Makeup Techniques
All cosmetics and creams are not created equal. Brides should be especially wary of products
with ingredients that can aggravate the skin, like Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, which can clog pores
and irritate acne. For a list of irritants to look out for,
Sunscreen is an important part of any bride's daily routine.
Mineral-based make-ups can be a great alternative for women with acne prone skin.
Changes in seasons and hormones can alter the appearance of your skin. In the summer, your skin
may be oily; in the winter it may be dry. Use products to help stabilize your current skin type
versus relying on tried and true cleansers and lotions that are no longer appropriate.
Leading up to and on your big day, keep your pucker from being parched by applying a
moisturizing balm with Hydraulic Acid and Shea Butter to soften lips and give them a soft,
kissable look.
For ultimate wedding skin, consider a series of monthly facials to unclog pores, reduce fine lines,
treat acne and even out skin tone up to six months in advance of your big day. Even if you are on
a tight budget, one or two monthly or bi-weekly facials can do wonders and help reduce stress.
Do not experiment with new products and facials for the two weeks before your wedding--avoid
potential irritation that could occur from new treatments or changes in your skin's reaction to
them
Whether you hire a professional makeup artist to do your makeup or you do it yourself, there are
a few products every bride should have in her bag
5 Makeup Essentials For Your Wedding Day
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Powder to keep your makeup looking finished and to take the shine off in your photos
Lipliner to act as a primer and keep your lipstick on longer
Lipstick to freshen up your pout after the kiss
Eyeliner Pencil to take your wedding look to reception in no time
Waterproof Mascara need we even discuss this
And of-course don't forget some tissue and a small vial of your favorite perfume
To have a perfect make up it is important to have a good skin. Make-up starts with great skin. So
to look great on the wedding day it is important to take care of certain things before the wedding
ceremony. Here's a list of things you should consider and avoid during the pre wedding days:
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Avoid food or any substances that could give you oily skin, swelling and irritation. Try
to avoid spicy, deep fried and junk food. It is better to avoid red meat, alcohol, and
caffeine.
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Drink around 8 to 10 glasses of water everyday. If you can drink more as it will keep
you hydrated and flush out the toxins from the body. And it is very important to drink
water to have a glowing skin.
Exfoliate your skin with a manual exfoliator the day before your wedding Go for an
eyebrow shaping to a professional prior to the wedding day. Good shaped eyebrow is
necessary because they frame the eyes.
If you want to use hair color refresh your hair color a week before the wedding. Spend a
day at the spa to de-stress your self.
Remove all makeup the night before your wedding. Put lip moisturizer or Vaseline on
your lips to avoid dry lips. Your face should be properly washed and clean before you
start your make up on the wedding day.
Bridal make up should be such that it looks beautiful and sober and not overdone.
Make-up Guide
First wash your face properly than use a light moisturizer to smoothen your skin. Select a
concealer of a lighter color shadow areas of the face around the eyes and nose. Then gently apply
and blend it all over the face and under the neck an oil free foundation, which will last throughout
a long and hot day. Try and choose a color tone, which is slightly lighter than your skin tone but
never for white. Matte foundation is best suited for Indian skin tone. It gives a natural effect. To
get rid of blemishes touch up your face with a concealer. Apply translucent powder and spread
evenly all over the face to get that matte effect. Proper make up should be applied to the forehead,
nose and chin. The eye make up is very important so proper care should be taken for eye makeup. Use a brown tone eye shadow for softness and white makeup to lift. Use a thin line of white
eyeliner on the eyelid, to highlight the eyes. Finish the line with black eyeliner and add a little
black eye shadow under the eye. To highlight your lashes use black mascara. To have a detailed
look brush eyebrows and apply a brown eyebrow pencil. Use a good quality lipstick, which will
last. The color of your lipstick should match your dress.
Today's make up trends are mainly glossy and shimmering. Girls go for glitter and gloss. Proper
and accurate make-up matching the skin tone can really make someone very attractive, beautiful
and elegant. So if you are going to parlor for make up than you can opt for the following make
up.
