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The Bridal Skin Edit
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items The skin prep leading up to your wedding is just as important as the prep on the day of! Making sure the skin is balanced, well hydrated and feeling its best will help enhance the look and performance of your bridal makeup. These are my tried and tru...
Sections
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Dry/Sensitive Skin
Oily/Combination Skin
Lip Care Essentials
Dry/Sensitive Skin
Hydrating, barrier-supporting products designed to soothe sensitivity, calm irritation, and leave skin soft, balanced, and wedding-day ready.
Great for all skin types especially sensitive skin! These are gentle enough to use daily but as I always say with anything containing active ingredients, do a test strip first! I like to cut these in half so I get more for my money!
Brighten + Glow Facial Radiance Pads with Glycolic + Lactic Acids
If you are a winter bride or a bride struggling to battle dry, flakey this is one of my top recs not only for price but performance. No fragrance and its $20 CAD! Support the skin-barrier but it's not so heavy that it clogs your pores.
Byoma Moisturizing Rich Cream – Shop Now at Shoppers Drug Mart
This is great if you struggle with very sensitive skin, red skin, or reactive skin. It's hydrating, no fragrance and doesn't leave your skin feeling stripped of natural skin oils after you are done using it. It's a drug store holy grail I have used f...
Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser - Face & Body Cleaner
I was first introduced to this serum by another makeup artist who also works in the bridal industry. Some serums heavy in hylaronic acid can be irritating to some skin types, this is my go to rec when a bride or client is looking for something lightw...
Calm + Restore Triple Oat Serum for Sensitive Skin - Aveeno
Oily/Combination Skin
Lightweight, balancing skincare picks that help control excess oil, refine texture, and maintain healthy hydration without feeling heavy.
These are a great way to start your prep for oily skin. They provide gentle exfoliation without irritating the skin. Cut them in half to double the usage! These are great to start using as prep before the wedding to get your skin balanced, smooth and...
Facial Radiance Pads - First Aid Beauty | Sephora
A beautiful, lightweight gel moisturizer for my oily combo gals! Yes ladies, we still need to moisturize our skin even if we are oily! Something that supports hydration without feeling heavy or causing excess oil production is this product. Also…the ...
Moisturising Gel Cream - BYOMA
I love that this cleanser is still gentle on the skin but helps to control oil while still providing your skin with hydration. Cerave have some of my most favorite skincare products!
CeraVe Foaming Cleanser with Niacinamide for Normal to Oily Skin ...
I always start my brides with the Bioderma micellar water to help remove any excess oil or product that may still be one the skin. Making sure the skin is properly prepped and cleansed makes the biggest difference in how makeup sits on the skin! This...
Sébium H2O Micellar Water | Purifying, cleansing water for oily skin
Lip Care Essentials
My favorite lip prep essentials for keeping lips smooth, hydrated, and perfectly prepped!
Let me tell you why this is at the TOP of my lip essential recs. I came across this Courtenay B.C. locally owned/female owned brand nearly a year ago and started using this lip balm. When I tell you my lip texture and health has significantly improve...
Tallow and Glow Lip Shield - Tal-Glow Skincare
My first love… I've loved the mac lip conditioner since my early 20's. Has that same classic mac vanilla smell, smooth on the lips and fantastic as an overnight mask. Slather some of this on after your PM skincare routine and just before bed, the lip...
Lip Conditioner (Tube) | Hydrating Lip Balm - MAC Cosmetics
I don't use a lot of the Ordinary products but this one stood out to me. Its hydrating and has a nice slip to it (not sticky, or heavy) I often get people asking me what it is when I put it on their lips!
The Ordinary Squalane + Amino Acids Lip Balm