Bridal Makeup Lessons

Ethereal
This earthy look is ideal for outdoor events, whether you get married on a farm or in a garden. It’s also the best way to go if you don’t usually wear makeup.
Tell Your Makeup Artist
“I want a completely natural look: nude lips, soft, porcelain skin and just a little bit of brightening eye makeup.”

DIY Details

• Eyes Make a tiny “C”around the inner corners with a gold highlighter pen and then blend with your fingers. Apply an ultra-thin line of brown liner to the top lash line and line the lower inner lash line with a nude pencil. Lastly, add two coats of lengthening mascara.
• Lips Less is more. A swipe of sheer peach or clear gloss should do the trick. If your lips are redder or pinker than the average gal’s, try a frosty nude colour for that angelic appeal.
• Face Use either an oil-free moisturiser, or translucent powder. Lightly dust peach-colored blush on the apples of your cheeks using an outward motion toward your hairline.

Bronzed Beauty
No matter your skin colour, you can pull off a perfect, sun-kissed complexion, even before you go on your tropical honeymoon!
Tell Your Makeup Artist
“I’d like allover glow: healthy, flushed cheeks, simple eye makeup and berry-stained lips.”

DIY Details

• Eyes Brush on a medium-brown shadow, from your lash line to the crease, and a light brown right under your brows. Line your upper lash line with a dark brown pencil, and smudge with your finger or a cotton swab. Apply mascara to the upper lashes only.
• Lips Dab a berry stain, and let set for about 10 seconds. Apply a matching or clear liner, like Benefit Cupid’s Bow Lip Shaper, and a sheer gloss.
• Face Apply tinted moisturiser. Once dry, dab cheek stain, on your cheeks and blend. Dust bronzer on your nose, above your brows and on your cheeks.

Pretty ın Pink
Halfway between made-up and natural, a subtle, rosy-pink flush flatters almost any bride in any kind of environment.
Tell Your Makeup Artist
“I’d like a fresh face with a pink glow with extra emphasis on the cheeks and lips.”

DIY Details

• Eyes Keep your look understated by dusting a nude shadow on your lids from the lash line to the crease and applying two coats of mascara. Next, use a dab of highlighter, such as Benefit High Beam, to the inner corners of your eyes.
• Lips Try going with a pink stain, instead of traditional lipstick for colour that won’t rub off. Let the stain set for about 10 seconds and then complete the look with a clear, neutral gloss.
• Face Use a tinted moisturiser that matches your skin tone. Choose a pink blush with cool undertones. Apply to the apples of your cheeks with a big powder brush for a fresh, rosy glow.

Old Hollywood Glamour
Channel a classic starlet (think Greta Garbo) with a perfectly polished face that’s ready for a close-up.
Tell Your Makeup Artist
“I want a matte complexion along with strong, red lips and sultry, defined eyes.”

DIY Details

• Eyes Apply brown liquid liner on your lash lines and then switch to a pencil for the lower inner lash line. Blend a golden-brown shadow, from the lash base to the crease, and use off-white shadow right under your brow for even more definition. Finish with two coats of volumizing mascara.
• Lips Test different shades of red at a makeup counter until you find the right one for you. A long-wearing formula.
• Face Oil-free foundation nixes shine. Then use a light, neutral blush to keep the focus on your lips.

Modern Drama
Whether your wedding is on a rooftop or in a loft, play up your eyes with a sexy look fit for a Saturday night on the town.
Tell Your Makeup Artist
“I’d like to focus on my eyes—dark and smoky, using brown and purple tones—and nude lips.”

DIY Details

• Eyes Start with light gold shadow in your eyes’ inner corners; then graduate to a deeper golden
• hue in the middle. Use plum or bronze shadow at the outer corner and under the lash line as well. Apply three coats (yes, three!) of black, thickening mascara, to give your eyes maximum definition.
• Lips Line with a nude pencil and fill in with a pale mauve lipstick or sheer gloss. Keep it simple so your eyes get all the attention.
• Face Get sheer coverage with a lightweight foundation. Keep your blush minimal.