FOR STARTERS EVERY ONE NEEDS A BEAUTY ROUTINE Here are some professional tips and tricks of the trade to kick start your beauty routine.

What you will need

• Cotton Pads
• Tissues
• Makeup Remover (not soap and water !)
• Cleanser 
• Toner
• Exfoliate
• Moisturiser
• Face Mask (optional)
• Eye Cream
• Vaseline/Lip Balm
• Approx 1 hour all to yourself - no partners present!   On second thoughts get your partner involved - remember nine and a half weeks !!!!!!!!   

Firstly remove all makeup using the makeup remover with cotton pads - Using Soap and water will dry your skin out.

Apply the cleanser generously, using circular movements from the neck working upwards to the. chin, cheeks up the side and top of the nose and across the forehead. Remove with cotton pads.

Repeat with the cleanser again this time really work the cleanser into the skin .Remove with clean cotton pads. Work upwards removing the creams as you don't want to drag and damage the skin downwards.

Apply a generous amount of Toner onto the pads and gently sweep across the neck. chin, cheeks up sides and top of nose and across forehead. Blot dry with Tissue.

Twice a week use an exfoliate cream, apply a small amount and rub in small circles across the face, remove with damp cotton pads. Use Toner to ensure all grains are removed. Make sure all the exfoliate is wiped clean off the skin, prior to moisturising, as this can be very gritty if not cleaned off completely.

Once a week use a relaxing facial mask suitable for your skin type you can buy them from any supermarket or chemist or why not make your own face mask it's fun and economical ! Leave your mask on for 10 - 15 mins if a setting mask is used wait until it is nearly dry, it is easier removed if it is not "cracking".  Remove with damp pads or wash your face over a washbasin.

Apply a generous amount of moisturiser and leave to soak in .  Now you can apply the eye cream around the eye. Never too close to the lashes as the cream may seep into your eye making it sore.

Finally apply Vaseline or Lip Balm onto your lips, massage it into the lip. This will helps cracked and sore lips. If you do not suffer from this, it will enhance your lips to a kissable pout...

Suggested Treatments prior to the wedding

• Waxing every 4-6 weeks to get into a growth routine (start as early as you wish for this)

• Weekly facial treatments (to cease 7-10 days prior to the big day)

• Eyelash Tint and Brow Shaping (3 days prior to wedding)

• Inch loss Body Wraps (perfect for the week leading up to the wedding - courses recommended)

• Sunless Tanning Treatment (two days prior to the wedding)

• Nail Extensions the day before the wedding

• Pedicure French Gel (wonderful for honeymooning and if wearing sandals for the wedding) recommended 1 or 2 days before the wedding.

• Aromatherapy Massage (in the weeks leading up to the wedding get a relaxing/invigorating stress buster massage - ease away the stresses and strains of the wedding schedule and indulge yourself - YOU ARE WORTH IT

• Reiki to balance mind body and spirit.

Begin any makeup application with moisturised skin and conditioned lips, apply moisturiser at least 10 minutes beforehand or the makeup will ‘slide’ especially in the sun.

Review your face – do you need more concealer or foundation? The true test of a colour match comes when you start patting and blending it out.

Apply the foundation with a damp sponge or foundation brush.  Remember apply it over the eyelids as this will ‘hold’ the eyeshadow in place; Place concealer under the eyes, and around the nostrils.

Tip - For summer brides, the light will be overhead, creating a soft focus, allowing you to go for a warmer or more bronzed look than usual. Winter daylight is harsher, so winter brides, on the other hand, should choose a foundation that is as close to your skin tone as possible.

Use powder to take away the shine but leave a healthy sheen -- just a bit on a large powder brush, swept around your entire face  

MAKEUP ARTISTS TIP: the "drop cloth" trick of depositing extra powder under the eyes to catch any eye makeup fallout.  

Curl the lashes and apply mascara, top and bottom. (Remember to curl before applying mascara). Apply two coats of waterproof mascara. Let each coat dry for a few seconds before applying the next layer. If you think you'll cry a lot, leave your lower lashes clean and you will reduce the smudging.

Tip - Use black mascara for her wedding day, even if she’s very fair and usually goes for brown - it'll show up better in the wedding photographs

Now the eyebrows. They get groomed into shape with a spoolie brush or dry mascara bursh. Any thin areas? Those are filled in with a brow pencil (taupe is best even if you are dark), using little feather-like strokes. Then brows are brushed through with the spoolie again to soften and blend. Finally, a coat of brow gel or clear mascara keeps everything in place.

Now that the eyes are done, brush away excess loose powder from under the eyes.

Brides are always asking what eye shadows will go best.  Basically because the wedding dress is usually ivory/cream or white you’re not tied down with a colour. A popular choice is always browns and beiges, but if she has blue or grey eyes you can also try pinks, lilacs, greys and silvers, where as brown, hazel or green eyes can go for warmer colours such as purples, apricots, warm pinks and gold’s.

A soft shimmering cream or white is beautiful on the brow bone, and the inner corners of the eyes, both above and below the lashes. This wakes up the eyes and creates a beautiful highlight. To make eyes appear larger, apply a sand or taupe in the crease of the eye. Blend so that the shadow fades well. Keep the eyes looking neutral.

Tip - Use eye shadow to highlight the eye socket by blending and contouring colours to create a shadow effect. Build the colour gradually for a subtle look. Dark colour recedes areas, light bring areas forward.

For a blushing bride look that doesn't disappear and fizzle out during the ceremony, use a powder-based blusher because they will usually last longer than cream blusher. Apply a pink or soft peach powder blusher with a blusher brush on the apples of her cheeks, and then dust cheeks with powder to blend all the edges.  MAKEUP ARTISTS TIP - Before applying blusher, place two fingers next to your nose. Blusher should not be applied any closer to your nose than that. Apply to the apples of the cheeks,  smile & you’ll see where they are!

Blend, blend, blend!

If there's one thing you can bank on, it's that the bride will be doing a lot of kissing on her wedding day. This means she'll need a lip colour that will last.  I’d choose a soft lip colour. I also opt for less definition of the lip line and decide not to use a coloured lip pencil, but a clear wax liner. A pinky beige lip colour, applied with a lip brush or a hint of this colour in gloss looks perfect

Stroke lipstick onto lips with a lip-brush then cover with one-ply tissue and pat loose powder over with a brush or cotton wool ball. Apply one more coat of lipstick and blot!

A dusting of powder sets everything. The effect -- a face that's just colourful enough, but natural.

Before you’re officially finished, review the face again. Do you need more blending? More colour? When satisfied dust the entire face with the large powder brush -- for a matte finish, put a bit of powder on the brush; for a dewy finish, leave the brush bare.

NOW LETS GET MARRIED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!