The Beauty of Amal Alamuddin’s Modern Polish

Like everyone else, I’ve been watching images from the wedding of George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin roll in from Venice. What I love so much about the way the bride looked throughout the whole weekend is that she really defines the modern beauty: clean, simple, and totally polished. It’s not about the no-makeup thing happening on the runway, it’s not about a shaved head, just a cool, beautiful woman.

You can tell that a lip is her thing. It was dark red the night before the wedding, and berry the day of. She doesn’t wear a strong lip like that during the day, but it’s what worked for her during the celebration. Amal’s definitely found her makeup style; nothing’s ever overdone. She could have easily put on jeans and blazer and gone to dinner, and that is really modern.

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Amal’s proof of the importance of finding the colors that work for you and your style. Look at images of celebrities, or your friends, or even a makeup counter where you like the look, and then experiment. You want to make sure it’s something you can do yourself, and that when you look in the mirror, it’s still you. Don’t go from a berry lip to a dark purple one just because that’s of the moment.

Amal epitomizes this really strong modern woman who has a career—who also happened to fall in love with the world’s most eligible bachelor—but you can tell she’s her own woman. And that’s something to aspire to.

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