What Kind Of Makeup Is Used For Wedding

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Wedding makeup is not just about the makeup itself; it needs to start with a good skincare routine. Assuming you want your makeup to apply well, last all day, and look incredible, first look at what you are currently doing with your skin.

If you are not sure where to start or haven't even had a skincare routine before, grabbing a copy of my Bridal Beauty Guide will start you off.

The key skincare products you want to consider are:

• Cleanser (day and night)

• Exfoliating (weekly)

• Targeted Serum (daily)

• Eye cream (daily)

• Moisturiser (daily suitable for your skin type)

Once you have your skincare routine in place, you can start thinking about and creating the bridal style that suits you and will enhance your features and skin tones.

Eye & Brow Makeup

When considering the colours that will suit you, you want to consider your hair tone, eye colour, and skin undertones. The makeup should be in harmony as one rather than having certain colours standing out more than the others.


Eyeshadow:

Enhancing your eye colour and making them pop will be determined by the shades you choose to apply. You want the colours to be flattering and bring a sparkle to your eyes rather than appear dull and tired.

Here is a guideline on the best shades, depending on your eye colour:

Brown Eyes: Copper, Gold shades, Deep Mauves, Pinks, Purples and Dark Browns.

Blue/Grey Eyes: Browns, Earth Tones, Greys/Silver, Lilac, Soft Peaches, Rose-coloured shades, Burnt Orange, Copper and Deep Golds.

Green/Hazel Eyes: Dusky Pinks, Deep Plums, Burgundy, Grey, Mauve, Warm Brown.

It’s not only your eye colour that you need to consider when choosing your eyeshadow. You also need to factor in whether you have a "warm, cool, or neutral” skin tone. This is determined in a few different ways.


As a guide;

Warm under tone - you tan easily, suit gold jewellery, and you have green veins on your wrist.

Cool under tone - you burn easily, silver jewellery is more complementary to your tone, and you have blue veins.

Neutral under tone - you pick the sun up a little with a minor tan, but usually burn first. You can easily wear both tgold and silver jewellery with neither looking too stark against your skin tone. You have a mix of green and blue veins on your wrist.

As a rule if you have a warm skin tone, try to stick to warmer shades; these will complement your overall look better. Cool skin tones should stick to cooler shades.. If you are neutral in tone, then you are able to wear both warm and cool eyeshadows without looking “off”.

Here are some of my recommended eyeshadow palettes:

• TARTE Tartelette™ In Bloom Clay Palette

• TARTE Tartelette™ Toasted Eyeshadow Palette

• Anastasia Beverly Hills Soft Glam Eyeshadow Palette

• Fenty Beauty Snap Shadows Mix & Match Eye Shadow Palette

• DIOR Diorshow 5 Couleurs High Colour Eyeshadow Palette

• Fenty Beauty Snap Shadows Mix & Match Eye Shadow Palette Peach

• Charlotte Tilbury Luxury Eyeshadow Palette Pillow Talk

• DIOR Backstage Eye Palette
  

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Eye Primer:

Before applying eyeshadow always prep the eyelid with a primer. This will help with the longevity of the eye makeup, but it will also give you a blank canvas. When we neutralise the discolouration on the lids prior to eyeshadow application your eyeshadow will show up more true to colour.

Here are some of my recommended eye primers:

• NARS Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base

• RARE BEAUTY Always An Optimist Weightless Eye Primer

• Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion

• Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r Amplifying Eye Primer

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Eyeliner:

If you are keen to wear eyeliner my advice would be to stay away from liquid and pen formulas for your wedding day. The reason being is these products can look quite stark and will draw eyes away from the rest of the makeup. Your wedding makeup should be complementary and in harmony so the best way to get an amazing eyeline is with pencil, or using a deep eyeshadow.

Here are some of my recommended eyeliners:

• SEPHORA COLLECTION Waterproof 12h Retractable Eyeliner Pencil

• MAKEUP BY MARIO Master Pigment Pro® Pencil

• SEPHORA COLLECTION Eye Pencil

• MAC Eye Kohl

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Brows:

For brows you can choose between pencil, pomade, or gel. This will completely depend on how comfortable you feel with the application.

Here are some of my recommended brow products:

• Benefit Precisely My Brow Pencil

• SEPHORA COLLECTION Retractable Brow Pencil

• Benefit Gimme Brow + Volumising Brow Gel

• Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow®

• Laura Mercier Brow Pencil

• Too Faced Fluff + Hold Laminating Brow Wax

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Face Makeup - Highlighter, Primer, Foundation & Concealer

If you want a little extra glow and dewiness for your wedding day, I recommend either mixing in one of these products into your foundation, or applying it to your face prior to foundation. You can also add a little bit more on top of your makeup on the highest point of your face.

