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How to Apply Makeup: DIY Wedding Makeup

With wedding season in full swing, brides to be are making various preparations for their big day, including reserving a venue, choosing a dress, catering, cake, and flowers, deciding on bridal party attire, etc. It’s a busy time for any potential bride, and all those arrangements and services can get costly. Arguably, however, one of the most important decisions (besides the dress) is figuring out who will do your wedding makeup. It’s a long day and often your makeup will need to withstand outside weather and heat, with pictures being taken constantly. There are plenty of professional makeup services that will do wedding makeup, but their services can be expensive, and they don’t really know your features like you do....

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Perfect your Powder Contour in Three Simple Steps

Contouring is a great way to take your makeup to the next level. By shading the areas you wish to minimize, and highlighting the areas you want to accentuate, you can create a contour that emphasizes your best features. Here’s how to do a perfect contour with only mineral makeup: Step 1: Using an angled blush brush, swirl the head of the brush into a little bit of bronzer tapped into the cap. Take the brush and stroke straight along the underside of your cheekbones. Note – It helps to make a fishy face while performing this step because that makes it easier to see where your cheekbone line is. Step 2: Using a blending brush or kabuki brush, lightly blend...

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