1. Cleansing The Face
Indian brides love to use bold and bright colors for their marriage ceremonies. In order to obtain a long-lasting look, you should start by cleansing your face well and then patting it dry to ensure that there are no traces of dirt or oil on the face.
2. Base Preparation Tips
Moisturize your face for a smooth appearance and an even skin tone. Amidst working extensively on the face alone, do not forget to moisturize using your fingertips by rubbing well in a circular and gentle motion. You could even use a tinted moisturizer.
3. Face Fix Up Tips
a. Use a primer two minutes post moisturizing, and blend it well. This helps to keep your concealer and foundation in place, and keeps the makeup intact for long hours. Sephora and MAC are amongst the top brands for primers.
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b. It is equally important to use a concealer to cover spots or blemishes. You can brighten up your skin tone by using a colored concealer like yellow or green to cover the reddish blemishes on the skin.
c. Apply a foundation without SPF and blend it well with a makeup brush or a sponge. Starting from the center of the face, apply the foundation on the other areas and blend it outwards. A foundation with a matte finish would be a good option as well. A foundation with SPF will give your face an undesirable ‘flash’ effect in photographs, so it’s better to avoid it. You won’t be spending much time in the sun on your wedding day anyway!
d. For a glowing look, use a highlighter on the higher planes of the face, such as the check bones, the bridge of the nose, the center of the forehead, and the Cupid’s bow. You can opt for highlighters from Colorbar, Sephora, or MAC.
4. Bronzer Tips
The bronzer is commonly used to heavily contour the face and make it look chiseled and sharp in the photographs.
Take a blush brush, preferably angular, and apply with strokes on to the sides of the chin, but not on the center. Do the same on the sides of the forehead, and on the two sides along the nose bone, but not on the top. Suck your cheeks in and use some bronzer on the top part of the contours, near to the ear, in light strokes. But make sure it is not along the entire length of the contour.
5. Blush Tips
Take some blush on a blush brush and pat the excess off. Hold a steady smile and apply it in a circular motion, blending it upwards, towards the ears.
6. Eyeshadow Tips
Indian brides love gold eye makeup since it goes well with their red, fuchsia, or green lehengas, ghagras, or heavy saris. So, if you want to play it safe, this is the color to go with.
Paint your eyelids with a gold or peachy pink shade, and use some charcoal shadow on the exterior lid contours to give a subtle, smokey effect. You can achieve this by using a brown shade on the inner crease area. You can also use golden eyeshadow instead of silver for the brow bones.
Use an eyebrow pencil or an angular brush dipped in brow powder for the eyebrows.
7. Eyeliner Tips
Do not experiment with brown or blue liners on your wedding day. It’s better to use a plain and simple jet-black liner, preferably waterproof. Draw a thick line on the top and a heavy line with a strong kajal on the lower eyelid, smudging it till the outer corner for that extra oomph.
Don’t forget to use a volume-enhancing mascara. Mascaras with curled brushes work great for awesome, curly lashes.
Grab some false lashes to accentuate and open up your eyes, making them look brighter. Remember to have some trials before the wedding date just to ensure there is no room for trial and error on the wedding day.
8. Lipstick Tips
If you have thin lips, then line your lips along the natural line with a color that almost matches your normal skin tone. If you have plump lips, then line the natural lip line with a darker shade. Wear a lipstick that complements the whole look.
Go for maroon or dark red for bigger and fuller lips, and peachy pink or light pink for thin lips.
Thin-lipped people can apply a lip plumper instead of a lipgloss, whereas large-lipped people can use a simple lip-gloss, concentrating more on the center of the lip.
The bride-to-be should also follow some makeup rules and be prepared to wow the multitude. Here are the tips:
9. Moderation Is The Key
The main idea of a perfect bridal makeup look is to accentuate the best features, and at the same time, keep the overall look simple, yet gorgeous. As it is, Indian brides are loaded with jewelry and heavy dresses, hence it is best to keep the makeup natural.
10. Explain Your Needs To The Makeup Artist
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If you are hiring a makeup artist, make sure you explain what you need clearly. Explaining things in advance will help you get the look you want. If the makeup artist is new, then it is always recommended to get a trial session before your wedding day.
11. Get Glowing Skin
Amongst all Indian bridal makeup tips, getting your skin to look healthy and glowing on the wedding day is very important. Simply taking care of it a week before the D-day will not suffice. Your skin needs time to take in nourishment and treatments. Overdoing the treatments may lead to further damage. Make time for yourself and indulge in the treatments two months or at least six weeks before the wedding day. Take regular pedicures and manicures. Also, go in for facials and skin treatments at least six weeks prior to the ceremony to give your skin time to work. Here is a detailed post on how to get glowing skin.
