10 Make-up tips - Bridal make-up on your own!

Here are some tips for you who will fix the bridal makeup yourself, more specifically 10 make-up tips for your bridal make-up and a hair tip will also surprise you!

There is not only one make-up that is the perfect bridal make-up, the most important thing is that the bride herself feels beautiful! You want to be a little extra nice this day, but still recognize yourself.

In other words, if you hardly put on make-up at all otherwise, a classic bridal make-up can feel too much, and the opposite - if you put on a lot of make-up everyday, then you do not feel good in a classic bridal make-up either because it is so neutral .

Detta inlägg är alltså tillägnad er som inte har en aning om hur ni ska göra, och inte riktlinjer för hur en brudsminkning “ska” vara. Hoppas ni gillar! :)

1. Do not bother about it

A bridal make-up is really just a little extra glamorous everyday make-up, which with fixed hair and a wedding dress makes you a princess! So if you start by fixing the makeup, you may feel a little bored before you finish, but it's the whole thing that does the job. You therefore do not have to see the bridal make-up as the worst technical problem, start practicing before the big day, take your time for a nice foundation and drive on safe cards that you know you can handle!

2. Look good on cards

De två viktigaste detaljerna för att bli snygg på alla foton som kommer tas av dig, är solskyddsfaktor och rouge. Solskyddsfaktor bör skippas helt och hållet!! Produkter med spf reflekterar ljuset och kan få din hudton att se grå ut. Mineralsmink kan du dock använda, det har naturligt solskydd automatiskt men det är ju för att du har “sten” i ansiktet och inte för att det är tillsatta ämnen som reflekterar ljus. Du bör dock ändå sminka ner på hals och dekolletage (beroende på hur din klänning ser ut) för sminket kan ändå lysa upp annorlunda speciellt på bilder med blixt, och då är det bäst att vara på den säkra sidan och inte få ansiktstonen i en annan färg än resten.

Rougen är viktig att tänka på ifall ni ska ta bilder i svartvitt. På en svartvit bild så blir rougen en grå skugga istället för en fin färg, och har du den då mitt på kinden så kommer din kind se intryckt ut. Lägg den längs kindbenet och upp mot örat men inte så långt fram som till “äppelkinden”.

3. Eyeshadows

A safe bet is to only bet on two eye shadows - one that is light and shimmery, and one that is darker and matte. The shimmery one enlarges the eyes and can e.g. applied to the entire eyelid, in the corner of the eye and under the brow. Think beforehand if you want a light shade that goes with champagne or pink.

The matte slightly darker shade (how dark depends on whether you thrive in distinctive make-up or light) you can put in the crease line and maybe even at the end of the eyelid to highlight what you have enlarged. Then you get more depth in the eyes, while the matte and shimmery in the shadows create contrasts and emphasize each other.

Fade out the edges a lot, partly for a soft impression but also to hide any asymmetry that easily occurs if you are not used to working with eye shadows.

Also read: Wedding special - do your own bridal make-up

4. Focus on the top of the eye

If you put on a neutral make-up with a focus around the whole eye, it will only look neutral, but if it is just a focus above the eye, the attention will end up in one place and then you get more effect with less make-up. You can apply eye shadow under the eye, this tip mainly applies to eyeliner and mascara. It can be compared to smoky eyes, you get more focus on the eyes if you have light lips, although in this case the make-up above the eye is more visible if you have lighter under. That the focus ends up above the eye also lifts the gaze and makes you look alert!

In addition, the tip is good if you have an easy time shedding a tear, because even if the make-up lasts pretty well for a few tears, it is still nice to be able to wipe them off quickly without having to think about not rubbing on the make-up.

Also read: 5 makeup tips for glasses

5. Stylish eyelashes

Stylish eyelashes can make the whole look. If you have nice ones naturally, just bend them a little and be sparing with mascara (many take too much, which becomes clumsy and spider-like). Otherwise, I also like false eyelashes, but you also do not want the lashes to cover the entire make-up, then I recommend cutting off a regular false eyelash so that it does not go all the way to the corner of the eye but only sits at the outer edge of the lash line. Then you get a lot of effect at the same time as it is natural! If you want even less effect, tripod lashes are nice too, however, it takes longer and is more fussy to get nice.

A short loose lash, this is what it looks like without mascara and then with mascara on, it becomes very natural but still effective!

