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from BobbiBrown on doing your own wedding make-up
Bobbi Brown is one of the most famous make-up artists in the world, she has done the make-up for many top celebrities and models and she launched her own make- up line nearly 20 years ago. The Wedding Girl jumped at the chance to ask Bobbi all those make-up questions you brides-to-be wanted answering…
1.What would be your advice for beach brides in the lead-up to the wedding to
get their skin looking fantastic?
Planning a wedding is fun and exciting, but it is inevitably stressful, too. And stress can wreck havoc with your skin. Start taking extra good care of yourself as soon as possible. Get the sleep you need, proper nutrition, and drink plenty of water. Exercise regularly. Go for long walks. Do anything to keep stress at bay.
2. Are their any quick tricks on the day to perk up dull skin or tone down shiny
skin?
You don’t want your skin to look shiny in pictures. Make sure you ask your mother or bridesmaid to keep an eye on your shine quotient. Even a little shine will look like a greasy glow in pictures, so take loose powder and a velour powder puff as a wedding-day carry-along. Use a touch of bronzing powder to warm up your complexion – it adds a pretty glow to the skin that looks natural and sun kissed. I love the bronzed look because it instantly makes you look healthier and more rested. self-tanners are a good option for beach brides if they want a sun-kissed look that lasts a little longer than the glow that you get from bronzing powder. It is best to self-tan a few days before the wedding so you get a natural looking tan.
3. When it comes to wedding make-up should a bride go with the trends or go classic?
This is not the moment to try anything tricky or novel, nor is it time to experiment with the makeup look of the moment. Makeup trends change as quickly as fashion ones – the last thing you want is to be trapped in this moments trendy makeup in the photographs in your wedding album, chances are you’ll regret it.For my wedding day I chose a look that reflected my fresh, simple style: a rosy lipstick and soft, wavy hair. I felt beautiful and more importantly, I still felt like myself. My best advice is to go for a makeup look that enhances your best features so you look like yourself at your most radiant. Do your makeup as if you were going to a black tie event, nothing too dramatic or on-trend. To translate well in to pictures the make-up should be a little stronger, even if it is a day wedding.
4. Should all the bridesmaids have matching makeup?
Beauty is about embracing what you have naturally – not conforming to an unobtainable standard, or looking like everyone else. No two people look the same, so keep the makeup pretty and polished with colours that suit each bridesmaid’s complexion. You want them to feel comfortable and confident on your wedding day too. To unify the look perhaps add a matching hair accessory.
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