11 Beauty Essentials Every Bride Needs to Feel Like Meghan Markle on Her Wedding Day

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11 Beauty Essentials Every Bride Needs to Feel Like Meghan Markle on Her Wedding Day

Weddings are always exciting events, but this year with the glow of the royal wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in the air, “exciting” feels like an understatement! And it’s all thanks to that Markle Sparkle. If you’re looking for a bridal role model for your vision board, you can’t do better than the Suits star.  From her glowing skin, enviably toned limbs, sleek and flyaway free hair and natural and pretty makeup, the soon-to-be-duchess certainly makes perfect inspiration for any bride’s big day. While we can’t make you a duchess — or get you Markle’s enviable genes — we can help you get in royal wedding-shape with a few key  hair, makeup and skincare products to help get you picture perfect and ready to make your own walk down the aisle. From in-shower moisturizers that will soften your skin from head-to-toe to a lip scrub that will make that all-important kiss one or the books, we’ve got you covered.  Let the string quartet commence!

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11 Beauty Essentials Every Bride Needs to Feel Like Meghan Markle on Her Wedding Day

Weddings are always exciting events, but this year with the glow of the royal wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in the air, “exciting” feels like an understatement! And it’s all thanks to that Markle Sparkle. If you’re looking for a bridal role model for your vision board, you can’t do better than the Suits star.  From her glowing skin, enviably toned limbs, sleek and flyaway free hair and natural and pretty makeup, the soon-to-be-duchess certainly makes perfect inspiration for any bride’s big day. While we can’t make you a duchess — or get you Markle’s enviable genes — we can help you get in royal wedding-shape with a few key  hair, makeup and skincare products to help get you picture perfect and ready to make your own walk down the aisle. From in-shower moisturizers that will soften your skin from head-to-toe to a lip scrub that will make that all-important kiss one or the books, we’ve got you covered.  Let the string quartet commence!

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Sisley Black Rose Cream Mask 

This luxe facial in a tube has a cult following for a reason: it works to erase and diminish signs of fatigue. Pop it on for 10 to 15 minutes while you prep your skin for makeup and wipe it off to a luminous, smooth and plumped complexion thanks to black rose and padina pavonica. 

$162, sisley-paris.com

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Tata Harper Smoothing Body Scrub

A bride who knows her skin is soft to touch is a confident bride. So stock up on the apricot-oil infused scrub.   

$79, credo.com 

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Jergens® Natural Glow® Wet Skin Moisturizer

Gradually build your sunless tan fresh out of the shower with a moisturizer meant to be applied on wet skin. Your glow will be subtle, you can skip the spray tan as part of your prep, and everyone knows that a tan makes your limbs look slimmer. Plus, because it’s buildable over time, you don’t run the risk of accidentally going overboard.  

$9.99, amazon.com

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Kevyn Aucoin The Volume Mascara

Not only does this mascara give you luscious volume with a hint of gloss, but thanks to the technology that creates tubes around lashes, it’s flake-free, too. 

 $28, spacenk.com

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Hourglass Veil Translucent Setting Powder

Keep your gorgeous complexion in place and shine-free with a translucent powder that has light-reflecting particles and diamond powder. #Luxe.  

$46, sephora.com 

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Frank Body Lip Scrub and Lip Balm Duo 

Flake-free lips make for smoother sailing in both the kiss and lipstick application departments. First, scrub any flakes and dead skin off and boost circulation to your kisser for a plumping effect, then dab on the balm for a one-two-lip-perfecting-punch. 

$19.95, frankbody.com 

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RMS Beauty Wild With Desire Lipstick in Pretty Vacant 

This moisturizing formula wears down to a delicate stain so you can spend your time socializing with fellow revelers, not touching up your lips. 

$28, net-a-porter.com 

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Diptyque Eau Des Sens

Fun fact: the orange blossom is a flower often associated with weddings. Brides in the middle ages wore them in their hair! Add some of the bloom to your vibe by spritzing this intoxicating blend of the note along with angelica root and patchouli. It’s warm and  feminine. 

 $95, diptyque.com 

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John Frieda Frizz Ease® Secret Weapon® Touch-Up Crème

Treat your hair like royalty, making sure it looks effortlessly glam and flyaway-free. Keep this conditioning formula on hand to smooth over any hint of dryness for sleek, glossy hair. 

$8.99, amazon.com

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Marc Jacobs Beauty Shameless Youthful Look 24 Hr Foundation 

Every bride wants a foundation that looks natural, photographs well and lasts until the final twirls are being taken on the dance floor. This complexion enhancer from Marc Jacobs does all that and has added SPF without a hint of flashback from cameras, which makes it a total gamechanger. 

$41, net-a-porter.com 

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Charlotte Tilbury Instant Look in a Palette Beauty Glow 

The kit contains everything you need for a complete glowing makeup including a natural eye, rosy cheeks as well as bronzer and highlighter.

$75, charlottetilbury.com