Timeless Bridal Makeup Tutorial 💍 Step-by-Step + Pro Tips

As you guys know, for a few years I worked as a bridal makeup artist. So every year I love to create a bridal makeup tutorial ahead of the season, just because it is my specialty when it comes to makeup looks and tutorials. I have so many great tips for making your makeup look long-lasting, look great in photography, and also look great in real life. So today I am sharing this timeless, luxurious, long-lasting bridal look that still feels fresh and modern. It's all about that balance. This video is sponsored. I am going to be using one of the best brands for bridal beauty, Dior. I really believe there's something very meaningful about treating yourself to a few luxury beauty products specifically for your wedding day. For example, I still remember the exact lip combo that I use for my wedding day. So every time I reach for that color, it just reminds me and takes me back to that day. So I always encourage my brides to do so as well. Make it an experience. Go pick out the products that you want to have forever, shades that would become a sentimental memory. So every time you use them, you can look back on your own wedding day. And I hope in today's video I can help you select those sentimental products for yourself. And then Dior just makes that experience even more special because of their beautiful packaging. They also have complimentary shipping for loyalty members, complimentary samples and minis with every order, engraving services on fragrance and makeup items, or the iconic Miss Dior bow personalization. All of these are available exclusively on Dior.com. I always, always recommend if you're going to purchase Dior products to get it directly from their website because you'll get that full luxury experience. So everything that I'm using in today's video will be linked down below. Then make sure to check the description box to use my code for a complimentary gift with purchase. I love how this year's look turned out. I cannot wait to share with you everything that I did because I'm looking at myself. I just look so fresh like myself. And it's just enhancing all of the right areas of your face. You're going to love this one. Before starting your bridal makeup, make sure all of your skincare is freshly applied, but you've given it 10-15 minutes to settle in just to make sure it's not going to fight with any products that you put on top. But your skin is freshly hydrated for the day. Now for foundation, my favorite for events would be the Forever Skin Wear. They also have the Forever Skin Glow which would be gorgeous for a glowing bridal look, but I can add glow with other products and I think a matte foundation will just withstand the long wear and tear day of a wedding. I've been talking a lot about this foundation recently just because I've officially decided this is my all-time favorite matte foundation. For years, Dior foundations have always been my favorite foundation brand. This just has the most soft, smooth finish that is going to look phenomenal in real life for your event as well as in photographs. The Dior foundations photograph really, really well. Your skin will look so, so smooth. Honestly, I think even if you are having a makeup artist do your makeup, it is worthwhile to try this foundation out. And if you love the way it makes your skin look, to ask if your makeup artist can use it. If you love it at least as much as I do, if I was getting my makeup done for my wedding, would totally bring this in and just have them use this. And while yes, I want today's look to have a glowy finish to it, I do want to start off with a matte base because I want it long-wearing for events and it also is going to look more flattering in photography. But this finish is gorgeous. Next, I'm going to clean up the brows which frame the face. I think it's so important to start off with your brows done and work around that. So take either some residual foundation or your concealer. And with a synthetic fiber brush, I'm just going to lightly clean underneath. Unless you've just got your brows freshly waxed, or if you just like the look of a little bit of a highlight underneath here, put a lighter concealer underneath here. This step is optional, but I do think it makes it look a little bit more structured and clean if that's the look you're going for. If you're going for something a little more fluffy and natural, you can skip this step. It really depends on the state of your brows. But I'm going to do it just because I'm not getting married. So I do want to sharpen it up a little bit. Then take a little bit on a bigger brush. And you see, a lot of people have blue on the inside of the eyes and you absolutely do not want to forget this. If it's very, very blue, go in with a color corrector. But before I put the foundation down, I'm just going to make sure that this is covered right here. And then with whatever is left, I'm just going to even out my eyelid. I would suggest using an eyeshadow primer with this as well for the longest wear because putting a concealer all over the lid is different than using an eye primer, which for an event, I would recommend. I do do a sheer layer of foundation or concealer over the lid just to keep the canvas really bare and clean. And at this point, I'm going to go and do the eyes and eyeliner because we haven't put concealer down. So if any powder falls down, you can clean it up because a huge mistake, even if a little dot of dark shadow falls underneath and you already have your concealer done, even if you try and wipe it away, sometimes it will leave a shadow and you don't want that shadow there. So you want it as clean and bright as possible on the under eyes, which is why we're getting working on the lid. For eyeshadow, I have the Backstage palette in Nude Essentials. This has the perfect bridal tones here. So I'm going for something more bare today. So I'm starting off with this shade and I'm just going to sweep this in the crease. Even