70 Best Indian Bridal Makeup Tips To Follow

Wedding period is the most important day in a brides life. All the dreams which she thoughts in her mind regarding her marriage are going to fulfil. So, on this day she has to look far beyond gorgeous just like a princess! The most important part of the wedding is the bridal makeup.

Bridal makeup is no easy deal. Two things need to be on point to make sure to get a bride’s makeup perfect. Firstly, the bride should be happy from inside, so that the natural glow is visible and when the makeup is applied then the face can be more vibrant and beautiful. . Secondly, the makeup itself should be done by the professional who understands what suits the bride best.

Indian bridal makeup has always been elaborate and time-consuming. Many Indian brides now go for a more subtle makeup but even that takes a lot of layers in contour and base to complete the look. But time on the D Day isn’t the only thing you need to invest here. To look perfect, the Indian bride’s has to follow a careful regime before the makeup and the time gap should 2 weeks prior to the wedding. Just follow these bridal makeup tips, and look breathtaking on your special day.

Best Indian Bridal Makeup Tips

Here are some handy makeup tips and essentials to achieve the best results on your D-day.

1. Cleansing The Face

Indian brides love to use bold and bright colors for their marriage ceremonies. In order to obtain a long-lasting look, you should start by cleansing your face well and then patting it dry to ensure that there are no traces of dirt or oil on the face.

2. Base Preparation Tips

Moisturize your face for a smooth appearance and an even skin tone. Amidst working extensively on the face alone, do not forget to moisturize using your fingertips by rubbing well in a circular and gentle motion. You could even use a tinted moisturizer.

3. Face Fix Up Tips

a. Use a primer two minutes post moisturizing, and blend it well. This helps to keep your concealer and foundation in place, and keeps the makeup intact for long hours. Sephora and MAC are amongst the top brands for primers.

b. It is equally important to use a concealer to cover spots or blemishes. You can brighten up your skin tone by using a colored concealer like yellow or green to cover the reddish blemishes on the skin.

c. Apply a foundation without SPF and blend it well with a makeup brush or a sponge. Starting from the center of the face, apply the foundation on the other areas and blend it outwards. A foundation with a matte finish would be a good option as well. A foundation with SPF will give your face an undesirable ‘flash’ effect in photographs, so it’s better to avoid it. You won’t be spending much time in the sun on your wedding day anyway!

d. For a glowing look, use a highlighter on the higher planes of the face, such as the check bones, the bridge of the nose, the center of the forehead, and the Cupid’s bow. You can opt for highlighters from Colorbar, Sephora, or MAC.

4. Eyeshadow Tips

Indian brides love gold eye makeup since it goes well with their red, fuchsia, or green lehengas, ghagras, or heavy saris. So, if you want to play it safe, this is the color to go with.

Paint your eyelids with a gold or peachy pink shade, and use some charcoal shadow on the exterior lid contours to give a subtle, smokey effect. You can achieve this by using a brown shade on the inner crease area. You can also use golden eyeshadow instead of silver for the brow bones.

Use an eyebrow pencil or an angular brush dipped in brow powder for the eyebrows.

5. Bronzer Tips

The bronzer is commonly used to heavily contour the face and make it look chiseled and sharp in the photographs.
Take a blush brush, preferably angular, and apply with strokes on to the sides of the chin, but not on the center.

Do the same on the sides of the forehead, and on the two sides along the nose bone, but not on the top. Suck your cheeks in and use some bronzer on the top part of the contours, near to the ear, in light strokes. But make sure it is not along the entire length of the contour.

6. Blush Tips

Take some blush on a blush brush and pat the excess off. Hold a steady smile and apply it in a circular motion, blending it upwards, towards the ears.

7. Eyeliner Tips

Do not experiment with brown or blue liners on your wedding day. It’s better to use a plain and simple jet-black liner, preferably waterproof. Draw a thick line on the top and a heavy line with a strong kajal on the lower eyelid, smudging it till the outer corner for that extra oomph.

Don’t forget to use a volume-enhancing mascara. Mascaras with curled brushes work great for awesome, curly lashes.

Grab some false lashes to accentuate and open up your eyes, making them look brighter. Remember to have some trials before the wedding date just to ensure there is no room for trial and error on the wedding day.

