Well that lovely time of year is upon us. Mulled wine, Christmas tree and enough Mince pies to build a city and also ........... the common cold and for a lot, the flu.
I love make up. Playing with, applying, writing about, reading about, really anything but when I feel rough I really can't be bothered to apply my face but don't want to scare the public.
We have two choices here, either go for a full face which can take longer to deal with the puffy eyes and the rudolph nose, or go for the natural (my choice).
One thing that I have to keep to hand is: Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream
You know after going through miles and miles worth of tissues, that your nose will resemble as victim of a cheese grater. Peeling skin is a major No-No especially around the nose.
Apply a small amount of the cream on the effected area and ............. its gone rather quickly. I recommend before the peeling even starts, get into the habit of applying this. Flaky snouts are not sexy!
Make up
To combait the red nose. Well this is tricky because I don't really want to apply to much make up as most of it will end up coming off on your tissue after 10 minutes. I like to go for a green correcter, my fav is from No7, and then apply concealer. I am really like the mousse concealer from Maybelline.
While tackling the nose, also remember to calm down your eyes as well with concealer. My eyes can look a bit puffy so try and contour a little or at least reduce the redness and dark circles.
If you have been keeping on top of the eyebrow plucking/waxing, then just tidy and go. I have very light eyebrows and dyed black hair so I need to add a bit of colour here. Only a slight amount. You want them to look tidy not done as they will look strange against the pale face.
Do Not apply white liner on the inside of your eyes. A lot of sneezing will leave the eyes slightly red and this will just be increased by highlighting them in white.
Time for the brown mascara. Brown will help define the eyes without making them really dark. I tend to apply it to just the top lashes but this is your choice.
A small amount of a creamy pale blush on the apples of your cheeks to help you look fresh faced.
But be careful, if your face is red from sneezing etc, then blusher can just add to the problem. In this case, I tend to miss blusher and stick to contouring my cheekbones with bronzer and highlighter.
Lastly, just a lip balm. This is your choice if you want a plain one or a tinted one. Either is great.
I know that it sounds a lot but it isn't. The main thing is to control the redness. So if you are happy, you can just do that step.
Oh course you don't have to wear make up at all if you are happy but this is for people like me who just want to conceal it a tad.
It is important to keep up with your cleansing routine. Even if this means using facial wipes and a moisturisers. Your body is busy fighting this infection so it needs a little help from you at this point.
I know, I know, you just want to go to bed but it will be worth it in the long run.
I hope you all get through this yucky stage quickly. Stay warm, keep your energy up with food, lots of fluid and rest.
See you on the other side
x
No comments:
Post a Comment