No Make-Up Bride #3: Making an Effort

The only thing I feel like I will be missing out on with not wearing make-up for my wedding will be the fun of getting ready and making an effort. Fulfilling my inner girl (it’s down there somewhere!). I totally support the idea of wearing make-up in order to actually feel like you’ve made an effort for someone – time, care and energy show love. What’s more, it builds up excitement, indicates that you respect your appearance, and shows you want to feel and be attractive to someone. I’ve already explained that Sam would actually prefer me without make-up as he’s attracted to me more that way, but I’m totally open to going on a date with him (yes, as a married couple!) wearing make-up at some point. 

I’m also totally against the idea that not wearing make-up shows that you’re lazy and don’t want to make an effort. Even if you only spend 10 minutes getting ready, that doesn’t mean you don’t love a person, you just might express that love differently and make an effort in other ways!

However, I would like to make up for the fact that I won’t be putting on make-up for (eyyyyy!) the wedding, by making an effort in other ways. I still want to enjoy pampering myself with the rest of the bridal party!

One of my bridesmaids has recently started making perfumes (see here), so we’re planning a wedding ‘smell’ to put in reed diffusers for the reception, as well as a special perfume for me. To quote her, everyone cares so much about what their wedding will look like, so why don’t they care about the smell?!

She is also a massive Lush fan and we’ve already been to our nearest store (about an hour’s journey away) to pick up some samples and free facemasks, which was fun. I think they’re doing good things. I’m never sure with my skin, as it seems so unresponsive to everything. But I’ll definitely be smothering my face in cleansers and moisturisers and facemasks on the night before and morning of the wedding!

I’ll also be doing the other normal things like nails and hair. Whilst I don’t do much with my hair day-to-day either (or my nails), it’s something I care more about looking nice than my face. Which is maybe a bit weird. But good-looking hair normally feels and probably also smells nice too, whereas make-up to me feels a bit heavy, and I can’t cry or rub my eyes! So I find hair positively affects more of the senses than make-up. Plus, nice hair tends to compliment the face and draw out its beauty (when styled appropriately), whereas good make-up doesn’t change a bad hair day. As a result, I’ll definitely be making a big deal of my hair to make sure it’s perfect!

I’ll try to think of other ways to pamper myself too. Most likely have some crazy bath with bombs and smells and candles and fizzy things and bubbles (and wine), though I’m never a fan of the way I either feel horribly lukewarm or overly hot in a bath… any ideas of other ways I can ‘make an effort’ and enjoy getting ready will be most appreciated :D

TTFN!