as a gift for a friend. She canceled 15 minutes before the appointment and she had the audacity to tell us she doesn’t usually do bookings on that day. I’m speechless…
I love supporting local businesses, but I don’t recommend this one due to very, very poor customer service.

My friend and I bought a Groupon for her class. We reserved our spot and went to the class. The course was quite fun and interesting, but it was quite cramped with close to 10 ladies in the room. I find that it would be much easier if Ana can show us her technique if she had a model to show the styles. Overall, I learned a few new things.
I had to subtract 1 star because Ana promised to provide us the powerpoint/​pdf that she typed out to all students. A week gone by and we haven’t seen an email. Then another week. My friend emailed Ana requesting the pdf. Another week gone by with no response. I proceed with emailing Ana about the pdf. Again, no response. By then we decided it is a lost cause.

Four others and myself took a two-​hour evening class on make-​up 101, Ana generously extended the time to over three hours, this past Monday to learn basic fundamentals of foundation, concealer, highlighter, eyes shadow, eye lashes, lipstick etc. Ana taught different methods to apply foundation, how to accent facial structure, which colours suit your particular face and so forth. We all came out of there looking much better than how we went in, but not in an over done fashion, more natural — although she does give tips on dramatic styles, too.
Ana herself is friendly, warm and sociable, as well as patient, and obviously knows her subject. She also sells products, but doesn’t push them, designed by herself. On top of it all, she says that 25% of her proceeds go towards helping animals as their welfare if important to her.
I would highly recommend Ana and will try to attend her other classes.

«Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”― Benjamin Franklin
My mom was visiting recently, so I purchased the Makeup 101 class as my valentine present to her.
We get makeovers 1 – 3 times a year from Nordstrom, Sephora and MAC… But we’ve never been taught how to implement the techniques the artist as using. They might tell us what to do but it’s in one ear, out the other.
Ana’s approach is a multi learning process. She tells you what to do and why, teaches you how to do it on someone, then she involves you in the process by having you try this technique for yourself. She’s there to give guidance and feedback along the way.
Classes are small and cozy (4 people). Ana has a warm, sweet personality and it was lovely to spend time with her.
At the end of class you can purchase some items, but I felt zero pressure to do so (as there was no hard sales press AT ALL).
Loved this so much, we will be back.

I did a makeup 101 course with Ana and three friends. She was so personable and incredibly professional. I knew next to nothing about makeup and was pretty nervous going in but she made me feel like a rockstar. Not only is Ana super talented in providing direction and application of makeup, she is an absolute sweetheart. Go with girlfriends for a fun start to the evening, birthday, or stagette — so much fun!

I sent my girlfriend and her friends there. They had a great time. And also gave me some alone time. Lol

I bought the Advanced Makeup 101 class from Groupon. I know Ana does her own makeup line, so I was a little worried it might be an extended sales pitch! But it absolutely was not, Ana was sweet and very helpful and informative. I really enjoyed the class, it was nearly 3 hours! Great value I think. I’d definitely return for some of her other classes.

I did the basic Make-​up 101 class and knew close to nothing about makeup. I left that class feeling very confident and very excited to play with all of my makeup. She sells a lot of the products she teaches with which make it’s even easier to do the same style at home. Prices are extremely reasonable.
The class was informative, exciting, interesting and a lot of fun! The room is adorable, fits up to 14 people, I believe, and feels like you’re hanging out at your friend’s place. These classes would be perfect for a bachelorette party, birthday party or just a girls night out. SO doing this!
Ana is very professional, fun, warm, friendly and patient. She calmly explained everything we were doing and why. She answered questions thoroughly and when she didn’t know the answer, she recommended where we could find the answer.
She teaches you in a very quick and simple way. She really wants you to learn and is an extremely good teacher. Simple and effective techniques that make a huge difference! I am loving my new make-​up style and cannot WAIT to do another class with her!

My friend got us groupons and took me to Ana V’s makeup class because I’ve always been pretty lazy about makeup (lived with a makeup artist for 3 years, so I just got my pro stuff done in-​house!)
The class was small, just 6 girls, which was great because Ana had time to address everyone’s different needs (day/​evening look, Asian features versus Caucasian features, on-​camera, etc).
I never buy product from anyone directly because I feel like they’ve pressure-​sold me into it, it’s not usually any more effective than what I’m using, plus it’s usually expensive. All three of these rules went out the window. The stuff Ana used was phenomenal; I bought the foundation, a brightening pencil (didn’t even know what that was until that day!) and a fantastic makeup sponge that blew my mind.
My friend is equally skeptical, has crazy sensitive skin and avoids unfamiliar product because she reacts pretty badly to almost everything, and she loved the foundation too.
Learned a lot in just that one class, and where many makeup artists are intimidating, Ana was professional, helpful and approachable. If you ever want to take a makeup class, this is who you want to take it from.
Can’t believe I’m the first to review! The other girls must be too busy lookin’ good to bother with the Internet :)

I’ve been to two of Ana’s classes. Both classes I got it from social shopper
The first one was the smokey eye one. Not bad of a class. It was relatively small. There was only 4 of us in the room not including Ana. She helped out a lot. At the end of the class she gave us deals on purchasing her products which is always a bonus. Both my friend and I purchased a few items. Still using them meaning they are lasting us lol.
The second class was the professional look one. That one was interesting where we got to transform our day look to afternoon to evening. I would recommend this class to people cause you look a lot of skills to apply make up on your face. You learn about the contraction of your skin and colour to apply on.
She also does make up for people and hair dos for proms, weddings and etc.
She does a good job for a person her age. Has a lot of inspiration and is willing to take it to the limit.