If you don’t wear a lot of makeup – or any at all – the thought of getting dolled up, slapping on a ton of foundation and hiring a makeup artist for your wedding can be daunting. You might want to wear a little bit of makeup (after all, you’re paying enough for photos and… Read More
If you’re one of the many brides thinking about getting a spray tan before your wedding, brilliant! We asked the spray tan experts at Harmony Skin and Beauty for their advice on: Is a spray tan before a wedding a good idea for me? When should I get a spray tan? What range of colours… Read More
In the months and weeks leading up to your special day, your wedding skincare regimen becomes very important. Every bride wants (a deserves) a glowing and flawless complexion, helping her look and feel amazing on her wedding day. The good news is, achieving such a complexion is easy, and today we’ll share with you some… Read More
All brides know how stressful wedding planning can become. There’s so much to do with so little time to do it and everything starts piling up all at once. While taking care of everything that needs to be checked off the to-do list, you can’t forget to take care of yourself. Here are some helpful… Read More
For the vast majority of brides, their period is something they’ve dealt with many times before, usually just as a mild inconvenience. Your period is nothing to be embarrassed or ashamed of, but there’s certain periods of your life when the monthlies could be better timed. Like… your wedding day. Is there anything worse than… Read More
Along with a bride’s makeup, her wedding nails are also of a high priority. Should she have a professional manicure or DIY her nails? What are the best nail colours for a wedding? Is nail art suitable for a wedding? We asked North Canterbury nail manicurist Sarah Black for her suggestions for us to share… Read More
You know you need to book your hair and makeup, but do you need to organise a wedding day beauty plan too for the lead up to the big day? There are a million things to do, and the stress of it all can leave you forgetting to take care of yourself. Plus with pre-wedding… Read More
It is regularly put out there that when prepping for the wedding, the bride should wait till last for her makeup to be done. It sounds right in theory – her makeup will look fresher, right? Of course, if you’ve been reading the blog for a while, you know what happened to me when I was kept till… Read More