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Pre-Wedding Day Beauty Tips for the Bride

Brides to be should be preparing themselves with these pre-wedding beauty tips six months before the big day.

Every girl wants to look amazing on her wedding day. From the dress to their hair and makeup, the bride should look perfect. Experts say that brides should be preparing themselves to look picture perfect on their wedding day six months in advance. Here are all the pre-wedding beauty regiments every bride should be doing.

Lips

You’ll definitely want to get soft, kissable lips for when you smooch your husband for the first time. Brush away flakes of dry skin with an infant toothbrush soaked in baking soda and water. Apply some healing ointment and in no time your lips will be ready for your first kiss as a married couple.

Teeth

A picture perfect smile doesn’t come naturally for many people. A cosmetic dentist can typically correct teeth with veneers. If you don’t want to endure the painful hours in the dentist’s chair, there is an alternative. Lumineers are now being used by thousands of dentists and can be applied in just two short, painless appointments.

Makeup

A bride’s makeup should bring out her natural beauty. If you are a woman with warm skin tones, you will look best in pink, coral, peach, amber, brown, and red colored makeup with yellow undertones. Girls with a cool skin tone should choose pink, berry, lilac, mauve, or red colored makeup with blue undertones.

Skin

A cleansing program will help get your skin looking amazing before the big day. Use a cleanser that is appropriate for your skin type in the morning, a daily moisturizer, and makeup remover and cleanser at night. You should also use a gentle facial scrub once a week.

Hair

If you are planning on changing your hair color before your wedding day, experiment several months before. This way if you don’t like the way it looks you will have plenty of time to correct it.

Nails

Weekly manicures will help keep your nails healthy. You should have a manicure a few days before your wedding day. A pale pink color or French manicure will look great and chips won’t show much on them. Your nails will look great during the rehearsal dinner and the big day.

Tips for Younger Looking Hair

Following these three tips will help you keep your hair looking young and healthy.

Keeping your hair looking young and healthy isn’t an easy task. If you want to keep your hair looking great all the time, there are a few things you can do. Follow these three tips and you will have younger looking hair.

Tip #1 – Protect your Color

Minerals and chlorine in tap water can fade your hair color. To stop this, place a filter on your shower head. Avoid products with alcohol listed as one of the top five ingredients because they can dry out your hair. The hot summer sun can also damage your hair, so mist on an SPF that is designed for your hair.

Tip #2 – Let your Hair Down

Tight ponytails, braids, topknots, and towel turbans put stress on your roots. This can lead to breakage and make you look like you have a receding hairline.

Tip #3 – Keep your Hair Longer

According to a study, almost half of Caucasian women will suffer hair loss at age 50. If you are experiencing hair loss, shampoo regularly with a low-pH formula. Contrary to popular belief, brushing your hair won’t lead to hair loss, but oils building up at the roots will.

You only get one head of hair so you need to take care of it. Taking the proper steps at home and letting professionals color and cut your hair will keep your locks looking healthy and gorgeous.

Prepare for Prom with The Beauty Bar

The Beauty Bar has many beauty services that are perfect for getting you ready for prom.

Prom season is here! It is time for girls to pick out that perfect dress, get tan, and get beautified for the big night. Every girl wants to look her best on prom night and The Beauty Bar can help. Located in Southington, Connecticut, The Beauty Bar is the premiere salon in the state. The Beauty Bar offers a variety of services that can help you look your very best for prom this year.

Hair and Makeup

Let The Beauty Bar professionally do your hair and makeup and you will be the envy of every other girl at the prom! At The Beauty Bar you can get Fusion Hair Extensions just like the celebrities do. They will give you the perfect volume and length you are looking for and will even last several months. Next let the Beauty Squad give you the perfect up do. They have the skill and experience to do short bob and pixie cuts, to long hair with layers and bangs. Bring in any tear sheets of fashions you like and the Beauty Squad will craft and sculpt a style that highlights your best features. After your hair is perfect, the Beauty Squad can put on traditional or airbrush makeup. They will apply the right tones and shades to bring out your natural beauty.

Spray Tanning

The Beauty Squad knows that you want to look tan and gorgeous for your prom. However, you may not have had enough time in the sun and don’t want to use harmful tanning beds. By appointment and on-location only, the Beauty Squad will come to your home and give you a spray tan. At The Beauty Bar, they use Xen-Tan sunless tanning products that will give you that natural looking tan you desire. This is a healthy alternative to the sun and tanning beds. The Beauty Squad will give you the perfect tan for your skin tone with no streaks or orange color. In just one session, you can have that sun-kissed tan that will look great in your prom pictures.

On-Location Services

The day of your prom will be a hectic one. You will be rushing around trying to get everything ready. Let The Beauty Bar make your life a little be easier and give you rock star-like treatment with their on-location services. The Beauty Squad will come to your home on the big day to do your hair, makeup, lashes, and even a quick spray tan. Getting ready for prom should be a fun and relaxing experience, not a stressful one. You and your friends can get ready like a celebrity with your own hair and makeup staff.

The Beauty Bar will make sure you look your best for prom night. Whether you come into the salon or they come to your home, you can be sure that you will be the envy of everyone at the dance.

Spring Beauty Tips

Here are some of the hottest beauty tips for this spring!

With warm weather on the way, it is time to freshen up your look with the best new beauty trends. Take a look at these new styles for makeup, hair, and nails to make sure you are looking great this spring and summer.

Makeup

Clean out your beauty bag of all the makeup you were wearing in the winter. It is time to lighten up your makeup, so ditch the heavy face creams and smoky eye liner. Bold matte lips are gorgeous and extremely wearable. Using a lip brush, apply lipstick from the center of your lips and work out. If you make a mistake just dip a q-tip into some face powder and drag it along the edges for the perfect, crisp line.

Some cool colors to try this spring:

– Bite Beauty Matte Cream Lipstick in Vibrant Fuchsia $24, Sephora
– Nars Lipstick in Heat Wave $26, Saks Fifth Avenue
– Covergirl Lipstick in Siren or Spellbound $8, CVS

Time to brighten up those eyes! Skip the pastel colors and look for saturated jewel tones that will make your eyes pop. With an eye pencil you can create a beautiful look quickly, easily, and for cheap. Instead of drawing a line all over the eye area, only use your bold color along the lower lash line.

Colors you might like:

– Makeup Forever Aqua Eyes in Metallic Royal Blue $18, Sephora
– Sephora Collection Jumbo Liner in #10 Green $14, Sephora
– Almay Truly Lasting Eyeliner in Purple Amethyst $8.50, CVS

Hair

Braids will still be a popular hair style for spring and summer 2013. The wet look is one of the hottest celebrity trends right now. This glossy hairstyle can be worn with volume, straight back, or with a sleek part. Edgy cuts are also in this year. If you really want to be noticed, go with one side cut very short or even shaved with your hair longer on top. If you are feeling adventurous you can try this look, it worked for Rihanna!

Nails

Great looking nails are a must. The 3D design has been a very popular style for a while and is still holding strong. Oval and pointed nails are in for this spring. Add some metallic colors and your fingertips will be the envy of all your friends. If all else fails, the natural nude look is classic and will never go out of style.

Airbrush Makeup is great for girls to use when getting Senior Portraits done. No more retouching makeup in-between outfit changes!