After facing the long lockdown, brides and grooms around the world are now getting ready to finally throw their postponed bridal bashes. But, like our mundane lifestyle, the long-practiced concepts of the big day have undergone a sea change during this period. Transforming the idea of bridal beauty, the self-retrospective modern brides are now coming with new rules for a sophisticated bridal look.
Long-Prepped Skin
Long-term skin preparation is the main key to bridal beauty, to achieve the ultimate naturally glowing complexion. Maintaining a diet of antioxidant-rich foods, avoiding skin stressors, and incorporating treatments like cleansing facials and peels are important to have the skin ready for the big day in its optimal state. Gentle care and skin-protective home regimens work wonderfully to return the damaged skin to its healthy baseline. After a few months of investment, the glowing bride will be ready for walking the aisle with deeply nourished, hydrated, and even-toned skin.
Makeup for a No-Makeup Look
This is an important trick of modern beauty. Minimal, natural-looking makeup is more creative and intimate, which brings out the best true persona of the bride. The effortless approach fills the otherwise exaggerated big wedding day with refreshing air. It will also showcase the lifestyle effort the bride took for months with diets and skincare regime, by optimizing the natural glow. All it takes are just a good primer, lightweight base, minimum amount of eye and lips makeup, highlighter, bronzing powder, and a good blush. The key point here is to give plenty of time to blend the foundation into the skin, before wearing any makeup.
Classic Long Locks
Bridal hairstyles have taken a backward turn toward being more traditional. Those who love to sport a short trendy haircut on regular basis, are also taking a different turn for their wedding by letting their hair grow naturally. Though aftermath, they can’t wait to be back in their previous version! Instead of elaborate headbands or complex decoration, brides recently have been choosing simpler styles like ponytails, soft curls, or classic up-dos with free-falling curls to create timeless beauty.
Top 3 Gender-Neutral Wedding Fashion Brands You Should Know
Gender-neutral wedding fashion is the next big disruptor in wedding fashion. It is inclusive, fashion-forward, and devoid of any gender-based trappings. As a large number of people, these days gravitate to a gender-neutral look, be it the guests or those getting married, it would be a matter of few years before a gender-neutral wedding fashion becomes a fashion mainstay. Here are three such gender-neutral wedding fashion brands you should bookmark.
Queera Wang
Queera Wang comes with a stamp of approval from Billy Porter. The label is all about finding the right fit for your body instead of gender. According to its mission, Queera Wang is a custom, mix-and-match collection created for one’s singular silhouette with the intimacy and one-on-one attention of Haute couture. The label strives to imbue a glamorous fantasy to all the body types and gender identities for all the special occasions.
Bindle & Keep
Bindle & Keep design suits for every kind of body and that’s what makes them inclusive in the true sense. They are the experts in putting together your look for the big day. Whether you visit their Brooklyn store or sign up for a virtual consultation, their styling team is involved in each step to ensure maximum satisfaction. Their custom suit was worn by one of the participants in Season 2 of Netflix’s feel-good show, Queer Eye. Now, that may definitely make you want to check out their collection.
HauteButch
A queer black-owned brand, HauteButch is the go-to destination for butch and androgynous style seekers. Founded in 2012, HauteButch creates innovative, diverse styles that mirror one’s authentic self. With a re-interpretation of menswear aesthetic, manufactured with the ethical standards, they endeavor to offer a dignified experience to the customer whilst changing the fashion landscape of the queer community, which is often disenfranchised by the hands of society.