Is this makeup heavy enough for wedding?

[Gloska]

Getting married in Summer

I have quite a specific make up look that I like. Just wondering if you think it is appropriate for wedding day? Will I need more makeup in order to show up for photos?

I’m 29, have clear skin and luckily am considered pretty.

Do I need more makeup?

I always think mumsnetters are very practical and make points I never even think of.

So thanks in advance!

Get a professional make up artist who does weddings to do this as they understand about the photos, lighting etc FWIW I'm like you, don't need/wear make up, except maybe some mascara and lipgloss. I just hired a professional. Tell them you don't wear foundation so they can give you very light coverage.

Is that actually you in the photos

SIL didn't wear any makeup on her wedding day (her choice, fine) and had a very shiny forehead which shows up in most of the wedding photos - but I am sure she's very happy with them! Looked slightly odd full traditional outfit plus veil and a (lovely but) bare face. My roundabout way of saying a bit of foundation is pretty normal (she's the only bride I have seen without any).

I think the initial images would be fine for your wedding. Very heavy make up might look too much in day light. No way it's not going to not look like you!

They look like different women/models

@SchrodingersTwat2

”in my opinion” - you forgot that bit. Because that’s just your opinion, not facts.

It is possible to look good on the day and in the photos

So what if it looks dated in 10 years, it looks nice now. Do you think we don’t look back at parents and grandparents photos and think how awful their big frilly, lacey dresses were? But we’re mature enough to understand fashion changes.

The one on the right is a beautiful girl

That’s the point of a make up trial. You go with a rough idea of what you want and the make up artist who has probably done hundreds of brides make up will have a really good idea about what will suit you and what won’t, you sort of have to trust the process.

I don’t think plenty of people wear more make up, they’re just subtle about it. Op my friend had a make up artist for the wedding day and they said the main thing is that some foundations will look shiny in photos if you google Laura Kennedy beaut . ie wedding I think she did a few pieces on it that will still stand

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Then I suppose you need to choose whether you want to look good on the day or good on the photos.
And quite frankly, in five years time you won’t even remember which drawer you put the photos in.
twenty years on and I regularly look at the photos as do my kids, they’re memories and there’s pictures of people who have passed since sho I want them to know about. This thread has taken a weird turn telling someone getting married not to be thinking about make up and photos! Sure don’t make it your life, but these things are part of the day!

I remember about 30 years ago someone telling me they were having morning suits for the men for their wedding, as that would mean the photos wouldn’t date. I refrained from pointing out that everything else in the photos absolutely would date - the wedding dress, the bridesmaids’ dresses, hairstyles, guests’ clothing,even the cake.

Very true! Fashions change, things can look dated I don’t think anyone should be thinking about what will look dated or not in a photo in years to come

I’d be really surprised if a bride didn’t wear any makeup at all - it's quite unusual, especially with all the photos and the general vibe of a wedding day being more of an effort than every day.

I think the makeup looks you’ve posted are absolutely lovely @Gloska - especially the one on the right! I agree with what others have said, a good makeup artist will know how to make it look flawless in person and in photos, even if it’s not heavy.

I asked for a similar look when I had my makeup done as a bridesmaid and my skin looked really great but I'm used to slightly heavier mascara so I wish I had factored that in because I felt I looked a bit different to usual in the photos. So if you usually have heavier eye makeup then I would just tell the makeup artist and they can adjust the look to suit you.

You are taking my post out of the context.

My point is to do whatever she, the OP, comfortable and not to get too focused on some aspects.

Surely you would agree that feeling comfortable and happy on a wedding day is important?

There is some terrible advice on this thread, but Mumsnet can be incredibly weird about makeup.

Wear whatever makeup you feel makes you look your best version of yourself and which fits with your usual look. There is no one, single look that's universally appropriate - it completely depends on the bride.

For example, 'Don't wear anything other than a nude lip balm and some mascara' is not good advice if the bride wears more makeup than that on a daily basis to go to work or have a drink with a friend. Similarly, 'Ramp it up with contouring and consider false eyelashes if you really want your eyes to show well in photos' would be terrible advice for a bride who rarely wears makeup at all in normal life.

Also, the notion that there is makeup that 'won't date easily' is kind of meaningless. All looks will date and all wedding photos are of their time, however 'classic' people think they're being. And in any case, why wouldn't someone who got married in a certain decade wouldn't want to look back on their wedding photos and remember what that decade was actually like? Surely that's part of the memories? My parents got married in 1965 and in their photos my dad is wearing a mohair suit with a sheen and a skinny tie, and my mum has a beehive with a fringe and false lashes and her dress is a full-length pencil dress with a boat neckline and long sleeves and her bridesmaids are in little Jackie-O style shift dresses. It was their Diamond wedding this year and my mum was saying that when she looks at the wedding photos, she's just instantly transported back to being 20 again, dancing to the Rolling Stones at the reception and being driven to the church with her dad in an Austin Princess.

I think the look on the right would probably be good for you, then. Do you have dark hair and eyes like the model? Based on what you've said about the makeup you wear to, eg, meet up with friends, I would say that the look on the right would be fine for your wedding.

Are you using a make up artist? if so, ask their advice

I'd go with whatever you like, it's your wedding !! - I wore no make up to the last wedding I went to and look fine in the photos. All the blokes 'show up' just fine sans make up so I wouldn't worry about not wearing heavy make up! Hope you have a fun time! x

(I'd also add the type of selfie photography that looks good with heavy make up may not translate to a wedding photographer who's photographing a wide range of face and looks and trying to get posed but real looking photos - lighter make up probs would look better imo , heavy might look cakey in the way that sort of 'instagram' make up can in real life?)

EVERYTHING will at some point look dated what a daft thing to say.

No foundation or any kind of base at all? I disagree with this advice.

Wear whatever feels like a you. Things like under eye concealer, highlighter and blush are key. I like the second picture.