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You will be the center of everyone’s attention for an entire day. You paid your photographer thousands of dollars to capture best photos that you want to treasure for a lifetime. It’s no surprise you want to look absolutely perfect on your big day. So here are my 10 Beauty Tips for Perfect Wedding Makeup.
1. START SKINCARE EARLY
The foundation for flawless makeup is great skin! You’re going to have to put some work into implementing a skincare routine well in advance of the big day. And if a pimple appears just before your wedding day, don’t touch it! Absolutely no popping or squeezing! Spot treat with a peroxide-based gel/cream or leave it to a professional. See a dermatologist or aesthetician to have them treat the problem area.
2. SLEEP & DRINK WATER
No amount of makeup can completely hide under eye puffiness and darkness caused by lack of sleep and fine lines caused by dehydration. Sleep at least 8 hours each night and drink at least 1/2 your body weight in water daily especially the week leading into your wedding. With proper hydration, the appearance of your skin will improve and have that amazing glow from within.
3. LEAVE IT TO THE PROFESSIONALS
I know the cost-savings of doing your makeup by yourself could be tempting but if you are spending thousands on your photographer and even more on the whole event , it is worth spending a couple of dollars to have a pro makeup artist do your makeup this one special time. Not only do you deserve to be pampered and relaxed the hours leading into your “I do’s” but professionals know how to apply makeup that will last all day long and look amazing both in person and on camera. Once you find the right professional Los Angeles makeup artist, schedule a trial
4. GET THEM WHITE & BRIGHT
The perfect nude pink or bold red lip will look even better with bright white teeth. You’ll be smiling a bit in your face of makeup so, Remove yellow stains with a safe over-the-counter teeth whitening system. My favorite over-the-counter teeth whitening: Crest 3D Whitestrips
5. GROW & GIVE THEM SHAPE
In the weeks and months leading into your wedding, help your brows get fuller and your lashes longer by being gentle, not over-waxing or plucking and using serums that promote growth. The week of your wedding, get your eyebrows shaped by a trusted professional.
6. GET THE RED OUT
Make your eyes and the pretty eye shadow look your artist worked so hard to create, look even better by using a few eye drops to rid of any redness that your eyes may have from environmental factors. But make sure you apply drops before your makeup is applied. My favorite whitening eye drops: Lumify Redness Reliever Eye Drops
7. LET THEIR BE LIGHT
Reserve a spot for your makeup artist(s) near natural light. nothing is better than natural light. Give them a spot right near the windows.
8. SAY YES TO COLOR
The camera will only pick up a percentage of the pigment in your makeup and many photographers brighten photos to give them a unique feel and mood. Even if you are not a person who normally reaches for blush or lipstick, consider a soft but highly pigmented blush and lip color.
9. KEEP IT FAMILIAR
Do not try anything new – skincare, makeup, spray/self tan, lash extensions or anything else – less than 1 month before your wedding.
10. PACK A TOUCH-UP KIT
Many artists offer touch-up services but if that’s not in your budget, definitely create a touch-up kit that you can keep with you all night long for smudges, wear and shine. At the very least, pack a lip liner, a lipstick, blotting paper, cotton swabs and a translucent powder.
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My advice to all brides is to always look at your bridal makeup trial like a dress rehearsal. A perfect bridal makeup trial slot informs the artist on how to create a dreamy bridal makeup look that exceeds your expectations and gives you the confidence that he/she will help you to look and feel exactly the way you’ve dreamed of on your wedding day. For these reasons, I just had to put together a list of my top 10 Tips for a Perfect Makeup Trial.
1. HAVE INSPIRATION PHOTOS
Search Pinterest & Instagram for photos of makeup looks that you are drawn to. Then, bring the photos with you or email them to your makeup artist before your trial. At the beginning of your appointment, go over the photos with your artist. Identify what you like in each photo. Do you like the lip color? OR Are you drawn to the blush color and highlight?
2. GO IT ALONE
Going alone will help you relax and have fun. Too many opinions can be a fun experience into a stressful and confusing one.
3. ALLOW ENOUGH TIME
A bridal trial will take anywhere from 1.5 – 2 hours or even a bit more because it includes a consultation at the start and time for adjustments at the end.
