On your day to remember, you want to be a vision of beauty that guests won’t soon forget. Let’s review the essentials to looking and feeling your absolute best when the “big day” finally rolls around.
Eyes
A night of anxious tossing and turning is to be expected the night before your wedding day. But be sure that your eyes don’t reveal signs of a sleepless night. After waking up, immediately check your eyes for signs of redness. Red eyes do NOT photograph well. Swing by the pharmacy and grab eye drops to keep redness at bay.
Lips
In order to create the perfect lipstick palette, pre-condition lips with a deep moisturizing balm for at least two weeks before the ceremony. Apply three times a day and overnight to ward off dry and flaky texture, especially in colder winter months. Vitamin C Lip Protection can be used under your favorite lipsticks to nourish lips without fading color.
Face
To look your best on your wedding day, you have to start preparing your skin in advance. Check for blemishes, redness, dryness and other flaws. Use good moisturizer and have a couple of facials if needed.
Make sure your makeup looks light and natural. Bridal makeup should have a “classic” touch to it. Avoid trendy looks like the “smoky eye” or bold colors as they will look dated a few years from now. Heavy foundation will start cracking in a couple of hours. Make sure you or your makeup artist uses only a light and “breathable” kind of foundation.
Skin
Moisturize, moisturize, and moisturize some more. This is the key to keeping skin looking fresh, young, and glowing. Speaking of glow, many brides opt for a bronzer complexion with either a few pre-wedding tanning sessions or a professional salon spray tan. If you’re going the spray route, be sure to schedule your appointment one week in advance of the big day. This is close enough to the event that you’ll maintain your glow but will allow the initial dark hue time to fade. Tropic Tans of Bayshore Road in North Cape May offers great bridal deals!
Hair
Having the perfect bridal hairstyle really does depend on the hair relationship you have with your stylist. Make sure you have regular appointments so your hairdresser knows your hair, your face shape, and your style needs.
A wedding hair trial allows experienced stylists to familiarize themselves with such hair needs. The trial is absolutely key. Consult Ambiance Salon & Spa of Wildwood’s Pacific Avenue regarding your trial and designs for your entire bridal party. Perfect Cutz of New Jersey Avenue in Wildwood Crest also specializes in custom bridal styles.
Teeth
As orphan Annie so aptly put it, “You’re never fully dressed without a smile!” This rings especially true on the day of life’s most major photo opps – your wedding day. In order to ensure perfectly pearly whites, consult a reputable cosmetic dentist several weeks before the big day and discuss your options.
Most brides opt for whitening/bleaching procedures, whether in-office or the take-home type. Dr. William Panico is one of Cape May County’s leading cosmetic dentists and offers an array of whitening plans, customizable to a bride’s specific time and dental needs.
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