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Something old, something new… modern bridal beauty just for you! By CYNTHIA MORRISON EIKE Visage Designs by Cynthia, LLC
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edding photographs will be admired for generations to come, regardless of current trends. Keeping your look relevant, yet classic, is the key to achieving timeless wedding day beauty. Here are some beauty ideas to give a modern twist to tried and true, traditional bridal looks. ► Traditional matte skin wears for hours but can look dull and outdated. Keep the long- wear but “dump the dull” by opting for modern longwear foundations like Bobbi Brown’s Long Wear Even Finish Compact Foundation ($46) or Revlon’s ColorStay Whipped Crème Makeup ($14). Both formulas provide all day, healthy-looking, flexible wear without caking. Be sure to press a hydrating, non-reflective powder like bareMinerals Hydrating Mineral Veil ($20) onto T-zone and lightly dust the rest of the face to set makeup. (Hint: Stay away from mineral-based foundations, which do not photograph well. Tuck the compact foundation into your bag for touch-ups and use a “borrowed” cloth hankie or napkin for blotting to avoid looking cakey between touch-ups.) ► Overly shimmery makeup can “date” you and wash you out in photographs. Add a touch of photo-friendly shimmer with a highlighting cream like Smashbox’s Halo Highlighting Wand ($32) in Pearl. Applied before powder, this precise, creamy color is great for all skin tones and gives just-right shine to tops of cheekbones, bridge of nose and Cupid’s bow of upper lips. Stila’s All Over Shimmer
Duo in Kitten ($22) brushed on collarbones and tops of shoulders adds the perfect glow for a strapless gown. (Hint: Apply body shimmer – or any type of body makeup – only to areas that will not come into contact with your gown.) ► Use a lip liner color similar to your bridal lip color, but not as a traditional definer. Fill in lips with the liner but leave the edges slightly undefined. Use a moisturizing, matte lipstick formula like Bobbi Brown’s Creamy Matte Lip Color ($24) or Maybelline’s Super Stay 14 Hour Lipstick to top off with your lip liner, rub lips together, blot and repeat. Add a touch of the shimmery highlighter used for your face onto the center of lips for the look of gloss without the mess – hubby will appreciate that! (Hint: Choose bright “blue”-based colors like Bobbi’s “Razzberry” and Maybelline’s Continuous Cranberry to make teeth look whiter and discreetly tuck into your bag for quick touch-ups.) ■
Cynthia has been a makeup artist for more than 25 years and specializes in wedding day beauty. She provides consulting and makeup application services through Visage Designs by Cynthia. Contact her at visagedesigns@gmail.com.
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