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Bridal beauty, Perth weddings & makeup notes

Tips, timelines and local guides from a decade behind the chair — to help your day run beautifully.

  • Bridal & Weddings

    Wedding makeup that photographs beautifully

    Wedding makeup photographs best with camera-true skin, no shimmery SPF, and matte-set bases that avoid flashback under flash and read soft in sun.

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  • Bridal & Weddings

    False lashes for your wedding: what to know

    Strip, individual or cluster lashes for your wedding? Here's how to choose comfortable, photo-ready lashes that suit your eyes and your day.

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  • Perth Weddings

    The best Swan Valley wedding venues

    The best Swan Valley wedding venues include Sandalford, Mandoon Estate, Caversham House, Sittella, Mulberry on Swan and The Vines Resort.

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  • Perth Weddings

    The best Margaret River wedding venues

    The best Margaret River wedding venues include Leeuwin Estate, Voyager Estate, Aravina, Amelia Park, Xanadu and Caves House — here's how to choose.

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  • Perth Weddings

    The best time of year to get married in Perth

    Spring (Sep–Nov) and autumn (Mar–May) are the best times to marry in Perth — mild weather, soft light and makeup that lasts all day.

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  • Perth Weddings

    Perth summer wedding: a makeup survival guide

    Beat Perth's summer heat and humidity with skin prep, long-wear formulas, a setting-spray lock and a small clutch touch-up kit that holds all day.

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  • Perth Weddings

    The best Perth getting-ready hotels & suites

    The best Perth getting-ready hotels are COMO The Treasury, Crown Towers, Ritz-Carlton, QT and The Westin — for light, space and a calm morning.

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  • Perth Weddings

    Cottesloe beach wedding: makeup tips

    Makeup that survives a Cottesloe beach wedding: prep the skin, use sweat- and humidity-proof formulas, set it twice, and carry a tiny touch-up kit.

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  • Perth Weddings

    A makeup artist's guide to Fremantle weddings

    Planning a Freo wedding? A mobile makeup artist's guide to venues, the getting-ready morning, and the sea-air and light to plan your makeup around.

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