Bright, Pretty Eyes
All it takes is a little extra makeup to hide the signs of a bad cold. Brighten the inner corners of red eyes with a soft peach or champagne eye shadow. Use a pencil liner that matches your skin tone on the rim of your lower eyelid to hide redness and make your eyes look bigger.
Waterproof and Pretty
Make your eyes look wide awake — even when they’re puffy, watery, and red — with a coat or two of waterproof mascara.
Get the Red Out
Are you glowing like Rudolph? A mint green color corrector will balance redness around your stuffy nose. Pat it around your nostrils, making sure to blend around the edges. Then apply a concealer that matches your skin tone over the green corrector.
Moisture to the Max
When you have a cold, you’re probably dehydrated. Even if your skin is dry, you can still get a bright, healthy complexion. Slather a rich moisturizer onto your skin when it’s still damp. It will help trap and hold moisture in better. In a pinch, extra virgin olive oil does the trick, too.
Getting Warmer
Use a creamy blush on the apples of your cheeks and blend it toward your temples to add dewy freshness to sallow skin. Brush a little bronzer on the high points of your face — nose, chin, and forehead — to add more warmth.
Smooth Move
When your lips are dry and cracked, you might be tempted to scrub the flaky skin off. Some experts say that’s a bad idea. Instead, pile on a petroleum jelly-based lip balm or moisturizer to lock in moisture until your lips have healed.
Fill ‘er up! While you’re sniffling, drink lots of water. This helps you avoid the dry, sagging skin that can come with mild dehydration. Lay off the alcohol and caffeine for a little while, too. They can dry you out. Read more
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