Kay and Alexander - Wedding at St Chads in Kirkby, Merseyside and Reception at Crowne Plaza Speke

This Saturday was a very special wedding for Made up by ... it was the wedding of the very beautiful Kay to Alex.

Kay is my second Cousin with her Mum, Cathy being my first Cousin, so to do this wedding has been a big honour for me.

In order for Kay to get the very best for her bridal look I made sure that she booked my favourite Bridal Hair specialist Carol Ellis-Thompson.

So for Kay's makeup I used the following:

Base - I wanted to keep her foundation Matte, as I could see areas that there may have been shine and I used Peggy Sage Code Mattifying primer on the t zone, for the rest of the face I used Laura Mercier Oil Free Primer.  I love the finish you get from Illamasqua skin base and her skin being good I used this but ensured that it was buffed into the face using a real techniques buffing brush to give it that airbrush effect.

Her skin is flawless no redness so I wanted her to look even more glowing.  I used Matte bronzer by MAC to give her a subtle sunkissed glow and for a light contour to enhance her lovely high cheekbones I used Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Glam and Glow, the contour side of this palette is amazing it really is a shadow and not warm unlike other contour products on the market that can look a bit to orange or brown.  Her highlight I wanted it to show but be subtle and to create this I used Peggy Sage Code Peche highlight.

She has naturally rosy cheeks but I wanted to give her a little blush and to create this I used my old favourite Charlotte Tilbury Lip and Cheek Tint in Las Salinas the product smells divine very vanilla and it has a subtle shimmer to it and if just glides on the skin.

Her eyes are naturally stunning and most definitely her thing, crystal blue and very big so to compliment her eyes I used browns to contour into her crease from Naked by Urban Decay and for subtle sparkle in the centre of her eye I wanted to use a peach tone as it brings out blue eyes so I used Peaches and Cream Pigments in Luxe and Nude.  I gave her a little flick and lined her eyes using Illamasqua gel liner.  I used a corner lash to add a bit of subtle drama and the ones I use are from Prima lash and they are number 301.

Finally Kay has naturally pink lips so using a nude tone on her would not have worked at all, she wanted a matte lip so I used a satin matte lip from Bourjois in Nude-ist which is not actually nude its more of a dusky pink.

All in all it was a great day she looked amazing in her dress which I am sure you will agree and to be a big part of her prep was very special indeed.

I wish Kay and Alex the very best for the future xxxx