Green Concealer = Corrects any red blemishes because green neutralized red. Use this for covering blemishes, zits, red blotches, rosacea, port-wine stains

Yellow Concealer = Apricot in color, used [...]]]> Have you ever wondered why cosmetic lines have green or purple concealers? These concealers are used for correcting imperfections.  Here is quick guide to help you:

Green Concealer = Corrects any red blemishes because green neutralized red. Use this for covering blemishes, zits, red blotches, rosacea, port-wine stains

Yellow Concealer = Apricot in color, used to conceal bluish bruises, under-eye circles and mild red tones on the face.

Purple or Lavender Concealer = Used to normalize yellow-colored skin imperfections such as sallow complexions and yellow bruises. It can also help conceal very dark under-eye circles and dark spots on bronze skin tones.

This color wheel will help in deciding how to conceal imperfections.Neutralizing colors are colors that appear opposite on the color wheel. For example- blue neutralizes orange, green neutralized red and so on.

Using corrective concealer and primers before applying foundation will help give you a flawless finish!

Congratulations! You’ve decided to tie the knot. Now that was the easy part. From this day until the day of your wedding, you will be busy planning for what may be the most important day of your life!

Good news for you is you don’t have to go [...]]]> Your Very Own Wedding Planning Checklist

Congratulations! You’ve decided to tie the knot. Now that was the easy part. From this day until the day of your wedding, you will be busy planning for what may be the most important day of your life!

Good news for you is you don’t have to go into planning your wedding blindly. Photography by Ken Sandhu Photography and Makeup by Sonia Sandhu can provide you with the experience and expertise to guide you through many of your difficult decisions. Below you will find the ultimate wedding checklist to help you make sure you don’t forget anything.

At Least One Year in Advance

First decide on the basics…

☐ Choose wedding date
☐ Decide type of wedding desired (traditional, big/small, etc.)
☐ Determine what religion the service will be performed in, if any
☐ Decide time of wedding and reception
☐ Choose desired location for wedding ceremony (Email me for recommendations)
☐ Choose desired location for reception
☐ Set wedding budget and decide how wedding will be financed

Then hire the individuals from whom you will need their services on the wedding day…

☐ Choose/hire individual who will perform your wedding
☐ Interview/Choose photographer and then book him/her www.KenSandhu.com
☐ Interview/Choose your makeup and hair artist and then book them www.SoniaSandhu.com
☐ Interview/Choose Florist and then book him/her
☐ Interview/Choose caterer and then book them

Ten to Twelve Months in Advance

☐ Decide how large/small wedding party will be
☐ Choose/order wedding dress and veil
☐ Begin looking at invitations
☐ Set honeymoon budget
☐ Announce engagement to friends and family
☐ Put engagement announcement in local paper

Six to Ten Months in Advance

☐ First meeting with minister/officiant
☐ Begin writing vows
☐ Choose ceremony music (prelude, processional, solos, recessional, postlude, etc.)
☐ Choose attendants and ask if they’ll accept the position
☐ Begin looking for bridesmaid dresses
☐ Pick out tuxedos for groom and groomsmen/ushers/fathers
☐ Choose/reserve desired location for rehearsal dinner
☐ Look for and reserve block of rooms at nearby hotel for out-of-town guests
☐ Choose invitations
☐ Make first draft of invite list
☐ Plan honeymoon and book all lodgings/transportation/event tickets
☐ Check passports/visas
☐ Discuss if a bridal registry is desired and what items would be on it

Four to Six Months in Advance

☐ Choose prose/poetry/scripture readings for ceremony
☐ Choose readers for ceremony and ask if they’ll accept the position
☐ Buy/make favors to give guests, if desired
☐ Order bridesmaid dresses
☐ Hire limousine driver or arrange other transportation to/from ceremony and reception
☐ Pick out/order wedding bands
☐ Select reception decorations such as candles, flowers, balloons, arches, etc.
☐ Meet with florist to choose amount and type of flowers for ceremony and reception and any
other accessories (ex. pew bows, candelabras, etc)
☐ Meet with caterer to choose flavor(s) and style of wedding cake
☐ Make 2nd draft of invite list
☐ Register gift preferences with one or more bridal registries at nearby and/or nationwide store
☐ Get measurements from groom/ushers/fathers/groomsmen for tuxedos

Two to Four Months in Advance

☐ First wedding gown fitting
☐ Buy disposable cameras
☐ Determine wedding band inscriptions
☐ Choose reception food with caterer
☐ Determine seating arrangement at reception if it’s a sit-down dinner
☐ Determine how attendants will process and stand at ceremony
☐ Choose reception music (1st dance, father/daughter dance, mother/son dance etc.)
☐ Finalize vows and memorize (if necessary)
☐ Bride buy gifts for bridesmaids, parents, fiancée, personal attendant
☐ Groom buy gifts for groomsmen, parents, fiancée, ushers
☐ Finalize invite list and get addresses of all people on invite list
☐ Order invitations
☐ Set date with fiancée to get marriage license

