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on’t let a beauty disaster stress you out before the wedding. We’ve found all the answers to your beauty dilemmas so you can look and feel your best on the big day… “I’ve managed to get burnt sunbathing. My face is red and peeling – just before the wedding! What do I do?” Even if you cover yourself in SPF, the sun seems to have a way of making your skin angry just before a big occasion. Don’t panic, though! We’ve found ways of calming it down, fast. Firstly, it’s important to drink water – your skin will be dehydrated from being in the sun, and you’ll need to rehydrate it to prevent heat stroke. If after a few days your skin begins to peel, apply a moisturiser with vitamin E, and – bear with us – try blending a potato to make a paste and put this on the burnt area. Potatoes are known to give pain relief 90 | weddingideasmag.com | 150 SPECIAL 2015
and work wonders on minor skin irritations! Ignore the urge to pick at any dry skin, as this will only irritate it further and won’t help it clear. “I’ve over-plucked my eyebrows and they won’t grow back! Is there any way of solving this?” We’ve all been there! It’s easy to go overboard and end up with bald and patchy eyebrows, but there is a solution – and no, it doesn’t involve tattooing on new ones. You’ll need expert help in this situation, and here at Wedding Ideas, we can’t get enough of Benefit Cosmetics Brow Bars. Benefit’s team of experts will be able to solve most brow dilemmas, and can help you achieve your perfect brow shape as well as recommend products to help you fill in any patchiness. Find your nearest Brow Bar at benefitcosmetics.co.uk.
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“I really can’t decide if I should fake tan on the you may have a bad reaction – this counts for dyes in big day or not. I don’t tan naturally and have professional salons, too! never tried fake before, but I don’t want to look pasty in my white dress.“ “I’ve had an allergic reaction to my new skincare You want to look like yourself on your big regime. Help!“ day, so if you don’t usually tan, now isn’t It’s always worth trying new products a the time to start. If you’ve never done it few weeks before the wedding in case your groom loves before you could end up bright orange of a reaction, especially if you have you for you – so make too, which definitely isn’t a good look! sensitive skin. If you get a nasty flare-up If you’re really conscious of being pale sure you still look like in the lead up to the day though, don’t though, why not use an illuminating despair! The worst thing you can do is yourself on your moisturiser or highlighter to give yourself try to cover big day! a natural glow? We love Garnier Ultimate the reaction Body Oil Skin Perfector (£7.99) and Body with more Shop’s Coconut Shimmer Body Butter (£13). makeup as this will “My blonde hair has gone brassy and I don’t have only make things time to re-dye it. Is there anything I can do to worse. Switch make it less dull?” to using a mild Try using a specially-formulated purple shampoo, cleanser that’s specially or toner if the problem is really bad. A shampoo like formulated for senstive John Frieda Sheer Blonde Colour Renew (£5.99) skin, such as Cetaphil distributes purple pigment to neutralise and correct Gentle Skin Cleanser brassy, yellow tones, leaving your hair shiny, and a (£7.50), and stay make-up brighter blonde. If you really need to dye your hair, free where possible. We also make sure you do it at least two weeks before the recommend taking an antihistamine big day and apply Vaseline to your hairline to stop the to help relieve the irritation and itching, dye from staining your skin. Whatever you do, don’t as well as applying 99% aloe vera gel to the area use a hair dye you haven’t previously patch-tested, or to help calm inflamed skin. 150 SPECIAL 2015 | weddingideasmag.com | 91
Beauty
SOS We’re on hand to make sure you look fabulous no matter what!
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on’t let a beauty disaster stress you out before the wedding. We’ve found all the answers to your beauty dilemmas so you can look and feel your best on the big day… “I’ve managed to get burnt sunbathing. My face is red and peeling – just before the wedding! What do I do?” Even if you cover yourself in SPF, the sun seems to have a way of making your skin angry just before a big occasion. Don’t panic, though! We’ve found ways of calming it down, fast. Firstly, it’s important to drink water – your skin will be dehydrated from being in the sun, and you’ll need to rehydrate it to prevent heat stroke. If after a few days your skin begins to peel, apply a moisturiser with vitamin E, and – bear with us – try blending a potato to make a paste and put this on the burnt area. Potatoes are known to give pain relief 90 | weddingideasmag.com | 150 SPECIAL 2015
and work wonders on minor skin irritations! Ignore the urge to pick at any dry skin, as this will only irritate it further and won’t help it clear. “I’ve over-plucked my eyebrows and they won’t grow back! Is there any way of solving this?” We’ve all been there! It’s easy to go overboard and end up with bald and patchy eyebrows, but there is a solution – and no, it doesn’t involve tattooing on new ones. You’ll need expert help in this situation, and here at Wedding Ideas, we can’t get enough of Benefit Cosmetics Brow Bars. Benefit’s team of experts will be able to solve most brow dilemmas, and can help you achieve your perfect brow shape as well as recommend products to help you fill in any patchiness. Find your nearest Brow Bar at benefitcosmetics.co.uk.
ALEXA-LOY.COM
Beauty ideas
“I really can’t decide if I should fake tan on the you may have a bad reaction – this counts for dyes in big day or not. I don’t tan naturally and have professional salons, too! never tried fake before, but I don’t want to look pasty in my white dress.“ “I’ve had an allergic reaction to my new skincare You want to look like yourself on your big regime. Help!“ day, so if you don’t usually tan, now isn’t It’s always worth trying new products a the time to start. If you’ve never done it few weeks before the wedding in case your groom loves before you could end up bright orange of a reaction, especially if you have you for you – so make too, which definitely isn’t a good look! sensitive skin. If you get a nasty flare-up If you’re really conscious of being pale sure you still look like in the lead up to the day though, don’t though, why not use an illuminating despair! The worst thing you can do is yourself on your moisturiser or highlighter to give yourself try to cover big day! a natural glow? We love Garnier Ultimate the reaction Body Oil Skin Perfector (£7.99) and Body with more Shop’s Coconut Shimmer Body Butter (£13). makeup as this will “My blonde hair has gone brassy and I don’t have only make things time to re-dye it. Is there anything I can do to worse. Switch make it less dull?” to using a mild Try using a specially-formulated purple shampoo, cleanser that’s specially or toner if the problem is really bad. A shampoo like formulated for senstive John Frieda Sheer Blonde Colour Renew (£5.99) skin, such as Cetaphil distributes purple pigment to neutralise and correct Gentle Skin Cleanser brassy, yellow tones, leaving your hair shiny, and a (£7.50), and stay make-up brighter blonde. If you really need to dye your hair, free where possible. We also make sure you do it at least two weeks before the recommend taking an antihistamine big day and apply Vaseline to your hairline to stop the to help relieve the irritation and itching, dye from staining your skin. Whatever you do, don’t as well as applying 99% aloe vera gel to the area use a hair dye you haven’t previously patch-tested, or to help calm inflamed skin. 150 SPECIAL 2015 | weddingideasmag.com | 91
