It’s your big day! You’re the center of everyone’s attention. All eyes in the wedding venue are on you. Naturally, you want to look your best.
One of the most important secrets to being a beautiful and radiant bride is a clear and perfect skin without blemishes.
Don’t worry, though! With a properly executed pre-wedding skin care plan, you’re guaranteed to reach that luster and shine you deserve while wearing the white dress.
How long should the pre-wedding skin care treatment last?
The answer to this question depends on your skin’s current condition. If you have no ongoing problems, like acne or eczema, three months should be plenty of time to get your skin to that glowing state.
If you usually suffer from those kinds of issues, you need to broaden your time frame. About six months of active work will suffice to clear almost any type of skin.
Three months is usually enough, though, to implement daily routine steps and avoid any backlash reactions you may experience from using too many products.
If there are only a couple of weeks left to your big day, there’s no room for panic, though. There are steps you can take to improve your skin even in such a short time frame.
The most important thing to remember is – even if you walk down the aisle with an unexpected blemish that popped out the night before, nobody is going to notice it except you. The point is not to have ‘perfect skin’ like such a thing exists.
The point is to make you feel as confident as possible, which means reducing stress. A dedicated pre-wedding skin care routine will set your mind at ease. That fact alone is worth the effort.
Let’s dive into some actual tips and advice on how to get your skin glowing.
Reduce stress and increase sleep
As we’ve already said, stress is your biggest enemy.
However, we all know that pleading for someone to calm down while they’re out of their element is about as useful as chewing bubble gum to solve a math equation.
However, the science is clear on this – higher levels of stress induce higher levels of cortisol, the stress hormone. Higher levels of cortisol lead to an increased chance of spots, blemishes, and zits popping out of the deeper levels of your epidermis.
Higher levels of stress not only induce inflammatory processes on your skin, like eczema, but they also cause another highly detrimental situation – they disrupt your sleeping schedule.
The old ‘beauty sleep’ story is not a myth – a good night’s sleep lets the body recharge and replenish. Sleep reverses the damage that has been done during the day by facilitating cellular renewal and overall repair.
What we’re trying to say here – one of the most important steps to your pre-wedding skin care routine is reducing stress and maintaining a steady sleep schedule.
Seek professional advice
In addition to your at home routine, preparing for your wedding day is the perfect time to seek the help of a beauty professional.
While aggressive measures like chemical peels can sometimes do damage in the long run, if you’re preparing for a single important event – they’re a godsend.
A monthly course of chemical peels can reduce dark spots and bring out the natural radiance buried deep in your skin.
Microneedling is another technique worth including – a process that includes tiny punctures in the skin to increase the collagen production. It sounds painful and awful, we know. We promise, it’s just mildly uncomfortable when done correctly.
Microneedling can also reduce the likeliness of acne scars. If implemented correctly over the course of a few months, it really plumps up the skin and achieves that glow everybody dreams of.
Enlisting the help of a skin care professional with a holistic approach can really do wonders for your skin and relieve the stress you will invariably feel. With a few months advance, every problem known to man can be tamed.
Keep in mind, though, that trying out a new treatment just before the wedding could be a bad idea. Everyone’s skin behaves differently when introduced with a new procedure. If you don’t know how your skin reacts to chemical peels, microneedling, or other invasive treatments, don’t gamble if you don’t have enough time for your skin to recover.
Facial massages
While you need to be cautious about invasive procedures, starting a facial massage routine is a safe and effective option. A meditative process, facial massages not only promote blood flow, reduce the chances of acne appearing and help with wrinkles, but it is also a great stress reducer. It’s a time to practice love for yourself and your skin.
There are many online communities that you can mine for tips and tricks. Whichever exercise routine you go for, there are a few general tips.
Make sure your hands are warm. Be gentle and use as little pressure as you can while still hitting the sweet spots. A facial massage should be smooth, continuous, and fluid. At no point should you feel a ‘drag’ as you massage your skin. That means using oils or water to ensure a smooth touch.
Clean your face and hands nicely and thoroughly beforehand. Treat your skin with the care and gentleness it deserves, and it will be grateful to you.
If you want to take it one step further, there are professional facial massage parlors. Facial masseuses use special techniques, tools, and materials to stimulate your facial muscles and rejuvenate your skin.
Maintain a healthy diet
You are what you eat – and if you eat oily and fatty foods, your skin will attain the same qualities.
A balanced diet that contains plenty of vegetables, probiotics, and fermented foods will do wonders for your largest organ. Of course, healthy skin is not the only benefit of a well planned out diet plan.
Reduce sugar and high glycaemic groceries, such as potatoes, white rice, and white bread.
Most of all – reduce your alcohol intake. There is no greater enemy to a beautiful complexion than alcohol, the lack of sleep it induces, and the chemical reactions it creates in your body.
Conclusion
Of course, you want to look impeccable while taking that stroll down the aisle.
The key for avoiding unwanted blemishes on your big day is keeping the stress to a minimum.
Of course, that’s easier said than done – wedding days are stressful almost by definition.
However, making a conscious effort, taking all the necessary steps, and being forgiving towards yourself can really make the difference between a day you’ll remember for the rest of your life and one you’ll want to forget as soon as possible.
