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Mesmerising Mother of the Bride or Groom Makeup Tutorial

Discover Charlotte's confidence-boosting makeup look for the Mother of the Bride or Groom!

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On such a special day, the Mother of the Bride or Groom's makeup should magically mesmerise, inspire, and most of all, GLOW!

Discover Charlotte's confidence-boosting edit of supercharged skincare and magical makeup for the Mother of the Bride with Charlotte’s NEW! LOOK OF LOVE™ collection. This look is fabulous for all gorgeous mothers everywhere!

Mother of the Bride Makeup

For a flawless Mother of the Bride or Mother of the Groom makeup look, create the ultimate Look of Love™ with Charlotte’s tips and tricks for gorgeously glowing-looking skin, a dreamy base, beautiful brows, enchanting eyes, and magical lips!

Glowing Skin

Prepping your skin is the first most important step for the big day. After all, a beautiful canvas creates a beautiful painting!

  1. A hydrating face sheet mask in textured fabric with its gold-coloured foil packaging behind it.

    STEP 1: HYDRATE WITH A FACIAL

    With expert facialist results in only 15 minutes, the Instant Magic Facial Dry Sheet Mask is the ultimate hydrating and hydrating face mask for a brighter, dewy, plumper looking complexion. Veil on cleansed skin, relax, then remove to reveal magical luminosity!

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  2. An open luminous, ivory-coloured serum in an opened glass bottle with its dropper beside it.

    STEP 2: LAYER A SUPERCHARGED SERUM

    After removing the sheet mask, massage the high-performance, supercharged Charlotte's Magic Serum Crystal Elixir onto your skin. The research-powered ingredients help skin appear brighter, firmer and , and youthful looking for a magical glow that will last all day and night!

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  3. A thick, champagne-coloured eye cream in a glass jar with a rose-gold coloured lid.

    STEP 3: REFRESH YOUR EYES

    With your ring fingers, dot Magic Eye Rescue under your eyes and gently pat into the skin to refresh, uplift, and brighten the appearance of your eye area.

  4. Thick, pearly-white cream in an open glass jar with its rose-gold-coloured lid next to it.

    STEP 4: REVITALISE & HYDRATE

    Charlotte’s award-winning Magic Cream is the ultimate moisturiser to plump the look of skin and reduce the appearance of wrinkles, leaving the skin looking glowing and perfectly prepped for a fabulous makeup application!

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Dreamy Base

Create a flawless, radiant-looking base that will last from ceremony to reception to after-party with Charlotte’s complexion-perfection products.

  1. An open, luminising primer in a glass bottle with its doe-foot applicator next to it.

    STEP 1: PRIME & ILLUMINATE

    For a fresh, youthful natural looking radiance, apply Hollywood Flawless Filter on the high points of your face. This will create a gorgeous, lit-from-within glow without looking shimmering or shiny.

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  2. A light-beige-coloured foundation in an opened, clear bottle with its rose-gold-coloured lid next to it.

    STEP 2: FOUNDATION

    For a fresh, radiant base, use Charlotte’s Light Wonder Foundation to instantly lift the look of your complexion for your best looking skin! If you want to make sure your base looks flawless on camera, layer Airbrush Flawless Foundation. This foundation smooths and plumps the look of skin with the power of REPLEXIUM™.

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  3. 4x3 magic away shade 13

    STEP 3: CONCEAL & PERFECT

    Apply your Magic Away full-coverage concealer to your under-eye area, any imperfections, or areas of redness or unevenness. Blend with your fingertips or the small, tapered end of your Hollywood Complexion Brush.

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  4. An open, mirrored-lid face palette with nude eyeshadows, nude pink and soft pink blushes, bronzer, and highlighter.

    STEP 4: BLUSH & SET

    Set your flawless base with Airbrush Flawless Finish powder to blur the look of lines and imperfections for a soft-focus finish. For complexion perfection, sweep on the contour, blush, and highlight shades from the NEW! Instant Look of Love™ In A Palette. Keep this palette in your clutch for touch-ups throughout the day!

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    Shop Instant Look of Look of Love™ In A Palette

Beautiful Brows

Eyebrows are the pillars of the face. They can give you the look of an instant eye lift and shape the look of your entire face. With Charlotte’s NEW! Brow Cheat micro-precision eyebrow pencil, sculpt and shape the look of your brows with natural-looking, hairlike strokes. Set your brows in place with Legendary Brows tinted brow gel for a fabulous, feathered fullness!

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Enchanting Eyes

Adorn your eyes with Charlotte’s NEW! Instant Look of Love In A Palette. The mesmerising rosy shades will shimmer and sparkle from day to disco.

  1. An open face palette with a mirrored-lid with three matte and shimmery eyeshadows in pink, brown, and cream shades, two blushes in peach and coral, and duo contour shades.

    STEP 1: ROSE SHADOW

    Using the eyeshadow shades from Charlotte’s Instant Look of Love™ In a Palette, first brush the cool, caramel SMOKE shade over the outer and inner corners to deepen and define the look of the eye, keeping the center looking bright and clear. Then, use your finger to press the rose taupe ENHANCE shade into that center space. To amp it up, tap the sheer rose sparkle shade on top.

    Shop Instant Look of Love™ In a Palette in Pretty, Blushed Beauty

  2. An open eyeliner pencil in a soft dark brown colour with its cap next to it.

    STEP 2: LINE & DEFINE

    Create a soft, subtle feline flick with The Classic Eyeliner in Shimmering Brown. Draw along your lash line and extend the pencil out and up to create a flattering lift.

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  3. Mascara in a pink-coloured tube with its gold-coloured lid with a black applicator next to it.

    STEP 3: LASHINGS OF MASCARA

    Brush on lashings of Charlotte’s Pillow Talk Push Up Lashes! Mascara for instant volume, length, stretch & 24hour vertical lift effect!

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Magical Lips

Immediately enhance your beauty and your mood with a perfect pout. Re-shape and re-size the look of your lips with Lip Cheat Liner in Pillow Talk. The barely-there nude shade flatters all skin tones and effortlessly balances out the look of your lips. Layer with your favourite Look of Love™ lipstick for a delicate, dreamy rosebud hue to celebrate the day.

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Discover Charlotte’s NEW! Look of Love collection and get a confidence-boosting mother of the bride makeup look!

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Author Details

Charlotte Tilbury

Founder, President, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Charlotte Tilbury Beauty

With over 30 years experience, Charlotte Tilbury MBE is the world's number 1 makeup artist and British beauty entrepreneur. Charlotte established Charlotte Tilbury Beauty in 2013, which is now a record-breaking beauty brand that has won over 400 awards.