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If you want to have great hair, lips and eyes, you have to start some six months before.

We like to think anything goes on your wedding day – that you can choose a wedding style as natural or outrageous as you are. That said, here are a few guidelines we've come to believe in:

Go for a complete, co-ordinated wedding look – your hair, dress and make-up should all complement each other.

Don't change your look radically for your wedding day.

Have a hair and make-up rehearsal.

Most of the styles featured in the Bride24 Beauty gallery can be done at home – but, if you have the budget, a professional hairstylist and make-up artist (see the Health & Beauty Services Directory) will take the guesswork, and the stress, out of getting your wedding look perfect. To really shine on the day, start your beauty routine well in advance.

6 months before

Try out a new haircut, or new colour. Get these touched up two weeks before the wedding.

Start a good cleansing routine for your skin.

4 months before

Find hair and make-up artists you like and book them for your wedding. Do a trial run a month beforehand.

Try out self-tanners, at home or at a salon, keeping the lines of your dress in mind. Also, test how colourfast the tan is.

2 months before

Have your teeth cleaned, and cut down on things like coffee and cigarettes (for a sparkling white smile).

Try out a facial or cleansing mask, and check how your skin reacts.We advise that you have a final facial not less than a week before the big day... so your skin will have time to recover.