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" A beautiful bridal glow starts with great skin, but many a bride finds herself dealing with uneven skin tone, acne and acne scars, or dark circles uner the eyes, especially as wedding stress begins to show on her face. The key to great skin on your special day is to begin caring for it months before, says Sienna Iannelli, LE (licensed esthetician), a skin-care expert, makeup design artist and owner of Sienna Skin Studio in Cranston. It's best to begin a skin-care regimen about six months before the wedding. A licensed esthetician can offer a professional analysis of your skin and recommend treatments such as basic facials for cleaning, massaging and exfoliating, or more intense treatments such as glycolic facial peels, which promote surface peeling of the skin, reduce fine lines, lighten pigmented spots, smooth and soften skin texture, and help clear congested pores, she says. Depending on the salon and the treatment chosen, brides can expect to pay anywhere from $30-95 for facial treatments. Even if you're not experiencing any skin problems, a facial will help keep pores clean, and your skin smooth and soft.
If you've been neglecting skin care, start a regimen as soon as you can, Iannelli says. "Besides the four basic steps-cleanse, tone, treat and moisturize-the most important thing you can do is exfoliate," she says. "You're skin needs to be exfoliated at least one to three times per week. When you exfoliate, you're stimulating cellular turnover, which reveals readiant skin."
For your most beautiful bridal skin, timing is everything. If you've never had a facial, don't get one the day before your wedding. Give yourself at least one month so you can see how your skin will react. Ideally, your last facial should be scheduled, at most, two weeks before your wedding. And if you've never exfoliated before, the day before your wedding isn't a good time to try it. "
~exerpt from Beauty Breakdown byDara Chadwick for Rhode Island Monthly Bride.
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