if you don't want anything really on your eye, I would suggest putting a brown or a taupe in the crease to give your eyes some shape in photographs so that it doesn't get lost. And I'm trying to keep a balance here between photography makeup and in-person makeup. It really depends on what you want. If you are more focused on the photos and looking phenomenal in photos and don't mind having a little bit more makeup on in person, especially if you're a regular glam wearer, I would say pack on the punch, pack on the pigment. Because photography, you lose a lot of the color that you add. But if you're a bride who's more focused on looking like yourself and not having too much makeup on but you still want to look good in photos, that's more so the vibe that I'm going for today because typically I do do photography glam because I'm not afraid of a little bit of glam. But I want to keep it a little bit more fresh today. This smaller brush, I'm going into this dark shade right here and I'm keeping this in the outer corner. These shadows blend so, so well and I'm just lightly swirling it. I didn't add too much but I just wanted to add that extra bit of depth. If you ask me, this is so essential for a bridal look. It adds so much definition to the eye which is gorgeous. So it's not a smoky eye by any means but this is that extra bump in photography that's so important so that your eyes don't get lost. I'm gonna take this pearl shade right here and I'm just gonna place this in the inner corner and then really blend that out. You don't want it to be too stark in photos but you want a little bit of glow right here. Even using a matte shade is really going to open up the eyes but I just want to make sure it's really blended and subtle. This is a new product that I recently discovered from Dior. This is their new Dior Show Flash Stick and I thought the shade beige tool was perfect for bridal. Benefits of eyeshadow stick. It's not going to give you any fallout on the bottom and a lot of times a shadow stick actually lasts longer if it's good quality and has a nice dry down and then of course the Dior does. This has subtle little specks of glitter but again since it's not a powder those glitters aren't going to fall on your face so you're not going to get random specks of glitter on you throughout the day but you're still going to have that little that little extra jazz on the eyelid. So this keeps it very fresh and natural with a little bit of bridal pizzazz. I just love it love it love it. It's like similar to my skin tone with it being beige but a little bit more elevated and glowy. Next up eyeliner for bridal. I really really love brown liner whether that be with a pencil or with eyeshadow. I do love black as well depending on the look but I think today we will go softer so I'm going to use the Dior Show Stylo Waterproof Creamy Eyeliner in matte brown and start off by tight lining meaning getting underneath the lashes that little area of skin. This is going to make the biggest difference and it's such a small little detail it makes the lashes look more full it will make the look more complete. Let me bring my mirror closer for this and I'm just going to lightly line and trace this along the upper lash line keeping it nice and thin and then make sure you're also getting the liner between the lashes as well and I'm going to flip it it comes with a little smudger and I'm just gonna soften it. While I'm not creating a wing I do want to extend it out just a tiny bit to elongate the eye but brown provides the perfect amount of definition in photographs without being so harsh in person. And again tracing this along the lash line not drawing on too much of a line I'm just kind of sketching out the top of my lash line and resting the liner on there because I don't want it too thick and then I'm using this smudger side to soften it make it look more natural while leaving the definition. Next step very very important take a makeup wipe and if there's any bit of fallout whether it be from the eyeliner from the eye shadow even if you don't see anything do this step you will be surprised at what will fall and the under eyes are so important you just want them nice and bright and this is the first step for that then make sure you give your under eyes time to dry and then depending on the look that you're going for you can even shape out your eyeliner in particular if you did a wing if you want more of a cleaned up window effect with your eye shadow you can take some time and do that now. We aren't yet done with the eyes but we can start working on the under eyes so I'm using the Forever Skin Correct this is so creamy I'll even use this as foundation sometimes for a more full coverage look and the shade that I have is half a shade brighter than my foundation so that I have more of an open-eyed awake look if you have some dark spots on your under eyes you can color correct a little bit prior if you would like for me I find that just a layer of concealer gets the job done and I just love how creamy this one is and I apply a generous amount of concealer I know there also is the technique where you don't apply so much but I actually like to spread it across my face since this is such a creamy beautiful concealer I don't focus all of the product on the under eye I spread it in the surrounding areas especially the nose if you're somebody who notices foundation doesn't stick on your nose definitely try putting concealer over your nose it should settle better so I'm just spreading that concealer thin on other areas of my face bringing it down my nose bringing it over my nose over the cheek because that's where I have a lot of redness and this is another chance to keep the eyeshadow clean looking if your concealer is significantly brighter you can also bring it into the t-zone here which will make everything look more even and cohesive just a little bit now we're going to move on to our creams I do think layering is very important for longevity so if you