How to have great bridal hair on your big day

Choosing a Hairdresser

Finding the right hair colour for you is something that you should start discussing with your hairdresser as early in your wedding planning as possible. It's important to consult the professionals, as subtle highlights or lowlights in just the right shade can bring out your eyes and add that extra sparkle to your look. Steer away from bold colours though, which may date in your photos.

Some people have a second colour in their eyes (flecks of gold for example). If you match this colour with highlights in your hair your eyes will look amazing. Looking at your skin tone will also help you to choose the right hair colour. If your hair is jet black and you can't add colour to it, don't worry as shiny, glossy hair looks equally great.

Working Together

• Browse through as many bridal magazines as you can looking at all the hairstyles.

• Ask close friends and family members, as well as your hairdresser, which style may suit you.

• Your hairstyle should compliment your wedding dress, for example swept up hairstyles suit a backless dress whilst romantic ringlets or cascading loose curls look wonderful on a princess ball gown.

• Visit the hairdresser as soon as you have your date for the special day for any treatments such as perms, cuts and colouring.

• Hair grows about half an inch a month so start growing as soon as you have decided if your chosen hairstyle is to be for long hair. It's always easier to have shorter hair when it is long, than longer hair when it is short!

• When booking a stylist try and get one that comes with a recommendation from friends and previous brides.

• Take into consideration the texture of your hair before fully deciding on the style. What looks great in a magazine or somebody else may not look as good on you!

• Choose a style that you are going to feel comfortable in. If you don’t like hair in your face and you are always pushing it away then go for a style that is tied away, keeping it tidy all day, yet at the same time elegant and classy.

• Your hairstyle should compliment both your wedding dress and facial shape and of course, most importantly, make you feel beautiful!
  Hair Styles That Suit You

Sadly it won’t be the case of just picking any style that you really like, there are many factors that will dictate whether a style will suit you, not least the shape of your face.

• Round Faces suit hair that is placed high on the head or long and sleek styles. The main factor with round faces is for hairstyles to provide balance. Full or round hairstyles will add more roundness to your face. Waves at eye level with an off centre parting will help towards minimizing roundness. Choppy soft layers cut around the cheeks are better suited than pin-straight styles.

• Long Faces should go for styles that have width and volume. Long at the sides and short on the top will help to balance the face. Wispy fringes and chin length cuts are ideal for this face shape. For those with pointy chins make sure your hair does not curve toward it.

• Oval Faces are considered the ‘perfect’ face shape and those lucky to have one are able to get away with almost any hairstyle.

• Square Faces should avoid short crops or anything that is geometric as this enhances the square look. Soft curves will help in giving the square jaw line some added softness while see through wispy fringes will help soften features. Blunt cuts and hard lines will only exaggerate the square shape of your face.

• Heart Shaped Faces need hairstyles that help in hiding the hairline and styles that turn the hair outwards rather than inwards as in choppy styles with a graduated fridge. For those with upside down heart shaped faces your style will need more fullness on the top of the head to balance out the chin.

What to Wear With Your Hairstyle

• Tiaras and Veils should compliment, not hide or overpower, your hairstyle. The longer your veil the more sturdy your hairstyle is going to have to be to help retain the shape of your hair until the veil is removed. If you opt for the curls or bun, it may be better to have your veil sitting tucked away at the back of your head, allowing your hair to be shown in all its glory.

• Flowers, Beads and Jewels will always add that extra sparkle and colour, more so if coordinated with your colour scheme and/or jewellery. Tiny small flowers with sparking gems scattered randomly can give a stunning effect and enhance any hairstyle. Strings of beads or pearls can be twined into the hair when styling it up, or allowed to cascade down in varying lengths.

• Combs and Pins can be used not only to hold hairstyles in place but also to produce a glittering diamond effect each time your hair catches the light.

The Chosen Hairstyle

• Try and have a few hairstyle trials leading up to your big day to make double sure it’s the correct style for you.

• Take your tiara, veil and any pins or combs with you when having hair trials.

• To save money at the hairdressers wash your hair just before you go and if you are not far away you can arrive with it already wet.

• Plan a night out on the day of your hair trial to test how well it stays in place and to see if any pins or combs cause headaches.

• If you are having fresh flowers in your hair check to see how long they will last before wilting.

• Look around at craft and second hand shops for unusual items you can wear in your hair.

• On arriving home put on your veil for a couple of hours to practice, not only walking with it on, but to see how well your hairstyle keeps once the veil is taken off.

• If you are having a colour put on your hair it may be best to do this about two weeks before the wedding.

Hair Extensions

Q. I want to be a long-haired bride, but my hair is short. What are my options?

A. For instant long locks women try hair extensions. These can be made of acrylic or real hair and can either be heat bonded to your hair to last for weeks or months before needing replacing, or else temporary clip-in, clip-out extensions. Extensions are also a great way of adding body to thin or fine hair.

Bridal Hair Extensions

Having incredible hair for your wedding is a must, and having hair extensions to give you that look will cost less than your wedding dress and will last long past your honeymoon.

No wedding day would be complete without having the hair of your dreams and many brides find that they haven’t got the thickness and often the length they want to complete their look for the big day.

Having extensions to enhance your thickness, length or colour will mean that your hair will look how you have always wanted it to and not only that, it will hold the style you choose for much longer.

You will no longer be held back by the limitations of your existing hair style, instead you can have your dream hair, whatever that may be, Bring in a picture of how you would like your hair to look on your wedding day and we can re-create this for you with professionally applied hair extensions. We use a system that is guaranteed not to damage your own hair.