With wedding season around the corner, I am currently knee deep in hair & makeup trials for my lovely brides.

A lot of the questions I get asked from my brides is what advice I have for what they should be doing to prepare them for the big day.

It used to be just gyming, eating healthy and generally looking after yourself. However in this day and age with hydra facials, laser facials, Botox, profhilo etc the list of ‘tweakments’ and appearance boosters never ends.

So I thought I would give my future brides a few simple but helpful tips to help prepare you for the big day.

1. Keep it simple

The number one concern from most brides is their skin. The nightmares and dread of a breakout, oily or dry skin on your wedding day will send you mad! Often resulting in feeling it imperative to have invasive facials, peels, laser etc. When really this could have the opposite affect and really aggravate your skin and cause the dreaded break outs.

My best advice is keep to your normal skin care routine and if you want to add anything to your routine, add it months in advance so your skin can get used to it and not create any irritation.

2. Stay Hydrated

Our skin and hair are both effected by our hydration levels. If you are wanting that flawless glass skin and shiny hair on your day, the best way to achieve that before any moisturisers or makeup is to simply stay hydrated by drinking a lot of water.

To help keep your skin super hydrated I would recommend the Weleda Skin Food original or Tatcha Dewy Skin cream.

For extra luscious locks I would recommend the Olaplex no.3 hair mask. This will also keep your hair looking shiny and reduce breakage.

3. Avoid the Temptation of a Quick fix

The aesthetics industry is bigger than ever and the temptation of getting tweakments to boost your confidence is understandably increasing.

I have definitely noticed a lot of my brides wanting to get work done including, filler, Botox and profhilo purely for their wedding day.

If you have been visiting aesthetics clinics for a while and already have work done I suggest to continue with it as per usual.

However to be getting work done purely for your wedding could result in disappointment. As if these are ‘quick fixes’ you may not get the results you had hoped for. This could be down to a spontaneous appointment with a doctor you haven’t properly researched or having high expectations of only to be left with undesirable results.