Expert Skin Care

Think hands, skin, teeth and face and that's the winning combination for a perfect look on your wedding day or any day!

Here are some tips to make you feel like a bride even when you're not!

1.Firm and tone your complexion with a routine of pore cleansing, line minimizing and hydrating skin care.

2. Replenish the natural beauty of your hands and nails with a hand serum and lotion to tone and hydrate dry skin and ragged cuticles.

3. SHINE with your brightest smile!

4. Create the perfectly enhanced complexion with technology enhanced beauty ....Airbrush Make-up!

You certainly want to look like a fairy on your wedding day but this won't be possible unless you follow a beauty regime months before the D-day. Check out the following beauty tips to follow before your wedding:

Join a Gym or Start Walking

You want to be in the best shape ever for your new husband...so splurge a little and join a gym. Get a personal trainer and get to work! If you just can't afford to join a gym, get out and start walking. Get your maid of honor to come along - but whatever you do get out and get some exercise!

Drink Lots of Water

Start drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day. Yes, it sounds like a lot but its worth it. Water flushes toxins out of your system - you can look forward to clearer skin and better health. In addition, water helps you feel full, so you may be inclined to eat less!


Get Regular Facials

General skin exfoliation provided by good facials, removes dead skin cells from your face and makes your skin glow. Choose a good salon and start getting facials every 5 weeks from now until the wedding day. (Do not get a facial on the wedding day though - your skin may appear abnormally flushed.

Get Regular Manicures

Regular manicures help to keep your hands and fingernails in good condition. Ask about exfoliation treatments for your hands as well. Hand exfoliation treatments leave the skin smooth and beautiful.





Book a Stylist and Makeup Artist
Book a hairstylist and makeup artist for your wedding day. Be sure to do this a couple of months in advance and go in for a trial run a couple of weeks before the wedding.


Get Your Hair Cut and Colored Weeks Before the Wedding

Have your hair cut and colored two to three weeks before the wedding. To avoid the new cut and color look (as well as added stress), have your hair cut and/or colored a couple of weeks before the wedding.




Schedule a Pedicure Schedule a pedicure for the day before the wedding.

This is important whether you are going on a tropical honeymoon or not. You want your feet to look nice for your husband and a good pedicure can do just that. Your feet will be smooth, clean and polished!

If you don't have lots of money to through around, have a look at our at home tips which will make you feel beautiful either way!

- Blend or process dry oatmeal to a fine powder. Mix with honey to make a paste. Massage into skin. Leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse, tone, moisturize.
- Witch hazel is an excellent, inexpensive toner.
- Aloe Vera gel is a great mask for dry skin. Apply to skin. Leave on for 20 minutes. Tissue off bulk of gel and massage the rest into skin.

One to Two Weeks Before the Wedding

Try To Avoid
- Tanning, both natural sunlight and tanning beds.
- Aggressive facials or skin care treatments.
- Facial waxing including eyebrows.

It's your D-day and you want everything to be just perfect! For perfection, you certainly need trained help; and who better can help you than the Expert
herself.

10 Tips for the Ideal Wedding Make-Up

1. Beauty Regime before the big day: To get that glowing, fresh-faced look, there are a few things to consider a few weeks prior to your wedding day.

• A skin and nail care plan should be started about 6 weeks before the wedding.
• Talk to your beautician about having regular facials and manicures.
• Don't get too much sun before your wedding. Sunburns and peeling skin shouldn't sabotage your wedding day.
• Consider Spray-on-tanning , a 100% natural way to achieve a tan. Ask Cristina about Golden Tropics Spray on Tan.

2. Body-Mind-Spirit

• Don't forget the importance of Body-Mind-Spirit. What's going on inside is just as important to looking good. As you know preparing for a wedding is very stressful and if you are not looking after yourself by not getting enough sleep or not eating properly it will without a doubt show on your face!
• If you are really stressed out consider having a relaxing massage once a week for a month and also a day before the wedding. Burn some relaxing essential oils around the house to help calm your nerves.
• If you are having trouble sleeping try Valerian tea before going to bed, available from most health food shops.

3. Trial

• When you have chosen a make-up artist, organise a trial around 1-2 months before the wedding.
• It is a good idea to have your bridesmaids with you to give their input and also advise what kind of look they want themselves.
• Have pictures from magazines to show the make-up artist various looks that appeal to you.
• Mention if you have any skin problems or allergies etc or if there are any particular ways you wear your make-up.
• If you are having a day-time wedding it is ideal to organise the trial during the day as this will give you a better idea as to how the make-up will look.

4. Have pictures and swatches of wedding dress and bridesmaid's dresses

• Having pictures of the dresses will give the make-up artist a starting point for designing the perfect look for you and your bridesmaids.
• Fabric swatches of the wedding dress and bridesmaid's dresses and a description of the flowers will also help when choosing colours. The colours should compliment both the dress and the flowers.

5. Which look to choose

• The style you choose for your wedding make-up will ultimately depend on your personal preference, but there are some other factors to consider:
• The time of the ceremony -is it a day or evening wedding? A lighter, more natural look is more suited to a day wedding and a more dramatic look is suited to an evening one.
• What time of year is your wedding? If you are having a Spring/Summer wedding, go for bright, pastel colours. Warm, deeper shades will lend themselves well to a winter wedding.
• Your skin tones and hair colour? There are two colour palettes- warm or cool .
• If you are Blond or fair skinned, cool tones of grey, blue, soft pink and lilac are ideal.
• If you are brunette or olive skinned, warm neutral tones of brown, taupe, burgundy & red are more suited.
• Remember your make up should be a little more dramatic than your everyday make-up as you can tend to look pale and wash-out in photos if your make-up doesn't stand out.

6. Your Face

• Foundations with yellow undertones work best with flash photography.
• Keep away from shimmer highlighters as this look will not show up well in photos and give a reflective shine.
• Use a light dusting of translucent powder to prevent any unwanted shine.
• Ask your make-up artist to use a bronzing powder to warm your skin tone and give a natural glow. Place on areas where the sun would naturally hit e.g. Forehead, cheeks and bridge of nose.
• Blush- use more than not enough.

7. Your Eyes

• The eye-area should be soft and natural with no heavy, dark lines.
• Keep away from up to the minute eyeshadows and make-up trends as you will regret it when you look at your photos in years to come!
• Use a brow pencil slightly darker than your hair colour and avoid heavy, dark shadows.

8. Your Lips

• Use a lip-liner the same colour as your lipstick and avoid a noticeable or dark lip line.
• The colour on your lips will depend on whether you are a warm or cool colour palette (see tip 5).
• It is more flattering to define one area i.e. If you want dark, defined eyes, go for a lighter lip shade and if you want dark/bright lips go for natural, light eyes.

9. Timing

• Ask your make-up artist to arrive as early as possible and allow plenty of time to get the job done. The last thing you want is to be rushed on your wedding day.

10. Touch Up Tips

• Ask your mum or one of your bridesmaids to carry a powder compact, tissues and lipstick for touch ups during the day.

Check out this video to learn how you can redefine your look on the most important day of your life- Your Wedding!