Beauty Background: After graduating from Bennett Career Institute in Washington, DC., Katoya stepped out in the Industry doing countless weddings, photoshoots and runway shows, building up 9 years of experience. She has built her impressive portfolio by working at the International Fashion Week in the Netherlands, the Lily Pulitzer Fashion Show, Sundance Film Festival and the Capital One Campaign.

Favorite Makeup Products: Lashes

Favorite Hair Products: Kenra #13 Hair Spray

Favorite Beauty Hack:Use clear tape as a no-fail cat-eye guide.

From the Artist: “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

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Beauty Background: Joie took an airbrush training course in 2021, enhancing her work and skills to create flawless looks. She has worked with various beauty companies and artists, bringing her expertise to service clients from all different backgrounds and beauty needs.

Favorite Makeup Products: Too Faced Multi-Use Concealer

Favorite Beauty Hack: Use a little bit of foundation and a detail brush to carve out the lines of your lipstick to create that perfect and polish look.

From the Artist: “That’s one of the things I love about makeup- you can change your whole attitude by just doing your eyeliner or lipstick differently.” -Beyoncé 

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Beauty Background: Soon after she started makeup artistry she became interested in hair and got her license for cosmetology. Rissel has built her expertise through her work on films, magazines, photography, bridal, television and theater.

Favorite Makeup Products: Danessa Myricks, Charlotte tilbury, Too Faced, MAC, Tart, NARS and Makeup By Mario

Favorite Beauty Hack: Peeping the skin with the right products, using an art brush to do an eyeliner and under painting for a natural look.

From the Artist: “Everything happens for a reason.”

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Beauty Background: A self-taught artist with over a decade of experience, Ayrehl’s journey began during the golden age of YouTube makeup tutorials. Her style has since evolved into a refined, skin-first approach, with a deep love for clean girl aesthetics and soft glam. She believes a thoughtful skincare routine is the foundation of any great makeup look and prioritizes enhancing her clients’ natural features. From full glam transformations to soft, romantic finishes, Ayrehl’s work is all about bringing out your beauty at its highest potential. Her experience includes weddings, special events, and time behind the counter at Chanel. She’s thrilled to bring her artistry to MAB.

Favorite Makeup Product: Laniege glowy lip balm

Favorite Beauty Hack: Translucent powder instead of foundation on light makeup days.

From the Artist: “I’m dedicated to making customers feel happy, satisfied, and most importantly beautiful in their OWN skin. One face at a time.”

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Beauty Background: Johanna discovered her passion for hair as a child, always trying new hairstyles on family, friends, and doll heads. She looked forward to cosmetology school as an adult and became a licensed hairstylist. Upon graduation, she decided to work at a hair salon full-time although deep down she wanted to dedicate more time to the art of hair and updo styling for special occasions. Thanks to a great friend and colleague, Urja, she was introduced to MAB Artistry. She has now been with the MAB team since the beginning of 2020 and is eager to learn and grow with the team.

Favorite Makeup Product: Fenty Beauty Flyliner Longwear Liquid Eyeliner and KVD Vegan Beauty Everlasting Liquid Lipstick – Lolita shade

Favorite Hair Product: Kenra Fast-Dry Hairspray 8 – Flexible Hold Thermal Spray

Favorite Beauty Hack: Worried about your bobby pin sliding out of your hair? Apply some hairspray to the area of your hair that you want to pin and then place your bobby pin.

From the Artist: “I love making women and girls look and feel their best. There’s nothing more rewarding than seeing your client smiling in the mirror and singing their theme song in their head or even out loud. I live for that!”

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Beauty Background: With over 12 years of experience specializing in bridal beauty, Jessica got her start in professional makeup with Sephora at the age of 19 and was with the company for over 5 years. She’s a professional makeup artist that is passionate about helping brides feel radiant, confident, and timeless on their most important day. Her approach blends artistry with calm, reliable service – ensuring every bride not only looks stunning, but feels completely at ease. From natural, glowing looks to full glam, Jessica tailors each application to highlight your unique features and complement your style, theme, and vision. Trusted by hundreds of brides and wedding parties, she brings expert technique, high-quality products, and a warm, professional presence to every wedding she’s part of.

Favorite Makeup Product: Tarte shape tape concealer

Favorite Hair Product: Paul Mitchell skinny serum

Favorite Beauty Hack: Spraying a flat shadow brush with setting spray before applying shimmer shadow for maximum color payoff and shine

From the Artist: “Doing makeup is not a job for me, it’s my passion! The feeling I get from making others feel glamorous is what makes it all worth it.”

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Beauty Background: Anny’s creativity and passion began with art classes during the middle school years, which then led to her love for everything beauty. She loves to see the happiness and smiles on her clients’ faces when they look into the mirror and see the end result. She pursued a career at MAC Cosmetics for 13 then made a move to Sephora as a manager and eventually made her way to MAB!

Favorite Makeup Product: A good mascara and bronzer. I love to look bronzed all year round with beautiful lashes (on fleek!)

Favorite Hair Product: Olaplex (6) Bond Smoother. Not only does it smell fantastic, but a dime-sized of this product goes a long way including colored and chemically treated hair.  It helps with moisture and eliminates frizz. Who doesn’t want that?!

Favorite Beauty Hack: For my hooded eyelid clients, I love using eyelid tape to help with creating creases and beautiful almond-shaped eyes. I feel like it helps with enhancing the makeup look.

From the Artist: “Beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. The makeup piece is just to enhance what is already there.”

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Beauty Background: Urja not only finished her Bachelors and Masters in Finance & Marketing but also is a Licensed Cosmetologist. She began her career helping her sister-in-law and was inspired by how great of an artist her sister-in-law was. Urja started her career through Instagram after moving to the U.S.

Favorite Makeup Product: I can’t choose one, ah! Concealer, blush, highlighter, mascara 🙂

Favorite Hair Product: Dry Shampoo

Favorite Beauty Hack: For flyaways or grey hair, use mascara or clear brow gel to hide that flyaway. LOL!

From the Artist: “I believe beauty is all about confidence and being comfortable in your own skin.”

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In 2013, I registered my freelance business “Makeup by Ana B, LLC” and started taking clients in the basement of my parents home where we lived at the time to save money. I learned quickly that bridal and event hairstyling was in-demand and I took courses with local experts to add this to my service menu. As my skills and platform grew, my business began to flourish! Growing up as a pastor’s kid, I’ve always had a love for mentorship and I was able to continue it by training and adding talented stylists to our team also known as “MAB Artistry”. I am proud to have helped grow the careers of over 70 beauty professionals in the last 10 years through MAB’s extensive training, network, and luxury client base. I hope to continue to empower the next generation of beauty entrepreneurs through MAB Artistry and MAB Academy.

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Beauty Background: Shirley worked as a Senior Retail Manager at MAC in the DC/Metro area.  She started her makeup career with MAC and worked for the trendsetting brand for 13 years.  She has also worked for Charlotte Tilbury and freelanced for Anastasia Beverly Hills.  She loves that she can combine her two passions into one job!

Favorite Makeup Product: Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter

Favorite Hair Product: Redken Spray Wax

Favorite Beauty Hack: I love utilizing a powder shadow for someone that already has full brows to give them a soft fill in. For someone that has a denser brow, I utilize a powder shadow to fill in and Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz or Dipbrow Pomade to define the shape and on the ends.

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