How to Choose the Right Bridal Makeup for Your Wedding Style

Call us biased, but we believe choosing the right bridal makeup style for your big day is one of the most important details you’ll decide. After all, it’s your face that will be radiating the joy of marrying the love of your life, through photos, video, and of course at the altar!

But what bridal makeup look is going to make you shine as the best version of yourself without looking like someone you’re not? What look is going to best accentuate your natural features and while still giving you the uplift fit for a queen that you deserve on your wedding day?

With the overabundance and saturation of inspiration on instagram, Pinterest, and bridal forums, this part of the vision-board process can be overwhelming to say the least…unless you are very proficient with makeup, do it regularly, and know what look you like. Even so, whatever your desired bridal look, it is most likely different than your daily face. And it’s your wedding, so why not let a team of high-end, luxury professionals makeup artists pamper you!

On the other hand, maybe you don’t wear much makeup at all and have no idea where to start—not to worry! That’s what the bridal makeup artists at Divine Beauty Artists in Denver, CO are here for.

To Get Your Brainstorm Going in the Right Direction, Consider These Guidelines

Pick Eyeshadow Colors That Make Your Eye Color Sparkle and Pop

• For green eyes, go with warm browns, bronzes, or mauvy purples
• For brown eyes — peaches, corals, greens, gray, gold, plum, and pinks
• If your eyes are blue…purples, earth tones, gray, rose, taupes, and metallics

Now Blush:

• For light skin tone, try soft pink, light peach, sheer berry
• Medium skin tone — rich pink, warm mauve, or deep peach
• Dark — deep fuchsia, warm brown, raisin, and tangerine

Lips Depend on a Few Factors:

• If you want a more dramatic eye, make the lips more subtle
• If your eyes are more natural, lips can be more dramatic
• For a creative touch, match your lip color to a flower in your bouquet or other colors in your motif

Some Other Pieces to Consider:

• We can customize highlighting and contouring for your specific face shape
• Do you want a matte or dewy finish?
• Research and find inspo from a person with similar features to you (eye color, hair color, face shape)

Trials: What to Expect From Your Professional Makeup Artist in Denver, CO

While not required, trials are highly recommended to build rapport with your makeup artist and get your look locked in. This is the perfect time to try things out, but we like to preload and prepare with at least a rough sketch—a ballpark starting point—to distill a direction from the countless options and ensure a smooth and successful trial.
On that note, remember that trials are just that—a practice run for wedding day—so tweaks are to be expected! We want you to reach out to us or directly to your artist after the trial and let us know what you loved, and what adjustments you’d like to make so that we can nail it when it’s game time.

Ready to Find Your Look? Our Makeup Artists in Denver, CO Are Here for You

Whether you know exactly what you want or are still unsure, we love the collaborative process of bringing your dream vision to life, and we’re happy to set up a phone consult to talk it through! Send us as much info and description as you can, as much as you know at this point (including pics, preferences, do/don’t likes, etc.), and we’ll handle the rest.