Tips about applying makeup for a wedding are as plentiful as water. The volume of advice available can quickly become overwhelming: fake tan!  Keep it organic! Big or nothing at all! Honestly, if you're the bride, a bridesmaid, or a guest seeking for ceremony-appropriate beauty advice, it's enough to make your head spin.

 

If you've been looking for direction, think of this as your lighthouse. We asked the talented beauty artist Lorelei Vivienne Gagnon for her top wedding makeup advice, and she was more than pleased to oblige. Here are her five professional pointers to help you look beautiful on your perfect wedding day.

 

 

1. "Longwear" and "Waterproof" are magic words.

 

We all know that the summer can significantly interfere with our appearance, and if you plan on being in front of the many cameras present at a typical wedding, sweating your makeup off is not an option. There are quite a few different brands that are known for producing high-quality waterproof makeup.

The goal is to apply as many long-lasting, water-resistant, or waterproof products as possible because sobbing, hugging, and kissing will all put your makeup through its paces.

 

 

2. Be organized

 

Whether you do your own makeup or hire a professional, It is essential the look will probably require a touch-up, so having a touch-up bag on hand is crucial. Give this duty to a trusted friend or bridesmaid if carrying a purse doesn't exactly suit your dress if you're the bride.

What therefore ought to be in your touch-up bag? Regardless of your style or role in the wedding, the specific products you need will differ, there are a few beauty necessities that everyone needs to have to avoid disaster. You must have a baby can of hair spray, bobby pins, lipstick, eyeliner, and a sheer pressed powder that matches your skin tone should also be in your possession. A lot of these things can be found at drug stores . Many makeup artists adore translucent blotting powder. However, you can pack the sheer variety since it offers some skin coverage in case the crying becomes uncontrollable.

 

 

3. Pay attention to the experts

One of the best ways to create a beautiful wedding day appearance is to work with a makeup artist, and one of life's great pleasures is to browse Pinterest for ideas. Pinterest is fantastic, however, it is advised to choose a specific theme or aesthetic before searching. Smoky eye, classic, and vintage are examples of broad categories, but you should try to be as specific as you can, advises the expert. So many times during a trial, the bride will insist on having both elements combined into a single look. But if you try to combine too many different elements into one look, the outcome is probably not going to make you satisfied.

The good news is that you can totally get help figuring out your vision from cosmetic artists, who are experts for a reason. , you can usually make an appointment for a virtual beauty consultation before your perfect wedding day. Your wedding day makeup look should ideally be a joint effort between you and the makeup artist, with you choosing the general direction and the artist carrying it out in a way that suits you.

 

 

4. Try out your cosmetics

 

A cosmetics trial is really necessary for your wedding day beauty, as the old saying goes. You don't want to find out on your perfect wedding day that your ideal smoky eye gives you a face-punch appearance!

 

Brides who don't often wear a lot of makeup can frequently feel overwhelmed at a trial because they aren't accustomed to seeing themselves in full makeup. The easiest approach to seeing your makeup from all sides and becoming comfortable with it is to take pictures and check how it looks on camera.

Extra points for using different cameras. Before the big day, make sure you try your makeup with at least a few different cameras (normal and phone) and light sources (artificial and natural). Makeup can look very different in HD images with flash.

 

 

5. Make sure to test your makeup thoroughly

 

The purpose is to enjoy yourself while pushing the boundaries of your beautiful look well before the event. There are quite a few different brands that are known for producing high-quality waterproof makeup.

After your hair and makeup trial, make plans with a girlfriend to go out dancing—go dance and sweat, and even attempt to cry. When you arrive home, thoroughly review your appearance and note what worked and what didn't. In this manner, you can precisely communicate to your makeup artist what has to be changed prior to the perfect wedding day.