wedding skin emergencies and how to handle them
The months, weeks and days leading up to your wedding day are full of excitement and anticipation, but can also be full of stress and unexpected skin problems. Here are some solutions to some common wedding skin emergencies.
“A ZIT APPEARED THE DAY BEFORE MY WEDDING!”
Don’t panic and don’t let a pimple crash your wedding. Follow these 3 steps:
1. don’t touch it!
The key to hiding a blemish is to ensure you don’t disrupt the surface of the skin and we all know a picked-at blemish is harder to conceal. Pop on a pimple patch if you know you can’t keep your hands away.
2. apply ice
Apply ice. This will help reduce inflammation and lessen redness and swelling.
3. spot treat!
Apply a non-drying spot treatment or an over-the-counter cortisone cream. Makeup tends to cling to dry patches on the skin, so reach for a product that also has hydrating ingredients such as the ZO Complexion Clearing Masque.
“TEARS OF JOY AT MY REHEARSAL DINNER MADE MY EYES PUFFY.”
Fear not, follow these 2 steps:
1. ice, ice baby
Apply a cold compress or a bag of frozen peas over your eyes to reduce swelling. Keep it on for ten minutes and repeat every hour. You can also keep a couple spoons in the refrigerator, and apply that to the under eye area.
apply an eye
cream or a gel
Apply an eye cream or a gel with some slip and gently massage the eye area to encourage fluids to work their way out from the area around the eyes. Bonus: pop your ZO Growth Factor Eye Serum in the fridge to make the applicator extra soothing or the SkinCeuticals Phyto Corrective Masque would work great too!
“MY SKIN IS FLAKY, I’M WORRIED MY MAKEUP WON’T GO ON SMOOTH.”
Do your best to avoid products that leave your skin feeling tight or make it look flaky prior to the big day, but if that wasn’t in the cards, here’s what to do:
Exfoliate. Lightly polish the skin with a gentle scrub and apply a mild acid serum like the SkinCeuticals Glycolic Brightening Renew Overnight or the ZO Enzymatic Peel. Apply a layer of the Triple Lipid Restore 2:4:2 or Hydrating B5 Masque to really lock in that hydration and wake up with smooth skin.
“I’M NERVOUS AND MY SKIN IS GOING RED AND FLUSHED.”
Excitement and nerves can get the best of us, here’s what can help:
Keep the room temperature down to lower the temperature of your body and skin and prevent any unnecessary redness.
The SkinCeuticals Phyto Corrective Masque brings your skin’s temperature down by 2.8 degrees so keep that baby handy. Pop it in the fridge to calm the skin and boost hydration, then rinse it off and do your regular skincare routine prior to your makeup application.
If you’re looking for more skincare advice for brides, check this out.