12. Exfoliate Your Skin
Exfoliate your skin to get rid of dead skin. But remember to exfoliate only twice or thrice a week. Over exfoliation may make your skin dry.
13. Protect Your Skin From Sun
Do not go out without a sunscreen and reapply every two to three hours to keep the skin damage free. This is a definite must in the list of bridal makeup tips.
14. Ward Off Stress Hormones
You need to relax and shun off all the stress. I know it’s difficult to practice but stress can take a toll on your skin, making it look worse.
Bridal Makeup Tips For Eyes
For the best Indian bridal eye makeup keep in mind the following tips:
15. Take Care Of Puffy Eyes
Have puffy eyes? Use chamomile tea bags over the eyes to make them appear less puffy. Using normal tea bags may stain your skin.
16. Get Enough Sleep
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A good sleep is very essential. The more you sleep, the more time your body gets to repair itself. Sleep for at least seven hours every day to keep those under eye circles away.
17. Wear Contact Lenses Before Makeup
If you wear contacts, make sure to wear them before makeup application because there are favorable chances of your eyes watering. This can possibly ruin the effort you took to apply the right makeup.
Bridal Makeup Tips For Hair
18. Deep Condition Your Hair
Your hair is also an important part of the whole wedding look. To ensure your hair looks best throughout the wedding, go for a deep conditioning hair mask twice/ thrice in the month before the wedding. If you have dry hair, apply some homemade hair packs to make it glossy and healthy.
19. Use Good Hair Spray
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Use good quality hair sprays so that your hair stays in place and doesn’t look frizzy.
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20. Hide Your Blemishes
Do invest in a good concealer for the D-day. It will hide blemishes and spots, cover those under eye circles, and even out the discoloration.
21. Avoid Fried Food
Avoid fried foods and too many spices for a month before the wedding to avoid getting pimples at the last moment.
22. Blot Oily Areas
Keep some oil blotting paper handy on the day. Blot any oily areas to get rid of the shine. You don’t want to have a shiny forehead in the wedding pictures.
23. Take Care Of Acne
If you have oily skin that is prone to acne and pimples, look for a face cleanser with salicylic acid. It removes oil and keeps the skin oil-free for a longer time.
24. Take Care Of Last Minute Pimples
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Spotted a pimple suddenly? Tensed how to hide it? Take some tea tree oil and apply it over the pimple as soon as possible. It will dry it up faster and make it less prominent on the wedding day.
25. Minimize Chances Of Pimples During Periods
Do you tend to get pimples and zits during periods? Apply anti-acne creams 10 days before your period is scheduled to start. This will minimize the chances of getting one.
Wedding Makeup Tips For Lips
26. Make Lips Appear Fuller
Are your lips thin? Here’s a way to make them appear fuller. Take a skin-colored lip liner and extend the natural lip line. But remember, less is more. So do not overdo it.
To make your lips look fuller, pat a little bit of shimmer at the center of the lower lip. This creates the illusion of a fuller lip.
27. Take Care Of Dry Lips
Use a lip balm each time you feel your lips are dry. Do not lick or bite your lips. This will dry the lips and cause them to become chapped and flaky.
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28. Apply Your Makeup The Usual Way
Apply the makeup using the right brushes or applicators. If you are comfortable with brushes, then use brushes; if you are comfortable with sponges, use them. Also, if you are comfortable with fingers, use them to apply makeup. It is not a time to experiment, so stick to the usual technique.
29. Match The Makeup With Your Attire
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Take a look at your clothes and jewelry. Consult with your makeup artist beforehand about the looks which will go with the dress. Select the one which you want to do on the day. Do not go in for any last minute changes.
30. Choose The Right Foundation
Choosing the right foundation is very important as you don’t want to look pale or darker than usual. Go shopping with a friend or a relative and try different shades on yourself. The goal will be to choose a shade which matches your skin tone. Choosing a tone lighter than your skin tone can make it look grey after some time, especially in the photographs.
31. Use A Highlighter
Use a highlighter instead of shimmer or glitter. The main attempt should be to make the skin appear glowing and not shimmery. Highlight the bridge of the nose, the chin, the forehead and the higher planes of the face.
32. Practice Few Times Before The Wedding
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Considering doing your own makeup? Practice doing it beforehand. This way, you will avoid creating a mess on the D-day. It is better to practice two to three times with the looks and try out variations, rather than doing them for the first time on the wedding day itself, which can be stressful.
33. How To Apply A Blush?
Using a blush? Keep at least two fingers distance from the nose and apply the blush.
