Bridal beauty must-haves
Article Published: Friday 16th December, 2022 - 11:31am
Tips, trends and top products for beauty junkie brides
BEST FACE FORWARD
We’re a little bit in love with Code8 Beauty. The London-based brand is all about simplifying the bewildering world of beauty with a careful edit of luxurious, high-performance formulas with super-speedy application and universally flattering shades to enhance every skin undertone. Infused with argan seed oil and SPF 15 sunscreen, the Radiate Beauty Balm – a lightweight and long-lasting BB cream with a brightening, seriously dewy finish – is our new beauty staple. We love the AM/PM Tinted Lip Balm for its soothing, antioxidant-rich formula and subtle colour, while the Colour Brilliance Lipstick offers radiant and creamy colour in aisle-ready shades of classic nude pink. You can even design your own W-day lipstick at the Code8 Colour ID Lab in London (in-store and virtual appointments are available) where a dedicated colour maestro will help you to create a unique shade profile aligned to your skin tone and colour preferences.
EYE THERAPY
Ticking all the boxes when it comes to vegan, organic and natural certification – and cruelty-free to boot – Natura Siberica’s products are packed full of wildflowers and herbs to bring a powerful dose of natural goodness to your pre-wedding beauty regime. Combining fermented northern cloudberry and wild raspberry extracts to support your skin’s microbiome, Lab by NS Biome Hyaluronic Eye Patches are just the ticket for erasing the signs of those wedmin-filled late nights. Apply the patches to your under-eye area and relax, safe in the knowledge that these serum-soaked marvels are infusing your skin with potent moisture and staving off the appearance of fine lines.
SKIN SAVIOUR
From MasterChef finalist to skincare guru, Angela Langford creates her carefully curated range of products by hand in Pembrokeshire. Designed to feed your skin with the finest ingredients from nature’s larder – all organic, vegan and cruelty-free – the brilliantly effective formulas are suitable for all skin types and come with a personalised service whereby Angela will help you select the products that best suit your skincare concern. Perfect Pores is an absolute must-have: the luscious blend of rose petals, cypress, juniper, electric daisies and hyaluronic acid smooths the skin, reduces the appearance of pores and smells heavenly to boot.
MAKE IT PERSONAL
Can’t bear the thought of wearing the same scent as anyone on W-day? Enter Experimental Perfume Club. Focusing on bespoke fine fragrances, EPC. holds workshops and one-to-one sessions at its London lab, as well as online perfumery courses, to help you explore the world of olfactory and design your very own scent from the finest ingredients. You can also select from the exquisite collection of fragrances which can be worn alone or blended together to create a personalised scent. For autumn brides, the latest release, Neroli Cobalt, perfectly captures the mood of the season with its bright green notes of neroli, fig, basil and petitgrain underpinned by earthy vetiver and cedarwood – a mesmerising scent that develops on your skin from day to night.
NAILED IT
Wear the decadent shades and heavenly scent of chocolate on your nails with the sweet collaboration between ice cream maestros Magnum and Nails INC. Inspired by Magnum's twice-dipped Duet ice cream bars, the shades range from lush brown and creamy white to bright raspberry pink - all with the same delicious chocolatey fragrance! Yum.
words Rebecca Matthews
