Be The Most Beautiful Bride You Can Be, Say Beauty Experts Your wedding day: you've been dreaming about it since you were a little kid. Remember how you coaxed your little brother into playing the groom while you dressed up in your Mommy's fi- nery and played bride? You probably spent some time at your moth- er's dressing table, too, puttering with her make- up-and ended up looking like one of Ringling Brothers' more adorable clowns. It was a wonderful fantasy. Well, yôu're all grown up now-can you believe it?-and the fantasy is a reality. You're about to walk down the aisle for real-not with your little brother (though he'll probably be an usher) but with the man you love. However, according to Russell Dado, Revlon's beauty director, if you aren't careful, you could get married still looking the way you did when you were playing grown-up... over-made-up! It's amazing when you think about it. You spend months planning each last detail from the engage- ment announcements to the honeymoon and the thank-you notes. Your gown is the most becom- ing - and costly - you've ever worn in your life. Your guests are gathering at the church in high an- ticipation of that Magic Moment when you make your entrance. Ail eyes will be riveted on you - yet, if you're like most brides, you haven't given a thought to your make-up. Stop and think about it now. Don't just take five minutes to throw on a bit of color before you march down that aisle. You could ruin the whole effect of a moment you've waited for all your life. Instead, says Russell Dado, choose your bridal make-up as careful- ly as your flowers, and set aside the time to apply it properly. "First and foremost," says Dado, "do nothing out of the ordinary. If your husband isn't going to look at Racquel Welch every day, he shouldn't see her at his wedding. It's important that you look natural - whatever that mnagic word means to you." Often, he says, a sumptuous wedding gown makes a woman feel "dressy" so she has a tendency to go overboard with her make-up. "Re- member," Dado reminds us, "the song says 'Here Comes The Bride', not here comes the make-up!" Choose a base that best matches your skin tone. It should be the one you use every day. Then, concen- trate on the colors for the rest of your face. Dado has forceful ideas on this sub- ject. "You should have a color scheme in mind when you make up. Let's face it, a bride is wearing an awful lot of white, so the color has to come from somewhere. It's a very good idea to coordinate the bride's make-up with the gowns of her atten- dants or the ribbons of her bouquet. All colors used in the bridal party should be flattering to the bride." Two things you can't do without, says Dado, espe- cially if you wear a veil, are eyeliner (not black) and lots and lots of mascara. Take time with the mascara, separating each lash. The eyes should be very visible. Remember, anything light stands out; anything dark recedes. Your eye should go from the dark lash to a light lid, then darker in the crease and light below the brow. Don't over-pencil the brow. Leave it soft. "Whatever you do," admonishes Dado, "don't use white or any high frost eye color. They don't photograph well. Go into beiges and pinks instead. Be sure to blend anything with a Q-tip so that there are no definite lines of color. Even your eyeliner should be dotted on." WHITBY FREE PRESStWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1981, PAGE 11 have nothing against new styles for a wedding. But, if you wear braids, they should be done artfully and in a style suited to a veil. I don't like braids pulled so far away from the face that all you see is forehead. On the whole, I prefer a softer, curlier look framing the face." f Seek expert advice not only for make-up, but for al the details of your wed- ding. Whenever possible, save fuss and bother by consulting professionals: photographers, caterers, printers,, florists, bridal consultants-it's their business to know the best way to do things. Their expertise can spare you endless pain and strain. WANT TO BE A BEAUTIFUL BRIDE? CONSULT THE EXPERTS. Left to right, Maggie Tenriey, Beauty Editor of Modern Bride; Albert Fornay, creative director of Polished Ambers; and Russell Dado, beauty director for Revlon; all have advice for the bride who wants to look her loveliest on the most important day of her life.t lot of lipgloss, but not too deep or intense a color. The face should be in balance-not top or bot- tom-heavy." Don't forget your crowning glory. Hair should be simply styled and controlled. Use a conditioning shampoo like Flex-followed with Flex conditioner Don't experi- ment too much. Wear a style that you know looks good and adapt it to go with your veil and head- piece. Make Checklist Dado has these last words of advice: "Make a personal checklist at least a week before the wedding. Nails should be manicured, brows should be tweezed a few days ahead to avoid possible redness. Hair should be colored or trimmed if it needs it, several days in ad- vance. Try out your make- up then, too. Finally-and most important-do the best you can and forget it. Just relax and enjoy your day." women, agrees to a large extent with Dado's make- up advice, especially in regard to subtlety and sim- plicity. He also has sorne specific suggestions for black brides. "You're lucky," he ex- plains, "because you can take advantage of the newer, more vibrant colors available in today's make-up. Polished Am- bers' color story for spring is what we call 'The Exotic Sunsets.' It's the first time we've brought together the rose tones and the earth tones. I recommend, depending on your skin tone: a soft, earthy, nat- ural color on the cheeks and lips, and something a bit more daring on the eyes. Take advantage of like teal. Overall, I suggest the sandy, mauve colors for light to medium skin tones - and plummy, earth tones for medium to dark skin." He elaborates a bit on the overall picture. "If you're wearing a veil, your lips and eyes should stand out, your cheeks should be more subtle. Black skin, as well as white, can be coarsened and cheapened by the wrong colors. Blending is very impor- tant-nothing should be glaring or obvious. I guess I'm sort of old fashioned," he admits, "but I think there should be a note of innocence on your wed- ding day." Where hair is con- cerned, Fornay says, "I A great sour.ce for almost anything you need to know about weddings, honeymoons and setting up housekeeping is Modern Bride magazine. Of particular interest is a department in the back of the publication, called "Booklets for You." It's filled with places to write for free or inexpensive booklets on every aspect of getting married. In case you feel a bit old-fashioned having a wedding at all, or if you have the impression that weddings are on the de- cline, guess again. Maggie Tenney, Beauty Editor of Modern Bride tells us that government figures show the highest number of weddings in the history of the United States tôok place in 1979. Thank goodness, the important things still matter!