How To Ensure Your Natural Wedding Make Up Lasts All Day

Every bride is different and whether you’re after smokey eyes, bold lips or glowing skin on your big day, we at Blow LTD take such pride in creating each and every bridal look. But a request we’re getting more and more is for natural wedding make-up. 

With this in mind, we called upon our expert stylists to provide their top tips on achieving a beautiful look that will last all day and look fab in photos for those brides who want to opt for a more natural style...

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Prep The Skin

The key to getting good looking make-up that won’t budge is having your skin in the best condition possible. It’s important to ensure your skin is feeling happy and healthy if you want that natural glow, so ensure you have a good routine set up well before the wedding. And if you feel like treating yourself why not get a facial (though not too close to the big day!)

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Know the Ingredients

Our expert make-up artists know the importance of the wedding photos and so to avoid the dreaded flashback in photographs they avoid products with a high SPF, silica content or mineral make-up which can all cause the infamous “ghost face”.

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Light layers

Even if you’re opting for a natural look you still want to look flawless, so to achieve a skin like finish use a light to medium foundation and apply a product with heavier coverage on any areas that might need the extra help. Layering is also key to long lasting make-up; for instance lightly applying a cream blusher and then a powder over the top will keep you looking naturally flushed all day.

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Prime

You want your make-up to last all the way from the ceremony to the dance floor, so using products such as eye shadow primers are ideal for making sure the beautiful eye look that’s created doesn’t move an inch.

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Glitter

Who doesn’t love a bit of highlighter? It’s a great way to add a healthy glow to your complexion, but whether you’re using liquid or powder avoid anything with visible chunks as these can sometimes look a bit odd on camera. 

And voila! Above is a photo of our lovely bride Sally, who looked naturally radiant all day.