How to tell if your wedding makeup trial actually looks good
Trial makeup often looks very different indoors than it does out in natural light, making it hard to judge if the foundation shade or overall look is right. This uncertainty leaves brides torn between speaking up to fix it, redoing it themselves, or risking a final wedding look they hate.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Discussing changes with the artist like using tinted brow gel instead of filling them in or swapping eyeshadow colors
- 2Checking makeup in different types of lighting
- 3Doing your own hair and makeup and passing the paid service along to a family member.
- 4Telling the artist what changes you want
- 5Trying to get used to a new look
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I’m not thrilled with the brow trial. I like the tint & lamination, but I feel like the shape is off.”source ↗
After_Marsupial_5409 · r/weddingplanning · 31 upvotes
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