If you don’t wear makeup now, you don’t have to start on your wedding day—don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. “Bare skin is totally and authentically you,” says Mellinger. “It works with everything, and you know your significant other won’t think you look like someone else as you walk down the aisle.” All you need is a good skin-care routine, a glowy moisturizer, and maybe a few dabs of concealer.
A soothing and hydrating treatment the night before your wedding, like this Best of Beauty-winning Pai Skin Care Resurrection Girl Mask, will start you off right for wearing naked bridal skin.
Mellinger recommends this Bioderma Pore Refiner Cream to “tame down the shiny high points of the face—or anywhere you don’t want to look too dewy.”
She adds, “If you have any redness or imperfections to cover, use a cream concealer and a small, fluffy eye shadow brush to lightly buff over those areas.” She likes this buildable formula from Glossier.
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We know you don’t drink enough water, but that doesn’t mean you can’t look like a picture of dewy, hydrated perfection on your wedding day. (Also, you should actually drink water on the big day.) “[Dewy skin] is great for brides, so long as you keep the dewiness in the right places,” says makeup artist Cassandra Garcia. “Keep the T-zone lightly powdered, and use the appropriate skin care and highlighting powder on the high points of the cheeks.”
