Wedding Makeup Tips

We women spend so much time and energy in getting the perfect look assembled that it's heartbreaking to see the picture of the event later only to discover the makeup had become blotchy and patchy. Those of you who can already hear the wedding bells ringing in the distance, these wedding makeup tips will help you avoid much dreaded makeup fiascoes.

Professional Tips

You already know the basics of makeup, we'll skip that and jump to how one can avoid some common makeup blunders by using some simple precautionary bridal makeup tips. The following tips are the same tips that professionals follow when they work their magic on the beautiful models that we see in the magazines.

Base Makeup
The most important part of your makeup is the base. It sits under the rest of the war paint and is responsible for most of the makeup blunders. The foundation you choose must be a tone that is the closest to your skin tone. You need a good concealer and a bronzer. Begin with a good creamy foundation, seal it in with powder foundation. Dab on some concealer. The concealer shade and the foundation shade must blend well within two or three strokes. Dab some more powder foundation on the neck, chest and ears. Use a good foundation brush, blend the foundation properly around the jaw line and extend it towards the neck. Also, dab some bronzer on the T-zone to achieve the glowing skin effect.

Cheek Makeup
The key to applying blush is to make it look natural. So pick a nice shade and apply it to the apple of your cheeks and blend it towards the temples. If you have put on a lot of blush, then blend it using a clean makeup sponge. Use powder base blush as they last longer.

Eye Makeup
The eyes draw a lot of attention and there are many eye makeup techniques to enhance your eyes. To hide the dark circles, lightly apply a peachish pink eyeshadow on the area and cover it with a concealer. Next, if you want to use artificial eyelashes, first apply mascara on the fake eyelashes, then place the eyelashes and put another stroke of mascara. One of the most basic makeup tip is to make sure that your eye makeup is different from the one you are usually comfortable with. This is especially important if you are opting for DIY wedding makeup tips.

Use soft shimmering shades on the brow bone. Its best to pick nude makeup shades for this. Use a slightly darker shade on the crease of the eye and blend the two shades well. Opt for blue or black mascara as brown can make the eyes look tired. Here is another famous handy tip from the professionals, use a highlighter to enhance the eyes. You can apply it below your brow bone or on the center of the eyelashes coupled with a brown shade to uplift the eyes.

Remember to use good waterproof makeup to stop the tears of joy from ruining your look. The secret to utterly gorgeous eye makeup is perfectly shaped brows. Please get them done by a professional, its best to schedule the personal tweezing experiments after the wedding.

Lip Makeup
To get the perfect kissable lips, remember to keep the lips well moisturized days before the wedding. We all know, how the rest goes. First, pick a shade that complements the other makeup shades and outline the lip, then fill in the rest of the color and blot it on a tissue. Then, layer it with some balm or primer and reapply the lipstick, this way it will last longer. Top the lipstick with some gloss and you are finally done!

Once you are done with the makeup, then step back from the mirror and re-examine the look. See if you have too much makeup on. If that is the case, then just lightly spray some water. This will also help the makeup set well. So with the makeup under your control, you are sure to have a swell time at the wedding and trust me, you will surely make heads turn.