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Lockdown has proved tricky for those that have weddings and hair trials in the diary. Here's Sally from Hair by Duboux with her best advice on planning your hair looks virtually.

For our recent Nouveau shoot, we asked Birute to create beautiful make-up looks on our gorgeous model Marta. We recommend Birute to all our brides, her work is simply flawless. The right make-up look can really polish off the perfect wedding look. We decided to go for shades of gold and a really natural and dewy look, that's really current in fashion and bridal trends at the moment.

Freya Rose London is launching her first capsule collection of luxurious and contemporary demi-fine jewellery. Hakuro by Freya Rose will showcase sleek sterling silver and gold-plated designs with her signature materials of shimmering freshwater and Tahitian pearls, sparkling crystals and opulent silks.

For our recent Nouveau shoot, we asked Sally-Kate Duboux from Hair by Duboux to help style our gorgeous model with perfectly coiffered hair. We were so pleased with the results of our shoot, that we felt it necessary to shout about this super talented lady. Getting your hair right can make or break a bridal look, and can really help to polish off a sleek fashionable look.

We love to share any hot tips with our brides, and if you don't know about Beauty Pie, its about time you did, it'll do wonders for your beauty regime, its kind on the pocket, its luxury beauty for less, and its cruelty free too with many of their products vegan. What's not to like? I love the following products, and use them every morning and evening, my skin feels so good. If you start incorporating these into your daily routine, your skin will be glowing in no time at all.

Sofia Latiff oils know a thing or two about preparing for the big day and achieving that glowing skin. Here are some of their tips on how to go about doing your own face massage... We all want glowing skin. And we all want the best from every skincare product we invest in, and if we can find ways to make that investment work harder for us, then we feel like it is good value. Face massage is one way to make skincare products work harder for us.

Wearing high heels can be daunting for the best of us – that’s on a given night out of maybe 3-4 hours…tops. Try a whole day.

That pinching feeling. The blistered heels. That aching at the balls of your feet. Quite frankly, I can be done with it all. We would say, choose some comfortable heels for your wedding dress but let’s be honest, they don't come by too often...

A key MOF duty is to help the bride be prepared at all times. That includes looking after your emergency bag.  Packing one of these ahead of the big day is a smart idea in order to mitigate the sinking feeling of stress when the little...

This Spring/Summer is all about showing your individuality and the real you - from barely-there nails to subtle pops of unexpected colour. We picked our top 5 shades of the season (all would look beautiful with our dresses by the way ;) ) ready for you to show your manicurist...

To summarise the all important 5 tips for the best and flawless bridal make up and a nod to what will be hot in 2019, here's a little video to take you through. To read the full article go to TOP TIPS: for flawless bridal make-up

I am so excited to be writing this little blog about my favourite subject – bridal beauty! Just a little bit about me before we dive into more detail, my name is Birute Thomas and I specialise in creating most beautiful bridal and special occasion looks. Just recently I became makeup artist of the year at the most prestigious Wedding Industry Awards! I am extremely happy and honoured to have this title for 2019 as the National Winner of The Best Bridal Makeup Artist – sounds pretty awesome, huh!? If you would like to have a look at my work, you can find me on Instagram @birutethomasmua. Enough about me and let’s dive into what this article is all about – my bridal beauty top tips and major make up trends for 2019 wedding season.