Your Wedding-Beauty Timeline: When to Book Everything From Your Makeup Trial to Your Mani

Who doesn't love a facial? And what better excuse than your wedding to treat yourself more often.

If you have areas of concern to address such as acne, pigmentation, and dryness, give yourself six months. To see maximum results, book an appointment for one every four weeks. For something ultraluxe and glow-inducing that's perfect for reviving dehydrated skin, try a treatment similar to the Liz Earle Cica Facial. It's 90 minutes of bliss featuring cleansing, toning, a facial massage and oh, even more facial massage — it's literally the dream. You'll walk out of there with supple, radiant-looking skin.

For something a little more results driven — i.e. treating uneven texture and/or spots — book yourself in for something like the Ice Clear Facial by Sunday Riley at Hershesons in London. It's a purifying and balancing treatment to clear out congested pores and banish blemishes for a clearer, smoother complexion. A custom-blended salicylic- and hyaluronic-acid treatment mask is followed by (optional) gentle extractions. Next comes a Cryotherapy face session to reduce inflammation and ensure you don't leave looking red. The treatment finishes with a blue-light LED treatment, which helps kill the bacteria that causes acne. The results? Skin is left clearer, calmer, and instantly luminous.

Your last facial should be around two weeks before your wedding day if it involves extractions, which will give your skin enough time to calm down and heal. A massage-based facial is fine to get the week of, as long as you've tried it before and know how your skin reacts to the products being used.

If you take one thing from this article, it's that you should really book a makeup trial. So many brides don't think it's important and it's just another expense, but trust us, it's worth it. We've heard plenty of horror stories of how brides didn't have a test, then ultimately hated their makeup, spent the morning of their wedding crying, and then had to do it themselves or bring on their bridesmaids for assistance. The morning of your big day should be as stress-free as possible. It's also important to build up trust with your makeup artist; after all, this is a very important day in your life.

You can now go into department stores and have trials done at the counter — some even have special bridal rooms where you can enjoy Champagne whilst choosing what lipstick you'll wear. In our opinion, the best bridal beauty brands are Charlotte Tilbury and Bobbi Brown; they've probably done tens of thousands of brides and bridal parties between them. If you're wanting something classic, these two should be your go-to brands.

Finding the right hairstylist who gets your aesthetic and listens to your style requests is paramount to ensuring you feel comfortable on your big day. The second one is — like we said before — booking trials.

At the same time you're scheduling your trials, you should be figuring out how you want to wear your hair. Take screenshots from Instagram, start a Pinterest board, rip out photos from magazines — however you want to do it, compile inspiration photos and show them to your hairdresser. Once you've decided on your look, it's important to see if it looks right on you with both your makeup and, more importantly, your dress. Remember to book in your hairdressers six months in advance. They get booked up fast, and it will save you from being disappointed . . . and being even more stressed than you probably already are.

Whether you prefer your brows to look perfectly shaped or full and bushy, chances are you still need some time to let them grow back to their full potential before getting them groomed. We recommend hiding your tweezers (one makeup artist once told us to put them in the fridge where you'll forget about them) and not touching them for at least three months to allow the hairs to grow back. If you've overtweezed your brows and want them to grow back to their natural shape, we regret to inform you that it will take a lot longer than that — most brow technicians say at least a year to see optimum results.

When it comes to brow grooming, if you're thinking of doing something a little more permanent, like microblading, look at getting this done five months before you walk down the aisle. This allows plenty of time for your brows to heal.

The timing differs if you prefer to pluck, thread, wax, or tint your brows. "The best time to get your brows done is a week prior to the big day, which gives your skin enough time to settle and be ready for that perfect makeup application on the big day," said makeup artist and Benefit brow expert, Lauren Hogsden.

Imagine not having to worry one bit about whether your mascara is going to run or come off. It can be a reality if you get lash extensions for your wedding. Lash extensions are your little fluffy knights in shining armor. They can take anywhere from an hour and a half to three hours for a full set to be applied, so it's definitely not a treatment you can get on your lunch break.

Lash extensions typically last the same lifetime as your natural lash cycle, which is between four and six weeks. However, to avoid them looking patchy as they grow out, most salons recommend top-ups after two or three weeks to keep lashes looking completely full and uniform. The options on what to get are vast and can be daunting if you don't know your Russian lashes from your individuals.

If you're wanting some serious XXL volume that gives the impression that your eyes are fuller and wider, Russian lash extensions are for you. They come in clusters and hold anywhere between two to eight lashes per bundle. They're incredibly lightweight and can last anywhere between four to six weeks before infills.

Individuals are exactly how they sound: one false lash is applied to everyone of your natural lashes (this is what can take up to three hours to apply). Individuals still add volume, but they look slightly subtler than Russian lashes. These can last anywhere between two and three weeks.

You may also want to look into treatments such as lash lifts, which is essentially a perm for your lashes that lasts. It's a great alternative to extensions and for those who have shorter lashes.

You want your nails to complement your big day look and really fit in, whether or not you go for something subtle (like a pale pink or milky white), bold (maybe you're a fan of vibrant red), or creative (wedding nail art isn't for everyone, but boy can it be beautiful).

Nails have a bigger part to play on your wedding day than you may realize, as your hands will be snapped in photos a lot, so it's important to get it right. Book yourself in for a manicure and pedicure three days in advance. We advise going for gels — they're a lot sturdier than regular polish.