It’s a MUST to have a make-up artist doll you up for your wedding day, but that usually happens in the early morning, leaving you the challenge of maintaining that look all day.  Of course, make-up artists are very talented and know how to maximize on the products available to help your make-up, but it’s inevitable that a touch up or two will be necessary throughout the day to look your best for pictures and guests.  Here are our top 5 “Must Have” beauty elements that make a great impact with minimal work.  We’ve used them for blushing brides of weddings we produced and are confident that they will be a GREAT help to you as well.  Cheers to flawless beauty on your wedding day!

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{ONE :: GLOSS ME!}

Lip gloss is what keeps our smiles so shiny and pretty in photos, but it’s also the easiest to fade.  We recommend the Dior Lip Maximer with Collagen that plumps your lips and leaves a cool, minty (literally) sheen to your lips that is picture perfect.  Also try the Plush Glass Lip Gloss from MAC Cosmetics that gives a natural gloss loaded with Vitamin E that moistures.  We love that!

{TWO :: BE SHINE FREE!}

Nothing is worse than having visible facial oils that illuminate the face.  Inner glow is good, literal “glow”, eh, not so much for pictures and such.  Urban Decay makes a GREAT De-Slick Mattifying Powder that stops unwanted shine that applies invisibly without ruining your make-up.  It’s light weight so you won’t even know that it’s there!  And, of course, you can always fall back on blotting papers to absorb unnecessary oils as well.  We recommend the Bare Escentuals Shine Control Sheets, available exclusively online at Sephora.

{THREE :: PERFECTION PLEASE!}

It’s imperative to have a good concealer handy, especially for touching up under the eyes when unexpected tears fall.  I HIGHLY recommend Yves Saint Laurent’s Touche Eclat, it comes in different skin tone shades and it’s an absolute miracle worker!  Not only does it conceal and brighten, it also eliminates under eye baggage from fatigue instantly!  It’s a must have.  The Benefit Erase Paste is also a winner in this category, it is “correction perfection” as they call it.

{FOUR :: BLUSH BLUSH BLUSH!}

Beautiful cheek color makes all the difference not only for pictures, but the right shade of blush can really make any bride glow and absolutely stunning.  One of our favorite blush products will have to be Fusion Lights by Smashbox Cosmetics.  This multi-colored powder really illuminates the skin to give that wanted and natural radiance from within.  For an actual rosy blush, nobody does it best like NARS; it’s natural and gives just the right pinch of color!

{FIVE :: JUST A DASH OF PERFUME}

As a perfume fanatic, I must say that if small dabs of perfume throughout the day is nice and sweet on a daily basis, it’s a MUST on any bride’s wedding day.  Thankfully, perfume ateliers have made petite perfumes and perfume solids that have become very popular as of late.  I love the Daisy by Marc Jacobs solid perfume.  It’s so handy and pretty to have.  The mini J’adore by Dior perfume bottle is divine, I have never met anyone who doesn’t like the scent.  Sephora has a great selection of the newest and most popular perfumes in petite form or perfume solids that come in trendy casings and accessories, and most importanly, are easy to carry.

ENJOY!