34. Take Care Of Excess Makeup
Got too much eye makeup/ eyeliner? Take a blotting paper and remove any excess oil, excess makeup, or liner.
35. Mascara Application
Use a good waterproof mascara and make sure it is new or less than three months old. Old mascaras, which have been exposed to air, clot and become very flaky.
36. Buying Makeup
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Going to buy makeup for the wedding day? Take a friend with you and make a list of what products you want to try and which items you need. Aimlessly buying products will result in nothing. So plan beforehand and keep the attire and wedding in mind.
37. Check The Weather
Have a wedding in summer/ spring? Choose sheer and light makeup as these will be most appropriate when the weather is hot and humid.
38. Daytime Wedding Or Night-Time Wedding
This is a very important factor to keep in mind when it comes to Indian wedding bridal makeup. If you have the ceremonies during the day, then keep the makeup minimal and opt for a more natural look. If you are going for a night-time wedding, keep the makeup heavy and add more colors. If you have a morning wedding, choose pastel shades for the eye makeup.
39. Choose The Right Lip Liner
Choosing a good lip liner is important. You will be best off with a lip liner matching with the lipstick.
40. Is The Makeup Complete?
Take a look at the makeup after it is complete and assess whether it is suitable. Ask for honest opinions from friends and relatives.
41. Choose The Right Lipstick
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Choose a long wearing lipstick for the D-day. You don’t want to be applying it every hour.
42. Applying Foundation
Apply foundation on other exposed parts of the body like the hands, neck, back, and ears. This way, your makeup will look a lot more natural.
43. Use Clean Brushes
Whether you are doing the makeup yourself or a makeup artist is doing it, always use clean brushes and other applicators. You don’t want to get infected by bacteria.
44. Heavy Makeup
Keep the makeup heavier than your usual parties but do keep in mind not to look like a made-up doll.
45. Plucking The Eyebrows
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Pluck your brows at least a day before the wedding. Rub an ice cube around the brows to prevent redness or rashes.
46. Choosing The Right Blush
Having trouble choosing the right blush shade? See your face in the mirror right after you exercise. This is the natural color of your cheeks. Look for the color resembling it.
47. Fake Eye Lashes
Want some fake lashes? Use them only if you are comfortable wearing them. Also, use dark-colored lash glue so that it matches the skin tone.
48. Filling Up The Brows
Do not use black to fill in the brows. Use brown shade or taupe shade to fill up the brows. The best way to get a natural looking brow is to use eyeshadows and pencils.
49. Take Care Of Your Hands
Use a moisturizer and mix a bit of a highlighter powder to make your hands and feet look naturally glowing.
50. Use Gel Liners
If you are not an ardent follower of liquid liners, use gel liners instead of liquid ones. You will get better precision and a smooth finish.
51. When To Apply Cream
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Use a moisturizer on your face and body just after a bath as it is the best time to apply lotions and creams.
52. Touch Up Your Makeup
Keep a compact and blotting paper handy as you can touch up your makeup.
53. Keep Eye Makeup In Place
To keep your eye makeup in place, sweep a bit of translucent powder over it and under the eyes. This prevents a meltdown and makes it crease-proof.
54. Don’t Let Your Lipstick Stain
To keep your lipstick/ lip color from staining your lips, put a finger in your mouth and close your lips. Pull out the finger; this will take out all excess lip color.
55. Make Lashes Appear Fuller
Need to make your lashes appear fuller? Apply some powder on the lashes with your eyes closed and then apply mascara, or else add an eyelash primer just before applying the mascara.
56. Applying Eyeliner
Apply the eyeliner while looking down into the mirror. It will give you a better grip and you will be able to draw straight lines.
57. Use Cream Blushes
Use a cream based blush if you want glowy, natural cheeks. Apply it with your fingers in a dabbing motion, and blend it.
58. Focus On One Feature
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Focus on one feature at a time. If you are going bold on the lips, then keep the eye makeup subtle/nude (and vice-versa!).
59. Limit The Shimmer
Shimmer looks great but keep it limited to only one part of the face. You can use shimmer on the eyes or the cheeks.
60. Make Lipstick Stay Longer
Apply a lip liner and then a lipstick, or apply layers of lipstick to make it stay longer.
Keep it simple and keep it gorgeous! Hope this article on bridal makeup looks helps you all the way on your big day!
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Buy a brown lip liner the shame shade or a couple of shades darker than your skin. Fill in your pout with it and apply the lippie sparingly. This makes the border between your skin and lips look not so drastic. It WILL work, we promise.
