Top Bridal Makeup Trends For 2024

Must-Know Bridal Beauty Trends for Every 2024 Bride

In 2024, bridal makeup trends are centered around enhancing natural beauty, embracing personal style and ensuring the bride feels confident and radiant on her wedding day.

Here are our top beauty trends to consider:

Pre-wedding Focus on Skincare:

Pre-wedding skincare routines are crucial. Brides should invest in facials, treatments, and personalized skincare regimens to address specific skin concerns and achieve a radiant complexion on their big day. It's important to avoid any treatments close to the wedding day that could trigger skin flakiness, dry patches, or irritation. Healthy and radiant skin is vital for creating an ideal base for any bridal makeup look.

Radiant Dewy Skin:

This year, less foundation is more. Emphasize a natural complexion using luxurious textured moisturizers, highlighters, and illuminating primers. Prepping the skin before makeup application is crucial; well-nourished and hydrated skin appears plumper and more radiant. The key to achieving this look is focusing on skincare to enhance your natural glow, ensuring your makeup looks fresh and luminous all day. The focus is on flawless yet breathable skin achieved through skincare rather than heavy makeup.

Metallic Finish Eye Makeup:

Make your eyes pop with metallic finish eye makeup in stunning shades of gold, rose gold, or bronze. Pair these eye-catching hues with liquid eyeliner along your lash line and individual lashes for a natural yet captivating look. This combination not only accentuates your eyes but also adds a touch of glamour and sophistication.

Cheeks:

Opt for blushers that create a vivid, pinch-perfect flush as featured in Vogue beauty. Choose shades that enhance your natural flush for a youthful and vibrant appearance. Complement this with bronzers that sculpt and define your face, adding depth and dimension to your bridal makeup.

Lips:

Natural pink or nude lip shades are a staple for 2024 bridal makeup. These hues provide a soft and romantic look. Use a lip pencil to line your lips for a perfect pout that lasts throughout your special day. This trend emphasizes a subtle yet polished lip look, ideal for timeless bridal style.

Incorporating these trends will ensure a modern and elegant bridal look for 2024, perfect for brides who want to feel confident and beautiful on their wedding day. Each trend focuses on enhancing natural beauty and personal style, ensuring the bride's features stand out beautifully in photographs and in person.

Empowering Beauty: Celebrating Real Women in the Carvela Campaign

Carvela SS24 Campaign: Embracing Authentic Beauty with Real Women

Collaborating on the latest Carvela Campaign was truly a dream opportunity for me. Unlike other fashion jobs where I predominantly work with models, this experience was refreshingly different and immensely rewarding. Working with real women of different ages and ethnicities allowed me to celebrate the beauty of individuality and authenticity.

Being able to showcase my talent and creativity while helping these women shine as the best versions of themselves was incredibly fulfilling. Every moment of the campaign was special, as I witnessed the transformation and empowerment that comes from embracing one's unique beauty.

In the Carvela shoot, the focus was on enhancing the natural beauty of real women with a soft glam makeup look. Make up was subtle yet impactful: a flawless skin with a dewy finish, softly defined brows, and neutral eyeshadows in shades that complement each woman's unique features. A touch of shimmer on the lids adds a hint of glamour, while soft, fluttery lashes open up the eyes. A soft blush is applied to the cheeks, giving a youthful flush, while a rosy or nude lip color completes the look, adding a touch of sophistication.

Each woman was made to feel like the best version of herself, confident and radiant in front of the camera, embodying the essence of Carvela's timeless elegance.

Moments like these, where I can make a meaningful impact while doing what I love, are truly unforgettable.

How To Look Picture Perfect in Your Wedding Photos

My 3 essential makeup tips every bride should know to stay looking perfect in her wedding photos

Start with a Flawless Base:

The key to a perfect bridal makeup look is a flawless base. Begin by prepping your skin with a hydrating moisturiser and primer to ensure a smooth and even application of foundation. I wouldn't recommend a facial treatment a day before in case your skin happens to break out in spots. Choose a long-wearing, luminous foundation that matches your skin tone perfectly and provides the desired coverage. Make sure that your foundation does not oxidise on the skin over time. Blend well and set with a translucent powder in the T zone. To minimise shine and ensure your makeup stays put throughout the day, use a setting spray.

Enhance Your Natural Features

Bridal makeup should enhance your natural features and complement your wedding-day look. Opt for soft and romantic eyeshadow shades, such as warm grey, taupe, light pink, raspberry, or brown, that accentuate your eyes without overpowering them. Define your lash line with gel or pencil eyeliner in a black or brown colour. Frame your brows with a brow pencil or pen for a polished look, making sure they look natural and soft rather than blocky and square.

Add a touch of coral blush to the apples of your cheeks for a healthy, radiant glow. The coral blush flatters every skin tone. Finish with a neutral lip colour that enhances your natural lip shape and complements your overall bridal ensemble. 

Choose Long-lasting Formulas

On your wedding day, you'll want your makeup to look flawless from morning until night. Choose long-lasting formulas for your makeup products, including waterproof mascara, smudge-proof eyeliner, and transfer-resistant lipstick. Consider using a makeup setting spray to lock in your makeup and ensure it stays fresh and in place throughout the day.