Tips for Choosing Wedding Makeup
August 24, 2010
Experiment with wedding makeup
In the run-up to your wedding, one of the things for brides to plan and choose is what makeup you’ll have for your wedding and whether you’ll do it yourself, or hire a makeup artist. Here some tips to help you choose what you’ll do with your wedding makeup.
Your makeup for the big day is likely to be something you don’t think about until the final few months of preparation. Ideally, by then you should have sorted out your wedding colour scheme and got a wedding dress, so you can coordinate your makeup if you wish.
Do Your Own Makeup or Have Makeup Done For You?
One of the first issues to think about in relation to your wedding makeup is whether you plan to do your own or hire a makeup artist to do your makeup for you. Whilst the latter option is more luxurious and can help you feel pampered on your special day, if you’re happy doing your own or are on a budget, then it can work out well for many brides to do their own makeup.
Whichever option you choose, it’s a good idea to have a run through in advance, so you know what makeup you’re doing and which products you’re using. This is especially important if you’re buying or trying any new makeup for your wedding – such as a special eyeshadow, foundation, mascara or lipstick – as you need to ensure that it suits you in looks and in effect. You don’t, for example, want to have a sudden allergic reaction to it on your wedding day!
Choosing Wedding Makeup Colours
Think about how makeup colours could be toned or chosen to match your wedding colour scheme. It doesn’t have to be anything outrageous, but if you’re having pink roses in your floral bouquet, you could perhaps find a matching shade of pink lipstick to fit the scheme. Do choose colours that suit your complexion and skin colour too – if you’re unsure, wear them in advance to make sure you like them and that they look right on you.
Natural Wedding Makeup
Wedding makeup doesn’t have to be plastered on, it can be as natural as you want it. If you don’t normally wear much makeup, then don’t be persuaded to go for a really made up look if it isn’t your style or something you’re happy with. Remember that the makeup you wear on your wedding day will be something you’ll see forever more in your wedding photos, so it’s important that you like it.