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Katrina Hess Makeup Studio

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The studio has been on Newbury Street for about fifteen years and is run by Katrina Hess, who owns it and works as its makeup artist. Its main services are brow shaping and tinting, lash tinting, private makeup lessons, and makeup for weddings, corporate projects, portraits and other events. Makeup is offered at the studio and on location.

About

Brow services include a first-time eyebrow shaping by wax or tweeze (45 minutes, $100), a returning-client shaping (30 minutes, $85), brow tinting at $30 and lash tinting at $60. Lessons are private and one-to-one. A one-hour lesson for one person is $200 and suits follow-up work or a natural look, with a minimum age of 16. A two-hour lesson for one person is $350 and includes a $50 product credit, a personalized face chart, a complimentary one-hour follow-up within 60 days and pocket guides. A three-hour lesson for two people is $500 and includes a $50 product credit, a face chart, product samples and pocket guides. Groups of three or more are quoted on request. Brow shaping, brow tinting and lash tinting can be added to a lesson per person at $85, $30 and $60, but must be requested when booking. Lesson cancellations within 48 hours of the appointment carry a 50 percent charge.

Wedding work includes consultations, touch-ups, on-location makeup in the Boston area, destination weddings and self-application lessons using a face chart at the studio or on location. The wedding package is $1,800 with a four-person minimum including the bride, and includes two consultations: one soon after booking and a second one to two weeks before the wedding. A 50 percent deposit reserves the date and is non-refundable, but it is applied to the invoice, and the balance is due one month before the event. Weddings in Greater Boston carry no travel fee, with hotel parking reimbursed; outside Boston, travel fees depend on mileage and whether a hotel room is needed. Destination weddings are quoted by location and season. Parties larger than four include an assistant, which may carry an additional fee. Wedding makeup uses traditional foundation techniques without airbrushing and includes day-to-day false lashes only. Rates are generally not negotiated, with occasional exceptions.

The studio states a preference for beauty products that are healthy, clean and cruelty-free, and says a polished look is achievable for the office, a night out or a wedding. Corporate offerings include company photo shoots, executive head shots, corporate videos and makeup workshops, and the site lists corporate clients including Associated Press, Boston Consulting Group, HBO, iRobot, Living Proof and Young Presidents Organization. The site says the studio has been featured in Cosmopolitan, Allure, Elegant Wedding and Channel 5's Chronicle, and it claims Boston Magazine's Best of Boston honors in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2014. Payment is by cash or check, and gift cards in $100, $200, $350 and $500 amounts can be used for services or retail products and expire one year after purchase.

Focuses on private, one-to-one work and on products that are healthy, clean and cruelty-free, with lessons and consultations built around each client.

Specials & promotions

$50 credit toward product purchase with 2-hour lesson

Included with the 2 hour, one person lesson

On their website as of Oct 30, 2026 · Where we saw it
Complimentary one-hour follow-up lesson

Within 60 days of the initial lesson

On their website as of Oct 30, 2026 · Where we saw it

Services

Final prices may vary.

Eyebrow shaping by wax or tweeze for first-time and returning clients, brow tinting and lash tinting.

Brow Tinting $30
Lash Tinting $60
Eyebrow Shaping (returning client) $85
Eyebrow Shaping (wax or tweeze) Returning Client $85
Eyebrow Shaping (first time) $100
Eyebrow Shaping (wax or tweeze) First Time $100
Lessons Price at booking

Private one-to-one makeup lessons of one or two hours for one person, or three hours for two people, with a product credit and face chart included on longer lessons.

Makeup Lesson, 1 hour, one person $200
Makeup Lesson, 2 hours, one person $350
Makeup Lesson, 3 hours, two people $500
Makeup Lessons Price at booking
1 hour, one person $200
2 hours, one person $350
3 hours, 2-people $500

Makeup sessions at the studio or on location, including a how-to lesson add-on.

Corporate Services Price at booking
Makeup Price at booking
Portraits & Other Events Price at booking
Weddings Price at booking

Company photo shoots, executive head shots, corporate videos and makeup workshops for teams.

Corporate Makeup and Workshops Price at booking
Company photo shoots Price at booking
Corporate videos Price at booking
Executive head shots Price at booking
Makeup workshops Price at booking

Makeup for portraits and events, including engagement touch-ups, on site or at the studio.

Portrait and Event Makeup Price at booking

Bridal consultations, wedding packages, touch-ups, rehearsal dinner and engagement makeup, on-location and destination work, and self-application lessons.

Pre and Post Ceremony Touch-ups $150/unit
Wedding Touch-ups $150
Bridal Consultation (before booking) $250
Engagement Picture Makeup $250
Rehearsal Dinner Makeup $250
Bridal Consultation $350
Wedding Makeup (bride and four people) $1,800
Wedding Makeup Package (4 person minimum) $1,800
Boston Area Wedding – On Location Makeup Services Price at booking
Destination Wedding – On Location Makeup Services Price at booking
Wedding Makeup Lessons (Learn for Self Application) Price at booking
Wedding Makeup Lessons (self application) Price at booking

Brow Tint $30
Lash Tint $60
Brow Shaping $85

Brow & Lash Tinting Price at booking
Eyebrow Shaping Price at booking

Makeup session $100
How to lesson booked with a makeup session $150

Engagement Touch-ups $100/unit

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Meet the team

Katrina Hess Owner, makeup artist

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

Highlights: Private one-to-one makeup lessons with a personalized face chart and a complimentary follow-up on the two-hour lesson
Wedding package with two consultations and a four-person minimum
Traditional foundation application with no airbrushing
Wedding self-application lessons taught on a face chart
Brow shaping and tinting, with lash tinting available
Boutique and makeup lines chosen with a preference for clean, cruelty-free products
Good for: First-time brow shaping
Brides and wedding parties
Destination weddings
Bridesmaids and mothers of the bride
People who want to learn their own makeup
Corporate photo shoots and head shots
Private lessons for individuals or pairs
Newbury Street visits in Back Bay
Treats: Brow shaping
Brow tinting
Lash tinting
Wedding makeup
Event and portrait makeup
Everyday makeup skills
Corporate headshots and video
Techniques: Eyebrow shaping by waxing or tweezing
Brow tinting
Lash tinting
Velour mink lashes
Day-to-day false lashes
Traditional foundation application
Face chart lessons
Skin-care consultation with cleansers and lactic acid products

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