Makeup Frustrations: Vent and Request for Recommendations

I think the second pic looks best. I would say if you know how to do your own make up save your money and do it yourself. Or if you feel you need to then sit with a make up artist and tell them what you want and do not want and they can teach you how to best put on make up for the big day. That is what I plan to do and hope I like what she does. Sorry for the stress.

Yeah and it is easier said than done but you ultimately need to do what makes you happy and not others. I know my tastes are different than other brides but if what they choose made them happy and does not affect my money who care lol. Your day and you should feel comfortable with how you look.

That's crazy that you've had so many frustrating trial runs. Are they people who specialize in makeup only? Or do they do both hair and makeup?

At least in my area, it seemed like most vendors clearly excelled at one over the other, if they were booking themselves as a HMUA. I ended up hiring a makeup artist who only does makeup after looking through pages and pages of potential vendor portfolios. I realized that I was very picky about makeup, but knew this artist was the one for me as soon as I saw her work. She's pricey, but worth it, because I don't want to DIY my makeup.

Do you have any inspo looks you're going off of? Or just doing what you like? I have a similar hair color and it was so challenging to find a proper inspo pic lol.

Honestly though, the only person that really needs to be happy with your makeup is you. If you feel good in it, it will shine through.

I feel you girl. I'm not very skillful when it comes to makeup tbh but I'd still rather doing my own makeup on my wedding day. Especially when I like the natural dewy look, while the MUAs in my area (from their portfolios at least) put on super thick powder and it's just in general overkill for my taste.

I like the makeup you do for yourself, and if you feel more comfortable in it, definitely go for it on your wedding day!

They do commercial photography makeup and only spent 20 minutes on you?!

My trial was booked for 2 hours, but ended up taking about an hour and a half; it'll be 45 minutes on the wedding day. She took her time during the trial so that we could talk, and stopped at several points to show me her progress and to make sure I was happy with the direction.

Definitely going to have to check out this Charlotte Tilbury stuff!

The second pic is great! Go with your gut, people hate because they are jealous! You do what you feel most comfortable with!

Hello, Im a professional Makeup Artist Located in New York city, If youd like i can send you some photos of my work and we can possibly do a test makeup?

I had two different makeup trials I didn't like either. It was pretty ridiculous - fake eyelashes falling off before the end of an hour, eyeliner sliding down my face, dark, not blended at all bronzer.... ugh. I settled on doing it myself with lots of help from YouTube tutorials and took full advantage of Sephora and Ulta return policies to find products that would work for me throughout the day.

I practiced many times in the weeks before my wedding and I felt beautiful on the day of my wedding and the pictures look great too! I think what's most important is that you're happy and comfortable with how your makeup turns out. Personally, I think the second photo looks great!