8. Lipstick Tips

If you have thin lips, then line your lips along the natural line with a color that almost matches your normal skin tone. If you have plump lips, then line the natural lip line with a darker shade. Wear a lipstick that complements the whole look.

• Go for maroon or dark red for bigger and fuller lips, and peachy pink or light pink for thin lips.
• Thin-lipped people can apply a lip plumper instead of a lipgloss, whereas large-lipped people can use a simple lip-gloss, concentrating more on the center of the lip.

9. Explain Your Needs To The Makeup Artist

If you are hiring a makeup artist, make sure you explain what you need clearly. Explaining things in advance will help you get the look you want. If the makeup artist is new, then it is always recommended to get a trial session before your wedding day.

10. Moderation Is The Key

The main idea of a perfect bridal makeup look is to accentuate the best features, and at the same time, keep the overall look simple, yet gorgeous. As it is, Indian brides are loaded with jewelry and heavy dresses, hence it is best to keep the makeup natural.

11. Get Glowing Skin

Amongst all Indian bridal makeup tips, getting your skin to look healthy and glowing on the wedding day is very important. Simply taking care of it a week before the D-day will not suffice. Your skin needs time to take in nourishment and treatments. Overdoing the treatments may lead to further damage. Make time for yourself and indulge in the treatments two months or at least six weeks before the wedding day. Take regular pedicures and manicures. Also, go in for facials and skin treatments at least six weeks prior to the ceremony to give your skin time to work. Here is a detailed post on how to get glowing skin.

12. Protect Your Skin From Sun Using Sunscreen

You must use a good sunscreen to avoid any sunspots, blemishes or tanning of the skin. Before the wedding, you will have to go out and shop, and you may end up darkening your skin, so you should invest in a good sunscreen and apply it on your face to get rid of any unwanted skin darkening.

13. Exfoliate Your Skin

Exfoliate your skin to get rid of dead skin. But remember to exfoliate only twice or thrice a week. Over exfoliation may make your skin dry.

14. Ward Off Stress Hormones

You need to relax and shun off all the stress. I know it’s difficult to practice but stress can take a toll on your skin, making it look worse.

Bridal Makeup Tips For Eyes

For the best Indian bridal eye makeup keep in mind the following tips:

15. Avoid Dark Circles

Most women have dark circles, and even celebs are not indifferent to this. A stressful life, a busy work schedule or even the rush before the wedding can all combine to give you sleepless nights or disturbed sleep and in turn, you may end up having dark circles. You should apply a good night eye cream to get rid of dark circles. You can use under eye creams, or you can also use pen serums which are specifically designed to reduce and remove dark circles. These are costly but if but you should invest in them if you do not want your dark circles showing up in your photographs.

16. Take Care Of Puffy Eyes

Have puffy eyes? Use chamomile tea bags over the eyes to make them appear less puffy. Using normal tea bags may stain your skin.

17. Wear Contact Lenses Before Makeup

If you wear contacts, make sure to wear them before makeup application because there are favorable chances of your eyes watering. This can possibly ruin the effort you took to apply the right makeup.

Bridal Makeup Tips For Hair

Your hair is also an important part of the whole wedding look. To ensure your hair looks best throughout the wedding, follow the tips and remember not to experiment with them at the last moment.

18. Hair Packs

You can apply good hair packs which you can make right at your home and apply them to give some protein or shine and a boost to your hair before your wedding.

19. Use Good Hair Spray

Use good quality hair sprays so that your hair stays in place and doesn’t look frizzy.

20. Deep Condition Your Hair

Your hair is also an important part of the whole wedding look. To ensure your hair looks best throughout the wedding, go for a deep conditioning hair mask twice/ thrice in the month before the wedding. If you have dry hair, apply some homemade hair packs to make it glossy and healthy.

21. Hair Accessories

Invest in proper hair accessories. Keep them handy before the wedding itself.

22. Styling for Hair

Keep styling equipment and products handy for the wedding day. You may require touch ups even after a stylist has styled your hair.

Bridal Makeup Tips For Acne

23. Hide Your Blemishes

Do invest in a good concealer for the D-day.  It will hide blemishes and spots, cover those under eye circles, and even out the discoloration.

24. Blot Oily Areas

Keep some oil blotting paper handy on the day. Blot any oily areas to get rid of the shine. You don’t want to have a shiny forehead in the wedding pictures.

