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I don't want to toot my own horn, but I'm fairly decent at doing my makeup. I've found a handful of products, over the years, that work best for my skin type and my face shape, and I can get the look I want fairly easily when I use them. Of course, that could be because the look I want is pretty much "barefaced and natural with just a hint of English rose" rather than, say, "super hot Goth with a killer smoky eye," but still.
But I'm getting married at the beginning of September, and I'm going back and forth over whether or not I should hire a makeup artist. On the one hand, I know that putting your makeup on for work is very different to putting your makeup on for The Most Important Day Of Your Life, One In Which Many Pictures Of You Will Be Taken, Often While You Are Crying Or Sweating Or Both. But on the other hand, surely I'd just step up my normal routine a little on the big day, go for the waterproof version of things, and be sure to remember lots of blotting paper and extra lipgloss?
Finding a professional makeup artist seems so daunting---especially since I'm getting married hundreds of miles from where I live now. And what if I don't like what they do? I know you can have a trial, sure, but it's another hundred bucks or so, on top of the hundred bucks the makeup artists in San Diego seem to charge for the day-of application. And since I'm definitely getting someone professional to do my hair---there's not a chance that I'd try and wing that one myself---my beauty budget for the big day seems to be steadily creeping up.
Here's where I stand now: I'm going to use the next three months to seek out a good foundation (which is something I never wear and therefore know nothing about), practice getting the look I want with the products I own, and pop into Sephora sometime on a slow day to see if I can get one of the women working there to show me a few things that might look good on me. Because at this stage, that seems a whole lot less stressful than trying to find (and hire and pay) a reputable makeup artist in San Diego.
What do you think? Did you do your own wedding makeup? Did you regret it? Is there a must-have product you'd recommend if I go it alone?
