Newlywed Nails
Beautiful Hands and Feet for Your Wedding Day:
It's known as the ring shot - when your photographer takes a shot of your hand with a bright, shiny wedding ring on your ring finger, lovingly grasping the hand of your husband. The last thing anyone wants to see in the ring shot are discolored, jagged nails and ragged cuticles.
Not good with manicure tools? Here are some tips on nails that will make any ring look that much better.
Shape:
Your fingernail beds - the nail area from your cuticle to the whites - have a distinct shape. Are they long, short or in between? When considering what shape to file your nails, look to your nail bed to guide you.
Pointed oval tips are best for those with long nail beds. Squared tips best suit short nail beds. And softly rounded tips complement any bed shape.
When it comes to your toes, the nails should be cut straight across. Then shape only the big toe slightly with a file.
Length:
You don't want any snags on your wedding day, do you? With all of the handshaking, hugging, bouquet holding and cake slicing, you want fingernails you can work with. Keep nails fairly short or medium length. That way, you'll have less chance of having one break.
Color:
Against a white wedding dress, soft neutral colors look best. Consider blush pink, pearl or opal. A French manicure looks very elegant and is perfect for a wedding.
For your toes, you could match your fingernails. French manicures look charming on toes. Or you could have your "something blue" on your feet - a bright blue nail polish could be fun if you're daring.
Fake It:
If you're a closet nail biter, have weak nails or nails that just don't hold polish no matter what you do, fake it.
Two weeks before your wedding, get a full set of acrylic nails. They can be any length or shape you prefer. They're very durable, and polish never chips off them. You may need a little while to get used to them, but acrylic nails consistently look great. This will be especially nice when you're on your honeymoon and still have beautiful nails.
If you're concerned about harming your natural nail, just have the acrylic nails removed when you return from the honeymoon. Great looking nails at your wedding and on your honeymoon are well worth the price and effort.
