my BEAUTY top tips! how to feel attractive when pregnant on holiday💅
chapters:
why are we even talking about this?
the vision
all my top tips
LINKS!!
MY personal photo capsule of my holiday pregnant
This blog post will be mostly referring to feeling more attractive whilst pregnant with BEAUTY for pregnancy whilst vacationing; we’re talking hair, nails, beauty products, skin glow, accessories and inspo!
For this one, we will be specifically referring to hot holidays whilst pregnant! Since, that’s the one I went on and feel I can share advice on, from my personal experience of what helped me, and got me feeling myself EVERY SINGLE DAY!
For any products or accessories mentioned, I will include all the links at the end of this post!
I will be creating a separate post on FASHION for pregnancy, since I want to provide you with SPECIFIC tips, and value to help improve your body image, and have you feeling sexy perhaps? in your pregnant body! This post will be on all the outfits that will flatter your pregnant body, whilst making you feel like an ABSOLUTE BADDIE on holiday, just as I did!
Just a quick note to say…
why are we even talking about this?
Well, with so many body changes, hormonal fluctuations, shifts in self-identity and our self-image naturally changing, there are many reasons why, us women, may find it hard to still “feel ourselves” during pregnancy.
In fact, it’s actually very common and normal for pregnant girlies to report on feeling unattractive during pregnancy, and wanting to know:
how to feel pretty while pregnant
how to be attractive to your husband while pregnant
how to look cute when pregnant
how to look beautiful during pregnancy
ways to improve body image whilst pregnant
After all, it gets to a point where our clothes stop fitting, we don’t feel as comfortable or as mobile, the heavier we get as our pregnancy progresses.
Feeling uncomfortable and unattractive? NO, not the one.
I’m here to not let that happen to you, and to tell you, that you CAN feel very attractive and gorgeous during pregnancy!
We just need to take control of our narrative here, by putting a bit more effort and having some guidance from SOLID tips that helps us feel our best with our pregnant bodies and ourselves.
In this post, I will be referring to ALL my top tips and things I DID, to feel my best and to feel my most attractive whilst pregnant on holiday!
However, you can use these tips for your everyday pregnancy beauty, and elevating your feelings of positive body image in your everyday life! I personally do these specifically for holidays since I have more time, than my usual pre-9-to-5 mornings, but it’s entirely up to you!
I recently wrote a blog post on:
packing for my first-EVER holiday pregnant: what to prepare ✈️
Check it out for all the tips to make your flight as SMOOTH and easy as possible, so you can allow pregnancy to not get you worked-up and worried on anything you may have forgotten to take with you, or check-on before your first-ever flight pregnant!
I kept my packing and preparation for flying pregnant super simple, and easy, because it really is just that!
Now that you have a full-proof guide on flying as a pregnant first-time mum to-be, let’s talk beauty and all the girlie things we love to have ourselves feeling the most gorgeous we possibly can whilst vacationing pregnant!
Let’s get SPECIFIC.
We’ll be covering:
the foundations (hair, nails, and skin glow for a clean-look)
low maintenance tricks (make-up, top-ups, and scent!)
layering (quick, easy accessories to top-up your look)
getting your vision come true
However, I will condense all these into a full LIST of top tips, so it can be easy-to-take-in, and you can get all of the JUICE in one scoop!
the vision
Before, we get into ANY of my top beauty tricks, you need to make this YOUR OWN.
We all have different perceptions of beauty, and what I will share is what personally makes ME feel my best, as well as for anyone who shares the same ideals or vision of holiday beauty, but be sure to take these tips and apply it to your unique beauty vision!
For that, what helped me was OBVIOUSLY: Pinterest!!!
Here’s a look into my personal moodboard for holiday beauty whilst pregnant:
My very-first TOP TIP on how to feel more attractive whilst pregnant on holiday is to: get clear on WHAT will make you feel more attractive.
For me, this looks like:
glowy skin
smelling AMAZING
cute effortless, and clean hairstyles
aesthetic hair accessories
jewellery with every outfit!
low-maintenance makeup that highlights my natural features
a matching set of nails did
Knowing WHAT makes you feel more attractive, will help you know HOW to feel more attractive whilst pregnant on holiday.
Chances are, these are all beauty things that you already know make you feel good from before pregnancy, but these can be adapted to require some less maintenance or energy, depending on how capable you feel to show-up during your unique pregnancy path (which is completely okay, honour your needs first ALWAYS!).
