Party Makeup Tips For Bride

Hindu wedding comprises of a large number of functions, which start with the engagement, are followed by tilak, sangeet and, mehendi, and end with the D-day ceremony and reception. A bride has to get ready for each one of them in such a way that she looks apart from rest of the crowd. However, she also has to make sure that she does not end up looking the same on her engagement as well as the wedding. The best bet to ensure this does not happen will be to go for a bit heavy makeup on the D-day and opt for light makeup on the other ceremonies. In case, you want to get some party makeup tips for the bride, the following lines will prove handy.



Light Bridal Party Make-Up

First of all, you will have to give your face a thorough wash, making use of a mild cleanser for the purpose. Following this, rub ice on your face, for 5-10 minutes, in breaks. Finally, pat dry your face with a towel.
Now, making use of a cotton swab, wipe your face with cleansing milk. Thereafter, take some moisturizer in your hands and gently massage it all over your face, neck and exposed back.
this is the time to apply foundation. Put a dollop of foundation on your palms and add some moisturizer to it. Mix the two together. Rub your palms together and then apply the foundation all over your face, neck and exposed back.
Get hold of a face brush and use it to apply shimmer powder all over your face, neck and exposed back. Follow this with a light application of blush-on, mainly on the cheekbones, sides of the forehead and chin.

Move on to the eyes. Apply eye-shadow, in a shade that goes with the color of your outfit. Then, apply eye-liner and kohl, followed by 2-3 coats of the mascara. Finish off by defining the eyebrows, with a pencil.
After the eyes, you will have to do the lip-make-up. Again, use a shade that goes with the color of your outfit. Shape your lips with a lip-liner and then use a brush to fill the outline with lipstick.
Finish with a coat of gloss.
Though many brides forget them, nails form an important part of your overall appearance. Clean your nails thoroughly and then apply a nude base coat. Follow with two coats of the nail polish, with 10-minutes gap. Finally, add another coat of the nude polish and let it dry.

Some Tips
Always allow 10 minutes gap between two coats of nail paint, to make sure that the previous one is completely dry. This will help avoid the smudging of your nail polish.
In order to make your lipstick last longer, blot it with a tissue, after the first application. Thereafter, dust your lips with some loose powder and apply the lipstick once again.
In case you are wearing an Indian outfit, putting a bindi on the forehead, in-between both the brows, will provide a nice touch to the overall makeup. Make sure that the bindi matches the color of your dress.


How To Preserve Your Wedding Dress

You spent a great time in selecting that perfect dress for your wedding. You may now hope that the beautiful wedding gown be worn by your sister or your daughter on their 'big day' or you may want to treasure your wedding gown for sentimental reasons. In both the cases, you need to preserve the dress, in order to retain its beauty for the coming years. Many people do not know how to preserve their precious wedding dress and often end up in either spoiling the color or fabric of the gown or even staining it. If you are also in such a situation, then this article is just for you. Check out the following lines and know how to preserve your wedding dress


Wedding Gown Preservation Tips
People often dispose off their wedding dress bags, thinking that the plastic bag would be of no use in the future. A little known fact is that the bag can be very handy, when you want to preserve your wedding dress for the future. So, make sure to save the bag in which your wedding dress came.

In addition to the bag, you will need a clean, white cotton sheet to wrap the wedding gown. Wash the cotton sheet in hot water, before using it for the purpose. Do not use detergent to wash the sheet, because the chemicals might ruin the fabric of the sheet and eventually, your wedding gown.

Wrap the wedding gown in the washed and dried cotton sheet and then cover it with the plastic bag. Be careful while wrapping the gown, so as not to result in tearing away of the fabric or the hemming
Send your wedding dress for dry cleaning, one or two days after the wedding ceremony is over. Ensure that you send your precious gown to a professional dry cleaner, who specializes in preserving formal gowns. You may get some help from the bridal shop, about a good dry cleaner.
Ask the dry cleaner to take care of your gown, during the cleaning process. Alert him about the stains in the gown, if any. If the ornaments in the gown are glued on to it, rather than sewed, do not forget to inform the cleaner about the same. This is very important, because the ornaments often fall off during the cleaning process.

Ask your dry cleaner to wrap the wedding gown in a clean, acid-free tissue papers. Be sure to mention that you want the high quality tissue papers to be put in between the folds of the gown, to avoid permanent wrinkles on the dress.
Ensure that the dress is stored in an acid-free box, since the chemicals present in the acid can spoil the fabric of the gown. If possible, ask the cleaner to wrap the dress in an acid-free box, after completing the cleaning process

After you have collected your wedding gown from the dry cleaner, place it in your closet, in a very neat manner. You may hang the wedding gown in a padded hanger, to avoid wrinkles.
The wedding gown should be stored in a cool, dry place, away from direct sunlight. The temperature of the store room should also be taken care of. This is because the temperature has an indirect effect on the fabric of the gown, after it gets treated with chemicals during the dry clean.

Inspect your wedding dress on each anniversary to check whether it is in good condition or not. Make sure that you allow the dress to 'breathe' and then store it properly again.