Your wedding is more than just one day. From a marathon of functions, emotions, and endless photographs, the bride needs to glow through all the functions. To stay flawless from your mehendi to your reception (and even the honeymoon that follows), your vanity kit deserves thoughtful curation. Here’s your ultimate bridal makeup and skincare checklist to look radiant, fresh, and picture-perfect through it all.
From pre-wedding skincare to long-wear foundations, this guide covers everything you need to build the perfect bridal makeup kit in India.
Prime, Set, Glow
For you Bridal makeup base, start with a smooth base using hydrating primers and long-stay setting sprays that keep your makeup fresh through long ceremonies.
- Try lightweight primers that blur pores and hold makeup in place.
- Use a setting spray or fixing powder to lock in your look.
Long-Stay Foundations & Concealers
Choose long-wear that won’t budge through tears or humidity.
- Opt for buildable coverage that works for both day and night functions. Our picks for the best bridal foundations in India: CT Flawless, Foundation, Gucci 24 Hour Stay Foundation, Make Up For Ever HD Skin Foundation,
- Use brightening concealers to refresh your under-eyes. Opt for this customisable shade concealer.
Eye Makeup Essentials
From pheras to sangeet, your eye makeup should last all day. Essentials for smudge-proof eye makeup for brides:
- A waterproof mascara is a must for tear-proof lashes. Our pick: Ferrarucci's longwear waterproof duo brush mascara.
- Add neutral eyeshadows for soft glam.
- A waterproof, pigmented kohl is a must. Our pick: Glam's Secrets Kohl Confessions Kajal Stick.
- Keep brow products for structure and shape. Our pick: Nyx's Brow Glue Styler and SheGlam Brow Fection Angled Brush & Dip
Long-Lasting Lipsticks
For the bride always in the spotlight, choose matte liquid lipsticks or layer it with lip tints that stay put.
- Use nourishing formulas to avoid dryness and long-stay lipsticks for wedding. With a wear time of 6-12 hours, the Fenty Beauty Stunna Liquid Lip Paint is a perfect choice for Bridal lipstick shades.
- Keep a mini lipstick in your clutch for touch-ups.
Prepping & Skincare
Healthy skin makes the best canvas.
- To achieve that glowing bridal skin, add hydrating serums, brightening creams, and face masks to your vanity. Absolute must-have: MAC's Strobe Cream
- Continue your Bride skincare routine and keep your skincare minis ready for the honeymoon.
Hair & Shine
Your bridal hair deserves the same attention as skincare.
- Use light hair oils and glossing serums to keep frizz at bay. Explore the award-winning haircare range by Gisou and Color Wow for the best Bridal hair care available in India.
- Carry a shine spray for instant touch-ups during the functions. Our pick for the best wedding hair shine spray: Color Wow's Extra Mist-ical Shine Spray
Mini Perfumes & Travel Essentials
- Keep mini perfumes or rollerballs in your bag to smell divine throughout your big day.
- Don't forget to pick your makeup minis and travel essentials for the honeymoon.
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