How To Do Your Own Wedding Makeup

Wedding makeup can be tricky to become right, simply if y'all had to pick one moment for your makeup to well and truly play ball, your hymeneals day would likely be up in that location. You want to look like your best self but non a stranger; dewy merely non shiny; natural but not naked – and it has to be sweat-proof, camera-proof and waterproof for obvious reasons. It's not surprising that many brides phone call upon an adept makeup creative person for the task. Only that doesn't mean yous can't do information technology yourself.

Whether you're pretty talented with an eyeshadow palette, prefer a non-traditional conjugal look, are looking to scale dorsum your budget, or just feel better keeping the fate of your face in your own hands, DIY nuptials makeup can oft be the all-time option.

It's actually simply likewise, because the next couple of years are booked and busy when information technology comes to Large Days. Makeup artists are already filling up their diaries, so if y'all'd rather skip the scrum, and await after your glam yourself, you can.

To help you nail it, we called on expert bridal makeup artist, Rachelle Grimes and Bobbi Brownish PRO Artist, Zara Findlay, to guide us through the dos and don'ts of how to do you own wedding make up. Having perfected the makeup of countless brides they're both absolute veterans and know every makeup trick in the book to ensure you look stunning IRL and in photos.

And if you're looking to do your own hair on the big twenty-four hour period besides, make sure to cheque out bridal hair accessories and wedding hairstyle inspiration .

1. Offset with skincare

If you really desire glowing, long-lasting makeup on your hymeneals day, start preparing well before. "Make sure you are religious with your day and nighttime skincare routine long earlier your hymeneals day," says Zara. "Regular facials actually help to prep skin," adds Rachelle, ensuring that your skin is counterbalanced, articulate and hydrated. "Especially for winter weddings. There'due south aught worse than dry, patchy pare," she says.

On the day, prep your peel with a hydrating mask (endeavour the A-list approved 111Skin canvas mask), "this volition assistance your foundation to glow," explains Rachelle And then follow with a moisturiser-primer hybrid to create a flawless canvas. Zara recommends Bobbi Brown'due south Vitamin Enriched Face Base, £43. "The right base for your skin type is very important to ensure longevity throughout the solar day," advises Zara.

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2. Exercise, do, practice

Avoid whatsoever stressful stuff-ups past practising your look plenty of times beforehand. "The best fourth dimension to exercise techniques is just earlier you lot take your makeup off in the evening as you have no pressure to arrive look perfect," says Zara.

To requite you extra confidence, you lot could always head to a counter or volume yourself a virtual appointment with your favourite make to assist you. Many are now offering online consultations. "Let the makeup creative person teach you on one side of your confront, and take a get yourself on the other so that the makeup artist tin suggest you on whatsoever techniques you're unsure of," says Zara.

There's also plenty of inspiration to exist found on Youtube, including how vlogger Chloe Morello did her own bridal makeup:

And how makeup artist Jamie Genevieve practiced her makeup ready for her big day:

Or conjugal proficient and Bobbi Brownish Global Pro artist, Amy Conway, shared what she did for her own nuptials day makeup (after years of practice getting other brides gear up):

3. Mistakes to avoid

If (God forbid), you find a spot brewing on your face in the lead up to your big solar day, exit it alone. "Don't pick it," warns Rachelle. "A wet spot is harder to comprehend than a dry one," so step abroad.

And while you should definitely be wearing SPF every single solar day, the only exception, is your wedding day. "Foundation that contains SPF will reverberate the lite off the camera, then information technology may announced that your skin is a lighter shade in photos," explains Rachelle. What's more than, "putting a loftier SPF factor under makeup can oxidize foundation, so volition alter the colour of your foundation every bit the mean solar day goes on," she adds. "Wearing a foundation without an SPF or no more than SPF 15 will assist to prevent this", agrees Zara. And "brand certain your moisturiser [or annihilation else y'all put on your skin] doesn't have besides much SPF too," she adds.

Another pitfall? "Glossy lips on a windy twenty-four hour period are a bad combo," warns Rachelle. It'll get in your hair and on the groom, "and then he'll be wearing the gloss in your photos," says Rachelle. "Plus information technology wears off quickly."

And, if you plan on wearing fake lashes for an extra flutter, endeavour them on beforehand to check they're not also much. "If they're too heavy, they can close and droop optics," says Rachelle.

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iv. Timeless, fool-proof shades

Want to cover your face in glitter before heading down the aisle? Yous do you. Feeling a vivid fuchsia lip? We're hither for information technology.

There'south nil nosotros like more than vehement bridal looks, but if you lot are looking to proceed it a bit more than classic and timeless, Zara recommends bronze, champagne, rose golden and soft gray tones. "All are perfect timeless shades that complement many skin tones," she says. And, if you're worried nigh looking washed out (wearing white tin can practise this), Rachelle advises sticking to warm colours, which means antiquarian golds, pretty peaches, coppers and burgundies.

5. Make sure your mascara is waterproof

Even if you don't think you're going to weep, it'southward all-time to play it safe with waterproof. If you lot have a favourite non-waterproof mascara you can behave to office with, Zara has a trick you tin can utilize:

"What nosotros beloved doing at Bobbi Brown is using our best-selling mascara, Smokey Eye Mascara, to create perfect lashes and then apply a generous coating of our No Smudge Mascara every bit a 'rain coat' to stop mascara smudging."

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6. Take intendance with your eyeliner

Eyeliner tin be the Achilles heel of nuptials solar day makeup, especially if you're dealing with a nervous, shaky hand. Zara says to keep information technology classy and safe past smudging. "I dearest doing a archetype thin wedge liner on my brides and softly smudging the liner out with a similarly toned eyeshadow to create a soft, smokey liner."

To really enhance eyes, Rachelle swears by Estee Lauder's Double Wear eyeliner in 02 Brown. "It's warmer than black but notwithstanding very night brown," she says "and it won't budge!" Ideal for when things get emotional.

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7. Nail the bridal 'glow'

If yous're really after that 'lit from within' glow, beginning your look with an illuminating primer. "This volition give you a subtle glow that makes the peel expect healthy, awake and hydrated", says Zara, who recommends Bobbi Brownish's Illuminating Moisture Balm, £44.50. When applying blusher, "smile your biggest smile and sweep the blusher on the apples of the cheek, blending the excess towards the ears," she adds.

And for an extra healthy boost, "add together a popular of highlighter on all the high points of your face up; cheekbone, tip and span of the nose and cupid'due south bow." Just exist conscientious if it'due south hot. "Too much highlighter on warmer days can look sweaty," says Rachelle. "When it'due south hot, you'll gain a glow anyway, so if you're naturally quite oily, chill on the highlighter."