Wedding Makeup: Charlotte Tilbury’s Top Tips

Many Ukrainian and world beauty gurus recommend that brides do not seek help from professionals in only one case – if this is not your last wedding! Celebrity makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury's tips for perfect bridal makeup are in our article.

For a girl, a wedding is like a small war, in which she is the winner in any case, it remains only to minimize losses. Nerves, tears and “something went wrong" are the main enemies of any bride and her bridesmaids, who are trying with all their might to save the celebration. And if there can be a lot of dresses, and in extreme cases it can be quickly changed, then with wedding makeup it is not so simple.

Firstly, and most importantly, the bride herself must like the wedding makeup, otherwise the “problems” cannot be avoided. Secondly, wedding makeup should combine such important factors as water resistance, tenderness and wearability. And thirdly, even if you do your own wedding makeup, be sure to practice a few days before the scheduled date.

Charlotte Tilbury – celebrity makeup artist, one of the most influential people in the beauty industry, founder of the Charlotte Tilbury Beauty brand, gave some invaluable advice on the perfect wedding makeup. Why take Tilbury's word for it? Yes, if only because she was responsible for the wedding beauty image of such stars as Kate moss and Miranda Kerr. Perhaps the first tip will seem obvious to you, but still.

“Be sure to do a bridal makeup trial a few days before the event. Discuss with your makeup artist all the subtleties of makeup, perhaps you are uncomfortable somewhere or something interferes. You can listen to the advice of the master and choose a different shade of lipstick or make the arrow on the moving eyelid thinner. All these nuances are the key to the perfect wedding makeup.

No experiments

“The wedding day for the bride is already very nervous, but also joyful at the same time. Passions are seething, and on emotions it is very easy to succumb to the desire for experiments, for example, with shades. Be careful! Often the goal of bridal makeup is to emphasize natural beauty, without bright spots and glitter, but there are exceptions. If you and the master tested the art version of wedding makeup, everything is fine. If not, then you should abandon bright shadows, for example, purple is far from being for everyone, rather brunettes with brown or green eyes. More versatile colors for wedding makeup are considered neutral shades: beige, chocolate, bronze and copper – they are suitable for everyone.

Ritual of cleansing and moisturizing

“To achieve a natural and healthy radiance of the skin of the face is impossible without beauty rituals associated with cleansing and moisturizing. The Goddess Cleansing Ritual signature duo includes a vitamin C cleanser and an activated charcoal cleanser. Then comes the Instant Magic Facial Dry Sheet Mask for 15 minutes and completes the ritual with a moisturizing cream – Charlotte's Magic Cream. Only after that we can proceed to create the perfect wedding makeup. Although you can still include a light massage of the face and neck.

Must have – make-up base

“Wedding makeup will need to be tested for durability during the day: tears, laughter, heat, kisses and so on. Naturally, it is possible and necessary to correct makeup during the day, but it is easier said than done, especially considering that the bride is always in the spotlight. Makeup base is a must-have decorative product that will prolong the life of your wedding makeup, nothing will work without it. It is a big mistake to skip this step in makeup, for fear of unnatural density and “mask effect” on the face.

Pointillism with foundation

“Even to create a “makeup without makeup” you will need foundation, not to mention a long-lasting wedding look. But this does not mean that you will say goodbye to your favorite freckles and moles – all this is in the past. The main thing is to choose the right tonal foundation, but its application will become even more important. I know that there are many techniques for applying tone and this is more of a personal preference of the makeup artist, but fingers are the best brushes for me. The cream hides from the warmth of my hands and the tonal means lay down in a thinner and even layer. “

Accent on the lips with a pencil

“Many brides get intimidated when it comes to lip accents. They imagine red glossy lips or highlighted "under the pencil", as in the 90s. I recommend focusing on the lips by choosing lipstick and lip liner to match the skin tone – it looks gentle and elegant. The lip pencil deserves special attention – it makes this visual accent, emphasizing the shape and volume of the lips. There is another little secret – my Lip Cheat lip liner is in Pillow Talk – it blends perfectly with other shades of lipsticks.

Be careful with powder

“After your bridal makeup is done, apply the finishing powder using a large round brush. We pay attention to the T-zone: forehead, nose and slightly chin. But be careful, the powder "eats" the healthy glow of the skin that we need, and if you overdo it with a matte effect, you will deprive the skin of life. You should not apply powder on the cheekbones, because they, like no other part of the face, should always shine.