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All brides want to have flawless skin and a healthy glow on their wedding day, but sometimes that desire to look like the cover of a magazine can lead to some bad decisions when it comes to your wedding makeup.  Here is a list that we compiled of our top 5 tips for beautiful wedding makeup.

Wedding Makeup Tip 1

Hire a professional.  To some this may sound like a no-brainer, but for more budget conscious brides, here are a few reasons to hire a professional makeup artist.

1. SKIN PREP – This is an important step for great makeup application. A professional artist’s ability to properly prep the skin for makeup is one of the secrets to a flawless face.

2. CONTOURING - When you are photographed, you do so two-dimensionally. Professional makeup artists create highlights and shadows to make you appear three-dimensional for your wedding photography. This technique is called contouring. This same technique is used to enhance facial features by bringing certain features out, creating a sense of balance, and adding definition to makeup with color.

3. APPLICATION – Getting the face camera-ready does not mean you have to cake on the makeup. Makeup artists know how and what to apply to make sure you look your best. Simply put, professionally applied makeup will help complete the look you spent so many months pulling together. Just a simple application of makeup that takes into consideration your unique features can have surprising effects. Combining the talent, skill, training, and experience of a professional makeup artist with those of a professional photographer is what produces the amazing results you want in your wedding photographs.

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Wedding Makeup Tip 2

Mineral makeup looks fantastic in person, but from a photography stand point, it is a no-no.  We have seen situations where mineral makeup on a wedding day can actually give you a neon orange glow, or make you have a milky white tone, and make you look oily in photographs.  We have seen many great reviews for Makeup For Ever HD.  Check this link for more info and reviews: http://www.amazon.com/MAKE-UP-FOR-EVER-Foundation/dp/B001D0CWQG

Wedding Makeup Tip 3

Tan at least 2 days in advance.  If your going to get a spray tan for your wedding day, do it at least 2 days before the event.  The second day it will darken and by the third day it will have settled.  This should prevent any potential blotchiness.

Wedding Makeup Tip 4

Try not to stress too much (we know…easier said than done!).  Stress may cause impurities on your skin. If  you have some impurities, do not pick at them as it makes them worse! Also, put a clean pillowcase on every night and drink plenty of water (avoid sugars, excess milk, and carbonated beverages).  Your body and skin reflects what you eat, so get plenty of veggies and fruits.

Wedding Makeup Tip 5

Keep an open line of communication between you and your makeup artist. Tell your make-up artist what you like or dislike about make-up.  This will open up a great conversation about your comfort with make-up.  Share with your make-up artist the colors that are in your wedding, and the style of your wedding dress.

That’s it!  Keep these tips and tricks in mind and your skin will be as beautiful as you imagined it for your wedding day and your photographs will match!