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The Bridal Edit - Makeup Edition
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items These are the products I always reach for when I'm working with a bride to get that soft, glowy, timeless look! All of these products I have used many times over and will continue to repurchase because of their performance and their beauty! 😍
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Skincare/Skin Prep
Glow Products
Makeup Products
Setting Products
Skincare/Skin Prep
I have raved about these pads for years and for good reason. They are a great skin prep item to gently exfoliate the skin and can be used daily because they are so gentle. That being said, it's always best to do a small test swatch before you use any...
Facial Radiance Pads with Glycolic + Lactic Acids
This is not something I use directly in my kit but it is something that I have used personally and recommend to my brides as well as other clients, family, and friends! Its both a physical and chemical exfoliant that leaves your skin feeling baby smo...
ExfoliKate
I fell in love with MAC's Lip Conditioner years ago when I worked for MAC. This is best used as an overnight treatment or applied as the first step in your makeup routine to give it time to soften and plump the lips! It has that slight vanilla scent ...
Lip Conditioner (Tube)
This one is newer to my bridal kit but it quickly became a kit staple for me. It is a serum spray that gives the skin the most beautiful, hydrated glow. You absolutely get carried away with this product so I say less is more unless you want to look l...
spray serum
Glow Products
If you like an intense, champagne highlighter this one will not disappoint. It's buildable so you can adjust your level of intensity quite easily and looks amazing in pictures if a bride really wants her highlight to stand out!
Cookie Highlighter - Benefit Cosmetics
I will use this on almost everyone that sits in my chair! Very lightweight, comes in an array of shades and gives the skin a natural glow that doesn't give oily, shiny, glittery vibes. Using this as a base on my brides (especially the ones who don't ...
Saie Glowy Super Gel | All-Over Luminizer | Clean Highlighter
These highlighters are a new addition to my bridal kit and I wish I had started using them sooner. The texture of these are SO soft you can accidentally go in too heavy if you aren't careful. These have a ton of pay off and the highlight is blinding....
Positive Light Silky Touch Powder Highlighter | Non Comedogenic
A classic among bridal makeup artists! Its a handy little palette to have with 4 shades included. I love to use this on the shoulders, collar bone and chest as a soft body glow for my bridal clients. It's a smaller palette so it is ideal for travel i...
DIOR Backstage Glow Face Palette
If you are a bride that wants a little shimmer a little glimmer on your eyes for your wedding day my favorite and most recommended is the single eyeshadow Midnight Cowboy from Urban Decay! It's mad as a topper for your eyeshadows and adds the most go...
Urban Decay Moondust Glitter Eyeshadow
Makeup Products
If you were to look in my bridal makeup kit you would see a sea of mac cosmetics lipsticks! After years of testing and trying lipstick formulas and brands, I have always come back to MAC for their incredible formula, colour range and staying power! I...
MAC Cosmetics Lipstick
An oldie but a goodie! This concealer is so versatile, its self setting so you don't have to use a powder to set it if you don't want to, it has a soft matte finish and wears beautifully all day from ceremony to late into your reception! Depending on...
Pro Longwear Concealer – Full Coverage | M∙A∙C Cosmetics
This quickly became my favorite lip liners to use on my bridal clients. They are very smooth and blend out beautifully on the lip but once they set down they stay! They are dual ended, one end has the colour the other has a small blending brush and t...
Makeup By Mario Ultra Suede® Sculpting Lip Pencil
Blush is the first thing to fade on a full face of makeup. Making sure you have a good quality, highly pigmented blush on for your wedding is key! These blushes are very pigmented and give beautiful, even colour that last. One of my most used colours...
Haus Labs Color Fuse Blush Powder
One of the best pressed powders on the market in my opinion. If a bride wants a flawless, airbrushed finish to the skin I will use this powder and apply it with a powder puff (gives more even, fuller coverage with a puff) and it gives a blurred, smoo...
Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finishing Powder
If you love the Fenty Gloss Bomb lip glosses you may love this budget friendly alternative. These glosses have a thicker consistency without being stick. They add high shine and the added benefits of hyaluronic acid which helps to hydrate the lips. I...
Maybelline LIFTER GLOSS Lip Gloss Makeup With Hyaluronic Acid
These aren't marketed as lip stains but they have gained popularity because of the beautiful stain they leave behind on the lips upon application! Very smooth and hydrating and I love to use these as a lip colour based for my brides to insure longevi...
Lip IV Hydrating Gloss Serum | Nyx Professional Makeup
I get asked all the time what lashes I used on a bride or bridesmaid. The Ardell Naked Lashes in #420 is my most used lash because of its comfortability, style and versatility. I love these lashes on their own, stacked on each other to create a fulle...
Ardell Naked Lash #420
I have recently moved over to this brow gel from the elf brow gel that comes in a pot only because the application method of this gel is so much easier! This gel is clear and dries down clear it doesn't have a white cast or get crusty over time like ...
Clean Fresh Brow Enhancer Gel Wax
I have always been a fan of the brow powder duos because you get two shades in one pan. I love the look of a soft brow powder paired with a brow gel on a bride. It gives a softer appearance than a brow pencil. These powders are so easy to apply and c...
Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Powder Duo
The best bridal foundation on the market in my opinion! There are so many things I can say about this product, Light weight, comfortable wear, buildable, has a skin like finish but can also build to a fuller coverage, the colour range is fantastic an...
Face Atelier Ultra Foundation Pro
Waterproof mascara is a great option for bridal when tears are present but I tend to lean towards a tubing mascara because it holds up against tears and oil! Tubing mascaras are also much quicker and easier to remove at the end of your long day! I ha...
Caliray Come Hell or High Water Volumizing Tubing Mascara
I can't not mention these artist pencil from Makeup Forever. These pencils are not only lip pencils they can be used anywhere on the face however you want to use them! My most purchased and used colour is “Wherever Walnut” and “Limitless Brown” I hav...
MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Color Pencil Longwear Lip Liner
You can't be a bridal artist without having a neutral eyeshadow palette on hand! This one has been well loved in my kit because it has the perfect neutral tones that a lot of my clients are asking for this season! They are blend beautifully and provi...
Makeup By Mario Master Mattes® Eyeshadow Palette: The Neutrals
I love using these as a blush base for bridal because sometimes you need a little more than just your powder blush to make it last! Using the creme product first before any setting powder or powder blush creates a colour base that you can layer your ...
Patrick Ta Crème & Powder Blush Duo
Setting Products
A MUST have for all brides on their wedding day! A gorgeous face of makeup will be doomed in summer heat if you don't have a few layers of this spray on! This stuff will waterproof your makeup and that includes sweat and oil. Whenever I check in with...
ONE/SIZE by Patrick Starrr On 'Til Dawn Mattifying Waterproof Setting Spray
A fantastic alternative to the One Size On Til Dawn setting spray if you are looking for a more budget friendly alternative. It is also an aerosol spray like the one size but be warned this one initially feels heavier on the skin (this does go away) ...
Infallible Infallible 3-Second Setting Mist
A little added insurance to keep your lipstick kissable and on all night for your wedding day! It is like a sealant for your lipstick, it has alcohol based so be careful if you have cracked lips it can slightly sting upon application. Once it dries d...
Face Atelier Lip lock