4. ARRIVE “WEDDING DAY” GROOMED WITH A CLEAN FACE
You may find it difficult to see a full face of makeup with the rest of the picture completely unfinished. Come to your appointment with your hair styled. Even better, try to schedule your hair trial on the same day before your makeup trial. Definitely have your eyebrows done and take care of any other unwanted facial hair. If you plan on getting a spray tan for your wedding, get the same spray tan prior to your trial. Doing this will allow the artist to properly color match your foundation. Flawless makeup starts with healthy skin. Consider starting a good skincare routine at least 1 month before your trial (do NOT introduce anything new close to your trial or wedding day).
5. DRESS THE PART
Wear a white top with an open neckline. No Round Neck shirts or sweaters PLEASE! I always recommend an off-the shoulder top but you can also wear a white tank top. Your makeup artist needs to see the skin tone of your neck and chest especially if your wedding gown has an open neckline. It is equally important for you to see how your makeup look will work with an open neckline similar to that of your dress.
6. SPEAK UP
During the consultation, share what you like in the photos you provided. And if you can’t pinpoint exactly what you like, ask your artist what they see in each picture and let them know if those things are details you want incorporated in your look. Tell your artist the things you don’t like too!
7. ASK QUESTIONS
This is a solid hour or two you have with your makeup artist. Use this one-on-one time to ask questions about steps you can follow or products you can purchase to get your skin wedding-day ready, get the names of products he/she uses so you can purchase them for “day of” touch ups.
8. BE HONEST
Towards the end of your appointment, you will be given the opportunity to see the almost “finished look.” Your artist will ask you what you think and if there is anything you’d like change? . Don’t be afraid to be honest. By letting your artist know if there are aspects of the look you don’t like, you give them the opportunity to make adjustments so that you leave your appointment 100% satisfied with the final look.
9. SNAP PICS
Allow your makeup artist to take lots of pictures from every angle in their professional lighting and ask them to send you some. When you go home, have someone take pics of you indoors (with good lighting of course) and outdoors if you’ll be taking pics outside on your big day.
10. DO YOUR HOMEWORK
Take note on how your makeup wears throughout the day and send an e-mail to your makeup artist with any of your concerns. feedback will help your artist make the necessary adjustments on your big day. Take any steps your artist recommends to get your skin wedding day ready.
All of these tips are meant to help you have the best experience in making your big day dreams a reality. Looking and feeling exactly the way you’ve dream about on your big day starts with the perfect trial appointment.
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The color is completely off! “What happened? I had everything right!” you may be thinking, then you take another look, and you notice three words: Neutral, Warm, and Cool. You may be wondering, what does it all mean, and how does it affect not only my foundation shade choice but also my lip shade and cheek shade choices? The dupe is learning how to match foundation to skin tone.
What Are Undertones?
Neutral, warm, and cool represent your undertone. Your undertone is just as important as your outside tone. The undertone represents the color from the bottom of the surface your skin that affects your overall tint. There are three undertones – neutral, warm, and cool.
- Neutral undertones have a mix of cool and warm undertones which means they can comfortably vacillate between blue-based shades and orange-based shades.
- A warm undertone is more peachy, golden, or yellow therefore warmer undertones look better in warmer shades such as orange-based reds, corals, and golds.
- A cool undertone is generally associated with skin that has hints of blue or pink. The best makeup for cool undertones include shades like bluer-based reds, pinks, or purples.
How to Find Your Undertone?
The next question you may be asking is what is my undertone? Here are 3 methods that are always used to direct your skin undertone:
- The vein method. Start by looking at the veins on the inside of your wrist. If your veins look blue, you have cool undertones. If your veins look green, then you’re warm. If you are neutral, this technique may prove to be more difficult since you have a mixture of both cool and warm. The vein method can be a bit challenging so trying out one or both the following methods may be easier.
- The white fabric method. This method includes holding up a piece of white fabric . If you look better in white, you have a warm undertone, whereas if you look better in off-white or look washed out in white, you have a cool undertone. If both look good, you’re neutral.
- The jewelry selection method. This may be the fastest way of all. Typically, cooler undertones look better in silver and warmer undertones better in gold, whereas neutral undertones can look great in both.
One thing to be cautious about is not to confuse depth of skin tone with undertone. Even the fairest skin can have warm undertones, and darker skin can have cool ones. Even when tanning, your surface tone may change but undertone never changes.
Hopefully these tips will guide you in the right direction when choosing your makeup essentials and don’t forget to have fun!
