Wedding planning is an enjoyable task, primping and preening for your upcoming wedding, with numerous spa and salon sessions is truly a perk. But be careful when it comes to your skin, a close friend Amrita paid a heavy price for opting for a ‘discounted’ laser session to remove some hair from her chin. Not only did her skin flame up and become red post-session. She got a horrible case of pigmentation as medication reacted!
Yes, every tiny bit of detail to look beautiful on your special day is important but do not scub to untrained professionals or discounted rates. In order to avoid shocks and unwanted problems, we at AAW list some wedding beauty blunders every bride must avoid:
Changing your hair color: You always wanted red hair and thought it’s a good idea to add them for a fraction to your bridal package? No!
Experimenting with new hair color is a big no-no. First of all, you cannot predict if the colour will suit you and look good in pictures. Plus there is a small chance of that the dye or coloring product might react. Also importantly, it might clash with your bridal lengha and make you look funny in your pictures. It is okay to have your hair color retouched before your wedding or add some sober highlights.
Alcohol: In most weddings alcohol is a huge reason why everyone is ‘happy’ from drunken uncles to aunties who deny drinking to cousins who steal and drink. But as a bride you must avoid alcohol. Try quitting it a few days (or weeks) before hand aside from the empty calories it also causes bloating and weight gain. Alcohol can make you feel puffy. Also, alcohol dilates the blood vessels that lead to excessive skin redness.
Drastic haircut: Most hair stylists will tell you to not get any cuts or trims done at least two months before the wedding, this helps them style hair better. Trimming a little bit for neatness is ok but getting that super short fringe might pose a huge problem when your stylist makes your hair on the D-day.
All nighters: They say sleep is essential for perfect and god skin. Unfortunately, Indian weddings have too many night functions and parties which can leave you, as the bride, exhausted and your skin dull with eye bags and swelling (eeks!) Getting enough rest would make you feel calm and relaxed, the best way on your last night before the wedding, make sure you are in bed at a reasonable hour. Also have lots of water first thing in the morning to flush out the toxins.
Over-processing your hair: Wanted to try out that keratin treatment, relaxing of hair or perming? Remember all these involve lots of chemicals and might make your hair prone to frizz, dry, brittle, and unmanageable hair that would also make styling difficult. Get these done atleast a month in advnce so that you can get a few hair spa sessions to restore your hair.
Waxing: Most of us are used to waxing and get it done in regular periods. Waxing makes the skin hair-free, smooth and shiny but do you know it can also lead to ingrown hair, swelling and redness (particularly bikini wax). Waxing also opens the sweat glands making you prone to sweating and (umm) stinking! So get your waxing at least a week before your wedding so that if something happens to your skin you have ample healing time. Also make-up slides off freshly-waxed skin.
Facial and Peels: Like many Indian brides you must have booked your pre0wedding beauty package months ahead of your wedding. Peels and other dermatological treatments must be done at least three months prior. Unlike Nidhi, who got a mole from her nose removed 15 days before her wedding and the surgery went askew, she ended up with a swollen nose and pus infection, “those days were hell for me. All I could think was why was I tempted and I might spoil my wedding,” she told us.
Facials cleanse and remove skin impurities this can often cause blemishes. Go to your trusted beautician and get your regular facial over an expensive and unknown one.
Lastly, think happy thoughts to radiate beauty from within.
