Bridal Makeup

   On the most important day of your life, you want to look your most beautiful. You want to look like the BEST version of yourself as possible. These pictures will be around FOREVER and you want to make sure you look timeless, happy, and beautiful! This is not the time to try something completely new and different. The last thing you want is your soon to be husband cringing when he sees you walking down the isle looking like someone else. If you're planning on doing your makeup yourself on the big day, here are a few suggestions!

#1) Don't try anything new on your skin or get any kind of new treatments done the week before. You never know how your skin is going to react to something new and it can take a few days to recover from an irritation.

#2) Wear a foundation with little or no sunscreen. Sunscreen will flash back at the camera and make your face look white in photos. If a foundation has spf 15 it is usually ok, but I would recommend testing it out with a camera with flash first.

#3) Black eyeliner close to the lash line will make your lashes look nice and full in photos. Make sure you define your lower lash line too, just stick to a soft brown or plum. Black is too hard looking along the bottom. I personally think every woman looks good with a little flick on the outer corners extending out and up, about a half inch or so past the end of the natural lash line.

#4) WATERPROOF MASCARA. Need I say more? And I think lashes are a must. At least on the outer corners, or a few individuals. 

#5) Wear a little more blush than usual, but be sure to buff and blend as best you can to make sure it looks as natural as possible. 

#6) Sometimes the flash of the camera can make your bone structure seem to disappear. Bronzer blended into the contours of the face, into the hair line, and down the neck help to define your bone structure. I like to bring a little blush/bronzer into the crease of the eyes and onto the temples to create a uniform glow.

#7) Keep the lips fairly natural. You will be kissing and eating and drinking... the last thing you need to worry about is constantly touching up your lipstick. A shade that's two the three shades richer than your natural lip color is all you need. Whether you want to go brighter or deeper is up to you. I like to layer a lighter lipstick on top of a darker one, so that the darker one stains your lips which still provides color once the top lipstick starts to wear off. 

Hope this helps! If it all seems like too much to have to worry about on what's already SUCH a stressful day, then hire a professional like myself! Click HERE to contact me.

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