Ten Tips for Bridal Makeup

Kimberly Soane, Director of Global Artistry for Bobbi Brown Cosmetics:

1. To create a long-lasting matte finish on your lips, “Take a powder blush and tap it on top of your lipstick.”

2. Pack your purse with day-of essentials: “Everybody should have cheek, lip and powder. Blotting papers are a great option for dry skin.” Also, “everyone has that one area that they worry about, so have that product with you. For me, it’s my under eye concealer. If you’re worried about your eyeliner wearing off, then take your eyeliner with you.”

3. For a photography-friendly highlight, opt for a shimmery powder blush or powder highlighter in lieu of liquid formulas. “Liquid might look great when you first walk down the aisle and in the first couple of photos, but then four hours later, it can look a little greasy.”

4. Don’t feel like you have to wear false lashes just because you’ll be photographed. “If you’re not 100 percent comfortable with false lashes, then skip them the day of.”

5. To help your lip color last, apply lip liner not only as your first step, but as your last one, too. “A great Bobbi tip: Fill in the whole lip first with lip liner. Layer your lip color, press with a tissue, apply more lip color, so you’re building formula, and then finish with more lip liner. Liner is great because it will help fill in the shape.”

6. Avoid any beauty treatments that could go awry in the days leading up to your wedding. “Don’t tweeze or wax brows the day before. Don’t go to the tanning bed the day before, don’t do self-tanner.” (If you do need your brows or self-tanner done, leave plenty of time and see a professional you’ve worked with before.)

7. When choosing your foundation, “Make sure that the color is right.” Take a sample home and see how it looks while wearing a white towel.

8. Make sure your face, neck and chest are all the same color. “Necks are whiter than the decolletage or face, so if you have a bit of face powder or bronzer, put that on your neck so you get a softer transition of color through the three.”

9. “If you want to use powder shadows, make sure you’re starting off with an eye shadow base that’s long wear.”

10. “Buy a fresh new mascara for the wedding, because mascara wears out.” And don’t even mess with non-waterproof formulas.

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