Bridal beauty is one of our favourite topics and as any woman will know, hair and makeup play a huge role in your wedding day. While the glam squad can help us feel a million dollars, the reality is that a lot of the groundwork for looking and feeling your best when you say 'I do,' happens long before the big day itself - and it takes a lot more than makeup to achieve the desired results! We're particularly interested in the topic of skincare and while there are lots of brilliant products on the market that promise instant results, the secret to healthy, glowing, nourished and hydrated skin is a commitment to the cause... and time!

If you've yet to embrace a solid skincare routine that works for your skin type, the lead-up to your wedding is the perfect time to start. Between various treatments, facials and peels, investing in great products, drinking plenty of water and eating foods that help boost your skin health, there are lots of things you can do to ensure you feel confident and radiant walking up the aisle. This article written by beauty editor Laura Bermingham gives you a month-by-month breakdown and is a great help!

It's All About 'Skinmalism'

Another great way to boost skin radiance is to streamline your makeup bag and really consider the products you are applying to your skin day to day. In the lead up to your wedding especially, you'll want to reach for hard-working, tried and tested products packed with skin-loving ingredients that won't break you out, dry you out or leave you with any irritation. This is not the time to experiment with lots of different products - find what works for you and stick to it!

Luckily, streamlined fuss-free beauty is really having a moment. Here at One Fab Day, we're fully on board with what beauty editors are calling 'skinmalism' and if this is the first you've heard about it, it's basically all about embracing great-quality products that work wonders for your individual skin - we're not talking a 12-step skincare routine but a handful of brilliant products that work for you.

If you're a bride who is keen to get her skin looking the best it has ever looked on her wedding day (you're reading this, so we assume you are!), one Irish brand worth investing in is Sculpted by Aimee. Makeup artist and entrepreneur Aimee Connolly developed her award-winning brand to include multi-purpose hero products that help women feel like their best in minutes, and the newest release is not only innovative, but something that is essential in every bride's cosmetic bag!

Every Day Skin-Loving Makeup

HydraTint is Sculpted's new skin-enhancing tinted serum that looks like makeup but boasts all the benefits of skincare. Formulated with 90 per cent skincare ingredients like Centella Asiatica Water, Hyaluronic Acid,  Peptides and Vitamin E, this hero product, available in 20 shades, offers sheer, buildable coverage. And it includes SPF 20, too!

Basically, it's a perfect day-to-day product, combining makeup with powerful skincare ingredients for a natural, barely-there look. No doubt there will be days on your getting hitched journey where you'll want to go full-glam and be camera ready (like your engagement party, hen weekend, rehearsal dinner etc), but for those in-between days, this is a really great product that not only looks good, but is kind to skin too.

If you're looking for a fresh look, HydraTint will help you achieve that. And another bonus is that it feels like you've got nothing on your skin which is essential for spring/summer brides! If you're blessed with naturally glowing skin, you might even want to wear HydraTint with a pop of concealer on day two of your wedding (it's best to opt for something with a bit more coverage for the big day itself, especially for all the photos!).

So where can you get your hands on it? HydraTint is available on Sculpted by Aimee’s website and their flagship store on Grafton street. You can also purchase HydraTint in Boots stores and Boots.com, Dunnes, Brown Thomas, Arnotts, and pharmacies nationwide.

For more information visit www.scultedbyaimee.com