So, you’ve sent in your RSVP for a wedding and have bought the perfect dress to wear. Now, it’s time to consider your makeup and skincare. Whether you’re attending an indoor or outdoor wedding, you’ll want to opt for beauty products that will keep your skin glowing and your makeup intact — especially if you shed some tears along the way. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, we’re here to help with our list of 17 beauty essentials to stock up on for the summer wedding season. From nourishing lip balms to setting sprays to mascaras, here’s what you need in your pre-wedding beauty routine.
- This eos Shea Butter Body Lotion is my absolute favorite, and it will keep your skin moisturized through the whole wedding and reception. With soft notes of vanilla and caramel, it smells exactly like a bakery full of cupcakes, and everyone at the ceremony will be asking what scent you’re wearing.
- This $4 e.l.f. Squeeze Me Lip Balm is another personal favorite of mine, and it’s perfect for a quick retouch after you’ve finished scarfing down some hors d’oeuvres at the reception. It’s made with lip-loving ingredients, including shea butter, hyaluronic acid and goji berry, and it smells like a slice of strawberry pound cake.
- Keep your lips hydrated throughout the wedding with this Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm. It includes shea and murumuru seed butters to moisturize, soothe and condition your lips while leaving behind a glossy, sheer tint.
- If you tend to get teary-eyed during weddings, you need a good waterproof mascara. Nearly 80,000 customers have given five-star ratings to this L’Oreal Paris Voluminous Waterproof Mascara, with one reviewer saying it stays put through rain or tears.
- Pair your mascara with this Sigma Beauty On-The-Go Eyeshadow Palette, which reviewers in their 50s “love, love, love.” It includes an assortment of nine neutral-colored matte and shimmery shades all inside a travel-friendly package.
- Spray on this lightweight NYX Professional Makeup Setting Spray to get you through the couple’s emotional wedding vows and romantic waltz. It’s smudge-proof, transfer-resistant and lasts for up to 16 hours.
- Keep your foundation intact, too, with this bestselling Maybelline Fit Me Setting Powder. It provides long-lasting shine control with a smooth, matte finish.
- Attending a wedding on the beach? Keep this Neutrogena Ultra Sheer SPF 60 Sunscreen in your bag for some much-needed skin protection. Over 40,000 people have purchased it in the past month, and reviewers say it works well even when sweating.
- After your time out in the sun, slather on this number-one bestselling Hawaiian Tropic After Sun Body Butter. Infused with coconut oil and shea butter, it’ll keep your sun-kissed skin moisturized for up to 12 hours while offering broad-spectrum UVA and UVB protection.
- Send those flyaways packing with this Samnyte Hair Wax Stick, which includes beeswax, avocado oil and vitamin E to nourish your hair and add shine. It’s perfect for anyone whose hair frizzes easily in the wind or heat, especially if you’ll be outside all day for the wedding.
- For a long-lasting scent, spritz this Sol de Janeiro Hair and Body Perfume Mist on before heading to the wedding. It has notes of pistachio, salted caramel and vanilla, and it’s the perfect pairing for the Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum Cream.
- This NYX Professional Makeup SPF 30 Primer will blur your pores and keep your makeup in place for up to 18 hours. It also doubles as sunscreen and doesn’t leave a white cast.
- Instead of spending time and money at the tanning salon before the wedding, apply this Jergens Natural Glow Tanning Lotion for some natural-looking color. It also includes collagen, coconut oil and elastin to firm and moisturize your skin.
- If you’re jet-lagged from a long flight to the wedding destination, revive your eyes with this best-selling Beauty of Joseon Eye Serum, which depuffs, brightens and minimizes fine lines to help you look more awake.
- Cover up blemishes and dark circles with this Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer. It stays on for up to 12 hours without creasing, keeping your skin looking flawless from the vows to the reception.
- Before you spend $60+ on a manicure for the wedding, consider doing your own nails with this OPI Nail Lacquer. It’s fast drying and can last up to a week when paired with the OPI top coat and base coat.
- Complete your makeup look with this Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Gloss Bomb. It nourishes your lips with shea butter and leaves an incandescent shine that lasts for hours so you don’t have to keep reapplying during the celebration.