25. Avoid Fried Food

You should avoid fried or junk food before your wedding. It can give you a sudden breakout and pimples, and you will end up with bad looking skin.

26. Take Care Of Acne

If you have oily skin that is prone to acne and pimples, look for a face cleanser with salicylic acid. It removes oil and keeps the skin oil-free for a longer time.

27. Take Care Of Last Minute Pimples

Spotted a pimple suddenly? Tensed how to hide it? Take some tea tree oil and apply it over the pimple as soon as possible. It will dry it up faster and make it less prominent on the wedding day.

28. Minimize Chances Of Pimples During Periods

Do you tend to get pimples and zits during periods? Apply anti-acne creams 10 days before your period is scheduled to start. This will minimize the chances of getting one.

Wedding Makeup Tips For Lips

29. Take Care Of Dry Lips

Use a lip balm each time you feel your lips are dry. Do not lick or bite your lips. This will dry the lips and cause them to become chapped and flaky.

30. Make Lips Appear Fuller

Are your lips thin? Here’s a way to make them appear fuller. Take a skin-colored lip liner and extend the natural lip line. But remember, less is more. So do not overdo it.

To make your lips look fuller, pat a little bit of shimmer at the center of the lower lip. This creates the illusion of a fuller lip.

For Bridal Makeup Looks

31. Match The Makeup With Your Attire

Take a look at your clothes and jewelry. Consult with your makeup artist beforehand about the looks which will go with the dress. Select the one which you want to do on the day. Do not go in for any last minute changes.

32. Apply Your Makeup The Usual Way

Apply the makeup using the right brushes or applicators. If you are comfortable with brushes, then use brushes; if you are comfortable with sponges, use them. Also, if you are comfortable with fingers, use them to apply makeup. It is not a time to experiment, so stick to the usual technique.

33. Choose The Right Foundation

Choosing the right foundation is very important as you don’t want to look pale or darker than usual. Go shopping with a friend or a relative and try different shades on yourself. The goal will be to choose a shade which matches your skin tone. Choosing a tone lighter than your skin tone can make it look grey after some time, especially in the photographs.

34. Use A Highlighter

Use a highlighter instead of shimmer or glitter. The main attempt should be to make the skin appear glowing and not shimmery. Highlight the bridge of the nose, the chin, the forehead and the higher planes of the face.

35. How To Apply A Blush?

Using a blush? Keep at least two fingers distance from the nose and apply the blush.

36. Practice Few Times Before The Wedding

Considering doing your own makeup? Practice doing it beforehand. This way, you will avoid creating a mess on the D-day. It is better to practice two to three times with the looks and try out variations, rather than doing them for the first time on the wedding day itself, which can be stressful.

37. Mascara Application

Use a good waterproof mascara and make sure it is new or less than three months old. Old mascaras, which have been exposed to air, clot and become very flaky.

38. Take Care Of Excess Makeup

Got too much eye makeup/ eyeliner? Take a blotting paper and remove any excess oil, excess makeup, or liner.

39. Buying Makeup

Going to buy makeup for the wedding day? Take a friend with you and make a list of what products you want to try and which items you need. Aimlessly buying products will result in nothing. So plan beforehand and keep the attire and wedding in mind.

40. Check The Weather

Have a wedding in summer/ spring? Choose sheer and light makeup as these will be most appropriate when the weather is hot and humid.

41. Daytime Wedding Or Night-Time Wedding

This is a very important factor to keep in mind when it comes to Indian wedding bridal makeup. If you have the ceremonies during the day, then keep the makeup minimal and opt for a more natural look. If you are going for a night-time wedding, keep the makeup heavy and add more colors. If you have a morning wedding, choose pastel shades for the eye makeup.

42. Choose The Right Lip Liner

Choosing a good lip liner is important. You will be best off with a lip liner matching with the lipstick.

43. Choose The Right Lipstick

Choose a long wearing lipstick for the D-day. You don’t want to be applying it every hour.

44. Is The Makeup Complete?

Take a look at the makeup after it is complete and assess whether it is suitable. Ask for honest opinions from friends and relatives.

45. Applying Foundation

Apply foundation on other exposed parts of the body like the hands, neck, back, and ears. This way, your makeup will look a lot more natural.

46. Choosing The Right Blush

Having trouble choosing the right blush shade? See your face in the mirror right after you exercise. This is the natural color of your cheeks. Look for the color resembling it.

