How to Choose Bridal Makeup Colors for Fall

Which berry lip is wedding-appropriate?

Are you planning an autumn wedding? Look current by combining classic wedding makeup with a fall feel. Whether you decide to embrace the season wholeheartedly or you wish to stick mostly to a look that has worked for many before you, plan your makeup in advance. Infuse your bridal makeup palette with the hues of the season without going overboard by considering these suggestions.

Instructions

1. Go over the fall favorites that come up year after year. To stay on the conventional side, limit your choices to softer hues and textures of these shades. Also, stick only to the most natural ones that don't call too much attention to themselves. For example, if you adore lush autumn earth tones, you'd skip the oranges and greens, opting for the browns instead. To keep your look interesting, you could add the also fall-favored gold, not as a trendy metallic, but as subtle shimmer in strategically placed areas, like your browbones.

2. Look for rose-tinged fall colors to enhance your natural coloring. Berries aren't just blue or black; several have red or pink tones in them. Fortunately, rich berry shades are fashionable in the fall. Bring your cheeks and lips to life with your choice of red or pink berry hues.

3. Stay on the cutting edge--if this is your personality--by trying the blue-toned berries some brides wouldn't even dare consider. Enhance your eyes with perhaps a plummy tone or a softly smoky purple. Keep the application appropriate for the occasion by wearing a sheer wash of color simply inspired by the original one if it is particularly strong. To maintain the bridal aura, play down the rest of your face with more conservative pinks or flesh tone pinks.

4. Add only a whisper of the season to your face. Combined with vanilla on your lids, for instance, you might choose a plummy eyeliner instead of an eyeshadow. Instead of a berry-mauve full color lipstick, you may want just a see-through gloss of the same shade.

5. Coordinate your makeup with your motif. If it isn't advisable that you match it, complement it at least. As an example, if you are using emerald green as your wedding motif, a subtle but rich bronze eyeshadow would go very well with it. Combined, the two are reminiscent of fall jewel earth tones.

Tips & Warnings

• As the attention is not focused on them, it is acceptable for bridesmaids to look just a little more trendy. In making your choices, simply go by the rule of, "Will I still like what I see in my wedding album 20 years from now?"

Resources

• Related article on smoky eyes for brides