The Look Of Love: Your Wedding Skincare & Makeup Plan

Your wedding skincare timeline

Spark love at first sight with wedding beauty essentials that let you glow your own way. If you’ve decided to do your own makeup, you need a kit that covers all the bridal beauty bases: natural-looking, photo-flawless and long-lasting.

So, get your bridal kit ready for your big day with these Shiseido skin and makeup essentials. Loved by makeup artists and adored by you; your radiant, romantic look starts here…

Months before the big day

Set the scene for a flawless, poreless glow with your wedding skincare strategy – starting now. Whether your big day is one month or 12 months away, this is the time to start following a consistent regimen that’s focused on firm, sculpted, radiant skin. One of the best things you can do is choose products that all sit within the same range, so they’re working in harmony to achieve the same glowy goals. That’s where Vital Perfection comes in.

After cleansing with the Deep Cleansing Foam morning and night for pure and balanced skin, massage the into your face and neck for tighter, more defined contours. Then, layer Vital Perfection Uplifting and Firming Advanced Cream over the top or, if it’s bedtime, boost overnight repair with the Overnight Firming Treatment. Both creams deliver transformative results you can truly see and feel, with a 53% improvement in lifting, firming and brightening in just 8 weeks*.

Don’t forget the eyes. Wedding planning stress can take its toll on this delicate area, so invest in a cream that helps to brighten dark circles and soften fine lines, like Vital Perfection Uplifting and Firming Eye Cream. With a gentle dose of retinol and the firming, moisturising MATSU-ProSculpt Complex, daily use of the cream visibly reduces sagging, dark circles and eye wrinkles in just 1 week**.

The night before

It’s the most important beauty sleep of your life, but if you’re too excited to drift off, don’t panic: Vital Perfection LiftDefine Radiance Face Mask will ensure you still rise to a dewy, well-rested complexion. The two-part treatment includes a duo of plush sheet masks – one that covers the whole face to treat the root cause of wrinkles and dark spots, and another that wraps around the jawline to physically lift your contours. Leave both serum-drenched masks on your skin for 10 minutes to absorb the brightening benefits, then massage in the remaining essence and lock the results in with the Vital Perfection Overnight Firming Treatment. You’ll wake up glowing.

On the big day

After weeks of using your Vital Perfection regimen, your skin will be brighter, firmer and more even. Now, it’s time to switch strategy for your wedding day with bridal skincare that focuses on priming your makeup base. Follow these steps:

• Sweep Eudermine Activating Essence over cleansed skin to bind moisture to your pores. This powerful elixir works to enhance the results of the skincare you apply on top.
• Pat Ultimune Power Infusing Serum over the top. Light and silky, it veils skin in an instant glow with a dose of hydration that ensures your foundation will glide on.
• Use your ring finger to lightly dab Ultimune Power Infusing Eye Concentrate underneath your eyes and over eyelids to nourish and prevent makeup from settling into fine lines.
• A lightweight cream is essential for skin that’s glowy and moisturised but never shiny, so after letting your serums absorb, massage Essential Energy Hydrating Cream into your face and neck.
• Finish with the Vital Perfection Uplifting and Firming Express Eye Mask. The retinol-infused patches rapidly rejuvenate, lift and tighten the eye area, making you look like you’ve had eight hours of restful sleep (even when you haven’t).

How to prep for your wedding makeup

You’ve perfected your bridal skincare routine. Next: your makeup base. Makeup artists love Shiseido’s prep products for the longest-wearing and most radiant canvas. Setting the scene for a ‘your skin but brighter’ glow and ensuring it goes the distance, these steps go with any makeup look, from blushing rose tones to soft, smoky eyes. 

Spark love at first sight with wedding beauty essentials that let you glow your own way. If you’ve decided to do your own makeup, you need a kit that covers all the bridal beauty bases: natural-looking, photo-flawless and long-lasting.

So, get your bridal kit ready for your big day with these Shiseido skin and makeup essentials. Loved by makeup artists and adored by you; your radiant, romantic look starts here…

1. Prime to perfection

Veiling skin in the silkiest finish with 24-hour moisture, Revitalessence Skin Glow Primer is like a shot of espresso for a tired face. Its illuminating formula makes your complexion beam with health, while smoothing pores to help your makeup glide on evenly. Apply it with the warmth of your fingertips for the most flawless result. 

2. Achieve photo-ready flawlessness

In every light – inside, outside and on the dancefloor – the light-reflective finish of Revitalessence Skin Glow Foundation delivers photo-ready, flawless skin. The buildable, medium coverage base disguises every imperfection, while blending seamlessly for a hyper-real finish, so you look radiant on and off camera. It’s also infused with SPF30 to keep your glow protected during sunny photo sessions. Apply with the dense fibres of the Daiya Fude Face Duo Brush to buff into every curve. 

3. Erase dark circles and blemishes

It’s the eternal question: concealer or foundation first? But when you’re applying your own wedding makeup, concealer should always come second. This way, you don’t overapply coverage. Instead, you can see where your foundation needs support, then target those areas with a seamless formula, like Synchro Skin Self-Refreshing Concealer. Dot it only where it’s needed; under eyes, over blemishes, and on the high points of your face, for a cover-up that melts in and locks down for up to 24 hours. All day and all night, you can count on this sweat-, water- and tear-resistant concealer – even through the speeches. Again, the warmth of fingertips is the answer to the most undetectable blending. 

4. Target a shiny t-zone

Take care not to apply powder all over your face – you want to let the radiance glow. Instead, focus on the areas where unwanted shine typically appears and dust with an air-light loose powder, like Synchro Skin Invisible Silk Loose Powder. Usually, this means the t-zone – the forehead, the nose and the chin – but you can also use the microfine powder to ‘bake’ the under-eyes by applying it in a generous layer and letting it sit for a few minutes. Remember: on your wedding day (and every day), it’s better to go slow and take your time. It’s always easier to add more of a product than it is to take it away.

5. Prepare for fluttery lashes

You’ve primed your base – now prep your lashes. Before sweeping on a coat of ImperialLash MascaraInk for elegant definition, use Shiseido’s cult-classic Eyelash Curler to reawaken your eyes. With its broad curve, it reaches every last lash and curves them upwards, so you get a doe-eyed flutter that elevates every makeup look. 

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