Creating a moodboard is the funnest and easiest way you can get clear on your vision of beauty, so you can visually SEE it. Pinterest is what I use and love, but you can use anything you prefer!
my list of top tips
Now, that you know WHAT gets you feeling your best, you can now form your own beauty list of what this LOOKS LIKE in reality.
I would say most us girlies aim for healthy-looking hair, glowy skin and lots of accessories! If that’s you, then girl SAME HERE.
Below, I’m putting my own personal TOP tips according to the following beauty categories, so you can take from wherever you would like or make it your own! AS YOU WISH.
hair
nails
makeup & natural beauty
accessories
For the full list of products and accessories, mentioned below, I will include all the links at the end of this post!
category: HAIR
leave-in conditioner is your BESTIE. I personally use the one from OUAI, and it’s perfect (I have frizz-prone thin hair). I apply a small amount pre-swim, post-swim, and before sleep to leave my hair looking silky-smooth!
heat-styling + hairspray. YES, I went there! I’m all for the natural look during the day, but heat-styling can be PERFECT to set you up for a lush night look, plus a leftover cute hair look for the morning. It doesn’t have to be too time-consuming either! Being pregnant, we don’t want to be exhausted by our beauty routine on holiday, or have aching arms. I like to go for loose waves, sleek straight, or a crimped MERMAID hair look (I love this one from Molly Mae’s collection!). Takes me 30-mins max, including products!
OF COURSE, we are not about hair damage here, so I use specific products to help protect my hair (tagged at the end of this post!).
if in-doubt, pack-on aesthetic hair acccessories! Sometimes you might not know or feel like doing a specific hairstyle, so packing on some aesthetic hair-claw clips and headbands can do the job for you! I personally LOVE the flower hair-claw clip and jersey headbands in white for a sunny holiday (in the LINKS chapter)!
category: NAILS
full set hands AND feet: yes, don’t forget about your toes specially if you’ll be in sandals most of the time! I personally do acrylic almond set for hands and gel set for toes! If ever in-doubt, ombre is always super classy and goes with every look!
category: MAKEUP & NATURAL BEAUTY
spf + moisturiser for skin: the KEY is knowing which products work well with your skin here! This is all you need for the dewy skinglow, since you want to keep your skin light and fresh in the sun! For me, I have combination/oily AND sensitive skin and the perfect skin combo is the Round Lab’s birch juice sun cream + the Beauty of Joseon Dynasty Cream moisturiser - simple and works beautifully!
mascara over falsies! I SAID IT. Sorry about false lashes are too much of a hassle, and gets real messy with the glue at-times! It can be frustrating and we don’t want that on our holiday beauty routines, and specially PREGNANT. We want beauty on a low-maintenance! Of course, you CAN get lash extensions, but if you’re like me, then our eyes are too sensitive for that! ahah I’ve got the perfect lash combo from Too Faced to give you long, and quick, natural lashes! (linked in the links chapter!).
moisturised lips + gloss is ALL you need for the ultimate natural look. The sun will take care of the rest! To intensify our natural beauty, simply having a carmex, and a super good-quality lip gloss (I use this one - super affordable too!) is the ONLY thing you need to make those lips pop.
make your body GLOW, literally, by using the Rio de Janeiro body shimmer spray. OH MY GOSH this product is magical, thank me later girlies! Apply, and rub it in after you have your outfit on, and you’re done! Not oily, and doesn’t transfer to clothes!
smell amazing for THE WHOLE DAY by pairing a scent oil AND perfume. Must-have scent oil is the Sunnamusk oil in Evanto, and then layer-on with your choice of perfume; mine is always Lady Million by Paco Rabanne, Eau de PARFUM (not Toilette girlies). I have gotten complimments on my smll from other girlies by using this combo, it so works! If you want to take it further, when moisturising your body (I’d do this before the perfume) lather on the Rio de Janeiro Bum Bum Cream (link attached in links chapter) - smells ABSOLUTELY GORG.
category: ACCESSORIES
jewellery everywhere and anywhere!! I am more of a gold-jewellery girlie, but honestly, once I have a tan I do shift between both depending on what pairs best with the outfit. But you know what I’m talking about here; it’s the necklace(s), earrings, bracelets, anklets! Some days I keep it minimal if the outfit is quite light, but go AS WILD as you please. It really ADDS to your whole look.
sunnies: pack 2 pairs / different styles! Of course this is completely personalised to you, but I do find that having two different styles always helps change-up the style, and sunglasses always look so beautiful with a natural hair look or accessories like a chunky hair-claw clip! I personally always go for 1 pair: bigger and chunkier (mostly for the beach), and one pair: more petite and face-framing (for a breakfast or day-time if it’s an exploring kind-of holiday!).
a SOLID set of cute handbags. I love bags! If you don’t as much, then you CAN just stick to one you know you like and will go with everything, but having a variation of 3-to-4 handbags that suit my holiday styleboard or style colour-scheme makes ALL the difference. For my first-ever holiday pregnant, I went to Egypt and my styleboard colour-scheme was mostly yellows, browns, whites and blacks, so my bag set varied in the creams and browns!
