Happy Wednesday everyone!
Today, I am continuing our wedding series and I want to talk about MAKEUP! Specifically, mine. My bridesmaids did their own makeup, as did I, but I wasn’t picky at all about their makeup. Mine however, I took months deciding what tutorial to follow and what products to buy but I am very happy with how it turned out!
Since I had a bohemian styled wedding, I kept my makeup fairly simple. I did not want to go all out with the glam.
So let’s jump into it! To start, here is the exact tutorial that I followed and then I will talk about the products. I used most of the same products Bella used and then a few of my own.
BENEFIT PRECISELY MY BROW ULTRA FINE SHAPE & DEFINE – $24 at Sephora
To start, I used my favorite brow pencil in the world! I just filled in my brows as I normally do and set it with the…
ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS CLEAR BROW GEL – $22 at Sephora
TARTE TARTLETTE IN BLOOM CLAY EYESHADOW PALETTE – $39 at Sephora
I did not use an eyeshadow primer. Instead, I did what Bella did in the video and I applied concealer to my eyelid and then set it with a setting powder, both of these products, I mention below.
As for eyeshadow, I used my Tarte In Bloom palette for my crease in the shades “Smarty Pants” and “Jetsetter”.
I also used “Smokeshow” to draw my wing.
URBAN DECAY NAKED 3 PALETTE – $54 at Sephora
Like Bella did, I used “Dust” for the main part of my eyelid and for me, it was intense enough so I was happy with it! She added another shimmery shadow on top of it to intensify it but it’s all up to you!
LAURA MERCIER FOUNDATION PRIMER – RADIANCE $38 at Sephora
I used this primer and I swear by this primer! There is a bit of a sheen to it, which I like, because it adds a glowiness to your foundation that makes it look more natural! I have oily to normal skin and this primer works wonders for me. I still use it to this day!
WET N WILD PHOTO FOCUS FOUNDATION $6.49 at Ulta
Bella used Milani’s foundation which I have yet to try, but I decided to use my Wet N Wild Photo Focus foundation for my wedding day because this foundation does amazing with pictures! Every time we take family pictures or anything, I ALWAYS use this foundation because it shows up the best in photos! This foundation is definitely a holy grail for me and the best part about it, it’s so cheap.
Also, as Bella did, I used a Beauty Blender to blend my foundation and concealer.
*DIFFERENT OPTION* TARTE DOUBLE DUTY BEAUTY SHAPE TAPE CONCEALER – $27 at Ulta
For my concealer, I did use the same concealer as Bella which was the Urban Decay Naked Skin concealer BUT I just found out, they don’t sell it anymore!
So I will just tell you guys about my current favorite concealer and that is the infamous Tarte Shape Tape concealer! I am sure you have heard of it because it is most people’s favorite right now!
IT COSMETICS BYE BYE PORES PORELESS FINISH AIRBRUSH POWDER – $29 at Sephora
So Bella bakes her undereye area with the Laura Mercier finishing powder which I do love but lately I have been all about the It Cosmetics finishing powder. This is what Bella uses all over her face while mixing it with a highlight, which I will talk about next.
I baked my undereyes with the It Cosmetics powder and also used it all over my face while mixing it with a tad of highlight.
TARTE TARTIEST PRO GLOW HIGHLIGHT AND CONTOUR PALETTE – $45 at Sephora
For MY highlight, I took from my favorite highlight palette ever!! I LOVE this palette so much, it is by far one of my favorites!
The highlight that I mixed with my finishing powder was the shade “Lit” since that was closer to my actual skin color.
I also used the “Sculpt” shade in this palette as my bronzer and just applied that under my cheekbones, around my jawline and to contour my nose.
NARS BLUSH – ORGASM $30 at Sephora
Bella used the Nars shade “Luster” but I personally did not like this shade. It was hardly noticeable on my face so instead, I used my favorite Nars blush shade, Orgasm! I know the name is woah but the shade is honestly amazing! The perfect pink in my opinion.
URBAN DECAY ALL NIGHTER LONG-LASTING MAKEUP SETTING SPRAY – $33 at Sephora
Finally, I set everything with this amazing setting spray! My makeup stayed on perfectly throughout my entire wedding day and I am so happy with it!
Also, you might be wondering about my lashes since I never mentioned any lash products! I actually got my lashes done before my wedding, so I did not need falsies or mascara.
And that is it! As I said, I ultimately followed Bella’s tutorial and used many of the same products she used and also a few of my own. Mostly because I did not want to spend too much money on makeup and wanted to use mainly what I had. Luckily, I already owned many of these!
Nissa St Gelais 