We are also giving away 2 $100 gift cards to Sephora! Scroll down to the bottom of this post to see how to enter! Xx

About Ashlan TaraAnn

I’m a Texas girl living in Oxford, Mississippi with my husband, Chris and our sweet Cockapoo, Jones with a passion for beauty, adventure, Jesus, and friendships. I recently launched my beauty and lifestyle blog, Ashlan TaraAnn. My hopes for my blog is to share my love for beauty and create a space that inspires you to live boldly. I’m a big believer in following your dreams, even if that means reinventing yourself in your mid 20’s.

How long have you been in the beauty business?

I’ve been doing makeup professionally for about two years but have always loved makeup. Growing up, I was always digging through my mom and grandmothers makeup drawers. In college, my passion grew as I started doing makeup for friends and family. My first wedding I did makeup for was for my best friend and college roommate, Emily. This grew my passion even more and I continued to educate myself on products and different techniques until I started doing it professionally.

What is your favorite part about doing bridal makeup?

My favorite part about doing bridal makeup is the happiness behind the day. It’s such a fun day and you get to be a part of bringing the bride’s vision to life. I get to be a part of their fairy tale and that is a priceless feeling.

 My Wedding Day Makeup

Airbrush: Aeroblend

Bronzer: Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Bronzer in Milk Chocolate

Blush: I mixed two shades Ulta’s Velvet Blush in Princess and this NARS Blush (I hate the name!)

Creamy Contour: Maybelline FaceStudio Master Contour in Medium and Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit in Light to Medium

Highlighter: Becca Cosmetics Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed Highlighter in Opal and Champagne Pop

Lips: Lipliner – NYX Lip Liner in Peekaboo Lipstick – Mixed NYX in Thalia 529 and 565

Eyeshadow: I used Lorac Behind the Scenes Eye Primer to prime her eyelids. Then I set her primer with a translucent powder, this helps your shadow go on smooth and keep from looking patchy. To start the look I took a cream color shadow and swept it all over the lid. Then I took a taupe shade and used that to start defining her crease. I used Tease from Urban Decay Naked2 Palette to deepen the crease. I mixed the shade Verve and Bootycall and placed them on her lid. Then, I lined her eyes with Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner and buffed it out with the shade Busted from theUrban Decay Naked2 Palette. For the bottom lash line, I took the shades Taupe and Tease and and smoked out the bottom lash line.

My number one tip for applying eye shadow is to always apply a small amount and then go back and build the color. You can always add more but it is harder to take away.

Best way to achieve that bridal glow?

First step to the bridal glow is making sure your prep your skin well. I typically go in with a lotion (that doesn’t contain SPF – this can lead to flash back in photography) and two hydrating primers. My favorites are the Too Faced Hangover Replenishing Face Primer and the Urban Decay Quick fix Hydracharged Complexion Prep Priming Spray. When I airbrush my brides, I use a highlighter shade. Lastly, after I apply their makeup I go in with a highlighter.

What is your favorite highlighter?

My go to highlighter at the moment is the Make Up For Ever Highlighter in H104 Eggshell and Becca Cosmetics Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed Highlighter in Opal. To make it appear natural, I take a beauty blender and gently blend it out.

Best beauty blender?

I love the beauty blender brand, but I really love the Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge. I find myself reaching for it more than any other brand. It’s great quality, blends out product extremely well, and I don’t find it soaking up a ton of product.

Tips for covering blemishes?

Number one tip is to not pick at your blemishes. As hard as it can be, your skin will thank you in the long run. When covering up a blemish I use Make Up For Ever HD Concealer. I like this because it’s long wearing and it’s not super heavy. I take the smallest amount and spot conceal any blemish. Then I will use a small amount of setting powder to go over the blemish. It’s important to use dabbing or patting motions when covering up the blemish.

How do you set your makeup to last for your wedding day?

First rule of hand: Make sure whatever powder you use, does not cause flashback in pictures. Test out any powder you use prior to your big day. I use Laura Mercier Translucent Setting Powder to set my brides under eye and t-zone area. I’ve tried other brands, but I always run back to this one.

At the end of every makeup application, I go in with Urban Decay All Nighter Long-Lasting Makeup Setting Spray. It helps with keeping your makeup in place all day and also keeps your makeup from setting into fine lines.

What are the best lashes to wear?

The lashes by Ardell are by far my favorite. The Ardell Demi Wispies are my go to for brides. These lashes are light weight, natural looking, but make your eyes pop in all the right ways.

