Makeup Tips for Bride's to be!!!

Since we are doing a wedding challenge with a first place prize of  $100.00 SEPHORA Gift Card,  we wanted to share some makeup tips we have found!

Excerpt from: March 2010 Professional Photographer Magazine, “Glamourpuss – Bridal tips for a picture-perfect face” by Lorna Gentry
1. BLEND, BLEND, BLEND. You can use your everyday makeup, but use more than you normally use every day. Many makeup professionals use airbrush makeup, the method of choice for high-definition TV, because it’s lightweight, waterproof and gives flawless coverage.
2. SOMETIMES LESS IS MORE. Use less makeup for a day wedding and more for evenings. You can get dramatic with eye makeup.
3. DON’T SKIMP ON CONCEALER. Use a moisturized concealer on the thin, sensitive skin under the eyes. If your concealer isn’t moisturizing, blend it with a skin cream. For blemishes, first treat them with a natural or over-the-counter anti-inflammatory, then cover with concealer.
4. DO A MAKEUP TRIAL RUN. It’s the only sure-fire, stress-free way to make certain your makeup will look beautiful.
*I would also add that my trial gave Cindy a chance to work with me and my skin and get an idea of what I liked. I have to admit – my trial experience was only OK – because it was the first we’d ever worked together – but the final results on my wedding day was MORE THAN SPECTACULAR!*
5. NOT ALL MINERAL MAKEUP IS CREATED EQUAL. Titanium dioxide, a chemical used as sun block, can reflect flash, giving the bride a ghostly appearance. In 2009 makeup artist Annie May launched a line of mineral makeup especially formulated for photography called Advanced Mineral Makeup. May promises it won’t white-out the bride under a flash.
6. USE WATERPROOF MAKEUP WITH STAYING POWER. You don’t want to spend your reception in the bathroom reapplying your makeup. Foundation, eyeliner and mascara all should be waterproof. And in case you cry (and you probably will), have a tissue or handkerchief handy to gently blot your tears right at the eye.
7. KEEP YOUR LIPS MOISTURIZED AND COLORED. Dry lips look dreadful in photos. Have someone carry your lipstick for you and touch up often. Matte and gloss lip-stick both photograph well, and be sure to use blended lip liner for enhanced definition.
8. DON’T FORGET THE GROOM. If the groom is red faced due to too much sun (or drinking), a little powder can help. That goes for shiny heads, too. And it’s a good idea to slip a tube of Chapstick in the grooms’s pocket for his dry lips, as well as a handkerchief to dab well-wisher’ makeup smudges off his suit.
9. DON’T SPRINKLE ON GLITTER. In photographs, it tends to look like little white spots, as if there’s something wrong with the camera.
10. REMEMBER to apply foundation and powder to your neck, shoulders and décolletage — you want your head to look like it belongs to your body!
Lornal Gentry is a freelance writer in Atlanta

Bridal Beauty: Eye Dos and Don'ts

Big, sparkling eyes always get attention. Want to get yours picture perfect on your wedding day? Follow our list of eye dos and don'ts:

DO

• Think seriously about hiring a makeup artist; everyday makeup is different from your wedding day needs.
• Take time to try a few different makeup artists and choose one who understands your personal tastes.
• Use eye drops if your eyes look red or tired on the day of (but stick with a brand you've used before to avoid unwelcome surprises).
• Get as much sleep as possible the night before the big day.
• Apply concealer to banish dark circles under your eyes.
• Use matte eye shadows (they won't reflect light or look too shiny).
• Use an off-white matte shadow along your brow bone if you have light skin, or peach if you have dark skin, to illuminate your eyes even more.
• Blend well, especially at the corners of your eyes, since cameras pick up visible makeup lines.
• Define your brows with a pencil or powder that matches your hair color.
• Wear at least two layers of mascara.
• Use an eyelash curler before and after applying your first coat of mascara.
• Prevent makeup meltdowns by using a smudge-proof or waterproof mascara. (If you really don't like its look or feel, use one coat of regular mascara overlaid with a light coat of waterproof mascara.)
• Buy a new mascara for your wedding day, but test it a few days before the wedding if it's a new brand.

DON'T

• Wear too much eye makeup: You'll look like a drag queen.
• Change your eye color with colored lenses (unless you always wear them).
• Try to be too trendy (that glitzy silver shadow may look silly ten years from now).
• Use an under-eye concealer that's too light for your skin tone (you'll look like a deer caught in headlights).
• Experiment with eye products you haven't tried before.
• Wear dark shadows like charcoal or dark brown (you'll look like you've been punched).
• Wear frosted, shiny, sparkly shadow (It creases easily and will reflect camera flashes).
• Forget about your eyebrows.
• Tweeze your brows at the last minute on your wedding morning.
• Wear false eyelashes if they're not 100% comfortable and you're not 200% confident they won't fall off.

Two final tips: DO have a fabulous wedding. DON'T forget how gorgeous you are.

-- The Knot

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