While ensuring you are spending your special day with the right man should be your top priority on your big day, it is also very important to make sure you feel comfortable and confident. If you don't, in those moments you should be relaxing and enjoying what you've worked so hard to make so great will be filled with trips to the bathroom to touch up, tuck in, and reapply -- and who wants that?A Great Starting Point
The best way to begin planning your wedding day makeup is to consider the look you are going for. Light and neutral? Bold and sexy? Colorful and fun? Think about what will match your dress, your bridesmaids, the season of your wedding and your personality. Instead of just thumbing through magazines for ideas, get hands on! Take a trip to a department store and check out some new colors and styles to get some ideas. Most department stores will let you sample their products and even apply them for you and give you pointers for free.
Avoid Surprises
Whether you are having a professional apply your makeup or you are doing it yourself, always, always, always do a test run prior to your wedding day. This way you will have some idea of what you do (or don't) want to look like as well as how much time you should budget for applying your makeup the day of your wedding. Make sure when you are checking out the results of your test run that you are looking at yourself in natural lighting, as that will give you the best idea of what you will look like the day of your wedding. Another very important reason to test run is that you need to be aware of how these products will interact with your skin type and be certain that they won’t cause any irritation or allergic reactions.
Drink Plenty of Water
This is the most helpful, and most forgotten beauty tip. Drinking plenty of water (and not sugary soda or alcohol) the month before will keep your skin fresh and flexible, and will flush blemish-causing toxins from the skin. You’ll want to cut back on fatty foods or food high in sodium as these will take away from the skin’s natural flexibility and make it appear saggy and tired.
Other Important Things to Remember:
- Waterproof, Waterproof, Waterproof
Elements like heat and humidity as well as sweat (and maybe even some tears) will cause unsightly runs in your makeup. Airbrush makeup tends to stay on longer and withstand the elements better than regular makeup.
- Too much tanning can be disastrous
Don't overdo your UV time or you may find you look a little more striking in your photos than you bargained for. If you go for a spray tan do a test run first. Sample out a shade before you get bold and get a spray tan too soon before you wedding. Spray tans take time to fade, making it complicated to undo a bad spray tan in time.
- Order is Important
Hair should be done before makeup. Dress should be done last.
- Lighter & Brighter
Lighter eyeshadow shades tend to being out your eyes more. Brighter lip colors tend to bring out our lips more.
- Don't play with any breakouts you get!
It's tempting, but most likely to make the problem worse.
About A Week Before the Wedding:
- Exfoliate your skin, and go without makeup for a few days to allow your pores to breathe
- Don't take the risk of trying new or experimental facial treatments
- Fine-tune those brows. They add more depth to your face and eyes than you may think
Finally, be confident in yourself. You and your hubby will be the center of attention, looking fabulous, and mugging for a barrage of flashing photographer bulbs. So make it count, smile, and enjoy your new life.
Now go put your face on!
-Sarah
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