But JAC Beauty brides to be, PLEASE DON’T:

1) Don’t get semi permanent eye lash extensions

JAC note: If you’ve been following me the past few posts, you will know that I LOVE FALSIES! While I do think that the semi permanent eye lash extensions are awesome day to day, I do not think it’s the way to go on the day of. Reason? I think they are kinda gross. Not everyone knows how to maintain them well so I’ve seen some crusty lashes … EEK saids the germ-o-phob in me. When eyeshadow lands on the lashes, it looks flaky and no matter how hard I try to fan it off, it just looks flaky. The lash extension people warn against using eyeliner and mascara … WHAT?!!? NO EYELINER OR MASCARA?? This is BRIDAL MAKEUP … it’s a must! It’s not easy being a bride! Really … suck it up for 1 day and just add the temporary falsies.

2) Don’t come with dirty hair. PLEASE!!

JAC note: WHO THE HECK STARTED THIS RUMOR?!? BLECH! Why wouldn’t you want to be your absolute freshest for your hubby to be!?! CLICK HERE to see why. It’s best to work with clean hair. Make sure your hair is completely dry of oil and moistures. I usually suggest washing your hair the night before without conditioner or the day of without conditioner just as long as it is completely dry before styling.

3) Don’t get facial hair waxing the few days leading up to your wedding.

JAC note: Who has time the few days leading up to the wedding to sit there and spend 30+ minutes plucking? MAKE TIME! Unless your going to wax your whole face, don’t wax … pluck! Waxing not only get the thicker visible hair but also the peach fuzz. When makeup gets on the 2 different surface, IT IS OBVIOUS. Makeup on smooth surface VS makeup on peach fuzz surface.

SIDE note: I also had a bride who’s armpits were bright red from getting burned by wax!

4) Don’t spray tan!!! If you must, just tanning bed!!

JAC note: I had a few brides that spray tanned this past year & the minute I started blending in the makeup, the tan started rubbing off in chunks. You know when you use an eraser and you get the used slivers of the eraser all over your paper … that’s the way the spray tan started rubbing off. It then left me with an uneven surface so the makeup didn’t look as evenly distributed. For everyday, I think spray tan is great! Heck! C’s done it a few times without getting the oompa loompa effect. But for bridal … stay away from it!

It’s not easy being a bride! How do people do this more than once?!?

And I thought yesterday was cold! Today is… absolutely frigid. Usually our apartment is a swamp and we need to crack open a window to make it breathable. I noticed how cold it was outside because our apartment was “normal” temperature.  Plus, the pads on my cat’s paws were cold, which is unusual.

When your heat is on full blast, you might not be aware of how dry the air is. My sister has super oily skin and said her skin was GREAT at my apartment because it was so dry! Meaning… the dry skinned people like me are suffering even more.  I’ve heard of people saying that leaving out a bowl of water helps keep the moisture in the air.  However, we decided to invest in a real humidifier. Well, a “real” humidifier meaning this: (don’t laugh!)

$35 at Bed Bath & Beyond

Actually, we REALLY wanted this one but it was sold out:

The elephant one is cuter because it it comes out of the nose! The frog one has steam coming out of its eyeballs, which is a little creepy.

I think these are meant for children, but they’re the cheapest ones! Or cheapest ones that are semi-good quality at least. And now you can use your 20% off BBB coupons you’re always getting in the mail!

I really love the Origins skincare line, and they just came out with a new age defying line! I love their natural ingredients and the way it feels on my skin. Also!

Modern Friction is my weekly scrub and I love it!  Save money when you buy the variety pack for only $45 ($76.25 value!):

Includes: Checks and Balances™ Frothy face wash, Youthtopia™ Age-correcting serum with Rhodiola, Starting Over™ Age-erasing moisturizer with Mimosa

Also!! Enter their sweepstakes to win! (I just did)

That’s how my face has been feeling the past couple days! Eek. My moisturizer cream jar is empty and I haven’t been able to get myself to Sephora. FINALLY I went yesterday and picked up these:

$55 at Sephora

$40 at Sephora

Kinerase: I was in desperate need for a new eye cream and I’ve heard all sorts of wonderful things about this Kinerase brand. Yes, it’s pretty expensive for something you put all over your eyes. However, it’s worth it!! Remember to put eye cream ALL OVER your eye area. Some people only put eye cream under their eyes but you need to put it on the corners (crow’s feet!) and also on top (sagging!).

Caudalie: At first I thought the Caudalie moisturizer was pretty inexpensive, but I realized how TEENY the bottle was and realized that it’s pretty expensive! But what I liked about the moisturizer is that it glides on and feels like it replenishes your skin instantly. I did feel however, that you had to put on a LOT. I applied the lotion, but felt my skin a few minutes later and didn’t feel like it was enough. Feeling my skin right now after I’ve been outside, it doesn’t feel dewy or moist at ALL so I’m not sure if I’ll stick with this one. I would say it’s great for sensitive skin because it does feel very light and effective.

Luckily, Mrs. J didn’t mind showing us around to take photos and continue gawking at the lavish penthouse! And whattya know… it has a SECOND story!

J kept taking pics too! Darn it that I didn’t bring my camera! This is all from my Blackberry’s crappy camera phone!

One of the bridesmaids asked us, “do you want to see how the TV works?” We were like “YES! But… where is it?”

O whaaaaaat?

Ta-da! Lovely, humungous TV that came out from this white desk thingy. Awesome!

I’m a huge bathroom person (meaning, I would probably spend all the $$ towards a nice bathroom than any other room of the house) so I LOVED this huge tub!

Overall, I’m just saying it really makes a difference to have a wonderful, fun vibe for your wedding  day morning! You don’t HAVE to go all out like this, but it makes everyone feel giddy and giggly to be in such an awesome space!

I mean really…. imagine getting ready with THIS view!

Thank you lovely ladies for such a fun, fun wedding morning!!! Here’s a picture provided by Mrs. J of the bridal party HOURS later! (She said the hair & makeup stayed on, yay!)