Help & Advice

Bridal Makeup: Be Airbrushed For Your Big Day

You have set the date, got the perfect venue and chosen the most stunning dress, now it's time for the finishing touches. Make-up is very important for your wedding day, it's a day that will be remembered forever. So why not try the latest state of the art makeup application, airbrushing.

When choosing colour for the eyes, cheeks and lips you should go for colours that will flatter your skin tone and eye colour. If you have fair skin, you should choose pink, beige or peach tones. Dark skin should go for sunkissed shades, metallic textures or coral tones. Blue eyes should try earthy or golden tones, green eyes should use mauves or pinks tones and brown eyes should go for golden browns or greeny grey tones. You should also consider what the wedding theme colours are, the aim is not to match the wedding theme colour and it's important to make sure any make-up you are wearing doesn't clash.

Sometimes you may want to consider which season you will be getting married in, wear gold and bronze tones in the summer, rust tones for autumn, deep tones for winter and pastels for spring. The makeup should reflect your personality, you should feel special on your wedding day but not too different to how you usually look.

When choosing a make-up artist for the big day, most brides will go on recommendations or from reviews. It is always best to have a trial with the artist as you need to talk through colours, looks and products that will be best for you on your big day. It is also very important to see how the make-up wears on you throughout the hours after the trial.

If you are choosing to do your make-up on the day invest in some quality products from Mac, Nars or Bobbi Brown and even have a consultation to talk through application of the products with the assistant before you buy. It's best to practice the look you want to achieve a few times before the big day so on the day you know step by step what you are trying to achieve. The aim for the day is that you feel like 'a million dollars', that the makeup feels weightless, comfortable and will last all day.

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Credits for images: Photographer: sarahjadephotography.co.uk, Venue: hamptonmanor.eu & Dress Shop: georginascottbridal.co.uk

14th September 2011