Bridal Beauty: Your Bridal Beauty Plan From head to toe, what to do once a month, week, day -- and at least once -- to look positively radiant on your wedding day. Your Hair Once a Month: Show your locks a little tenderness with a deep conditioning treatment. Itll help mend ends and fortify your strands while making them silky smooth -- and, come on, like youll really mind just sitting still and doing nothing for 10 minutes! For stressed tresses, Paul Mitchell Hair Repair Treatment is just what the doctor ordered. Once a Week: Give your hair a rest! All that drying, styling and, yes, even shampooing has been causing it some serious stress. If you feel you cant go even one day without at least a good scrub, use a shampoo thats formulated for frequent use, like L’Oréal VIVE Fresh-Shine Shampoo . Once a Day: If youre a blow-dryer (or flatiron) junkie, protect your locks first. Matrix Biolage Fortifying Heat Styler adds shine and strength while controlling frizz. A dabll do you when it comes to protecting your tender ends. At Least Once: Get a trim to remove your dead ends and clean up your cut. If you do this only once, do it a week before your wedding. Worried your roots will be unwelcome wedding guests? Give them a quick touch-up with ColorMark , an instant liquid hair color that bonds to hair in just a minute. With 12 shades to choose from, its easy to meet your match. Your Face Once a Month: This isnt for sensitive types, but for the rest of us, an at-home peel may be just the thing to clear out dead, dull skin cells, and make way for a radiant face. The key is to keep it moving -- work in a circular motion to cover your whole face, and dont focus on one spot for more than a few seconds. Skip the derms office and try it yourself with Philosophy’s DIY kit, Peel. Once a Week: Purge pores with a deep-cleaning mask. Choose the right formula for your face; an exfoliating mask that doubles as a scrub is ideal to slough off dry skin, while a clay-based mask will minimize pores and help reduce shine on oily complexions. Two to try: to eradicate flakes, Honey & Oat 3-in-1 Scrub Mask; for an attack of the greasies, Tea Tree Oil Face Mask. Once a Day: Keeping your face clean is a no-brainer, but make sure you protect your investment with a good moisturizer. Its a must whether your skins dry or oily. Look for a moisturizer that is formulated for your complexion and is at least SPF 15 (read the fine print too—you want broad UVA and UVB coverage). Sonia Kashuk Nourishing Face Cream SPF 15 is a good, basic lightweight moisturizer. Take special care around your eyes, where the skin is more delicate. Use a cream or gel thats made just for this sensitive skin, like Sonia Kashuk Hydro-Firm Eye Cream, which will moisturize, brighten, and send your under-eye bags packing.. At Least Once: Get a facial. A professional skin expert will be able to clean you up, clear you out, and also identify (and help troubleshoot) skin problems. So dont just lie there -- speak up, ask questions, and find out what you should add to (or skip) in your beauty routine, what kinds of ingredients you should be looking for to suit your skin type, and plenty of other insider info. Your Body Once a Month: Defuzz with a visit to your friendly neighborhood salon. To take some of the sting out of waxing, pop a pain reliever and drink a glass of water before you head out, and try to avoid scheduling services when youre premenstrual (youll be way too tender). Want to take matters into your own hands? Try the Poetic Waxing Kit from Bliss. Its got everything you need to do a professional job -- including tinted wax, so you can tell exactly where you applied it! Once a Week: Say sayonara to scaly skin. Hop in the shower for some serious exfoliation. Clearing out dry, dead cells will help skin stay rejuvenated. Tutti Dolci Lemon Meringue Body Buff isnt just heaven-scent (think a dollop of heavy cream with some citrusy zest) -- its also a hard-working body polisher. You’ll be glowing in no time. Once a Day: Keep your glow going with a daily head-to-toe lotion rubdown. During the warmer months, look for a lighter formula thats spiked with an SPF of at least 15. At Least Once: Hit the spa. A little posh pampering is ultrarelaxing, and there are some beauty routines (like a back facial or a full Brazilian waxing) that you just cant DIY. Indulge yourself with at least one tempting treatment -- you wont regret it. Your hands and feet Once a Month: Get a professional manicure and pedicure to ensure your hands and feet look great. Plus (bonus!) youll always be prepared to show off your engagement ring. Youll feel especially wedding-ready in a classic pale pink like Essies Flower Girl, a superpale pastel or Orlys Lift the Veil, a pinker polish. Once a Week: Show those tootsies some tough love. Slough off any dead or dry skin with a foot scrub like Sally Hansen Smoothing Foot Scrub. This callus blaster will eliminate any rough spots and leave your feet totally sandal- worthy. Once a Day: Make a habit of hand cream. Even if your hands arent dryness-prone, a little deluxe treatment for your digits cant hurt. Tuck a tube of it in your purse. American Beauty Double Hydrating Hand Treatment is supernourishing, plus it boasts mulberry root and grape extract to even out skin tone. At Least Once: Yes, its kind of creepy -- and definitely squishy. But spending the night deep moisturizing your hands and feet (inside socks and gloves) will enrich your skin and leave it unbelievably moist. Take out some of the ick factor by picking up a product just for this purpose, like True Blue Spa Beauty Booties Moisturizing Gel Socks and Beauty Queen Wave Moisturizing Gel Gloves. See, once is enough!
Posted on: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 11:14:26 +0000
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