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Every bride wants to look their best on their big day, and we're proud to announce we've partnered with Danessa Myricks, James Molloy, Chelsea Marie, Alanna Castro, and Emily Winters to create bridal looks created specifically for our Camera Ready Family! Keep reading our blog to see the products used for each look, or view all of the product here. Makeup & Photography by James Molloy Classic Bridal Makeup by James Molloy Leave it to James Molloy to create the perfect classic bridal look! He started with skin prep and applied a moisturizer before going in with Laura Mercier Pure Canvas Hydrating Primer (applied with his 0.20 My Flexi Face Brush) before adding a light application of tinted moisturizer to even out the complexion. To add dimension to the face, he applied Laura Mercier Flawless Fusion Ultra-Longwear Concealer and blended it out using My Domed Multi Brush 0.13. To set the face, he used a light layer of Kevyn Aucoin Loose Setting Powder using My Soft Powder Brush 0.27. To give his model a barely there bridal flush, he applied a hint of Kevyn Aucoin Blush and lightly sculpted her face using Kevyn Aucoin Sculpting Powder. For the eyes, he opted for a soft pinky nude palette using the Kevyn Aucoin The Contour Eyeshadow Palette in Medium Deep concentrating the deepest shades along the lower lash line and the crease to give soft dimension and added the lightest shimmery shades across the lids. He added Ardell Lashes for a soft romantic gaze and a thin coat of mascara to the lower lashes. He finished the look with a soft nude lip liner and Buxom Full On Plumping Matte Lipstick in Chill Night and lightly applied a powder highlighter to the tops of the cheekbones. James' PRO Tip: To apply a highly pigmented blush or highlighter, use the MYKITCO My Blush and Polisher Brush 0.24 to easily and evenly diffuse the pigments onto the skin. Makeup: Alanna Castro, Hair: Emily Winters, Model: Vianka Showstopping Bride with Alanna and Emily Alanna Castro and Emily Winters are a dynamic duo combining their artistry in makeup and hair respectively to serve the Dallas, TX, area and beyond. Their style ranges from editorial to every day, and their goal is to make every client feel like the best version of themselves, no matter what they want to express through their beauty. Alanna started by prepping the skin with several Sonia Roselli products including Water Elixir and Water Oil to seal in plenty of moisture - the key to any good bridal look. For added hydration and to mattify the t-zone, she used Embryolisse Lait Creme Sensitive and Hydra Mat Emulsion. To keep the under-eye area hydrated throughout the day, she added a thin layer of Saint Jane Beauty Bright Repair Eye Cream. To give her bride the perfect lit from within look, she used Danessa Myricks Beauty Illuminating Veil in Serenity before creating a multidimensional base using numerous shades of Dose of Colors Meet Your Hue Foundation and Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer. She set the complexion with By Terry Hyaluronic Hydra Palette and baked with RCMA No Color Powder before adding depth and dimension with Scott Barnes Sculpt & Contour palette. For the cheeks, she added a pop of color with Ben Nye Creme Blush Wheel and La Femme Powder Blush before highlighting with Danessa Myricks Beauty Enlight Illuminators in Light and Heaven Sent. Next, she focused on creating a true bridal glam eye look using Viseart Neutral Mattes palette and added brilliant long-lasting sparkle with Danessa Myricks Beauty ColorFix in Twinkle and Lit Cosmetics Liquid Metals in Activated Gold. For the liner, Alanna used PRO MUA fav Inglot AMC Gel Liner in 77 and Make Up For Ever Aqua Resist Liner and popped on dramatic lashes from Lashes in a Box. To complete the look, she created a soft pink pout with Make Up For Ever Artist Color Pencil in Limitless Brown and Universal Earth and filled in the lips with a blend of Danessa Myricks Beauty ColorFix in Nude 3 and Creme Brulee. She topped the lips with a light layer of Saint Jane Beauty Luxury Lip Oil in Cloud, a soft pink. Finally, she gave her bride's decolletage a radiant glow with Melanie Mills Hollywood Gleam Face & Body Radiance in Disco Gold and set the entire look with Melanie Mills Hollywood Ultra Lite Long Lasting Sealing Spray. For the Bridal Hair Style Emily created Vianka's glam waves using a variety of products that helped keep the style in place for an all-day (and night) event! She prepped her tresses with Living Proof No Frizz Humidity Shield before setting her hair in rollers with R+Co Vicious Strong Hold Flexible Hair Spray. Once she removed the rollers, she added some va-va-voom and volume with R+Co Balloon Dry Volume Spray. She added a light spritz to the roots and teased before setting the hair with more Vicious hair spray. Once she was happy with the look, she added a light sprtiz of another anti-humidity spray with R+Co Moon Landing Anti-Humidity Spray. Natural and Minimalist Bride with Danessa Myricks Danessa Myricks, professional makeup artist, photographer, and entrepreneur, created a bridal look that enhanced her model's natural features and perfected her complexion with beautiful nude shades. To create her signature radiant complexion, Danessa prepped the model's skin with Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Glow Serum in Main Squeeze. For complexion, she used several shades of Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder to highlight, contour, and