Which Bridal Makeup look is best for my Dark Skin tone?

Bridal makeup, like most makeup is about personal taste. If you have a strong makeup identity, then by all means go with what you feel your most confident, and your most beautiful. For instance, our beautiful Arabic brides tend to go for stronger colours in line with amazing henna and heavily jewelled dresses flown in from Dubai.  Some go for transformation makeup wishing to be totally made over helping to boost confidence and feel amazing.  For the majority of brides to be, the truth is they want to look beautiful and timeless.

Avoid high trend.
If you are going for this then you need to try and stay away from highly trending makeup such as very heavy enlarged brows, or overly contoured face. This look stamps your wedding photos firmly in the year it was taken leading to them looking quickly outdated.

Your makeup artist will consult with you about the colour of your theme, your favourite colours and the colours that will suit you best, however the 'Bridal Makeup' look is enhancing, softening and timeless, bringing out the most beautiful you.

Looking like a bride
Bridal Makeup colours for dark skin tones can have a huge range within the spectrum of pinks such as purples, peaches, baby pink and fushia. Brown such as nearly black, browns, reddish, creams, off whites and  Golds such as dark golds, yellow golds, rose golds, white golds and a variety of shimmers. Done correctly the makeup will highlight, softly contour, correct skintone and beautify to varying levels on intensity.

Most brides will declare that they want to look natural and stunning, both vastly vague descriptors. Beauty is subjective, so a valuable tip is to be aware of the parts of your face that you find most attractive, and the parts that you do not.  I once met a beautiful woman pre op who could not wait to have her lips reduced. Her lips were stunning in my opinion, full and shapely however for reasons she explained she could not see herself as beautiful, my job was to make them look as small as possible. You the bride need to feel beautiful and confident on your big day so you need someone who is not just great at producing one look or edited shots. You need someone that can not only listen to your needs but add value, knowledge and experience and deliver the results you need with professionalism, warmth and expertise. Bridal Makeup and Hair is a specialist area so better to stick with specialists in the field. 

Find some images of the look you are going for and ensure that they are of people of your skin tone and face structure if possible.  Pointing at a Kim K picture when you look like Jada Pinkette won't help as they have totally different face shapes and attributes.  A bridal specialist will help you to arrive at decision you are happy with and use expert knowledge and to guide you to the most enhanced decision.

Should I pay or should I go?
If you are on a Budget, then by all means stick with it. However wedding hair and makeup is something that requires an eye for how a bride should look and feel. There is no time for disappointments or training, on the day you need to be surrounded by experts.  Experts will charge for their expertise, the experience and all round embedded service that you will get the day.  Last year I was booked for a makeup. However the bride was so unhappy about her hair, she started to cry and as soon the the stylist left she pleaded for me to do anything. So with my bare hands I did some pinned curls, no tools or products (true story). Although she was delighted with the results, it pays to do it right from the beginning.  With services at the very higher end of the scale for instance, bridal hair or makeup over £200 each, just be sure you know exactly what extras you are paying for.

To trial or not to trial?
Trials are a great way of getting to know your wedding consultant and arriving at the look that you want before  your special day. So if you can, book a trial especially if you have a large wedding and there are a lot of variables to discuss.  But if you are booking specialists and you are only booking makeup for yourself, you can always have a consultation at the beginning of the booking on the day, your consultant will just arrive a little earlier and will consult with you over the phone beforehand its here that you benefit from the experience.

Quality
There are a vast amount of makeup services however bridal specialist will be able to offer you quality makeup products that will not slide off in 2 hours. The price of makeup products can be extremely high, single professional products ranging from £40 to over £100. This day is an investment in your all day beauty so choose wisely so you not only get the look, you get the lasting effects.

In short, you arrive at your best bridal makeup look by using experienced bridal makeup specialists who will take expertise and quality makeup and merge it with your personal preferences. This is the winning combination to a happy and beautiful bride ready to enjoy her day.