Your skincare plan for the month before the wedding
Four weeks, one simple plan, no last-minute surprises.
By Rama Shabaneh, makeup artist in Amman
The short answer
In the month before your wedding, settle on a simple routine early and then stop changing it: no new products, peels or strong treatments in the last two weeks. The final week is only hydration, sunscreen, sleep and water, so your skin is calm when the makeup goes on.
Week 4: settle your routine
Four steps are enough: a gentle cleanser, a hydrating toner or essence, a moisturiser and daily sunscreen. If you want to try anything new, this is the last week to do it, so there is time to see how your skin reacts.
Week 3: hydration and consistency
Keep the routine morning and evening without skipping. Hydrating serums such as Torriden DIVE-IN or COSRX Snail 96 Mucin help the skin look plump and smooth, which is exactly what makeup sits best on.
Week 2: no more experiments
From here on, nothing new: no new products, no peels, no strong actives you are not already used to, and no professional treatments that could leave redness. Calm skin is the goal.
The final week
Hydrate, wear sunscreen, sleep and drink water. On the morning itself, cleanse gently and moisturise, and come to your makeup with clean skin and nothing heavy on it.
Not sure which products suit your skin? Rama Insight reads your skin from one clear portrait and suggests a morning and evening routine.