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One the most common questions from customers is “What color makeup should I wear?” This can apply to foundation, blush, eye shadow, lipstick and a variety of makeup products. For most, there’s uncertainty about which colors will go best with their complexion or features. The internet is loaded with videos of bloggers. It’s not surprising that we would get overwhelmed. But before you give up your search, let me give you a basic information on color theory and the color wheel for makeup that might simplify the process.
The Basics
To begin, we want to understand our word . When we are choosing a makeup color, we want to differentiate some qualities about that color. Technically, color has three distinct qualities: Hue, Saturation and Depth.
- Hue people with blond hair and blue eyes tend to look good in gold and brown eye shadows. If your skin is cool or pink undertone, you’ll probably look good in soft pink blush and lipstick while people with tan skin and brown eyes, look good in grey, silver and blue eye shadows.
- Saturation for natural looking, daytime pink blush, we want a blush that’s not too saturated. While we typically want a red lipstick worn in the evening to have a lot of saturation. Keep in mind that, just because a color is very saturated doesn’t mean it will be dark. It will just be intense or bright against the tone of your skin.
- Depth, When choosing colors that work well with our features, we typically look at our skin, eyes and hair color to determine what will work best. We have the option of using colors that are similar to our features – Monochromatic, or using colors that are opposite the color of our features – Contrasting. To help us understand, look at the color wheel. Colors on the opposite side of the color wheel are contrasting and colors that match are monochromatic.
Correction Before Enhancement
Now that we understand what our color options are we may want to start exploring new colors. we must first take a analytic look at our face and make sure we’re properly correcting any discoloration. I’ve had many clients tell me they can’t wear purple eye-shadow because it brings out their dark circles. My response to that is “what concealer are you using?” If you don’t properly correct dark circles, no shadow will look good. This is another important element to color theory.
If we have patch, we don’t need stage makeup or too heavy concealer to fix the problem. We work smarter, not harder – with color correcting. If there is redness around your eyes, or in your cheeks, a yellow based concealer or a yellow based foundation like Warm will definitely neutralize the redness. If you have grey, blue or purple circles, use a peach concealer to balance the darkness. This also works great for hyper-pigmentation. You’ll be amazed at how much more easily you can cover the patch. Once your skin has an even tone and your dark circles are covered, you’ll be able to choose any blush or eye-shadow color without worrying that you’ll bring out these issues.
If your entire face has a lot of natural redness and you don’t want to try to cover it, then apply a gold-based bronzer to soften then red. Likewise, if your skin is very sallow or gold, try a peach or pink based bronzer. These opposing colors can help neutralize your undertone and enhance your complexion.
Dramatic Vs Natural
Another challenge I see costumer face is whether they can get away with dramatic looks or not. So many of us stick to soft, muted and natural looking colors because we think we can’t get away with drama. We wear a color once and get a few compliments and then we think that’s what we’re supposed to wear when in reality, we’re capable of much more diversity than we think. My advice is to go up to the lipstick unit, close your eyes, pick a color and wear it for the day.
Never Alone
We understand that having so many options can be overwhelming but remember that you’re never alone. we have professional team who can color match your skin and recommend a variety of products that will work well with your complexion.
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A bride is the center of attraction during a wedding function. Makeup defines the entire look of the bride. However, choosing the right kind of makeup is a tricky task, especially in today’s time when there are so many options to choose from. Out of the numbers options available, HD makeup and airbrush makeup has taken the beauty industry by storm. It is important to know the difference between the two in order to know what is best for you.
What Is HD Makeup?
When you are in front of a high definition camera, then it exposes every flaw. HD or high definition makeup works to hide those flaws. HD makeup is done in a traditional way of manual blending using a blender. This is what most makeup artists prefer. This is because it gives a natural, non-cakey and flawless look.
Products Used
The products used in HD makeup is what makes it different from others. HD makeup products are high-end and coated with light diffusing coating.
How To Do HD Makeup?
It is done in a traditional way with makeup brushes and beauty blender just like regular makeup. While doing this, only high-end products should be used. These products are surely a bit expensive. HD makeup products are light in texture, therefore,
What Is Airbrush Makeup?
Airbrush makeup is a lightweight makeup applied with an airgun. Liquid foundation is poured into the small chamber of the airgun.
