“14 Tricks to Hide Your Post-Cinco de Mayo Hangover”-Byrdie

May 6, 2014

Love these tips for Post-Cinco de Mayo Hangovers from Byrdie….

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PARCHED SKIN

Solution #1: Hydrate

The first order of business? Addressing your parched, dry skin. Make sure you’re staying hydrated from the inside out by drinking lots of water, then hydrate from the outside in with a creamy moisturizer, like Kiehl’sUltra Face Cream ($47). Moisturizing ingredients, like glycerin and squalane, and natural oils, like avocado and olive fruit, will give your skin a dose of hydration and bring it back to life.

Solution #2: Spritz

A spritz of a hydrating, energizing facial mist like Brad’s Anti-Fatigue Mist ($65) is another way to revive your complexion and give it a “I didn’t have four tequila shots last night” glow.

PUFFY EYES

Solution #1: The Frozen Spoon Trick

To de-puff telltale swollen eyes, employ the frozen spoon trick: place a spoon in the freezer until it gets cold, remove, and press directly over your eyes. The cold metal will tighten the skin around your eyes and decrease puffiness. For those of you prone to being “overserved” your drink of choice, we recommend keeping at least one spoon in the freezer at all times.

Solution #2: Brightening Eye Cream

Pat an eye cream, like Tarte’s Maracuja C-Brighter Eye Treatment ($38), underneath your eyes—it contains vitamin C to brighten and tighten, and essentials fatty acids to replenish your skin’s moisture barrier.

DARK CIRCLES

Solution #1: Cover & Conceal

Unfortunately, there’s no magic cure for dark circles—your best solution in this situation is to cover and conceal. Choose a creamy, blendable concealer with a yellow base, like Benefit’s Erase Paste ($26) and apply it to your undereye area with a concealer brush. Set with translucent powder and look instantly more awake (and thus, less hungover).

Solution #2: Brighten

Not feeling especially bright-eyed? Fake it with a light-reflecting illuminator, like Yves Saint Laurent’s Touché Eclat ($41)—the shimmery particles will instantly brighten your undereye area, helping to ward off raccoon comparisons.

CRACKED LIPS

Solution #1: Polish It Off

Use a gentle lip scrub like Sara Happ’s Brown Sugar Lip Exfoliator ($24) to slough off flakes and last night’s bad decisions in one swipe. Or, DIY your own with brown sugar and coconut oil!

Solution #2: Get The Tint

A sheer, tinted, and moisturizing balm like Fresh’s Sugar Lip Treatment ($23) in Sugar Rose will give your lips a hint of color and just the right amount of sheen. For a drugstore alternative, try Maybelline’s Baby Lips ($5) in Cherry Me.

COLORLESS COMPLEXION

Solution #1: Illuminate

If your complexion’s looking a bit pallid and lifeless, use an all-over illuminizer like Giorgio Armani’s Fluid Sheer($62) on top of your foundation to add light to your cheekbones, under your brow bone, and anywhere else you need a radiance boost. Another trick: to achieve the same effect, mix your favorite liquid highlighter with your foundation for a lit-from-within look.

Solution #2: Get Blushed

Blend a cream blush, like Chanel’s Le Blush Crème De Chanel ($38) in Affinité, into the apples of your cheeks for a rosy glow.

LIFELESS LOCKS

Solution #1: Boost Volume

Banish greasy roots and boost volume in one spritz with a double-duty dry shampoo like Oscar Blandi’sVolumizing Dry Shampoo ($25).

Solution #2: Shine On

If your hair is looking dry, mangy, or matted, run a shine-boosting oil, like Orofluido’s Elixir ($30) through your strands, then gently brush through with your fingers or a wide-toothed comb.

TIRED EVERYTHING

Solution #1: Distract

Chances are high that your pounding headache may be preventing you from pinpointing exactly what part of you needs to treated, in which case we say this: distract, distract, distract. Who’ll notice your dry skin if you’re rocking an electric blue liner like Urban Decay’s 24/7 Glide-On Pencil ($20) in Chaos?