Health & Beauty.
Wedding Makeup Tips - Written by Kami Griffin.
In order to look your best for your wedding, you need to take plenty of time beforehand to decide on a style. Whether you plan to do your makeup yourself or have a professional help you, experiment with a variety of colours and shades. Makeup counters in most shops offer free samples and beauty consultations to help you achieve the look you want.
Remember to practice your colours several days before the wedding, and not on the actual day! If you wind up with a look you don’t like, you will have time to change it if you plan in advance. Talk to the person who will be helping you with your hairstyle, and make sure you like the way your makeup matches.
If your wedding is during the morning, try for a more natural look. Evening weddings usually require formal and darker colours, but don’t go overboard! Consider the lighting in the area where the wedding will take place. If you will be married outside in the sunshine, go for lighter colours. If you are in a dark church, deeper tones work best. If your wedding is being held in an area where there are fluorescent lights, avoid makeup that has a green tone as fluorescent lighting makes green colours look more obvious.
Don’t do anything dramatically different, or that might not look well in pictures. Have a friend photograph you with your various makeup looks, and remember that this is how it will appear in your wedding portraits. If you usually wear light pink lipstick, and you know it looks good on you, there is no reason why you can’t stick with your usual colour for the wedding! But it might be fun to try a slightly deeper shade of pink, or even red. Red lipstick makes your teeth look whiter!
Put on your dress and veil, and see how it looks with your makeup. (Be careful not to smudge your dress!) If your gown is simple and classic, your hair and makeup should be too. Make sure your dress colour doesn’t clash with your makeup colours. Try to avoid trendy looks such as glittery eyes shadow or blue nail polish, or you might be embarrassed to show your wedding pictures to your kids ten years from now!
Waterproof mascara is a bride’s best friend. If you happen to shed a few tears of joy, your lashes will still look great.
Foundation, concealer and powder will help to ensure that your skin tone looks smooth. Even if you don’t normally wear this type of makeup, consider trying it out. You will like what you see! Make sure your makeup matches your own skin tone as naturally as possible.
You will be a radiant and beautiful bride!