Bridal Eye Makeup: Do's and Don'ts

Bridal Eye Makeup tutorial

By Jamie P Williams

When it comes to deciding how you want your makeup done for the big day pay particular attention to how your going to have your eyes done up. The right amount of eye makeup in the perfect coordinated shades will not only make you look beautiful, but will also make your eyes stand out for photographs. But before you go applying vast amounts of eyeshadow and liner to your eyes, make sure to take a look at our do's and don'ts for bridal eye makeup.







Absolutely Do:

• Hire a makeup artist. The way your makeup is done for you wedding should most definitely be different than the makeup you wear for everyday activities. Be sure to try out several makeup artists and hire the one who you think matches your personal taste and desired bridal style. Having a makeup artist will not only make you look fabulous, but it should help you keep on schedule and keep you less stressed.
• Keep eye drops handy. These are great to get rid of any red of irritation from those tears of joy you may have shed already. Be sure to use a brand your eyes are familiar with. You wouldn't want to use a different brand and end up walking down the aisle with an eye irritation.
• Get as much rest as possible. We know it will be hard to sleep that week before the wedding, but try to rest. This will keep you eyes form looking tired on the wedding day. If you do end up having dark circles don't worry, just apply some concealer to hide it.
• Use matte eye shadow. This type of shadow will not reflect light, making sure your eyes won't be too shiny in pictures. Also use an off-white matte eye shadow along the top of your brow to illuminate your eyes. Doing this will give you a glow factor, but make sure you blend it in well.
• Have your eyebrows defined. Have your makeup artist use a brow pencil that closely matches your hair color. Then have them add at least two layers of waterproof mascara.

Absolutely Don't:

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• Overdo the eye makeup. You don't want to look like your about to head out to a costume party. Be sure to have some makeup test rounds done to get the desired amount of coverage for your wedding day.
• Use colored contacts. Unless you wear them everyday. If not stay away, they may seem like a good idea now but ten years from now you may think differently.
• Be too cute or trendy. Some idea may seem good to you now, but like colored contacts, they may seem foolish later on down the road.
• Use a concealer under you eyes that too light. Make sure your makeup artist matches it to your skin well. If it's too light it can give the effect of a deer caught in headlights.
• Use dark eyeshadow such as charcoal, brown or black. Many times brides try to go for the 'smokey' eye effect, but instead end up looking like they've been punched. Leave the smokey eyes for the club, opt for something that's more feminine and bridal.
• Wear any eye shadows that are shiny, frosted and sparkle. These types of shadows can reflect light from camera flashes.
• Absolutely do not tweeze your eyebrows the day of the wedding. Make sure to do it at least a couple days in advance so you don't walk down the aisle with red eyebrows.
• Wear false eyelashes. Unless you are 100% sure they are comfortable and won't fall off. Remember if you get them on and don't like them, they will rip a lot of your eye makeup off when you remove them.

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Bridal Eye Makeup Tips

Kate Middleton Bridal Eye Makeup

By Katheryne Thomas

Bridal eye makeup is more than just about shadow and liner-it starts from a good foundation, like the whole bridal look itself.
For longer lasting makeup, and a clear canvas, foundation or ideally eye makeup primer should be applied to the whole of the lid-this will give something for the shadows and liner to stick to, and give extra lasting power. Airbrushing a base for the eyes is another great way to get a flawless base-in fact airbrushing the entire foundation for bridal makeup is highly recommended.
Bridal makeup is all about looking good in the flesh, and in photographs. For the photographs, the application of makeup needs to be heavier than normal, but this doesn't have to mean looking overdone. There are three main area that need extra attention-the brow bone, middle lid, and inner corner of the eye-these are the areas that need to catch the light, and if done correctly, will make eyes look defined, multi-dimensional and shining in pictures, and of course in the flesh.
Brow
Choose a highlight color that is reflective, but not glittery-a good pearl white or cream is perfect (white for gray/back shadow, cream for browns/taupes). The highlight doesn't need to go along the whole brow bone, it just needs to go in the area directly below the arch of the brow-this will draw the light to that area, making the brows look more defined, and giving the face dimension.
Middle Lid
After applying the eye makeup look, take some of the same highlight color as used on the brow bone and dab it into the center of the eyelid. This will not be totally visible to the eye, but the reflective pearlescent particles will catch the light in a photo and make the eyes look wider and brighter.

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Inner Corner
Using the same highlight color again, dab it into the inner corner of the eye, over the tear duct. This can be blended a little along the bottom lash line as well. This touch adds brightness to the look, and gives a fresh feeling to the eyes. In photographs this will also counter any tendency for eyes to disappear into a dimensionless shape, as the points of reflective material at the three key areas will catch the light and bring the eyes alive.
False Lashes
Although a full set of lashes doesn't appeal to everyone, having some additional 'oomph' in the lash department is essential for a formal bridal eye makeup look. If you can't do at a full set, then a couple of well-placed individual lashes as the outer corner of the eye will widen and give a more dramatic make-up look.
If these points are taken into consideration, then bridal eye makeup can really be the centerpiece of the bridal look-creating not only a beautiful bride in the flesh, but a beautiful bride in the flash-and seeing as though you will be looking at the pictures for years to come, both are equally important.

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