Kate Middleton will do her own wedding makeup

I agree with her, almost every professional makeup I have had done was way too much, ended up being washed down the drain and I happily applied my own. On my wedding day, my sister and I did our own, and looked stunning! Each to her own!

I don't wear make up very often, but was planning to do my own since I like a natural look. My wedding photographer insisted (thankfully) that I use his make up artist. She was fantastic and did a beautiful job. We were married on a beach in Hawaii and I looked elegant, pretty and natural. My wedding photos were amazing. Tips for weddings: spend the money on the photographer, dress, bridal bouquet and make-up artist. You'll have your photos forever and will always be happy when you look at them. Also, I did not wear a strapless wedding dress even though I am slender and have nice shoulders. They are not classy. Princess Grace and Kate Middleton are perfect examples of beautiful and timeless brides.

I also did my own makeup for my wedding. I got married in a hurricane, and the makeup was still on after the long day of wind and rain :) I just wish they had made Motives back then :) I love it!

I think that it is a preference. There is neither a right or wrong way. Just as long as she is comfy and looks great that is all that really matters.

I would rather do my own makeup. The few times I've had a makeover I didn't like how they did it. I wear makeup everyday though. If someone rarely wears makeup, I think its a good idea to get your makeup done professionally.

I say BRAVO! She's obviously skilled with makeup application and I give her credit for creating her own look and refusing to let others define her.

Good for her! I'm glad she chooses to look the way she's comfortable with instead of like some circus clown. I admit my aunt did my makeup & hair because that's what she used to do for a living and I was comfortable with her doing it. I trust her and knew she wouldn't make me look freakish.

I guess it depends on what culture your from. I'm Indian, and I have only heard of 1 Indian bride who did her own make up (because she was a professional make up artist). No matter how good girls are at applying make up, I believe that for an Indian wedding, you NEED a professional. Our wedding outfits are very colorful and bright, and if the makeup looks too natural, it doesn't look complete, as opposed to a Christian or Catholic wedding, where the dress is usually white/beige/off-white/neutral-ish color, and minimal jewelry, so a natural make up look would look appropriate.

I did my own make-up. I didn't want to chance having someone else do it for the big day. I've had it done professionally before & have never been truly happy with the results, so I decided to do what I know works. Besides that, doing my hair & make-up have always been very relaxing for me, & I needed to de-stress that day!

I did my own make-up so that I looked like myself instead of thes some weird glamour / overly made up version of myself (that I would never look like again).

I agree Joanna Douglas, Kudos to Kate. We're all waiting in anticipation.

I am getting married in September and I am doing my own makeup. I know exactly what I want and how to do it, so why waste money on someone else doing it and risk them screwing it up or not doing it the way I want it? I practice doing it a couple times a month and I have nailed it down. I think it is great that she is doing it herself. She is like me... if you want something done right you might have to do it yourself. :)

I had someone do my makeup and I'm very glad I did! She did a great job and my face looked flawless in pics. Airbrush makeup is great!

Why would this be a bad thing? She always looks flawless in other pictures, so why would she want to change something that clearly works for her. I think she is setting a good example that you don't have to pay exorbitant prices for things you can do yourself (even if you are royalty). Go Kate!

You know, only about ten, max twenty, people will get close enough to her during the day to actually see her makeup. The rest will be way too far away to see it unless she wants a mime look. If she's comfortable, that's good enough.

I was a bridesmaid in a wedding where the bride's mom insisted we all have our make up done by a professional. None of us looked natural. For my own wedding, I did my own make up because I usually wear very little and did not want to appear too far off that mark.

Kate is naturally beautiful with gorgeous skin and a knock out smile. Why cover that with layers of make up?

it never fails to amaze me that people invest so much trust in "experts" thats such a joke you can go to the best of the best and still not get the right answers or the greatest results. If people are confident in what they can do and happy with the outcome then they themselves become their own expert. So many people rely on the help and instruction of others and I just don't understand why.. She received instruction from an "expert" and she's obviously confident in her abilities. why question her? future royalty or not she is perfectly capable.

She is a very original lady! I'm sure it look stunning.
I'm sure it will be a big hit, I can see the cosmetic industry selling "The Kate Middleton's Look".
How to books you name it, we'll all see it out there.

Kudos to her!!