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BEAUTY Where to Spa 1758 views
Nicola Brookes at Spa Secrets Magazine has ten top spas to recommend to WP brides looking for some pre-wedding pampering.
1. Cowshed Holland Park
Fashion-forward brides should take note. This funky day spa in trendy Holland Park is the perfect place for brides-to-be to indulge in some pre-wedding pampering offering everything from massages to manicures using gorgeous cowshed products. You can even hire the whole place out for a day to remember.
2. One Spa, Edinburgh
Relax in the stunning swimming pool, try the rejuvenating thermal suite or indulge in one of the yummy ESPA treatments at One Spa. Or for a real treat, celebrate your forthcoming big day by sipping a glass of Champagne in the rooftop Hydropool.3. Sequoia Spa, The Grove
You can’t get much better than the luxurious Sequoia Spa at the Grove hotel; it’s a real oasis and you can even share a treatment with
your husband-to-be in the cosy couple’s suite complete with romantic rose petal-strewn spa bath and glass of bubbly.
4. Calcot Spa, Gloucestershire
For expert advice and treatments, Calcot Spa is the place to head. Situated in the beautiful Cotswold countryside, this fabulous spa offers a wide range of treatments to get you in top shape before your wedding. From wraps and massages to detoxifying masks and manicures, you’ll leave feeling and looking like a million dollars.
5. Elemis Day Spa London
Are you panicking because your face has had a break-out days before the wedding? Fear not, the Elemis Day Spa offers an S.O.S Purifying Facial that claims to regulate and balance the skin to calm irritation and rebalance oil-rich pores. Phew! www.elemis.com/dayspa6. Verbena Spa, Yorkshire
Escape from the stress of organising your nuptials by indulging in a treatment at the Verbena Spa. Located on the edge of the North York moors this is a one-stop shop to calm pre-wedding nerves. Indulge in one of the Elemis treatments or just sit back and enjoy the Heat Experience and relaxation area. www.verbenaspa.co.uk7. Imagine Spa, Norfolk
If you’re thinking of taking
some friends along with you for your pampering day, try the Imagine Spa with its bride goes free offer when accompanied by four paying guests booking a three-hour package or more!
8. Spa SPC at Stoke Park
Want to get the perfect silhouette so you can be lump and bump free on the big day? If the answer is yes, try Spa SPC’s C.A.C.I Body Toning, Contouring and Lymphatic Drainage that claims to tighten and tone sagging body muscles.
9. Thai Spa at Lough Erne Golf Resort, Northern Ireland
Get ready for your wedding with the Definitive Detox Ritual at the Thai Spa. This treatment promises to detoxify your body and purify the soul — what more could you ask for?
10. Foxhills’ HealthSpa, Surrey
Looking for make-up inspiration for your special day? Foxhill’s HealthSpa offers lessons in make-up so you can learn all the tricks of the trade. Or if you want some extra help, they’ll apply make-up that will be perfect for you to copy on your big day.
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BEAUTY Sleek & Smooth 1968 views
Aveda's backstage stylists in New York and Hollywood have been spritzing the latest hair smoother - perfect for sleek locks on the day.
Smooth Infusion Style-Prep Smoother (£16.50) is an Aveda must-have. It has all the qualities of a leave-in treatment as well as a swish styling product in one cute bottle. Best of all, it is long-lasting - which is just 
what you need on your big day. Made with tons of organic plant-based ingredients, tapioca starch from Thailand keeps the humidity out and locks natural moisture in. Aloe, maize and guar bean help to smooth each strand of hair while sandalwood from Australia makes it smell totally gorgeous. Organic Bulgarian rose adds to the feel-good aroma along with bergamot and palmarosa.
Based in Minnesota, Aveda sticks to fair trade principles and manufactures with 100% wind power. So if you're planning an eco-friendly wedding, you can even go green with your hair styling.
Smooth Infusion is available from Aveda salons, spas, stores and online at aveda.co.uk.
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BEAUTY Hollywood Glamour 2451 views
This year's Oscars put Hollywood glamour back right back in style - perfect for your wedding day make up look! Read more to re-create the red carpet look.
Kate Winslett has to be our pin-up of the month with her uber-elegant looks and oodles of theatrical talent that have had her scooping up all the awards this 
year. Want Kate's flawless complexion for your wedding day? Try a compact powder - there are tons of natural mineral formulas around. We love Elysambre's (08450 725825 or available from Health Food stores and pharmacies) Compact Powder (£14.99). It's a 100% natural, micronised powder that sets your make-up and controls shine, giving you all-over even tone and a velvety finish for that starlet look.Click to read more on getting a perfect-powder finish...
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Fresh-faced and Fabulous
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BEAUTY In the Boudoir 2123 views
The US trend for a 'trash the dress' shoot after the wedding is catching on fast, as is the 'boudoir shoot'. It is a cool gift for your man-to-be - but do you dare to bare?
'The concept of having a 'boudoir shoot' is catching on fast in the UK', says make-up artist Louise Walsh who set up Boudoir Shoots three years ago after seeing how popular it was in the States. A professional photographer and top make-up artist are the essential ingredients for little old you to be transformed into a boudoir belle. Good lighting and clever makeup work wonders!
Louise offers a professional make up and hair service with advice on styling and choice of outfits before a 2.5 hour session in the photo studio. You can change up to five times and the photographer will give you all the advice and tips on posing for the camera. It makes a fab gift for the groom-to-be, perhaps delivered to where he is staying the
night before the wedding!
After your shoot, the photos are posted on-line for you to see using your own unique code. After you have chosen your favourite pictures, they are displayed in a leather book. The full session is £495 (with a £50 discount for WP brides quoting WP03, booked and paid for by the end of March for a shoot date before the end of June) or book a mini-boudoir session from £275. For more information go to boudoirshoots.co.uk.
Related post: boudoir/trash dress "try not be to scared a few of the girls on here have done the boudoir shoot for there H2B and the photographers have made them feel so much at ease they have ended up going a bit less dressed than they ever imagined......and the H2B LOVED them" (Bev06)
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BEAUTY Box of Treats 6856 views
If you fancy some bridal pampering with beauty treats and spa products, new website feelunique.com has over 6000 products from 200 leading brands at prices up to 15% less than the high street.
Luxury online boutiqe, feelunique.com is a great one-stop shop for all your beauty needs in the lead up to the wedding day, from fragrances and spa products to make-up musts and little accessories. It's also a great place to shop for bridesmaids' gifts with delivery included and gift boxes available. You can search by product, by brand or by department - there's even a section for the groom-to-be with featured products from Calvin Klein boxers to Tweezeramn nose hair clippers!
To find out more go feelunique.com.
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