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Here's the Beauty Countdown, your guide to looking beautiful on your wedding day. Before we begin, here are just a few things you should remember:

• Wear a button-down shirt for your wedding day appointment.

• For best results from waxing, grow hair out for 3-4 weeks.

• For chemically treated hair, avoid chlorinated pools, hot tubs and jacuzzis. It can discolor chemically treated hair.

3 Months

• ____ Facial treatments every 4 to 6 weeks

2 Months

• ____ Enhance and strengthen your nails with a manicure every other week

1 Month

• ____ Color or Perm Hair

• ____ Hair Conditioning Treatment

3 - 4 Weeks

• ____ Haircut for the bride

• ____ Practice and experiment with different hair styles

• ____ Decide on a hairstyle and do a "trial run" with hairpiece

• ____ Practice make-up with make-up artist or

• ____ Have a make-up lesson or practice on your own

• ____ Purchase all make-up that you will need

2 Weeks

• ____ Full set of nails if choosing acrylic nails

• ____ Facial for bride and bridesmaids

• ____ Haircuts for groom and men in wedding party

1 Week

• ____ Pedicure

• ____ Waxing (lip, eye brows, underarm, leg, or bikini)

1 - 2 Days Before Wedding

• ____ Manicure for Bride

• ____ Manicure for Groom

• ____ Massage for the Bride

The Wedding Day

• ____ Make-up application

• ____ Polish change or manicure

• ____ Hair up-do's for bride and bridesmaids

Wedding day makeup

To ensure that your makeup looks fantastic, use a professional make up artist. Make sure you have a trial a few months before your wedding day.

Skin
Your skin is the basis for your wedding day makeup as this is where it all begins. Make sure you drink plenty of water and stay out of the sun in the weeks leading up the wedding.

If you don't already use lip balm and moisturizer, now is the time to start. These items will help to keep your skin refreshed. Lip balm will moisturise your lips which is helpful because colour fades unevenly on dry lips.

For brides with oily skin, be sure to avoid any harsh skin treatments as these can actually increase the amount of oil in your skin. A better alternative is to being a skin care routine with cleansers and balancers made specifically for your skin type.

Don't be afraid to experiment with makeup in the months leading up to the wedding. You should aim to have your makeup choices made at least a month before the wedding so that you can be sure you do not have nasty reactions to new products.

Get your last regular facial a week before the wedding. If you rarely have facials, don't get one within a month of the wedding.

Use a handkerchief tucked in the bouquet to wipe lipstick from your groom's mouth after the kiss

Base
Now that your skin is looking fantastic, you'll want a flawless complexion:

It is a good idea to apply some moisturiser about twenty minutes before you start to apply your makeup. This will help to reduce slide.

Use some concealer underneath your eyes. If you anticipate that you'll be doing some crying, look for an oil-based concealer.

If your usual foundation wears away easily, try to find a formula with a little oil in it as this will help. Complete your foundation with face powder.

Cheeks
For a blushing bride look that doesn't disappear and fizzle out during the ceremony, use a powder-based blush because they will usually last longer than cream blushes.

Eyes
Keep your eyes looking fantastic on your wedding day with the tips below.

Don't ever pluck or wax brows the day of the wedding. There's always the chance overdoing it and you could develop red rashes.

A good effect is to use eye shadow primer before putting on the eye colour and apply a neutral shadow over the eye. This will give you a softer more natural look. Prep your eyelids with an eyeshadow base or a little face powder. Use an off-white pencil inside the lower rims of the eyes to brighten them

Apply two coats of waterproof mascara. Let each coat dry for a few seconds before applying the next layer. If you you think you'll cry a lot, leave your lower lashes clean and you will reduce the smudging.

Another idea you might like to try is an eyelash perm. They will last for about nine weeks.

Lips
If there's one thing you can bank on, it's that you will be doing a lot of kissing on your wedding day. This means you'll need a lip colour that will last. For a long lasting, kissable look, try the hints below.

Be sure to use a colour that looks good with your hair and eye colour and use lip liner in the same colour family. First outline your lips, then fill them in for an extra layer of colour. Use a matte or longwearing lipstick because you don't want to be constantly reapplying your makeup during the day.

Layer lip products, such as primer, balm, or lacquer to help to make the lipstick stay on

Always brush your teeth before hand to ensure clean, fresh teeth.

Apply your lipstick with a lip brush. First one layer of lipstick, blot with a tissue, and apply the second layer.

Be sure to have makeup remover ready for mistakes. You all know that lippy doesn't just wipe off. Especially not off that beautiful white gown!

Test Your Makeup
Make sure you test your makeup approximately two weeks before your wedding. This will give you time to make any adjustments. Keep your makeup on for the duration of a meal, and see how you look after a few hours. You might even want to get a spray bottle and spritz some water on your face to simulate tears. This will help you determine if your makeup has the staying power you will need.

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