About The Fairies
Katia
Katia has been working with Alexa for close to three years. She is our Senior Artist and has truly embraced the art of fusing her extraordinary talent with a fully developed understanding of the brides needs. Her artistry, matched with a deep knowledge of just how integral a bride's needs are, ensures that the bride will not only feel 110% confident on the wedding day, but pampered throughout the entire process beforehand. Customer service is an understatement.
Alexa was absolutely floored with Katia's sheer passion and desire to take her makeup artistry career to the next level. Alexa and Katia have developed a strong bond throughout the years that only strengthens Katia's beyond integral role in The Glam Fairy team. Katia gives "team player" a new meaning-- her capacity to work not only with The Glam Fairies but with her clients makes anyone feel like they have known her for years.
Her "secret" so to speak is taking whatever vision the bride has for her wedding day and using that with her extraordinary understanding of lighting, airbrush technology, and a variety of tech makeup to make that vision a reality. Incorporating Alexa's signature techniques and methods-- Katia has a trademark 'glow' that graces each face she touches.
Alexa and Mandy are constantly blown away with just how much Katia has grown as an artist, a business woman, and a friend-- all while maintaining and never losing touch of the most kind hearted, easy to be around sweetest personality in the world. We are blessed to have her as a part of our Glammy family.
Carol
Carol has been a makeup artist for nearly five years and like all fairies her passion is nothing new--it is something she has loved since she was a little girl. Both a makeup artist and Skin Care Specialist her understanding of what makes a face absolutely gorgeous lies deep within the dermis. She has made brides beautiful all over the tri-state area, worked her magic at runway shows, photo shoots, and as far as fairy land goes--Carol has been a fantastic team player in Fairyland and makes any wedding day relaxed and of course--Glamorous. And also keep your ears peeled--it wouldn't be far fetched to hear this special fairy humming a little tune. In addition to making the world beautiful with her brushes she also sings! A noted recording artist--Carol proves that being creative and artsy is a fundamental quality of a Glam Fairy!
Valentina
This fairy is what Alexa and Nicole call a hidden treasure. She is literally a quite and delicate explosion of talent. Alexa feels that this fairy bears a strong resemblance to her own work--specifically the use of deep chocolates to create the perfect smokey eye. Of course like every fairy she has a strong artistic background. With dancing, figure skating, and performing arts--being creative is second nature and this shows not only in her work and print but in her ability to mold bodies at photoshoots. Tina's understanding of shadow and light make this fairy a blessing at any possible event you would need to be glamified for! From runway shows, Carnegie hall presentations, live and recorded television, chief of artstic design in various makeup teams globally--the list goes on and on--Valentina is an absolute asset to The Glam Fairy team. Working with the team nearly every weekend and photoshoots all over Manhattan she has proved to all the other fairies, Alexa, and in the most special way--herself that she has the capacity to make the world more beautiful--both with her brushes and her absolute charm.
Julez
Where Brooklyn at?!?! A native Brooklyn Girl--this edgy makeup artist has been all over Manhattan with high ranks of certification from nearly every high profile cosmetic company. Of course like every fairy, Julez at a young age worked in an art gallery in Soho and from there found her brush marks should also be recognized by the world. With many cosmetics companies backing this fantastic artist such as Nars, MAC, MAC Pro, Smashbox, Mercier, Armani, and working her magic in Barney's, Bendel's, Neimans, and nearly every place magnetizing those with a taste for the finer things in life--the cosmetic lords above recognized Julez remarkable ability to quench that very taste and put her and her talent in the most notorious feeding grounds in the world. All fairies are drawn to the various techniques that Julez possess's -- her Glammy Flair is a fusion of raw talent with nearly every signature technique from all the amazing talents that have given her, her astounding and magnanimous education. And humility is an understandement. Julez's open mind and constant thirst to take her talent to the next level make her an absolute treat to work with both for a client and a part of team fairy. A foundation like this fairy's and being a native Brooklyn girl you think would be a recipe for ego--but instead you are left with the absolute polar opposite--a makeup artist that is absolutely humble, a pleasure to work with, a constant thirst for knowledge, and an ability to make every bride feel and look nothing short of fantastic on her special day!