Here are some liquid highlighting product recommendations:

• Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter

• DIOR Forever Glow Star Filter

• Armani Fluid Sheer Highlighter

• Healthy Glow Sheer Highlighting Fluid

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Foundation

Foundation is going to be a huge factor in how well your makeup lasts during the day. You need to select a product that is suitable for your skin type, i.e., oily, combination, or dry. Here are a few of my favourite current and past foundations to use for bridal makeup:

Here are some of my recommended foundations:

• Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear - Suitable for Combination, Acne-prone, Dry and Oily skins

• YSL Touche Éclat - Suitable for Dry and Combination skins

• Clinique Even Better - Suitable for Dry, Combination and Oily skins

• IT Cosmetics CC Cream - Suitable for Combination and Dry skin

• IT Cosmetics CC Cream Matte - Suitable for Oily skin

• Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk - Suitable for all skin types

• NARS Natural Radiant - Suitable for Normal, Combination and Oily skin

• Bobbi Brown Weightless Skin Foundation- Suitable for Combination and Oily skin

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If you are looking for foundation tips and a way to help you to decide what type of coverage you would like, check out The Foundation Tips You Need To Know post.

Primer:

You may be wondering about primers. Well,  to tell you the truth, I only use a primer on clients if they have oily or combination skin.

Here are some of my recommended primers:

• BENEFIT COSMETICS The POREfessional Matte Primer

• ICONIC LONDON Velvet Smooth Pore Refining Primer

• SEPHORA COLLECTION Smooth + Blur Primer

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Concealer:

You will want to use concealer under the eyes and for any areas of the face where the foundation may not have given complete coverage.

Here are my top recommended concealers;

• KOSAS Revealer Super Creamy + Brightening Concealer

• DIOR Dior Forever Skin Correct Full-Coverage Concealer

• IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Anti-Aging Concealer

• Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Flawless Concealer

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Face Makeup - Bronzer, Blusher & Setting Sprays

Bronzer:

After the application of foundation and concealer, you can start to look one-dimensional so I like to use bronzer and blush to bring some shape and life back to the skin.

Here are my recommended bronzers;

• Hourglass Ambient Lighting Bronzer

• NARS Bronzing Powder

• DIOR Forever Natural Bronze

• Lumene Invisible Watercolour Bronzer

• LAURA MERCIER Tinted Moisturizer Cream Bronzer
  

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Blusher:

When it comes to blush you want it to enhance your skin tone and give you a complementary flush of colour, it needs to be in harmony with your skin.

As a guide these are the shades you should be considering;

• Fair Skin - Baby pink, Peach, Light Coral, Plum

• Medium Skin - Apricot, Peach, Berry, Rich Pink

• Olive Skin - Warm Peach, Rose, Bronze

• Dark Skin - Brick Red, Berry, Plum, Tangerine

Here are a few recommended blushers;

• Laura Mercier Blush Colour Infusion

• Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush

• DIOR Rouge Blush

• Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturiser Blush

• IT COSMETICS Confidence In Your Glow

• HOURGLASS Unreal Liquid Blush

• NARS Afterglow liquid Blush

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Setting Sprays

Helping your makeup to stay in place for a full day is a combination of a few factors. Your skin prep and the products you use for your skin type, the primer you use if you have oily or combination skin, the selected foundation for your skin type, the application of the products, and of course, setting your makeup at the end with a spray.

Here is my most recommended setting sprays:

• Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray

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Lipstick

Lipstick is a must-have to finish off the look. If you are worried about getting your colour to stay in place, grab yourself a bottle of Lipcote, which is a lip sealant. It is absolutely brilliant and one of my kit secrets.

Here is a list of my top lipstick shades:

• Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Lipstick Pillow Talk

• Charlotte Tilbury The Super Nudes

• Armani Lip Power Lipstick

• Charlotte Tilbury Hot Lips 2 In Love With Olivia

• CHARLOTTE TILBURY Hollywood Beauty Icon K.I.S.S.I.N.G

• Charlotte Tilbury Hot Lips 2 Dancefloor Princess

• Anastasia Beverly Hills Satin Lipstick

• ESTÉE LAUDER Pure Color - Cream Lipstick
  

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Makeup Brushes

Investing in makeup brushes that will apply your makeup well, wash and reshape perfectly every time, and are made to be great excellent quality are just as important as the makeup products you buy. Spending money on cheap brushes is not going to cut it.

Here are my most recommended and trusted individual brushes:

• Zoeva 102 Foundation Blender Brush

• Zoeva 104 Foundation Buffer Brush

• Zoeva 142 Concealer Buffer Brush

• Zoeva 126 Blush Blender Brush

• Zoeva 127 Blush & Contour Brush

• Zoeva 234 Smoky Shader Brush

• Zoeva 227 Eyeshadow Blender Brush

• Zoeva 228 Crease Definer Brush

If you would prefer a brush set, here are my top picks:

• The Essential Brush Set

• It's All About The Eyes Brush Set

• The Complete Brush Set

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Discover How To Apply Your Wedding Makeup Professionally

Makeup for your wedding is not quite the same as your everyday look; there is a lot of product layering required to get your face to last all day and night.

Every product has to be blended to perfection, as your photographer’s camera will be able to pick up on every little detail. You also want to ensure your makeup lasts the distance and you still look great long into the night. 

If you feel that you would benefit from a bridal makeup lesson, I would love to hear from you. I specialise in both bridal makeup and makeup lessons, so I can guide you through the best application process and also make product recommendations.

Let me introduce myself!

I am Nicola! I started my business with one goal in mind, to help other women feel good about themselves and confident in their skin.

I have always been a firm believer in the idea that you should not hide your natural beauty. Makeup should be used to enhance what you have and the features you love. You will find me creating beautiful looks for brides-to-be and providing one-on-one makeup lessons.

My signature style is natural, healthy-looking skin.

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