use cream products you should also set them with powder products so I love the skin sticks that Dior has I'm going to start off with the skin contour stick in light this one is more for contouring I love this though because it's not too gray but I'm going to put this in areas that I want a shadow that I want to really look much more structured which for me and most people is going to be right here that area under the cheekbone to make the cheekbone more pronounced this is going to make it look so gorgeous in photographs and I love the shade of this because you can use it as a bronzer it's not warm but it's not too gray so it really provides great structure and definition to the face I use this pretty heavily under the cheekbone and then look straight ahead in the mirror if you want to define your jawline like right here I want it a little bit more chiseled right here and then usually underneath the ear right here it looks really good do make sure that this step you fully blend this because you do not want to look like you have a contour beard so make sure you're taking the time to keep this really blended that's why I'm using a cream because it's so much easier to make this look blended into the skin I'm also gonna take some of the contour stick and I'm gonna do my nose as well nothing crazy or too structured but just so that in photographs my nose doesn't get lost this is really really important then to make it look more natural after you place it down and blend it take your concealer brush or foundation brush and lightly stamp over so that will leave the definition of the nose contour but make it much more natural and then I'm also gonna do this around my lips especially right here this will give a much more pouty look and then some people do it over I don't love that so much on myself but you know you're gonna mostly blend that away but I will give it a little bit of shadow to almost work as my lip liner today I do have a lip liner that I'm actually using but this will be a good background shade but here for me is the most important and then same thing you can take your concealer brush dampen that down now I'm using the forever skin bronze which is the same amazing creamy formula but in a more bronzy shade if you want that sun-kissed bridal look this you're gonna want to use so really important you blend this into your hairline you don't want that awkward line between your hair and bronzer and then I do I will admit I am so guilty of bringing the bronzer down too far on my forehead because I have a small forehead so I'm trying not to do that I'm trying to softly blend this forward you could also put the contour up here as well but I'm going for more of a natural look so I really just wanted to keep the actual contour underneath my cheekbones and then I'm lightly going over with some bronzer as well but just a little bit down here I want the contour to do most of the work under my cheekbones but here's very very important and again to make it blend in easier since the blend is so so important use your foundation brush press in those hard edges so always keep your foundation and concealer brush next to you because that's gonna make it look so so much more natural and I'm not applying too much I'm gonna leave it there but I wanted to bring some of that bronze around my forehead and then for blush highly recommend doing a cream and powder combo for blush because blush is one of those things that fade the most and I think a blushing bride is the most beautiful look so I'm using my favorite shade in the Dior backstage rosy glow stick rosewood and you'll see rosewood is the theme today I'm gonna do a rosewood cheek and lip this is gonna add the most gorgeous glow to the cheek popping this right on the apple I know this is not the trendy placement of blush but I'm telling you for a bride you you're gonna want this this is that classic timeless blush application now don't do it while you're smiling but just look straight ahead see where that apple is and apply the blush really blend it out nice and soft I'm not trying to make my bride look like a clown right now but I want that flush and then with whatever is left on my brush and there should not be too much just gonna put a little bit again in the center of the nose so that the nose does not lose itself in the face I'm gonna apply just a little bit more if I wasn't going for longevity I would pack this on but since I do have a powder to go over top I just want this stick the tack that I'm gonna get from this cream shade and the glow but yeah you could really really pack this on and it would be gorgeous I'm even putting some on my chin but we want that healthy glowing bridal look now for powder I'm gonna lightly lightly set I'm sorry you just need powder so that your makeup can last all day so I'm gonna use the Forever Nude Radiant Filter so this is a powder that's not completely flat so this is gonna help keep that healthy glowing look we have going on I'm just gonna use a really big brush really fluffy and I'm gonna lightly set this pretty much over my entire face and this will keep the glow showing through while also setting for longevity it might mattify a little bit upon initial application but I promise you your glow will come through as the day goes on and it's gonna be a long long day a lot of times you get your makeup done quite early in the day and I do actually refrain from heavily setting the under eyes I think it's better to keep the under eyes more flexible and you can just take your ring finger or you can take your concealer brush throughout the day and touch up as needed and take a little bit of concealer as well if you need it depends on the bride it depends on the under eyes especially early on in the day I refrain from setting too much because it makes it easier to touch up before photos and the actual ceremony so I'm keeping the setting really light on the under eyes and then we're gonna reinforce some of the color for longevity these are powders so they might