Take as good care of your skin as possible in the weeks leading up to your wedding. Stress and dehydration will likely be your main enemies, but the better your skin looks the day of, the less makeup you'll need. Above all, moisturize well every night and use SPF every day. Emergency tip: Store an eye gel, serum or balm in the fridge and use it on your eyes the morning of the wedding. (Try SK-II Advance Eye Treatment Film Revitalising Eye Contour Gel, $95)
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Step 2: Apply primer and foundation
Apply primer over any textured areas (breakouts, wrinkles, uneven surfaces, etc.) or areas that tend to get oily throughout the day. Then apply a light layer of tinted moisturizer or mineral foundation with SPF such as Tarte Smooth Operator Tinted Moisturizer, $36. If you feel you need more coverage, use an oil-free foundation instead.
It's July, which means we are officially about a month into wedding season! (Yay!) It also means that a lot of brides have been asking me how to do their own makeup for their weddings, with concerns ranging from, "I'm worried it'll melt off" (check out these melt-proof makeup tips) to "I don't know how to get my makeup to look good in photos."
First off, I think every bride should hire a makeup artist to make her feel like royalty on her big day. (Seriously, I SO wish I had done that for myself. Pre-wedding checklists like this one are enough to think about already!) That said, even Kate Middleton did her own makeup, and it turned out beautifully.
Whether you're having a destination wedding in a tropical locale or getting married in your own back yard, follow these fool-proof steps -- culled from both my experience as a bridal makeup artist and my favorite celebrity makeup artist Tina Turnbow's recommendations (her clients include Claire Danes and Olivia Wilde). They are sure to help your radiant, gorgeous self take center stage on the big day.
