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The Wedding Day Touch-Up Kit: What to Pack in Your Clutch
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Even the best bridal makeup needs a little help over a 12-hour day. A small, well-planned touch-up kit, carried by you or your maid of honour, keeps you looking fresh in every photo without a full redo.
The essentials
- Your exact lipstick and lip liner, bought at your trial
- Oil-blotting papers
- Pressed powder in your shade, with a small velour puff
- Cotton buds and a mini bottle of micellar water for smudges
- Mini concealer for redness around the nose after happy tears
- Lash glue, in case a strip lifts at the corner
- Travel-size setting spray
- Tissues, a compact mirror and a few bobby pins
Nice to have
- Lip balm for the evening, once photos are done
- Breath mints
- A small hand cream
- A mini brush that works for both powder and blush
The two-minute touch-up
- Blot shine on the forehead, nose and chin. Press, don’t wipe.
- Clean up under the eyes with a cotton bud dipped in micellar water.
- Powder by pressing it lightly into the T-zone only.
- Reline and reapply lips, blot, then add a second layer.
- Mist setting spray to melt everything back into the skin.
When to touch up
- Just before walking down the aisle
- After the formal family photos
- Before your entrance to the reception
- After dinner and speeches
- Before the first dance
Order matters
Always blot before powdering. Powder pressed onto oil turns cakey and patchy, and blotting first keeps the skin looking like skin.
Frequently asked questions
What should be in a bridal emergency kit for makeup?
Your lipstick and liner, blotting papers, pressed powder, cotton buds, micellar water, a mini concealer, lash glue, setting spray and tissues.
Who should carry the bridal touch-up kit?
Your maid of honour, a bridesmaid or your planner, someone who will be close to you during photos and the reception.
See how the touch-up plan fits into the whole morning in our lesson on the wedding-day timeline.
