Thin lips or small eyes? Try this bridal makeup expert's tips

How to bring your best look out on your big day!

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Want killer cheekbones or alluring peepers? Makeup guru Grego Oh shares a few secrets to getting you camera-ready for the big day.   

  

PHOTOGRAPHY ZAPHS ZHANG

STYLING MICHELLE LEE

HAIR & MAKEUP GREGO OH/ HP 9826-2681, Using DIOR,  CHANEL & KEUNE  

HAIR COSMETICS@Glamour Salon System

MODELS CLAIR A/AVE & YUMITA/MANNEQUIN

This article first appeared in Her World Brides September - November 2017, now out on newsstands and bookstores.



Less is more, when it comes to a fresh, luminous glow.

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Face: Try an overall lighter, luminous look with softly blushed cheeks to really show off your beauty.

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Less is more, when it comes to a fresh, luminous glow.

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Brows: Even naturally full brows tend to have gaps that need filling in. For softer arches, Grego brushes on brow powder in upwards and outwards strokes. 

Less is more, when it comes to a fresh, luminous glow.

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Lips: Soft, gleaming pink lips are perfect for a radiant look. If yours are on the thin side, over-drawing gives a fuller pout. Subtle differences, like reshaping just the sides or rounding out the cupid’s bow, are more impactful and natural-looking than overlining the entire thing.

Once you have the shape, fill in with a lip liner in the same shade as your lipstick, and finish with a gloss. 

A surefire way to command attention? Try A bold pout.

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Eyes: “Make your eyes larger and brighter by applying liner as close to the upper lash lines as possible, and then gradually tapering it towards the centre of the bottom lids,” says Grego.

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A surefire way to command attention? Try A bold pout.

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Lips: This brilliant magenta makes lips look luscious. Apply lip liner and then lipstick with a brush so it goes on evenly.

For yours to look as great as these here, get a good baby toothbrush and exfoliate them gently every morning. Also use lip balm during the day and before you sleep. 

Balance smoky eyes with pretty, neutral lips for a versatile, day-to-night look.

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Cheeks: The secret to more sculpted cheekbones is blending, says Grego. “Sweep an apricot blush, which is universally flattering, onto the cheeks, and then blend in a bronzy contouring powder from the temples to the cheek hollows with an angled brush.

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Balance smoky eyes with pretty, neutral lips for a versatile, day-to-night look.

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Eyes: To soften smoky eyes, use a bronzy gold instead of black or grey. If a brown smoky eye is your go-to, use an earth-tone palette of shades within the same family, so you can build a beautiful, gradated eye with ease.

Sweep a darker shade nearer your lash line then go lighter towards the brow bone. And instead of eyeliner, try eyeshadow for subtle definition. 

Balance smoky eyes with pretty, neutral lips for a versatile, day-to-night look.

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Lastly, swipe on a near-nude lip with or without gloss. 

Add sultry charm to your evening look with sensuous chocolatey lips.

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Eyes: Amp up the smokiness by intensifying the lid colours you had on during the day, and topping up the mascara (upper and lower lashes).

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Add sultry charm to your evening look with sensuous chocolatey lips.

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Lips:The pretty-enough-to-eat chocolate lips of the ‘90s are back. Worn matte or glossed over, this one suggests serious sophistication. 

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