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Special waterproof makeup for monsoon wedding
Face makeup
Eye makeup
Special effects makeup
Eyes makeup
Lips makeup
Special party makeup for various pre-wedding functions
Special wedding makeup
So go for that special makeup that will make you special on the most important day of your life.
But keep in mind that your make should match your hairstyle and dress and it should be simple
and elegant. It should not look overdone.
Bridal Accessories
It is important to choose the right kind of accessory for the right kind cloth and for the right
occasion. Similarly when you go to shopping you should keep in mind, which accessories would
go with them. For example sandals will look awful if worn with a bridal lehenga or a white bag
with a red sari. The accessories reflect your personality. Right kind of accessories gives an extra
touch to your overall personality. Picking up the right accessories is as important as picking up
the clothes. Nowadays you have ample options to choose from for the right kind of accessory. A
look is complete only when everything matches with each other. Just as your hairstyle should
match your makeup and make up should match your outfit similarly your accessory should also
match your outfit. For a bride choosing the right kind of accessory is very important. Her bag her
shoe and her jewelry should compliment each other. Nothing should look like an extra item.
Everything should blend easily. Some of the basic accessories are shoes, bags and jewelry.
The foremost important accessory is the shoe. The shoes that you wear give the very essence to
your outfit. Different shoes are for different occasions like sports shoes suffice for casual wears
like jeans or shorts, be very careful with the kind of footwear that you use for formal wear. The
most important feature of a shoe is that it should be comfortable. Shoes should be stylish but not
at the cost of comfort. For a bride her shoe is very important. She mainly goes for designer or
gorgeous shoes with small heel and beautifully decorated with beads, stones or colorful straps.
Nowadays-flat heels, platform-heeled shoes are very much in vogue. They come in chic
geometrical cuts, which gives a very stylish look to bridal dress. Next important accessory is
bags. Bags come in different shape and style like long strapped ones, short strapped ones or
small, sleek and stylish ones depending on your taste. It is important to choose the right color for
your bag, which matches your outfit or you can go for universal color that goes with most of your
outfits. Crotchet bags or knitted bags look great with bridal wear. Cloth bags with bright colors
and flowery patterns are also in vogue. As for jewelry, you can go for items like necklaces,
anklets, finger rings, earrings, pendants and even navel rings, whatever goes with your outfit.
With bridal wear people opt for bridal jewelry mainly in gold and diamonds. Nowadays people
are opting for sleek designs they are avoiding traditional heavy designs. Jewelry in white gold is
also in fashion. So brighten up your look with the right kind of accessory for your wedding.
Tips for Bride Hair Care
Before your wedding day you are so busy with all the activities that you tend to forget various
things. It is easy to neglect a proper diet and adequate hair care. It is true that good hair is
hereditary. But if you take proper diet and care of your hair you can give a new look that dull
hair. The structure of hair is like that of the scales on the skin of a fish. Smoother overlapping and
unspoiled structure of this makes the hair look shiny and smooth. If proper care is not taken than
the hair becomes tangled or roughed-up and makes the hair look rough and dull and makes it
difficult to comb. The hair color, texture and the age for its graying depends upon the genetic
build up of the person. However there are few external factors, which contribute to the health of
hair, texture and its looks.
Here are certain tips, which you can follow during the pre wedding days to give your hair a
healthy look.
Cleaning of hair should be done regularly. When hair is shampooed the action of water and
shampoo makes the scales of the hair open up and then the shampoo removes the excess sebum,
dirt and grime and washes these off on rinsing. You should use shampoos, which are made of a
mild cleansing base and are gentle in action. They do not contain any other harmful chemicals.
Give a proper herbal treatment to your hair. It is better to do that treatment while you are doing
shampoo, it is more effective and easier to transfer the effects of the herbs or additives to the hair
because the scales are open and a deeper access to the hair shaft is available. Allow your shampoo
to remain on the hair for about a minute or so after lathering and then rinsed off. Conditioner
should be used after shampoo to prevent your hair from getting curly on drying.
