WEDDING READY

Perfect Your Skin

This is the time to get your skincare regime into full gear. You should be cleansing you skin twice a day (no excuses) and exfoliating three times a week with a low irritant exfoliator. Invest in the highest quality anti-aging day and night creams you can afford and don’t forget that serums are your new best friend (you can even layer different ones for best results). You should also be wearing SPF everyday under your make-up and anywhere that the sun hits your skin. Chest, ears, neck, back of hands etc.

Save Face

Regular facials will also boost your skin, have your skin looking luminous and glowy by the time the big day comes around and will address any areas of concern. Book one around every four to six weeks in the six months leading up to your wedding. Start with deep cleansing facials and ones that include light microdermabrasion and lead up to super hydrating and calming facials. If you aren’t used to having facials go for ones aimed at sensitive skin that will nourish and hydrate your skin. If you suffer from any major skin issues, think about seeing a dermatologist so you can identify any problems to rectify early. After all, it is a process!

Trial Run

Take your time to book your hair and make-up artist as this is a very key aspect of your look for the big day. Make sure you do a practice run of your hair and beauty look so that if you don’t like it, you still have time to change it. Be sure to speak up if you are unhappy about something, they want you to be happy as much as you do. Look for inspiration in magazines, Pinterest and Instagram but stick to styles that suit you and don’t go for anything drastic that you haven’t tried before.

Best Tressed

If you’re happy with your hair’s length get a trim so that it’s in in tip top shape come the big day. If you’re brave enough, do get an extra centimetre off so that when you reach the wedding date your tresses still look refreshed. If you can bear it, lay off the styling tools to give your hair a break and nourish your hair with a hair mask twice a week. Book your colour about two weeks before the wedding so that the colour has settled.

UP YOUR FITNESS REGIME & TAKE TIME OUT

Putting pressure on yourself and your body can be one of the biggest obstacles when preparing for such a big moment like your wedding day. Stress harms your body at a time when it needs to be nourished. Treat yourself to Epsom salt baths, body scrubs, meditation and yoga to keep your mind and body healthy while in planning mode. Similarly, nourish yourself from the inside out with healthy, organic whole foods. Coconut oil, green tea and omega-3 are the supermodel tools to fasttrack your way to ultimate radiance.