Destination Weddings and Honeymoons

What bride doesn't want to step up her own natural beauty? Here's how to perfect your look, no matter what your time or budget limitations.

Whether you have six months or four weeks to prepare for your wedding, here's how to prepare a bridal beauty routine that will have you looking your best.

We’re gaga about her wedding gowns, and now we’re loving that we can travel in style with her new sleek and chic luggage. Perfect for your honeymoon!

Looking for a unique wedding favor? Food favors are a perennial hit, plus these three companies also boast an eco-friendly conscience.

Living in Florida and its year-round sunshine (tough problem to have, I know!), I’m always on the lookout for beauty products that also contain SPF. Good news! I’ve found a new makeup must-have that combines the two and I am in love.

The editors at Destination Weddings & Honeymoons magazine polled, researched and tested more than 50 beauty products in 18 categories, from cleanser to mascara. Here are the winners of the second annual DWH Beauty Awards.

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We here at DWH are in the final stretch of wrapping up our November/December issue— as well as our first-ever Honeymoon Preview Guide. (Which seriously has me longing for some much-needed beach time.) As I look over the pages, I think this is my favorite issue yet. (And I’m not just saying that from the deadline-high that editors are prone to.)

I handle the beauty pages for DWH, and this issue’s Beauty to Go section was inspired by a visit home to Kansas  — when my mother had me clean out my closet. (I’m 33, so that was definitely interesting.) When I came across my old Beach Barbie, her carefree look made me want to throw on a sparkly one-piece, put on some hot pink lip gloss and hit the pool with my Banana Boat SPF 4 in-hand. Ah, the days!

One of the best things about being a magazine editor is that you get to know people who are at the tops of their fields, and get to pick their brains. On a recent photo shoot I asked our makeup artist David Tibolla what his favorite skincare line was. He replied without skipping a beat: “SK-II!

Every bride wants to win the war on frizz, but no one understands this more than our curly-haired gals. 

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With all of the World Cup craziness going on, the beauty editor in me couldn’t help but think about all of the amazing beauty products from across the world. And while they are authentic to the countries that make them, they are also surprisingly affordable. Now that’s a win-win!

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One of the hottest destination-bridal looks is to wear your hair long and sleek, but there’s just one liiiiiittle problem with that — the humidity almost guaranteed at an outdoor do. Enter Fekkai’s new Silky Straight Ironless Collection, which includes shampoo, conditioner, straightening balm and Smooth Finish serum.

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