Proper conditioning should be done with a good herbal conditioner. Conditioner helps to
smoothen the hair and gives a shinning effect so you should use conditioner after using shampoo.
The hair looks shinier, it is smoother to comb and does not attract and trap excessive dirt.
Hairdressing is another important factor to be done to have a healthy hair. Most people do not use
a hair dressing while some prefer to use some form of an oil or a non-oily gel, mousse or spray to
keep hair tidy and shaped and held in the manner they like. Use good hair gel, which gives a mild
hold and provides an anti-dandruff and anti-interactive property of herbal-extracts.
Before your wedding it is important you should go for some special treatment of your hair.
Special treatments like an oil massage, overnight oil application or hot oil treatments. This helps
the hair to rejuvenate and add health to the scalp and hair through stimulation if nourishing oil is
used through nourishment.
Among the other regular care during your pre wedding days are as follows:
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Comb your hair regularly
Shampoo your hair at least twice a week to protect your hair from dirt and pollution
Oil your hair regularly
Go for a hot oil treatment
Go for a falling hair treatment if necessary
Anti dandruff treatment
Anti lice treatment
Henna conditioning
Henna coloring
Henna, mehndi applications on your hair
Aromatic head massages to release stress and
Special aromatic treatments and herbal treatments
So these are some of the tips you can follow to give that extra shine and healthy look to your hair
on the day of your wedding. And along with these you should also maintain a proper balanced
diet and seven hours of sleep daily. Don't forget to drink at least 8 to 10 glasses of water and lots
of calcium in your daily food. Drink coconut water at least twice a week. It is good for your skin,
digestive system and gives a magical effect to your hair.
Hair Styles for Bride
Today's Indian bride are very much conscious about her look. They want a balanced look with
proper hairstyle, make-up and dress. At the same time they also don't want something overdone.
Nowadays different kinds of hairstyles are done in the beauty parlors. Depending on the
personality, height, face structure you can select a particular hairstyle for you. Hair coloring is
now in vogue. New trend for hair coloring are available in the parlors. Mostly girls are going for
sizzling shades like fiery red browns to blonde red coppers and stencil coloring. Proper hair color
can give you a completely new look. You can match your hair color according to your
complexion. If you are fair go for bright colors and if you have a dark complexion than it is better
to try dark shades like burgundy, dark brown, copper. Among the new trendy colors are Iris
copper, red passion, auburn gold, matt, purple vision, dark cherry, silver ice, beige. But it is better
to avoid these colors. It is always good to go for sober and matt colors. If your hair is already
colored than you can use translucent color gloss, which can lighten, darken or brighten hair tones.
To give a perfect wedding look it is important to match three things and that is perfect haircut,
right hairstyle, which matches your personality and hairdo suitable for your facial structure. To
give you the perfect bridal look it is important that proper styling, right hair color, and the right
makeup should be given to you depending on your body structure and personality.
Some of the hairstyle colorings you can opt for are as follows:
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Normal full hair color
Diagonal Streaking
Geometric Coloring
Slicing
Frosting
Velcro Coloring
Global Coloring
Gray Hair Coverage
Horizontal Streaking
Hair Relaxing and Straightening
Hair split ends
Bleaching
In the hair perm division you can try out the following styles:
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Spiral Perm
Pony Perm
Dreadlock Perm
Hair Jetting
Pig Peg Perm
Soft Wave
Crimp Perm
Zig Zag Perm
The latest hairstyles you can go for to give a different look are as follows:
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Hair Do's
Long short medium
Roller setting
Ironing
Crimping
Ringlets
Braids
Among the all occasions hairstyles you can opt for the following depending on your personality.
