Every bride wants her makeup to look perfect from the second she applies it until she removes it when the wedding day is over. Your eye makeup will need to withstand wedding day tears and still look perfect at the end of the evening.
This is possible – we all know that there are many fabulous waterproof mascaras on the market and there are also waterproof eyeliners, but what about your eyeshadow?
I always stress in a makeup lesson how important it is to prepare the eye area for your eyeshadow – always apply foundation on your eyelid first, followed by powder to set it (there are so many clients who forget to do this). This will avoid your eyeshadow creasing, which is not a good look for your wedding day photos!
There are some ladies who seem to have this problem (of eyeshadow creasing) more than others – if this is the case, I recommend first to not apply too much eye cream before your foundation (which will help prevent your foundation sliding off your eyelid).
There is a great product from Estée Lauder – the Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place ShadowCreme, which is suitable for all skin types and is ideal for mature skin as it minimises pulling and tugging of the delicate eyelid. It’s stay-true colour at your fingertips with matte to demi-pearl finishes; creamy formula goes on smoothly, blends easily and gives seamless coverage won’t crease or fade (which also makes it great if you are getting married abroad in hot weather).
It comes in a range of colours which can be used alone – but my top tip is to use shade 06 (called Ivory Lace) which is a gorgeous cream colour which gives a clean look to the eyelid and is a perfect base for your powder eyeshadows.
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