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Jennifer Perseverante, maquilleuse professionnelle
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On your big day, you want to look beautiful without feeling overdone—this is a sentiment many women share.

Here are some tips for flawless bridal makeup!

Whether you decide to do your makeup yourself or hire a professional, it's best to follow a few basic tips to achieve a look that truly enhances your beauty and feels like you.

The shades to choose and avoid

For a wedding, women generally want their beauty enhanced by makeup, to look their best and have their imperfections concealed without feeling like they're wearing a mask.

The shades mainly depend on the choice of dress and its fabric.

If the material is glittery, opt for matte makeup. Conversely, if the dress isn’t too shiny, go for something shimmery. As for colors, to maintain a natural look, you can use the full range of beiges and nudes up to light browns, along with plenty of white, pearly, or pink tones. You can also aim for a "peachy skin" effect with fluid foundations to correct imperfections. Since this is about enhanced natural beauty, steer clear of colors that look too "evening" like smoky black eyes, purple, or red.

Also avoid glitter, which might give a "carnival" vibe.

Long-lasting makeup

Between tears, hugs, stress, or dancing...

It seems hard to keep your makeup flawless!

However, there are some tips to make it last. Always plan for an emergency kit because makeup won’t stay perfect all day and can wear off due to hugs or tears. Most often, it’s the makeup on the cheeks and lips that doesn’t hold up.

Contrary to what you might think, eye makeup usually lasts well unless the bride bursts into tears.

Make sure to prepare a kit with gloss, a lip liner, blush, and a brush as priorities.

You can also include mascara and nail polish for touch-ups.

When to do your makeup?

Before or after your hair?

It depends! If you’re going for an updo, do your makeup before styling, with hair washed the day before.

You can always touch up or add gloss afterward.

If you need to wash your hair and blow-dry it on the same morning, then apply your makeup just after.

How to prepare your skin for the big day?

Dreaming of flawless, peachy skin for your wedding?

You’ll need to start working on it a few weeks ahead...

For perfect skin, future brides are advised to maintain a good lifestyle before the big day, sleep well, and drink plenty of water to keep the skin fresh and radiant.

It’s also recommended to have a facial treatment a few days before and give the skin time to recover.

The day before, a good massage and a bath can help you fully relax and get a good night’s sleep.

Wedding makeup

Mistakes to avoid

Orange skin, redness, overly thick eyebrows...

These are just a few details that could ruin your bridal look.

Avoid using self-tanner the day before the wedding—you might end up with unsightly streaks or look orange!

Don’t pluck your eyebrows the night before with tweezers or overly hot wax.

You risk creating asymmetry, gaps, or even burning yourself.

The ultimate mistake for bridal makeup is overly bold makeup.

Avoid overly bright colors that aren’t very classy.

Instead, go for natural, radiant makeup that highlights your eyes.

Then enhance your lips with pastel tones.

As a general rule, avoid experimenting with new cosmetic products shortly before your wedding.

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