The Blonde Diaries

I developed my film yesterday from Saturday’s wedding dress shopping and I think I officially have picked a dress. I am really starting to like it so I hope when I try it on for the last time before buying it next week I feel the same way. It is very exciting to have such a big check off of my list and it is practically the last big check. Now I can start focusing on the small details to help make my wedding day perfect.

First small detail I want to start thinking about is my wedding day beauty primping. I have been reading magazines and message boards looking for tips, tricks, and advice and it can be very overwhelming. Luckily, I found the perfect blog to help me out: Wedding Beauty! How could I go wrong there? I have found many awesome tips covering a variety of topics that I was interested in but just didn’t know enough about such as do I need to get a facial (Yes! It relaxes your skin and helps achieve a glowing look), why would I want a facial (they exfoliate your skin and leaves you glowing), and when is the best time to have one before your big day (no later than 48 hours before the wedding).

Then there is the tricky part about tanning and waxing, if you aren’t careful you could be orange or break out! On the Bridal Beauty Tips page, there is an entire section dedicated to helping you avoid tanning blunders such as go to a professional for application and make sure to exfoliate before and after your tanning experience. I didn’t know about exfoliating after so that will be helpful. Cosmetic companies have also realized that tanning mistakes do happen and have created tanning correctors so I will be on the lookout for that since I didn’t know it existed either. With choosing a white dress and being very fair complected I think I will need to do a little tanning before the big day.

Now waxing is a tricky thing for me. I tend to break out after getting my eyebrows waxed and I really would like to avoid this for my wedding day. Luckily, the blog suggests doing all of your waxing about a week before the big day – eyes/face, legs, under arms, and bikini to help avoid breakouts and ingrown hairs. Actually, their preferred and recommended way for hair removal was by wax vs. shaving for those reasons. I get horrible ingrown hairs in a few of those areas so I think I might actually try putting down the razor and trying the waxing route. Of course, thanks to the warning I will try it all out a few months before the wedding not the week of the wedding.

If you are a confused bride like I am and are trying to decide what you need to do to look your best for your wedding day, I would recommend stopping by the Wedding Beauty blog. There are so many tips, tricks, and words of advice over there that will help you find the best ways to achieve the look you desire. I am so glad I found them!

Tags: Beauty, Wedding