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Layers
Vertical
Bangs
Fringes
Blunts
Wedge
Sleek and Blunt
Straight
Combo
To give your hairstyle a balanced look it is important that you match the hairstyle along with your
make-up and dress. It is also important to match your style according to your face structure. If
your face is small don't go for something huge and if your face is big than you can opt for a
pumped style. So everything depends on your face structure and personality.
Bridal Mehendi
Mehendi is considered to be an ancient Indian body art. It is used in creating elaborate ethnic or
contemporary designs and exotic patterns on various parts of the body; traditionally mehendi was
applied on the hands and feet of Indian bride and women preparing for special festive ceremonies.
Today men are finding it a nice alternative to permanent tattoos. But now both men and women
enjoy the temporary tattoo. The art of applying henna in this manner is called Mehendi, it is an
ancient ritual and art form No Indian wedding is ever complete without the mehendi ceremony.
The ritual of mehendi is followed in every part of the country where the hands of the bride are
adorned with the lovely red hue of the mehendi. Henna designs can be used as armlets, bracelets,
anklets, and general designs on hands and feet. Various kinds of designs can be made depending
on the occasion. In wedding ceremonies mostly traditional Indian designs are made on the hands
of the bride. These traditional designs are elaborate and detail. Other than the ethnic and
conventional designs for the bride you can opt for contemporary designs, which are sleek and
fashionable. Today brides also opt for Arabic designs, ornamental designs and tattoo designs like
necklace tattoos, navel tattoos and anklet tattoos.
Henna is a natural product. Its leaves are dried and grounded to make the henna powder. Since it
is a natural product, there are no known side effects. It usually takes many hours to get a good
henna stain on the skin, and that stain is quite harmless. The shade varies according to the quality
of the henna powder. Your henna design should last at a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 4
weeks depending on the thickness of the epidermis of your skin and on where the design is
located. To have a good result leave the henna paste for eight hours and more. The longer the
paste is kept on, the darker the design will be. The less exposed to water, soap or rubbing, the
longer the designs will stay. For the wedding day try to go for simple and detailed designs on
your hands and feet. The designs should not be overdone it should look pretty.
Jewelry for Indian Bride
Jewelry is of great importance in Indian wedding. Wedding jewelry and Bridal jewelry is an
important aspect in any Indian women's life. Be it a necklace set, or a pendant set, bangles, rings,
bracelets or earrings, jewelry is a very important part of Indian wedding. Jewelry can be of gold,
silver, diamond or platinum depending on your budget and taste. If your budget is high than you
can go for designer jewelry and customized jewelry. Jewelry can be of different style depending
on the occasion. For pre wedding functions like sangeet, mehendi and engagement you can opt
for simple and light jewelry. Go for a gold chain with pendants and earrings in gold, silver and
white gold studded with diamonds, precious stones and semi-precious stones. Mainly heavy
jewelry is worn on the main wedding day. The bride is adorned with jewelry from head to toe.
Nowadays people are opting for fashion jewelry matching with their outfit. People are also
customizing their wedding jewelry. For example if you are wearing a red color saree or lehenga
than you can wear a gold set with red semi precious on it.
Keeping in mind your budget you can choose your jewelries. People from different community
prefer different style and kind of jewelry. For example a conventional Punjabi family might
prefer chunky or heavy jewelry with colored stones, Marwari's and Sindhi's usually prefers
diamonds. Nowadays designer jewelry are available in different textures, different settings, three
dimensional designs with geometric shapes, different kinds of metal and finish with diamonds
and precious stones and has also experimented with different types of designer glass. Wide
varieties of stones are available, which comes in different colors, quality, price and shapes like
baguettes, rubies, emeralds, aquamarines, garnet, amethyst, citrine, and sapphires. Today's
woman prefers contemporary designs and traditional designs presented in a sleek manner. They
go for something trendy and wearable in all occasions and not too heavy and detailed. So next
time when you go for jewelry shopping keep in mind the kind of jewelry you want and your
budget than accordingly you can make your decision.
