10 Tips for BRIDES and {Photographers} !!!

Brides!!!!!  This information is for you... and photogs, it would be great to pass this along to your Bridal Clients. ;D Saw these tips in my PPA Magazine (March 2010) and thought it would be a GREAT idea to pass along the tips!  Enjoy!

1.  BLEND, BLEND, BLEND.  You can use your everyday makeup, but use more than you normally use every day.  Many makeup professionals use airbrush makeup, the method of choice for high-definition TV, because it's lightweight, waterproof and gives flawless coverage.

2.  SOMETIMES LESS IS MORE.  Use less makeup for a day wedding and more for evenings.  You can get dramatic with eye makeup.

3.  DON'T SKIMP ON CONCEALER.  Use a moisturized concealer on the thin, sensitive skin under the eyes.  If your concealer isn't moisturizing, blend it with a skin cream.  For blemishes, first treat them with a natural or over-the-counter anti-inflammatory, then cover with concealer.

4.  DO A MAKEUP TRIAL RUN.  It's the only sure-fire, stress-free way to make certain your makeup will look beautiful.

5.  NOT ALL MINERAL MAKEUP IS CREATED EQUAL.   Titanium dioxide, a chemical used as sun block, can reflect flash, giving the bride a ghostly appearance.  In 2009 makeup artist Annie May launched a line of mineral makeup especially formulated for photography called Advanced Mineral Makeup.  May promises it won't white-out the bride under a flash.

6.  USE WATERPROOF MAKEUP WITH STAYING POWER.  You don't want to spend your reception in the bathroom reapplying your makeup.  Foundation, eyeliner and mascara all should be waterproof.  And in case you cry ( and you probably will ), have a tissue or handkerchief handy to gently blot your tears right at the eye.

7.  KEEP YOUR LIPS MOISTURIZED AND COLORED.  Dry lips look dreadful in photos. Have someone carry your lipstick for you and touch up often.  Matte and gloss lip-stick both photograph well, and be sure to use blended lip liner for enhanced definition.

8.  DON'T FORGET THE GROOM.  If the groom is red faced due to too much sun ( or drinking), a little powder can help.  That goes for shiny heads, too.  And it's a good to slip a tube of Chapstick in the groom's pocket for his dry lips, as well as a handkerchief to dab well-wishers' makeup smudges off his suit.

9.  DON'T SPRINKLE ON GLITTER.  In photographs, it tends to look like little white spots, as if there's something wrong with the camera.

10.  REMEMBER to apply foundation and powder to your neck, shoulders and decolletage- you want your head to look like it belongs to your body!

Enjoy these tips Brides... and be sure to pass it along to your clients photogs!
Andrea :D