How To Get Polished?

[texasoddity]

I'm a little rough around the edges and very inexperienced with beauty maintenance.  I have good hygiene and I know how to paint my nails...  :P   But I want to be polished and shiny and glowing for my wedding.  As it stands I still have  almost a year and a half, but knowing myself, I need to start taking action now.

So.....   Has anyone met with a

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[ipsafictura]

As mentioned above, prenatal vitamins are great for your skin, hair and nails.

Everyone's skin has different needs, taking good care of it is a great idea and definitely starts on the inside. Hydration and vitamins will do great things, but getting in the habit of daily washing and moisturizing and occasional exfoliating will probably do a lot for you. There are a CRAZY number of brands, in a wild array of prices, but here are a few I've had good luck with, arranged roughly by how expensive they are.

Yes To... : Inexpensive, sold at Target and a few other stores, pretty natural and gentle on your skin. I also really like their shampoos.
Lush: Super all natural kinda hippy stuff, but really wonderful. Only sold in their own stores and online. For a body moisturizer, I think their Dream Cream is utterly to die for.
Bliss: Great stuff, sold at Sephora, the scents are really nice and it's an approachable, easy to use line.
Fresh: Also sold at Sephora. I love the scents of their moisturizers, and they make a great gentle face wash.
Kiehls: Hands down my favorite skincare brand and I love their haircare as well, doesn't come cheap but it's really good stuff and they have a wide range of products without a bunch of excess crap in them.

Spa visits are nice, but pricy. A couple of facials on the road up to the wedding might be worth it, but just working on your own skin care will make a big difference. Don't try to go crazy and DON'T let a salesperson load you down with a huge amount of stuff. A face wash, a facial moisturizer, an exfoliant, a decent sunscreen and a body moisturizer is PLENTY of stuff to start. If I were going to pick one splurge item to buy to improve your skin, it would be this awesome body scrub from Kiehls. I love it! My skin feels like silk after I use it.

[suki_stardust]

Dream cream is skin heaven in a tub, it costs around £10 but is worth every single penny. My DF's sister had awful ecxema and dream cream has all but cured it. Most lush product work incredibly well, I recommend celestial moisturiser for faces and angels on bare skin for cleansing.
If used properly most of the skin care products last ages :)

[suki_stardust]

That sucks :( I hope you found something that did work for you though. It's a stressful ailment to have.

[amymeenieminymo]

Not sure how much prenatal vitamins are, but I use Biotin for hair, skin and nails. Seems to work, never noticed any side affects. Walmart has a bottle of like 300 for less than $4 and Target was less than $2 (this shocked me since Target is almost always more expensive.

[ipsafictura]

Wow, that's cheap, and certainly cheaper than the prenatals I take. Good tip!