Don’t hide behind your skin. Bringing out your natural beauty takes a little consistency and understanding, but once you know why and how to use the correct products for your skin type, you’ll be in harmony with creating your best skin ever. It all starts with listening to your skin. If it feels tight, dry, oily or itchy, then it isn’t in balance. Once you know how to listen to what your skin needs and you have a skin rejuvenation regimen in place to support a balanced complexion, then you are ready for gorgeous makeup application.
My Goal:
To help you feel your most radiant for your wedding day is number one! My favorite pre-wedding recommendation is a custom facial, because I want to work with healthy, exfoliated and hydrated skin that already glows. I know in my 20 years of studying and working with different skin types, that skin homeostasis translates into incredible makeup application and photos!
People often ask me what my favorite treatment is and without hesitation it’s the chemical peel series! Peels are so versatile, work on many skin types & conditions and finding the best customization for each of my clients skin types & concerns is why I LOVE DOING THEM SO MUCH – it’s a way for me to use my knowledge of science and real life problem solving with the goal of helping someone feel refreshed and rejuvenated. Peels reveal the healthiest skin, performed in-clinic by me or one of my colleagues, and the results are clear, vibrant skin with minimal to no downtime.
You asked, I’m answering:
Will your MAKEUP look natural on your wedding day?
It all comes down to how you prepare your skin and how I prep & finish the skin on the wedding/elopement day.
There is an over-load of beauty information out there and with the rise of Pinterest boards and word of mouth selling, it can be confusing and challenging when it comes to knowing what is best for ourselves!
I encourage every couple to:
- do their research
- find a licensed esthetician
- hire a professional makeup artist
- reach out to your top 3 artists and make sure they get right back to you
- make sure the artist has a brochure of services and contract system in place
- check the artists portfolio and reviews
- make sure the artists philosophies align with yours
- share your beauty inspiration and don’t be afraid to ask questions and have expectations
A professional makeup artist wants to hear exactly what you want, with room for changes if necessary. Setting those expectations over a trial run is going to be important. These key elements at the beginning of the booking process are ideal to connect with the right artist.
Believe it or not, it’s not the makeup products I use that encourages the makeup to last – it’s what I do before and after makeup application that gives it the real vibrancy and longevity. I also provide everyone with a lip touch-up kit that adds to peace of mind.
Recently, I teamed up with the talented film & fine art wedding photographer to share all of my favorite go to products for keeping wedding day beauty flawless all day.
For a quick RECAP – Skin rejuvenation in 5 steps:
- Pre-wedding & Wedding Day – Keeping skin clear with oil cleansing (oil attracts oil and this cleansing method controls oil, by lifting impurities and leaving skin soft, not dry)
- Pre-wedding >>> Exfoliating weekly to keep the pores clear and any dead skin from accumulating.
- Pre-wedding & Wedding Day – Hydrosols will keep the skin extra hydrated and encourage your serums and moisturizers to deliver deeper into the skin as well as boost the results the products give
- Pre-wedding – Serums, Vitamin C & Peptides and a life-changing Beauty Oil packed with skin nutrients are all great for repairing the skin and rejuvenating in the weeks leading up to the wedding. Makeup looks smoother when these potions are used daily in a skin regimen.
- Wedding Day – Makeup setting spray to lock in the thinly layered makeup, powder, creams and additional products used to create the look.
PS – I typically don’t use a primer, because the foundation options I use have a primer built-in or it’s not needed for your skin type.
