I love brunette brides. I am partial, given that I myself am a brunette. Some of my favorite celebrities are brunettes. Lately I love Minka Kelly, Mila Kunis and Leighton Meester. Something about the rich hair color – whether deep espresso, or a more chestnut to caramel hue, is beautiful and sultry.
Brunette brides, really take my love for the hair color up a notch. Pull up the hair, drop down some tendrils, and add a white or ivory veil, and you’ve got a beautiful contrast that highlights the face, hair, neck and jawline of a bride.
For brunette bridal makeup, I usually use a golden wheat color to cover the eyelid. I use eyeshadow with moderate shimmer – more like a pearl finish. So you get a reflective look without too much sparkle. I then dab a chestnut color into the corner of the eye and blend inward. For liner, this depends on the bride. I often use a true black, and use a brush to get an even strong line. Sometimes a deep espresso liner looks great, particularly if the bride is tanned. Then I apply false lashes, mascara and the eyes are done!
Brunette eyebrows do not need to be darkened. Rather, they should be filled in. I highly recommend using Laura Mercier’s eye pencil in Taupe. It works for Blondes to Dark brunettes. Seriously versatile.
For blush, I love to use a peach or coral color. This is my favorite color of blush. But if that doesn’t look right, I love to use Lancome’s Miel Glace blush. It’s just enough pink.
Lips, I go minimal. A stain from Lorac, very lightly applied, and some simple pink gloss.
That’s my brunette bridal style. Here’s my brunette faves:
We finally have up close photos of Angelina’s engagement ring. What do you think? I’m not crazy about it. Seems a bit 80′s and Dallas for me. But if you have the money to make the ring over-the-top like Texas, why not.
We love hair serum, here at SBB. In the Midwest, hair tends to get very dry in the winter, and an oil or serum is one of the only ways to add instant hydration. We’ve noticed a lot more budget serum products on the shelves in the last months. Here’s some of our favorites.
Organix Coconut Milk Serum
This is great for towel dried hair. Apply a very small amount to the ends. Whether you go to sleep with your hair wet or style as usual – two things are for sure. Your hair will smell delicious, and it will be lustrous. A word to the wise, this is very very thick, so start with a small amount. Too much will make your hair greasy.
Dove Nourishing Oil
This is a lighter weight serum that is great for towel dried hair and even for dry hair when you need a bit more shine to flat ironed hair. I’ve used this as a leave-in conditioner and it makes my super coarse hair feel moisturized.
So if you’re going for hair-down on your wedding (which is so feminine and romantic) start experimenting with serums at night, during and after styling. See what works best for your hair texture.
Here’s one of my favorite celebrity hair styles – goddess Jennifer Aniston, when she married what’s his name…
In the last few days we’ve noticed a major trend in fashion and beauty. We’ve seen a lot of nude, blush and peach color in wedding dresses and even in hair!
We first noticed the trend when Lauren Conrad posted on her beauty blog her dyed peach strands. They look quite lovely!
Next we noticed Vera Wang’s new collection of black and nude wedding dresses comning down the runway:
Don’t worry – David’s Bridal has an affordable version of these nude dresses. Check out this blush colored dress from White by Vera Wang:
Gorgeous side-swept wedding hairstyle. I love the big billowy curls. They look so feminine especially paired with the forest and mountain backdrop. This style would be easy to achieve.
Section hair into inch wide sections.
Use a combination of medium and large barrell curling irons to create curls.
Place bobby pins and a barrette behind the right side of the head and pile hair on the other shoulder. Pin as necessary to keep hair side-swept.
Don’t over-spray the curls, as they won’t get the movement and beauty we see below.
Rachel McAdams, our favorite Canadian beauty models some old Hollywood glamour. Rachel McAdams is definitely a beauty veteran, we loved her at the Oscars. This style is extremely popular in the wedding industry these days. Red lips , constructed curls. We like how Rachel makes this seem young and fresh, yet still distinctly classic.
To pull off a down style old Hollywood look, set curls early in the morning and once taken down, don’t brush the curls out. Use a comb to “shape” the curls instead.
We think Lauren Conrad is fabulous. Her hair and makeup are always great inspiration for wedding beauty. Lauren Conrad was just featured on People.com talking about her favorite room in her house. She loves her bathroom and unwinding with a bath. We just really dig her hair in this photo. The high bun is adorable and very chic.
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