What you should not do for a wedding
You're getting married yourself, your sister is going to say yes and you are the witness or you are the officiant. The latter, that's me on Saturday. I get to marry two of my dearest friends. That's why some major maintenance had to happen just before that joyful day. I thought I could wait a bit longer, but now my face is completely out of whack. Here we go again. Thank goodness I have the best beautician on earth who came up with a rescue plan, otherwise I wouldn't be able to leave the house. But once and for all: just don't do this two weeks before your wedding.
Welcome to the spray tent
If you've never done this before, don't just pop into that shop around the corner for a tan right before your big day. Because then you'll end up looking like an orange oompa loompa at the altar and that just doesn't look good. How do you properly get a spray tan ? Well, like this for example.
Waxing is a point of attention
Of course, you want to look smooth and sleek for the day, but you should do this at least two weeks before the event. In all the days, hours, and minutes leading up to it, stay away from warm wax. It will only bring trouble. You don't want to end up with an irritated face in front of the registrar.
Acidic stuff
Of course, a nice peel is part of your preparations. Just shedding a layer of skin before you show up. But peels often use acids that your skin can react more strongly to. Again, this should be done at least fourteen days in advance, but I mean it.
Hands off!
That's what my mother always used to shout when I thought there was a blemish on my chin. I had to stay away from it. I can only recommend one thing if you happen to have a pimple: my mother's advice. Call a professional to fix this issue.
Bling-bling
True story, a bride who was about to get married thought she would just whiten her teeth a bit more to match the color of her dress. So in goes the mouthguard, nice and cozy, and she woke up in the morning with gi-gantic tooth pain. You end up laughing like a farmer with... Exactly.
Everything with your eyebrows
Don't dye, don't suddenly wax, don't change the shape; just DON'T.
Nice fresh hairstyle
That you suddenly decide before your wedding that you want to go from blonde and long to short and dark. I've heard this before, but the hairdresser refused. I commend this hairdresser because this can only be pure insanity.
Fladderalderiere fladderalderaaare
Of course, you want to be sultry and pretty, batting your eyelashes, but putting in eyelash extensions the day before is just not practical. You can get all sorts of irritations, and then you're standing there with puffy eyes, and not from crying.
In general, switching any skincare product
Just stick to the old reliable, even if you suddenly feel the urge to buy all sorts of luxurious sulfates. Your daily dose has been doing the job for a while now, so it will continue to do so.
Cutting your hair extremely
What I said about the color also applies to cutting.
Losing too much weight
If your dress has been pinned and altered to perfection, you shouldn't be burning off a few kilos. You'll be tugging at the top of your dress like crazy at the altar. Yes, that's distracting.
Skip the extreme sports
Just stay indoors and avoid anything that could seriously injure you. Or make you catch a cold. Or give you a stomach flu.
Don't wear new shoes
Golden rule number 1 is that you should have a sneaker policy for the evening. All in sneakers, including you. And especially don't buy new shoes in the week before your wedding. I'm not talking about the wedding shoes, but all sorts of others. Once that blister forms, it will haunt you. Even if it was in a different shoe.
Looking up your ex
I don't know what kind of craziness this is, but women seem to have the tendency to visit exes when they are getting married. You'll probably get all sorts of things from that, so don't do it.
