BEAUTY GUIDE for EVERY BRIDE: 5 Steps to Flawless Hair & Skin on Your Wedding Day by Asheville Makeup Artist

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This comprehensive guide has options for those ladies who would love to create a spa experience at home, and for those who want to know the most minimal beauty prep for your special day!

FACIAL

You can splurge on a spa facial, or d-i-y,

3-5 days before your wedding

Recommended (for spa facial): lactic or glycolic acid peel, or another exfoliating facial the esthetician would recommend for your skin type

Why splurge on a spa facial? They will do any extractions for you, minimizing any chances of stubborn breakouts on your special day.

STEP 1 : FACE STEAM

Items Needed: Bath Towel, Kettle, Large Bowl, Herbs or Essential Oil (Optional)

-Boil Water

-Pour in Bowl

-Sitting down, Place your face over the bowl

-Place the towel over your head so it also covers the bowl for at least 5 minutes

STEP 2 : WASH FACE

-Use your regular cleanser

-massage in small circular motion for 60-90 seconds

-rinse with room temp. water

STEP 3 : SCRUB

-Use nickel size amount

-massage whole face and neck, gently, in small circular motion for 60 seconds

-Rinse with room temp. water

STEP 4 : MASK

-Apply face mask generously, avoiding eye area

-Follow instructions on face mask bottle or box for how long to leave it on

-Place head over steam bowl, covered with towel, -or- take a steamy shower with the mask on

-rinse

-pat face dry

-Apply moisturizer and eye cream (for oily skin, apply a toner with a cotton round)

STEP 5 : HAIR & LIPS

-Wet a wash cloth with warm water to scrub lips

-Apply lip balm or chapstick before bed

-Shampoo and condition your hair the day before your wedding

-To condition properly, ring out hair after shampoo, apply conditioner to the ends of your hair and leave on for a few minutes (unless you have extremely oily hair, in which case shampoo the day of and skip conditioner)

SPECIAL NOTES:

If you wear makeup the night before, use a really good eye makeup remover to thoroughly remove mascara. You don't want owl eyes!

Facials and the like not your thing? That's okay!

Here is your basic prep list:

-Wash face at night and morning of the wedding, with a washcloth if you don't have or use a scrub

-rinse, then use the washcloth to scrub your lips

-Moisturize your skin (and lips too! With a lip balm)

-Wash and condition your hair the night before