Why do i look so bad in bridal makeup?? sos

It does help for photos when features of your face are emphasized. But you may be right to some degree. The makeup artist may have done conventional makeup instead of tailoring it to your face.

One thing is that your eyelids probably could remain dark but above those up to your brow should not be so dark..Also, the cheeks could be lighter and should not go down so far toward your mouth.

The lighter makeup you have done on your own seems to open up your face more. Maybe you could try a glassy look to see if that would be a step up for the wedding. Sorta like this:

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/848858229756823130/

Thank you Alyssa I really appreciate your thoughts!

Hi Mary, thank you so much! I think that could be it, just different colors/finishes than I am used to. Im trying to take everyones input and maybe try a similar look myself that's more tailored to my liking color wise etc. Thank you so much again!!

Hi Michael- this is something I didn't even think about! Its hard to pinpoint these things when looking at yourself- all I could tell is I just didn't look like myself. You're right the makeup just isn't quite right for my face and eye shape. I spent some time looking up photos trying to see what face shape and eye shape I have. Came to the conclusion I may have a square face and round eyes (???) so I found some tips for those shapes. Im going to try a look myself that tailors to that and see how it turns out. The picture you suggested us beautiful and totally what I am going for complexion wise. Thank you so much for your help!!

Hi Gillian, Seeing your photos helps a ton to see that it def doesn't look as bold in the photos!! Good point about it being hard to see myself in a look I'm not used to since I usually don't stray too far from my everyday makeup- I think that is probably a big part of it. I do think what I don't love about it is placement of the shadow and blush so like you said those prob need to be more tailored to my face shape. Thank you for showing me your photos (beautiful btw!) and telling me what you think!!

Hey Kimberly- thank you she totally did, the makeup artist was great and listened well. At the end when I saw the look I think I was just overwhelmed seeing something so different on my face that I couldn't even pinpoint what particularly I didn't love. After the trial I tried tweaking things like putting some powder on so it wasn't so shiny, wiping off some of the shadow, changing the lip but I still felt totally different. Im glad I'm not the only one who has felt like this, thank you for telling me that

Hi Lydia! it makes me feel so much better hearing other women have felt like this. I am leaning towards doing it myself but am kind of overwhelmed with where to begin lol- there are so many videos and tutorials and products people recommend. I did some research today on face shapes and eye shapes so I am going to try doing my own makeup following the "rules" for my shapes and see how it goes. Good point about talking with the photographer- I may reach out to mine and see if she has tips for me if I do end up doing my own. Good luck with your makeup I will be hoping it turns out exactly how you want!!

Hopefully it helps some. I know the glam look, for example, may make some uncomfortable having such a different style. But even just being different, the trial didn't seem to enhance features correctly. There were no feature that needed correction but the style (while possibly not being a big issue over all) was not right. You are likely on the right trail to check the shape of your eyes and face. I think often there is the goal to make things a bit rounder looking.

I dont know too much about professional makeup so I didn't know it may be typical that bridal makeup is intended to make my face rounder- definitely could be why the blush is on the apples of my cheeks- I usually put it on the tops of my cheekbones like near my temples! I def can put my finger on particular things I do and don't like now. Thanks again!

I'm just going by sight. There was a prof makeup person who commented on someone's self-planned bridal makeup vs. the makeup artist. That was a while ago, so there is probably good input someone like that would have. But not all makeup artists work at the same level. There was someone posting on doing her own makeup and trying different foundations. Not recommending anything here but just sharing what was posted.

Bird- thank you so much for giving me some insight from someone who did do it themselves! I want to look like myself in the photos AND in person so it helps to know the photos could still look great doing makeup myself. Thank you again!!

Okay I may try looking for a post like that to see what a makeup artist says/recommends!

Here is someone looking for a natural look

https://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/natural-make-up-looks/e5c996a3198edbfa.html

This one has the comment by a "professional"

https://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/considering-doing-my-own-makeup/140c137e2fcd893b.html