Another trick is using a clear antiperspirant. It’s less expensive and if it works controlling sweat under your arms then it will do the same for your face. Just don’t use the same one on your face that you use on your armpits. For dry or mature skin apply a hydrating fluid or lotion. Your skin needs water not oil so no heavy or creamy moisturizers. Covermark hydrating base or Origins Drink it Up mask work nicely. If you choose Origins, use it sparely and leave it on under your foundation. When putting on makeup, less is more. It is always easier to add more than to take away once you’ve applied too much. It can be done but it takes a little more skill to do properly.
Blushes, eyeliners and eyeshadows with a creamy consistency are popular for their ease of application, but for the purposes of a wedding, they’re not the smartest choices–they tend to soak into skin as hours pass and lose their vibrancy. The much longer-lasting pick? Powder blush/shadow and either pencil or long-wear gel eyeliner.
This old makeup rule may seem outdated–now it’s common to do your whole face glossy and glowy–but it’s still a smart one to follow for your wedding day. To avoid an overly shiny or sparkly look (especially if getting married outdoors during the day), choose one feature to use shine on, and keep the rest of your face relatively matte. So if your eyeshadow has shimmer to it, choose a sheer semi-matte lip color instead of something really glossy.
No matter how careful you are, liner and shadow have a tendency to sprinkle down onto your cheeks as you blend them. So for an extra-precise wedding-day look, do your eyes first, use a damp tissue to dust your under-eyes and cheeks clean, then follow with concealer and foundation.
Faux lashes are best left to pros, since they can easily look too fake. Plus, a good lash-curler job and some black mascara can make lashes look just as fabulous. The trick: Curl your lashes when they are totally dry–not immediately after washing your face and applying moisturizer. Clamp the curler as close to your lash roots as possible and then press firmly closed three times for a natural bend that will last all night. Follow with mascara.
It’s tempting to slather on extra moisturizer in an attempt to give your skin extra wedding-day glow, but doing so is more likely to keep your foundation from adhering evenly.
Wearing a white dress with a dramatic neckline can highlight unevenness in your skintone–something that will also look noticeable in photos. So while applying foundation, make sure your face, neck and decolletage are all the same shade (sometimes your neck will be paler, since the sun hits it less directly). You can also even things out by dusting bronzer on the zones that have seen less sun.
You don’t have to entirely reinvent your makeup look just because it’s your wedding day. Chances are, you’ve already found many of the products and colors that make you look the most beautiful, so why risk trying an all-new palette for such an important event?
