How to achieve the perfect bridal make-up
Adding beauty to your daily life has been our passion for over 60 years. Helping you look and feel your best on this special day would be our honour. We have prepared our quintessential advice on the best make-up and skincare to prepare your skin and help your beauty shine on your wedding day. Continue reading for expert tips on how to nourish and prepare your skin prior to the wedding. SEE MORE We will also guide you through a range of bridal make-up products to use on your special day, including products for a radiant complexion and the products that will look great in photography and prevent fading throughout the entire day! SEE LESS
How to prep your skin before the big day
As a wedding is planned months in advance, your skincare routine and preparation should start well in advance in order to see the best results. Take some time and find a self care routine that works for you and your schedule. A well planned-out routine will become a daily habit that you won’t be able to imagine living without and will last long after the wedding day!
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Cleansing and Toning
Start your skincare routine with gently cleansing your skin with our One-Step Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser. A multi-functional and gentle make-up remover that detoxifies and tones in one simple step! Orange syrup refreshes and revitalises the skin. SEE MORE Moringa seed extract purifies and renews the skin while preserving its natural hydration. Follow up with a Hydrating, Purifying or Soothing Toner that is suited to your skin type. Be sure to cleanse and tone your skin morning and evening to remove excess impurities and make-up. SEE LESS
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Hydrate with Moisturisers
Follow cleansing and toning with a moisturiser that is suited to your skin type and age. The Hydra-Essentiel SPF 15 Silky Cream keeps your skin hydrated all day long. A moisturising day cream with UV protection, it helps retain water thanks to its organic leaf-of-life extract-based formula. This powerful natural activator triggers the production of hyaluronic acid, the molecule that retains water in the skin. SEE MORE Your face feels fresh, soft and comforted. The Callicarpa extract will leave you with a radiant complexion. SEE LESS
Expert advice
Our beauty experts recommend you to boost your daily skincare routine with a serum that targets your skin’s needs. Whether that be extra firming, tightening and lifting, hydration or radiance, we have a range of targeted serums formulated to treat your concerns. If you feel like your eye area could use a bit of TLC, incorporate one of our eye care treatments into your routine for a bright-eyed appearance. For more information, take a look at our article on how to build a simple skincare routine.
Leaf of life
How do I choose the right exfoliator?
Give your skin extra pampering before the big day with our exfoliators. Our exfoliators gently nourish the skin with rich, nature-derived ingredients, delicately eliminate dead skin cells even on the driest of skin, leaving your skin exfoliated and with radiant glow. We recommend using an exfoliator once or twice a week for smooth skin that allows your skincare to penetrate more deeply and for make-up to sit beautifully on top. Choose a targeted exfoliator that is suitable for your skin type, we have designed something for everyone, whether it be a gel, a mousse or an oil.
Alpine willow herb
Combination to oily skin
Combination to oily skin types with blemishes, excess shine and enlarged pores will love the Pure Scrub. SEE MORE Its lava beads will purify and smooth the skin's surface while unclogging pores, whilst the organic alpine willow herb extract tightens pores and minimises shine. SEE LESS
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Dehydrated skin
Dehydrated skin will be soothed by the refreshing Fresh Scrub, with natural wood cellulose beads. SEE MORE It gently exfoliates and removes dead cells and impurities, leaving your skin softened, smoothed and hydrated. SEE LESS
Mango butter
Dry Skin
For dry skin types, we recommend our Comfort Scrub. A highly nourishing formula with wild mango butter that exfoliates the face and lips thanks to its sugar microcrystals made from beetroot. SEE MORE Its oil texture becomes silky and creamy when in contact with water to deeply hydrate your skin. SEE LESS
Which beauty routine should I adopt before the big day?
We recommend incorporating a skincare routine of cleansing, toning, moisturising in the morning and evening well in advance to reap the benefits. Don't forget to exfoliate the night before the wedding for radiant skin that make-up applies smoothly on top of. We understand that for many brides it's difficult to get a good night's sleep when you're getting married the next day. Our top pre-wedding tip would be to use our Eye Contour Gel to have a luminous under eye area.
Expert tip: Rehearse your bridal make-up prior to the ceremony
Just like trying on your wedding dress or testing out hairstyles, you should take the time to trial various make-up looks, and to take photos to avoid products that will give flashback (when products reflect in flash photography). SEE MORE Remember it's important to focus on your complexion, highlight your lips and bring out your eyes finding the perfect balance between natural and glamorous beauty. Personal and harmonious make-up that develops step by step will help you achieve your desired look on your wedding day. SEE LESS
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How to achieve a radiant complexion
We have created a range of foundations in different coverages, finishes and in a wide range of shades so that every bride can find a foundation that makes them feel their very best. Use our foundation finder and the handy foundation shade comparison tool located on the product pages to find a product that best suits your complexion. If you’d like our expert advice for your wedding make-up, book a consultation at our Virtual Boutique.