Favorite lipsticks that stay on all day?

I really love Make Up For Ever Artist Rouge Lipstick. They’re comfortable on your lips, have a wide variety of shades and come in both matte and satin finishes.

Do you recommend airbrush makeup?

Yes, of course! I use airbrush on all of my clients and brides because it gives the best coverage and flawless finish without feeling heavy. It’s important to make sure whoever you use is educated in the technique and application. This will help guarantee getting the results you envision.

The brand I use is Aeroblend. It’s light weight and leaves a natural finish!

Do you have any favorite drug store products you recommend?

I love the brand NYX, it’s affordable and the quality for the price is amazing. I love NYX Extra Creamy lipstick and lip liners. Also, the HD Concealer is a great dupe for the NARS Creamy Concealer.

Maybelline is another great brand. I really love the Instant Age Rewind Concealer. An affordable cream contour option is Maybelline FIT ME Concealer in a darker shade. It’s creamy and blends out nice to give you an even glow.

Milani is my go to for blush. Their baked blushes are beautiful and go on smooth.

L’Oreal True Match is a great foundation option from the drug store as well.

What are your favorite makeup brushes?

There are a couple brush companies I have in my collection.

Affordable: Real Technique, ELF, and Morphe

Splurge: Sigma and Mikasa Beauty. The Mikasa beauty brushes are really great quality and make blending very easy. You can receive 25% off your purchase when you use the code “ASHLANTA25”

Best Eye Shadow Palette for a Natural Look?

I’m really loving the Jaclyn Hill Palette by Morphe. It has 36 eyeshadow shades which makes it perfect to create anything from a natural look to a smokey night time look. It’s a very versatile, high quality palette.

G I V E A W A Y !

In celebration of Ashlan’s recent launch of her blog we are giving away 2 $100 gift cards to Sephora! (Where you can find almost all of the products listed above!)

How to enter:

1. Like this photo on Instagram
2. Follow @madelinemittel + @ashlantaraann on Instagram
3. Tag a friend in the comments on Instagram (this photo)

For a bonus entry, leave a comment at the bottom of this post with your go to beauty product and #MMRgiveaway. Winners will be announced here next Friday and have 24 hours to claim their prize by emailing missmadelinemittel@gmail.com. Goodluck! Xx

bloom & grow forever,

Madeline Rose

Images by: Cottonwood Road Photography

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Scroll to the bottom of the post to watch our wedding video!

May 26, 2017 was an absolute dream. My prayer leading up to the big day was that I would be fully present and soak in every moment. As someone who can be somewhat of a perfectionist I knew I was going to need to trust the Lord with the details in order to be fully present. When our wedding day rolled around I can honestly say I’ve never felt more at peace, yet so excited and confident in my decision to marry Chas. I remember people telling me it would fly by and all be a blur, but I’m grateful to vividly remember a lot of the special moments (Chas + I journaled a ton on our flight to our honeymoon) that happened throughout that day.

I knew I wanted to do something special with Chas’ ring. He took Greek at Rice and decided on “both grace and (agape) love” to be engraved inside his wedding band as a reminder of what for us is the foundation of our marriage.

My dream wedding shoes. I shared more of the story of my wedding shoes in this post, but for my something borrowed my mom gave me the same sixpence that she wore in her shoe when she walked down the aisle on her wedding day.

I so love these girls. I kept my dress a secret from them and it was so special + fun seeing their reaction to my bridal portrait when we were getting ready.

Chas + I exchanged wedding gifts before the ceremony. He is an avid reader and major C.S. Lewis fan so I got him a classic edition of the original Four Loves book that he had been wanting. I had also been collecting a shoe box of random little things I had kept throughout our 6 year dating relationship in high school and college. My gift from him was the most beautiful diamond band. I had fallen in love with it when we were ring shopping, and could not believe he actually got it.

A mentor couple of ours gave us the sweetest idea to pick out a new perfume for the wedding day + honeymoon. Every year on your anniversary you take out that perfume and wear it to bring back those special memories. I do have certain smells that spark my memory of different things so having a special scent for my wedding day was the perfect idea for us.

I decided to to a first look with my dad in the chapel and it was another sweet memory I will cherish. We’ve always had a special relationship and I’m thankful that he’s been present throughout my life and a constant source of practical wisdom.

