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Three months before weddingīeing closer to 40 than 30, my skin wasn’t jumping to attention quite as fast as I wanted it to, so I decided to get the big guns out and went to KX, a private members’ club in London with a spa attached.
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I was also shown by the team at Sarah Chapman how to massage the skin around my jaw to prevent sagging. Armed with this knowledge, I started using retinol, a vitamin C serum and hyaluronic acid, and an Eve Lom exfoliation pad twice a week. It was the skin scanner I appreciated the most: issues it picked up included open pores, fine lines around my eyes, sun damage and dead skin. Emilie Hill Five shades our beauty editors love Manicurist Harriet Westmoreland says: “Scrubbing and hydrating your hands and cuticles is vital to getting the most out of your manicure.” She likes Chanel’s vanilla scrub, £110, and recommends Weleda’s Skin Food, £8.25, for a burst of hydration and swears by moisturising cuticle oils. When picking your colour, think about the colour of your outfit, flowers and overall colour scheme of the wedding. In terms of colour, pinky-nudes will complement the skin especially (depending on skin tone) while for the more experimental, pillar box red still wins (save the rainbow hues for a later date). Another popular style is the “squaval”, a short, softly curved square. An “almond” shape is universally flattering. Cut and colourĬonsider growing out your nails more than usual to help elongate and create an “elegant Hollywood look”, Class recommends. Manicurist Michelle Class (who does Jennifer Lopez, Naomi Campbell and Gemma Chan), suggests seeing a manicurist a couple of times a month in the lead-up to the wedding. Whether you plan to book in an at-home manicure, or seek a professional, dedicated time for nail preparation is key. It’s a long day, so even if you’re not particularly oily you will need a bit of powder. If you have space, I’d also recommend a mini translucent powder and a slim magnetic brush, such as my Ruby Hammer Makeup ones, £28, which means you can quickly touch up your make-up under the eyes and around the mouth. These are the things that are quick to reapply and keep your make-up looking fresh and glowy.
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I always advise my brides to keep some blotting papers with them, the lipstick you’re wearing plus a blush. You’ll likely have a small clutch bag, so keep some beauty essentials to hand. And keep some eye drops to hand, too – it will take the redness out of the eyes, especially if you get hayfever.
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Have everything you’re going to use – all saved in a bag from your trial – laid out so you can see it all. Make sure your sponges, tools and what you’re going to use on the day are all clean and keep some tissues and Q-tips to hand. If you need to pluck your eyebrows, do this well in advance of the wedding day so you don’t get any surprise patches of redness on the day. You need to set aside a minimum of an hour on the morning of the wedding. Set yourself some adequate time to actually do your make-up and cordon off a quiet area to do it, with natural daylight, as this will create the best-looking make-up for pictures. It’s vital if you’re buying new make-up that you trial it first and see how to best use it.
Then of course lipstick, blush and mascara. You’ll also need a concealer and some powder – By Terry Hyaluronic Hydra Powder, from £16, is a favourite. You will also need a good foundation – I use Armani Luminous Silk Foundation, £39, which makes the skin still look like skin. I really like the Laura Mercier ones, as there are different primers depending on your skin type. You need a good primer on the day to make sure your make-up stays in place. You can also go to a make-up counter such as Bobbi Brown in a department store and ask them to try some make-up on you. Keep aside all the bits of make-up you want to use on the wedding morning in a separate case, so you don’t get distracted on the day by make-up you haven’t tested. I recommend my brides put together a little moodboard of looks they’ve seen before so they at least have a sense of whether they want a bold eye or something more subtle. There are more and more brides choosing to do their own wedding make-up because of budget constraints, and it can work out really well – who knows your face better than you? Here are Ruby Hammer’s top tips for DIY brides. But what about your hair and make-up? Here’s our guide to doing your own wedding make-up, advice on how to get your skin in its best shape, what to ask your hairdresser for on the day and how to achieve the most timeless manicure… How to do your own wedding makeup
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The wedding season is in full swing and you’ve planned the dress, the venue and the menu to perfection.
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