
Metallic makeup is not only a perma-trend, it goes with every outfit too. Eye creams have great staying power so choose one in a coppery bronze shade and then colour in your entire lids a la Miss Moss. Finish with a generous helping of mascara and a pinky nude lip and voila, a summery understated look that says natural beauty at its best.
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Makeup must have: Maybelline Colour Tattoo 24HR in And On Bronze, £4.99, Boots

If you’re comfortable with minimal makeup then embrace it like Sienna Miller and let your wedding day glow show! Good brow definition and a healthy flush of blusher on the apples of your cheeks will enhance your natural beauty without masking it.
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Makeup must have: Pixi Natural Brow Duo, £12.50, Pixi

If your dress has a vintage vibe, you’ll want some va va voom makeup to match. This makeup on Blake Lively screams screen siren and it’s all down to the feline lashes and red hot lipstick.
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Makeup must have: L’Oreal Paris False Lash Flutter Mascara, £10.99, Boots

She may be young, free (and single?), but this is well executed bridal beauty. A soft smoky eye oozes ‘look at me!’ without dominating your look. Like Jennifer, opt for a metallic palette without shimmer – you don’t want to resemble a glitter ball. For foolproof application try an eye shadow stick that is creamy and crease-proof.? ?
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Makeup must have: Laura Mercier Caviar Stick Eye Colour in Steel, £20.50, Selfridges

There’s be no cringy flashbacks to your wedding photos in years to come if you wore your makeup like Anne did here. This classic lash-and-lip combo is beautiful and by opting for a neutral pink lipstick it’s sexier than a nude but still the right side of girlie.
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Makeup must have: MAC Lipstick in Speed Dial, £14, MAC

For most of us, and our grooms, wedding makeup is all about looking like you only better. KMiddy, who famously did her own makeup on her Big Day, pulled off the natural look while looking picture-perfect. They key here is in good basics – expensive foundation, smudge-proof eyeliner, subtle blusher and neutral lippy.
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Makeup must have: Bourjois Volume Glamour Max Waterproof Mascara, £9.99, Amazon

Metallic makeup is not only on trend, it goes with every outfit too. Eye creams have great staying power so choose one in a coppery bronze shade and then colour in your entire lids?a la Charlize Theron. Finish with a generous helping of mascara and a pinky nude lip and voila, a summery understated look that says natural beauty at its best.
Makeup must have: Maybelline Colour Tattoo 24HR in And On Bronze, £4.99, boots.com

All hail the Queen of the nude lip. Proving that muted doesn’t mean washed out, Eva Longoria always gets her pale pout just right. Leaving it glossy and polished, she combines her natural looking lipstick with a sweep of apricot blusher and a set of long but non-spidery false lashes. Steering clear of too much black eye make-up, this look was made for weddings!
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Makeup must have: Bobbi Brown Limited Edition Tube Tint in Air Kiss, Pink Cloud, Bronzed Pink or Naked, £16, Bobbi Brown

If you can’t live without your black eyeliner flicks, just slim them down instead. Emma Stone gets it right with these neat non-exaggerated ticks that elongate her eyes and give them a flirty feline finish. To recreate the look always use a liquid or pen liner over pencil as they’re more precise and less likely to smudge.
Makeup must have: 2True Effortless Eyeliner in black, £1.99, superdrug.com

Anyone who pictures red lips and black eyeliner immediately thinks wedding makeup mistake but hold fire, Michelle Williams has done both and looks amazing. How? First off, she’s kept her eyeliner subtle avoiding the urge to smudge it underneath her lashline and secondly, she’s chosen a glossy cherry red lipstick rather than a bold crimson colour which opens up her lips and gives them a soft reflective finish – stunning.
Makeup must have: The Body Shop Colourglide lip colour in Cherry Sparkle, £9, thebodyshop.co.uk

Smoky eyes are always a winner, whatever the occasion, but try silvery pewter shades rather than blacks as they’re more suited to summer. You can forget the falsies too. If you’re working dark eye makeup at a wedding, focus on your lids rather than your lashes like Jessica Alba, otherwise you run the risk of looking OTT.
Makeup must have: Rimmel Traffic Stopping Shadow in Sharp Turn, £6.49, boots.com

If anyone knows how to do glowing skin, it’s Gwyneth! The easiest way to give yourself a confidence boost pre-wedding, whether you have a spray tan or slap on some fake tan DIY stylee, it will pep up your skin and make you look healthier and happier in seconds! It also means you won’t need to wear as much makeup on the big day so thumbs up all round.
Makeup must have: James Read BB Gradual Tan Face, from £20.50, jamesreadtan.com

Fun and playful, Alesha’s colourful makeup would look great at a summer wedding. Teaming teal eyeliner with a popsicle pink lipstick, while on paper it might sound like a tragic colour clash, in reality it really works. One useful tip to remember is to keep your coloured eye make-up limited to a liner or at least in the lines – no-one wants to see turquoise eye shadow blended up to your brow bone – that’s just too 80s!
Makeup must have: MAC Lipstick in Pink Pearl Pop, £14, MAC and Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Junkie, £12.60, Debenhams

If you like retro looks, give Zooey Deshcanel’s 60s-inspired make-up a whirl. Super girly, line the eyes top and bottom with a black pencil but start the line from your pupil rather than the corners of your eyes for a softer stare. Go all the way and finish the look with an orange lip, it’s one of summer’s hottest trends and won’t look out of place at a wedding, promise.
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Makeup must have: Maybelline Color Sensational lipstick in Electric Orange, £7.14, ASDA

Weddings are the perfect time to emphasise your cheeks as with the right colour and consistency it can give you that innocent, feminine glow that will get guys flocking (fab if you’re single, not such a necessity if you’re the bride). Use a cream blush rather than a powder as its sweat and tear proof and try an apricot colour like Olivia’s – it’s the most universally flattering.
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Makeup must have: Bourjois Little Round Pot Cream Blush in Nude Velvet, £7.99, Selfridges

There’s nothing subtle about this makeup but if it’s Hollywood glamour you’re going for, try creating a carbon copy of Katy’s look. Pale porcelain skin, filled in brows, lashings of lashes and a matte red lip – you won’t blend into the background but if it’s a vintage-themed wedding, you’ll fit right in. Make false lashes and loose powder your best friends. Dust on the latter to get rid of shine and pat it between layers of your lipstick to keep the colour in place and stop feathering.
Makeup must have: Katy Perry Cool Kitty Lashes by eyelure, £5.95, Boots

Wowzers! If you’ve ever wondered how to create the infamous no makeup makeup look, use Dianna Agron as your reference. While there’s nothing dramatic about her makeup, it’s still smouldering and sexy thanks to the warm and flattering palette of browns. To finish, add some individual lashes on the outer corners of your eyes to complete your butter wouldn’t melt look.
Makeup must have: L’Oreal Paris Glam Bronze Wild Instinct, £9.99, boots.com

Coloured eye shadow will really make your outfit pop and purple is surprisingly one of the most wearable shades out there as January Jones proves. Amplify your eyes tenfold by sweeping the shadow out past the corners of your eye and up towards the ends of your eyebrow for an alternative take on the winged eye.?
Makeup must have: Limited Collection Mono Eye Shadow in Violet, £4, marksandspencer.com
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