On your big day, all eyes are going to be on you, and you want to look your beautiful best. The dress is an important part of the bride’s fairytale, but so too is her make-up! Your wedding day make-up walks a thin line between looking over-the-top and washed out – don’t you want the husband to fall in love with you all over again when you revisit your photo album?
Silva begins with prepping Sasha’s skin to hold the layers of makeup by first using a moisturiser and primer on the face. “This is important for the foundation not to crack on the skin,” she says. A couple of minutes later, she applies a strobe cream, which gives the skin a dewy glow through the foundation, which she starts to apply with a damp beauty blender, excluding the eye area. “Blending is everything,” she says. “Take time to blend your base well into the skin for a long-lasting, natural look.”
She then applies and seamlessly blends concealer under the eyes, at the base of the forehead and on the bridge of the nose. Once an even finish is achieved, she sets the concealer in place with loose setting powder.
Once Sasha’s eyebrows have been darkened a bit, and face contoured with expert brush strokes around the cheek bones, tip of the nose and forehead, Silva turns her attention to the eyes. An eyeshadow primer allows the make-up to last through the nuptials and the afterparty. She starts with a neutral light brown hue in the crease of the lids and goes on to outline the shape of the eye to layer more colours within. She says: “This shade is the current trend. It matches all outfits and most skin tones.”
At the outer corner of the eyes, Silva applies a pinkish-brown pigment in small circular motions to blend in with the base shade, she does the same on the lower lash line.
The facial artist then chooses a pink glitter from the palette to dab onto the middle of Sasha’s eyelid. This is topped with golden glitter, with a touch in the inner corners of the eyes to open them up, giving them the look of being big and bright.
Giving a subtlety to all the sparkle, Silva blends in a dark brown matt shade on the outer corners and the lower lashes for a sultry, smoky effect. The eyes are lined with black gel liner before and after the delicate task of attaching false eyelashes, while a layer of mascara makes the lower lashes look fuller.
The cheek bones and bridge of the nose are highlighted with a cream highlighter before Silva gives a final touch-up with loose setting powder for a photo-finish effect.
Once Sasha slipped into her gorgeous, pearl embellished wedding dress from and diamante tiara from Bridal Belle Boutique, Silva filled in her lips with a pink lip colour, and dabbed the middle of her pout with a glossy blush tint to make them look fuller.
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