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WEDDINGS ‘97 / The Charlotte Post
Thursday, March 13,1997
Plan your look
Continued from page 1B
“The most important thing to
concentrate on is your skin,”
said Liz Michael, a consultant
and the resident makeup artist
at Bumble and Bmnble salon in
New York City.
If you tend to break out under
stress or look saUow when you
are tired, eliminate coffee and
drink eight glasses of water a
day for the next two months.
Schedule your first nm-through
with yoiu- hairdresser and bring
the veil or any hair accessories
you are going to wear.
One month before, schedule
another run-through, this time
with your hairstylist and make
up artists simultaneously. Then
have your wedding photograph
er take a portrait of you.
‘Tfictirres are better than the
mirror in helping you figure out
if you hke the way they look,”
Blum said.
Two weeks before is the time
to color your hair. Have your
last trim now or at the begin
ning of next week. Have your
last facial - a deepleanmg one.
The week of the wedding - say
it’s set for Saturday night -
starts on Monday when you con
firm with your hairstylist and
makeup artist. Tuesday have aU
your waxing done. Wednesday
have a deep hair-conditioner
treatment. Thursday try a salt
body-rub to exfoliate your skin.
Friday schedule your manicure
and pedicure.
Hair on your wedding day
should be done first, but your
makeup person could start on
your face once your hair is in
rollers. Schedule yom- hair and
makeup team to arrive at the
same time - about 2 p.m. for a 7
p.m. ceremony, with pho
tographs taken at 5 p.m.
“Most brides are very, very
nervous,” Michael says. “What I
find bizarre is that they’re not
nervous about getting married
but about looking great.
Wouldn’t you think that would
be the least of their problems?”
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You may not be able to decide
on a budget vmtil you estimate
the nmnber of guests you want
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Write out a guest list that
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and very emotional. You may
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One big-ticket item that
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because of the emotional and
financial considerations is your
The honeymoon gives you an
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stress and excitement of the
wedding and before you start
setting up your household.
But make your plans early, so
you'll get your first choice of a
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Down the aisle in style
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finm a secondhand store, check
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dress or borrow one from a
fiiend or relative.
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