GIVEAWAY: Soaps by Alexandra

UPDATE: CONGRATULATIONS MAGGIE! Please contact info@updosforidos.com to claim your prize! 


One of our favorite local gals, Soaps by Alexandra makes the yummiest and most delicious soaps. I swoon over her lip balm and love to give friends and family her unique and gorgeous products.

We love it so much that we want to share some with you too! Here's what you get:

Buttercream Frosting Lip Balm made with Avocado & Jojoba Oils 

A buttery, creamy, and sweet frosting with warm butter, caramelized sugar, nutty nuances, rum, vanilla bean and hints of powdered sugar.

A Day at the Spa Sugar Scrub Cubes made with Sweet Almond Oil 

A fresh and herbal fragrance with a mix of florals. It will remind you of spending a day getting pampered! 

Orange Chiffon Wedding Cake Soap made with Shea Butter

A creamy, decadent orange cake sprinkled with orange rinds and freshly baked chiffon with a warm buttery, caramelized vanilla and maple base.

Blushing Bride Perfume Oil   
A delicate and feminine fragrance with Italian bergamot and lemon top notes; mixed with orange blossom, jasmine, and rose; placed on a bed of cedarwood and soft musk.

   

How do you enter?

1. Make sure you LIKE Soaps by Alexandra on Facebook

2. Make sure you LIKE Up-Do's For I Do's on Facebook

3. Leave a comment below with why you deserve this awesome giveaway!

Winner Announced Friday April 26th at 9am!

Lip Gloss: Working Girl

Bored at work? Wishing it was Friday instead of Monday? Check out our Working Girl Collection to brighten up your desk and your lips!

Out of Office: Destination Wedding

Thank you for visiting us! We are up in the air, have our toes in the sand or are making one of our lucky brides gorgeous right now! If you reach our out of office email response, we promise to reach out to you upon our return to Maryland/Virginia! 

Balance Photography

Inspiration: Stay Tuned!

Product of the Week: Orange Lips!

There's a new Hollywood trend; Orange Lips! Don't be scared! There are many shades of this orange obsession. You are bound to find one that is all you! Check out these Hollywood Glam Queens and decide if this new trend is for you!

Jessica Alba is wearing Hourglass Opaque Rouge in Riviera (Sephora, $28)

Emmy Rosum

Here are some things to keep in mind from Glamour.com when shopping for your Orange color: 

1) Pick the right color. If you have a lot of pink in your skin, you're going to have to go a tad more coral. If you're very cool, you might have to get something that has a hint of red in it. I recommend going with something pretty straight orange and adding different tones by mixing in lipsticks you already have until you get something that really looks great on your complexion.

2) You're going to have to go nuts with concealer. Redness in your skin will look crazy with orange lipstick.

3) Hold back on the shine and gloss. A color this bold looks best semi-matte, with matte skin.

Let me know how your experiment with Orange goes!! 

xoxo, 

Lindsay

Airbrush vs. Traditional Makeup

You asked! We answered! UpDo's makeup artist Beth explains more about the benefits of airbrush makeup in this quick video! Enjoy!