There is still so much to prepare for your wedding. But your dark circles want you to slow things down and take care of yourself first. If you want glowing skin for your wedding- wait, not just that but also a bridal hair care routine and a lot more, this is the place for you! Let’s look at how you can prepare yourself 3 months before the wedding.
Tips to get glowing skin for the wedding
Bridal face wash
- 1/2 tbsp gram flour
- 1/4 tbsp fuller earth
- Pinch of turmeric
- Raw milk/ rose water
In a bowl, take gram flour, fuller earth and turmeric. Then add enough rose water or raw milk until you get a paste-like consistency. Remove all your makeup and massage your wet face with this face wash for 2 minutes, then leave it on for 3-4 minutes before washing it off.
Gram flour treats acne and has zinc in it to fight infections. It controls excess sebum production and calms down the skin. Turmeric has anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. It protects our skin against harmful UV radiations and helps in skin rejuvenation. Raw milk has lactic acid in it that exfoliates the skin gently. Fuller’s earth absorbs sebum, sweat, oil and dirt from the clogged pores, makes your skin radiant by getting rid of blemishes and helps you get glowing skin for the wedding.
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Scrub
- 1/2 tomato
- 1 tbsp rice flour
- 1/2 tbsp wheat flour
Take rice flour and wheat flour and mix them properly in a bowl.
Take half a tomato, put it in the mixture, and start rubbing it slowly on the skin in a circular motion. Ensure that you are gentle on your skin.
Massage your face for 5 minutes with it. Then leave it on for 7 minutes before washing it off.
Do not use this scrub on your face if you have active acne.
Your skin might get red after using this but do not get scared- it will come back to normal after using the face mask mentioned below.
Rice flour is an essential component of Korean and Japanese skincare because of its skin lightening and brightening properties. It removes dead skin cells and repairs the skin.
Wheat flour helps in the regeneration of skin cells. It has alpha arbutin that lightens up the dark spots. Tomato reduces sebum production and reverses any damage done by the sun.
*Make sure that you scrub your face after taking facial steam.
Bridal face mask
- 1/2 tbsp oats powder
- 1/2 tbsp flaxseed powder
- 1/4 tbsp sandalwood powder
In a bowl, take oats, flaxseed and sandalwood powder. Add water until you get a paste-like consistency. Leave this mixture as it is for 10 minutes before applying. Apply this face mask to your skin and leave it on for 10-15 minutes. Make sure you remove this mask before it dries.
For removing the mask, wet your face thoroughly. Then massage your face for a minute. Wash it off!!
Oats are the best to calm dry, itchy or irritated skin. They hydrate your skin from within and help you get glowing skin for the wedding. Flaxseed helps in lightening the dark spots. Sandalwood has a cooling effect on our skin and improves our complexion.
Moisturiser
Hydrating your skin is the most essential step. Hydrate your body and facial skin properly using shea butter or oil.
Bridal eyelashes and eyebrows
- 1 tbsp castor oil
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tbsp kalonji seeds
- 1/2 tbsp fenugreek seeds
- 1 tbsp almond oil
In an empty mascara bottle, mix almond, olive and castor oil. To this, add fenugreek and kalonji seeds. Apply this serum every night on your eyelashes and eyebrows with your fingers or a clean spoolie brush before sleeping.
Apply this serum carefully so that it does not go inside your eyes.
Fenugreek seeds are rich in vitamins-A, B, C, K, protein, iron, calcium, potassium, phosphates, folic acid, saponins, flavonoids, and several other essential components for healthy eyelashes and eyebrow growth. It has antifungal and anti-inflammatory properties that promote better hair growth.
Kalonji is packed with nutrients. It is so potent that it can grow hair even on bald spots. Olive, castor and almond oil are best for conditioning and strengthening eyelashes.
*Ensure that your eyebrows are well-groomed at least a few days before the wedding.
