Pink Paradise Beauty: Glamglow

Friday, 15 May 2015

Bridal Beauty Tips & Countdown Checklist

Bridal Beauty Tip & Countdown Checklist

If your getting married or have a big event coming up, it's essential to be organized and prepared when planning your beauty regime. There is so much to consider when getting married anyway, so to make it stress-free, I've broken it down for you into an easy countdown checklist. I will also be using this checklist to help me stay on track with my Bridal Beauty in the lead up to the big day, so I hope this inspires you too!

What's your top beauty products you use to pamper yourself? Leave me a comment down below or tweet me.

Bridal Beauty Checklist

6-12 MONTHS BEFORE
- Start having regular facials either at a salon or at home and step up your skincare routine.
Products Mentioned:
- Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm
- The Body Shop Facial Roller
- Elemis Papaya Enzyme
- Glamglow Youthmud

- Start looking after your hands and feet by using a good nail strengthener and cuticle oil on your nails and filing your feet every time you get in the shower.

Products Mentioned:
- O.P.I Original Nail Envy
- CND Solar Oil
- Eco Tools Foot File

Elemis Papaya Enzyme Peel, Glam glow Youthmud, Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm & The Body Shop Face Roller

CND Solar Oil, O.P.I Original Nail Envy and Eco Tools Foot File

3-5 MONTHS BEFORE

- Start using an exfoliator twice a week
Products Mentioned:
- DIY Exfoliator
- Bliss Lemon & Sage Body Scrub
- Bliss Serious Seaweed Cellulite Soap
- Exfoliating Gloves
- The Body Shop Body Brush

- Have a good trim to keep split ends in check

- Use a deep conditioning mask or oil to keep your hair looking healthy.
Products Mentioned:
- Philip Kingsley Elasticizer
- L'Oreal Mythic Oil

- Consider if you would like someone to do your hair and make-up or if you would like to do it yourself and start collecting pictures for inspiration.

- Keep your brows in check by having them done professionally to get your initial shape, so you can then maintain the shape yourself.

Bliss Serious Seaweed Cellulite Soap, The Body Shop Body Brush & Bliss Lemon and Sage Body Scrub

Philip Kingsley Elasticizer & L'Oreal Mythic Oil

1-2 MONTHS BEFORE

- Have your final make-up and hair trials and check that your really happy with them.
- Get your hair freshly coloured
- If your considering having a glow or tan, start trialing spray or fake tans you like the look of.
Products Mentioned:
- St Moriz Instant Self Tanning Lotion in Medium
- Soap and Glory The Firminator Targeted Arm Firming & Toning Formula
- Bliss Fat Girl Slim Skin Firming Cream

St Moriz Instant Self Tanning Lotion, Rimmel Sun Shimmer Instant Tan & Velvotan Mitt

1 WEEK BEFORE

At the start of the week
- Get your lashes and brows tinted
- Remove any unwanted hair

Mid Week
- Treat yourself to a Pedicure in preparation for your wedding and honeymoon.

The Day Before
- Treat yourself to a Manicure
- Wash your hair

My Pamper Routine - At Home Spa Facial featuring MAC, Elemis and Glamglow

My Pamper Routine - At Home Spa Facial

When I have the time I love a good pamper especially now I'm on Wedding countdown. Every Sunday I've been trying to get into a Facial routine where I set aside time to give my face a real good nourishing pamper. If you've been following me for a while now you'll know that Elemis is one of my favourite skincare brands, yes they are pricey but I always get results from them and facials can be pricey at a spa so I thought I would share with you my at home facial routine that you can use with your current skincare favourites to create an affordable at home spa facial. What's your favourite pamper products? Leave a comment down below or tweet me!

Nivea 3 in 1 Micellar Cleansing Water

Step 1 - Remove Eye Make-Up
I really love the drugstore versions of Bioderma as they are great for taking my eye make-up off. I'm currently using this one from Nivea which does the job perfectly.

Simple Cleansing Facial Wipes

Step 2 - Remove Face Make-Up
Simple wipes have been my favourite way to take off my face make-up for ages now, they are just great at getting the initial layer off.

MAC Cleanse Off Oil - Tranquil

Step 3 - Pre-Cleanse
I had been previously using this to take just my eye make-up off and although it did the job well, it made me have really oily, gooey eyes the next morning, so I decided to use it for it's intended use as a make-up removing cleanser for the face as well as the eyes and I love it even more now.

Elemis Pro-Radiance Cream Cleanser

Step 4 - Deep Cleanse
A good cream cleanser helps get rid of any remaining make-up and deep cleanses the face, I sometimes do a double cleanse in my normal routine as it gives your skin a great boost.

