With your wedding and boudoir session fast approaching you need to decide whether or not to hire a makeup artist. Everyone (including us) will tell you to hire a professional because they are trained to properly apply make-up to look great in photographs and to last all day long. If you just can’t make it […]
The Kate Upton Workout!
We all love her and all secretly want to look like her-well now we can! In the recent issue of Glamour, body by Glamour staffers shared Kate Upton’s sleek stomach workout. Now we can all stop doing those crunches and start working on the whole core area. This workout, if done twice a week with […]
Make-up Choices: The Needle or the Pencil?
Cosmetic tattooing or permanent makeup is gaining popularity, and more and more women are opting to brave the needle in order to look freshly made-up without all the work that goes with it. Eyebrows, eyeliner, lip lines, these are all cosmetic tattooing procedures that women are choosing to have done so that they will never […]
7 Day Skin Care Guide: A Countdown to Your Wedding Day
It’s only a week from your wedding, one of the most important days of your life. Correction, maybe the most important day of your life. You’ve shed a few pounds and your gown looks a second skin, but make sure that your own skin looks like a million bucks as well. After all, you’ll be […]
Get Ready to De-Bloat & Detox
If you are feeling a little sloggy right before the wedding why not try out some of these natural methods to de-bloat and re-energize yourself. Eat the RIGHT breakfast! Choose a breakfast that includes a balance of lean protein and fiber. Eating whole grains can help move things along in your body and eliminate bloat. […]
DIY: Last Minute Holiday Beauty Gifts
If you are still looking for last-minute gift ideas and don’t want to go the gift card route then you are in luck! After a quick stop at the craft store this weekend I ended up doing a little research and came across Self.com’s DIY Beauty Gifts. I was so excited to see them this […]
30-Minute Total Body Prenatal Workout
Not only are you planing a wedding, but you are also expecting! Between your doctor’s appointments, vendor meetings and childbirth classes it is really important to take care of yourself and the baby. Thirty minutes is all you need for an effective workout while your pregnant and it will help with your wedding planning stress. […]
20 Minute Fat-Burning Yoga Workout!
Over the next few weeks I will be finishing up my Yoga certification! Since I’ve been doing a lot of research for my own Yoga lesson plan I thought I would share this 20 minute practice with you from Women’s Health Magazine, which you can also download to your iPod. Yoga is great for the […]
For Long, Lean Legs
I came across this exercise on Tumblr. Its great for working those pesky inner thighs. TGIF! 🙂 Tweet
Workout like Lady Gaga!
Did you happen to see the April issue of Glamour magazine? If not, you are in for a treat today! Glamour chatted with Lady Gaga’s personal trainer, Harley Pasternak, who helped her get that ridiculous body and he gave away all kinds of tips on how to get that body in 4 weeks! For full […]
Relax with these 5 yoga poses!
If wedding stress has taken over we have a solution! Yoga is a great way to clear the mind and tone the body at the same time. We have five simple poses that will leave you relaxed, refreshed and toned. 1. Triangle How to do it: Stand with your legs approximately three feet apart and […]
How to make your marriage last
This morning I watched a great story on the Today Show about San Francisco based author, Elizabeth Weil, who wrote a book about relationships. The book is part memoir and part self-help and talks about how to make a great marriage even better. She explained in an interview with CBS in San Francisco that couples […]
DIY: At-Home Spa Day!
I’ve mentioned before how important it is to find stress relief or pamper yourself before the wedding. A relaxing day at the spa sounds like a fantastic idea, but for some of us it might not be in the budget. I was lucky enough to come across 13 DIY At-Home Spa Tricks with expert advice […]