Kelsium Beauty

Kelsium Beauty works from a suite in North Scottsdale and takes clients across Arizona as well as at destinations further afield. The studio describes its purpose as helping people feel seen, supported and confident, and its stated mission centers on love, connection and intention.

Bridal hair and bridal makeup are sold as separate packages that can be combined. The Ultimate Bridal Makeup Package starts at $700 and includes VIP bridal skin prep, a jelly or sheet mask on wedding morning, a Glow Sculpt facial treatment, a makeup preview of two to two and a half hours at the studio with $350 due at that visit, and 1.5 to 2 hours of makeup on the wedding day. Lashes can be individual or a strip lash trial with wedding day application, and a touch-up kit covers 15-minute touch-ups before departure. Timeless Bridal Hair for the Modern Bride starts at $600 and includes a hair preview of two to two and a half hours with $250 due at that visit, 1.5 to 2 hours of dry styling on the wedding day, veil or accessory placement, and a touch-up kit. Booking both together is priced as the two packages combined with no discount, and the preview is scheduled as one session. Travel and additional artist fees are not included in listed bridal prices and are added to the grand total.

Bridal hair and makeup need a minimum of five people on Fridays and Saturdays, including the bride. Bridal bookings follow a separate bridal contract for cancellation terms. Non-bridal and education appointments can be rescheduled within 48 hours of the appointment, with the deposit transferred once to a new date. Cancellations made less than 48 hours ahead forfeit the deposit, which cannot be moved, and non-bridal deposits are non-refundable. The studio operates by appointment only.

Bridal party hairstyling is $165 per person and includes one hour of dry styling with the studio's lead artists, covering low updos, high updos, half-up half-down and all-down styles, but not Hollywood waves. Bridal party makeup comes in two options. Option 1 is $250 per person, booked directly with Kelsey, and includes VIP skin prep, one hour to one hour fifteen minutes of makeup and a choice of individual or strip lashes. It has limited availability, with a maximum of two services plus the bride per wedding. Option 2 is $185 per person, performed by the studio's team of artists, and includes skin prep, full makeup and strip lashes. Clip-in extension placement and styling for the party is a $50 add-on when the client provides the extensions.

Non-bridal options include Elite Makeup Artistry at 1 hour 45 minutes for $250, and Elite Makeup & Hairstyling at 3 hours 30 minutes for $400. The fuller service covers skin preparation, full makeup, false lashes and dry styling with Kelsey, but not a blowout. Kelsium Education is a one-on-one makeup lesson with the founder, lasting 2 hours 30 minutes for $500. Each lesson is customized and includes a product knowledge session and a written product recommendation sheet, and foundational hairstyling guidance for artists is also offered. The client must provide a model. Destination bridal hair and makeup is quoted individually by location and travel needs, with limited availability each season. Past destination work has included Glacier National Park, Kalispell in Montana, Tennessee, Utah, Chicago and California. Creative concepts work is quoted on a day-rate basis.

The studio works from each client's own features and personal style rather than a house look, with a hands-on approach to both bridal work and teaching.

The setting is designed to feel calm, collaborative and creatively inspired.