Bridzillas everywhere I feel your pain.
Sooo after making a name for myself as a bridal stylist over the last number of years, I guess all eyes will be on my own crowning glory on the day!
My first tip is, it's never too early to start prepping for the big day!
Begin your Bridal Hair Bootcamp, one year before your wedding.
Condition is everything, and I mean everything.
Healthy hair, is beautiful hair, never underestimate the power of good preperation.
"Fail to prepare, prepare to fail" is my mantra, I've worked with many brides and I can honestly tell you, the happiest ones were always the super organised!
The right shampoo and conditioner recommended by your stylist is the holy grail of healthy hair, this with a conditioning treatment once a week with a trim every 8-10 weeks but no later than 12 and you are on the fast track to your dream hair on your big day!
For the colour, if you are happy with your current colour, great all you need is maintenance by your stylist every 6-8 weeks and your laughing all the way up the aisle!
However if you wish to dramatically change your hair colour as in from dark to blonde or from blonde to dark, you need to begin this process a minimum of 8 months before your wedding. This process must be carried out by a professional colourist and you must be compleatly honest about what you have used on your hair at home, this will determine the outcome, so it's vital we get the truth!
So assuming you are happy with the colour, condition and style let's move onto the exciting part, choosing the style!
To upstyle or not to upstyle?? that is the question.
For me personally, I'm going up, as I need to elongate my neck, I'm going for a clean look at the nape of the neck sweeping upwards with loads of volume. I haven't decided on the finer details just yet but I know this look works best with my head shape, neck and of course the all important dress!
As with the perfect dress, the perfect style is also out there for you. If you never wear your hair up my advice is start trying out upstyles, for social events.
Start with somthing simple and work your way onto more detailed styles. Getting used to having your hair up is like anything else, practice makes perfect.
The next night out you have planned book in for a messy bun or loose waves pinned at the base of the neck or even a high bun. See how it feels, is it comfortable?
Maybe you have a wedding coming up try a vintage inspired style. Once you get into the swing of wearing upstyles the possibilitys are endless!
For the die hard "Downstyle Divas" the Classic Demi upstyle is always a safe bet, adding clip in extensions will enhance the look and add volume, you need this as there are many things on the day that can and will make those lovely wAves drop, or your backcombing flatten a little.
Our fabulous Irish weather shows no mercy to our lovely loose curls, if it's too warm the sweat is rolling off us resulting in our beautiful hair looking neither straight or curly by the speeches. If you have a gorgeous head of thick glossy hair that holds a curl in all weather conditions hurray, but if your like me you'll need all the help you can get to make sure your dream hair looks as good for your first dance as it did when you walked up the aisle!
Hair trials need to be done 6 weeks or so before the wedding, as it is impossible to know what you really want until then.
Going for a trial on a busy Saturday is a disaster, this is why I won't do trials on busy days in the salon.
I need to spend time on it, espically if I have never done this girls hair before.
Bringing photos is a great idea but please understand, I can't copy a style section by section from a photograph. I will create a bespoke style just for you based on the ideas you have shown me.
Pinterest is fantastic for ideas and google images are brilliant too aswell as OneFabDay and bridal magazines!
Using a little of your own creativity is always a winner, you don't have to stick to every rule of traditional bridal styling either, feel free to make a statement with an amazing hairstyle if you don't want to go down the road of a veil or tiara ect.
If you are like me and want somthing edgy and different booking a consultation with a professional milliner is an option, I love headpieces and I'm looking for somthing original that's just for me. I've enlisted the help of Jennifer Wrynne, I have an idea in mind and you'll have to wait until after the big day to see it!
I hope you've enjoyed this blog ladies and it's given you a few ideas, check out my website www.platinumhairdressing.ie or follow me on Facebook PLATINUM hairdressing Mariaconneely, or Instagram or Twitter
Best of luck to all the beautiful brides out there and keep slogging Away at the bridalbootcamp, it will all be worth it on your big day.
Love Maria xxx
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