Mia Moriguchi

Mia is AMAZING! She is SO kind and talented, and I could not be happier with my decision to hire her to do my hair and make up on my wedding day. At my trial, Mia put me completely at ease. I brought in a photo of what I thought was the perfect hair style, and she styled my hair even better than the photo! On my wedding day, she and her assistant showed up early (even though she was sick!) and worked her magic. Everyone was happy with the results. I got the airbrush make up and I’m glad I did; it lasted all night and I did not have to worry about it at all. And I loved my hair style almost as much as I loved my dress!
Hands down, Mia is the best hair and make up artist on Kauai (and probably in all of Hawaii). I will actually fly her stateside if I have another very special occasion. Mahalo nui loa, Mia!

If you want a reliable, talented and personable stylist & makeup artist, Mia is the person to call! I booked her for my wedding 2 years ago and I was so pleased with her work. Thank you Mia for making me look beautiful on my wedding day!

Just echoing what everyone else is saying on here — it’s all true!
Mia, you are such a treasure. Thank you for absolutely perfect wedding day hair and makeup, and thank you for your lovely, calm, sweet, professional demeanor from our very first communication.
I’m following Mia on Pinterest and Facebook because I love seeing her work on my news feed — it just brightens my day.
Mahalo Nui Loa :)

There is a reason why Mia has 5 solid stars here on Unilocal — it’s because she’s incredible. I had the pleasure of working with her for both make-​up and hair, and she was on time (3 AM, People!), stocked, smiling, engaging and ready to work with her MUA apron on. Tell her what you want and she’ll deliver the first time. Thanks, Mia! I hope to work with you again!

«calm demeanor» «completely professional» and «artist» are just a few phrases that jumped out at me as I read the posted reviews. TRUE! TRUE! On-​time arrival, a total bag of tricks and then some, makes you look way better than your real natural self, AND glued-​on eyelashes that lasted 4 — yes — FOUR days. Calm, patient, kind, listens to what you want, lets the pre-​wedding «bru-​ha-​ha» roll along around her and just keeps on doing what she does… making you look drop-​dead gorgeous. You absolutely cannot go wrong if you select Mia for your special day. She will ensure that everyone from bride to bridesmaid to mom will look stunning.
signed — MOB of the most beautiful bride ever

Mia did an awesome job with my hair and make up on my wedding day. She flew in to Kauai and to the location we were staying at. She was very professional and was on time to get me ready. She has a lot of name brand make up from Nars to MAC and when she was getting ready with her tools and make up my friend was surprised with all the stuff she has which is a good thing. I emailed her a week before with the hairstyles that I wanted and on the day off she printed my email and did a good job with my hair and stayed all day despite of the strong winds. Note to any bride if getting married in Kauai by the beach is that to wear your hair up and not down otherwise your hair will be all over your face when taking pictures which could be annoying. I am very please with Mia and I thank Kimberli from Aloha Ever After for booking my appointment with her.

I had Mia do my hair & makeup for my wedding and she was great start to finish. She responds quickly to emails — which I found is not always common in the wedding industry. She is really sweet and does amazing work!

I LOVED my hair and make-​up for our wedding! It was exactly the way I wanted it and so perfect. Mia, was professional, sweet, and just did an amazing job. She showed up to our hotel room on time with her crew and they went to work. Everyone was pleased with their hair and make-​up. My hair stayed put throughout the entire wedding and reception (which my hair NEVER does, I have typical thick straight oriental hair). My make-​up also needed no touch ups!
Thank you Mia and crew for a wonderful job on the most important day of my life! I would highly recommend Mia to anyone. Thank you thank you!!!

Having a destination wedding involves a certain amount of trust in the ability of others. We recently got married at the Kahala in Oahu with the help and talent of Mia Moriguchi. Due to travel and time constraints, I had to schedule my trial hair and makeup session the day before the wedding. It was very apparent at this appointment that Mia is an extremely talented artist. Mia has always been very timely with email correspondences and even had a printout of the conversations where I had depicted what I wanted the hair and makeup to look like. The day of the wedding, Mia and her assistants completed the hair and makeup of 2 bridesmaids, 2 mothers, and myself in 3 hours without stress or mishaps. Everyone looked glamorous AND natural. My hair and makeup, however, stole the show. Without any intention to toot my own horn, I received so many comments from even the most stoic relatives of how gorgeous the hair and makeup was (even from my little brother — who rarely is impressed). My husband still says that the hair style made everything come together — the dress, the destination, the resort… Mia is a consummate professional and I would highly recommend her to anyone. Her prices are definitely reasonable — especially for the caliber of work she provides. Of all the vendors that I worked with for our destination wedding, she is the one I most recommend. Thanks Mia!

Mia did an awesome job on my hair and makeup for my wedding!!! I would definitely recommend her to anyone!

Mia did my hair and makeup for my wedding this past summer. She did an amazing job creating an «old Hollywood» glamour look… I’ve never looked better, and the fact that she came to my location made my day that much easier! I HIGHLY recommend Mia based on her professionalism, quality of work, and affordable prices. She was fantastic!