Bridal Lehengas
Indian wedding is an auspicious occasion when the outfits of the bride demands keen attention,
careful planning, and right choice because it is the most special day of her life. Today, the brides
have a wide variety of wedding dress to choose from like the lehngas, saris, ghara and choli.
Lehengas are available in various styles like traditional wedding lehengas, designer wedding
lehngas, and simple lehengas for the pre weddind ceremonies. The brides wear wedding
Lehengas on the wedding day. Different options are available nowadays to choose from like the
wedding lehngas, wedding lehenga choli, designer wedding lehngas, and traditional wedding
lehngas. Lehenga is one of the ancient dresses in which India holds a supremacy. In different
parts of India, brides wear different kinds of clothes, ornaments, and adornments. A Punjabi bride
would wear a salwar-kameez, and a Maharashtrian bride would wear a nine-yard saree and a
Rajasthani bride would wear a lehenga. The lehenga-choli is mainly the traditional Rajasthan and
Gujarat wear. Lehengas are of rich colors, which signify festivity and fertility and richness.
Choosing the right color lehengas is very important for fair complexion you can go for almost all
the colors. But you will look best in light colors and pastel shades. Colors like peach, lilac, pink,
sky blue, sea green and medium range blues etc. are all good choices. Avoid dark colors. For
evening occasions you can opt for deep navy and sapphire blue with silver accents. For morning
you can try gold and copper colors. If you are very fair, avoid very pale or pastel colors, for they
can wash out fair skin. Colors like ruby red, bright orange, rust, turquoise and navy blue were
made for you. The basic black and white colors are always suitable. For Dusky skin you can wear
bright colors. Sunshine yellow, bright orange, red, magenta and bright blue should look great on
you.
Bridal Make-up Tips
To have a perfect make up it is important to have a good skin. Make-up starts with great skin. So
to look great on the wedding day it is important to take care of certain things before the wedding
ceremony. Here's a list of things you should consider and avoid during the pre wedding days:
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Avoid food or any substances that could give you oily skin, swelling and irritation. Try
to avoid spicy, deep fried and junk food. It is better to avoid red meat, alcohol, and
caffeine.
Drink around 8 to 10 glasses of water everyday. If you can drink more as it will keep
you hydrated and flush out the toxins from the body. And it is very important to drink
water to have a glowing skin.
Exfoliate your skin with a manual exfoliator the day before your wedding Go for an
eyebrow shaping to a professional prior to the wedding day. Good shaped eyebrow is
necessary because they frame the eyes.
If you want to use hair color refresh your hair color a week before the wedding. Spend a
day at the spa to de-stress your self.
Remove all makeup the night before your wedding. Put lip moisturizer or Vaseline on
your lips to avoid dry lips. Your face should be properly washed and clean before you
start your make up on the wedding day.
Bridal make up should be such that it looks beautiful and sober and not overdone.
Make-up Guide
First wash your face properly than use a light moisturizer to smoothen your skin. Select a
concealer of a lighter color shadow areas of the face around the eyes and nose. Then gently apply
and blend it all over the face and under the neck an oil free foundation, which will last throughout
a long and hot day. Try and choose a color tone, which is slightly lighter than your skin tone but
never for white. Matte foundation is best suited for Indian skin tone. It gives a natural effect. To
get rid of blemishes touch up your face with a concealer. Apply translucent powder and spread
evenly all over the face to get that matte effect. Proper make up should be applied to the forehead,
nose and chin. The eye make up is very important so proper care should be taken for eye makeup. Use a brown tone eye shadow for softness and white makeup to lift. Use a thin line of white
eyeliner on the eyelid, to highlight the eyes. Finish the line with black eyeliner and add a little
black eye shadow under the eye. To highlight your lashes use black mascara. To have a detailed
look brush eyebrows and apply a brown eyebrow pencil. Use a good quality lipstick, which will
last. The color of your lipstick should match your dress.
Today's make up trends are mainly glossy and shimmering. Girls go for glitter and gloss. Proper
and accurate make-up matching the skin tone can really make someone very attractive, beautiful
and elegant. So if you are going to parlor for make up than you can opt for the following make
up.
