Weddingbee Blog

I totally agree that flash can make makeup look really different. I had some trials that looked great in the daylight, but looked awful awful awful when I took pics of myself with flash at night. My skin didn’t just look oily and shiny… the flash created this odd, eerie glow!

Your makeup looks great in that photo! =o) But it was taken in the daylight.. make sure you test it at night with flash!!

I haven’t explored much into the makeup world yet for my wedding day, but just wanted to let you know how fantastic this looks on you! It looks almost natural and the foundation is blended nicely so you’re not two toned! I love it! =)

one thing about taking your own photo with a flash… the flash that most people have on their own personal cameras is a direct flash that will directly point to your face in an unnatural way. a professional photographer’s camera usually will have a diffuser (often times a white box over the actual flash) that will make the flash softer and not as harsh as a personal camera. so i wouldnt automatically assume a photo taken with your own camera would rule out a good makeup artsist.

JJ makes a good point about a professional photog’s flash diffuser. But I knew that my friends would be taking their own flash photos on their digital point-and-shoots.. and I preferred to have makeup that looked great in everyone’s photos (not just my pro photog’s). I’m glad I did that because a lot of my guests’ photos ended up on public galleries (like flickr, myspace, xanga, and facebook)

ooo miss appleeee~ you look yummo. have you decided for sure that you’ll be getting your makeup done at one of the makeup counters? i’ve played with this option but i wasn’t sure about the quality… are most professional makeup artists? anyways i think your makeup turned out beautifully natural!

I think you look fantastic! I like the natural look; it will photograph beautifully. I went generally matte, but I had a nice dewy touch to my lips. I especially liked how I looked in black and white photos. Your trial results are gorgeous!

i was told matte would be better and don’t forget your blot paper.

Miss Peach, I’m not sure what the percentage of counter makeup artists are professional makeup artists. But I think you really should try at least 2 different counters (depending on what makeup line you use or are interested in). I think if you do more than 2-3 makeup trials with different artists you can become confused (at least for me this is true).

I think the true test will be after each trial, doesn’t matter if he/she is certified but more so the results of her/his work.

Just try them for fun one weekend and see if you’re comfortable with someone working on your face.

I still am weighing the pros and cons of hiring a makeup artists. They’re are just so expensive - at least $200+ for a couple of hours or I can drag my butt to the makeup counter and just pay tip. I even thought about doing it myself on the day of the wedding but I think with my hectic schedule, fatique, stress level I probably will end up hiring one.

Anyways, best of luck with the trials!