Corinna Cooke, the uber-talented makeup guru who leads a more- than- fabulous- life,  has scored big for you! Read on to find out how to get a great deal on the hottest thing to hit hair…

So you’ve worked out, got the cool bikini (or hiking boots!) your skin is looking gorgeous, you’ve packed the perfect makeup bag and you’re ready to head out on the vacation of a lifetime – your honeymoon.

Of all the trips you’ll take in your life, this is the one where you really want to look and feel your best. Which brings about the issue of the hairdo.

If you’re heading out to the islands, or maybe a beach getaway, or any vacation where you’ll be swimming, or changing climate from the dry desert air to something a little more humid, you need a plan so that you don’t wind up sporting an unmanageable ball of frizz on your head!

And preferably a plan that doesn’t involve you spending hours in your hotel room with buckets of goopy serum and a flat iron, trying to get back glossy, healthy looking hair to wear out to dinner with your brand new husband

The most exciting new trend in hair is the revolutionary Brazilian Blowout. (also known as the Keratin Treatment)

The Brazilian Blowout is a gorgeous long term treatment that puts keratin into the hair shaft and seals it there, defrizzing, smoothing and leaving you with silky, super shiny hair. You can wear your hair straight, or you can have your curls smoother and more defined. It also drastically cuts down the time you spend styling your hair, and the amount of product you have to use in order to get controllable and luscious looking locks. No wonder celebrities swear by it!

The Brazilian is a simple process that lasts approximately four months. The first week your hair is a little on the flat side, so ideally have it done a month or so before the wedding. If you’re a girl who colors, you’ll find your color lasts longer and has way more shine than ever.

You’ll sail through your wedding with perfect, glossy, healthy looking hair and head out on your honeymoon with the most manageable, gorgeous hair you’ve ever had!

Celebrity color specialist Heather Strange (Girls Next Door, Alyssa Milano) recently left her position as color and Brazilian expert at Jose Eber on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and moved closer to family in Scottsdale. She brought the secret to the stars’ hair with her, and I have asked her to give a special discount to Phoenix Bride and Groom blog readers. If you mention this article you will get a whopping 20% discount on your Brazilian Blowout!

Heather is at Carolyne’s Salon in Scottsdale- call to book at (323)443-5572

Did you catch that friends? 20% off from a professional that has worked on celebrity hair. Corinna is THE BEST!

Brides, have fun with this. I would love to hear your “review” of the blowout…

*Corinna B is an award winning makeup artist.  Her blog is read daily all around the globe in many languages and she is also seen most weeks as beauty expert on SheKnows.com . You can follow her on Twitter and on her Facebook page.  Her makeup brushes can be found at CorinnaB.com.

Chatting Soon~Kelly

For more tips on Destination Honeymoons from Corinna, click here, here and here!

Are you one of the lucky ones? If you are going on any sort of vacation this summer, your answer is “YES!” Are talking Honeymoon? Feel free to add a squeal, jump or fist pump to your “YES!”. If said get-away includes soaking up the sun, sipping fruity beverages near water and donning a sassy little bikini, you should also be considering your “face”.

A girl by the pool with mounds of make-up is not a pretty sight. My guess is that she is wearing all that make-up to cover up her skin that has rebelled against her vacation. So what do you do? You want the beachy glow. You want to wear minimal make-up. And most important, you want to feel gorgeous!

Lucky for us, Corinna Cooke, our friend and make-up artist extraordinaire, has shared some ingenious skin care essentials for your summer getaway.

The #1 product you must use, without fail, is sunscreen. Rhonda Allison, skin care guru and “Queen of Peels”, offers a fantastic product called Zinc Protection Cream. It is a zinc- based sun protection that is gentler on your face than most sunscreens that contain harsh chemicals. There are sunscreens that can actually harm your skin when exposed to the sun’s rays so watch out for those that contain synthetic chemicals. For more information on what to stay away from and why, visit Rhonda’s blog.

You need clean skin, vacation or not, so check out the crazy efficient multi-tasker Melt from Face Atelier. This one product removes make-up, rids your face of grime and rejuvenates your skin. This is the ultimate all- in- one product that Corinna Cooke recommends to her clients. Use Melt and you can get back to relaxing in no time!

And for today’s final vacation skin tip, and this one is going to knock your floppy sun  hat right off, Hylunia Skin Care will soothe your sunburned cheeks with it’s Colloidal Silver with Lavender Floral Water. Yes, it sounds a bit space-aged but when you’re on vacation, the last thing you want is that scratchy “don’t touch me” sunburn pain. Hylunia will save the day.

Finally, travelers, brides, honeymooners, make sure you are using high-quality skin care products even though you are leaving town. Your skin deserves to be pampered on vacation too!  Pick up these face-saving products in travel sizes and you are good to go!

Chatting soon, Kelly

Thanks to Corinna Cooke for the fabulous tips and endless beauty information!

All images courtesy of LightRain Images, a Phoenix wedding photographer.

Photos taken on location at the gorgeous Scottsdale Resort.