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• Laser lip plumping
• Laser tooth whitening
• Smoother even skin tone
• Straight teeth in 6 weeks
• Erase fine lines around the
eyes and forehead
We have many other services available to get you and your bridal party ready for that big day.
Please go to our website for details on all of the services.
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Get that perfect wedding day look!
6-12 Months in advance - treatment timeline
Timothy R. Schulte, CTW Features
Creating a special wedding-day look means
perfecting a wedding-day beauty plan. Some
brides-to-be start beauty preparations as
much as 12 months before the big day. Ryan
Lombardo, director of image enhancement,
and Jacqueline Kim, spa director, of
Chicago’s Tiffani Kim Institute, give a
rundown on how to look runway-perfect on
your wedding day.
12 MONTHS BEFORE WEDDING
Start getting facials —this can even begin 18
months before the wedding. Go at least once
a month.
Begin laser hair removal. Appointments are
based on your growth cycle — anywhere from
four to eight weeks to even 12 weeks apart.
If waxing, begin treatments; the aesthetician
will tell you when to come back for your next
appointment.
If weight loss is desired, have an initial
nutritional counseling appointment. “No
one really pulls off the 12-week plan,” says
Lombardo. “Prepare for the six-month plan.”
Start any Botox, Juvaderm and Restylane
treatments. They take a few months to
resolve, so you want to start early to find the
look you want for your wedding.
6 TO 12 MONTHS BEFORE WEDDING
Begin once-a-month exfoliation treatments,
such as a lavender salt glow.
Start once-a-week massages for
de-stressing, which in turn helps complexion.
Begin a series of silk microderm abrasions,
which infuses a topical solution into the skin
to provide a healthy glow.
Begin photorejuvenation treatments to
reduce fine lines and skin spots and improve
skin tone and texture. Treatments should
be done about every three weeks for 15-20
treatments.
Any plastic surgery should be done, as
swelling can last for four to six months.
2 MONTHS BEFORE WEDDING
Get your final Botox/filler treatment
before the wedding.
Begin airbrush tanning.
Start once-a-week manicures and every-
other-week pedicures.
A detox seaweed body wrap will help purify
and exfoliate the body and provides slimming
benefits.
1 WEEK BEFORE WEDDING
Reduce salt intake. This will prevent bloating
and water retention.
No tanning beds or sun. Sunburn is hard to
cover up.
No facials within five days of the wedding –
do it a week before.
No new products.
Get your last manicure and pedicure two
days before the big day.
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