The airbrush technique can also be used to refine blush, eye shadow, lip colors and eyebrows. If applied properly, then it gives a good finish. It is also important to have a good grip on it. One of the best advantages of airbrush makeup is that it lasts a long time.
Products Used
Airbrush makeup products contain silicone that fills in pores and fine lines. It also depends on your makeup artist what kind of products they use. Airbrush makeup sometimes doesn’t completely cover the blemishes on your face, so it needs to be done manually. The products are mostly fragrance -free in nature, which means they are great for sensitive skin types.
How To Do Airbrush Makeup?
As the name suggests, this type of makeup is done using a special makeup tool called an airbrush machine or airgun. Foundation or other makeup products are poured onto an airgun chamber which is then sprayed onto the bride’s face. The airbrush is sprayed gently over the face, making it appear lighter than traditional makeup.
Things You Should Know
HD makeup uses lavish products, which gives a natural look and work well to conceal all your blemishes.
Airbrush makeup lasts longer than HD makeup and fades more quickly than a traditional makeup technique.
Airbrush makeup may not be a good option for brides with very dry skin, as the foundation used is not too creamy.
HD makeup gives a soft focus to the face and makes it look natural and less layered.
Which Is Better?
HD makeup and airbrush makeup, both have their own for and against . Everything depends upon your makeup artist. In our opinion, HD makeup can be a great option as you are constantly under the glare of cameras. Airbrush makeup is mostly recommended for oily skin whereas HD makeup is suitable for all skin types.
We hope that you have recognized the difference between both the makeup and you will be able to choose the makeup according to you. If you have tried any of these makeups, do share your experiences with us. If you liked this article, please like and share it.
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Do you ever face the challenge of makeup related breakouts? One of the most usual question we get asked is: Does makeup cause acne? The answer is Yes. A lot of long-established makeup definitely causes acne. This may sound rather unpleasant but please know that we never bring a problem to the table without also bringing a solution.
Let’s start with the problem and where it typically starts.
- As teenagers, when we enter puberty, our hormones change and we start to produce sebum (oil). This results in a slowing down our natural exfoliation process and thickening of the skin starts to arise. This clogs pores and follicles preventing oxygen from getting down into the skin and oil from getting out. As a result, we get acne blemishes and acne related inflammation.
- Our firs urge is to cover the acne with makeup. To the young person, makeup seems like such a perfect solution for instantly covering the blemishes, making skin look brighter and even smoother.
- We start using harsh cleansers and topical medications with drying agents that dehydrate the skin which prompts it to produce even more oil to compensate for the dry surface layer that we are creating.
- In complete hopelessness we consult physicians that put us on strong medications that may solve the problem but often have side effects that outweigh the solution.
What is the best makeup for acne?
When looking for a makeup brand, never just look at the promotion. Always inquire into further by looking at the ingredients, seeing how it fares with professionals and checking the reviews. Typically, a good line will not only be recommended by professionals such as dermatologists and aestheticians but it will also have good consumer reviews.
How do I reduce redness from acne?
There are two ways that we can reduce redness: One is by wearing soothing ingredients that tone down inflammation. The other is to wear yellow based pigments on the skin. Yellow neutralizes redness very effectively.
How do I cover my acne with makeup?
The most important starting point is to, of course, use clean, non-comedogenic formulas. Next, work in layers rather than trying to cover everything at once. Here are the steps we recommend for a typical acne coverage application.
- Start with clean, hydrated skin.
- Apply Moisturizer
- Apply Disappear Concealer to the areas that breakouts are most visible and blend out the edges so there are no lines of demarcation. We recommend the Camouflage Brush or Sculpting Brush for smaller areas or the Blending & Contouring Brush for large areas.
- Apply PurePressed Base in your color using the flocked sponge in a pressing and rolling motion for an opaquer application.
- Spritz with our Balance Hydration Spray to meld all the layers together.
- Repeat the application of PurePressed Base and Hydration Spray as many times as necessary until the area is completely covered.
Remember that acne can also be exacerbated by using products and brushes that harbor bacteria so make sure to clean your brushes on a regular basis and, as often as possible, use inert products like PurePressed Base to prevent cross contamination (when the bacteria from your face starts growing in your makeup).
Regular visits to an aesthetician will also help you to create a game plan for addressing your acne and switching to healthier makeup and skincare products for acne. Please feel free to submit any questions you may have about this article or makeup related acne in general. We look forward to seeing your transformation!