As you can see, I have provided you girlies with the comprehensive BEAUTY GUIDE for all my top tips to have us pregnant girlies feeling our best and most attractive on holiday, with beauty ALONE!
Copy-and-paste my tips for your own pregnant holiday aesthetic, if you resonate with any of the above, and grab your own in the links chapter below!
I spent quite some time PLANNING to feel this beautiful and great on my holiday, because we deserve to feel gorgeous, even if it requires a bit more effort or intention with our holiday aesthetic! With these tips, you can save time yourself.
This, only if you FEEL to do so of course. You’re gorgeous just the way you are girl, these tips are just for us girlies who want to feel that highest BADDIE-level confidence that might not always be present during pregnancy, and on holiday!
LINKS!!
Girlies, you got the vision, the tips, and now let me give you the links!
Below, I have created my very-own CAPSULE beauty list of products and accessories from everything we spoke about above, so you don’t even need to spend another minute or hour looking or scouting for these! All products that I USE!
Less-time spent searching, more time spent enjoying!
Price ranges for below products: from £2 to £160… BEAUTY ON A BUDGET, if you wish!
LET’S GET INTO IT:
hair
QUALITY curler, perfect for loose and effortless waves that I use: the Curve Soft Curl Tong curling wand from GHD
can always count on this hairspray for durability: the L'Oreal Hairspray Elnett Strong Hold & Shine
the best for sleek straight hair: the GHD Original Hair Straightener
for the ultimate crimped MERMAID hair look: Beauty Works x Molly Mae Waver Kit
heat protection for our hair with the TRESemme Care & Protect Heat Defence Spray
frizz-free hair cream with my FAVE: the Color Wow One Minute Transformation Styling Cream
the CUTEST flower hair-claw clips for a beachy holiday from SHEIN!
the softest and comfy, jersey-fabric wide headbands from SHEIN, in multi-colour packs
skin & makeup
spf always girlies with Round Lab’s Birch Juice Sun Cream
a dewy skin glow(!) with the Beauty of Joseon Dynasty Cream face moisturiser
the PERFECT LASH COMBO for long, wispy lashes, by Too Faced: the Better Than Sex FOREPLAY lash primer + the Better Than Sex Mascara
nicely curled and separated lashes with the Brushworks Pro Lash Curler With Comb
for juicy, moisturised lips with an addictive scent! : Carmex in Peach and Mango SPECIFICALLY
the GLOSSIEST LIP GLOSS: the Butter Gloss Lip Gloss by NYX
have a shimmering sunkissed body with the Sol de Janeiro Rio Radiance Body Spray SPF
have LONG-LASTING perfume by the SOLID pairing of the Sunnamusk scent oil in Evanto + the classic Lady Million Eau de Parfum by Paco Rabanne
lather your body in the most gorgeous-scented body cream with the Rio de Janeiro Bum Bum Cream
accessories
my favourite for gold jewellery, or gold hoop earrings, is Astrid & Miyu!
chunky silver earrings find from SHEIN (actually has quite a lot of cute options- my new OBSSESSION!)
I don’t personally own any from this brand, but in-future I will have a look at Lovisa too for jewellery - super lush jewellery sets and huge RANGE!
ADDICTED to Quay Australia for their chunky sunglasses & ASOS for the classic Celine dupes for a more face-framing, elegant pair of sunnies!
for a staple aesthetic set of bags, I resorted to SHEIN; I wasn’t too sure about quality but they were absolutely FAB and very affordable!
MY personal photo capsule of my holiday pregnant
I have already included some photos of my holiday, pregnant, throughout the post, but here’s the CAPSULE of my personal holiday styleboard (I love that word, I know!).
All the beauty photos I took that shows everything I incorporated and shared throughout this post!
Taking photos really makes you realise how you ARE THAT GIRL. And, when you’re feeling like THAT GIRL, you just know you have succeeded at feeling your most attractive pregnant on holiday!
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We’re doing the best we can, always.
Own your Womanhood. Own your Time.
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