Remedy for dark and ashy elbows
- Half tomato
- Fine/ caster sugar
This remedy works wonders for dark elbows, knees, neck and knuckles. All you have to do is dip half a tomato in sugar. Then rub it on the problematic area for 5 minutes. Then leave it on your skin for another 5 minutes before washing it off.
Tomato will loosen up the flaky skin, and sugar will help exfoliate the skin physically.
For dark circles
- 4 tbsp potato juice
- 4 tbsp cucumber juice
- 5 tbsp rose water
In a bowl, take rose water, potato juice and cucumber juice. Keep this mixture in the refrigerator.
Whenever you have 10-15 minutes, dip a cotton pad in the mixture, squeeze the extra juice, and put it on your eyes.
Cucumbers contain flavonoids and antioxidants that help decrease the swelling and puffiness around the eyes. This makes them great for calming puffy eyes. They also boost circulation.
Potato juice has skin tightening and anti-ageing properties. It contains vitamins A, B, and C that helps in keeping our skin youthful and healthy. It helps get rid of dark circles, as it is gentle on the skin and has skin brightening properties. Rosewater helps in hydrating the area around our eyes.
Bridal body polishing scrub
- 5 tbsp gram flour
- 4 tbsp rice flour
- 4 tbsp wheat flour
- 1/2 tbsp wild turmeric
- 1/2 cup papaya pulp
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Milk
First, blend 1/2 cup papaya in a blender until you get the smooth pulp. In a bowl, take turmeric, rice, wheat and gram flour. Add papaya pulp and olive to the mixture, then add enough milk to get a paste-like consistency. Apply this scrub to your body and leave it for 10-15 minutes. After that, wet your body and massage the scrub on your skin. Then, wash it off.
Gram flour is the best natural skin cleanser. Rice flour will help in gently exfoliating your skin. Wheat flour is the natural source of alpha-arbutin, which will improve your skin tone. Turmeric has anti-bacterial properties. Papaya has papain that enhances skin elasticity and gives that glow. Olive oil and milk help cleanse the skin without stripping the skin from its natural oils.
*Do not forget to clean the skin behind your ears and your belly button.
If you want to remove your body hair, do it after using a body scrub. My favourite method to remove body hair is waxing or using an epilator.
Haircare for the bride
- Before washing your hair, make sure that you are massaging your scalp with the oil of your choice the previous night.
- For scalp massage, you can use coconut, mustard, sesame, olive and almond oil. You can even use a mixture of these oils.
- Wash your hair with lukewarm water.
Hair mask
- Egg
- 1 tbsp mustard oil
Take egg white with yolk in a bowl and add mustard oil. Whisk the mixture properly and apply it from your scalp to the ends. Leave it on for 30 minutes, then wash it off with your favourite shampoo.
If you are using the hair mask, oil or both, then make sure that you shampoo your hair twice to remove leftover oil from the scalp.
An egg is one of the best sources of protein that will strengthen and condition your hair. Mustard oil nourishes hair and promotes hair growth.
Bridal intimate care
- Make sure that you wear cotton undergarments.
- If you have a problem of vaginal discharge, then use panty liners.
- There are so many options to remove pubic hair but trust me, waxing is the best one!
- Rather than using vaginal washes, simply wash your intimate area with plain water. It will maintain the vaginal PH balance.
- To moisturise your vaginal area, use coconut oil, but only on the top skin.
- For vaginal smell, ensure that you have healthy food and wash your vagina with plain water after peeing.
Remedy for vaginal discolouration
- 1 tbsp gram flour
- 1 tbsp sandalwood powder
- 1/4 tbsp turmeric
- 1 tbsp potato juice
- 1 tbsp cucumber juice
Mix gram flour, sandalwood powder, turmeric, potato and cucumber juice. If the consistency is too thick, you can add water. Apply it to the area where you have discolouration. Leave it on for 10 minutes before washing it off. You can even apply it to your booty and inner thighs. Just make sure that you are not using this mixture inside your vagina. It is only for the outer skin.
You can follow THESE simple at-home bridal tips to get glowing skin for the wedding and look perfect on your special day.