even out the complexion. To create even more of a contrast, she used ColorFix Nude in shade 8 as a warmer bronzer/contour and to contour the nose. To define the eyes, she applied ColorFix Nude shade 7 all over the lid using a MYKITCO brush. She then smudged ColorFix Nude in shade 9 along the lash line, outer V, and across the lower lash line to provide a subtly smokey effect. For the lips, she used another shade of ColorFix Nude for a long-lasting liner and filled the lips with shade 4 for a natural nude lip. To make the lips look even bigger, she added a small dab of shade 3 to the upper and lower lip and blended well. To view more of Danessa Myrick's work, visit her on Instagram: @danessa_myricks. Makeup/Photographer: @makeupbychelseamarie assisted by @beezbeauty__, Model: Alexis Fulton, Hair Stylist: Yalonda Billups Soft Glam Bridal Makeup by Chelsea Marie Chelsea Marie is a professional makeup artist and photographer based in the Virginia area and specializes in bridal makeup as well as makeup for film, editorial, and tv. Her looks always start with a healthy and glowing complexion paired with seamless blending of long-lasting and waterproof makeup making it ideal for any scenario. To create her look, Chelsea spent a lot of time focusing on skin prep. She used pro favorite Embryolisse Hydra Cream Light and Skyn Iceland Hydro Cool Firming Eye Gels. For the complexion, she used the versatile and kit friendly Make Up For Ever All in One Face Palette and added a pop of color with Danessa Myricks Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder Flushed in Golden Hour.  She framed the eyes with a soft feathery brow with Kevyn Aucoin True Feather Marker Brow Duo. For the eyes, she used Dose of Colors Nine Years Later palette, black liner, and lashes. To complete the look, Chelsea used a soft nude lipstick (Make Up For Ever Artist Velvet Nude in 105 Tender Nude). Chelsea's PRO Tip: "When working on complexion, I love to use a setting spray like Make Up For Ever Mist + Fix in between each step to create a flawless and everlasting makeup." To view more of Chelsea Marie's work, visit her on Instagram: @makeupbychelseamarie. Feeling Inspired? Are you ready to recreate this look for yourself or your clients? Click here to explore the products used in the look. Want extra tips and tricks? Our beauty advisors are here to help! Click here to send them a message!

At Camera Ready, we take pride in offering the best products in the industry and have incredibly high standards for the makeup, tools, skincare, and hair care we have within our own collections. That's why we are sharing our top picks to get Camera Ready! Enjoy learning more about our November Top Picks and if you're looking for gift inspiration or wishlist-worthy items take a peek at our Holiday Gift Guide! Chelsie's Top Picks Gone are the messy days of having to interrupt your beauty routine to find your nearest trashcan. The MYKITCO On Point Sharpener is the perfect tool to have on your makeup vanity, or as a travel companion! The bottom container holds all the shavings so that you can sharpen your eye or lip pencils multiple times, without worrying about making a mess. This is ultra-convenient for makeup artists and to use on set as well! I may have the most stubborn brow hairs ever, and I've tried so many brow gels (clear and tinted), hair gel, and even a glue stick, and nothing has held them up all day without leaving flakes or a white residue. Inglot Playinn Soap Brow helps me achieve the fluffiest brow look, no lamination needed, while not removing any product that is underneath! I just apply with a clean spoolie and brush upward (backward for the more stubborn hairs), and she is all set! Maria's Top Picks This compact palette has made my everyday complexion game so much easier. I can conceal, color correct, highlight, contour, and blush all with this one product! At first, I was skeptical that one palette would work for me and others with a fair/light complexion (I have the Harmony 1 version), but once you see it in person, you start to see the subtle differences in the tones for each shade. Some are a little warmer, others cooler, others more pink, others are peachy! Those subtle nuances allow you to customize your perfect shades! It's genius!I also have to point out, the peachy shade (top right on the left half of the palette once open) is the BEST face brightening corrector I've ever used. My hands tend to be dry year-round, but the cooler months are brutal for me! No matter how much lotion I'd use in the past, my hands seemed to look about 10 years younger than the rest of me... Until I started using this balm, that is! My cuticles are softer and less prone to peeling, and I'm convinced it has even helped my nails grow in stronger. Even with all the extra hand washing and sanitizing we've all grown accustomed to during the last few years, my hands still feel hydrated after several washes! I also apply it to any dry patches I get on my arms, legs, or feet, and it smooths them out within hours or overnight! Holly's Top Picks This setting spray is LIQUID GOLD!!!!!! Whenever I know I will be wearing makeup for a long period of time Kryolan Fixing Spray is my go-to product! Your makeup is not going anywhere when you set your face with this. I have gotten my friends and family hooked on this product. It is definitely not leaving my makeup collection anytime soon. I just started getting into cream/gel contour products and Illamasqua Gel Sculpt is amazing! I have been using the