How to Make Skin Look Flawless for a Wedding
As you're planning the details for your wedding, such as booking the reception hall, choosing a dress or interviewing vendors, it's essential to make sure you're organizing a regimen that will ensure you look your best as you walk down the aisle as well. Glowing, healthy skin is a must for your big day, and you can start preparing weeks or months before the wedding to make sure you're especially confident as you're exchanging vows, enjoying friends and family and taking lots of pictures. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Water
- Skin cleanser
- Moisturizer with sunscreen
- Makeup remover
- Facial mask
- Exfoliating treatment
- Telephone
- Computer
- Hypoallergenic makeup
Instructions
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Start upping your water intake a month or so before wedding date. According to the Healthy Skincare website, water makes it easier for the body to excrete waste and impurities, which can improve the look of your skin. Water also supplies the skin with necessary moisture, and can help to alleviate wrinkles and make skin more elastic and supple.
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Choose a cleanser that is suitable for your skin type. For instance, an oil-free, gel cleanser is ideal for oily or combination skin, while a cream-based cleanser is suitable for dry skin. Start using the cleanser a few weeks before the wedding so your skin gets used to it, since using a variety of new products before the big day can be overwhelming on your skin and cause blemishes or redness.
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Purchase a skin moisturizer with sunscreen to give your skin the proper moisture balance and protect it from the harmful effects of the sun. According to the Health Pages website, the right moisturizer can help you to achieve the youthful look you want for your wedding, since dry skin can make one appear older. An oil-free moisturizer adds just the right amount of moisture to particularly oily skin, while more intense moisturizers that lock water into the skin are best for brides with dry skin.
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Use a quality makeup remover every night before washing your face to ensure that all your foundation, powder and eye makeup are off of your face before going to bed. Sleeping with makeup on can clog your pores and damage the skin, according to the So Feminine website. However, if you do happen to sleep with your makeup on, thoroughly cleanse your skin as soon as you wake up in the morning, and use a facial mask to draw out the impurities. After a few minutes, rinse off the mask and moisturize.
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Purchase an exfoliating treatment to use about once a week. Exfoliating is likely too harsh to use as an everyday skin treatment, so once a week may be sufficient. This will lift dirt and impurities from the face, and can make your pores look smaller for clear, smooth skin.
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Call or email your local spa to start getting facials weeks before the wedding. Certain treatments like microdermabrasion or intense exfoliation treatments can cause redness that is gone after a day or two, so it's best to receive these types of facials well before the wedding. Getting regular facials that infuse your skin with moisture or get rid of dark spots and blemishes will also make for a more even skin tone on your wedding day. Get the facials in advance to get your skin accustomed to the treatments, so it will be in its best shape on the day you exchange vows.
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Work with your makeup artist two or three weeks before the wedding to find cosmetics that are gentle on your skin and create the exact look you want for your wedding. Let your makeup artist make up your face the way she would for the big day well in advance, so you'll know if your skin has a reaction to the cosmetics. Bring the cleansers and moisturizers you've been using to your session, so your makeup artist can advise you on how to tailor your skin care regimen to ensure that your makeup goes on flawlessly, or give you additional tips on how to get your skin to look its best.
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References
- Perfect Wedding Guide; Bridal Beauty-How to Prep Your Skin for Makeup Application; Christina Kazadzis; May 2010.
- 29K Productions: Skin Preparation Tips for Your Wedding
- Healthy Skincare: Benefit of Drinking Water for Skin
- The Health Pages: The Benefits of Using Skin Moisturizers
- So Feminine: Sleeping in Makeup
- Photo Credit Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images
