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What I Do: Melissa Ward's Wedding Day Skin Regimen
If there's ever a day to look your most stunning, it would be your wedding day. But who wants to look like a bride with shellacked-on layers of makeup? The goal is to look like the most beautiful, glowing version of your daily self. I plan on saying "I do" to this simple makeup routine for a big day look that oozes beautiful bride appeal. Try out a virtual instant makeover for free today!
Melissa Ward, Bride-to-Be, Web Writer, and Editor for Maxim.com
Melissa's beauty stats: Early 20s; auburn hair; hazel eyes; fair, freckled, and often broken-out skin.
"I like to keep my makeup simple and natural-looking, and on the day of my wedding I want to look like my most pretty, normal self with a little extra glamour, not like an unrecognizable bride with pounds of makeup slathered on for the sake of attending the biggest event of my life. I have a very fair and freckled complexion with the unfortunate stress-related breakouts, so I'll be saying 'I do' with these products to achieve a flawless look topped off with a here-comes-the-bride pop of color."
Lush Ocean Salt
"Every fantastic skin-care routine comes with prep work, and on the eve of my big day I'll be exfoliating with Lush's Ocean Salt face and body scrub. I love it because my über-sensitive skin doesn't freak out and get irritated like it does with so many other exfoliators, especially after I put on Cetaphil's thick and quick-absorbing Daily Facial Moisturizer to lock in the softness. I put this on before bed and wake up soft and glowing for big days."
$32.95, lush.com
Maybelline Cover Stick Corrector Concealer
"I know my skin pretty well, and I fully expect to have a few wedding-planning-induced pimples the day of my wedding. To battle the red I'll dab on Maybelline's Cover Stick Corrector Concealer, which is absolutely amazing at canceling out any redness. I complete the cover-up tactic with Maybelline's Mineral Power Concealer in Ivory for the illusion of a breakout-free face."
Maybelline Cover Stick Corrector Concealer, $4.69, drugstore.com
Maybelline Mineral Power Concealer, $6.49, drugstore.com
Neutrogena Healthy Skin Liquid Foundation
"For overall coverage I'll mix the multipurpose Cetaphil Facial Moisturizer with Neutrogena Healthy Skin Liquid Foundation in Classic Ivory. Mixing the two creates a texture of perfection that provides just enough coverage with a dewy sheerness that allows my freckles to shine through, because I don't want to cover up those bad boys!"
$13.99, drugstore.com
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