Q&A Beauty Our local professionals answer your wedding beauty worries #NAILED IT! Q: I absolutely love having my nails professionally done, but it’s left them in a bad condition. I don’t want to give up my little luxry habit, especially coming up to my wedding day, but how can I give them some much-needed TLC to counteract the damage that’s been done? I find it sad that a regular manicure has left your nails in such bad condition! A manicure which can translate to ‘care of the hands’ shouldn’t be doing this. I have four different stages just to take care of the cuticles alone! A manicure really should be leaving your nails in ultimate condition with a gel polish, as an extra on top, to make them look pretty. A manicure done regularly should leave your hands well looked after and totally nourished. Here’s a step by step look at one of my signature gel manicures to know what you should be expecting: • Nail file and shaping • Push back cuticles • E file with a flame bit to remove dead skin on nail plate • Nip away all cuticle • E file polishing ball to smooth around the nail • Lightly buff nail smooth • Apply gel polish • Use a scrub on the hands • Wash off with nourishing cleanser and dry • Cuticle oil • Hand cream massaged into hands and arm …and ta-dah! That will be one well looked-after pair of hands and don’t accept anything less! Charlotte Reardon, luxury bridal make-up and gel manicurist https://charlottereardon.co.uk CROWNING GLORY Q: I’d love to wear a flower crown for my summer wedding, although I’m worried about how it’s secured on the head and whether it will completely flatten the hairstyle for when I take it off in the afternoon/evening! We work with lots of brides that choose flower crowns for their big day. Flower crowns work well with soft boho styles that suit the vibe of the crown and don’t flatten when the crown is removed. We would add a slight bit of texture at the root of your hair to give us something to secure the crown onto with hair pins you wouldn’t see! We then show a member of the bridal party how to remove the crown without disturbing the style; the texture at the root is still there, so a quick tweak or shake-out is all it will need to boost it back to life for the evening. Ellen and Elisa, bridal hair and make-up artists www.bridalhairandmakeupkent.co.uk https://tomphotos.co.uk BEAUTY Q&A 75
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