For many couples, the wedding is not over once the reception is. Depending on the location of the wedding and the couple’s relationship with their families, often there are other activities that follow the main event. If this is the case for your special day, you will want to make sure your makeup looks great for you to spend the morning with well wishers. Keep in mind that for this day your makeup should be less dramatic and more relaxed.  You should still go for a beautiful look, and feel free to be daring with a bit of color.

One of the most common events is a breakfast the day following the wedding. This is a time for everyone to touch base with each other, check in on how everyone did and perhaps share memories of the night before. This breakfast activity can be as simple or elaborate as you like, but just remember that there will be memorable pictures involved. Be sure to put your best bridal makeup face forward!

Some families like to have the bride and groom open presents the day after the wedding. There are many who believe the bride and groom are required to open presents in the presence of family for good luck. Remember, opening gifts doesn’t have to a dry activity. You can add some silly fun or incorporate a game. How about starting with the smallest and moving to the largest gifts? Or working in the reverse order? You might even create a game. Everyone has to guess what’s in each gift prior to its being opened. (Of course, people can’t guess on their on gifts.) Someone can be in charge of keeping a tally and whoever gets the most right, wins a small prize.

The women in the bride’s family might want to help her pack up her gown (or send it to the dry cleaners) and preserve her wedding bouquet. This can easily be done at home and the women (particularly those who are crafty) might want to get started on preserving the flowers as well.

In the crafty light, some brides might want to plan a scrapbook party for after the wedding. You won’t have photos back from the photographer, but you can scrapbook many other wedding events, such as pre-events like manicures, various showers and the candid photos take by wedding guests the night before. More than being focused on the photos, this activity gives the women a chance to reflect on the events of the wedding, laugh at all the fun times and journal to preserve memories. It will also help the bride feel as if she’s partly in control of all those photos before she leaves on her honeymoon and takes yet more photos. She will also get a chance to remember how beautiful she looked in her bridal makeup!

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Long Lasting Bridal Makeup Foundation Tips

You may be wondering what to do when there is a lot on the wedding schedule, but not a lot of time to retouch your wedding day foundation. There are a few secrets that MyBridalBlush.com is going to share in order for you to keep your bridal makeup look fresh and lasting all day.

Blotting Papers – Traditionally called Rice Paper, these come in a number of formats today. They work by picking up oil from your skin without unsettling your makeup. Simply take the small sheet of paper and blot at any oily spots on your skin. Our favorites are the oil absorbing sheets made of propylene, Clean & Clear brand has a great version of this propylene sheet.

Foundation Primer – Many hardcore makeup fashionistas swear by primer, and for good reason. It smooths out fine lines, fills in pores, and makes for an even canvas for your makeup to go on. It also reduces shine and gives a matte effect to the skin, which is very useful for brides with oily skin types. The ingredients in primer help to make your makeup last longer, which means fewer retouches throughout your day. Use primer before applying your concealer or foundation. We love Smashbox Photo Finish as it comes in a variety of formulations and even has color correcting tint.

Setting Spray – There are products that will set your makeup to your face like hairspray sets your style to your hair! Amazing and groundbreaking, right?! Actually these products have been out for a while and the red carpet makeup artists love them.  Once you have finished your entire makeup look, take the makeup setting spray and mist your entire face. Allow it to dry, and your bridal makeup look is set for the day until you decide to wash it off. Popular brands include Model in a Bottle and Invisible Finish.

Translucent Powder – When initially using the powder, you will want to use a light hand and a puff. You will want to use a powder if you need to set a liquid or creamy consistency foundation. Only powder the places that require it on your face, you do not want to create a powder mask, as it will reflect poorly in photographs. When powdering for touch ups, remember to only blot - don’t rub. Rubbing will upset the rest of your makeup and you may end the day with blush on your chin instead of your cheeks!

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For traditional Indian weddings and formal events the dark lined eye is a must for the complete makeup look. We will see the lined eye in a number of combinations. Sometimes the top lash line is lined, other times the liner will trace the entire eye. Dramatic winging of the eyeliner is sometimes done, and liquid eyeliner works best for this task. Another look is to simply line the top lash line with a long sweeping dark color. This is also best done using liquid eyeliner, which can be followed by a gel or powder liner in order to set it and make it long lasting. The eyeliner can be paired with heavy mascara or even false lashes, but the result is always a beautiful Indian bride.

Indian Wedding Makeup Can Include Dark Lined Eyes

We can also see a multitude of eye shadow to accompany the dark eye liner. The bride will usually want to go with a color that is complimentary to her bridal gown, while sometimes even matching the color exactly of her shadow to her dress.

One final note for the lined eye is that it is important to have impeccable brows. Eyebrow threading before the Indian wedding will give the bride her most flattering and clean brow line. If necessary, be sure to use brow powder to fill in any sparse areas. Click here to get your eyeliner and here to get your brow powder.

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