Cari
If The Glam Fairy could have a 24 hour cheerleader than Cari would be holding pom poms proudly wearing a sweater that says TEAM FAIRY! Cari is absolutely a dream to work with. Passion is key to every Glam Fairy and Cari's passion for makeup fascinates the entire team. She watches every fairy work and does every and any move to develop her foundation and education as a makeup artist. They say practice makes perfect and Cari has taken her passion and harvested it into a full blown career. Cari takes each and every opportunity whether it's a billboard (one of her proudest accomplishments) or a bride and utilizes it to take client satisfaction to a new level. Cari is fascinated by the capability of makeup and her child like enthusiasm and sheer fascination is so refreshing to the team. She has coined the phrase/outburst "that is disgusting" translation "the client looks absolutely gorgeous" at nearly every photoshoot and weekly glaminar which only shows, in her very special way, how overall consuming and simply in love she is with what she does. And finally Cari is Alexa's go to girl--for almost a year she has been Alexa's right hand girl at nearly every kind of event from weddings to magazines to photoshoots.
"I love having Cari with me when I know I have a full day of weddings. She paces me. She makes me smile and I know that if I want the day to go smooth and seamlessly and have every client look in the mirror and say ‘omg I love it' I need Cari in the car with me!" -- Alexa
Briella
Briella is...drumroll...The Hair Fairy! Alexa and Briella met while filming Jerseylicious and Alexa soon learned what a talent Briella was. It is Briella's absolute passion to be in the beauty industry and she absolutely shines when it comes to truly understanding a bride's vision for her day. Briella really likes to engage with the bride, talk to her, find out exactly what it is she can do in preperation procedures to make the bride's tresses at the absolutely saturation of their potential. She likes to spend time with the bride, talking and learning about all different aspect of the brides day. Veil's, dress, weather, present hair cut, color now and day of color, predicted length, predicted volume--every and any typically overlooked aspect. Her styles absolutely shine in photos and stay all day! Briella absolutely loves giving hair length and volume and after learning the hard way how damaging permanent hair extensions can be she became a huge fan of real human hair clip in extensions. That being said--Glam Fairy didn't offer hair extensions until Briella almost fainted at her first hair trial when she found out Alexa didn't carry them. Now of course to ensure that Briella's full expression of her talent is not hindered and she has her metaphorical full palette of colors to paint with we now have a full line of hair extensions! Briella is the account executive and buyer of these fantastic extensions. She is truly a hair prodigy and creates all her visions by totally thinking "outside the box." Briella is an absolute delight. She is bright, happy, beyond a pleasure to work with, and brings team work to a new level. A firm believer in Good Karma her positive energy radiates throughout a room and makes everyone feel like they are hanging out with their long lost cousin. And hey--what is a hair trial without a good old astrology analysis? (Briella's second love)
Roxy
Roxy is a treat! She is a little bubble of happiness. Alexa saw Roxy's raw talent and she has been in a non stop glaminar since! Like a Ralph Machhio and Mr. Miyagi, Roxy and Alexa have spent months together perfecting Roxy's skills and talent. Taking her overall talent and giving it a specific focus is the perfect ingredient for Miss Roxy. She is an absolute perfectionist! She has taken her time and broken down makeup artistry to a science. Her product knowledge in tandem with her absolute innate artistic eye truly makes her a mini glam. Now in addition to being an absolutely fantastic bridal makeup artist--Roxy can be found at nearly every Glammy photoshoot in the land--directing models, stylizing, doing everything and anything to make sure that her artistic vision is a living canvas so to speak. Now--Roxy has climbed the pink rungs of the Glam ladder quickly! Working in various situations that need a Glammy hand, from a photoshoot, to a music video--she understands how to make her vision translate onto the different mediums so to speak that all these different venues require of her--ony making her have a deeper understanding of the mechanics of makeup and how to be ready for every and any situation--ultimately making her the mixed media guru of makeup. Roxy makes people beautiful, in person, in video, on camera. And Roxy is beautiful--both in person and personality. She is the absolute puzzle piece to The Glam Fairy and when you meet Roxy she makes anyone smile because of the natural magical wonderful little puzzle she is. Alexa's pride and joy.
Jessica
Jessica has been making women feel glam for years, but had no idea there was a team of fairies out there working together to make the world a more glammy place. As a new fairy working along a team of talented girls she finally feels at home. It all started when she was only a little girl. Jessica was in kindergarten when her mother was called into school to speak with the principal. He was not happy that Jessica had brought a purse to school or the contents of the purse-lipstick of course. He also was concerned the with huge rhinestone earrings she was rocking out (which by the way she remembers being quite fabulous). At the time, she simply thought the principle needed a serious makeover, but in reality her obsession with makeup, fashion, and anything girlie had begun. Jessica continued her education and graduated Montclair State University with a Bachelor of the Arts degree. She soon had the opportunity to become a M.A.C makeup artist. At M.A.C she flourished and grew into her own, as an artist. She parted ways with M.A.C when she felt she was ready to take the makeup industry head on. When Jessica and the Glam fairy collided it was more magical than finding that perfect lipstick. Now, it is time for Jessica to spread her very own fairy wings and fly. Peace love and pixie dust.