My wedding planner and florist, Mary Frances, did an outstanding job on all of our tablescapes with my favorite flowers. I just wanted white with greenery and she made all my visions come to life better than I could have imagined.

Chas + I debated a lot about doing a first look. I like tradition and the idea of him seeing me for the first time when the doors open, but with our wedding being a little later in the evening we wanted to be able to have time for photos and not be rushed after the ceremony or fight the sunset. I am SO glad we did it!

One thing I knew I wanted were white bridesmaid dresses. I love that they’re different, but still so classy and timeless. And my ladies looked stunning in them!

I’m so grateful to The Lord for blessing us both with the most incredible parents and families.

My best friend, sister, and maid of honor! Caroline has a heart of gold and is constantly serving others with such love + compassion.

This was one of my many favorite moments from the day. There’s something special about having your best friends – from birth, high school, and college roommates – all surrounding you in prayer. As they were lining up to walk down the aisle it hit me how thankful I am for each of them and the role they have all played in my life. It was surprisingly the only time I started tearing up the entire weekend until one of them made me laugh and helped me get it together!

Are my grandmother’s not the cutest?! I have a special relationship with both of them and have gained so much wisdom from their life. I decided I wanted them to be my flower girls and pass out roses to guests as they walked down the aisle. They were tickled about it and did such a good job!

Chas was my first kiss and now my forever kiss!

Marriage has truly been the best gift. It’s so fun to get to do life together with your best friend. There are good days, sanctifying days, humbling days, hard days, emotional days, but these have been some of the best days. Thank you, Lord for giving me the most disciplined, self-less, and thoughtful husband and thank you all for following along as we journey on this adventure together.

bloom & grow forever,

Mr. + Mrs. Taylor

Vendors

Photography: Cottonwood Road Photography

Videography: Candlelight Films

Venue: Prestonwood Baptist Church Faith Chapel

Wedding Planner + Florist: Mary Frances Bella Bloom

Save The Dates: Marry Me In Spring

Invitations: Elefant Press

Makeup + Hair: Ashlan TaraAnn (@ashlantaraann)

DJ: LeForce Entertainment – We used Adam Morgan and LOVED him!

Catering: Dallas Catering

Wedding Gown + Bolero: Patsy’s Bridal Boutique

Shoes: Manolo Blahnik

Garter: ASOS

Jeweler: William Noble

Ring Box: The Mrs. Box

Bridesmaid’s Dress: The Dessy Group: off the shoulder style + strapless style

(Patsy’s Bridal does give 10% off each Bridesmaid’s gown if you have 8 or more bridesmaids)

Bridesmaid’s Robes: Piyama

My Robe: Nordstrom

Groom’s Tux: Calvin Klein

Snapchat Sign: Etsy

Snapchat Geofilter: Etsy

Send-off Pom Poms: Silver Light-up Pom Poms

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Fact: I’ve dreamed about my wedding shoes ever since I was a little girl. I can remember going to weddings with my Grandma – mostly of people I didn’t even know – and without fail wanting to see the bride’s shoes. I would whisper to my Grandma, “Do you think she’ll let me see her shoes?” And every time Grandma would walk me over to the beaming bride and I’d get a peek at the mysterious heels hiding under yards of tulle.

My mom wore this exact sixpence in her shoe on the day she walked down the aisle to my dad. Since then she has kept the silver coin on her charm bracelet. We had it removed so I could wear it in my shoe as my ‘something borrowed’ piece – another special memory to treasure.

One afternoon my mom and I met up with my Grandma to walk around the mall. I wasn’t planning on “wedding shoe shopping” that day, but these gorgeous Manolo Blahnik pointy toe lace pumps had just been put out on display, and I was dying to try them on. From the vintage-inspired lace detail to the elegant crystal-encrusted embellishment I had no doubt they would be a winner wedding shoe. My mom may or may not have tried to convince me to keep looking because #splurge, but as soon as I tried them on we all loved them. A handful of gift cards later, and the glass slippers were mine.

I bought these clear shoe protectors since I knew I was going to be doing a lot of walking + dancing on my wedding day. For the record, these are the most comfortable heels I’ve ever worn. I danced in them the entire night!

I love this picture. It brings me back to those memories I had as a little girl. I think it’s even sweeter that my Grandma just happened to be standing in the corner of the photo.

Below I selected some beautiful shoes at every budget perfect for walking down the aisle on your big day!

bloom & grow forever,

Madeline Rose

Images by: Cottonwood Road Photography 

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