0 Winter Wedding Makeup

Here in Canada we celebrated Thanksgiving last weekend and although the calendar said October it certainly didn't feel like October outside! As I've mentioned before long weekends and weddings go hand in hand. Although I was super busy last weekend with wedding and brides, I did manage to find some time to spend with my family and eat way too much turkey, stuffing and apple pie. Yum! : ) This year our Thanksgiving weekend weather was more like a weekend in July!  It was a surprise to many of us but in particular my brides!

But the weather is changing quickly. This morning when I woke up I realized we can't hold Fall off any longer and although I love the Fall, I know winter is just around the corner now too. It's cool and rainy outside today here in Toronto - it's a perfect day to talk about winter wedding makeup!

In most parts of North America, there are just heaps of colours all around us in the spring and summer whereas in the winter months it tends to be a lot less colourful!  Don't get me wrong, there is nothing more beautiful than a cold sunny winter day when sunlight glistens on the snow and the snow almost sparkles in it's reflection. But for those winter days when the sun decides to stay behind the clouds and the snow gets dirty from all the cars on the road there is nothing I want to see more than a little colour!

Winter wedding makeup should be a time to use some colour - not in an "over the top" type of way but in a way that brings your skin to life! Winter 2012 makeup trends are all about colour which I couldn't be happier about. Almost anything goes - from a touch of colour on the eyelid to a bold wash of colour on the lip or cheek. This winter when you're considering your wedding makeup colour palette think about adding some colour to your natural bridal makeup look. Let's say your eyes are green, try adding a little bit of mauve to your eyelid or deepen your eyeliner to bring a more exotic look to yourself. Try not to shy away from colour on your lips either. I know most brides (including many of my brides) aren't comfortable wearing a bolder colour on their lips but consider mixing 2 or 3 colours together to get a unique lip shade all your own. Your lip colour doesn't have to be boring! Ask your makeup artist to create something for you that he/she hasn't given to anyone else before! Be unique. Be a little bold this winter and bring some colour to your wedding makeup!

See you all soon!