The first time I was fortunate enough to experience what Mia can do was when she gave me a facial years ago. Just from that facial I knew that she had a talent for making women feel beautiful. She has a calm demeanor and she’s really sweet.
Since then, Mia has done my makeup a few times and I’ve seen her for waxings as well. Mia has a lot of experience with makeup and it’s apparent in her work. I’ve gotten artistic makeup done with her – pudding on my head type of artistry– and bridal makeup for a photo shoot. Each look was unique and pretty, yet still looked like me. None of that – oh my goodness she’s wearing choke makeup kine — it was me wearing makeup, more like the makeup just accentuated my features.
Mia also does waxings, which here in Hawai‘i is a must! However, her shop for waxings and facials are on her home island of Kaua’i. So if you’re ever visiting Kaua’i or if you’re from Kaua’i, look her up for a facial and waxings. I’ve gotten a wax from her a few times and it’s been much more manageable than other wax experiences I’ve had. She uses hard wax — much better in my opinion– it takes a little bit more patience, BUT there is MUCH less irritation than from strip wax. Strip wax may be fast – but a bit more uncomfortable – to me at least.
Mia is the total package, she has a talent with makeup, aesthetician work, and has the pleasant demeanor which I look for in a person in this type of work. If you need a makeup artist or you’re on Kaua’i – give her a call, you’ll absolutely feel even more beautiful than you already are, after getting beautified by Mia!
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Mia is AMAZING!!!
Not only is she SUPER talented as a make-​up artist and hairstylist, but she is also just an amazing person.
I have worked with her on several photoshoots and from the first moment I met her, she set me at ease. This made working with her sooo easy!
She has an easy-​going personality and really takes the time to listen to you and to figure out what works best for you. That means that you get make-​up and hair that is tailored to you, instead of a cookie-​cutter style. She has a unique talent of playing up your best features, and minimizing the ones you’d rather not be aware of. And she takes the extra time and effort to makes every aspect of you beautiful.
I’m amazed every time I look at the photos that Mia did me up for. I look natural, but sooo much more beautiful than anything I could have pulled off. And the best part is — that I actually don’t look like I am wearing alot of make-​up!
Yet she is also able to pull off the dramatic look with ease. She has given me a different look in every photoshoot, and believe me, it’s not easy to do that given that I have very prominent features.
I would recommend her to anyone in a heartbeat. She will make getting ready for any event so much more relaxing with her down-​to-​earth personality and calming demeanor.

I just got married several days ago and wanted to take a moment to say what an amazing job Mia did on my hair.
This was a destination wedding for me since I am from California I’m not too familiar with the salons and stylist out here in Kauai. Although I could have done my hair in the Hyatt’s salon I did not want to deal with all hustle and bustle, wasn’t sure if there were going to be multiple weddings at my hotel, I mainly wanted to get my hair done in the comfort and privacy of my own hotel room. I did ask the Hyatt for a reference and Mia was one of the names that they recommended after emailing several people, Mia was the first to respond which was pretty instant. Mia answered all the questions I asked, very quickly! That is the main reason why I choose her.
I did give Mia several pictures of the type of style I wanted, but really let her do whatever she wanted. We did a trial run at her studio, Mia is very pleasant, and very approachable an easy person to talk to. Mia came to the hotel to do My mom, Matron of honor, and me. She came on time even EARLY!!! :) My hair was AMAZING!
Thank you so much Mia!!!

I just got married this past weekend on the beautiful garden isle of Kauai, and had the wonderful Mia Moriguchi as my makeup artist.
My Maid of Honor found Mia by an online search. To be completely honest, I was at first really apprehensive about booking a makeup artist without first getting a trial. I live in California, and Mia is based out of Hawaii. I also have dry, acne prone skin, and was worried that the humidity of Hawaii and makeup would make my skin look horrible on my wedding day. All my worries went away as I saw Mia go to work on my first bridesmaid, and saw how she was able to give her this natural, flawless look.
Mia did the makeup for three of my bridesmaids, as well as my hair and makeup. Her work is AMAZING, I was beyond happy with the results! She came to my hotel early and was ready before even I was, and got started on my bridesmaids. She explained to me before hand that it takes approximately 1 hour for hair, and 1 hour for makeup. As a person who normally wears no makeup at all, she explained to me color combinations for the look I was going for and what makeup colors would look good depending on my dress color and my bridesmaids dresses.
She is incredibly responsive, and replied to my emails the same day. Having had a destination wedding, and not being able to meet Mia before hand, I sent her pictures of hairstyles and described makeup looks that I wanted, and she totally nailed it.
i highly recommend Mia’s work! I loved the fact my bridesmaids and I were able to get ready in my hotel room, and not have to worry about driving to a salon to get hair and makeup, and then coming back to get ready.
Mia has a website which I found so helpful because I was able to see pictures of her work: