Glam By Sands

Beauty services

Prices start at $400 per person

Minimum spend

$180 total

Number of beauticians: 8

Styles: Classic

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About Glam By Sands

Sandy Nguyen

Makeup Artist

Glam by Sands is a luxury hair and makeup brand founded by Sandy N, known for signature soft-glam artistry that enhances natural beauty while remaining timeless and refined. As demand grew, Sandy expanded the brand to introduce The Sands Collective - a carefully curated team of hand-selected artists trained in the Glam by Sands style, ensuring a seamless and cohesive beauty experience for every bridal party.

With over 10 years of experience in the beauty industry, Sandy has had the honor of bringing countless bridal visions to life, working with all skin tones and features to create polished, camera-ready glam that feels effortless and elevated. IG: Glambysands

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Services

Service categories

  • Hair
  • Makeup

Services & specialties

  • Available for touch-ups (hourly)
  • Children’s services
  • Multi-day events
  • Pre-wedding beauty prep
  • Experience with natural Black hair
  • Hair accessories
  • Hair extension application
  • Hair trials
  • Styling for short hair
  • Styling with hair extensions
  • Updos
  • Full spectrum skin tone matching
  • Makeup trials
  • Natural makeup (complexion only)
  • Tattoo coverage/body makeup

Specialty styles

  • Classic
  • Dramatic
  • Glamorous
  • Natural
  • Romantic
  • Trendy

Reviews

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5 reviews

  • VH

    Vivian H.

    Rating: 5
    •Zola
    •Aug 25

    Sandy is literally the best!

    Sandy is truly one of the most incredible human beings on earth!! I booked her for my wedding day hair and makeup and also scheduled my trial with her to coincide with our engagement photoshoot. Unfortunately, my husband's father became very ill around the time of our engagement shoot, and we ended up having to reschedule with Sandy twice. Throughout it all, she was incredibly kind, understanding, and accommodating. She showed us so much compassion during such a difficult and unpredictable time, and her flexibility meant more to us than she probably realizes. When our wedding day finally arrived, Sandy and her team did hair and makeup for me, both of our moms, and two of my bridesmaids. At the very last minute, my aunt decided she wanted to have her hair and makeup done as well, and Sandy and her team went above and beyond to make it happen. Jen, one of the makeup artists on Sandy's team, even pushed back her work shift to accommodate my aunt (huge shoutout to Jen!). I truly couldn't have asked for a better experience. Beyond being one of the kindest people ever, Sandy is incredibly talented at what she does. My makeup stayed on for 24 hours and still looked amazing! She brought my vision to life exactly how I imagined it, especially since I wanted something a little different from traditional bridal makeup. She listens to what you want and is so flexible about making adjustments along the way to make sure you feel completely comfortable and confident with the final look. Book Sandy for all of your glam - she the literal best!

  • LB

    Lily B.

    Rating: 5
    •Zola
    •Jun 19, 2026

    Best in the bay!

    When I first started my search for a MUA, I was initially concerned about finding someone that has experience with southeast Asian complexions in the North Bay. Thankfully I found Sandy and she was able to travel North to Sonoma County for services! Sandy was incredible to work with from start to finish. She was so accommodating in our emails, answering all of my questions and willing to add services to our contract even at the last minute. Day of, she made feel calm and kept me distracted with conversation while the bridesmaids around me were in a frenzy getting ready. She did two services for me, hair and makeup, and typically I would assume someone good at makeup wouldn't do hair as well, but she absolutely slayed both!! She is incredibly talented and kind, even helping me bridesmaids around her with any questions they had about their hair and makeup. She made me feel so beautiful but still like myself. Sandy listened to all of my desires and made me look exactly like I how envisioned. I am so lucky I found her!

  • NC

    Natasha C.

    Rating: 5
    •Zola
    •May 13, 2026

    Hire Sandy for your wedding full glam!

    Hire Sandy! As a planner, Sandy was fantastic to work with - quick responses, incredible work, and a fun vibe that kept my bride calm and happy her entire wedding morning. She brings an incredible vibe to every space she's in and ensures that the glam will last all night. I highly recommend Sandy for any bride looking to feel and look her best on her wedding day. She does lashes, extensions, hair, and makeup with ease and confidence!

  • JH

    Julie H.

    Rating: 5
    •Zola
    •Oct 6, 2023

    Sandy is amazing!

    I cannot say enough good things about working with Sandy! She did such a great job on my wedding hair and makeup, I got so many compliments! She totally understood the look I was going for (natural, hair mostly secured for my outdoor wedding) and I looked fresh all day, from my ceremony until the after party. She was also flexible when it came to scheduling, I would definitely hire her again!

  • KR

    Kristin Roach

    Rating: 5
    •Zola
    •Jun 6, 2023

    Sandy is top notch!

    Highly recommend Glam by Sands. Sandy was so accommodating, friendly, and did such a wonderful job with both my hair and makeup (I was the bride). She completely understood my vision to want to look natural but elevated on my wedding day and she didn't disappoint. I would 100% use Sandy's services again!

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