Makeup, done properly, is not a mask. It is the opposite — a way of looking more like yourself, not less. At Encapture, makeup is treated the way the rest of the house is: as a craft built on precision, restraint, and an eye trained on the single face in front of us, never a formula repeated the same way twice. Skin that reads as skin. Definition where a face needs it, and space where it does not. A finish that lasts a long day, or a longer evening, without ever announcing itself.
01 — The Artist
Trained between Milan,
London & luxury spa
Encapture's makeup is led by Chiara, a professional makeup artist whose training reads like a map of where modern beauty is actually made.
She built her craft in Milan, the discipline's most demanding school, qualifying as a makeup artist and then specialising further with dedicated masters in bridal makeup and theatrical makeup — two worlds that teach opposite, complementary lessons. Bridal is the art of restraint and longevity: a look that survives twelve hours and the closest inspection while looking like nothing at all. Theatrical is the art of structure: reading the face as architecture, sculpting with light and shadow, building a look that holds under the harshest lighting.
That foundation was sharpened abroad — in London, one of the most competitive beauty capitals in the world, and through fashion backstages, where decisions are made in seconds and a finish has to survive movement, heat and constant retouching. Alongside the editorial and bridal work, she spent time in the world of luxury spa, where beauty is inseparable from care and ritual. She works fluently in English — and the international clientele of Como is exactly the world she was trained for.
02 — Day & Evening
Everyday makeup,
elevated
There is a kind of makeup that photographs beautifully and, up close, looks like too much. We work in the opposite direction — for the office and the everyday, for a portrait, a dinner, an event where you want to feel finished rather than costumed.
A refined, natural look built on flawless skin. Perfected base, softly defined eyes, a lip chosen for you. Ideal for daytime, portraits and occasions where less is exactly enough.
The complete look, with precision eyeliner and a fuller definition of the eyes. Built to last through the evening and to hold under any light — dinner, celebration, camera.
By appointment · Allow 45–75 minutes · Via Cinque Giornate 10, Como
03 — The Bride
Bridal makeup,
built to last the day
A wedding is the one day when makeup has to do everything at once: look effortless in person, hold for twelve hours, and photograph perfectly in every light — from morning ceremony to evening celebration. It is the most demanding makeup there is, and the one Chiara's training was built for.
Bridal makeup begins before the day itself, with a trial to design the look together: the skin, the eyes, the exact register — natural and luminous, or defined and editorial. On the morning, everything is calm and unhurried, in coordination with your hair, your planner and your photographer.
The complete bridal look, created in the calm of the Como salon. Look design, long-wear luminous base and a finish built to last from ceremony to last dance.
The full bridal service, brought to you — at home, at the hotel, wherever the morning begins. The same complete look and long-wear finish, in your own space and rhythm.
Travel beyond 15 minutes from Como: +€150.
Trials by appointment · Dates limited during wedding season
04 — Why Encapture
One house of beauty,
in the centre of Como
Makeup at Encapture is not a service added to a salon. It sits inside a single house of beauty in the centre of Como — hair, treatment and makeup under one roof, one aesthetic, one standard. For a bride, it means hair and makeup designed together, in the same place, on the same morning. For everyone else, it means a makeup artist who works to the same exacting level as everything else that carries the Encapture name — with a training, between Milan, London, fashion backstages and luxury spa, that very few chairs in Como can offer.
The clientele is international. The setting is Como. The work is quiet, precise, and entirely personal.
Frequently asked
Makeup in Como — FAQ
At Encapture, in the centre of Como (Via Cinque Giornate 10). We offer everyday, evening and bridal makeup by appointment, with an English-speaking artist trained in Milan and London.
Signature Makeup is €85 and Full Makeup with eyeliner is €110. Bridal makeup is €250 in the salon and €450 on location (plus €150 for venues more than 15 minutes from Como).
Yes. Bridal makeup can be created in the salon or brought to your home, hotel or venue on the morning of the wedding, coordinated with your hair and your schedule.
Yes. Our makeup artist is fluent in English and experienced with Como's international clientele.
Yes. Bridal makeup begins with a trial to design the look together before the wedding day.
Encapture · Via Cinque Giornate 10, Como · By appointment