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July 2012 Weddings
What are you beauty regimen wise to look your best?
What are you girls doing beauty regimenwise to make sure you look your best for the wedding?
Are you getting facials? using tanning beds? teeth whitening? botox? etc???
All of these things start getting pricey and wondering which couple would give me the most bang for my buck?
Are you getting facials? using tanning beds? teeth whitening? botox? etc???
All of these things start getting pricey and wondering which couple would give me the most bang for my buck?
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Re: What are you beauty regimen wise to look your best?
Actually, not to take over the thread, but I was going to ask you guys about something. My fiance thinks I'm crazy because he "fell in love with me how I look now" but it's something that has always bothered me.
I'm trying to decide on whether to get the porcelain veneers for my two front teeth. My right tooth is chipped from hitting a bump while driving and drinking a Snapple in high school (stupid) and the bonding that I've had done in the past doesn't last very long. Do you guys think it's worth it? I think it's about $1000 per tooth, but it lasts 15 years. Thoughts?
I've done spray tanning many times, and will probably do it again for the wedding. Don't want to be "snookie tan", but definitely going for the bronzed look. I've invested in a couple new bathing suits, all are strapless so I don't get any tan lines this summer before the wedding. They have teeth whitening you can use IN the tanning beds using the UV, and was thinking of doing that a few times. I tried it before and noticed results after one time even. I defintely want my teeth to be whiter.
Oh - And I had a friend who got botox before her wedding. It didn't really do that much because she was 29 and didn't really NEED it (you're 29 like me, right?). She was happy she did it, but honestly I think her forehead looked a little strange. I would say that's probably something you can omit from your list of "to-do" beauty things.
I'm still debating the teeth. I've already set money aside for it, but I feel really vain about it because I'm spending SO much money on my myself with this wedding. And I just bought a Vix swimsuit from Gilt lol.
I am also doing the trays from my dentist. I actually need to start them this month and I may go tanning a few times although I really try to stay away. Other then that nothing.
I am planning to get a bikini wax and eyebrow wax and maybe legs like 3 or 4 days before the wedding to make sure all redness/irritation goes away before then.
I also plan to get a couple of facials the month before the wedding, as well as continue to get massages to keep me calm (fiance and I have this massage school near us where you can get a massage from a student who is about to graduate for $35/90 minutes. it's amazing and we go FAR too often).
I also want to do teeth whitening but I haven't bought anything for that yet. my fiance wants to do it with me, haha. He is OBSESSED with having white teeth.
oh, and bridetobe, I would absolutely do the veneers if I were you. If you are going to look back at pictures and point out your teeth flaws to yourself, you might regret it. Also, it sounds like the veneers last a really long time, so I think it would be good for you for the long run to just go ahead and do it - especially if your insurance could cover any of the cost.
My teeth are kind of tiny (well, my FACE is kind of tiny, so they fit my face!) so colleen, filing them down isn't an option, unfortunately. I've had them bonded probably 10 times and that lasts literally . . . months? I think it would be worth it, and I can afford it right now, but I feel so vain about it. I honestly hate the way my smile looks in photographs, though, and after speaking with my dentist about it, he was like, my wife didn't get hers done before our wedding and she hates her wedding photos every time she looks at them. So that kind of convinced me. Maybe I'll give him a call to set up a consult.
Oh and ditto the brazilian waxes. I do those anyway, so I didn't even think of it as something wedding-related!
I also bought whitening strips. I'm using Crest Professional stuff. It was about $55 dollars, but it seems to work well. My teeth get super senstitive from them, so I only wear them for about 15-20 minutes rather than 30 like the directions say.
Other than that, I'm not going to do much. I keep trying to get FI to use the strips. His teeth aren't bad, but I figure it's an easy enough thing to do. And they could use a little whitening.
Bride- Do you want the veneers only for the wedding (I know they last a long time, but I guess I meant like is the wedding the only thing that sparked you wanting them?) or is this something that you've wanted to get done for a while? If it's something you've wanted, then I'd say, yes, go for them before the wedding. But, I kinda see your FI's point. I'd do whatever will make you the happiest. Similar thing: My FI has a permanant retainer that his orthodontist put in after braces. It's behind his bottom teeth, but it wraps around two of his bottom teeth. It's seriously like an old school retainer. Anyway, if he came and said he wanted it switched out just for the wedding, I might think along the same lines of your FI. Like, it's a part of him. But, if he wanted to get it switched out for himself, then I'd be super supportive.
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ps - you are SO lucky you have a boat!!! I need a tan
[QUOTE]That's a good point, Meagan et al. I bet my insurance WOULD cover some of it. It's pretty effed up - fiance says he "barely notices" but I see it every.single.time I look in the mirror. My teeth are kind of tiny (well, my FACE is kind of tiny, so they fit my face!) so colleen, filing them down isn't an option, unfortunately. I've had them bonded probably 10 times and that lasts literally . . . months? I think it would be worth it, and I can afford it right now, but I feel so vain about it. I honestly hate the way my smile looks in photographs, though, and after speaking with my dentist about it, he was like, my wife didn't get hers done before our wedding and she hates her wedding photos every time she looks at them. So that kind of convinced me. Maybe I'll give him a call to set up a consult. Oh and ditto the brazilian waxes. I do those anyway, so I didn't even think of it as something wedding-related!
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I didn't see this post before I wrote my last one. I think you should definitely do it!! You will be much happier having it done. And don't even think of it as being vein. We all do things to improve our appearances. NBD!
Anxiously awaiting baby #1! Baby BOY Due: May 30, 2013!
2. once a month professional facial
3. weekly exfoliate and deep cleansing using Mary Kay products at home
4. bi-weekly deep conditioning my hair with stylist
I want to do a Brazilian wax a week before the wedding but I'm scared it will hurt like hell.
I used Twilight Teeth (clicky) while in the tanning bed, and the results are amazing. I love it and it never made my teeth sensitive like the Crest whitestrips do.
Mani/pedi
Brazilian blowout/highlights and haircut
The waxing/shaving I'll do myself at home.
I've never in my life used a tanning bed...I don't tan, I usually burn and then it tans over, so I'm going to start off with a couple of minutes and work my way up. I HATE tanning beds and swore I'd never do it, but even though I don't tan worth crap, I somehow still have tan lines left from the summer