It was a royal wedding like no other; from the solo aisle walk to the American Bishop, but what really broke the rules was Meghan Markle's pared-down bridal beauty.
25
May
Katherine Chambers
So, if you want sparkle like Markle on your big day, here’s how to get effortlessly gorgeous with your bridal beauty.
Bridal Base
Meghan’s complexion was radiant on her big day, with her freckles shining through. For top tips on going bare with your bridal beauty look, who better to ask than bareMinerals? We picked up with their International Makeup Artist SJ Froom for her thoughts on Meghan’s look.
‘At bareMinerals we are all about enhancing your own, gorgeous skin, so we loved seeing Meghan’s beautiful freckles showing through on her Wedding day! bareMinerals Complexion Rescue Tinted Hydrating Gel Cream is the perfect base for freckled skin. The lightweight formula is super buildable, so it can be applied in very sheer layers and built up as needed. I recommend using two layers as it will neutralise any rosiness but won’t cover freckles, leaving the skins surface tone more even without masking those beautiful freckles.’
Trouble sleeping ahead of the big day? SJ also shared her top tips for concealing under the eyes.
‘To conceal under the eyes, try using a small amount of the bareMinerals bareSkin Complete Coverage Serum Concealer. Instead of applying directly to the face, dab a small amount onto the back of your hand and use a fluffy brush like the bareMinerals Shade & Diffuse Eye Brush. The fluffy brush allows you to disperse the formula for a sheer finish, perfect for ensuring your natural complexion shows through.’
Gorgeous Glow
One of our favourite things about Meghan’s bridal beauty look was her radiant complexion. So how does SJ Froom from bareMinerals advise achieving that bridal glow?
‘We loved Meghan’s glowy complexion, and the key to adding a warm sun kissed glow to freckly skin is to gently build up sheer layers of colour to ensure the freckles still show through. Try the bareMinerals Invisible Bronze Powder Bronzer, which is a finely milled powder formula that is really lightweight on the skin, and pop it where the sun would naturally kiss the complexion. Remember to tap off any excess product before applying to ensure that the layers are super sheer, this will avoid excess product being added to the brush which will then mask your freckles. Use the same technique to apply a pop of blush to the apples of the cheeks – the Gen Nude Powder Blush is a weightless formula available in a range of nude shades to compliment all skin tones, pick the closest to your skin tone for a natural flush that will enhance your freckles.’
Blemish Buster
What happens if you wake up on your big day with a blemish? Sue Katz, Founder and Celebrity Makeup Artist for AmazingCosmetics shares her top tips.
‘Like Meghan, we don’t want to see a mask of foundation or concealer, just beautiful skin. Using highly pigmented formulas allows you to use less product on your skin; taking care of imperfections while staying undetectable. AmazingCosmetics Amazing Concealer is ideal for your wedding day as a tiny amount is all that is needed to erase any imperfection, whether it be the darkest of dark circles, to that unwelcome morning blemish. The long wearing, water resistant formula melts into your skin, taking on your own skin’s texture so no one ever knows you’re wearing makeup.
We also recommend starting with Amazing Cosmetics Illuminating Primer. This primer helps to keep oil at bay, holds on to your makeup, as well as giving your skin a natural glow that lasts all day and looks amazing on camera!’
Eyes to Mesmerise
With a slight, subtle smoky eye, Meghans peepers were understatedly gorgeous for her big day. Amplifying the look with voluminous lashes, it’s likely some falsies were applied to perfect her peepers.
Team Gorgeous love ARDELL for adding realistic volume and length to lashes. Their iconic Wispies false lash is perfect for glamorous and fluttering lashes, enhancing but not overpowering the final look.
Beautiful Brows
Perfect preened with a gorgeous arch, Meghan’s brows were perfection on her wedding day. For enviable arches and definition without the fuss, give Billion Dollar Brows Three Steps to Beautiful Brows Kit a go. With all you need to preen, shape and define your brows, it’s a fuss-free way to enviable arches.
Lovely Lips
Who better to go to for advice on the perfect pout than the experts at Elizabeth Arden? They share their top tips on comfortable all-day-wear lip colour.
‘To make lips even fuller, add a lighter shade of lip gloss to the centre of lip either alone or to compliment a lipstick. For the perfect bridal look we recommend the New Beautiful Colour Liquid Lip Gloss in the nude ‘Ladylike’ shade.’
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