Buy a brown lip liner the shame shade or a couple of shades darker than your skin. Fill in your pout with it and apply the lippie sparingly. This makes the border between your skin and lips look not so drastic. It WILL work, we promise.
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2. Use a pale gold eyeshadow as a highlighter.
Buy a little pale gold eyeshadow because it looks frikkin' gorgeous on the eyes AND it doubles up as a very flattering highlighter on deeper skin.
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Buy a little pale gold eyeshadow because it looks frikkin' gorgeous on the eyes AND it doubles up as a very flattering highlighter on deeper skin.
3. Love the bright-eyed '60s look? Use nude eyeliner on your waterline.
While lighter skin tones can get away with plain white eyeliner, the result can look a little unnatural on brown skin. Something nudey beige on the waterline will give you the same "woken up" effect without looking too stark.
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While lighter skin tones can get away with plain white eyeliner, the result can look a little unnatural on brown skin. Something nudey beige on the waterline will give you the same "woken up" effect without looking too stark.
4. Fix your under-eye circles with orange or red lipstick.
Ever had your concealer appear greyish on your skin? Try blending red lipstick on your under-eye area before concealer. Just make sure the lipstick isn't too glossy or slippery.
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Ever had your concealer appear greyish on your skin? Try blending red lipstick on your under-eye area before concealer. Just make sure the lipstick isn't too glossy or slippery.
5. Use apple cider vinegar as a brightening toner.
Apple cider vinegar is a WOC favourite because it helps even out hyperpigmented patches to give you a healthier, balanced complexion. Added bonus: It kicks acne's ass and is cheap AF.
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Apple cider vinegar is a WOC favourite because it helps even out hyperpigmented patches to give you a healthier, balanced complexion. Added bonus: It kicks acne's ass and is cheap AF.
6. For special events, even out hyperpigmentation around the ~stache~ area.
Slap on some salmony-orange corrector around the mouth before foundation and you're good to go.
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Slap on some salmony-orange corrector around the mouth before foundation and you're good to go.
7. Make any lip colour stand out with black eyeliner.
Most vampiresque reds and purples lose their depth on brown skin. Use a black pencil eyeliner to deepen these and rock them for winter.
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Most vampiresque reds and purples lose their depth on brown skin. Use a black pencil eyeliner to deepen these and rock them for winter.
8. Make dark blush more peachy.
If your blush is a deeper shade than you want to wear, mix it with some loose powder on a face brush and apply it. It should look peachier and more natural.
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If your blush is a deeper shade than you want to wear, mix it with some loose powder on a face brush and apply it. It should look peachier and more natural.
9. Make an orangey bronzer more "contour appropriate".
It's hard to find a good contour colour for brown skin, so most of us make do with blush or bronzer. But you can add a teeensy bit of grey eyeshadow to your bronzer and make your own personalised contour. A cool/grey-toned contour looks more natural.
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It's hard to find a good contour colour for brown skin, so most of us make do with blush or bronzer. But you can add a teeensy bit of grey eyeshadow to your bronzer and make your own personalised contour. A cool/grey-toned contour looks more natural.
10. If colours don't show up on your lips exactly like they do in the tube, neutralise your lips.
Lightly dab on something like Benefit's Erase Paste or a different creamy concealer before you put on your lip colour in case you want the exact shade to show up.
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Lightly dab on something like Benefit's Erase Paste or a different creamy concealer before you put on your lip colour in case you want the exact shade to show up.
11. For even-toned glowing skin, cleanse and remove makeup with olive oil.
Olive oil makes for a great, mild cleanser for all skin types, but it helps brown skin retain its glow like no other, while store-bought makeup removers can strip the skin of moisture and glow.Bonus: Fantastic for removing kajal.
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Olive oil makes for a great, mild cleanser for all skin types, but it helps brown skin retain its glow like no other, while store-bought makeup removers can strip the skin of moisture and glow.
Bonus: Fantastic for removing kajal.
12. Use a staining blush.
Since powder and cream blushes can blend away to nothing on deeper skin (or not show up at all), investing in a cheek stain is your best bet because of its buildability and lasting power. You can even use a lip stain on your cheeks.
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Since powder and cream blushes can blend away to nothing on deeper skin (or not show up at all), investing in a cheek stain is your best bet because of its buildability and lasting power. You can even use a lip stain on your cheeks.
13. Make your own perfect BB cream.
Since drugstore brands don't carry a very wide range of shades for darker BB creams, make your own by mixing moisturiser, sunscreen, and foundation(s). Play around with the ratio and colours to suit your liking.
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Since drugstore brands don't carry a very wide range of shades for darker BB creams, make your own by mixing moisturiser, sunscreen, and foundation(s). Play around with the ratio and colours to suit your liking.
