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Joya beauty
Joya beauty

Joya beauty

Studio in Portsmouth, NH

Joya beauty is a makeup and skin care business founded and run by Joanne McDonough. Appointments are held at the studio at Hodgdon Way in Portsmouth, or at a location the client chooses. The business describes its makeup work as a standard it considers unmatched, and describes its bridal work as a luxury experience; both are its own descriptions.

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About

Joya beauty is a makeup and skin care business founded and run by Joanne McDonough. Appointments are held at the studio at Hodgdon Way in Portsmouth, or at a location the client chooses. The business describes its makeup work as a standard it considers unmatched, and describes its bridal work as a luxury experience; both are its own descriptions.

Bridal clients begin with an email reply within 12 to 24 hours, followed by an initial phone call to confirm availability. A design appointment of about 90 minutes, held Monday through Thursday, is where the look is planned, and a guest may attend. Bookings require a signed services agreement and a deposit that secures the wedding date, and the deposit can be paid on the website. The Complete Bridal Beauty Experience starts at $840 as a minimum investment and includes on-location makeup for the bride and one additional party member, airbrush foundation, faux eyelash application and lip touch-up products. Extended wedding day time is $100 an hour, subject to availability, and each additional bridal party member is $125. The artist arrives 15 to 30 minutes before the start time, and a wedding day kit with touch-up products, blotting papers, lashes and a lip product goes with the bride. Attendants can book a pre-wedding consultation for an extra charge. Travel reaches beyond Portsmouth, with a focus on weddings in New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts.

Outside weddings, the studio offers makeup for fashion events, photo and video shoots, head shots, graduations, bar and bat mitzvahs, television, film and theater, and men's grooming. Lessons are customized and cost $125 an hour, and tutorials cost $120 an hour plus travel outside the Portsmouth area, held one-on-one, with a friend or in a group. Skin care prep and product advice are part of tutorials. Clients receive a monthly email newsletter and a planning timeline called the Joya Planner.

Pairs technical skill with personal input, with each client's own vision guiding the look.

Services

Final prices may vary.

Wedding makeup services, including the Complete Bridal Beauty Experience and add-ons for extra bridal party members.

  • Extended Wedding Day Services $100
  • Additional Makeup Application $125
  • Complete Bridal Beauty Experience $840
  • Additional Makeup Applications $125/unit
  • Picture Perfect Service Price at booking
  • Bridal Makeup Design and Application Price at booking
  • Bridal Makeup Package Price at booking

Bridal packages that bundle extended wedding day time, additional applications and a picture-focused service.

  • Makeup Application (special events, photos) Price at booking

Customized bridal makeup lessons and hourly makeup tutorials, in the studio or at the client's home depending on location.

  • Makeup Tutorial $120
  • Bridal Makeup Lesson $125

Makeup applications for events, photo and video shoots, and other special occasions.

  • Makeup Services- Application Price at booking

Photos

  • Bridal party of women in matching blue shirts, bride in white at center
  • Close-up of a bride having red lip color applied
  • Smiling bride with updo and makeup, close-up portrait
  • Bride and groom holding hands on a sea wall at sunset
  • Makeup artist applying lip color to a bride with an updo
  • Bride and groom kissing on a stone wall by the ocean
  • Woman with blue and gold eyeshadow being finished with a makeup brush

Meet the team

Team members listed on their website. Individual roles, credentials, and current employment have not been independently verified.joyabeauty.com (opens in a new tab)

Highlights
  • Complete Bridal Beauty Experience from $840 as a minimum investment, not a per-person price
  • Bridal makeup combining traditional foundations, concealers and airbrush
  • Face chart recording color choices for bridal and lesson work
  • Design appointment of about 90 minutes, Monday through Thursday, which a guest may attend
  • Bridal travel focused on New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts
  • Monthly newsletter and the Joya Planner timeline for clients
Good for
  • bridal makeup
  • wedding day makeup
  • bridal parties
  • photo and video shoots
  • special events
  • makeup lessons
  • tutorials with a friend or group
  • men's grooming
  • advanced skin care
  • destination weddings beyond Portsmouth
Treats
  • wedding day makeup
  • event and special occasion makeup
  • photo and video makeup
  • skin care
  • makeup technique lessons
Techniques
  • airbrush foundation and airbrush makeup
  • traditional foundations and concealers
  • faux eyelash application
  • lip touch-up products
  • brow shaping
  • face charts
  • skin care prep
  • brush and tool instruction

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