47. Use Clean Brushes

Whether you are doing the makeup yourself or a makeup artist is doing it, always use clean brushes and other applicators. You don’t want to get infected by bacteria.

48. Heavy Makeup

Keep the makeup heavier than your usual parties but do keep in mind not to look like a made-up doll.

49. Plucking The Eyebrows

Pluck your brows at least a day before the wedding. Rub an ice cube around the brows to prevent redness or rashes.

50. Fake Eye Lashes

Want some fake lashes? Use them only if you are comfortable wearing them. Also, use dark-colored lash glue so that it matches the skin tone.

51. Filling Up The Brows

Do not use black to fill in the brows. Use brown shade or taupe shade to fill up the brows. The best way to get a natural looking brow is to use eyeshadows and pencils.

52. Take Care Of Your Hands

Use a moisturizer and mix a bit of a highlighter powder to make your hands and feet look naturally glowing.

53. Use Gel Liners

If you are not an ardent follower of liquid liners, use gel liners instead of liquid ones. You will get better precision and a smooth finish.

54. When To Apply Cream

Use a moisturizer on your face and body just after a bath as it is the best time to apply lotions and creams.

55. Touch Up Your Makeup

Keep a compact and blotting paper handy as you can touch up your makeup.

56. Keep Eye Makeup In Place

To keep your eye makeup in place, sweep a bit of translucent powder over it and under the eyes. This prevents a meltdown and makes it crease-proof.

57. Don’t Let Your Lipstick Stain

To keep your lipstick/ lip color from staining your lips, put a finger in your mouth and close your lips. Pull out the finger; this will take out all excess lip color.

58. Make Lashes Appear Fuller

Need to make your lashes appear fuller? Apply some powder on the lashes with your eyes closed and then apply mascara, or else add an eyelash primer just before applying the mascara.

59. Applying Eyeliner

Apply the eyeliner while looking down into the mirror. It will give you a better grip and you will be able to draw straight lines.

60. Use Cream Blushes

Use a cream based blush if you want glowy, natural cheeks. Apply it with your fingers in a dabbing motion, and blend it.

61. Focus On One Feature

Focus on one feature at a time. If you are going bold on the lips, then keep the eye makeup subtle/nude (and vice-versa!).

62. Make Lipstick Stay Longer

Apply a lip liner and then a lipstick, or apply layers of lipstick to make it stay longer.

Keep it simple and keep it gorgeous! Hope this article on bridal makeup looks helps you all the way on your big day!

We hope this helped you decide how you want to look on your wedding and how to achieve such a look!

63. Limit The Shimmer

Shimmer looks great but keep it limited to only one part of the face. You can use shimmer on the eyes or the cheeks.

Bridal Makeup Tips For Nails

Don’t forget about your wedding day manicure when doing your beauty prep for the big day. It is as essential as your makeup prep.

64. Make Your Nails Trimmed And Polished:

If you are talking about your makeup, then nails also are also a part of the same makeup process. If you have stained nails later in the situation where you do not have much of time before your wedding, you can buy fake nails and practise applying them. On the other hand, we suggest that you book parlour sessions to get nails properly shaped, buffed, and trimmed.

65. Good Manicure

You can never leave a good manicure and pedicure out of the whole makeup list. You should get a beautiful manicure and pedicure before your wedding.

66. Choose between artificial nails, shellac or regular nail polish

Before you think about color or design, choose what type of nails and polish you want. There are pros and cons of each choice.

Additional Tips

67. Invest In Waterproof Makeup

Invest in waterproof makeup for weddings. This makeup is best as this does not run from sweat and heat in case of summer weddings or long hours wedding.

68. Healthy Diet

Do not miss out on healthy foods regime. Healthy food can definitely help get a glow in the face.

69. Follow Schedule

Do not miss out on schedule. Make sure to apply a face mask and hair mask regularly. It is not a one-time thing to get effect immediately.

70. Make A List

Make a list of all the things that should be done. And it helps you in not skipping anything important

Hope you liked our article on Indian bridal makeup tips and pre-wedding skin care preparations. It will definitely help you to look your best on your important day. Do not worry; we got you covered with all the necessary topics. Hence follow the list, and this will make work easy for you. Do not forget to let us know how it helped you in the comments.

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