14. And most importantly, feel cute AF and rock your skin.
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Personal style accumulates -- while watching “Breakfast at Tiffany's” or studying that cool, favorite aunt. For me, everything sped up a few years ago during a visit home, when I found a red Revlon lipstick in my childhood bathroom.
Trying on the mysterious lippie felt subversive, like wearing a man's suit. It must have been left by a “local” friend, as we called the native Texans around us. I'd never seen an Indian girl sport anything but our one approved color, burgundy. (Why burgundy? I can only guess because it pairs well with the milky skin tones so many Indians aspire to have.)
I loved my face set off by firetruck red. If anything, my dark skin –- which I liked to keep bare -- seemed to make more of a statement.
After that, colors opened up to me. Yellow eye pencil, coral lip gloss. I discovered pastel pink blush, which makes me look nicely wild, like I've just stumbled out of the desert. Dark-skinned style icons also emerged, clad in color: Solange Knowles, M.I.A., and the great new Hollywood beauty, Lupita Nyong'o.
1. Liquid liner isn't omnipotent.
After polling a few friends, I realized -- this is a divisive issue! Some insist black eyeliner is a must for Indian girls. I'd like to propose the opposite: I like mascara with no liner, combined with a shimmery white shadow. I find it keeps my eyes looking bright even through a long day, and makes eyeliner a distinct nighttime look. A colored eye pencil, however, is lovely during the day because of the matte effect. And dark skin can really take all shades: Yellows, blues, greens and browns.
At night, kajal, aka Indian liner, makes for a sultry, earthy look (available at Indian stores or in beauty shops in a translated version, as kohl pencils). One girlfriend pointed out that smudging regular liner creates a similar effect.
Don't be afraid of a simple eye though, especially if you're wearing a standout lipstick. The Indian aesthetic is to go all out -- painted face, topped off with earrings, a necklace and two arms worth of bracelets. That's great if you're starring in a Bollywood movie, but to create drama at close quarters, contrast is key.
2. Make your brows pop with an optical illusion.
A trick I love -- echoed by one of the friends I polled -- is to dab a touch of white shadow just under the arch of the brow. Particularly on dark skin, this sets off a dramatic brow.
Sephora sells a great, fool-proof eyeshadow kit by Too Faced Cosmetics that has taught me how to achieve the mythic "smokey eye" -- which can be magical on darker skin.
3. More importantly, work with your brows, not against them.
Indians love our high-octane decimators, whether it's threading, waxing or zapping everything in sight. But I've found that putting myself in others' hands always leads to anemic brows. And this strikes me as silly. We tend to be blessed with naturally bold brows. We should work with them, not against them!
Of course, you can be your own worst enemy if you're not careful. I developed an overzealous tweezing habit in college brought on by procrastination (just one laaast pluck before I bang out a brilliant thesis!) that I thankfully kicked. These days, I tweeze those odd stray hairs and trim the tops of my longer hairs with manicure scissors for a WSJ-approved, bold-but-groomed brow.
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4. What you do is not as critical as how often you do it.
It is our birthright to believe in supposedly magical home remedies. Turmeric, yogurt, oatmeal, honey, coconut oil -- like many Indian women I have worn all of these delicious food items on my head region. Do they change lives? In mine, I've found that a sense of well-being and discipline do more. Adopt a routine you can manage, don't stress too much about it, and your skin and hair will thank you.
5. Find your signature hair and stick with it.
Once again, less is more for me. I invest in paraben-free shampoos, and don't use conditioner because it weighs down my hair. Every now and then, I follow received Indian wisdom and condition my hair with coconut oil (told you so), letting it sit for as many hours as I can stand before washing it out. Who knows what long-term effects, if any, this leads to, but in cold months, it soothes a dry scalp. One friend swears by yogurt as a leave-in conditioner.
The most transformative thing though, is to identify a cut that works for your face and your lifestyle. Landing on my favorites for myself -- a jagged bob, or when long, an unlayered cut -- has simplified my life. Another destresser: Choosing not to color my greys, which trend early in my family. If you keep your hair healthy, silver on black can be stunning.
6. Don't try to lighten your skin with makeup.
The right foundation is like the holy grail, in that it's very hard to find. My personal preference is to put nothing on my face except, occasionally, a smudge of blush. I love The Multiple stick by NARS in Riviera, which doubles as blush or lipstick.
If you are going to wear a base, take time to find the shade that matches your complexion (which I guarantee is more complex than "very fair" or "dark"). Do not try to lighten your skin with makeup (or bleach, or anything). Not only does it look odd, it's entirely unnecessary. Dark skin is a generous canvas -- you can wear prints, the brightest white and every color on the planet. More importantly, you woke up like this!
