A Bride's Wedding Beauty Checklist

A bride should look radiant on her wedding day. By creating a beauty checklist weeks before the celebration, doing a trial run of her beauty regimen and testing out new products before the big day, she will feel confident with her bridal look. From hair and skin to physical health--all aspects of a bride's inner and outer beauty should make it on the checklist.

Skin and Makeup
As the wedding draws near, brides who condition and hydrate their skin will have a radiant complexion on their wedding day. By drinking plenty of water, avoiding caffeinated beverages and skipping alcohol the chances for dehydrated, lack-luster skin diminishes.

If the bride chooses to wear makeup that varies from her daily routine, a trial makeup application will give her confidence for the big day. By testing the makeup ahead of time, she can learn of any skin allergies to the products, test different shades of cosmetics and test how long the products will last.

WeddingPath online recommends brides use a layering effect including a cream moisturizer, foundation with sunscreen, bronzer, blush, eye shadow, eyeliner and mascara.

Snapping a few pictures of the trial makeup run lets the bride see a realistic image of her make-up choices. By viewing a photograph, she will know if the glitter-based lip gloss or shimmery bronzer is too overbearing, or if earth tone eye shadow doesn't enhance her facial features enough.

Hair Care and Styling
During the engagement period, brides may begin conditioning their hair for the impending wedding pictures. By trimming hair every four months, taking multivitamins and not having layers cut into their hair, the bride can choose an updo (without unsightly fly-away hairs), or let her hair flow naturally.

For optimal appearance, ChopstickBride recommends leaving blow dryers, flat irons and other heat-damaging hair styling devices in the bathroom closet as the wedding draws near. These items tend to damage hair follicles, leading to breakage and dull tresses.

Nail Care
Strengthening nails with a healthy diet, routine nail cleanings and manicures ensures beautiful bridal nails for the wedding day. Nail manicures every two weeks for the eight weeks preceding the wedding will enhance the bride's fingernails, according to the Best-Wedding-Plan website.

Health and Body
In addition to physical beautification, a bride's beauty checklist that includes an overhaul of her eating, exercise and body care habits will make her feel her best on the wedding day. Brides who follow an exercise regimen and healthy eating plan (approved by her physician) will burn calories and build muscle--leaving her physically in shape to handle the exhausting yet exhilarating wedding planning process and wedding day.

References and Suggested Further Reading:

WeddingPath: Bridal Beauty Checklist
http://www.weddingpath.co.uk/wedding-bridal-beauty

Best-Wedding-Plan: Bridal Beauty Checklist
http://www.best-wedding-plan.com/bridal_beauty_checklist.html

ChopstickBride: Bridal Beauty Countdown -The Checklist
http://www.chopstickbride.com/bridal_countdown.html

BellaSugar: Downloadable Wedding Beauty Checklist
http://images.teamsugar.com/static/imgs/idobeautyplanner.pdf

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