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Newark Makeup Artists Guide

How to Get a Flawless Face for Your North Jersey Wedding

Whether your Newark wedding is a small, backyard affair or a grand-ballroom shindig, your face has to look fabulous. Hiring a makeup artist is a smart idea if you’re a tomboy at heart, or don’t think you’ll have the time—or nerves—to fix your face on your big day. Makeup artists can do your bridesmaids’ faces and the moms’ as well.

A good wedding makeup artist knows what products work best for the different seasons and skin types, and the tricks to keep faces fresh when moving from inside to outside, from day to night. Summers in New Jersey can be extremely humid, and you’ll need to make sure you look as cool as a winter breeze. Your Newark makeup artist search should begin about 6 weeks’ prior to your ceremony, and you should expect to pay anywhere from $200 (for you) to $2,000 (for all of the gals).

To find a Newark makeup artist, ask friends and relatives, as well as other vendors. (If you’re hiring a hairstylist, she might have a great recommendation or work in a salon that provides both services.) Make sure the artist you hire has at least 50 weddings to her name, and ask for references. A good Newark wedding makeup artist will insist you do a trial run, a must before the ceremony. She’ll want to see how your makeup looks with your wedding-day hair and your dress.

Once you’re ready to get serious about your face, visit the OurWeddingDay.Com Newark Local Vendor Section for a great list of top Newark makeup artists and other local wedding contacts.

Wedding makeup artists generally spend about an hour on you and 45 minutes on each bridesmaid—if your wedding is large, she will probably bring an assistant. If any member of your wedding has special needs, tell the artist in advance (and let the bridesmaid do her own makeup if it makes her more comfortable).

Should your budget allow it, consider hiring a local makeup artist for the entire day; she’ll keep your face looking flawless, and make sure you’ve got the right hues for a change of outfits and various types of lighting. Your wedding day makeup should complement your face, not alter it; don’t try any drastic makeup changes unless you’ve been practicing months in advance.

In your Newark wedding-day makeup contract, make sure the person you interview is the same person who shows up on your wedding day, and get the names of any assistants, and a replacement should the artist have a last-minute emergency. Then relax and put your best face forward!

-David Toussaint