Since the wedding season is upon us, I thought I’d write a
blog post about what I think are important things to consider when doing bridal
make-up, whether it’s your own make-up you are doing or a client’s.
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| Hair and make-up by Donna Harris |
A wedding day is a special and exciting day for all
involved. When preparing for a wedding, most women spend months planning,
choosing the right dress, the perfect shoes and the right colour schemes. In the same way, I think it’s important for
the bride-to-be to put some thought into how she wants to look on her big day.
If you plan to do your own make-up for your wedding it is important to practise
applying your make-up. If you are having a make-up artist do your make-up, it’s
important to book a trial. A good make-up
artist will give you a consultation to find out the style and themes (e.g.
traditional, vintage, classic, glamorous) of your wedding and how you’d like to
look.
Most brides want to look like a more polished version of
themselves, rather than looking ‘made up’.
It’s about bringing out their inner confidence so that they are able to
walk down the aisle with pride, feeling her most beautiful.
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| Make-up by Donna Harris |
There is a lot to consider when doing bridal make-up. For
starters, the make-up must last throughout the day and look good in different
lights (indoors and outdoors) and on different mediums (e.g. in professional and
amateur photography and video). The time of day of the wedding will also affect
make-up choices. The way the sunlight
changes throughout the day can influence the way make-up appears in photos, and
therefore influence product choices. For example, a dewy foundation and
shimmery eyeshadows will look too shiny and reflective when photographed in
midday sunshine. Likewise, for an evening wedding there will be a lot of flash
photography, which can flatten everything out in the photograph, so it is
important to use the make-up to contour and add definition to the face.
The most important tip I can give about doing bridal make-up
is to not be too quick to follow trends. When you look back on photographs from
your wedding in years to come, you don’t want to look dated but timelessly
beautiful.
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| Make-up by Donna Harris |
Here is a list of some of my favourite products to use on
brides:
1.
Dior Diorskin Nude Natural Glow Hydrating
Make-up: this foundation gives a light to medium coverage with a lovely,
slightly dewy finish that looks like real skin.
2.
A la Carte Shine Illuminator Primer & Glow
Enhancer: this is a lovely, light primer that leaves the skin looking soft and
naturally healthy without giving too much shine that some highlighters can
give. It also smells amazing!
3.
Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream: this is a
great product to use on the lips to ensure that they stay moisturised and
kissable throughout your wedding day!
4.
Daniel
Sandler Watercolour Blush: I love using this watercolour blushes because they
give a really natural finish.
5.
Laura Mercier Pressed Setting Powder: this is a
great powder to set your make-up and leave you shine-free throughout the
day. If you do have particularly oily
skin, I recommend also considering buying some blotting sheets, such as MAC
Blot Film to remove excess oil. You can
give these to the Chief Bridesmaid to hang on to throughout the day and she can
be on ‘excess oil alert’!
I hope some of you have found this blog post informative and helpful. To those of you getting married this year; huge congratulations and best wishes. Any brides that would like my help looking fabulous for their big day please have a look at my website: www.donnaharris.co.uk
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| Make-up by Donna Harris |