Elemis Papaya Enzyme Peel

Step 5 - Exfoliate

If your not into grainy textures or have sensitive skin, then this is perfect for you, you apply this like a mask leave it on for 10 minutes and wipe it off to reveal glowing, exfoliated skin.

Step 6 - Steam

I use this steamer I found in Sally's but you can get them from Amazon at a more affordable price. These are a great addition to a home facial as they help draw out any impurities and nasty's from your skin.

Glamglow Youthmud

Step 7 - Mask

A mask is an essential part of any facial to again help draw out any toxins and reveal glowing skin. My current favourite has been the Glamglow Youthmud, this really is an incredible deep cleansing, luxury face mask.

Elemis Soothing Apricot Toner

Step 8 - Tone

A toner can help revitalise and brighten the skin, an alcohol-free one is best, but the toning step is not always necessary if you don't already do this step in your normal skincare routine.

Elemis - Pro-Collagen Marine Cream

Step 9 - Moisturise

Finishing off with a luxury moisturiser is my favourite part of a facial and as you may know this is my favourite cream as it feels amazing and light and improves my skins texture.

The Body Shop Wild Argan oil Lip Balm

Step 10 - Lip Balm

This is an extra step I like to add in to finishes off the facial as the lips can be dehydrated after. You could also finish off with an eye cream or lash serum as well.

GLAMGLOW YOUTHMUD Review and Photos

GLAMGLOW Youthmud

Over the past few years GLAMGLOW has become amazingly popular within the skincare world revolutionising the way we look at masks. GLAMGLOW is still fairly new here in the UK and I came across this eye catching brand through YouTube and Beauty Guru's raving about this product, I liked the fact that a company could focus solely on masks and targeting different skin concerns.

For me the packaging, ingredients and celebrity aspect sold it to me, I like the fact that it works quickly and is ideal for people on the go who want to look and feel glamorous just like a celebrity!

Have you used this mask, what are your thoughts?

Which GLAMGLOW mask is your favourite? Leave a comment down below or tweet me at www.twitter.com/laurappbeauty

Price

I actually got this on the plane when I was on holiday and paid £22.50 for 15g of product.

This retails for £49.99 for 50g on the Glamglow UK Website but I actually found it for £39.99 on the Feel Unique website saving £10 for the same amount of product!

http://www.glamglowmud.co.uk/glamglow/products/glamglow_face_mud_mask50/

http://www.feelunique.com/p/GlamGlow-Mud-Mask-50ml

For me this is a luxury item as it is super pricey, I was shocked at how tiny the pot was for how much I paid!

http://www.sephora.com/youthmud-tinglexfoliate-treatment-P375741?icid2=glamglow_lp_the_collection_carousel1_P375741_link&skuId=1497700

Packaging

The packaging is super swanky and eye catching and the pot of mask comes boxed with an informative leaflet enclosed. The mask pot itself is metal and has a screw top lid and extra hygienic lid that seals the mask inside.

Application

The Youthmud contains Green Tea Leaf, Volcanic Rock and Sea Clay as mentioned on the front of the box and is a clay mask with a thick grainy consistency, as soon as I opened the lid I could smell the Green Tea straight away it smelt pleasant but not over powering.

I found this mask easy to apply and it started to dry more a less straight away where I had applied it thinner in areas, the mud contained bits of green tea leaf which I did wonder what on earth they were to start with! It is advised to leave the mask on for 10 minutes or less, I left this on for the full 10, as it started to dry it felt super tingly and tight on my face.

I used a muslin cloth to remove but it certainly needed some elbow grease to get the mud off properly as it felt super exfoliating a bit like sand on your face, but the results were lovely, my skin felt soft, peachy and naturally glowed.

I would recommend if you are going to use these masks that you do it on a Sunday or a week before a special occasion as it does draw out impurities including any spots which may come to the surface, which isn't good if you have a party the next day!

Overall Thoughts

Overall for me I was impressed by this mask, I did see results as my skin felt softer and glowing like a full facial without all the steps that go with it, defiantly a great skin pick me up. I would love to see if this makes any further difference the more I use it and would be interested in trying the other masks in the range to compare and see what one would suit my skin the best.

For me I didn't think it was worth the hefty price tag, this is not an affordable mask so best to ask for Christmas or in a gift pack or something, but it is a really good quality mask so if you want results fast or have a major event or Wedding to prepare for then it may be worth checking out!

I award the GLAMGLOW YOUTHMUD 4 out of 5

Christmas Gift Guide Ideas!

Has everyone started their Christmas Shopping yet? I'm kind off there, but there is always so much to think about anyway during the Holidays as well as all the present buying and I don't know about you but I always struggle with what to buy people sometimes, so I thought I would create the Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide for any Girly Girl to feel inspired!

Happy Holidays!