That bridal glow doesn’t just happen overnight, you know. It take weeks and even months and months of preparation to achieve that youthful glow. So what steps can we exactly do to get that bridal glow? We consulted with Jasmine Mendiola, a Beauty Strategist and Wedding Makeup Specialist, to give us a rundown of her tried and tested tips for brides-to-be!

1. Skin Assessment
First things first, see your dermatologist and get to know yourself skin deep (pun intended). Find out if there are any treatments you need to do to get rid of gunk or acne, regularize your oiliness or your acidity, achieve healthy-looking skin that won’t eat up your makeup on your big day, etc. It’s important to start off with a clean canvas, so if you expect to bring out that glow on the big day, dust off what makes your face dull and dry.

2. Healthy Diet

What you put in your body is just as important–actually, even more important than what you put on your skin. So while you’re planning your diet program to fit in that dream gown of yours, make sure you eat right and drink your fill of eight glasses of water a day to keep the largest organ of your body hydrated and get healthy blood flowing to your facial veins to bring out that natural flush.

3. Salon Consultation
A good relationship with a salon stylist is just like having a regular go-to dentist or general physician. Talk to your stylist about your dream look. Take in consideration your gown’s neckline, how you want to wear your hair, if you’re wearing a type of veil or a hairpiece, and ask about what hair color best complements your skin tone and what haircut will best grow out into the right style in time for your big day. Do this ASAP.

4. Exercise
The healthy skin diet goes with toning and exercise. If you sweat enough, the toxins in your body leave your precious skin be and you can definitely count on less breakouts, less scars, less blackheads and, anything that can make #1 (your skin assessment) and everything else on this list harder than it already is.

5. Brow Construction

Beauty is not measured by the amount of makeup you wear–it’s literally measured by the right symmetry and balance around your face. So grow out your brows to its natural form and get a professional to shape it. If it needs filling, you may or may not have it semi-permanently filled. (Your wedding day makeup artist can fill that out for you–for the meantime, learn how to do it yourself. It’s a good habit to have!) If your brows need cleaning up, at least you’ll know how it should be done and you can maintain it without over-plucking. This sets the right proportions that will frame your face nicely, just as it should be.

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