Find Your Ideal Wedding Day Makeup Look Hint: It’s Not on Instagram
Wedding decision fatigue is real. With limitless options for dresses, makeup, and hair it’s easy to get caught in a perpetual time-suck of saving thousands of pics of gorgeous brides on social media. You can’t do bombshell vintage, beachy bohemian, and dolled-up Barbie in one look, but how to choose? Answer these questions and you’ll narrow down the perfect makeup look in no time.
1. How much makeup do you wear on an average day?
A full face with contouring and lashes? Cool. You’re comfortable in the high-glam category.
Chapstick only? Then consider what you want the makeup to do for you. Highlight a favorite feature. Or downplay one. Choosing a focus can enhance your natural beauty while keeping your makeup low key.
2. What time of year is your wedding? Do you have a theme?
If you’re having a fall wedding and a Great Gatsby theme, then definitely a bold liner and red lip come to mind. If it’s spring and your wedding is outdoors, lean toward a softer color palette.
3. Are you trendy or timeless?
If you watch Keeping Up With the Kardashians in real time you know that the girls’ looks are bold and attention getting, but when you watch old episodes their hair and makeup looks dated by 2021 standards.
For timeless makeup, think Grace Kelly and Megan Markle. We could re-create those looks twenty years from now and they would still be popular.
4. Are You Looking in the Right Place for Inspiration?
When looking for makeup inspiration check out photos of people with similar skin tone, hair color, and face shape to your own.
Explore red carpet pics or even magazine spreads. I know everyone today looks at Instagram, but it’s not really giving you a look to wear outside, and we don’t see the full story. It’s very edited and filtered to perfection, but it’s not real life.
A Smile Looks Good On Everyone
Do what makes you happy, but I think it can be helpful to remember you’re marrying a person who loves you and your face. Your partner doesn’t want to marry a stranger, so no matter what look you choose, have fun and let your natural beauty shine through. Enjoy your wedding day!