take the glow away but don't worry you'll see what I'm gonna do so I'm just gonna take a little bit of the Forever Nude Bronze in Light Matte not too dark you don't want this too dark you've already laid down the color you just want this to seal it in so again I'm taking that really fluffy brush and I'm lightly setting my cream bronzer and it should go over nice and smooth because of the nice formula a little bit underneath nothing too crazy now I'm using highlight Dior has always created some of my favorite highlighters I'm personally anti-cream highlight I love a powder highlight I just think it looks better and applies better I'm gonna go in with Nude Halo and I'm just gonna lightly pop this at the top of my cheekbone and then a little bit lower because I want the glow to come through when I set with powder blush and so this highlight will peek through underneath the blush so just a little bit so that you can be a glowing bride don't skip highlighter if you're going for the glowy bride look and you can see I'm popping that all the way over my cheek and then I'm taking the Backstage Rosy Glow Blush in the shade Rosewood which I told you is the theme for today take a brush that's not too dense tap off the excess and lightly sweep that over the cheeks so you should still have the glow coming through from the cream and the highlight exact same placement a little over the nose just a little bit and this is going to ensure that you're going to have long wearing blush because it was able to grab onto that cream blush and with that highlight trick you still have that very juicy dewy cheek which is so so important and then we're gonna move back to the eyes because we are not done taking a pencil brush I'm gonna take a little bit more of that taupey shade that I started off with and I'm gonna run this along the lower lash line personally I find this step really important especially if you have fine lines on the under eyes because this will help conceal some of those lines so just create a soft shadow if you want take your eyeliner at this point pop it in the waterline and then blend it out with the dark shade if you're going for more of a smoky eye if you're going for more of a brightened awake eye don't do that I'm just gonna take a little bit more of the pearl shade because I like some of that right here in the tear duct and for some eyes depending on the bride and their eye shape I'll even bring it lower and then I cannot stress this enough you better blend this baby this needs to be well blended but it'll create that subtle eye opening angelic effect but yeah if you want to go a little bit more dramatic absolutely fill in the waterline that's not gonna be forever about it though I'm gonna quickly do my lashes now we are ready for the lips and I have to say one category that whether you are doing your own makeup or you're having a makeup artist do your makeup splurge in your lip buy yourself treat yourself to a luxury lip I promise you you're gonna remember that lipstick for the rest of your life so I decided to go with the rosewood color from Dior because it is iconic it is universally flattering you'll always be able to buy it and you'll always have that memory of wearing Dior rosewood so I am using the Rouge Dior contour lip liner in the shade classic rosewood and you absolutely want to purchase your lip color so that you have it to touch up with throughout the day and then you have it for forever as well when it comes to bridal slash event makeup fill in your whole lips with the lip liner this ensures longevity you see how much color this adds to the face it's the most gorgeous color for a fresh bridal look and then the lipstick which is also in the shade classic rosewood just gonna lightly pat this on these layers are going to ensure a long wearing lip now this is optional some brides want a glossy glowy lip some don't Dior does have their lip maximizer in the rosewood shade I'm just gonna do a little bit for some hydration but I don't want to glop it on because that does increase the risk of transfer but just a little bit for some hydration like so and it also adds to that fresh look and here is our fresh natural bridal makeup look that still is a balance between having the makeup still visible in photographs and looking your best in photographs while also looking your best in real life as well as longevity we have to layer a little bit more in the beginning of the day so as the colors fade on your face you continue to look flushed and fresh throughout the day and I love it I hope you guys love it as well bridal makeup is my absolute favorite style of makeup ever even though this is packed with tips for long wearing event makeup like this is great for every day you can just shortcut some of the steps so final steps though like the face is done put on your dress put on your outfit then go back in with some additional foundation a little bit on your brush and so this would depend on your neckline but you want to even everything out so bring it down your neck so that's the same color as your face if you have a lower neckline put foundation on your chest as well make sure you set with a hardcore powder maybe add a little bit of glowy products where you desire but the makeup is not just from the chin up it should be this whole area as well I just recommend doing this after you put your dress on so that it's as fresh as possible before the ceremony a lot of brides love a body luminizer you can do one of those as well I'm just gonna lightly set this and there we have it that is this year's bridal tutorial I love how fresh this year's looked and how it turned out as always I will have all of the products that I used linked down below I highly highly recommend you order these from the Dior website so that you can get the gifts complimentary samples complimentary engraving and of course the gorgeous packaging so I hope you guys enjoyed this video and found it helpful and I will see you guys in the next one bye guys have a good one