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Two Fishes Artistry is a group of makeup artists and hair stylists commited to making brides feel and look their most beautiful on their wedding day.  Your groom wants to see that it’s still you, at your most beautiful.  We travel on-location for your trial run-through and for day-of services, so there’s no hassle with going to a salon or the mall! Our makeup artists use top quality makeup such as Bobbi Brown, MAC, Laura Mercier, Dior and Smashbox.  Hair products used are always the newest in luxury hair care, including Frederick Fekkai, Kerastase and Bumble and Bumble.  Each artist is experienced in bridal makeup and hair styling.  


Two Fishes Artistry is developing a nationwide directory for experienced bridal makeup artists and hair stylists.  If you don’t live in the Florida Panhandle, but would like to find an expert in your area, drop us a line!  

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Melting Makeup & Pasty Foundation
Since we have had such a great respoonse to Skin Chronicles written by our in house skin expert Jillian. We knew that you will enjoy our newest addition Renee Sisk from Two Fishes Artisrty, who will be answering all of your makeup questions. Just leave her a comment and all of your burning questions will be answered. Stay tuned for we have some other exciting announcements from Two Fishes Artistry.




Question:
Hi..am getting married soon. I have a terrible fear of being photographed and looking too pasty (because of too much foundation and concealer ).. the weather is going to be humid and i want my blemishes to be concealed. I need some advice on what kind of foundation and concealer I should use so I do not look too white in my photos! Could you also tell me how to apply them? And how do I ensure my final look ( makeup ) stays on for long without smudging? Please help…

Answer:
Ahhh…melting makeup and pasty foundation—two makeup dilemmas that plague many brides-to-be! First, looking too ashy in a photograph could be the result of your foundation containing a very high spf. I usually recommend makeup with a sunscreen, but for the big day, I recommend a foundation with either no sunscreen so that it is flash-proof or a very low spf. Second, if your face looks too pasty, then your foundation probably has too much gray or pink in it, and not enough yellow for warmth. When searching for the perfect foundation, stripe several shades on your cheek/jawline and forehead, then step into natural light. The right shade will sink into your skin and be barely visible. If you gravitate toward a porcelain foundation with more pink because you are trying to match your undertone or give yourself some “color”, beware, it can overemphasize the pink undertone and look unnatural. Try a shade darker, with a little more yellow in it. The same applies to olive or cinnamin undertones. Also, be sure to look at your neck and chest when choosing your foundation. It’s possible you need to go a shade darker on your foundation to bring the color of your neck up to your face. I would also recommend using a face powder with a pale yellow tone for fair skin tones, light beige for medium skin tones, and golden for richer skin tones. Translucent powder is my personal worst enemy—it turns everything ashy.

Your dilemma could also be fixed with a little bronzing powder. Apply softly to the areas of your face that the sun would “kiss”, such as your temples, nose, and chin or you can choose to dust bronzing powder (without shimmer) down your neck and decollete. If you are doing your own wedding makeup, I suggest buying your foundation at a department store where the return policy allows you to take your purchase back. Wear what you bought—a lot. Take pictures with the foundation on. And steer clear of anything that says it is a brightening or luminizing foundation because they contain light reflecting particles not suitable for photography. Here are a few top brand suggestions for finding a perfect match foundation: Bobbi Brown and MAC Foundation Sticks, Laura Mercier Oil Free Foundation, Loreal True Match Super Blendable Makeup.

PS on Foundation-the purpose of foundation is to even out skin tone, not mask your freckles and cover every single pore or imperfection. Don’t be afraid to let your beautiful skin shine through! Using a foundation brush can help you achieve even coverage, with a sheer finish.


You mentioned undereye concealer—Remember that concealer is about 1 shade lighter than your face, but it should not look “blown out” or too white under your eye. Try using a pink/salmon shade or peachy shade as a corrector for under eye circles, and then layer over with a skin tone correct concealer. Be sure to cover the vein on the inside corner of your eye—paint your concealer along the inside corner and up towards the bridge of your nose, then lightly pat (not rub) it in with your ring finger. Dust the area with a tiny, tiny bit of light yellow powder. And please don’t forget a good eye cream—putting makeup on parched skin is a cakey mess, it just sits there on top of your skin.

As for concealing blemishes…use a blemish stick or camouflage product, rather than foundation. These products are heavier in texture, dryer and more dense than a creamy undereye concealer. They are usually sold in a pot, stick or tube. Some even have treatment properties in them for soothing redness! I love to use a pointed brush to apply over blemishes. If your blemish is out of control and flakey, try exfoliating and then use a dry oil to soften and sooth the irritated area. Your makeup will go on much better afterward. Try Bobbi Brown’s Face Oil on the blemish. I know, it defies all logic, but…it works.

Staying power! There are several routes for you…some moisturizers have primers built into the product, some do not. I personally love Laura Mercier’s Foundation Primer. A must-have. Another must-have is Benefit’s She Laq. It’s a clear liquid makeup sealer, and it comes with a mini brush set to apply the product over mascara, eye liner, eye shadow—you name it! Be careful with drug store long wear products—they are enormously drying. MAC and Bobbi Brown have great smudge-proof cream shadows and long wearing gel eye liners that won’t budge! Dior Show Waterproof Mascara is amazing! You can cry all you want to!

I have to give one last piece of advice…top skincare is the secret to flawless makeup. To prepare you for the big day, start now with a serum (you need Vitamins A, C, E and whatever else they throw in there for you), moisturizer and eye gel at night, and you need a decent moisturizer during the day with a sunscreen


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Posted on Friday, October 10, 2008 at 09:00AM by weddingchicks in Health & Beauty | 4 Comments