7 Top Tips for Perfecting your Wedding Day Manicure

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In order to get the shade exactly right, you’ll want to look at more than one version of the color you want. So pick a primary shade then choose between 2 and 4 more of the same variety and try each one on a different nail. That way you’ll find the shade that matches your skin tone perfectly.

1. Choosing Polish: Try Out Multiple Shades in the Same Color Family

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Once you have your perfect shade, buy 2 or 3 bottles of it at one time. One you’ll take to the salon, one is for your wedding day emergency kit, and the 3rd is to pack for your honeymoon. Pack a top coat, too, and you’ll have everything you need to maintain the beauty of your original bridal manicure.

2. Buy Extra Bottles of the Colors You’ll Use

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You won’t have to rely on a nail technician as much if you make sure to take good care of your nails at home. Attend to chips and flaking immediately with a file and a polish touch up. If you’ve ever picked at your dry cuticles or chewed your fingernails when stressed, now’s the time to break that habit.

3. Develop Good DIY Home Nail Care

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You can use a bitter nail gel to discourage biting and wear moisturizing gloves to bed. The sooner you break negative habits and develop good ones, the healthier and more glowing your nails will be on your big day.

3. Develop Good DIY Home Nail Care

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It’s not just your nails that you want to take good care of but also your hands. Make sure to moisturize regularly with a quality hand cream. If you massage your hands and fingers when applying the lotion, this will increase circulation.

4. Moisturize for Close-Ups

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Then your hands will be even more beautiful when your photographer wants to take a close-up of you holding your bouquet or wearing your wedding ring.

4. Moisturize for Close-Ups

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Especially if you have thin or soft nails beds but want the extra shine and durability of an acrylic, consider a gel manicure for your bridal nail look. It will help the nail polish dry in an instant, and it will also help prevent any designs from chipping. Note: The one downside to gel nails is that they tend to lose their luster, so plan to add a layer of clear top coat every few days.

5. Consider a Gel Manicure for Your Wedding

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No matter how well-stocked your nail salon is, even if you chose your perfect nail colors from among the regular line, there’s no guarantee that the salon will have your exact color or color group for your wedding day manicure. This is one of the key reasons that we recommended that you buy a few extra bottles once you’ve made your final choice. 

6. Bring Your Own Bottles to the Salon

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As a general rule, do not choose elaborate airbrushed or hand painted designs for your wedding look. It’s fine to pick a simple embellishment, and as long as it won’t clash with your honeymoon clothes, go for it. However, do not experiment with anything new on your last manicure before the wedding day.

7. Say No to Last Minute Nail Art

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You put a lot of time and effort choosing the exact color and/or design that you want. Don’t go changing your mind at the last minute or letting your nail artist talk you into anything. You may regret it down the road, especially in the pictures.

7. Say No to Last Minute Nail Art

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