Vancouver brides know that our city’s intense humidity has the potential to wreak havoc on their wedding day hair and make-up. Because we know that brides have enough to worry about on their wedding day, La Novia Bridal has narrowed down the essential beauty items that will help your bridal hair and make-up stay put. In no particular order, here are the wedding beauty items that you need to have in your wedding day emergency kit:
Frizz tamer
In Vancouver’s climate, a bride is lucky if her hair stays frizz-free for more than an hour, especially if your wedding is planned in the summer months when the heat and humidity conspire to undo all the hard work your make-up artist and hair stylist have put in to making you look picture perfect. However, when it comes to preserving your bridal hairstyle, frizz-tamer is your best friend. The best way to use this item is to apply it to damp hair before blow-drying and then re-apply as needed throughout your wedding day. Luckily, it is usually sold in small bottles, perfect for your storing in your purse.
La Novia Bridal recommends: John Freida Extra Strength Frizz Tamer.
Foundation primer
Wedding photographers will tell you that one of brides’ biggest concerns is looking shiny in her wedding photos, particularly the individual head shots. Fortunately, in the last five years, foundation primer has come a long way and is now an ultra-reliable wedding day face saver. Applied under foundation, primer will absorb oil and deflect shine, leaving you with just the right amount of bridal dewiness. Now you’re ready for your close-up!
La Novia Bridal recommends: Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer.
Eye shadow primer
Nothing is worse than greasy eyelids and unintentionally smudged eye make-up. You need your eye make-up to stay where your make-up artist put it. Eye shadow primer will help you achieve that- nothing short of sticking your face under a tap and scrubbing will make your make-up budge, so let those wedding day tears of happiness flow knowing that you can wipe away the tears and not make a mess of your eyeshadow.
La Novia Bridal recommends: Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion
Powder
The problem with powder is that it can end up looking cake-ey when the humidity softens it up, so choosing a quality product is key. A Vancouver bride’s best bet is a powder that is translucent, so your make-up artist doesn’t have to try to match it to your foundation. A good powder will give you an airbrushed look that even the most high-definition camera can’t penetrate. Plus, it’s quick and easy to touch up, keeping your wedding make-up as low maintenance as possible.
La Novia Bridal recommends: Bare Minerals Mineral Veil.
- Lip stain
With all the kissing, speech-making and smiling on your wedding day, brides can’t afford to have their lipstick be a gooey, bleeding mess. Bleeding lipstick can completely ruin your wedding make-up, especially in humid weather. No bride wants to spend her wedding day babysitting her lipstick, and that’s why lip stain is a bridal make-up kit essential. Go ahead and kiss every single person in the receiving line, your lips will stay perfect all night!
La Novia Bridal recommends: Cover Girl lipstain in Berry.
How can you make sure that you’ll look your absolute best on your wedding day? Come see the professionals at La Novia Bridal! Take a look at our artist portfolios here to see some samples of our beautiful work.
If you have any wedding day make-up favourites you think need to be added to the list, let us know in the comments section below!