Bridal Makeup for your Wedding Day

Bridal Makeup for your Wedding Day

It’s important that your makeup look its absolute best for your wedding day. Whether you plan to marry on a beach at noon or at night under the stars, by keep your makeup simple you will look and feel great. You don’t want to much, nor too little, a natural look is very important. This is not the time to be experimenting with new looks. Your makeup should enhance your beauty not hide it. Here are some tips to help with you achieve your perfect bridal makeup:


1. If you are having a facial done, make sure it is at least two weeks prior to your wedding.

2. If your skin is prone to breakouts, see your dermatologist 3 or 4 months before your wedding

3. Staying hydrated is important to keeping you looking refreshed. Drinking lots of water will also flush out impurities from the skin.

4. Eyebrows should be shaped 5-7 days before the wedding. Be sure not to pluck on your wedding day because you could land up with unattractive red bumps that are difficult to cover.

5. On your wedding day blend your makeup well and let set. You do not need extra makeup to please the camera – that’s a myth.

6. Choose a lipstick that lasts. Apply just prior to walking down the isle. Go easy on the lip liner. Be sure to check that you don’t have lipstick on your teeth.

7. Line and fill mouth with a neutral pencil to make lipstick stay on longer. To lengthen wearing time of your lipstick, apply a light layer of powder over your lipstick then apply another layer of lipstick

8. If you are doing your own makeup, see a beauty consultant and purchase your make up at least 3 months in advance. Then practice until you’ve got the perfect makeup.

9. Waterproof mascara is a great idea just increase you get a little weepy. A very light application of facial powder will set your makeup and reduce. Keep your powder, mascara, and lipstick in your purse so you can freshen up at a moments notice.

10. If you discover that dreaded pimple on your wedding day, do not squeeze it! Just apply a drop of visene to get the red out, cover with concealer, and apply foundation. Water based foundation looks most natural in photos

11. Wear a button shirt when applying your makeup so you don’t mess up your makeup. When slipping into your gown put a towel over your face so you don’t get makeup on your wedding dress.

12. Avoid glittery or dewy looks – these are not very receptive for photographs and you may come out looking greasy

13. Don't get too much sun before your wedding. Sunburns, peeling skin and tan lines can sabotage your special day. If your wedding is outside be sure to apply sunscreen first

14. For eye contouring, apply a dark but neutral in the crease of the eye. You can line the upper and lower lids (optional) with brown or grey shadow, smudging the outer corners. If you need to make your eyes look wider or brighter, use a white pencil to line the inside of the lower lids.

15. Make certain your wedding photographer is “not” using grainy film, because no matter how good your makeup is, with grainy film it will not look good. Make sure your wedding photographer is using high quality film so your photos do your wedding makeup justice

16. For your makeup to look good in your photos, it must be completely matte and in neutral tones, brides usually prefer a little color. Pastels look soft and pretty, but avoid glitter, shimmer and frosted eye shadows.

17. Shine is the #1 enemy for photos. Don’t apply white or black eyeshadow. Olive complexions should not use gray shades. Pale complexions should not use vibrant colors.

18. To relieve stress you can have a makeup artist do your wedding day makeup. If you enjoy doing your own makeup but need some more tips, visit a makeup consultant.

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How to apply Eyeshadow perfectly

How to apply Eyeshadow perfectly

Your make up is as important to your finished look as the clothing you wear, in fact, it can actually be more important. We've all spotted women who didn't have a clue how to apply their eyeshadow. But we've also saw women who know how to apply it properly and they look put together and beautiful. Don't you want to be one of those women? Of course - and we are going to give you some top tips so you can do just that.

Great news - putting your eyeshadow on correctly really isn't difficult at all. It really is just a matter of finding the right technique and look for you and your personal style. Don't worry if it takes a few tries to get it right. Check out these tips:

1. Always apply a base coat on your eyes just as you do to the rest of your face. Loose power works or you can apply your foundation to the eye area. It gives a nice even palette to work with.

2. Blend, blend, and then blend some more. I can't stress this enough. Try an experiment. Blend one eye and then just use a brush and apply the other eye. You'll instantly know what I'm talking about and you'll never forget to blend again.

