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I'll probably do my own. I have a background in theater so I feel pretty confident about doing false eyelashes and all that. One thing I'm going to do that I hear suggested a lot is to do some free consultations at Clinique, MAC, etc and buy some of the products they use on you if you like the way it looks. That can also give you an idea of what colors you might want. I would also suggest doing your own trial and taking some pictures of yourself to see if you like how it looks on camera. Good luck!
Here's my picture from where I did my own makeup for my e-photos. I used Urban Decay's tinted moisturizer, and I think it did a great job of giving a little bit of coverage without being too cake-y, and it's about $30. Oh--I also wore a bronzer from Too Faced. Below is the tinted moisturizer link.
[http://www.urbandecay.com/categories/UrbanDefenseTintedMoisturizerSPF20.cfm]
If you're looking for a great eyeshadow brand that's cheap, try www.meetmark.com. I'm pretty picky about my eyeshadow, and this stuff doesn't budge if you wear it with a primer (I use Too Faced's). Best of all? It's $5 each :). Just a note, though, it goes on easiest with your finger instead of a brush. Please note, it's not what I wore in the photo. I wasn't super happy with how the eyeshadow looked, so I'll be using the stuff from Mark on the big day :).
[http://shop.meetmark.com/shop/product.aspx?src_page=product_list.aspx&level1_id=300&level2_id=469&pdept_id=483&dept_id=489&pf_id=8034]
Finally, I'm going to finish everything off with a makeup setting spray just for a little extra help :). It's $30 from Urban Decay again, but I promise it's worth it :).
[http://www.urbandecay.com/categories/AllNighterLongLastingMakeupSettingSpray.cfm]
I know I sound like an infomercial, but I hope this helps you try out some new stuff!
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I didn't but have friends who did and I think it's a great idea if you have the skill! My mother also did hers on her wedding day.
I did mine and I actually felt like I didn't have enough on! :) If you are good at it, go ahead and do it. Now if you really want to get it done professionally, then just think of it as pampering. Either way, I bet you will look great!
I plan on doing my own. If you're good at doing your own makeup then I say go for it. You can do a bunch of trial runs and take pictures to get the right amount of makeup.
I'm doing my own too and I'm doing my girls makeup as well. I love doing it and I kinda have a very difficult style to try and have a regular MUA do.
I did my own for our E-pics and our 2'nd (laid back hometown) wedding. But on the BIG day....lets just say you won't need the extra stress. I'm so glad I got mine done. If you are super confidant (which I am not) on your makeup skills and you are a fairly stress free person, then maybe. But if you can afford it at all, I think it's totally worth it to get it done. It's the most important day of your life, and for me, I wanted everything to be as perfect as it could be. You have enough to stress out about, it's nice to put some things in other people's hands!
I would suggest Makeup Forever's HD foundation if you can afford it. It covers really well,doesn't look cakey but most importantly, it photographs really well. Avoid foundations with high SPFs because they reflect light and photograph really poorly.
I am planning on doing my own makeup because I don't want to spend a ton of money for someone to do it for me. I highly recommend this website www.makeupbytiffanyd.com. Tiffany gives great makeup tutorials for all kinds of looks for any occasion. I've practiced on a couple of her looks, and I feel more confident in doing my makeup for the wedding.
Yup.
I never ever ever wear makeup (except on 'special' occassions) & have taken a number of pictures when I have had it done myself & they all looked great, so yeah, I'll do my own. I never wear much, so it will be easy to do & less time consuming than going to an appointment (easier on my bank account too).
I did my own makeup and hair everybody loved it. I am however a makeup lover..even thu i always keep it natural as from of a break from daily life i am wither watching a beauty guru on youtube or reading about new products:)
However i hardly use high end makeup. I stock with my tried and true foundation by Maybelline (mineral power liquid), but now after many years i have found another foundation that i even like more by Cover Girl (NatureLux) so if my wedding was now i would wear that. I set my foundation with Palladio powder (available only at Sally beauty)
I used a mix of two blushes one was by Cover Girl and the other a 10 pan blush set i got online (coastal scents, ebay they all have it)...
the thing i spend my money on was my usualy Urban Decay shadow primer (a must)...and a setter for my makeup called Model in a Bottle :)
i used one MAC shadow and the rest were by NYX
I also used my favorite tried and true Clinique gel liner:)
I got the long lasting duo lip color by Este Lauder (another expensive purchase) but ended up using Revlon's liquid lipstick instead. I kind of regret that because i wore the Estee lauder one once and it looked better :)
I used Cover Girl lash Blast waterproof for my eyes:)
I suggest practicing and finding the look u want. My goal was to look very natural as that is the look i always go for (what i call dark is many ppl's day look) I did not want to look different for my wedding. My husband to this day says how much he loved my makeup that day and how glad he is i kept is natural and soft. In my culture (i am from Middle East) Brides wear WAY TOO MUCH makeup u cannot even recognize them and i hated that :)
after u know what colors u want to use practice and take pictures then on the day of you know what you are doing..the plus is when other compliment you on the way you look you can proudly say "thank you i did it myself" ..U can also go to beauty counters or Sephora and have them do a look on you and c if anything they used on u you will want to purchase:) Here is a picture of me : I do wish i had gone (as my mother told me a million times) with a slightly darker lip:) 
A girl whose wedding I was in did her's and I didn't think she looked like anything but how she would loook on a normal day. She didn't looks special, maybe it was b/c her hair was fixed similar to how she normally wears it, it was mostly down. She looked to me like it was a normal day and she just put on a big poofy white dress.
