Like a dew-kissed rose, every girl wants to look fresh and alluring on her special day. For a bride-to-be the mission is to be the enchanting empress! In old times, the preparations used to begin way 2-3 months in advance with the girls taking pains to use home-made scrubs aka ubtans. The modern-day bride is a stark contrast. She is multitasker who handles office, home, shopping, social dos etc.

With more and more working women preferring to settle in their late 20’s, 30’s or even early 40’s, the notion of ‘beauty is skin deep’ is now nothing more than a bookish one. For these brides are opting for advanced treatment to look younger and fresh on D-day.

From Botox to de-tanning to liposuction, they are doing it all this wedding season. As a country we have really progressed considerably over the years. There has been a shift in people’s perception of beauty and there is more willingness to get their looks enhanced with the help of cosmetic fixed as seen among women. Certainly the modern-day bride has come a long way.

If anyone is 33, she can’t look like a 20 something youngish bride. But if by getting a few treatments, they can look younger and their skin can look fresh, then why not? Today’s girls are willing to spend money on this so that they get the desired results.

“The demographics have changed now. Today a lot of women are there who prefer to get married in their late 20’s and early-mid 30’s in order to build their career. Some of them, either single or divorcee are even settling down in their 40’s. Naturally with the advancement in age, one would be more concerned about their looks. We see a lot of such brides-to-be who opt for treatments that can fix the signs of ageing and help them look younger and radiant.

Definitely with changing times, the trends also change. Most women focus on skin rejuvenation through non-surgical cosmetic options. The requirement of each individual is different. Today career-minded women have to deal with a lot of stress. Add to it their advancing age. For their D day they definitely want to get rid of those tired looks and those fine lines and wrinkles. A sharp increase in the number of women wanting Botox treatment to smooth out their wrinkles on the forehead and around areas has been seen of late. Some even take it for get shapely eyebrows and a slenderized neck via a procedure popularly known as Nefertiti neck.

Interestingly, some of these women are also opting for Botox treatment for controlling their underarm sweating.  Brides certainly do not want to ruin the expensive designer wedding dress. Hence, they opt for an injectable quick fix treatments to be assured that they would be more relaxed during the big day. It takes just half an hour and the results stay till 3-4 months.

Those unhappy with their features are going one step ahead and getting a shot of dermal fillers. Be it getting a sexy pout, chubby cheeks or even a shapely chin, older bride are discovering a whole new world of aesthetic enhancements and makeovers!

There’s a lot of craze among women today to get a particular kind of lips or enhance certain features of their face. Some feel that they need to lift their skin a bit and have well-rounded cheeks while others like to have a shapely chin. All of this is possible with the new-age hyaluronic acid fillers such as Juvederm. These are really fast to administer and their results last for a whole year. Since there is a small downtime, such filler treatments are usually seen as a last min procedure and can be taken just 2-3weeks before the special day.

Other treatments availed by the brides-to-be include those for lightening and polishing the skin such as Chemical peels, Dermabrasion, body shaping treatment such as UltraLipo that help in instant fat loss. Skin tightening procedures such as Thermage are also a rage to get a taut skin and shapely body.

Price is not a bar when it comes to being the glam goddess on one’s wedding. So, behold the gaze spectators, here comes the Botox(ed) bride!