Two Months in Advance

☐ Book rooms for out-of-town attendants at hotel
☐ Go over rough draft of duties with all involved in wedding
☐ Determine order/timing of events at reception (cake-cutting, garter toss, etc.)
☐ Second wedding gown fitting
☐ Buy honeymoon clothes and going away outfit if necessary
☐ Buy/decide on rehearsal/rehearsal dinner outfit
☐ Put invitation to wedding ceremony in church newsletter
☐ Determine the “something borrowed, …blue, …old, and …new” to wear on wedding day
☐ Get wedding bands inscribed
☐ Get final order of prelude and processional music from organist
☐ Call to inform all people who need to be at rehearsal
☐ Buy guest book and pen
☐ Obtain marriage certificate
☐ Last meeting with minister/officiant
☐ Make itinerary of wedding day for all involved
☐ Buy stamps for invitations, response cards, and some to get started on thank-you notes
☐ Ensure formalwear shop has all tuxedo measurements

One to One-and-a-Half Months in Advance

☐ Address/mail wedding invitations
One Month in Advance
☐ Order flower arrangements for rehearsal dinner tables if desired
☐ Find out if reception caterers will make a basket of food for you to take to your hotel after
reception
☐ Determine when items needed at reception (toasting glasses, etc.) will be taken there
☐ Show final program to minister and organist to check for accuracy
☐ Box and wrap all gifts for attendants, etc.
☐ Ensure band/DJ has equipment/music needed to play your chosen reception music
☐ Pick up wedding bands
☐ Confirm honeymoon reservations
☐ Record gifts as you receive them and send thank-you notes
☐ Inform car/home/renter’s insurance of marriage (discounted rates may apply)

Two Weeks in Advance

☐ Final meeting with florist – overview and give him/her map to ceremony and reception sites
☐ Final meeting with reception hall/caterer – overview and tell them names of florist, band or DJ,
and baker (just in case☐)
☐ Final meeting with photographer – tell him/her about any specific pictures you want, choose
album style and color, and give him/her map
☐ Final conversation with band – overview of times & special songs, mail him/her/them map
☐ Mail directions to limousine driver and confirm times
☐ Meet with rehearsal dinner caterers for final details
☐ Final wedding gown fitting
☐ Confirm hotel reservations for wedding night

One Week in Advance

☐ Pack for honeymoon
☐ Fill out first page of guest book
☐ Take marriage certificate to minister/officiant
☐ Give final guest count to reception facility and/or caterer

Day Before Wedding

☐ Pick up wedding gown and veil
☐ Pick up tux
☐ Take favors, disposable cameras, centerpieces, cake knife and server, toasting glasses, CD’s, and
birdseed roses to reception hall
☐ Rehearsal and rehearsal dinner

Morning of Wedding

☐ Bride’s hair appointment
☐ Give groom’s wedding band to Maid of Honor and bride’s wedding band to Best Man prior to
ceremony
☐ Relax and let it all sink in!!
☐ Leave yourself off the things to do list today if there are any remaining items. You need to relax and enjoy the whole day, and in the long run, you won’t remember the little things.

First I love NARS since it is very pigmented and the colors are fabulous.

“Orgasm”

This blush is a wonderful addition to any makeup collection, its a [...]]]> So many people have asked me to review NARS cosmetics and I am happy to tell you my personal opinions regarding the NARS product line.

First I love NARS since it is very pigmented and the colors are fabulous.

NARS blush

“Orgasm”

This blush is a wonderful addition to any makeup collection, its a great color no matter what your skin tone.  If you have tan skin its a must have

NARS – Eyeshadows

All NARs eyeshadows are highly pigmented and go on smooth – a little goes a long way!!

These eye shadows are a bit expensive and come in either a duo or in single eye shadows.  You just need a little bit of the color to make it pop so even though the price is high they will definitely last you a long time.

NARS Lipsticks

All colors come in a smooth finish

These lipsticks are small and compact and they glide on very easily.  They have a little bit of a flavor but nothing overpowering and they feel really good on lips!  No SPF though

NARS Foundation

Nars Foundations come in a Sheer Glow Finish or a Sheer Matte Finish

I have used the NARS Sheer Matte Finish and it had a nice airy feel to it. Its a bit runny and doesnt come with a pump which I didnt like.  Also, after a while it tended to go a little blotchy on my skin.  I would pass on this product and stick with the MAC Studio Finish Liquid.  The MAC one has a SPF too and goes on matte and covers VERY well!

We gave her a nice healthy glow, nice contouring of her face and an all over flawless finish for her skin.

Kruti is a very natural beautiful girl.  She wanted her engagement makeup to be very light to enhance her natural beauty and thats exactly what we did for her

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For my [...]]]> I just got this palette today and I love it! The colors are shimmery and bold! You can do so many looks with these colors and mix and match them for any type of look. For about 50 bucks you get 12 eyeshadows, 2 mini 24/7 eyeliners and a mini primer potion! PERFECT!

For my desi girls out there, these colors would look wonderful on tan skin.  Here it is…

You can get this palette from Ulta or Sephora or even online at urbandecay.com.  I truly love Urban Decay products because first of all they do not test on animals! yay! Also, their colors are very potent!  A little goes a long way.  I really like their eyeshadows more than MAC sometimes.  I personally feel it has a lot more pigmentation than MAC and the colors that Urban Decay offer are different from the MAC collection.  Keep watching for a video on a look from this palette!

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