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Bridal Beauty Tips

    DO

  • Wear a special fragrance. DKNY Be Delicious may work at a picnic, but smelling like candied apples doesn’t work at your wedding.
  • Bring deodorant. Do we really need to say why?
  • Carry face blotters. Sweat+grease=horrific pictures.
  • Bring extra hair pins, hairspray, and hair accessories. You never know if a freak downpour or wind storm may kick up.
  • Wear waterproof makeup.
  • Bring Listerine strips. Sucking on mints or chewing gum is tacky.
  • Bring on-the-go teeth whitener like Go Smile’s mini capsules. You’ll be drinking red wine, so take off any superficial stains before you flash for the camera.
  • Keep nails classic. Yes you’re getting married, but don’t have the manicurist paint wedding bells on your fingers and toes.
  • Bring extra makeup for touchups.
  • Bring a nail file and extra polish just in case your nail breaks while trying to open the limo door.
  • Remember that your makeup has to be strong enough for the photos, but soft enough to wear at the ceremony. The TV anchorwoman look is never attractive off-camera.

    DON’T

  • Go crazy with the makeup. A smoky eye may be sexy and dramatic, but remember, you’ll probably be crying; there’s nothing sexy about raccoon eyes.
  • Wait until the last minute to wax. A red upper lip or eyebrow can be covered with makeup, but why risk it?
  • Go overboard with tanning. There’s nothing worse than looking orange, staining your dress, or looking like a wrinkly chicken.
  • Wear anything that doesn’t make you look like yourself. You’re getting married, not going to a Masquerade.
  • Overdo teeth whitening. Teeth are supposed to look like teeth, not little pieces of Chiclet gum.
  • Go on a crash starvation diet before the big day. You can wear an underpinning if you happen to gain last-minute weight. Passing out because you’re weak is not advisable.
  • Make dramatic changes right before the day. Cutting off all your hair or adding six inches worth of extensions will be major trouble if you don’t like the end result.
  • Wear too much powder. Your makeup should stay put, but you shouldn’t look like a corpse.

From the Winter 2007 New York Wedding Guide