Look your wedding-day best with our great makeup and hair tips, plus ideas for staying relaxed and getting in shape.
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Bridal Makeup Is Not Your Ordinary Makeup
Bridal makeup is not just ordinary makeup. A bride has to look perfect throughout the entire wedding day - during the official wedding ceremony, then outside after the ceremony, while leaving in the limo with the groom, with friends and family for photo and video shoots and later on in the catering hall.
Preparing for Your Wedding: Happiness or Stress?
Unfortunately, there is a thin line between elated excitement and nervous tension that sometimes reaches the level of being called "stress." When somebody really tries their best to make everything perfect, it is very easy to become anxious over any important details that might have been missed. The bride wants everything to be just right.
Weighing In On Your Wedding Day
All brides want to look their absolute best on their wedding day, and weight loss is often a big part of th e dream of walking down the aisle looking like a princess in a fairytale.
"Golden ringlet curls..." Mixing MODERN and TRADITIONAL wedding hairstyles hat hairstyles does contemporary fashion offer to
brides of today? How do you choose your particular
style? Is it necessary to experiment with your hair's
color or is it better to abstain from coloring? Hairstylist
Olga Kay answers these and other questions for us.
Q:
How can I get my upper body more defined looking for my wedding day?
A: You can't spot reduce. So, if you have a lot of fat in that area, you will first need to reduce overall. In basic terms, this is done by burning more calories than you consume. So, you need to participate in a healthy fitness program that includes cardio, strength training, flexibility and good nutrition. Once you have decreased the fat, then you can concentrate on strengthening the muscle groups in your upper body. You can do this with dumbbells, resistance bands or weight machines. Choose 1-2 exercises for each major muscle group and perform 8-12 reps and repeat with 1-2 sets. With a good, targeted strength program you could even see results within four weeks.
Q:
I really want to get in shape for my wedding, but I just don't have any willpower. How can I make myself exercise?
A: Find a program or a workout buddy that will help provide you with motivation, encouragement and accountability. Your fiancé is a great first choice, but you could also enlist the help of a member of the bridal party or your mother. Another great option is working with a fitness professional. The fitness pro can create an individual program for you or one designed for you and your workout buddy. Plus, being accountable to a stranger can be much more motivating. After all, your buddy may fear offending you when remarking about a missed workout session.
Q: Our honeymoon is at a beach. How can I get firmer abs and butt for my swimsuit?
As mentioned above, you can't spot reduce and you need to take a comprehensive approach to shaping-up. With that said, be sure to include exercises that strengthen and tone those particular areas. For a very challenging abdominal workout, try exercises with a stability ball. There are also many great leg/butt exercises that you can do with the ball, but plain-old squats and lunges are also effective.
Q: I have a rounded face, what hairstyle would suit me on my wedding day to make it look longer and thinner?
A: You could push all your hair back into a high ponytail and then have the rest of the hair made into a barrel bun or have curls put in. This will definitely give you height, making your face look thinner.
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