27 July 2008 - Importance of well manicured hands

Your official wedding photographer is bound to take lots of pictures of the happy couple holding hands and showing off their new wedding rings so chipped nails and chapped hands are obviously not an option. To ensure your hands are smooth and your nails look strong and healthy use a good hand cream every day and treat yourself to a regular manicure so unruly cuticles and soft/brittle nails can be sorted out in time.

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19 July 2008 - Hair trends for Spring 2008

The hot trend in woman’s hair for Spring 2008 is to go with a natural colour and natural looking finish. Bobs, pobs or crops are out while flowing locks is what the stars are going for this upcoming season. With long hair being all the rage, you have two main options about how to wear it. Choose from the hippie chic style, by letting your tresses hang loose in relaxed waves down your shoulders. Ideally you should go with a centre part.

Alternatively if the loose and free look isn’t your thing, you can always go with a soft do that is equally en vogue. In this case you are better going with a side part. You can match flawlessly a side part with a casual updo, just like the hippies used to do, or you can adopt the messy, laisez-faire style with a very loose hairdo, with strands left hanging around your face. If you want to avoid the side part, then here are a couple of other suggestions.

Long ponytails are very chic at the moment, and require little time to be fixed, allowing you to wear for as long as you like. Undone buns and generally tousled-up strands leaving the face clean in order to bring luminosity to it or matched with side-swept bangs are also a great and trendy pick.

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10 July 2008 - How to ensure you don't have a bad hair day on your wedding day

Don't wash your hair on the day of your wedding or the night before. Your hair is better when it's settled down, so try and wash it at least 24 hours before the time of your wedding, to achieve the perfect result.

Do not leave any treatments in your hair or use heavy conditioners, a small amount of conditioner in your fingertips massaged through the ends of the hair is sufficient. It is important not to use any hot tongs or a GHD heat styler, as this leaves a memory in the hair cuticle and makes it difficult to style.

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