Beautiful Brides
Look your best! Feel your best! It’s the most important day for your looks. Learn how to “wow” him while feeling your very best.
On the morning of the day of your wedding, you'll wake up knowing that the cake will be delivered on time, that the reception hall will be completely decorated and waiting for your arrival, and that your dress will fit you perfectly. And you'll be confident that you'll look radiant and feel wonderful because professional makeup and hair artists will spend the time to soothe your nerves by accentuating all of your best features.
Several types of makeup artists and hair stylists are out there, and to be sure you choose the right types for you, you'll need to know a bit about them first.
Makeup Artistry
Professional makeup artists have experience with all skin types and colorings, face shapes, and hair shapes. A licensed esthetician is one who has studied skin and skin care, has hours of training, is skilled in the sterilization process (to eliminate cross-contamination from tools), and has much practice and work experience with actual people. These exceptional artists have the talent and training to camouflage any scars or blemishes and to bring out your best facial features.
You may wonder why you need a professional to do something for you that you do for yourself almost every day. After all, you can do your makeup just fine for everyday wear, and sometimes even for special occasions. But consider this: what will you remember the most - how you know you looked on your wedding day, or how you looked in your photographs from your wedding day? Trained makeup artists know how to make you look good, not only in person, but for photography, such as those endearing wedding photographs. Makeup for photography is a learned skill and one most women don't have.
In planning what you want to look like, don't forget your eyebrows! They can make all the difference in a polished look. If your brows look good and are shaped to complement your eyes, your whole face will look more finished.
Have a professional do this. as often women tweeze too many hairs out of their brows and come away with having to resort to pencil lines.
Hair Artistry
Many, many things can go wrong when people try to not only style their own hair, but also use harsh chemicals at home, trying to "look like the woman on the box." A trained colorist has the chemistry knowledge to change the color of your hair slightly or altogether differently, while still making it look as natural as if you were born with it. Some eager people even try perming or straightening their own hair at home, and some of these people have horror stories to tell. Rather than becoming a casualty, hire a professional to design the look that's right for you and your hair.
If you're one of the lucky women who has long, healthy hair, there are countless ways your hair can be styled. Be sure the hair artist in which you are interested has experience with long hair, whether you just want it styled or want a chemical process. It behaves nothing like short hair, and if you mess it up at home, it just takes that much longer to grow it back out to the same length again.
Scheduling
About six months before your wedding you'll want to start a skin-care program designed especially for you - and stick with it! During stressful times your skin can do all sorts of panicking on its own, so if you start being good to it you shouldn’t have as many problems when that special day arrives. Licensed estheticians can help devise such a regimen with you and can lead the way to healthy skin.
If you are considering changing the look of your hair, whether it be the cut, style, color or texture, now is the time to book those appoint-ments, too, so the person working on your hair can have the time to perfect your new look before the last minute.
It is wise to choose your hair and makeup artists early so that you'll be working with the same people throughout the whole process; firstly because they will become familiar with your skin and hair, and secondly, when you look back at the photographs you will be looking at your wedding as an event, rather than something occurring over a few months, and you'll want to have the same look in all of them. Be sure to make all the necessary appointments to lead up to your wedding day. And don't forget to include the appointments for that day, too! Some artists work only in their own studios, others will go on-loca-tion and meet you where you need to be. Make sure you confirm all of your plans with everyone involved.
Once it gets closer to your wedding date, about 3-4 months prior to your wedding or when your tailored gown arrives, you'll be having your bridal portrait taken. Make sure you confirm how long it will take for hair and makeup so you won't be rushed trying to make the photographer's appointment. Another good tip is to book a "trial run" appointment with both the makeup and hair people before your portrait day so they can decide how to make you look your best without your trying to race out the door. Be sure to bring your headpiece to all appointments so they can work around it.
About a month before the big day is the time to have any processes done to your hair that you are needing. You may think that this is too early, but in actuality, it is the prime time to have these processes done, so your hair will have a chance to get reconditioned and healthier after-ward. Have all of your hair touch-ups done about a week before the wedding
When that day finally arrives and you wake up in the morning, you can be assured that everything - absolutely everything - has been taken care of for you, and there isn't a single thing for you to worry about. Your skin and hair will be planned for, just as you planned everything else. Good skin care, makeup applied by a professional, and hair styled to perfection will not only help you look your very best, but will help ease that last-minute stress. After all, a relaxed bride is a beautiful bride. So enjoy a nice breakfast and get ready for the time of your life!