7. And, of course, bag a red lipstick.
The revival of hot spectrum shades is a wonderful thing. These babies are basically made for us, and there are so many to choose from. NARS makes a great orangey-red lip color that works well in the daytime (Heat Wave). I also love Burt's Bees chapsticks for hydration with a hint of color. For a bolder look at night, I like to cut whatever I'm wearing with my old faithful, the red Revlon lipstick that snuck up on me.
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It is true that your makeup on your wedding day will be handled by an expert but you need to make sure that you do your homework before appointing a makeup artist. After all, you know what you want.
1. Match the makeup with your attire
Take a look at your clothes and jewellery. Consult with your makeup artist beforehand about the looks which will go with the dress. Select the one which you want to do on the day. Do not go in for any last minute changes.
2. Choose the right foundation
Choosing the right foundation is very important as you don’t want to look ghostly or darker than usual. A yellow toned foundation looks better in photographs while a pink based one may make you look washed out. The goal will be to choose a shade which matches your skin tone. Choosing a tone lighter than yours for your bridal makeup Indian style will create a wheatish effect on your face.
Apply foundation on other exposed parts of the skin like hands, neck, back as well as ears. This way your Indian wedding makeup will look a lot more natural.
3. Use a highlighter
Use a highlighter instead of shimmer or glitter. The main attempt should be to make the skin appear glowing and not shimmery. Highlight the bridge of the nose, the chin, the forehead and around the perimeter of the face.
4. Design your own Vanity
Wedding is an exciting time to shop for new products. Take your time in exploring different brands and different tools for applying makeup. Don’t be shy to take advice from friends and experts. Shop for products that you are confident to use and indulge in some extra shades of lipsticks and eyeshadow, just in case. Keep seperate sets in your vanity for evening look and day time look.
5. Check the weather
Have a wedding during summers, spring or winters? Choose sheer and light makeup as these will be most appropriate when the weather is hot and humid.
Another important factor to keep in mind is the time. If you have the ceremonies in the day time, then keep makeup minimal and opt for a more natural look. If you are going for night time wedding, keep the makeup heavy and add more colors.
6. Choose the right lipstick
Choose a long wearing lipstick for the D day. You don’t want to be applying it every hour. To keep your lipstick/ lip color from staining your lips, put a finger in your mouth and close your lips. Pull out the finger; this will take out all excess lip color.
7. Use clean brushes
Whether you are doing the makeup yourself or a makeup artist is doing it, always use clean brushes and other applicators. You don’t not want to get infected by bacteria.
8. Eye makeup ready
Liquid and gel linera are both sturdy and provide excellent finish. Choose the one you are more comfortable with as sometime liquid liner can be tricky to apply on the lower lid. To keep your eye makeup in place, sweep a bit of translucent powder over it and under the eyes. This prevents the meltdown and raccoon eyes.
Shimmer looks great but keep it limited to only one part of the face. Either do a shimmery eye or a shimmery lips.
9. Fake eye lashes
Want some fake lashes? Try them on few days before the wedding to check if you are comfortable with them. Also use dark colored lash glue so that it matches the skin tone.
10. Filling up the brows
Do not use black to fill in the brows. Use brown shade or taupe shade to fill up the brows. The best way to get a natural looking brow is to use powder instead of pencils.
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South Indian bridal makeup is an unique, stunning and timeless as the South Indian bride herself. From elaborate gold jewellery sets to flowing silk sarees and largely humid weather, the South Indian bridal makeup has to hold on and match up to a lot of requirements on the big day. So here is an elaborate article on what and how to glam up on your wedding day. There are 15 South Indian bridal makeup ideas with stunning pictures of brides in all their glory and then another 15 expert tips for a comprehensive makeup tutorial.
Here’s A List Of 15 South Indian Bridal Makeup Ideas For You
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South Indian Bridal Makeup With Blue Kanchipuram Silk Saree
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This divine bride has put together a classic trousseau with her choice of temple jewellery and a soft and lustrous blue Kanchipuram silk saree. The modern fishtail hairdo rests gently upon her shoulder, adding generously to the South Indian bridal profile.
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South Indian Bridal Makeup For Gorgeous Bride
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What a gorgeous bride! Notice how the overall colour profile is kept soft and warm, accentuating the bride’s soft features on the face, while also complementing the attire.
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South Indian Bridal MakeUp With Moisturized Skin
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This is a beautiful example of a great South Indian bridal make-up whose unique selling point is the eye make-up. A non-dramatic yet wholesome eye make-up is in full harmony with the loud yet composed red lips.
