Royal Wedding Recap

So I wasn't at the actual ceremony, but I was soaking up the buzz in London this weekend. It was a Royal Fashion Extravaganza to say the least. Because I'm originally from America, I am still trying to adjust to all the " hats" on the heads of every woman at the ceremony. I gather that it must be a tradition as well as a fashion statement. Some were nice, but some were just weird. Usually I'm all for wearing art, but when it's positioned so close to the face, I lose the woman all together. I honestly can't remember what a single one of their faces looked like. I was too distracted by the thing on her head. Enough of that, hopefully I will get used to it. I have a feeling that is not going out of style anytime soon.

I thought all of the dresses were amazing, except Liz's. I'm just not a fan of yellow dresses. I think it looks like a joke, unlike Red or Green which can really work well.

Kates dress number 1 was stunning!! It absolutely took my breath away. She looked like the fairytale princess we all envisioned growing up, and it couldn't have fit her style and body more perfectly.
Dress number 2 for the afters was, I thought, just as exquisite. Maybe when you are that beautiful, everything looks stunning on.

Faces looked fresh. No strong statements were made, which I think is s little boring, but it is a royal wedding after all.
Kate did her own makeup, which i found very odd. I thought she would have someone who was an expert on how makeup photographs. Given that every camera in the world was directed on her face.
But then again, when you are that beautiful, you don't need a makeup expert.

Beautiful girl. Beautiful dress. Beautiful day.

Male Makeup

For a more polished look, finish up with a little lip balm that is not shiny. 
Here's a good one.

After that, if you like, you can dab a tiny tiny bit of vaseline across your cheekbones and down the nose for that natural skin finish that is not to powdered looking.

Male Makeup

After you have applied a little foundation, or you can skip that all together if you have great skin already, apply a little bronzer only where the sun would naturally hit your face.  Aross the forehead, down the nose, and across the top of your cheekbones.  Bronzer can look really false and heavy, so use a light touch, and try not to look as if you are of another race. :)
This is going to give you a slightly golden brown look, and also help to set your foundation as well.
Here is a very affordable brozer available in most drug stores.  Make sure however you get the one that says "Matte"
Men usually look silly with shimmer on their face.  Usually. :)

You can apply this with any old cheap powder brush that you can find in your local drug store.

Male Makeup Dublin Ireland

This is always an interesting subject to talk about, and I thought that since I am male, I could give a different opinion on the subject.  Male makeup is becoming slowly, but increasingly popular.  The age of  the "metrosexual" (men who enjoy a bit of grooming, fashion, and yes, even a little beauty product) has been well underway for many years now.  I personally think that is was a long time coming.  To me, it's like history repeating itself again.  Just like women's trends like colors, eyebrow shapes, etc men seem to be resorting back to a time when males wanted to look their best, and paid good money to do so as well.  Cosmetics and fashions were a status symbol for men then just like it is for some women today.  Years and years ago, men wore makeup and wigs daily!!!  Now, let's not jump the gun though. I personally wouldn't like to see the return of powdered wigs and pale white faces, but I definitely would like to see more even complexions from one man to another.
I get the feeling though, that women in general wouldn't be overly exited about the idea of sharing their makeup bag with the boyfriend.  That is unless Brad and Angelina did it, but that's a whole other blog post in itself.
:)
I personally have 2 opionions when it comes to the overall look for male makeup.
It's similar to that of the female makeup look regarding the skin.
1.  That it shouldn't be caked on!!  There is nothing worse, well all know.  I like for male makeup to be barely there.  Baby steps.
2. Polished!! Just like we makeup artist generally use contouring on women to make their features appear more rounded, I like contouring for a man to excentuate angles and square like qualities of his face.  Usually the most attractive male faces are the ones that are very strong and angular.

Over the next few post, I'm going to share some of my favorite products that I think are fantastic for men.

Enjoy. :)