Looking Your Best

Marcia and Michael

When do you start your skin care?

Experts recommend starting a program at least three months before the wedding.

Have a good hair day!

Your wedding do will literally be the crowning touch of your appearance, so get expert help!

His skin needs care, too!

Don’t forget to help your groom care for his complexion. Drinking lots of water is the first step.

Your day is fast approaching, and you just want it to be right, right? Here’s a little extra information.

If you aren’t a makeup artist, and you’re not happy with the way your makeup looks when you do it yourself, consider this learning step: While you’re getting ready to decide how you want to look, take a makeup lesson. You can do this at a department store through the cosmetics counter, or privately with a good makeup artist, or as a party arrangement with a makeup company representative. We can all learn something new. Once some new makeup techniques are learned, you can teach them to others and practice on yourself daily. By the time your wedding date comes around, you might not need a makeup artist.

If you do decide to have someone else do your looks for wedding day, you can either go to their salon, or have them come to you. You might want at least one “practice” session, whether it’s only for you, or for the entire group. Schedule the practice session early, like a couple of months before the wedding. For a group including yourself and attendants, you’ll want to reserve the “practice” day and the “real” day at least three months in advance. (More, if possible.) Make the reservation even earlier if you’re getting married during the most popular months.

You can have someone do your face and hair from beginning to end, but have your attendants apply their own foundation and blush. Let the pro do just their lips and eyes. That will save a few dollars and time.

Everything will look great on wedding day, but your skin is the thing that will make everyone envious. However, if your skin isn’t healthy, it will not be easy to make it look good. With the modern bare shoulder and plunging neckline styles, it’s important to do a “whole-body“ program. A big secret? Apply water, liberally, internally. (That is, drink plenty of water consistently.)

Your next assignment—if you decide your skin is too dry, too oily, or too anything — is to visit a dermatologist. Don’t accept the information you are given by a cosmetologist if your skin really needs help. Although makeup artists are required to be licensed in cosmetology, and can provide good advice when only minor changes are needed, they aren’t doctors. A dermatologist can suggest changes in diet and lifestyle that will benefit your skin’s health. Do this very early — six months before the wedding is about right. (This applies to Grooms, too. The skin of males is just as prone to problems as that of females.)