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South Indian Bridal MakeUp With Base Primer
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The true Malayali manga, this Kerala bride has got it going on! By down-playing colours on the highlight applied and keeping the glow instead overdoing the blush, the lustrous gold adds immensely to the beauty of the bride.
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South Indian Bridal MakeUp For Beautiful Lashes
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Take a look at the beautiful lashes, the dusky tone of the skin.
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South Indian Bridal MakeUp With An Off Beat Hairdo
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Curls go clubbing with tradition! This off-beat hairdo, for a traditional South Indian bride, borders her face with grace. The full, even, and shapely eyebrows, stand beautifully in sync with the bridal make-up.
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South Indian Bridal MakeUp With Beautiful Temple Jewellery
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The beautiful bride here is decked with some of the most beautiful temple jewellery, her braid has the most exquisite jadai alangaaram, and to top it off, a smooth, colourful and rich Kancheepuram saree, needing very little to be done for make-up. She is one sultry South Indian bride alright!
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South Indian Bridal MakeUp For The Golden Bride
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This golden bride has done very little to accentuate her already bold features like the prominent cheekbones and the strong jaw-line. Who wouldn’t marry that smile?
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South Indian Bridal MakeUp For Fuchsia Pink Shades With Blues
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Hot in pink! The fuchsia pink with blues and fiery oranges is not only a trend in lehengas in the North. This sassy pink colour profile suits this South Indian bride extremely well, with appropriate make-up that goes with it.
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South Indian Bridal MakeUp For A Beautiful Peacock Bride
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Behold the beautiful peacock bride with a full smile on her well-defined, dark pink lips and a non-dramatic yet beautiful eyes adorned with make-up. Pearls are a gentle addition to this classy South Indian bridal profile.
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South Indian Bridal Makeup With Traditional Jewellery
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There is nothing like a South Indian bride sporting traditional jewellery. The bride is seen here with a non-coloured base highlight with a little darker eyeshadow primer applied ever so subtly, to create a beautiful marriage between her makeup and accessories.
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South Indian Bridal MakeUp For The Classic South Indian Bridal
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Another Kerala bride is seen here with muted colours for the South Indian bridal makeup to stay in tandem with the luster of the gold jewellery. The shapely eyebrows guard a simple yet beautiful round, red bindi for a classic South Indian bridal makeup look.
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South Indian Bridal Makeup For Her Eyes
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The beautiful pink of the silk saree worn by the bride here is complemented by carefully applying a slight red pressed powder on the base foundation for the face. Keeping in mind the smaller highlight area above the eyes, the eye make-up has been done adequately without any excess.
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South Indian Bridal MakeUp For The Fishtail HairStyle
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A perfect blend of tradition and modernity, the bride here wears traditional colours and cuts in her attire whilst sporting a modern fishtail for hair, matt crème finish for the lips and slight smokey eye makeup, for a suave South Indian bridal profile.
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The Right Way To The Traditional Bridal Look
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This bride is brimming with traditional beauty. There are two subtle yet special features of this traditional South Indian bridal makeup: the slight charcoal-smokey waterline make-up that showcases the eye colour, and the contouring that has been done to elevate the features of the bride.
How To Get A Gorgeous South Indian Bridal Makeup Look: 15 Step Tutorial
The general idea of following these steps for South Indian bridal makeup is to accentuate what truly belongs to you – your features – and to make a beautiful South Indian bride out of you! So wash your face, grab a fluffy brush and let the magic begin!
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While most American women walk down the aisle on their wedding day in a white dress with a romantic, rose-hued makeup look, Indian American ladies tend to look more vibrant. The latter get dolled up in traditional outfits — belly-baring tops, flaming red beaded skirts, bold-colored diamond jewelry, and stunning headpieces known as tikkas. To complement such an eye-catching outfit, Indian women also typically wear more statement-making makeup looks — think seriously smoky eyes and a punchy lip.
We were schooled on the topic by a true expert in the community, Karuna "KC" Chani, who is the It makeup artist for Indian women. Here, she dreamed up a breathtaking bridal beauty look that combines traditional Indian concepts with modern American beauty trends. She mixed the conventional — like jet-black matte eyeliner — with updated ideas, such as swapping standard red lipstick for coral.
If you, too, want to wear a fusion of trends, then you need to do your homework. "Definitely look at the latest American magazines and also the traditional Indian magazines," Chani advised. "First and foremost, find an outfit that complements your skin tone. From there, the makeup has to enhance the outfit, not compete with it. You also don't want to match the outfit — which is really old fashioned and dated. You want to remain ethereal."
