Blushing Bride: Get The Look

all images courtesy of Simply Bloom Photography

Who doesn't want to look like a freaking bride? Any girl with an ounce of honesty, whether she's 6 or 66, wouldn't turn that down. I love how CJ's makeup turned out for her wedding. It you looked up classic bridal beauty this would be the picture next to it. No too much, but just enough. Her eyes are just captivating and everything else has a subtle, flawless radiance.

PRODUCTS

Here's what you need to get her look:

1. Smashbox Photo Finish primer. This primer has a light-reflective property so the flash of a professional camera doesn't skew the undertones of your foundation (aka, no clown face). 

2. Dior Airflash Foundation. It's in an aerosol can, so you get a weightless foundation that's much lighter. It was raining, so I didn't want to worry about the extra moisture from the humidity causing her foundation to run. I set it with a clear, translucent powder afterwards to reduce shine and create a long-lasting finish. 

3. Bobbi Brown Cream Blush. Ironically, cream blushes are great for humid weather because the cream formula dissolves into skin unlike a powder, which just sits on the surface. This Bobbi Brown color is called Pale Pink but I think it has a subtly bright pink undertone. More than anything, it's just the perfect, natural flush. Screams "wedding day." 

4. Dior Bronzer. On your wedding day, or any time you'll be in front of a camera flash, make sure that you use shimmery products sparingly. Lots of bronzers and highlighters have sparkle or shimmer, which will in turn make you look like a glitter bomb fairy. So, opt for matte bronzers and highlighters (here's the highlighter we used). We defined CJ's cheek bones and face by sweeping bronzer in the shape of a 3. Starting at her hairline to her temples, under her cheek bones, and feathering it out under her jawline. 

5. Dior Quad Shadow. We focused on keeping her lid soft. In our trial run, we did a heavy crease with a smokey-eye effect but on the day of, it didn't feel right so we went for a subtle shimmer, using pearls and pale pinks. It's great for brown eyes. We swept the bottom right shadow under her brow bone and around the inside corner of her eye. Then we brushed the center pink color over her entire lid and warmed up her crease with the gold. 

6. Revlon Liquid Liner. My must have drugstore obsession. For a liquid liner, it's fool proof and never bleeds. Great if you tend to be a bit weepy :)

7. Tons of mascara and fake individual fake lashes. I like to layer Maybelline's Volum Express Waterproof mascara with Dior Show. You get the megawatt volume of Dior Show with the protection of a waterproof mascara. Here are my falsies I like. Get them at any drugstore. Always buy the medium length.