Wedding Day Makeup Advice; Carissa Featured in Brides Magazine

If you’re wondering about the basics of wedding day makeup, something I’ve been doing for over a decade now, check out the issue of Bride’s magazine that’s out now. They chose me and a few other Makeup Artists from around the country to give brides our best beauty advice on how to create a timeless look that you won’t regret later.

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Brown Natural Eye Breakdown

Smokey, smudgy, sultry eyes. Something a little more dressy than your typical 9-5 look, a special frame to accentuate your eyes, but still not too over the top. Smokey can translate to so many looks and one using brown and earth tones is a great way to experiment without going overboard. Here I outline a slight smokey look using brown shadows you probably have already.

Lid prepped with Bobbi’s Bone Cream Shadow

I used a shimmery copper shadow from my lash line into my eye’s natural crease.

Using a flat, medium brown shade, I blended where the color stopped and added chocolate brown liner.

Now smudge the liner upward a bit until the ‘line’ disappears.

Use the same brown liner to tight-line (see earlier post if you’re unsure) the upper inside lash line and add mascara. I also used the flat brown blending shadow to sweep a little bit under my lower lashes as well.