Skin Fitness For A Wedding Day Complexion That Glows

Most wedding checklists, wedding planners, and wedding reminders don't mention your physical well-being, especially your skin fitness. Depending on your needs you may not need more than an extra layer of rouge, but for the rest of us everything from a spray tan to waxing could be beneficial.

If you do need more than rouge, then this is your wedding day skin fitness checklist.

Avoid direct sunlight: Starting today Skin cancer and wrinkles are the obvious downside to too much sun exposure, which makes protecting your skin from the sun important all the time, but for your special day, avoiding the sun is important for other reasons too. If you have freckles or a sunburn, make-up will not be able to disguise your weathered look. Additionally, freshly tanned skin will shine in photographs.

Facial: Schedule it four months out A break out could result from a facial, so you shouldn't schedule your first facial a few days before your wedding. Instead, schedule one four months out and then again each month until the week before the wedding. This way your complexion will be breakout free, healthy, hydrated, and glowing.

Six weeks out: Waxing Most of us need a good wax every six weeks. Like a facial, don't try it for the first time the week before the wedding. You could have a reaction to the products or you could be unhappy with the shape of your eyebrows.

Make-up: Trial, four weeks out To be sure the colors and style of your make-up works for you, choose a salon that will do a trial run one month before. Then you can photograph yourself and be sure you are happy with the application.

The spray tan: Three weeks out If you choose to tan, don't use the real thing (see avoiding direct sunlight above) try spray tanning. Not everyone looks right with a spray tan so try it out at least three weeks out so you can photograph yourself. If you don't like it, then chances are the color will fade in time and if you do like it you still have plenty of time to reapply. Within the first 48 hours the color will come off on your clothes so be sure to schedule your session four or five days before your rehearsal dinner.

Two weeks out: Know your products At this point you should not experiment with new skin products. Avoid breakouts or allergic reactions by sticking with the tried and true cosmetics and products.

One week out: Get plenty of sleep The most obvious item on the checklist, but also the most critical step in skin fitness is getting plenty of sleep. Your fatigue will be obvious by the bags under your eyes and the lack of color on your cheeks so plan to get seven to eight hours of sleep each night before your wedding.