Bridal Beauty Do's and Dont's

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1 MONTH BEFORE YOUR WEDDING

With one month to go, now’s the time to focus on building upon (or getting started with) daily routines. Theses are the little things you can do every day to make a difference to how you look (and feel) on your big day.

Don’t go on any super restrictive diets or hardcore exercise regimes. You’re going to need to keep your energy levels high for all that last minute prep and planning over the next few weeks. Depriving your body of essential nutrients or pushing it to the limits will wreak havoc with your metabolism, as well as your skin, hair and nails!

Do start a teeth whitening routine. You could use whitening strips or a DIY routine of baking soda brushing and hydrogen peroxide rinsing.

Do try meditation and/or yoga. Wedding planning is fun but it can also be very stressful so take a few moments out of your day/week to practice mindfulness, engage in relaxing activities and breathe deeply.

Do book any ‘week before the wedding’ beauty appointments now. Like, right now. You don’t want to be scrabbling around a few days before your big day trying to slot in appointments to see your favourite, trusted therapists who may be fully booked.

Do get your hair trimmed and coloured (if you regularly colour your hair, that is) but don’t go for a complete restyle so close to your wedding! If you’re having your hair professionally styled, it will completely throw your hairstylist’s plans from your hair trial out of the window. And, could leave you feeling unlike ‘yourself’ when you walk down the aisle or when you look at your wedding photos years later.

Do develop/keep up routines for your skin, nails, hair and teeth to have them looking at their most optimal.

Hair: Apply a nourishing hair mask once a week to keep your locks looking luscious. Facial skin: Cleanse, tone, apply serum and moisturise day and night (begin this 3, 6, or even 12 months before your wedding, if you can!)

Body: Body brush everyday to stimulate circulation, then apply body lotion.

Nails: Apply cuticle oil and use hand cream once a day – we think applying it night time, just before you go to sleep, is easiest but anytime you can fit into your daily routine will work just fine.

1 WEEK BEFORE YOUR WEDDING

So you’re at the “OMG I’m getting married in a week” mark, this is usually the point in your planning when everything starts to feel a bit more real. It’s also the perfect time to have one last beauty blitz! But don’t forget that sometimes “less really is more”.

Don’t have a facial (unless it is part of a series of facials with a trusted therapist/aesthetician who knows your skin and how it reacts to products very well). This is to avoid any potential rashes or breakouts.

Do have a mani/pedi 1-2 days before your wedding. If you opt for a gel mani/pedi this will see you through the honeymoon too!

Do get your eyebrows (and any other unwanted facial/body hair) threaded, waxed or plucked. Go for a tidy up as opposed to a re-shape and time it according to how fast your hair grows. But ideally, leave at least 24 hours before the big day, so any redness and/or swelling has time to go down.

THE NIGHT BEFORE YOUR WEDDING​

The excitement is unbearable. There’s just one more sleep to go! Why not use this evening to really pamper yourself?

Don’t pluck your eyebrows. Just don’t. It will only end in disaster.

Do be gentle with your skin – this is not the time for harsh exfoliants or intensive masks that could potentially break you out in a rash, or cause redness/irritation.

Do run a bath, light a scented candle or two and completely switch off for half an hour or so. Get lost in a book or your own thoughts.

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