The Ultimate Pre-wedding Beauty Hacks Every Bride-To-Be Should Know

Wedding planning can be daunting, stressful and time-consuming. Other than making sure your bridal outfit fits, there are a hundred decisions to be made to make sure you bring your radiant face forward on your big day. With just weeks or days to go before your big day, it can be tempting to put beauty on the back burner. From breakouts to having a bad day, last minute beauty glitches can happen to even the most-prepared brides to-be. Make your pre-wedding beauty routine easy with these must-know bridal beauty hacks.

Be yourself:

The primary rule of planning your beauty look for your big day, is that it should be exactly what you want it to be. If you are into bold eyes and dark lips - go for it. If you're into the typical blush-y, neutral tones then it is best you play it safe.

Tasty tresses:

Pick a hair style that matches your ensemble for each event of your big fat desi wedding. Sleep top knots are a great pick for the wedding day, where as a loose braid for the mehndi would be idea. Also in the pre-wedding run up, treat your locks to a couple of delicious deep conditioning treatments. Slap on olive oil mixed with honey, coconut oil whisked up with egg or an avacado.

De-puff sleep deprived eyes:

Not being able to sleep all night? Don't let it show! Seep two tea bags in a mug of hot water for three-five minutes, then let them cool in the fridge for 20 minutes. Squeeze out excess water, lay down and place the tea bags on your eyes for 15-30 minutes. The caffeine in the green tea can help shrink blood vessels around your eyes, reducing puffiness and dark circles.

Get a brighter smile:

Are those endless cups of tea the only thing getting you through the last few weeks of wedding planning? Then chances are you will probably have a few unwanted stains on your pearly whites right before it is time for your wedding photos. For a quick fix, dip a damp tooth brush into some baking soda and then add your tooth paste. The combination of baking soda and tooth paste works in collaboration to lift stains and whiten your teeth.

Make-up 101:

If you are new to make-up, then understanding extensive bridal make-up techniques will take you a long way. Join an introductory master class that will help you take your beauty looks to the next level.

Fake Fuller Lips

Get instantly plumper lips when you add a few drops of essential peppermint oil to your lip gloss. As you reapply throughout the day it will give your pout that "just-bitten" lift, plus it acts like a breath freshener when you're in a pinch.

Make-up guru Anam Falak on how to get some key wedding looks!