Preparing for the Wedding: An Engaged Girl's Skin Care Guide

When it comes to planning your wedding, you're probably already familiar with the carefully crafted lists of priorities and details you need for your big day. From the venue to the dress, from the photographer to the font on your invitations, you have it all planned out. But what about your skin? Planning a wedding can be a stressful time, and that stress can sometimes show up on your skin. To look and feel your best on this big day, you must take good care of your skin throughout the event. Whether you've just started planning your wedding, or you still have a few more weeks before you say, "I do," there's no better time for a little skin prep. We'll share with you the treatment you need, along with the accompanying products, to keep your skin glowing on your big day!

Overnight cleansing and moisturizing

If you haven't already, start wash off makeup every night before bedtime. Those few extra minutes of skincare, even when you're tired, will be worth it on your wedding day. To save time without sacrificing results, use your favorite cleanser with Clarisonic SMART Profile Sonic Body & Face Cleansing Brush. This cleansing brush removes makeup, dirt and other impurities from the surface of the skin better than just hands.

Once your face is fresh and clean, it's time to moisturize it. Kiehl's Super Multi-Corrective Eye-Opening Serum will make you look radiant and beautiful on your big day. Serum helps not only moisturize, but also visibly tighten and strengthen the skin around the eyes. For the rest of the face, reach for Lancôme Hydra Zen Antistress Moisture Cream. The cream provides your skin with long-lasting hydration, making it soothed and comfortable, as well as looking more radiant and fresh.

Daily protection

Another important stage of preparation for the wedding. wearing a daily SPF. Broad-spectrum SPF sunscreen is the only way to prevent sun damage to your skin—read: wrinkles and dark spots that can ruin the flawless complexion you're aiming for on the big day ahead. We love L'Oréal Paris' Sublime Sun Advanced Sunscreen SPF 50+ Liquid Shield Facial for the feeling of weightlessness. After applying sunscreen, you can also apply BB cream for extra protection and some color. Try Kiehl's Skin Tone Correcting & Beautifying BB Cream SPF 50. Its non-comedogenic dual action formula can help hide skin imperfections while reducing the appearance of uneven skin tone over time - a win-win if you ask us! 

Weekly peeling and masks

In addition to the products you use daily, consider including a few weekly products in your bridal skincare routine. Glow Boosting Vitamin C Microdermabrasion Exfoliator by The Body Shop can give skin a thorough exfoliation, and ingredients like vitamin C and shea butter can help your skin reach its maximum radiance potential. The Body Shop Mineral Ginger Warming Massage Clay Mask also a great product once a week. This weekly 5-minute cleansing mask warms on wet skin and can help remove excess oil and impurities from the surface of the skin.

By making a conscious effort to take care of your skin during your engagement, you can not only achieve the skin you want, but also develop some new skincare habits that you will carry with you throughout your marriage and for the rest of your life—until death will separate you.