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Expert tip: To keep your flawless complexion
Apply the Clarins SOS primer, the first step in having make-up so that it lasts through the ceremony and reception. Primer is an essential companion on your wedding day, as it protects and prepares your skin for your bridal make-up.
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Long Lasting Wedding Foundation
Your complexion will remain matte and radiant all day long with the Everlasting liquid foundation. It hides dark spots and blemishes from morning to night, without leaving a mask-like effect. Its formula mattifies the skin by combining bamboo powder with the High Fidelity System+ technology.
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Highlighter and Bronzer for your wedding day
One of our top secret tips for a long-lasting healthy glow: apply a light touch of coral pink Joli Blush to your cheekbones. A little blush on the cheeks instantly lifts your look and adds a joyful touch of colour. Its airy texture seamlessly adds a light layer of soft powder to the skin. Perfect for the beautiful blushing bride! If you prefer a natural-looking healthy glow on your wedding day, give yourself a sunshine glow with the Compact Bronzing Powder.
Expert advice
For a flawless, quick and natural result, apply your foundation using a Foundation Brush. You’re ready to take on this unique day.
Wedding Eye Make-up
In order to have radiant and sparkling eyes on your wedding day, use a long-lasting eyeshadow. For a natural bridal make-up look, we recommend choosing soft and natural eyeshadow shades that compliment your complexion - try our satin and matte eyeshadow range. SEE MORE If you prefer bolder eye makeup looks, experiment with our sparkling eyeshadow for a long-hold, shimmering eye look. SEE LESS
To highlight your eyes
Depending on your desired results and make-up habits, experiment with adding a touch of Eye Liner to your look. Discover a beautiful colour pallete of eye and eyebrow pencils to shape and tame your eyebrow curve and frame your eyes. The Kohl Eye Pencil can be used as a kohl liner or liquid eye liner. Available in a selection of 7 colours, Clarins kohl eye pencil accentuates and magnifies your eyes with customisable colour intensity.
Blue lotus
Add the finishing touch to your bridal make-up
Clarins has a range of mascaras available with different sized brushes, which can be thicker to add volume or thinner to elongate your lashes. Accentuate your eyes with various dark shades that will bring out your eye colour. The Wonder Perfect 4D Waterproof Mascara is easy to apply and adds volume, length and elegance to your lashes - your perfect wedding make-up companion! SEE MORE Its super waterproof formula with blue lotus wax won’t let your mascara smudge if tears of joy overtake you. You can count on it to never let you down on this important day. SEE LESS
Expert advice
For optimal wear all day and night, here's one of our special wedding tips: apply the Double Fix' mascara, Clarins' first top-coat mascara, which will fix your eyebrows and protect your lashes right through the night…
Which lip product should I choose for my wedding day?
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Lip Perfector
For a natural wedding make-up look, our beauty experts suggest choosing a lipstick or lip balm in pink or light shades to define your lips. Here's another one of our beauty tips: before applying make-up to your lips on your wedding day, add a touch of Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector to plump them and add shimmer. Whether transparent or lightly tinted, it gives the bride shiny lips that are simply irresistible. You may kiss the bride!
Salicornia
Joli Rouge
Clarins' timeless Joli Rouge lipstick is the bride's perfect partner. Its rich, creamy formula delivers intense colour with a delicately satin finish on the lips. Enriched with organic salicornia extract and mango oil, the lipstick moisturises the lips for 6 hours and leaves them soft, supple and comfortable. We love how easy it is to apply. You can use a Lip Pencil to define your lip contour to give a more intense look before applying the Joli Rouge lipstick.
Salicornia
Joli Rouge Velvet
For a velvety finish, try our Joli Rouge Velvet lipstick! It has a velvety formula, is light and creamy and comes in 20 intense and matte shades, instantly accentuating your lips while taking care of them.
Peach
Lip Milky Mousse
If you’re looking for a peach-toned lipstick for your wedding day, treat yourself to Lip Milky Mousse - the tinted whipped lip cream. It adds subtle colour to your lips and accentuates them with a velvety-satin finish.
Trial your wedding look
Would you like to test our Clarins products online? Trial your wedding makeup look now with our virtual try on tool to prepare yourself for the big day.
Beauty tips for this special day
A flawless complexion, light and elegant make-up, a radiant face framed by a soft hair style, you're ready for your close-up!
The ultimate beauty advice from our make-up experts
Finish your make-up with a veil of Fix' Make-Up, the best way to fix your make-up on this special day! Find all our make-up advice at our Beauty School and make-up ideas on Pinterest.
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Are you ready for the big day?
Your wedding day is your day to look and feel your best. Choose a bridal make-up look that compliments your complexion and makes you feel confident and simply stunning. We are here to support you in every step on the way with Beauty FAQs and expert advice. SEE MORE Don’t hesitate to reach out to our beauty experts for advice on your wedding make-up look or skincare routine. SEE LESS