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Special waterproof makeup for monsoon wedding
Face makeup
Eye makeup
Special effects makeup
Eyes makeup
Lips makeup
Special party makeup for various pre-wedding functions
Special wedding makeup
So go for that special makeup that will make you special on the most important day of your life.
But keep in mind that your make should match your hairstyle and dress and it should be simple
and elegant. It should not look overdone.
Salwar Kameez for Indian Bride
Salwar-kameez is a common outfit worn by Indian women for years. A salwar resembles a
pyjama, which is drawn tightly at the waist with a string and is tailored in such a way that it
tapers at the ankles. The kameez is the upper part worn over the salwar. Instead of a salwar,
women also wear a churidar. This is a tighter version of the salwar accentuating the knees and
ankles. The salwar-kamee is usually worn with the dupatta. Today the look of salwar kameez has
totally changed. With more of fusion clothing the look of salwar suit has changed from traditional
to more contemporary. Salwar kameez is a rage among the female population in India, so much
that it has left an indelible imprint in the annals of Indian history. With a fine tradition and a
colorful past, salwar kameez has become a fabric, which has brought about a touch of class to
Indian women. There are three parts in a salwar suit, namely the kameez, salwar and a dupatta. It
is worn in different styles in different communities like the Muslims call it shalwar qameez or
shalwar qamis and the Hindu calls it salwar kameej and salwar camis and some people call it
salwar suits. The different styles available are salwar kameez, salwar suits, punjabi suits,
pakistani shalwar kameez.
The bridal salwar kameez comes in different fabric and style. Mostly bridal suits are available in
silk and brocade. Heavy embroidery is made on the suits with zardosi and zari work. Lucknow is
renowned for its famous chikankari suits. But the styles chikankari and zardosi have evolved over
the years. Zardosi embroidery, which is done with gold thread, is mostly seen in bridal suits.
Nowadays Patiala style of salwar suits is in vogue. It has lots of gathers, and drapes in an elegant
mould forming even folds from hip to ankle. Salwar kameez is worn during wedding and festive
occasion. Especially sangeet ceremony and mehendi ceremony are the special moments when this
attire is worn. With the passage of time the style of kameez salwar suits has changed. It has been
modified from long kameez to shorter, trendy and fancier kameez. Salwars are also been modified
from baggies ones to straight trousers and bell bottom styles. Presently the short kurtas and broad
salwaar is very much in fashion. The short kurta or kurtis and churidar, and two scarves also look
very elegant and fashionable. For wedding purpose you can opt for colors like rust brown, shades
of red and yellow because it is considered auspicious colors for Indian bride.
Bridal Skin Care Guide
During the pre wedding days you are so busy with all the preparations and arrangements that you
tend to forget many things. You neglect your food and sleep, which not only harms your health
but also affects your skin. You don't take adequate skin care but it is a vital time in your life when
you need it more than ever. If you find your skin looking dull and stressed, it means either you
are not having proper diet or sleep. So in order to look fresh and vibrant it is important you take
proper care of your skin. When your skin feels dry and dull the most important care required in
such a place is to hydrate your skin well, especially if you already have a dry skin. Avoid taking a
bath with very hot water it extracts the essential moisturizing ingredients from your skin and
leaves it dull and dry. Instead of hot water use lukewarm water especially when you are washing
your face.
To keep your skin fresh and moisturized use a good oil or water based moisturizer to your skin at
least 3 to 4 times daily depending on your skin type. During summer you can use a sunscreen
lotion to protect your skin from the harmful ultra violet rays and during winter use winter care
lotion or moisturizer. And instead of washing your face with soap you can use face washes, which
are moisturizer based and does not contains strong chemicals. Soaps make your skin look more
dry and dull. Before going to bed, use a good cream-based cleanser to remove the make-up. Then
wash with a face wash then apply a light cream or a moisturizer. During summer avoid oily
cosmetics, as these will make you sweat more. Wash your face frequently with a face wash or
clean it with a cleanser. This will avoid blocking of the skin pores and hence prevent acne and
other related problems. Use of eau de cologne in the bath water, deodorants and perfumes help to
a great extent to keep fresh all the time. Use a nice talcum powder with a good fragrance for the
more sweaty areas.
