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Makeup tips
for brides and bridesmaids
ew events are more photographed than weddings. Needless to say, wedding participants, from brides and grooms to the couples’ parents, hope to look their best for the celebrations. Women often find that well applied cosmetics can enhance their beauty and help ensure they are picture-perfect.
The key to wedding makeup is finding a balance between application that will come across well in person and will look good in photographs. Professional makeup artists may understand just how heavy a hand to use to apply makeup, but the novice do-it-yourselfer may need some instruction to master wedding day makeup. Very often the key to wedding makeup is simplicity. Brides want their best features enhanced and have the makeup add to their beauty rather than outshine it. Brides want guests to notice their faces and gowns and not their makeup. Here are some other tips brides can employ in an effort to put their best faces forward. BEGIN PREPARATIONS A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO THE WEDDING If you will be enhancing your skin color with a spray-tan, do so at least two days prior to the wedding. By the third day the color will set and appear more natural. The same idea applies to your brows. Tweezing, waxing and threading can create irritation and redness. Have your brows professionally shaped a few days before the wedding and then do a minor touch-up with your tweezer the night before. This allows your skin to recover and redness to dissipate. ONE LOW PRICE
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START OUT WITH WELL HYDRATED AND MOISTURIZED SKIN Apply a few layers of moisturizer, preferably one with an SPF if you will be spending time out in the sun. When the moisturizer is completely absorbed and dry, use a skin priming product that will help keep your foundation locked into place.
tanning, then find a shade that matches the tanned color. A foundation that has slightly yellow undertones will even out redness on the face and look better in photos. Apply the foundation thoroughly with a sponge or brush and be sure to blend it well at your neckline. Set the foundation with a matte powder.
MATCH YOUR FOUNDATION COLOR TO YOUR NATURAL SKIN COLOR When these colors don’t match, your face may look like it is a separate shade from your neck and decolletage. If you will be
APPLY CONCEALER TO RED SPOTS OR UNDEREYE CIRCLES AFTER THE FOUNDATION Aim for a creamy, emollient concealer for under the eyes. A peach color that will contrast with the purple and blue tones of your