With spring wedding season upon us it’s time to explore the makeup trends that will be walking down the aisle. Every bride is different and needs to feel comfortable in her own skin and these suggestions can give her a starting point to customizing her beautiful wedding day look.
Like designers, the makeup world pays close attention to the Pantone color forecast for each season when developing their new shades, and those trends are reflected on the runway. Pantone has named emerald as this seasons “it” color, as well as other bright candy like shades like nectarine (a coral-orange), poppy red (a soft raspberry red) and African violet (a soft cool violet) to name a few. These colors can be used on eyes or lips to give any bride a fresh and modern look.
The trend in skin is the “no makeup makeup look”; it’s about bringing out the best features while playing down the flaws. It’s not heavy or full in coverage; the skin still has texture and doesn’t look plastic, but instead perfected. To achieve this look try the Makeup Forever HD complexion kit ($79 at Sephora), this kit comes with everything needed for a longwearing flawless finish, it has the HD primer which will lessen the look of pores and smooth the skin, HD foundation which is a liquid foundation that looks like second skin giving a beautiful but natural finish, HD loose setting powder, its colorless and helps to prevent oil while setting and finishing the makeup creating the look of blurred or “photo shopped” skin and the kit also comes with a great high quality kabuki brush, retail value of all of this is $114 so purchasing the kit is a steal and it’s something that can always be used.
For eyes this season you will see single colors, or monotone shadow choices that are well blended and soft. Pinks, purples, greens and blues are all being used but the colors aren’t as saturated; it’s like a pastel version of these vibrant hues, only “not your grandma’s pastels”, these tones still have some pop to them. A great buy for any bride is the new “Glenda palette” from the “oz the great and powerful” collection by Urban Decay (Sephora or www.Urbandecay.com). This palette contains 8 eye shadow shades that include pink, purple, peach and metallic as well as an eggplant eyeliner and raspberry pink lip gloss pen all for $49. Another great item for the eyes this season is the new Prolongwear Paint Pots by MAC, these are cream eye shadows that can be applied by brush or finger, they can be worn alone to create that soft wash of color or they can be used under eye shadow as a base to help colors pop and stay longer. They are water proof and crease proof (always a plus), the top color choices in these for bridal are “lets skate” (soft pearl pink), “vintage selection” soft pearl taupe and “antique diamond” (soft pearl dusky green). Each Prolongwear Paint Pot retails for $18.50 and can purchased at any MAC retail store or online at www.maccosmetics.com.
In 2013 the term “blushing bride” is brought to a new level. Back to the aforementioned skin trend, along with looking fresh it also appears naturally flushed and lit from within. So no harsh visible blush, but more of a blended soft flushness to the cheeks, not dewy but glowey. Top pick for blush this season is Smashbox’s Halo Longwear Blush, the formula gives all day wear while also staying luminous and fresh looking. It comes in 4 wearable shades for all skin tones: pink, nude, berry and coral. This can be found at Sephora or www.smashbox.com for $24.
Finishing off the look is lips and the trends are brighter bolder colors but done as a stain so that the colors are more toned down. Keep in mind that if the lips are the focal point then eyes should be done in softer tones. A great find for lips for the bride is MAC’s Prolongwear lip pencils. These retail for $19.50 and can be worn all over the lip to create a perfect long-lasting stained effect or can be layered with a lipstick or gloss in a coordinating tone. Must have shades include “in anticipation” (coral-pink), “kiss me quick” (soft cherry red), “more to love” (raspberry) and “absolutely it” (plum). It has a creamy texture but gives a comfortable 8 hour wear.
When It comes to wedding makeup keep in mind that you don’t have to be “matchy matchy” with your flowers, bridesmaids dresses or menu cards, but you do want to coordinate. Keep your look classy and true to you and you can’t go wrong.
-Erin Foster | pro makeup artist for www.artistrybyerin.com
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