The Perfect Bridal Beauty Guide Bridal experts explain how to plan ahead to ensure your day is picture perfect -- no matter what! You were certain you planned for everything -- from the flowers on the tables, to the songs the band would play -- and everything in between. But experts say if you havent planned ahead for your bridal beauty and grooming routines you could end up with some wedding-day blues. In an effort to look and feel their best Ive seen brides try to do too much a day or two before the wedding and not enough in the two to three weeks prior. And the end result can be a litany of problems that really could have been easily avoided, says Liz Seccuro, creative director of Dolce Parties, a wedding and event planning company in Greenwich, Conn., and New York City. Planning Ahead Securro says overloading on beauty and grooming routines just days before you say I do can not only leave you looking and feeling less than perfect, it can also increase your stress on the very day you want to look poised and serene. The answer, say experts, is to plan ahead -- setting a schedule that anticipates some of your most important health and beauty needs. While ideally, experts say you should begin three to four months before your wedding, even 30 days is adequate for the most important self-care rituals. To help you know what to do and when, WebMD asked several experts to help us prepare the following guide. Beautiful Bridal Skin Perhaps nothing is more beautiful than the natural glow of happiness that becomes every bride. But to help that glow along, experts at Bridal Guide magazine say schedule a series of monthly facials beginning as early as six months before your wedding. To help ensure your skin looks picture perfect on your wedding day they advise your last facial to be no later than two weeks before the big day. And while a professional facial is a fabulous way to pamper yourself, Seccuro suggests brides to do their homework before choosing a facialist. There is a misnomer that says if your face looks red and your skin looks bad when you finish a facial it means it worked -- but thats not true, says Seccuro. To be sure your skin will look better -- and not worse -- Seccuro advises making your appointment in person and look at those leaving the salon. If their skin isnt glowing and they dont look great -- look elsewhere for your facial, she says. Timing Tips Whether you treat yourself to professional treatments or do it on your own, Seccuro says to reduce the risk of redness, irritation, or even allergic reaction, avoid glycolic peels, dermabrasion, or anything chemical for at least one month prior to your wedding day. As to those new quick touch-ups -- injectable wrinkle fillers like Restalyne or wrinkle relaxers like Botox, New York plastic surgeon Andrew Marc Klapper, MD, says the bride, her mom, and her attendants should never wait until the last minute. I prefer three weeks prior to the wedding, so there are no signs of residual bruising, says Klapper. Seccuro says other, less-dramatic procedures such as a cool touch laser -- used for hyper pigmentation, to tighten pores, fix tiny broken capillaries, and give you the look of perfect skin -- can be done as soon as one week before your wedding. The Dreaded Wedding Day Pimple Experts say if you are already dealing with acne, and have attained some measure of control, keep on your regular treatment schedule. Also avoid new products -- including shampoos or makeup -- during the month before your wedding. But what about that occasional pimple -- often caused by stress -- that pops out when you least expect it? According Mauro Romita, MD, medical director of the Ajune Spa in New York City, if a whitehead appears, a hot compress will reduce it, followed by a cold compress and a tiny dab of benzyl peroxide to kill any bacteria. If your skin is irritated from stress his solution is to apply cool cotton pads soaked in milk or chamomile tea, followed by an application of lukewarm water. Celebrity makeup artist and bridal beauty expert Timothy Alan says his famous soap star clients have had great success with the toothpaste zit zapper. If the blemish pops out the night before your wedding - or it looks like its going to -- dab it with some toothpaste. But it has to be the paste type, not the gel type, says Alan, author of Two Faced: Confessions of a Soap Opera Make-Up Artist. This, he tells WebMD, will help shrink the pimple and dry it. If redness persists in the morning, he says apply a drop of Visine (the eye care solution) on the pimple. To cover up whats left apply a lighter shade of concealer on the pimple, then cover with your foundation, then dab on a tiny bit more concealer in a shade that matches your foundation, says Alan. To set the cover up, he says dust with finely milled face powder. Groomed to Be a Bride From plucking eyebrows to bikini waxing, from teeth whitening to self-tanning, experts say your wedding day is the time to splurge -- but not the day before you say, I do. Read more at: webmd/beauty/style/perfect-bridal-beauty-guide?page=2
Posted on: Sat, 05 Apr 2014 06:59:34 +0000
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