Over the weekend I was fortunate enough to be hired by a bride to do her wedding makeup, this included doing both her makeup and hair as well as two of her bridesmaids. This was something that was completely new to me as I had never been hired by anyone to do their makeup, especially for a huge life event such as a wedding day. Although I found the day really enjoyable it was such hard work and I really felt the pressure on me to make sure everything was perfect, despite the bride being such a lovely lady who was completely relaxed all day long. The wedding meant getting up at 6am to be at the brides home so that I could begin getting her hair and makeup ready for 10am when the bridesmaids would need their makeup and hair done, then going back for retouches on the bride so that they could all be at the church for midday. It was definitely the most pressure I have felt under as a makeup artist but it made me realise just how well I cope in high pressure situations and I am still able to deliver a good standard of work within a restricted time frame and manic environment. A wedding is definitely something that I would enjoy doing as a makeup artist to earn money as it does not take up a dramatic amount of your day but also you get a great deal of satisfaction out of making a normal woman feel extra special for a day.
For the bride she wanted her makeup to be very natural as she was not used to great amounts of makeup in her day to day life. Therefore I went for a light/medium coverage foundation which focused on creating a nice dewy, healthy look to the skin. Concealing any imperfections and tired eyes which are an inevitability when your excited about your wedding day and minimal blush and highlight as too much sheen looks sweaty on camera. The eye makeup was kept very neutral with soft browns and golden tones, the model did request eyeliner but I asked if she would be more comfortable with a brown liner as opposed to black which can look to harsh and make the eye look tired by the end of the day. Overall she was very pleased with her makeup and hair, which was kept half up and half down with long loose falling ringlets. Unfortunately because of time management these were the only pictures I managed to get on the day as I did not feel right holding the bridal party up so that I could take photographs.
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