By Deanna Gabelein
Professional Makeup Artist
Austin, TX
We all want that flawless look for our wedding that all the movie stars have: perfectly creamy skin with absolutely flawless shades of color. Choosing the right makeup colors is a very important part of developing your makeup look for your wedding day. The right colors will make you look absolutely radiant. A true vision of loveliness!
Here is a great and simple guide to Selecting Makeup Colors for Your Skintone:
OLIVE SKIN
For those of you ladies with olive skin, it all starts with enhancing that olive tone with beautiful colors that compliment not detract:
Eye Shadow: Vanilla, taupe, light gold, bronze, eggplant, espresso
Eye Liner: Espresso, ebony
Blush: Warm pink or peach, bronze
Lipstick/gloss: Shimmery nudes, soft pink or peach, bronze/golds
DARK SKIN
For those of us with a darker shade of brown, these tones will definitely have you feeling like a total glamazon!
Eye Shadow: Copper, eggplant, espresso, ebony
Eye Liner: Ebony
Blush: Berry colors like raspberry, fuchsia, bronze, deep red
Lipstick/gloss: Caramel, deep red, mahogany, plums – especially in sheer glosses