3. If you want dramatic eyes, take your eyeshadow brush, dip it into water, and then into the shadow, then apply. It will give you a much deeper, dramatic color.

4. If you have blue eyes, wear purple, violet, taupe, gray, deep blue, and black. Funky colors include fuchsia, turquoise, and silver.

5. If you have green eyes, wear purple, plum, forest green, brown, and khaki. Funky colors include light green, gold, and bright purple.

6. If you have brown eyes, wear champagne, copper, brown, apricot, khaki, and beige. Funky colors include royal blue, tangerine, hand hot pink.

7. Apply a lighter shadow in the inner corner of the eye to reflect and make your eyes look younger. Everyone can wear navy, powder blue, and charcoal. Fun colors include silver.

8. If you want your eyes to appear larger, use a light color on the inner corner, and a darker shade in the middle of the eye area.

9. Practice until you get the application of your eye shadow down to a science. When you get good, your make up will look more natural and more polished.

10. Apply your dark shadow only to the eyelids from the lash line to the crease in the eyelid. Apply your medium shadow from just below the eyelid crease to the brow bone.

11. Highlight along the brow bone. Doing it this way will make your features stand out naturally and beautifully.

So there you have it. With these top tips you now know how to apply your eyeshadow so you will look your best. Remember that while you're practicing all these steps, that you should take notice of what works best for you. Practice by yourself, or practice with a friend if you find it easier to ask someone else's opinion. If you make your face more youthful looking with wrinkle creams that gives results, then any make up that you have will be so much more effective.

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Tips for the great Make up

Tips for the great Make up

1. Avoid wearing too much
Make up is meant to enhance features not bring negative attention to you. That's what wearing too much makeup will do; it will bring you unwanted attention. Don't wear too much of anything such as:

• Eyeliner: dark, thick eyeliner will make you look overdone and will ruin the rest of your makeup.
• Mascara: too much mascara looks fake and will flake. It looks especially bad if worn with thick eyeliner or dark blue eye eye shadow.
• Foundation: Make sure your foundation is the same color as your skin. Foundation is meant to protect and give the face a smooth look. The magic word is blend.
• Powder:The same holds true for powder - not too much. Also, be sure to blend your makeup so there are no obvious lines
  

2. Lips
Apply lip liner to completely cover the lips, add color and your lipstick will stay on much longer. Make sure your lip liner doesn't show. Also, your lip color should match your skin tone; wear cool colors if you have cool coloring and warm colors if you have warm coloring. If you want to make your lips look smaller, keep your liner on the inside of your lips. However, if you decide to make your lips look larger, going outside the natural outline of you lips is a mistake. This can look quite messy and unnatural.

3. Appropriate make up
Wear makeup that is appropriate for the occasion. If you are going to the beach you shouldn't wear the same or as much makeup as you would if you were going dancing. Also, when you are in daylight your makeup should be a lighter than when you are out for the evening.

4. Too little or no make up
Some women don't wear make up because they are not sure how to use it and are afraid of being overdone. If you are unsure, start will light colours in your shade. Start slowly and add one product at a time. Maybe start with foundation, add mascara, blush or lipstick. If you are not used to wearing makeup, using a lot a first may be a little too much for you, so start slowly. The bottom line is a little is better than none. If you are still unsure seek professional advice.

5. Overall look
When your makeup is completed it should look natural. That means avoiding colours that clash. If you have dark skin and hair you will look better in darker shades; light colours will make you look washed out. If your hair and skin tone are light, light colours will look better on you. Dark makeup will make you look older and harsh. If you have oily skin, first use oil control moisturizer and foundation. Then be sure to wear loose powder, keeping pressed powder with you for touch ups.

6. Hair color
Your hair color should also be in harmony with your skin. If you have dark hair and you want to add color, keep it close to the same shade. If you have light hair, use light colors. As you age your skin will lighten, so should your hair color. One last thing about hair color - if you do color you hair be sure you keep it up, don't let your roots show.

Keep make up looking fresh all day by doing regular touch ups. Don't let your make up fade or crease.

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