If you want to attain beauty parlor before wedding than you can try out the following treatments
to protect your skin like
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Acne treatment
Fine Lines
Pigmentation
Black heads treatment
White heads treatment
Open pores treatment
Bleaching
Waxing
Special Aromatic Treatments with Aromatherapy
Threading
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Facials
Special Herbal Treatments
Wedding Trousseau
For Indian girls wedding is a dream occasion. Every girl wants to look like a queen on this special
day of her life. For an Indian bride her wedding trousseau is very important. Everybody wants to
buy the best trousseau in the market. So trousseau shopping is a very difficult job. It has to be
exclusive yet as inexpensive as possible. It has to be elegant as well as trendy and fashionable.
The first thing you should have in mind when you shop for your wedding trousseau is your
budget because according to your budget you should select your trousseau. Then comes the style.
Whether you want a traditional trousseau or a simple and casual trousseau or a Trousseau, which
has a Western formal look. After you have decided your style then only you can make a choice.
But for normally Indian bride opt for traditional heavy work trousseau as there are hardly any
occasions for Indian bride to dress casually. You have to keep in mind that the silhouettes must be
very feminine in look. Though mostly Indian prefers dark and vibrant colors but nowadays colors
like pastel shades and whites are in fashion. People are opting for latest sleek designs and light
colors rather than going for traditional heavy embroidery trousseau.
Even metallic colors are also in fashion nowadays. Colors like silver; rust brown can be a very
good option. During summer go for cool colors like sky blue, sea green and other soothing colors.
People are avoiding earthen colors these days. Another look for the season is nets, transparent
fabrics, and a general feel of lightness. Avoid total golden look and go for white gold and silver
look. Wedding trousseau are generally of rich materials such as silks and velvets and worked over
heavily in gold trimmings or brocade. Colors are reds, pinks, and maroons, which are mostly used
by Indians. Every ceremony has a different look for the bride. Like for the sangeet ceremony go
for something sleek and light. You can try a tissue lacha in pastel shades with light zardizi work.
Opt for colors like pista green, peach, baby pink and lemon yellow. For the mehendi ceremony
try out something traditional like Banarasi or a Kanjeevaram, or a bandej sari. For the wedding
reception, ghagra cholis or lehengas in traditional designs and colors s like red, maroon, pink, or
wine shades, with heavy zardosi work will look stunning. Match it up with traditional kundan
jewelry.
Light Party Make up for the Bride
Before the main wedding day there are various pre wedding ceremonies like mehendi,
engagement, sangeet and many more where heavy make up is not so suitable in that cases the
bride has to go for some light party make up. Your wedding day is not the time to try out new
looks. Continue to use familiar products and colors. So for those pre wedding functions you can
opt for light party makeup. These make up are mainly simple and sober. They are not heavy make
up that will make the bride uncomfortable. These make up gives a simple and sober look to the
bride. Many brides choose to have a professional do their and the wedding party's make-up and
hair.
Few Points to Remember for Light Party makeup are as follows:
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Go for matte finished products to give that simple look because matte shades absorb
light rather than reflect it. Therefore they minimize shine as well as faint lines and
imperfections.
Apply powder, evenly throughout the face to give a shinny affect
Define your eyebrows and eyelashes properly. Use eye shadow that matches your hair
because shadows create a more natural look than eyebrow pencils.
Use mascara, to highlight your eyelashes
Use water-resistant and smudge proof mascara. Apply powder and blush on neck and
neckline area for consistent skin tone.
Use lipsticks that go well with your skin tone.
Make sure the area under your brow is clean and stray hairs have been removed.
Don't match eye shadow with eye color.
