I had my makeup trial in late July.
Melody Morelos will be doing my makeup and hair for my wedding day.  She also did my makeup for our Engagement photos.

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She uses professional industry makeup as well as M·A·C, Make-up Art Cosmetics which is a Canadian company founded in 1985 in Toronto, Canada.  M·A·C is now internationally recognized for their aray of colours, quality, deep pigmentation in their makeup, and numerous high-profile professional and celebrity endorsements.  The company is now owned by Estée lauder.  Here is a link to their Bridal cosmetics showcase:   http://www.maccosmetics.com/bridal/index.tmpl .

Melody is a young, vivacious and super gorgeous stylist.  I felt instantly at ease with her.  She came highly recommended by my co-worker and friend, Sara.  One of her sisters and another makeup artist will be assisting her on the wedding day as there are 6 in the wedding party needing to be made up.  Here are some photos of the trial makeup:

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The first photo is from my camera phone taken in my bathroom under fluorescent lighting.  The images with Melody are taken under natural lighting.  I really like the dramatic eye Melody gave me.  She used individual eyelashes to enhance my sparse ones. 

We were not using my own foundation so I found my face looking darker than my chest area.  The darker base seems to make me look less fresh and young.  I usually use M·A·C StudioFix C4 or StudioFix Fluid NC40 for my medium-fair Filipina complexion.  This is why I like M·A·C so much.  It took me years to find the perfect colour match for my skintone!

For the wedding day, I will need to have my own lipstick underneath some gloss.  Melody will be setting me up with extra makeup for the touch-ups for during the day.  Any suggestions on what brand and colour of lipstick to select?
I usually wear a neutral colour to work so I would like something with more oomph.  I am thinking of going with a plummy pink (mauve?) for a softer, fresher look.  What colour lipstick or lipgloss did you use for your wedding day?