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Ashley Readings is a Toronto, Ontario-based hair and makeup artist whose hair and makeup mastery and experience allows her to create stunning and unique looks for brides. From Toronto all the way to the UK, Ashley has worked with countless brides and has been successful in translating their vision into reality. Whether you are aspiring for a clean, understated look or bold and ornate, she will work meticulously to bring forth your natural grace and personal style. Her beauty arsenal holds the latest and most reliable tools of her trade, with the help of which she effortlessly creates refined and elegant looks for brides. Ashley offers services within the Greater Toronto Area, from Pickering to Hamilton and Niagara to Barry.

Experience

Ashely has had the privilege of working with makeup brands like Yaby, Face Atelier, Stila, Clarins and Make Up For Ever. She has also worked as a trainer for a successful blow dry bar in Bloor West Village. Ashley has also been involved behind the scenes for CBC, CTV, Much Music, and MTV.

Services offered

Ashley offers consultations and trials so that brides can get a glimpse of how they will look on their big day as well as share their input with her. Trials are offered for both hair and makeup or for hair and makeup individually. Services can be booked either for the bride only or for the bride and bridal party members. The following services are available:

  • Extensions
  • Fake lashes
  • Contouring
  • Airbrush
  • Tattoo coverage
  • Blowouts
  • Updos/Styling

Other services

Ashley also provides makeup and hair services for:

  • Engagements
  • Boudoir shoots
  • Commercial
  • Fashion
  • Television
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Frequently asked questions

What beauty services do you offer?

Consultations
Hair
Makeup
Multiple stylists
On-site service

What makeup services do you offer?

Airbrush
Contour
False lashes
Tattoo coverage
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87% Recommended by couples
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Amy B. Sent on 28/05/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Natural beauty

Ashley did such an incredible job doing my bridesmaids and mine hair and makeup for my wedding. She arrived on time and kept to schedule. Ashley and her team does such an incredible job making you look like your best, natural self. Ashley was also really patient during my trial as I was unsure if I wanted my hair up or down so we tried several styles which helped me pick the perfect option for my big day. Can't wait to continue using Ashley for all hair and makeup services!
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Sarah Sent on 15/01/2016
5 out of 5 rating
Working with Ashley was amazing. She was so flexible and took everything I asked for into account. I was so indecisive about how to wear my hair, that she went above and beyond and styled it a way that I could wear it up for the ceremony and down for the reception. I couldn't believe how good it looked when I took it down halfway through the day! It was actually insane. I woke up feeling stressed and as soon as she showed up, she made me feel completely relaxed. Even my mom, who never ever wears makeup, absolutely loved working with Ashley and loved the result. She is so talented and professional, but honestly felt like a good friend showing up to do my makeup. I will definitely be working with her again!
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Amanda P. Sent on 17/08/2014
5 out of 5 rating
Wonderful! I felt so beautiful, just like a princess.
Ashley is amazing at both hair and make-up and was very accommodating for what myself and my bridesmaids wanted.
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Mariam Sent on 27/09/2013
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Ashley is incredible! I was wearing two dresses for my wedding - an indian lengha and a white wedding dress. I wanted to switch dresses half way through my reception so having one beautiful hairstyle that could work with both looks was key. i knew it wasnt going to be easy to find a hairstylist who could help me bring my vision to life - until I met Ashley. We hit it off right away. She's so down to earth, super creative, professional, amazing at what she does and just so poised. People loved my hair - we went old school glam, the switch between dresses went smoothly and Ashley helped me feel beautiful on my big day! She is a superstar!
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Carla S. Sent on 05/12/2013
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Ashley is an amazing artist . Her talent is beyond amazing always on time always professional. I've worked with Ashley on numerous industry shoots. And her sense of style and the amount of passion she brings to her work, is why she's always been my number one go to person when building a professional team for a job.
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S P Sent on 25/11/2012
5 out of 5 rating
Love, love, love this lady! She is so talented and really just a great person to have around on the morning of. My hair and makeup were both perfect and my bridesmaids looked smashing.
Thank you Ashley!
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Jackie S. Sent on 23/07/2012
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Ashley was a joy to work with through every step of the planning process! She was confident, comfortable and funny! Ashley was unhappy with how my first trial went for my hair as it wasn't exactly how I envisioned it, so she took the time to come back to make it perfect. The day of the wedding she arrived early (which put me at ease) with another professional hair stylist and they did an amazing job on every member of my bridal party. My hair and makeup was the perfect combination of beautifully done without being overdone. Ashley helped to enhance our best features and make us all look and feel our best for such an important day. We also got the added bonus of touch up kits (provided free of charge to everyone in the bridal party) and she did both our flower girls hair for free as well! The cost was comparable to many of the other hair/makeup artists in Toronto but Ashley went above and beyond and gave us so much value for our money! I'd highly recommend her to anyone!
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Elizabeth W. Sent on 03/01/2012
5 out of 5 rating
Ashley was wonderful to work with and made our wedding day absolutely stress free and easy. She coordinated bringing another makeup artist with her who was great as well. There were a number of ladies to get ready (7) and they worked with ease and care on each person. Coming to the hotel made our lives much easier and they were very flexible with the travel and set up (lack of space available) and worked until each girl was happy with the styling. Anyone able to book Ashley is very lucky and should do so asap to avoid disappointment!! I would highly recommend her :)
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Jen Sent on 28/12/2011
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Where do I begin to describe Ashley?
Fun. Professional. Stylish. Reliable. Amazing to work with. She will make you look like a million dollars. She made me feel like a queen on my wedding day (and I loved her so much on our first meet. I had her do my makeup for our engagement photos). I look forward to working with her more on more functions and highly recommend her services.
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Andrea L. Sent on 24/01/2012
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Ashley did my hair and makeup for our engagement photos and hair and makeup for our wedding, including me, my bridesmaids, my mum, stepmum and mother-in-law.
I couldn't have been more pleased with Ashley and her work. She did a fantastic job, it looked wonderful and everyone's hair and makeup lasted, without looking overdone.
In addition, Ashley's just cool and fun to talk to, which is good when you're in close quarters for a while : ).
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