My sister got hers done a Aveda salon
i'm gonna try it. . .i just went to Sephora this weekend and got a consultation and a whole bunch of products!
I'll be doing mine because A) I'm positive I can do it better than someone at a salon and B) I don't want to look like a clown. I've done it myself for this long! I don't wear foundation or concealers and trying to convince a makeup artist NOT to put it on is such a hassle.
EDIT: I don't wear makeup on a typical day because I have "china doll" skin. I have done my makeup the same way since I was about 12, so I definitely have a handle on it (50s/60s eye). I get complimented a lot on my eyes, but of course I've had a decade to perfect it. At the very most I wear liquid liner, mascara, a bit of blush, and maybe a lip balm. I think it can definitely look dressy enough that it'll still look special on the big day.
Absolutely gonna do my own. I'm confident in doing it- I did it for a friends wedding that I was a bridesmaid in and i'm happy with how the pictures look. I'm also very fair-skinned with blond eyelashes and eyebrows, and I'm worried that someone else would try to make my make-up too dark. I've worked for a long time to get all the right shades!
What I'm more worried about is doing my own hair, since that I'm not so stellar at. But there is just not money for someone professional to do it, so hot rollers here I come!
I plan on doing my own. I used to want to be a makeup artist, so I have professional tools and make up. I just like the way I do my own makeup, so I think I'll be less stressed if I can do it myself.
I'll be doing my own make up. I plan on doing a few pratice runs and see what looks best.
I probably invest in some higher end make up products but not too many.
I've been watching some youtube videos to help.
Definitely doing it myself - the wedding is 2 hours away from a makeup artist!
Learning as much as I can off youtube etc - can't be that hard...right??
The way I look at it, you're not going to take your own pics or make your own cake are you? (Well a few people do but not most.) I dunno I just think it's the one day you can really go all out and pamper yourself. And if you ARE hiring a fab photographer, you want to make sure the pics turn out as best they can, and a pro makeup artist will know how to do that for you.
I will probably look into it as well... it seems like a good area to save some cash
I'm thinking about doing my own makeup because I've had a few friends get theirs done and they looked scary different than what they normally do! I guess you have to really, really find a good one. I really want to look like me, but enhanced. Perhaps going to a few different makeup counters at Nordstrom's, etc. and seeing if they do makeup to get an idea of how much you want to go with.
Oh! and just a thought: I do worry about allergic reactions to the makeup since I've had it happen to me in the past with MAC foundation. That would be awful.
I am reluctantly doing my own makeup (versus having a random person on the cruise ship do it day of with no trial)... this is what I am MOST nervous about!
I love doing my makeup too, and I can do it pretty great by myself. The reason I got someone to do my hair/maekup, was because I didn't want to 'mess it up' the day of....I didn't want to be stressing out whether I got it right or not. I let the professional do their job and it turned out amazing!
I did my own makeup and was very pleased with how it turned out. It looked soft and natural.
I've looked into a makeup artist, and honestly I just don't think I can afford it.
I did my own makeup for my engagement pictures, and I'm really pretty happy with how they turned out for the most part, but I feel like it looked very natural. For the wedding I want to keep the natural look, but have it look just a bit more "wow"
I'm fortunate to have very clear skin, so it doesn't take much foundation to make it look nice.
The main thing I want to change is the eye makeup- I need to get a primer, and I might get a consultation to get some different ideas on ways to play up my eyes more and really make them pop.
Here are some of my e-pics. I definitely need a primer, my eyeshadow faded by the end of the day.
You look lovely in the pics. My one suggestion would be to define the brows a little.
I'm gonna do my own. I'm getting married away and I don't plan on wearing much make up anyhow. I'm going to a MAC counter, have them show me what to do, and buy everything to complete my look. I'll practice a little before I go.
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I love doing my makeup every day and for special occasions I can do it well. However, sometimes when I look at pictures it looks like I have too much on.
But I've seriously been considering doing my own makeup for the wedding. I know if I can do it well it would save me some big cash. Right now I've just been using covergirl for my foundation and various eyeshadow brands. I'm shocked at the prices of other kinds of makeup so if I did do my makeup on the big day I would not know what other brands to use.
Have any of you done your own makeup on the big day? Are you planning on doing it to save some money?
Am I crazy to want to do this myself? Any suggestions and tips?