Wedding Tips
Here are some wedding makeup ideas and tips to help prevent a frantic morning and to make sure you look and feel your absolute best.
1. Go through magazines to help you decide how you want your wedding makeup to look before you meet with a makeup artist or purchase any cosmetics. You might want to do this with your groom if you have heard him say things like "you don't need any makeup," "you're beautiful just the way you are," or "just wear what you usually wear." You should let him know that wedding makeup is applied a little differently for photography and that it needs to last all day. If possible, include him when looking through the magazines for wedding makeup style.
2. Three months before the wedding date have a preview makeover with a wedding makeup artist.
3. Make sure to moisturize and exfoliate your skin with a manual exfoliate the day before your wedding.
4. For waterproof eyes, wear waterproof mascara, eye shadow base and eyeliner sealant. For kiss-proof lips, use a sealant over your lipstick. Use plenty of powder to avoid a shiny face.
5. Decide whether you will be having color and/or black and white photography. If you are going to have black and white stay away from blue-reds, and you may also need a little extra contouring. A professional wedding makeup artist will know this.
6. Give some thought to your eyebrows. Properly groomed and shaped brows help enhance and add expression to the face and are without doubt an essential step to completing any wedding makeup application. Have the wedding makeup artist groom them at your preview or lesson. Don't wait until the wedding day to shape them the very first time.
7. Drink plenty of water the week before your wedding, and get as much rest as possible. Use good skin care during the months preceding your wedding. The makeup will sit much better if your skin is as flawless as possible and well hydrated.
8. Make sure that your makeup foundation is the correct color. A professional wedding makeup artist will know this.
9. Remove all traces of makeup the night before your wedding. Your face should be clean and product free when the makeup artist arrives.
10. Do arrange to have a relaxed morning. If possible, have the wedding makeup artist and hairstylist come to you. Sit back, relax, knowing you will look and feel your best, and have a beautiful day