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Traditional Wedding Makeup
A wedding is no doubt one of the greatest highlights of a woman’s life. Whether it is a small event or a grand affair, the bride is usually the main attraction. That can account for why she is always so particular with how she would like to look or why she changes her mind so often in between the space of the makeup trial and the actual wedding day.
What really happens is that the bride just wants to look beautiful for herself, her groom and her guests. She also wants to feel comfortable with her makeup as a wedding day is quite a long day for her. She wants to look in the mirror when she is finished, recognise herself, be awed at her beauty and be pleased with the makeup application. Having said all of that, the one look that pleases almost all brides is a traditional bridal look. If you are a bride who’s doing her makeup herself, a makeup artist or a makeup artist who’s doing her own face for her wedding, this is how to achieve this look.
Face
To clean and toned skin, apply a hydrating cream, lotion or gel (depending on the skin type) with a foundation brush.
Prep the skin with a silky primer. This gives the skin a smooth finish as well as makes the foundation last longer.
Use a matte liquid foundation and apply to the face with the same foundation brush. Make sure the foundation is the same colour of the skin, because flash photography would show it up if it is not. Apply right into the hairline, blend up by the ears, over and under the eyes and under the jaw line. Blend, blend and blend well.
Apply a matte concealer as needed under the eyes, around the nose and mouth and blend with the ring finger. The natural warmth of the finger causes the product to blend into the skin easily.
Apply a light dusting of finishing powder all over the face.
Eyes
Use matte and slightly pearlescent shadows for the eyes. Shimmery colours do not stand up well under flash photography.
Use a flesh coloured eye shadow all over the eyelids.
With a fluffy blending brush, apply a light brown colour that is darker than the flesh colour into the crease and blend well into the first colour.
Intensify the outer corners only with a dark matte grey. Use a pointed brush to precisely place the colour.
Blend this same colour along the bottom lashes.
Get waterproof gel eyeliner in a dark brown or black brown colour and apply a very thin line close to the top lashes.
Curl lashes, if you need to and apply two coats of waterproof (again, in case of waterworks) to top and bottom lashes. Comb out gently with a lash comb.
Groom brows with a brow pencil and then set with brow powder. It is okay to go a little stronger with colour here as brows tend to disappear when photographed. Ensure, however, that they still look natural in real life.
Cheeks
Smile and apply a dusting of a rosy blush to the apples of the cheeks and blend out well towards the temples.
Repeat so that the blush does not disappear during the course of the day. Another way to set the blush is to apply a gel blush right after the foundation and then apply a powder blush after the finishing powder.
Lips
Prime lips with a soothing lip balm.
Use a natural colour lip liner all over the lips, lining first then filling in the entire lip.
Dust some finishing powder lightly over the lips.
Add a rosy lip gel. This should not be glossy as it would reflect badly when photographed.
Spray the entire face with a fixing spray and you’re finished!
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