African American Weddings

Beauty trials completed

I decided to do a test run with my nails and makeup this weekend.  I have hired a makeup artist to do airbrush makeup for me, but I had never tried it before.  I won't be able to get to Vegas before the wedding for a test run with the artist, but she comes very highly recommended.  She uses MAC products so I decided to do a test run at a Mac Pro store.  I love the coverage of the airbrushed makeup.  I recently started breaking out and have acne scarring that was completely hidden.  My eyes looked amazing, but the blush and lips were a bit too much.  I was bordeing on being a little dragish.  thankfully I was able to soften the look a bit before seeing my FI.  He loved it!  He even insisted we have an impromptu date night.

I tried a gel manicure for the first time too.  I am loving it.  I stopped getting manicures because my nails would be chipped by the next day, but these are holding up quite well.  I can have them doem before going to Vegas to save money and still have them looking great on the wedding day.  So glad acrylics are not in my future.  I may be indulging in this type of mani regularly now that I know how great it is.
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Re: Beauty trials completed

  • edited December 2011
    Awesome, Im glad you liked it. Im hoping to find someone here that will do airbrush as well. Like you I have some acne scarring I would do anything to make all that go away. Did you have a pic you can post?
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    edited December 2011
    This may be a dumb question but im lost...what's a gel manicure?
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  • edited December 2011
    Congrats on getting the nail and make-up trial done. Did the make-up stay on flawless all night? I am worried about my make-up rubbing off throughout the night.
    My MOH says that gel is so much better than acrylic. I really want to try it and you have just made me move that up on my list of priorities! I have acrylic right now but after this I will try it.


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  • edited December 2011

    A gel mani is simply a regular manicure with a special polish that hardens under a uv light after each application.  It is a 3-4 step process.  They provide the strength of an acrylic without the damage.

    It lasted well into the evening and I had to wash my face several times to get it all off, but overall i was please with the coverage that it provided.  And it didn't completely mask my freckles.
    As for pics, this one was taken in the car after I left the store.  Forgive the lighting, I was in a garage



    This one was later in the evening after being on for several hours.  I wanted a dewy look so the MUA sprayed something all over my face to provide a "glow".


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  • edited December 2011
    Gorgeous! It looks really good Smile
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