Beyond Makeup:
The Art of Revealing your Radiance
I’m Carolyn Laura, a celebrity makeup artist, radiance coach and speaker who helps individuals look and feel their best through my holistic approach, inner beauty as wellness.
I specialize in natural-looking makeup, modern hair + glowing skin.
I enhance natural beauty with modern makeup and hair techniques, always emphasizing radiant, glowing skin. With over 25 years of professional experience and having worked with more than 1000 brides, I bring a wealth of expertise to every client. For over 15 years, my beauty work has been featured on major networks such as ABC, FOX, and CNN.
My holistic beauty career has come full circle as a yoga instructor, master certified in reiki. I offer holistic skincare and radiance coaching services designed to help you reveal your natural beauty and inner glow.
“Beauty comes from being yourself and starts from within. ”
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Carolyn Laura is a radiance Coach and Celebrity Makeup Artist with 25 years of experience in high pressure environments, from national newsrooms to luxury bridal suites. She uniquely blends her professional wellness experience with her technical artistry to help clients unveil their most authentic, confident and radiant selves. As the founder of Modern Bridal Studio, she leads a team of 20 top artists in the Washington DC area, specializing in flawless, natural beauty for television, photography and the most important events of your life.
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Red Carpet Ready, Wherever you Are
HD- Ready Expertise: techniques perfected under the harsh scrutiny of broadcast HD cameras, ensuring you look polished and natural.
On Location Convenience: I travel to your home, greenroom, or studio bringing a tranquil professional set up.
A Calm Presence: As a Reiki Master and Transformational Coach, I create a serene environment, helping you center yourself before your big moment.
Enduring Results: Long- lasting, photograph perfect hair and makeup designed to hold up under lights, pressure and emotion.
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Nationally Polished
Expert on - location hair and makeup services for corporate and commercial settings. Specializing in clean, natural looks that enhance your professional image and translate flawlessly on camera for headshots, team photos, and brand campaigns. I ensure every subject looks refreshed, confident, and authentically themselves, perfectly polished.
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Concierge Glam Team: Large Scale Event Beauty
Seamless, luxury hair and makeup for your premier events. Our glam team arrives at your venue, hotel, event space or private estate, fully equipped and staffed with a team of up to 20 artists to serve large parties with efficiency and elegance.
We provide all the necessary supplies and talent, delivering a polished, modern and customized look for each individual based on request.
Ideal for Galas, Corporate Events, Formals, Wedding Parties, PR Launch Events, White House Correspondence Dinner
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Radiance Facials at Aura Spa
Experience the ultimate fusion of skincare and energy work. This bespoke customized facial is offered exclusively at Aura Spa in Reston VA. It is more than a treatment, it’s a holistic ritual that combines expert techniques with reiki energy healing to purify, revitalize and illuminate your complexion from within.
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Radiance Coaching: Beauty from the Inside Out
True Radiance begins within. As a Radiance Coach, I blend my expertise as a Reiki Master, Somatic Yoga Teacher and Transformation Coach to guide you on a journey beyond the surface. Together we will release what dims your light and cultivate the inner confidence that makes your outer glow undeniable. This is where beauty, wellness and personal power align to reveal the most authentic and magnetic version of you.
Testimonials
Carolyn did such a WONDERFUL job with both my hair and makeup. I could not have been happier with my decision. I felt so beautiful and comfortable all thanks to her. Throughout the whole process, she was so accommodating and understanding. She is a true professional.
Carolyn did an AMAZING job on my hair and make-up! She made me feel absolutely beautiful and it set a positive tone for the rest of the day! She listened to what I wanted and delivered above-and beyond!
Carolyn is fantastic! She did my hair and makeup for my wedding reception as well as my mom's hair. Carolyn was a pleasure to work with from the time of my trial about 6 months ago. She was very flexible and took all of my opinions and requests into consideration. I wanted a very natural look, but still something that would stand out...and she made me look beautiful! My hair was gorgeous and got numerous compliments.
