I first met Cordelia back in 2017. I was working with her sister Amelia, designing her bridal hair and makeup for her big day. Cordelia was one of the bridesmaids at her sister’s wedding and as you can imagine, I was thrilled to see Cordelia again after 6 years and know that she too had met someone really special, and was planning her wedding in June.
When she arrived at my home for her bridal hair and makeup consultation, there was a little surprise… she had brought her handsome fiancé, Louis and their little gorgeous baby girl, Clementine. It was so lovely to see her after all these years and meet her new family too.
Cordelia and I set to work designing her bridal look. We started with her hair. She is very lucky and blessed with the most incredible thick, blonde mane. Initially Cordelia had wanted her hair in a very simple, sleek bun, but after straightening it and tying it back we soon realised she had too much hair for the look she wanted, so we decided on an elegant low ponytail.
Achieving this was fairly straightforward. I straightened her hair and kept it very sleek and tight to the head and simply wrapped some hair around the ponytail band, to hide it. I really love this look, it’s super classic and elegant.
Cordelia is extremely beautiful so we went for a very natural makeup style. We used a Clarins foundation to softly even out the skin tone after applying Veil Hourglass primer. I added definition to her eyes with a Clinique eyeliner, in ‘Smokey Brown’ which is perfect for ivory complexions. Cordelia has naturally dramatic lashes, so only needed the tiniest flick of mascara to enhance them. We used Cordelia’s own cheek shimmer, which added a gorgeous luminescent glow to her cheek bones and brow bone. We finished the look with a gorgeous peachy lipstick called ‘Sell Out’ by Mac.
Cordial and Louis got married at her beautiful stately home in Wiltshire, and as you can see from the photos this was a very elegant and sophisticated wedding day.
Wedding photograher helainastorey.com
If you would like me to help you design your bridal hair and makeup look, do get in touch using the contact form on my website or speaking to me direct on 07971 565202. I’d love to hear from you!
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