Keep reading to discover more makeup tips from Chani and see how she made over our model to look like a stunning bride.
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Your wedding day is one day where nothing short of perfection can come to pass. With all your long-awaited hopes, dreams, and fantasies coming to life, it is easy to get worked up over tiny details that might or might not materialise, to fuss over plans and venues, and what not. But looking your absolute best? That is one thing you need not worry about. Just follow these bridal makeup tips, and look breathtaking on your special day.
Handy Makeup Tips And Essentials For Wedding
Here are some handy makeup tips and essentials to achieve the best results on your D-day.
1. Cleansing The Face
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Indian brides love to use bold and bright colors for their marriage ceremonies. In order to obtain a long-lasting look, you should start by cleansing your face well and then patting it dry to ensure that there are no traces of dirt or oil on the face.
2. Base Preparation Tips
Moisturize your face for a smooth appearance and an even skin tone. Amidst working extensively on the face alone, do not forget to moisturize using your fingertips by rubbing well in a circular and gentle motion. You could even use a tinted moisturizer.
3. Face Fix Up Tips
a. Use a primer two minutes post moisturizing, and blend it well. This helps to keep your concealer and foundation in place, and keeps the makeup intact for long hours. Sephora and MAC are amongst the top brands for primers.
b. It is equally important to use a concealer to cover spots or blemishes. You can brighten up your skin tone by using a colored concealer like yellow or green to cover the reddish blemishes on the skin.
c. Apply a foundation without SPF and blend it well with a makeup brush or a sponge. Starting from the center of the face, apply the foundation on the other areas and blend it outwards. A foundation with a matte finish would be a good option as well. A foundation with SPF will give your face an undesirable ‘flash’ effect in photographs, so it’s better to avoid it. You won’t be spending much time in the sun on your wedding day anyway!
d. For a glowing look, use a highlighter on the higher planes of the face, such as the check bones, the bridge of the nose, the center of the forehead, and the Cupid’s bow. You can opt for highlighters from Colorbar, Sephora, or MAC.
4. Bronzer Tips
The bronzer is commonly used to heavily contour the face and make it look chiseled and sharp in the photographs.
Take a blush brush, preferably angular, and apply with strokes on to the sides of the chin, but not on the center. Do the same on the sides of the forehead, and on the two sides along the nose bone, but not on the top. Suck your cheeks in and use some bronzer on the top part of the contours, near to the ear, in light strokes. But make sure it is not along the entire length of the contour.
5. Blush Tips
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Take some blush on a blush brush and pat the excess off. Hold a steady smile and apply it in a circular motion, blending it upwards, towards the ears.
6. Eyeshadow Tips
Indian brides love gold eye makeup since it goes well with their red, fuchsia, or green lehengas, ghagras, or heavy saris. So, if you want to play it safe, this is the color to go with.
Paint your eyelids with a gold or peachy pink shade, and use some charcoal shadow on the exterior lid contours to give a subtle, smokey effect. You can achieve this by using a brown shade on the inner crease area. You can also use golden eyeshadow instead of silver for the brow bones.
Use an eyebrow pencil or an angular brush dipped in brow powder for the eyebrows.
7. Eyeliner Tips
Do not experiment with brown or blue liners on your wedding day. It’s better to use a plain and simple jet-black liner, preferably waterproof. Draw a thick line on the top and a heavy line with a strong kajal on the lower eyelid, smudging it till the outer corner for that extra oomph.
Don’t forget to use a volume-enhancing mascara. Mascaras with curled brushes work great for awesome, curly lashes.
Grab some false lashes to accentuate and open up your eyes, making them look brighter. Remember to have some trials before the wedding date just to ensure there is no room for trial and error on the wedding day.
8. Lipstick Tips
If you have thin lips, then line your lips along the natural line with a color that almost matches your normal skin tone. If you have plump lips, then line the natural lip line with a darker shade. Wear a lipstick that complements the whole look.
Go for maroon or dark red for bigger and fuller lips, and peachy pink or light pink for thin lips.
Thin-lipped people can apply a lip plumper instead of a lipgloss, whereas large-lipped people can use a simple lip-gloss, concentrating more on the center of the lip.
The bride-to-be should also follow some makeup rules and be prepared to wow the multitude. Here are the tips:
9. Moderation Is The Key
The main idea of a perfect bridal makeup look is to accentuate the best features, and at the same time, keep the overall look simple, yet gorgeous. As it is, Indian brides are loaded with jewelry and heavy dresses, hence it is best to keep the makeup natural.
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1. Cleansing The Face
