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The high street wedding makeup buys loved by celebrity brides – from just £5

Get a gorgeous bridal glow from just £5

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Chloe Best
Lifestyle Features Editor
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They may have had some of the world's best makeup artists on hand to do their wedding makeup, but celebrity and royal brides including Princess Eugenie and Kim Kardashian still used a selection of bargain high street beauty products to get their flawless bridal beauty looks – and they cost as little as £5.

Proving it's easy to get a gorgeous bridal glow on a budget, we've rounded up some of their hero buys that any bride-to-be will want to add to their makeup kit. Race you down to Boots…

Ellie Goulding

Ellie Goulding opted for a natural but radiant look on her wedding day, courtesy of her best friend and bridesmaid, makeup artist Lucy Wearing. Her bridal makeup included MAC's matte lipstick in Whirl, which costs just £17.50 and features a flattering rose pink shade.

SHOP: MAC matte lipstick in Whirl, £17.50, MAC

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Meghan Markle

The Duchess of Sussex reportedly used Dior's Backstage Face & Body Foundation (£29.50) for her wedding day in May 2018, which gave her fresh, flawless skin but still let her natural radiance and freckles show through. Available in 40 different shades, you should easily be able to find your perfect match.

SHOP: Dior Backstage Face & Body Foundation, £29.50, Dior

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Billie Faiers

Celebrity makeup artist Krystal Dawn flew to the Maldives to get Billie Faiers wedding-ready in March, and gave the bride subtle shimmering skin on both her face and across her décolletage that worked perfectly for the sun-soaked setting. Her product of choice? Iconic London's Prep-Set-Glow, a hydrating mist with light-reflecting properties that can have multiple uses within your bridal beauty look – to prep the skin before applying makeup, set your finished look, or add a radiant gloss to bare skin. 

SHOP: Prep-Set-Glow spray, £22, Iconic London

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Amal Clooney

Charlotte Tilbury was the makeup artist of choice for Amal Clooney at her wedding to George Clooney in 2014. Of course, Charlotte used her own beauty products to create Amal's classic bridal look, including her Lip Cheat lip liner in Pillow Talk to perfect her pout. 

SHOP, Pillow Talk Lip Cheat lipliner, £17, Charlotte Tilbury

STORY: Charlotte Tilbury reveals how to get glowing skin on your wedding day like Amal Clooney

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Kim Kardashian

For her wedding to Kanye West in 2014, Kim Kardashian worked with makeup artist Mario Dedianovic to achieve a natural yet striking beauty look. While she launched a new makeup line to emulate her wedding day beauty in 2019, Kim actually used a lot of high street makeup products on her big day, including Urban Decay's Perversion waterproof fine-point eye pen to create defined eyes. 

SHOP: Urban Decay Perversion eyeliner, £18, Urban Decay

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Kate Middleton

The Duchess of Cambridge used a selection of Bobbi Brown cosmetics for her wedding day in 2011, with her lipstick – the brand's Semi-Matte Lip Color in Sandwash Pink – going on to become a cult-buy for brides. 

SHOP: Semi-matte lip colour in Sandwash Pink, £24.50, Bobbi Brown

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Mandy Moore

This is Us star Mandy Moore's makeup artist Jenn Streicher used pretty pink tones of makeup to complement her dreamy blush wedding dress. We're obsessed with the Tom Ford Shadow Extreme eyeshadow she used in Fuchsia to add a subtle shimmer and make Mandy's green eyes pop. 

SHOP: Tom Ford Shadow Extreme eyeshadow, £30, Tom Ford

READ: How to do your own wedding makeup - Charlotte Tilbury and pro MUAs reveal all

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Michelle Keegan

With her glowing skin, smoky eye makeup and fluttering lashes, Michelle Keegan's wedding day makeup is sure to inspire a lot of brides. And adding the finishing touch to the Our Girl actress' bridal beauty look was a pair of false lashes – applied by makeup artist Krystal Dawn – from Ardell's. 

SHOP: Ardell's Wispies false lashes, £5.49, Boots

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Princess Eugenie

While she's yet to divulge exactly what products she used, Princess Eugenie's royal wedding makeup artist Hannah Martin has said that Bobbi Brown's Skin Foundation Stick is her "bridal go-to", so it's likely to have featured in the Princess' bridal look. At £32, it's an affordable way to recreate the royal bride's gorgeous wedding look, and is available in 31 shades to suit all skin tones. 

SHOP: Skin Foundation Stick, £32, Bobbi Brown

MORE: Bridal beauty secrets from Eugenie, Kate and Meghan

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Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka was a breathtaking bride for her wedding to Nick Jonas in December 2018, with her makeup look created by Yumi Mori using Marc Jacobs Beauty products. They included the beauty brand's Velvet Noir Major Volume Mascara, which promises "major drama" and is available to buy at Harvey Nichols for £25.

SHOP: Marc Jacobs Beauty Velvet Noir mascara, £25, Harvey Nichols

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