Ten Tips for Great Bridal Hair
L'Image owner Dayton Mast has been helping brides look beautiful for 20 years.
Following are his top ten tips for perfect "I do" hairdos.
- Six
months before the wedding, have a major consultation with your stylist
of choice. Bring along the headpiece and the picture of the dress if
possible. The more the stylist knows about the mood of the wedding, the
better he or she can create the perfect hairstyle.
- Do not use the portrait session as the "dress rehearsal". There should actually be a "test run" for the portrait.
- During
the "test run," walk around with the hairstyle you plan to wear to
determine its comfort level. A good rule is: the simpler, the better,
since pins can hurt, and intricate styles are often delicate.
- Consider
the time of day and type of wedding when choosing a style. Loose styles
are appropriate for informal or daytime weddings, while up-do's portray
a formal, evening look.
- Remember that some hairstyles can add inches to a bride's height, and shorter brides may want to use this to their advantage.
- Do not have any chemical treatments the day of the wedding. That is not the time for surprises!
- Hair color looks its best the first two weeks, so have your hair colored a week to two weeks before the wedding.
- If a permanent wave is necessary, have it done a month prior to the wedding.
- Hair
that is too fine and over-conditioned does not style well, so deep
conditioning treatments should not be used within four days of the
wedding. For best styling results, shampoo hair lightly the day before
the wedding and, if possible, do not wash hair the day of the wedding.
- Stylists
and makeup artists do their best work in their own environments with
their own tools, so have your wedding party meet at the salon a couple
of hours before they need to be at the ceremony for pictures. This
increases efficiency, (and usually costs less!)
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