Top 10 Wedding Make Up Mistakes you need to avoid

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Hello! We are wedding photographers based in West Midlands, UK, a husband and wife team. Our wedding photography style is relaxed, fun and creative. We would like to tell you about the most common wedding make up mistakes. From the photography point of view good make up is very important for your pictures. Also, here are some more examples of our wedding photography work, enjoy:

Wedding make up mistakes – pro advice

As wedding photographers we work with many professional make up artists. One of them is Le Glow, Beautiful Brides. I’ve worked with her so many times and saw how amazing her work is. When one of my brides asked me a question about bridal make up, I instantly thought of Le Glow. I asked her to give us some advice, and here we are:

Wedding pictures and good make up

Good make up is key for your wedding pictures and here are top 10 most common wedding make up mistakes. So if you want your wedding pictures to look amazing, take a look at this list:

Not adding Foundation.

When taking wedding photographs, light can bounce of your skin in peculiar ways. By evening out your skin with a good foundation, there is a much better light impact, giving a more even-toned appearance.

Putting foundation on bare skin.

Never apply your foundation to bare skin – you must use a moisturiser and primer before you apply the foundation, otherwise it will not hold, and will suffocate your skin!

Not adding powder.

Be sure to use a good quality translucent powder over your foundation to set your make up. This will help your make up last all day and into the evening, stopping the “shine”.

Forgetting eyebrow maintenance.

Don’t leave it until the last minute go sort out your eyebrows. Have them done four days prior to the Big Day, especially if you are having them waxed. When nervous, your skin becomes ten times more sensitive.

Forgetting your eyeshadow base.

Your eye make up will last longer and look better with a pre-applied eye shadow base.

Not using waterproof mascara.

Don’t let a show of emotion make a mess of your mascara! Always go for waterproof mascara and eyeliner – a Wedding is precisely the occasion when the slightest thing can trigger a “waterfall”.

Using a wax eye pencil.

These wax pencil liners can melt. Use a cake or gel eye liner that will stay put until you want to take it off.

Pencilled Brows.

For a contemporary look, use an eyebrow pencil, or powder, and then set it. This will ensure that your brows look well defined yet natural, and will not melt or fade away.

Using long-lasting lipsticks.

I don’t use long-lasting lipsticks on Brides, as they can cause drying or cracking. Outline your lips with the lip pencil and apply lipstick. Blot with a folded tissue, powder, and then re-apply. This will leave pigmentation on your lips – not on your groom!

Not using make up setting spray.

Models in a bottle! It’s a make up artist’s best kept secret. Spray, set and go! Set in any weather, best for summertime’s hot, humid climate. No melting make up for the perfect Bride! Wedding make up mistakes.

More links

To find out more about the professional wedding makeup follow this link: Le Glow Beautiful Brides. I hope this post about wedding make up mistakes was useful. I’m planning to write similar useful posts like the one about confetti in the future, so make sure you visit our blog again.

The perfect look on your wedding photos is so important, just like the perfect look of the website and social media is important to a makeup artist. Samantha from Indulge Beauty Salon is chatting about the importance of professional photographs and commercial photography for her business, have a look.