Terrific hairstyles that make you look positively gorgeous. Gone are the days when what your hairstyle was didn't really matter because you invariably had to cover your hair and half your face with a ghoonghat. The contemporary bride shows off both her glorious hairstyle and her confidence, therefore, what you do with your hair is critical to making or breaking your look. Getting those glorious hairstyles sported by models and film actresses is not something only the glam world can achieve, you too can get the same look with the help of Nina Doshi. Check out in advance with Nina Doshi, what style will go with the shape of your face, your outfit and yes, even your groom. Yes, groom. For instance, if your, to be hubby is much taller than you, an uplifted hairdo will narrow the height divide, while if your groom lacks in the height department, you might want to have a low slung hair do to keep yourself at the same height as he is.

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This is the polishing time for the diamond. After having visualized the look you want for yourself and the clothes you will wear on your wedding day, you come to decide the type of make up you should have, to highlight that glow which is evident on your face. The most important thing that has to be kept in mind when choosing make up is the season, the time of day and the type of your skin you are going to use make up on. Your skin-type is the most important thing that you have to take into account when choosing your make up. If you have normal to dry skin type, you need to wear cream based make up, and if you have oily or sensitive skin then you have to choose powder based make up. Season also plays an important role in the selection of the make up to be used. In summer, you need to minimize your make up, as every thing tends to wash off as soon as is it is on the skin. In winter, though, you can choose to a heavier look for your face to match the heavy fabrics and dark colors of your dress. Again the time of day when the wedding is performed should also be kept in mind. Daytime weddings require lighter tones to be used in make up while the evening ones the opposite.

After you have taken the above-mentioned facts into account, you can decide whether you will go to a professional or do it yourself, with / without the help of someone whom you can rely on. When deciding on the make up, pay special attention to the color of your clothes and the jewelry you are going to wear. (Indian complexions always look better with a red or bronze make-up). Keep one part of your face as the focus area If you chose to highlight your eyes, underplay the lips or vice versa. If one tries to highlight too many features in a face, at the same time, the onlookers’ eyes get distracted, and the impact of any one feature is lost, leaving a chaotic impression behind. If you have chosen the Old World, traditional look, then you will have to go in for a red or bronze tone of make up, with a red bindi and designs drawn on your forehead. The eyes are emphasized with kohl and we are able to create a look that our grandmothers had, at the time of their wedding. Only now we have a greater variety of cosmetics at our disposal and the look is contrived rather than the natural one that they had following days of rigorous tending that a girl to be married received. If you have chosen to appear a very chic and modern day bride, then your make up will have to be chosen according to the latest trends in color and texture of make up. You get a greater chance to experiment with the looks seen on the ramps and try out on yourself. Since the style, color and fabric of your dress will be trendier, the jewelry can also be matched and the make up becomes more of a fashion statement than anything. And finally, if you choose to be the no-nonsense bride with an eye for practicality, then you will definitely go for the bare necessities of make up and leave the rest behind. Your make up will be light, just adding a little more color to your face and highlighting the best feature of your face. You will go for the easier to wear style and will not spend too much time in front of the mirror.

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