Foundation by Debbie Jean

Wedding Make-Up Tips
By Debbie Jean, creator of realwomenmakeup.com

Foundation

It's important to wear a foundation for your wedding day even if you don't normally wear one. Your skin will look more even in tone, your make-up will last longer and your make-up will look more polished and complete for your close up wedding photos.

What formula?

I am a fan of liquid foundations applied with a make-up brush. Select a high quality formula so it feels feather light on your skin.

Dreamstime Foundation

Select a formula that suits your skin type:

For oily skin select an oil free formula
For normal and dry skin select a moisture or hydrating foundation. Cream to powder foundations are great for dry skins as well. Use a skin primer directly before you apply your foundation if you have a normal or dry skin. This will make your skin appear less textured and the foundation won’t look obvious on dry areas of skin.

What color?

I would suggest you gain a good selection of foundation samples. Visit a professional cosmetics brand and ask one of their artists to recommend a few shades and formulas for your skin – ask for samples and test these on your skin at home in day light. The shade that blends in without looking like an artificial layer 'sitting' on your skin surface is the correct shade.

Wear the foundation formula that is the correct color all day on your skin. This way you can see if it changes colour during the course of the day or if your skin has a reaction
Avoid pink toned foundations, concealers and powders and aim for yellow toned products – they look more natural on the skin. This applies to all skin tones light to dark
For fair skin shades, the color should not be too light or too pink
On cappuccino skin tones avoid shades that are too orange or pink
For dark skins also steer away from orange shades - also, if the shade looks dull or grey on your skin it is too light.

My suggestion

If you have booked a professional make-up artist to apply your make-up for your wedding but you are not having a trial run, consider asking your make-up artist to use your own foundation on the day of your wedding (I would only recommend this if you are going to use a professional foundation formula, which you have tested on your skin before your wedding day). This way you will not have a reaction to a new foundation on your big day.

DON'T MAKE THIS MISTAKE

Have you ever noticed a bride's face looking too white in her wedding photos? Here are the reasons why this happens:

The camera flash can create this effect
Her foundation may have been too light or too pink for her skin (or both)
Many brides tan their body before their wedding and not their face, creating a huge contrast in color between the face and chest area. If you are going to tan your body and not your face make sure you apply a foundation that is darker than the color of your face and blend very well. This way the color of your skin on your face will now match your tanned shoulders and neck area, creating a flow of color from your face down towards your chest and shoulder area
If you are going to have a spray tan recheck that your foundation is not too light after your tan.

Hot tip

If you are not sure which brand of make-up is professional (and cruelty free), visit my make-up website where I provide a list of professional make-up brands that are also cruelty free: http://www.realwomenmakeup.com/cruelty_free.html

Your on-line make-up artist.

Debbie Jean

To read more information on bridal make-up visit Debbie's website http://www.realwomenmakeup.com - you will find detailed notes and images on wedding make-up.

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