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My2Beauties wrote: Can someone please give me some ideas. I normally go with a smoky eye look and nude lip almost everyday, so I wanted to spice it up for the wedding but I don't want to be too dramatic with it! Anyone have any suggestions? I'm doing my own make-up because my experience with those Clinique make-up people and Lacome and even people in day spas, they do a hideous job, they put entirely way too much make-up on and I feel awful and it's really heave foundation, stuff I hate etc.

Everyone has seen pics of me, except now I'm a bit more tanned, way more freckles due to the tanning bed, and my hair is now blonde with dark brown chunks instead of blonde all over. What do you think would look best?

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied: You are very pretty naturally...so I say stick to looking very natural for your wedding. I can't stand when a bride doesn't look like herself because she is caked with makeup! I had an Aveda salon do my makeup for my wedding. I love their products. I think the colors are very natural. Lots of soft peachy colors and bronzy stuff that looks good on everyone. I just made sure to tell them what I wanted...I even went in a month or so early to have them try it out first. My bridesmaids did their own makeup and I think they looked too harsh. Too dark of lipstick. If it's during the day, definitely do not wear dark mauve lipstick. I think it looks way unatural in sunlight. If you're more into eyes, then tone down on lips. And vice versa. I would say play up one of your features way more than the other. Like red stained lips, but barely any eyes. Maybe just mascara. Or go dramatic on your hair and do glossy lips and rosy cheeks. Sorry no advice on actual products because I don't wear much makeup. But I look through a lot of InStyle magazines and try and keep up with what celebs are wearing.

FYI - I wouldn't do smoky eyes for a day wedding...not sure what time your's is. Good luck!

My2Beauties replied: Oh ok here is some more info, the wedding is at 6pm, so it's in the evening. I normally play up my eyes more, but I have big lips too. I hate hate dark lipstick on me, I've always done nude and pinkish colors because the dark ones make my lips look way too big and they stand out so much on my face because of my skin tone and then the size of my lips. I guess I wanted to stick witha nude lip, but what about my eyes? I didn't want to do rosy eyes because if I cry it looks even more red laugh.gif Maybe browns and neutral tones? I don' t know, but since the wedding is in the evening and the reception up util 11:00 at night, I mean wouldn't smoky be ok for that? I'm confused dunno.gif

mom2tripp replied: What color are your eyes, I think browns and neutrals are so pretty, especially for your wedding day. Do you wear eyeliner? I did my own make-up for my wedding, went with the natural tones and used covergirl lipstick--shimmering sands--I love it. I just carried that around with me all night (reception went to 1) and touched up my lips---GOOD LUCK

My2Beauties replied: I have blue eyes - sorry guys! I keep forgetting some people haven't seen pics of me probably plus you cant exactly tell the color of my eyes from a small pic. I thought about neutrals and browns, might be better looking on me now that I have a tan! I have a bunch of browns in the make-up bag! But keep it coming with the advice!

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied: Have you ever tried golds on your eyes? Not brassy gold, but more beigy. I like rosy colors too...I usually go more plummy on my eyes, but I don't care for it that much during the day. I know what you mean about it looking more red when you cry. I know blue eyeshadow sounds so eighties, but makeup artists are playing around with colors like these again. Brown is always nice, but can look somewhat "black eye" looking during the day if you don't get it right. Oh yeah, you said the wedding is in the evening. Maybe just the right mascara and a light cream eyeshadow would be perfect and natural. Your tan should do all the rest!

I would skip smoky if that's what you always wear. You want to look like yourself, but I don't know, smoky just seems to "going out". Good luck!

A&A'smommy replied: For your eyes since it is an evening wedding I would say play up browns and neutral colors, since you don't like lipstick a glossy lipgloss and MAKE SURE TO FIX YOUR MAKE UP before pictures especially if you cry I looked like crap in a LOT of my reception pictures tongue.gif oh and for your cheeks a color in between a brown and sorta of a brownish red but really that one is a judement call... practice doing your make up before the actual day so you can find what you like... I didn't practice but my make up looked good anyway I spent WAAAYYY to much time playing with it anyway blush.gif

lisar replied: I went with as lil make-up as possible. The pics will turn out better if you dont have alot on. And more people like the natural look. I agree with you though those day spas do put way to much on.

LIsa

My2Beauties replied:
Now there is an idea, I have actually worn a hint of gold on the eyes with some shimmer in it and it looked fantastic, I like that idea! I love the shimmery make-up look, not glitter but the very healthy glow look, does anyone understand what I am talking about rolleyes.gif LOL!

My2Beauties replied: Here are some pics of some things I like but I couldn't find exactly what I was talking about: I'll keep trying:

THis is how my hair will probably have to be done since I'll have a tiara and a veil as well, but I don't like that I can't see the back of her hair dry.gif

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This is how I do my eyes now, almost to the tee:

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Here is a glow look, but not exactly as I have seen it in magazines like I said I am going to keep looking:

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Here are two more eye shadows I like:

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Comments anyone??

My2Beauties replied: OK here Jennifer is glowing

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jcc64 replied: You're a pretty girl- you don't need a lot of make-up. Imo, less is more. Just enough to look good in the pics. Too much and in 10 yrs you'll look at your album and say, "What was I thinking?!"