shade Silhouette and it blends like a dream! I love using this product on days when I don't feel like wearing a full face of makeup. This product gives such a natural and glowy finish. This product will stick with me as we enter cooler months to keep my summer glow! Calvin's Top Picks One brush with so many ways to use it! The precision angle of the Melanie Mills X Omnia MM01 Face and Boby Brush hugs all the curves of the face. The large brush size helps you to get coverage faster. You can apply any liquid or cream with this amazing tool without worrying about streaking or blotchy coverage. I love using it for primer, foundation, and Body glow products. Completely vegan and cruelty-free. You have not felt softness until you've felt the Melanie Mills X Omnia MM02 Face and Body Brush! Dense enough to sculpt the face, but airy enough to effortlessly blend. It's my go-to brush for contouring and bronzing my clients. Never stress about sharp lines again because the bristles help you seamlessly blend! The dome shape really allows for every type of artistry. If you like to sweep? Great! If you love to buff? Fantastic! This brush will be the bestie you never knew you needed. Liz's Top Picks I hate washing my brushes, but I know how important it is so I am thankful I found Crazy Merman's Brush Soap to make washing my brushes less irritating. This brush soap removes all of the makeup from my brushes in one go and leaves them soft, clean, and smelling AMAZING! All I have to do is wet my brush, swirl it in the soap, and swirl the brush a bit on my Sigma Brush Cleaning Mat to get a nice lather and rinse. Simple and no water crinkled fingers are left behind. This lipstick is truly unforgettable. I am one of the pickiest people when it comes to lipstick, and Kevyn Aucoin has blown me away with these. All 3 formulas power through the day, offer great color payoff, and wear comfortably on my lips without drying them out. I can trust this to keep me looking my best no matter the occasion. Morgan's Top Picks You can't go wrong with picking up the Make it Glam Set from Dose of Colors. Their eyeshadow has a velvety texture that glides on the eye. The colors are easy to blend and have a lot of pigmentation! The lipstick colors are perfect, and the gloss is not sticky. These gift sets are great values and great gift ideas! I have the must-have highlighter for your makeup bag! I'm so glad Smashbox reintroduced the Becca Highlighter. This shade was a cult-favorite and blends like no other highlighter The product has a lovely texture and GLOWS. It's ideal for creating a dewy or glowing appearance. Jess's Top Picks As an Irish girl living in South Florida, this product comes in CLUTCH. While I admittedly avoid the sun like a vampire, I do enjoy looking sun-kissed 24/7. Infused with Aloe Vera, and Green Tea, Loving Tan Delux Face Tan isn’t super harsh on my pores and gives immediate bronzed-goddess results (which I also love). I pair this with the Loving Tan Delux Gradual Tan after every shower for an all-over glow! Containing skin-enriching antioxidants Acai Berry and Coffee extract, this super creamy formula feels great on my skin PLUS immediately gets to work on giving that sun-goddess glow. I like to pair Delux Gradual Tan with the Delux Face Tan to get an all-over light shimmering glow post-shower, and it will be kept in my weekly routine forever! Morgan's Top Picks I can not stop shopping for holiday gift sets! I am a total sucker for the limited edition holiday packaging. That's why the Terryfic Glow Beauty Favorites Box was an immediate "add to cart". The mini sizes of the Hyaluronic Pressed Hydra-Powder and Brightening CC Serum are great for traveling or testing new products before you commit to the full size. . Controls shine and blur imperfection with a few presses of the pressed powder. The universal shade makes it flattering on all skin types. Pick one up for yourself or give it as a gift! No wrapping paper is needed with this beautiful holiday packaging. The MakeUp Eraser has changed my getting unready routine. What used to involve makeup removers, cleaners, and water all over my bathroom is now simple and mess-free. It works to remove all of my makeup, including red lipstick and waterproof mascara, with just water. I have a clean cloth every day of the week and I just throw them into the washing machine. I love that they are sustainable and reusable, no more single-use makeup wipes for me! Feeling Inspired? Ready to experience the products we can't get enough of? Click here to start exploring or top picks or click below to discover more great products. To learn more about our top picks from 2021, click here. Want to create your perfect makeup, hair care, or skincare routine? Our team of Beauty Advisors are here to help! Click here to send them a message! EXPLORE HAIR CARE EXPLORE SKINCARE EXPLORE SKINCARE TOOLS About Camera Ready Cosmetics Camera Ready Cosmetics was founded in 2003 by Makeup Artist Mary Erickson. She dreamed of having a pro makeup showroom where artists could play with professional products without the typical makeup store attitude. Today, our team of beauty industry veterans work together to curate the best quality products on the market. We partner with brands who respect the industry and formulate products for true working artists. You won’t find CRC in high-end malls, and we don't wear matching brush belts. If you want to play with products for a few hours and buy nothing, that's okay ... come in and play! Our store is your playground.