Your wedding day is a magical, once in a lifetime event—of course you want every detail to be just as you’ve been picturing, right down to the perfect hair and makeup. Unfortunately, we know that wedding costs can all add up pretty quickly. If you’re a budget conscious bride and you’re comfortable with makeup application on your own, it can seem like a good idea to simply forgo the expense of a professional makeup artist and handle your...

In the early part of this millennium, thin brows were de rigeur, and the thinner the better. Now, women everywhere have embraced the thick, bold look of Brooke Shields’ powerful brows. Fashion is cyclical, and makeup even more trend-heavy. Fortunately, going to the bold brow that’s in currently is much easier to recover from than the super-skinny brow. No matter what is currently on-trend for your brows, it’s important to remember that your...

How often have you put on makeup—whether your daily look or something for a special night out—only to look at pictures later and see someone who bears only a passing resemblance to you? The reason this happens goes beyond just the camera taking a three-dimensional figure and creating a two-dimensional image, though that is part of it. The lighting wherever you are and camera’s flash will also have a big impact on how your makeup translates to...

There are so many aspects that go into preparing a wedding. There are the flowers to think about, the cake to test, the shoe and costume changes, the bridesmaid’s gowns, the orderves and so much more. While it’s an endlessly entertaining ride, it can seem overwhelming prepping your perfect day so that it’s how you’ve always pictured it. Adding another thing onto that list may seem daunting, but that’s why we’re here to help. Kiss N’ Makeup is...

How many times have you seen a BuzzFeed article trying to push you to finally try a chemical peel the day before your wedding for “the best skin ever!!!” Though we’re sure it’ll come as quite a surprise, BuzzFeed should not be your pseudo dermatologist, and applying skin care treatments before your wedding is generally a pretty not-great idea. This is especially true if you’ve already visited Kiss N’ Makeup and we’ve decided upon a look for...

If you’ve ever seen My Big Fat Greek Wedding, you’ve seen the famous scene where the lead character wakes up on her wedding day and has a zit. Panic ensues but the father comes to the rescue and promptly spritzes Windex on the little red spot. In the next scene, she’s on her way to the chapel, and low-and-behold, the pimple has disappeared. Unfortunately, we can’t just spritz a common household cleaner on our faces and hope for the...

Looking your best on your special day is going to be slightly complicated. There are many variables in this equation, but if you hire a professional makeup artist that specializes in Bridal makeup, you’re going to be just fine. This is not their first voyage and they’re completely equipped to assist you with pretty much all of your beauty needs, including false lashes and even men’s grooming services, just in case his eyebrows look like they...

With all of the planning involved in a wedding, it can be easy to forget about arranging the wedding makeup appointments and figuring out the details, so you can get them just right.

Perfume has the potential to heighten the senses, fill the soul, and imprint a memory onto a smell. It is widely regarded that smells are the most effective memory triggers. Imagine being able to take a sniff of your favorite perfume from your special day and vividly remember the happiness surrounding your wedding like it was yesterday. With a well-chosen fragrance, your wedding day will be as timeless as that amazing scent you rubbed into...

Your wedding day is the moment you’ve been dreaming of and designing since you were a little girl. You’ve done research, and you’ve thought-out how the day will proceed. You’ve pictured the setting, the cake, his suit, your hair, and you’ve daydreamed about how your dress will billow in the breeze. It’s a magical moment, something that...

For women, eyebrows are a powerful face shaping mechanism. Where men have facial hair to shape their jawline and overall face shape, women have to rely on their eyebrows. Because of this, tons of trends flood the internet on the daily and deciding what shape best suits you can be an interesting experience. Mainly, because that flood of eyebrow trends and suggestions include things that we might generously refer to as “edgy.” We’ll lay out the...

Welcome back to our Skin Care First blog series! Starting with a fresh slate is extremely important to how you’re going to apply your makeup and how you’re going to choose products, as well as skin health. Enter exfoliating. We’re sure you’ve seen all kinds of purging products for your skin. However, some of these are just plain bad for your skin and it’s best to leave some extractions to the professionals. But in the meantime, there’s so...

Welcome to the new “Skin Care First” blog series, the foundation for makeup, is actually not your foundation. It’s your skin, you have to take care of your skin or else your makeup isn’t going to go on right, and it’s not going to bring its a-game to your face.

Your wedding day is arguably the most special day you’ll experience in your life. Every detail is being planned, right down to the type and color of flowers being printed on the place cards. With so many other details to worry about, it’s easy to forget about yourself. After all, you have your dress, your shoes, your veil, and even your hairstyle picked out. But do you have your wedding makeup picked out? We know you’ll have a photographer...