Makeup - first trial

I hadn't given much thought to bridal makeup until the little "hair and makeup trial" alerts started popping up on my various wedding checklists. I had done some web searches concerning hair and makeup prices at upscale salons in Roanoke, but WHOAH they are expensive! Then I remembered Angela, the awesome Mary Kay consultant who'd taught me to do a smoky eye at a friend's party. I e-mailed her, and she is available to do my wedding makeup. She wanted to meet ahead of the wedding as well to discuss skin care- and that was fine with me, because my acne is terrible at least once a month.

My makeup inspiration is a little unconventional: Katy Perry in the "Firework" video!

Some inspiration pictures:

Celebrity inspiration... these girls both have similar coloring and face shapes to me :)

Selena Gomez

Mandy Moore

And some bridal inspiration...

Source

Stephanie Williams Photography

Professional Makeup Artistry

Meeting with Angela was great!  We did the traditional Mary Kay facial to "prep the canvas" (Angela uses a lot of art metaphors) and then played with colors.  Here is what we came up with (please excuse the low quality webcam picture and bad wallpaper- I took the picture in my mom's room).

What do you think?  I am loving the eyes and blush but I think the lipstick needs to be darker.