‘Tis the season of weddings! Actually, I have a consistent stream of weddings throughout the year (and by year, I mean every year for the past 3 years), we just happen to be in the busy season right now. On Saturday my beautiful friends Lianna and Josh tied the knot at the Bronx Botanical Gardens and it was absolutely gorgeous (I need to get back to the Gardens soon just to walk around and take it all in).
I don’t get dressed up or care much about makeup for work, but I try to step it up a notch for weddings. I’ve been debating buying Urban Decay’s Naked3 palette so finally on Saturday I wandered over to Sephora to bite the bullet and drop the $54 for eyeshadow. While there, I asked if they do makeup and the cost. I had NO idea that if you spend $50 or more on product they will do your full makeup for free! Am I the only one who didn’t know this? Anyways, I jumped at the opportunity to get my makeup done with the purchase of the palette. I had them use it so they could show me how to layer the colors.
I’m always in need of new makeup, hair supplies and who knows what else from Sephora so my new game plan is to wait to make a purchase until before each wedding, then get a free makeover while I’m there! I was lucky that they had a slot open and had mine done by Amanda at the West 76th street location. She did an awesome job and I highly recommend her!
So aside from my latest Naked3 purchase, I have a few other must-haves.
After I straighten my hair using an FHI iron, I use the Drybar 3-Day Bender curling iron. It takes some getting used to, it’s unlike other irons as the barrel spins (here’s a good tutorial from The College Prepster) but I’ve improved greatly in the past couple of weeks from practice and studying YouTube videos. The iron gets hot but somehow doesn’t feel like it’s burning your hair and the curls hold really well.
After using the iron, I follow up with Drybar’s firm hold hair spray. Straightening/curling my hair is a long process so I try to get it to hold for a few days. Since I’m always working out (and therefore sweating), I use Alterna’s dry shampoo (smells like coconut!) before and after working out.
And for a little summer glow without the skin damage, I love St. Tropez’s bronzing mousse. It’s the best one I’ve tried, it isn’t streaky, it looks natural and it’s easy to apply (make sure to get the mitt).
All of these items are available at Sephora, if you’re planning to buy any/all, make sure to take advantage of the free makeup session as well!
And now, some pictures from the wedding!
