SonyC's Makeup

Brief: emphasize her blue eyes, natural glowy skin, rosy cheek and lips. Timeless natural bridal beauty ❤️

Do you think I hit the brief well?

I always send my brides a little prep guide before the big day.
It includes a timeline, skincare routine, and a few personal recommendations, all to help them feel a little less overwhelmed leading up to the wedding.

So when I arrived on her big day and the first thing she said was,"I used the skincare you recommended and I LOVE it!”

Her skin was glowing… and I swear that already does half my job for me 😂

There’s nothing more satisfying than knowing a client:
✔️ Trusted your advice
✔️ Tried it
✔️ And actually loved the results

Moments like this make my heart so full and reminds me why I love doing what I'm doing 💕

A throwback of my beautiful bride..
So elegant yet stylish ❤️❤️
She would look back at this years later and still think...
Ah I look gorgeous ☺️

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She is a real-life princess 👸 😍

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Makeup is a guessing game. Hear me out 👇👇
This beautiful Russian mama booked me for makeup and hair for a friend's wedding.
When we were chatting before the appointment, she came across a little demanding...
She sent me tons of pictures, and no matter what I recommended, I’d get replies like:
“𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠.” 😨😨

I was nervous, wondering if she might be hard to please...
But when I met her in person, she was actually very sweet and lovely.
The truth is, she’s Russian and only moved to Australia not long ago 🤷‍♀️
She understands English perfectly, but expressing herself is a different story...

She emphasized two things:
“𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧” and “𝐍𝐨 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐬.”

So I asked more questions:
“𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐮𝐩?”
“𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞?”
“𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤?”

From what I gathered, she had just had a baby and was feeling a little less confident.
Hormone changes had made her skin sensitive with red marks.
She just wanted to 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 💔💔

Here’s what I decoded:
“𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐮𝐩 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲” = nothing too dramatic
“𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧” = a glowy, light-coverage base
“𝐍𝐨 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐬” = go easy on the powder
“𝐍𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠” = soft glam that enhances natural beauty

It definitely takes some 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 (𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞!) to play the makeup guessing game 😂

By the end of the appointment she looked absolutely stunning like a model...
𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐮𝐩 😍😍

And that’s exactly what makeup should do:
𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲.

Have you ever struggled to explain what you want at a beauty appointment?
𝐈’𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰!

She is all ready for an adult-only night 🤭🤭

Awww too pretty 😍
Elegant and classy for my bride's big day ❤️💙