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Bridal Beauty and Makeup Tips

So much planning goes into making your wedding day perfect, from the invitations to the flowers to your dress.  That means not thinking about beauty, hair and makeup products on your big day can be disastrous, since you want makeup that will photograph well, yet still convey the essence of you.  Many brides schedule appointments for hair and makeup, but in a recession, that might not be an option. 

The following bridal beauty and makeup tips may help you get a head start...

In her book, Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual, Bobbi shares some tips for bridal makeup:

• If you're doing your own makeup, consider that bridal makeup needs to have enough color to compensate for the whiteness of the dress.
• Flash photography emphasizes pink tones, so make sure to use a yellow-toned foundation.
• Set concealer and foundation with a sheer loose powder.
• Choose a lipstick one or two shades brighter than what you'd normally wear.
• Waterproof mascara!
• Pack a small bag with makeup essentials for quick touch-ups.

The book is an excellent reference -- I highly recommend it.  You can find the Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual, as well many great makeup options, at BobbiBrown.com.

Three Custom Color Specialists: Beauty comes in Threes

Three Custom Color Specialists fills a unique niche in the cosmetics industry.  If you've ever gone through the frustration of countless purchases of lipstick that just doesn't look "right" on you, chances are it's because you've selected a "warm" shade when you really needed a "cool" one.  Three Custom Color Specialists takes the worry out of that by dividing their lip and eye collections into Warm and Cool tones.  Not only that, they give you a goof proof guide to selecting your correct skin tone.  If that shade of foundation or lipstick that you've loved forever has been discontinued, Three Custom Color Specialists keeps a searchable archive of discontinued shades.  And if you still can't find what you're looking for, they will custom blend the perfect color for you.

Trae at 3CCS recently sent me several products to try.  One surprise was that each product was a multi-tasker, which I love.  The Pink Hyacinth Watercolour is a beautiful, sheer pop of pink on my cheeks.  It applied easily and also doubled as the perfect just-bitten stain on my lips.  Brow Powder #3, has already made my Holy Grail list.  Not only is this the perfect brow shade, I've used it as an eye shadow and by wetting my brush, as an eyeliner (top and bottom of lids).  The Creme Concealer (#1) provided excellent coverage, was blendable and buildable.  And lastly, the eyeshadow, is finely milled, easy to apply and can be used as a shadow, highlighter or liner when wet.  For a versatile line of multi-tasking products, Three Custom Color Specialists is worth a look.  3CCS cosmetics are available on their website as well as at beauty.com.