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied: IMO, the eyes you showed are pretty good. I like the last shot of just one eye the best. JLo's are pretty, but I don't like the smoky eyeliner for a wedding. And the first hair pic...do you want my opinion?? Just too bridesmaidish...I swear I've had that do in many many weddings I've been in. I like more draped back looks then the small curly cues coming off the sides. I like PULLED BACK not so UP...you know what I mean? Remember Julia Roberts updo when she won the oscar like in 2001? I think that's when it was...she wore that vintage black dress with the white criss cross halter look. She had a great updo...totally unique. I told my hairdresser to copy that for my wedding (I got married almost 4 yrs ago, so don't take my advice). I had a sweeping bang sortof like the picture you have with the blonde girl and then a BIG bun in the back. No curlies. It was really dramatic. That's just my opinion...you of course are beautiful and will look great no matter what...just suggestions!

mammag replied: I would probably just go through some bridal magazines and find people with similar coloring. I think if you took a pic and went somewhere like Aveda they should be able to do a good job. Just make sure you tell them that you don't want to look over done and if they do it anyway make them fix it. If you go somewhere you are paying than they need to do it the way you want it.

You'll look beautiful no matter what!!

Hillbilly Housewife replied: Ok, here's my opinion - and it's coming from me as a Mary Kay consultant, not from someone trying to market the stuff.....

If you NORMALLY wear smoky eyes and nude lipstick, STAY with those colors. Play it up a bit if you want, maybe smoke your eyes a bit more since it is evening, and maybe go a shade darker that nude - but at 6pm, in less thatn 2 weeks (if I remember correctly??) it's still LIGHT outside at 6pm. So go with the more natural look - you're naturally very pretty, you don't need much makeup. In between the wedding and the evening, you might have a few minutes totouch up - THAT would be the time to spruce it up a bit with what I said before - smokier eyes and a bit of a darker shade of lipstick.

If you wear makeup that isn't YOU naturally, you'll stick out like a redhead wearing Raisinberry clolored lipstick. Sorry.....the two just don't match. rolling_smile.gif

Since you're blonde and tanned (or at lesat you seem to be) I'd agree that a bit of a bronze or goldish color, as a HIGHLIGHT ONLY would be ok for you. Highlight, being just above the eyelid, but not quite up to the eyebrow.

Technically - when you put on eyeshadow, yhou should have 3 colors. A lighter tone, close to your skin color, up by your eyebrow. The a slightly darker shade, on your eyelid (can be color too.... lol), then a slightly darker shade of the color on your eyelid, in a v shape over your lashline and in the crook of your eyelid, sometimes a bit unde the lower lash line gives a good effect. You should also use a brush for this purpose insetad of those crappy little "lash q-tips", as I call them, so you can really blend in the 3 colors together to make it look like you're not wearing any makeup at all.

The whole OBJECTIVE of makeup is to enhace beauty, not mask it. If you look like you're wearing too much makeup, you probably are.

What is IMPORTANT to remember is that when you look in the mirror to determine if your makeup looks good, don't lean into the mirror - be at an arm's length away from it to see if it's on ok - because people won't be leaned into you to talk to you - generall, unless they're totally invading your space, people talk to you at approximately an arm's length. You look more natural if you check your maekup that way.

From pictures standpoint - especially if you have closeups done, mnakeup SHOWS that it is makeup. You have to be very careful. smile.gif

As for eyeliner - if you want to make your eyes look SMALLER - put a line around your eye. If you want to emplhasize the largeness of your eye, or to make them appear a bit larger, only put a little bit just over the middle of your eye, where your iris is. Optical illusions work wonders.

As for the shimmer - I don't recommend it at ALL if you have any intentions of having pictures taken - one, it doesn't come out on pictures as well as what it looks like on your skin - it looks like there was bad lighting. Really. It's worse when it's darker around you (as in the lighing at an evening reception), because what little light there is catches on the "sparkes" and gives you a funny looking sparkly face inyour pictures. Take it from one who's seen many sparkle wearing ticked off brides. tongue.gif

For your lips - if I read correctly, you mentionned you don't like how bigyour lips are - you can use a natural liner to make your lips smaller or bigger than they are. Draw, with your natural liner, the inside of you lip - just under the "line" where lip meets skin. Since the liner is a bit darker than your lip, after you've applied the lipstick - which, btw, you make sure you only apply INSIDE the liner.... - it makes your lip appear slightly smaller. Upper and lower.

To amke your lip look a big fuller, use the liner just outside the line where lip meets skin. But DON'T, for goodness sake, line your lips where there is no lip line - not only is that VERY obvious - it look stuppid. You can totally tell where the real lip is and where the fake one is drawn on. Strongly discourages...I don't mean to offend anyone out there who actually does that - it's just wayyyyy too obvious - and you don't want to look like a clown when people come to congradulate you on your wedding day. kwim?

ANyhoo.... i'm happy to give out more tips should you feel that my info is helpful.

My2Beauties replied:
Wow thanks a whole lot, that really really helps me out! My best friend is a Mary Kay Consultant as well but I never really liked the way she did my make up, she has pale skin and almost black hair so what looks good on her doesn't necessarily look good on me and she always puts dark dark lipstick on me! I love my lips BTW, they are really full and I get complimented on them as it is with nude lipstick, I think they'd be too dramatic if I put them in dark lipstick because of the rest of my features being small, nose, forehead, etc...I do have somewhat medium eyes I guess, they're not really large like DF's whose are so gorgeous and they're not really small neither. I just don't want to look too made up...KWIM! All your info is greatly appreciated! Thanks so much!


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