One of the best things you can do for your skin, which also happens to be effortless, and, oh yea, totally free, is to get a good night's sleep. Simple, right? Trouble is, few of us are actually getting a full eight hours. Whether we're up late studying, working nights, or trying to have some semblance of a social life outside of our full time jobs, most of us are burning both ends of the candle, and it's showing up on our faces. Sound familiar?
When you're feeling fatigued, so is your skin. Luckily, with the right products, you can help energize and rejuvenate your skin even after the longest night out. They say that you never remember the nights you got plenty of sleep, but if you're going to be out all night, you better make sure it's not going to show on your face in your next morning meeting.
Make these next couple gems part of your morning routine, and your skin is sure to look wide awake, even if you're not.
A Refreshing Exfoliator
Garnier's Invigorating Daily Scrub is a gel exfoliator, packed with jojoba beads to scrub off dead skin, dirt, oil, and last night's makeup. Infused with peppermint, this scrub stimulates your skin with a blast of cool, minty freshness. It's kind of like a shot of Rumple Minze, but for your face, and it won't lead to a slew of embarrassing texts to your ex.
After you've scrubbed off all of dead skin, grime, and regret, hit your face with another dose of cleanliness.
A Minty Face Wash
Kate Somerville's Purify Clarifying Cleanser cleanses deep down, helping remove impurities and minimizing the appearance of pores. Since you exfoliated first, your skin is primed to soak up all of the natural vitamins and antioxidants in this cleanser, which help create overall better looking skin in the long run. Peppermint and rosemary oils help revitalize your skin and your tired mind. Coffee will help with that too…
A Trusty Eye Cream
Fatigue is most noticeable around your eyes, so if you're not using an eye cream already, you should be. Whether or not you're sacrificing sleep, eye creams should be essential to everyone's morning routine. If you're looking for a good place to start, or you're just looking for a new favorite, Olay Fresh Effects {Bright On Schedule} Eye Awakening Cream should be at the top of your list. This little baby is a drugstore FIND if there ever was one. It's very lightweight, hydrating, and helps reduce puffiness, bags, and dark circles, which scream "I stayed out too late and ended the night eating a dollar slice of pizza on my roof at 4 in the morning."
Bonus: The tube doubles as an applicator. The tip has three metal roller balls which reduce swelling underneath your eyes and massage out puffiness.
It's about the size of a tube of lip gloss, so you can have it on you at all times if you need to reapply halfway through your day.
A Great Moisturizer
Let's not forget about the rest of your face. To ensure that you have an all-around healthy, energized glow, opt for GinZing Energy-Boosting Moisturizer by Origins.
Origins gets it right every time. If you want to experiment with a new skin care product but aren't sure where to start, Origins will always give you serious results for a great price. Their GinZing moisturizer is no exception.
The moisturizer is packed with ginseng and caffeine to energize and help fight sallow, "morning-after" skin, helping to deeply hydrate, making skin look energized all day long. It's a gel moisturizer, so it provides more water based hydration than a cream typically would. When gels dry down, they create an extra barrier over your skin, helping to lock in more moisture for longer. Gel moisturizers usually wear better for longer as well, giving skin a soft, luminous finish instead of leaving behind excess shine like some creams. The GinZing moisturizer is great for skin of all types. Whether you've got dry, oily, or combination skin, this moisturizer will help your skin look its very best.
You may not be feeling ready to take on the world when you wake up after a long night, but with these four skin care essentials, you'll at least look like you're ready for whatever the world, or your boss, has in store for you.
What are your skin care and beauty essentials after a long night? What makes you look (and feel) more awake? Tell us in the comments!
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