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Your Guide to Mother of the Bride Makeup and Skincare

Mother of the bride makeup - No7 US

Mother of the bride hair and makeup is an important part of the preparation for your daughter’s big day. You want makeup that photographs beautifully, enhances your natural features, and lasts all day – even through the happy tears.

Read on to find out how to create a natural, photo-ready mother of the bride look, and discover the best skincare routine to achieve a hydrated and glowing complexion.

Mother of the bride skincare

A hydrating skincare routine on the morning of the big day will ensure radiant-looking, photo-ready skin and smooth application of your mother of the bride makeup.

Follow an anti-aging skincare routine

Step 1: Cleanse the skin with an exfoliator, like No7 Lift & Luminate Exfoliating Cleanser, to help slough away dead skin cells and brighten the appearance of the skin.

Step 2: Apply an age-defying serum, like No7 Line Correcting Booster Serum, to help fill out fine lines for skin that looks up to 5 years younger*.

Step 3: Use a brightening eye cream, like No7 Radiance+ Roll & Glow Eye Cream, to help reduce the appearance of dark circles, puffiness, and fine lines while instantly brightening the eye area.

Step 4: Moisturize with No7 Restore & Renew Face Cream with SPF 30 to fortify and nourish the skin while helping to protect from harmful UV rays.

Step 5: Apply a hydrating face mask, such as No7 Restore & Renew Sheet Mask, for instantly nourished, plumped-looking skin.

*Based on expert assessment of under eye and/or crow’s feet wrinkles correlated to age

Skincare tip: Incorporate No7 Advanced Retinol Complex Night Concentrate in the weeks leading up to the big day. It’s formulated with 1.5% retinol to lend firmer, brighter and more even-looking skin, and helps to reduce the appearance of fine lines and pigmentation in 12 weeks.

Mother of the bride makeup tips:

  • Prepare the skin to look its best as far in advance as possible, with an anti-aging skincare routine (cleanser, retinol treatment, serum, eye cream, and moisturizer).
  • Trial the mother of the bride makeup look at least once before the wedding to ensure the shades are within your comfort zone and you’re pleased with the finished look.
  • Choose makeup for mature skin that lasts all day with a lightweight formula to avoid products settling into fine lines and wrinkles.
  • Allow for extra time on the day of the wedding to apply a skincare treatment like a sheet mask or eye mask for an extra hydrating boost.

Mother of the bride makeup look

The best makeup for the mother of the bride is natural, soft and long-lasting. Lightweight formulas infused with key hydrating ingredients like hyaluronic acid, Vitamin C and niacinamide also help moisturize and brighten for younger-looking skin.

Natural mother of the bride makeup

 

  1. Step 1. Create a flawless base with primer
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    Step 1. Create a flawless base with primer

     

    Primers help to create a smooth-looking canvas by evening out the texture of skin and preventing makeup from sitting in fine lines and wrinkles.

    The No7 Lift & Luminate Primer helps to prolong the wear of makeup. It’s formulated with age-defying sodium hyaluronate and niacinamide to lend skin a firmer and more lifted appearance while helping to reduce the depth of fine lines.

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  2. Step 2. Perfect the skin with a long-lasting foundation
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    Step 2. Perfect the skin with a long-lasting foundation

    Long-wearing, lightweight liquid foundations are the best to create a natural mother of the bride makeup look for a smooth-looking complexion that lasts all day.

    As a long wear foundation, No7 Stay Perfect Foundation is the best foundation for a wedding, providing buildable, lightweight coverage that lasts up to 17 hours. It’s weather-proof and transfer-proof, working to instantly conceal fine lines, wrinkles, age spots, uneven texture and tone.

    Makeup tip: Apply a dime size amount of foundation to the centre of the face and blend outwards with a damp beauty sponge, or brush. To ensure a seamless and flawless application, blend down the jaw and neck.

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  3. Step 3: Brighten the under eye
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    Step 3: Brighten the under eye

    No7 Hydra Luminous Concealer is a full coverage, long lasting concealer that revitalizes the appearance of tired looking eyes. With a hydrating, cushiony texture that’s easy to blend, it melts seamlessly into skin and won’t migrate to fine lines and wrinkles throughout the day.

    Makeup tip: Choose a concealer shade that’s 1-2 shades lighter than your skin tone to create a brightening effect. Dot the concealer under the eye and blend upwards towards the temples for a face-lifting effect.

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  4.  Step 4: Set the base with a finishing powde
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     Step 4: Set the base with a finishing powde

    For mother of the bride makeup that lasts all day, use No7’s Lift and Luminate Powder. It helps to keep oil at bay and diffuse light while reducing the appearance of pores and fine lines.

    Makeup tip: Using a fluffy brush, apply a light dusting of the powder onto the skin. Focus the application on the area’s most prone to oiliness, including the forehead, nose and chin.

    To ensure you don’t disrupt the rest of your makeup, press the setting powder into the skin, rather than using sweeping motions.

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  5.  Step 5. Add warmth with a long-lasting blush
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     Step 5. Add warmth with a long-lasting blush

    For a radiant, natural and rosy glow, lightly sweep No7 Match Made Blusher to the apples of the cheeks and cheekbones with a fluffy brush.

    Makeup tip:  Avoid smiling while applying blush, as when the face returns to a neutral expression, the blush will be positioned too low and can drag down the face.

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  6. Step 6. Define the eyes
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    Step 6. Define the eyes

    Curl the lashes and apply 1-2 coats of No7 Full 360 Waterproof Mascara to create longer looking, defined lashes. The curved brush also helps to grip lashes to create a wide-awake curl that lasts for up to 12 hours

    Makeup tip: To create a soft mother of the bride makeup look, apply a thin coat of mascara just to the upper lashes.

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  7. Step 7. Apply a long-lasting lipstick
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    Step 7. Apply a long-lasting lipstick

    No7 Moisture Drench Lipstick is the perfect wedding lipstick for the mother of the bride.

    With a moisturizing, semi-satin formula, this lipstick lasts up to 8 hours and helps to prevent bleeding or emphasizing wrinkles around the mouth.

    It’s available in 5 nude shades to suit all skin tones and offer a natural pop of colour for a subtle makeup look.

     

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