Why Is a Bridal Makeup Trial so Important?

You got engaged! You are over the moon and it is now time to plan your dream wedding!

You have the venue, the band, the dress... Now all that's left is the makeup. You find a makeup artist you like and her portfolio seems to match the vision you have for yourself on your special day.  You ask yourself if a trial is really necessary?  

The answer is a resounding YES!

But why?  Below is a list of answers to that question along with some helpful tips.  Enjoy!

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1.  Getting to know you.  The makeup artist is meeting you and your face for the first time.  The trial is the time for her to ask you the necessary questions about your skin type, allergies, likes and dislikes, etc.  There is generally no time on the wedding day to be having those discussions or for her to familiarize herself with your face.  This is also a time for her to get to know you as a person.  For the artist, this will help with the creation of the perfect look.

2.  Do you speak the same language? A person's makeup lingo is very different from a makeup artist's lingo.  Many times, I've had brides use adjectives such as "dramatic", "cat eye", "smokey eye", "light", "dark", "glam"... These words (and many others) can mean two completely different things to you vs your makeup artist.  It is during the trial that you will be able to determine if the words you gave the makeup artist really described the vision you had in your head.  Your makeup artist should be open to criticisms and tweaks you want to do to the makeup on the wedding day.  

3.  Will you like her? It is important to know whether or not you will get along with your vendors, especially your makeup artist.  More often than not, your makeup artist will be the first person you see on your big day and your relationship with her will set the tone for the rest of the day.  The time you spend with her at the trial will determine whether your personalities will gel nicely.

4.  Go out and enjoy.   Do your trial on a day when you have an event to go to.  One where your hair will be done and you're dressed to impress. This will give you a better visual of the makeup and how it actually looks when you're all done up.  If you do your makeup trial in sweats with your hair in a messy bun, the makeup will stand out and you may be taken aback by the intensity of it in comparison to how "regular" the rest of you looks.

5.  More is less.  It is important to remember that whatever look you are aiming to achieve, the makeup artist will be applying with the camera in mind.  What does that mean?  Let me explain...  Anytime you have a professional photographer and/or a videographer in the mix, the makeup artist knows that the makeup has to automatically be at least 40% more intense than usual.  The camera, the natural light, the flash... all of those will wash out the applied makeup in the pictures.  This means that the makeup artist will need to: a) use more makeup than usual, b) use brighter/darker tones than usual and c) intensify the products applied... more than you are used to.  The right amount of makeup will make you look flawless and natural in the photos with all the right parts of your face highlighted.

6.  Take it for a test run.  Testing out the makeup is as important as the makeup application itself.  You want to know that the makeup will last all day and all night.  Getting dressed up and going out after your trial serves a double purpose.  Will the makeup stay intact? Will your skin get oily?  Will you have any reactions to the products? Are you comfortable with the false lashes? Are you comfortable in your own skin with the makeup on? Was it too dark? Too light?  Was it perfect and everything you hoped it would be? By the end of the night, you will have enough information to give your makeup artist good feedback for her to work with on the wedding day.

7.  The details.  The trial is generally a good time to finalize (as much as possible) the details for the wedding day. A lot can be lost in translation when

communicating by phone or by text.  Take advantage of the face-to-face and discuss the pricing, the wedding day schedule and any other important details.

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I hope this is helpful to all you future brides out there 😊

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Am I a warm or a cool tone?

Makeup tip of the day: WARM VS COOL Foundation

Many of us have heard these terms when it comes to makeup, but when we're standing in front of a plethora of foundations, who has the time to think about it and figure it out? 

Here's a little trick: Don't look at the skin on your face. More often then not, our face has a different coloring than our body. 

Cools have have more red, pink-y, blue-y hues in their skin while Warms are more yellow, orange-y, peach-y. A neutral tone is an equal blend of the two tones.

Pull up your sleeves and take a look at the veins visible on inside of your forearms. Are you doing it? Good.

If your veins looks more blue, you've got cool undertones.

If your veins look more green, you've got warm undertones

Another cool trick is to think back to the type of jewelry you wear. Do you look best in silvers or golds? Generally, silvers are more flattering on cool tones, and golds look more radiant on warms.

So what does this all mean? ** You want to always match the tones in your body upward into your face to neutralize and blend.

So, for example, if your face has mostly cool undertones, but you have determined that the rest of you is a warm, then you will be choosing more golden-shade foundations, in order to neutralize the cool tones in your face. ** Always remember to blend down into the neck and decollete!

WHEN IN DOUBT and all of this is too confusing, stick to neutrals. 

Et voila!