Faces By KLM

Brush Flawless Blend

Six Months To a Year Before the Wedding

Start researching and experimenting with different hair and makeup styles to create your individual wedding day look. If you plan on using a stylist, make a consultation appointment and bring lots of pictures of looks you love. Agree on a style that you're sure matches your gown and your personality.

Eight Weeks Before the Big Day

Use microdermabrasion or glycolic peels once a month for two months prior, to give your skin a flawless, smooth surface for makeup and a rich glow. Set up a skin care routine to ensure that your skin will be looking its best for your wedding day.

A Month Before the Big Day

Exfoliate your body daily with a loofah and/or body scrub to maintain shiny, healthy skin all over (if you're going strapless, concentrate on your arms, shoulders, and back). For flaky lips, exfoliate by brushing them gently with a soft tooth brush.

Three Weeks Before the Big Day

See your stylist to get a final trim (remember, nothing drastic!) and consider adding some highlights. Perfectly placed highlights add an instant glow to your face.

Two Weeks Before the Big Day

Gather your products to make sure you have everything you could possibly need. The key to picture-ready makeup is a set of professional makeup brushes. Then, when applying your makeup, blend, blend, blend!

On the Big Day

For the longest lasting lip color that won't move through all that kissing and smiling, apply foundation over lips. Then line with a lip liner, then apply lip color with a lip brush.

For strappy shoes that won't stay put, use wig tape (it's clear and super-sticky) to the back part of the strap, adhering them to your foot.

To eliminate blinking in all your gorgeous wedding photos, use this tip: relax your eyes before the shot by looking down. Then, when the photographer says, "cheese", look up just as the picture is being taken.

To create a thinner line in your photos, angle your body slightly toward the camera. Never stand facing the camera straight on.

Don't be afraid to glam it up: it's your only wedding day, so don't forget to get glamorous! Use some sparkly additions you wouldn't normally wear, like false lashes or hair extensions. Remember, all eyes will be on you and you want to look spectacular!

About the Author

Lori Dunn is a 15-year veteran of the fashion industry. A former model who has graced the pages of elite magazines -- as well as a professional makeup artist and hairstylist -- she's now one of the top bridal consultants in the United States. Lori travels across the country to provide on-location hair and makeup services to brides on their wedding day. She also owns and operates Model Bride boutiques in Manhattan, Chatham, NJ, and online at:

http://www.modelbride.com

How are the clinique powder foundations?

I have a combo skin type - oily and dry (mostly oily in my t-zone). In high school my skin was flawless and it wasn't until I turned 20 was when I started breaking out like crazy w. acne. It's calmed since then but comes up every now and then.

Clinique has worked BEST for me after so many trial and errors. Their powder foundations rarely give you that "caley" look. (Though it depends on your skin type, etc.) If I were you I'd just go to the Clinique stand inside Macy's and have them put on those products for you and ask them which would be better for your skin type.. I have the same as you, oily/combo. and the makeup artist there recommended the third choice that you have up there- it works amazingly! (But I'm switching the sponge for the brush soon)

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