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Courtesy of Gretchen Marie, Priofessional Makeup Artist

Are Q-tips really the celebrity secret? Read the following tips, courtesy of ARA to find out!

When it comes to planning their wedding day, it’s no surprise that women want to look their absolute best. According to a recent survey of women, looking fabulous was a top concern — beat out only by getting through the actual vows. However, the number one wedding day beauty fear is that they will look too much like their everyday selves, so it is easy to see why 61 percent want to have the look of a celebrity bride.

“Hollywood’s celebrity bridal beauties truly set the stage for women across the country,” says Star magazine beauty director Tara Kraft. “And looking like a star for your own wedding day can seem effortless with a few easy beauty tips and tools.”

Creating a “picture perfect” make-up look for a wedding or any day is all about using the right tools. To help women “get gorgeous” and look like an A-lister on their most important day, celebrity make-up artist Mally Roncal offers her favorite make-up tips:

“It’s easy to get the look of your favorite celebrity with the help of Q-tips cotton swabs,” says Roncal. “They are the ultimate beauty tool for blending, applying or removing make-up because they are gentle, convenient and allow for precise application so you can look gorgeous on your special wedding day.”

Glowing Bride — Hollywood is about glowing skin. For a natural, “girl-next door” look, use a Q-tips cotton swab to apply light pink or nude colored shimmer to your cheekbones highlighting your most prominent features. These convenient make-up applicators are versatile and do the job of many brushes. To complete the golden, radiant look, apply bronze or peach blush across the apples of your cheeks and blend.

Long, Lovely Lashes — Eye lashes need a little extra ‘oomph’ to really show up in wedding photos. An easy tip to achieve long willowy lashes is to simply apply a few extra coats of mascara. First apply one coat of mascara, then dip a Q-tips cotton swab in translucent powder and sweep over lashes. They allow for precise make-up application, especially in hard-to-reach places like the eyes. Finally, cover with a second coat of mascara and prepare to flutter away!

Glamour Eyes — For a dramatic eye, apply a dark colored eye shadow on your eyelid and use a Q-tips cotton swab to smudge and blend to create a smoky, sultry look. Blending eye shadow is essential in order to avoid a harsh, overdone look. Q-tips are disposable so you can use a fresh one every time without mixing colors and can also help prevent eye irritations that may occur with reusable brushes.

Sleeping Beauty — If you have been stressed or losing sleep as the wedding date draws near, simply use a Q-tips cotton swab to apply concealer under the eyes to hide dark circles. They are soft and gentle making them perfect for the delicate skin around the eyes. Then apply a light eye shadow or white powder on the inner corners of the eye to create a bright, wide-eyed look with minimal effort.

Secret “I Do” Beauty Tool — If you are worried about getting a little weepy when you say, “I do,” try tucking a few Q-tips cotton swabs inside your flower bouquet before walking down the aisle and use them to touch up runny mascara. This trick can prevent those tears of joy from ruining your look — and your pictures!

View the original article at http://www.favorideas.com/learn-about/bridal-beauty/celebrity-wedding-beauty-secrets

• Take a day off and go out with a bunch of friends just to look at what’s out there. Leave your wallets at home, and don’t make any final decisions that day. It’ll be fun, but not stressful.
• Don’t bring a lot of friends with you when you are making a final decision. Bring one trusted friend, or your mom. If you have a whole bunch of people in on the final decision, all you will end up with is a headache. You can get all the girls together to go accessory shopping after you’ve got the gown.
• Try to avoid busy shopping times, like Saturdays, Pre-Christmas shopping, etc
• Don’t leave it to the last minute. You MAY fall in love with a gown that needs to be ordered in, or requires major alterations. Starting early keeps all your options open.
• Bring shoes that you that match or are approximately the same height as the shoes you expect to wear to with the gown.
• If you are planning on wearing structural undergarments like a push up bra, a corset type bodysuit, or anything like that, that will alter your shape at all, wear it when you are trying on gowns. It WILL affect how it looks in the end.
• On the flip side, if you are going for a dress that you won’t be able to wear a bra with, don’t try gowns on with a push up bra on!
• Even if you have your heart set on that princess dress with lots of lace and pouffy frills, try on a bunch of different styles. You may be surprised at what looks, and what FEELS the best on you.
• If you are using magazines to help shop for styles, don’t rip pages out of them. A lot of times, gowns can be searched for using the page number of the magazine it is in.
• Don’t spread yourself too thin, and don’t expect to find your perfect gown in one trip. Try to space it out over a few trips, and set a limit to how many gowns you will try on in a trip. Once you get to, say, the 100th dress on a given day, you’ll be sick of it all. Twelve hours of gown shopping would be a killer! At that point, you’ll probably either buy whatever (no matter what it looks like), or pass up a dress that would be perfect!
• Be wise when it comes to listening to salespeople. Many are paid on commission. Trust yourself, and any of your shopping companions first!
• Realize that the sizing guides upon which sample gowns are created are VERY different from the average figure. Average women are shorter in the waist than the fit models used, and this can translate into a poor fit in a gown.
• Not that all gown shops try this, but some do. If you have to order a gown, or all your bridesmaid gowns in, compare your measurements to the chart, and order the size it has on the chart. If you try a size 7, and it fits well, don’t be talked into getting a size 9. Some shops actually order larger than needed, to make more money on alterations.

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