6. Durable makeup

Waterproof mascara and eyeliner is recommended, and if you do not have such products at home that you are happy with already, buy it at home well before the wedding so you have time to put them to the test and see how well you think they work for your particular eyes. A product that suits my needs may be worse for someone else, but in budget class I like Lumene, Yves Rocher and Max Factor!

I guess many people do their bridal makeup themselves for financial reasons, in such cases it is foundation, eye shadow primer, mascara and eyeliner you should prioritize to buy in good quality. If the products are good, the rest of the make-up (eye shadows, blush, sun powder, glitter, brow shadow, etc.) will be good and last a long time automatically.

7. Lust

As I wrote earlier today so Pale Shimmer is a great product to get a nice glow in the skin! I usually use it on the nose bones, cheeks forehead, chin, collarbones and shoulders. Another tip is to peel off dead skin cells the days before the wedding, have your head over steaming water (you can boil water on the stove and have your head over the saucepan) so the pores open and it becomes like a facial sauna, then scrub the skin with a mild peeling when the pores are still open. Finish with a moisturizing face mask! The skin has a very nice natural glow if you get rid of all dead skin cells.

8. Details

You want to do something with the make-up that you do not usually do every day, and there are small simple details that you can add to the bridal make-up to make it a little more fun. For example, if you have a color theme (or a specific color on the bridal bouquet or any accessory), you can add a small color click with that color somewhere on the make-up. For example, pink eye shadow in the middle of the eyelid or purple eye shadow at the bottom of the lower lash line.

Light glitter in the corner of the eye is also very nice and makes a big difference to the whole. Eyeliner, filled eyebrows, a different lip color than usual are also details that make a big difference!

9. Basic make-up

Om man gillar mineralpuder, flytande foundation, cc-cream, bb-cream eller någonting annat, det är en smaksak, men att ha en produkt som passar sin hudtyp är jätteviktigt för att det ska hålla hela dagen. Om du då inte orkar sätta dig in i vad du har för hudtyp, eller skillnaden på oljebaserad och vattenbaserad foundation och “bla bla”-som många ointresserade tänker när dom hör mig prata om sådana här saker, då kan jag rekommendera mineralpuder! Jag föredrar alltid mineralpuder, och anser att det passar allas hudtyper. Man kan enkelt variera täckningsgraden, och är man torr så är det bara att smörja in sig ordentligt innan så fäster pudret jättebra ändå och är man fet så håller sig huden matt längre under dagen. Dessutom är det enkelt att bättra på ifall det skulle hända en “olycka” t.ex. om man blir så rörd att man gråter så mycket att sminket förstörs ner på kinderna :)

The most important thing is just to take a little at a time, and work it properly into the skin. Then you get both a sustainable and natural result!

10. Lips

Vilka slags läppar du väljer mörka/ljusa/glansiga/röda/rosa o.s.v. spelar inte så stor roll men tänk på att det ska vara enkelt och snabbt att bättra på, och du vill inte heller smeta av dig för mycket när du pussar din man. Ett ljust läppglans eller enbart läppenna är det jag rekommenderar. Läppglans (så länge det inte är en jättepigmentrikt läppglans) färgar inte av sig så mycket och är lätt för mannen att diskret torka bort, applicera inte ett tjockt och kletigt lager bara :) Läppenna ger mer pigment om man föredrar det, och blir matt läpparna och kletar därför i princip inte av sig alls. Klassiska “gloss sticks” som blivit så populära är att rekommendera, då de är så lätta att ta fram och applicera!

Bright lips will emphasize your eyes more and create a nice balance, but colorful lips are a good tip if you want to be seen more but do not like so much makeup around the eyes.

Also read: Make up lips bigger

Hair for bridal makeup

I really am not good at hair, but sleeping with a braid for nice natural curls and buying a nice hair accessory would have been my salvation :)

For nice half sets, I have also realized that it is very easy and nice to roll your hair in different ways! Take e.g. a loop from each side of the hair in front of the face and roll backwards, fastened in the middle of the back of the head with a fine buckle. Or as I did a little fast today, rolled the whole one side so that all the hair ended up on the other. Then I just rolled a loop from the side with the most hair, and fastened with hairpins and a flower:

There are a lot of tips and tricks, but as I said, it depends on how visible make-up you want and what details you enjoy. It feels like I got the most basic tips anyway! :)

Hope this was helpful for someone, and remember that these tips also work for other occasions such as prom, student or for the bridesmaids at the wedding!

I have also made a great post bridal makeup that you can find on: Wedding Special - Make your own bridal makeup

If you do not want to do your own bridal make-up, it is also possible to book with us Creative Makeup. :)

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