Months to go until the big day: Less than 5!

With a Summer wedding within our sights, it will be soon be time to have hankies and confetti at the ready. With the venue booked, the dress bought and the photographer on stand by, all Louise’s efforts are now focused on the more important aspects of a wedding… pampering!

With so many plans and such little time, there’s mancicures, pedicures, facials and massages to squeeze in before the big day. Follow Louise’s beauty adventures as she takes us through her pampering plans in the lead up to her special day.

Wedding Status: Taking advantage of the 2-4-1 ticket offer for the Luella’s Boudoir Vintage Bridal event on the 21st April – can’t wait. It sounds like a fabulous evening to spend with the girls sipping West Eleven Cocktails and eating sweet treats while sorting the all-important finishing touches for the wedding preparations! There will be everything from fashion shows, stationery suppliers, tips from make-up and hair experts and mini manicures from The Sanctuary Spa. I think I’ll treat my bridesmaid to a gorgeous girly night.  If you would like to take advantage of this 2 for 1 ticket offer just call 0207 312 3708 and quote Sanctuary Spa!  The event is at One Marylebone (opposite Great Portland Street tube W1)

Fitness Regime: I’ve rediscovered spinning after 4 years away from the pain of the saddle! Still focused on making some serious improvements – aiming for 3 lunchtime sessions a week. Must maintain momentum! The dress isn’t going to get any bigger.

Skincare Issues: Still suffering breakouts.

Beauty Regime: MD Formulations everyday and my second MD Glycolic Peeling Facial.

OK, I said I was going to be brutally honest in my blog so I have to admit my new skincare programme is ‘testing’ me at the moment! Although I have been continuously warned that things would get worse before they got better – I am definitely going through the ‘worse’ stage at the moment.

I have had my second peel, but this time Lizzie (my new therapist who is going to oversee the rest of my treatments) decided to ‘up’ the treatment. So again it wasn’t painful at all but she left it on for longer so my skin did start to tingle. After some extraction (yuck – seriously this can’t be any fun for the therapist!) my skin looked quite like a margarita pizza, heavy on the tomato and quite blotchy! But with some clever work with the Bare Escentuals make-up nobody would ever notice what my skin was like underneath and I could continue out to the theatre as planned (Love Never Dies – highly recommend it!).

The following day my skin rejected everything and I had bad breakouts, but using a new MD formulations serum, Vit-A-Plus, it did calm everything down very quickly and within a few days my skin did look clearer.

So, my skin is definitely changing and I can see the treatments and products are making a difference, I just need to persevere through this tough stage so I can reap the rewards in the future. I’ll keep you posted……..