Try to avoid dark color lipsticks go for light shades but avoid colors like pink and
fuchsia.
Use lotion with vitamin C as it revives the smoothness of the skin and bring back the
glow.
So these are some of the tips for light party make up, which you can try out for the
various pre wedding functions.
Pre Wedding Bridal Packages
Wedding is such elaborate and extended ritual that it requires a lot of preparations. You are so
busy in organizing your wedding that you tend to neglect your food and sleep. It is a time in your
life when you need it more than ever. So it is important to take proper care of your health, skin
and hair. If you find your skin looking dull and stressed, it means either you are not having proper
diet or sleep. So in order to maintain a healthy skin you need to pamper your skin with various
treatments and care. Here are some home treatments you can try out as pre wedding bridal
packages. Certain products, which are suitable for all skin type include a quality cleanser, which
removes dirt, makeup and excess oils without stripping your skin of the essential oils that help
keep it supple.
A gentle facial scrub used 1 to 2 times weekly will exfoliate dead skin cells and speed up the
rejuvenation process. This will keep your skin looking soft and fresh. A toner is also essential; it
makes your skin toned by tightening the pores and refining the skin surface. The moisturizer
helps to keep your face smooth and supple from drying out. Night moisturizers are important as it
replenishes and hydrate while you sleep. This simple routine of cleansing, toning and
moisturizing should be done in the morning and at night. You will see change within a few days
if you continue with your routine.
You can go for package treatments where you have package deals such as you are paying for nine
treatments and getting the tenth one free. Other than skin care you can go for Hair care packages,
which are provided by various beauty parlors before the wedding. These packages include
different types of hair treatments and care. Then there is shopping for the bridal ware like saris,
lehengas and salwar suits and the bridal trousseau. So these are some of the pre wedding
preparations, which are bride normally follows.
Wedding Saris
Sarees were very much in fashion in a traditional Indian wedding. In today's wedding functions
woman prefers to wear saris in different styles. Fashion designers have come up with new ways
to drape wedding sarees, which are quite popular among today's woman. Saris always had a
sensuous and elegant look at the same time. The wedding sari or Bridal sari is given a lot of
importance in India. Indian Saris come in different fabrics from cotton to silk, from georgettes to
crapes, from traditionals like Banarasi to Kanjeevaram or a silk. Wedding saris are given a lot of
emphasis in Indian family. It ranges from few thousands to few lakhs of rupees. Saris today have
a lot of work done on them. They come in various varieties and styles. Zari, embroidery, organza,
zardosi, sequence, cut work, mirror work, patchwork, pearl work, kasab, kundan, are all different
kinds of work, which are found in sari. Earlier it was compulsory for Indian brides to wear heavy
Benarasi sari for her wedding but now it is not so but still brides are preferring to wear saris for
their wedding. Though the styles and embroidery has changed. Earlier it was lot more heavy work
and rich now it is lot more sleek and light in fabric.
Saree makes a woman look graceful, elegant, stylish, and sensuous. But sarees should be draped
properly. Here are some tips on how to buy a saree, which suits your personality.
Women who are a bit heavier should buy saris, which are light like georgette, silk chignon or
chiffon. For the gorgeous option they can try heavy Mysore silk sarees or silk based
Kanjeevaram, which looks beautiful and one tends to look slimmer.
For shorter women they should buy saris with small borders or no borders. They should definitely
avoid big borders as big borders make one look shorter. Big border are mainly for women who
have a good height. For short woman they can go for self or single color it will make them look
taller.
Thin women should buy saris, which are a bit fluffy like organza, cotton fabric, tissue and tussar
saris. These saris give a fuller effect and give a broad look.
Avoid large prints in sarees, as it gives a gaudy and a huge look. Delicate and sober print on a sari
gives a delicate and stylish look.
Dark skin color women should generally buy dark colors like maroon, green, dark pink and avoid
light colors and bright colors.
Saris can be really elegant and stylish if worn properly and with right accessories.