Your Glos and Wilts Wedding - Dec/Jan 2019 (Issue 18)

NEW YEAR, How to look your big-day best with our beauty, health and wellness guide  New You Booking a good facial is essential in the lead up to the wedding. The Spa at Bowood located in Calne, Wiltshire, offer the Organic Face Peel using botanical ingredients that encourage a luminous complexion and brightens and hydrates the skin. It’s suitable for all skin types. The Spa at Hatherley Manor in Gloucester is one of the most premier spas in Gloucestershire. It boasts six luxury treatment rooms and a large vitality pool, a fully equipped gym plus a thermal suite complete with experience showers, a sauna, steam room and heated loungers. The spa menu offers indulgent massages using ELEMIS products with highlights including the Hatherley Manor Full Body Massage and the men’s ELEMIS Deeper Than Deep Hot Stone Massage. There’s also a fully licensed lounge and champagne bar within the spa area. Regular massage in the run up to the big day is also vital for general wellbeing because it will help to reduce any pre-wedding stress and anxiety plus boost circulation and improve the quality of sleep whilst promoting relaxation throughout the entire body. The increased circulation will give skin a natural glow. It’s important to remember that bridal beauty isn’t just about skincare, make-up and hair, brides need to feel good from within. I n order to look radiant wearing that all-important dress, some pre-wedding pampering is essential. It can help to boost self-esteem and gives brides some much-needed time out from the wedding planning. Good nutrition is vital because it improves skin health. As new cells constantly replace dead ones, they need minerals, vitamins and hydration. Vitamin A protects against ageing, C improves the clarity and E protects skin from the effects of the environment. Drinking two litres of water every day will help to remove toxins and eliminate any under eye circles, plus it keeps skin clear of spots and blemishes. Try adding a wedge of pink grapefruit to the water to boost your Vitamin A and C intake – it’s much tastier than plain water! HEALTH, BEAUTY AND WELLBEING 67