We've all experienced the dreaded morning after the night before. Take a look around that hazy room and you'll see an odd shoe, a stray debit card you daren't check the balance on and... your best friend on the bathroom floor, 'Queen did you not go home?!'. The harsh reality is that you will, eventually, have to crawl out of bed and sort yourself out. As someone that has worked the last 3 years on weekends I've become an expert on disguising the infamous 'hangover face' so here is my go to beauty regime to get you looking as good as new... well as good as about an hour before you almost died drowning in tequila shots! Hope this helps, oh and drink semi responsibly kids!
1. SKINCARE
My number one rule of life is to always, ALWAYS remove makeup before bed, however when it's 4am and you're still chewing kebab, the job doesn't always get done sufficiently. Therefore properly cleansing your skin the next morning is a must. I'm currently loving Liz Earle's hot cloth cleanser, simply rub all over and wipe off using a flannel and hot water. Now your pores are as clean and empty as your post sesh purse... the struggle
Next, we all know there's no better cure than coffee, still waiting for Starbucks to get its act together and whip out delivery services. BUT did you know that it's also fab for your skin? By using Lush's 'Cup o' coffee' facial you'll be clearing dead skin and adding a much needed brightness! Simply spread evenly over your face, leave to set for 10-15 minutes then wash off with warm water. Use this time wisely and brave checking the Snapchat stories you've avoided like the plague, 'who's the creepy old guy we're hugging and calling our best mate?!'
2. MAKEUP
It's likely that you've spent the last 6 hours re-applying layers upon layers of matte liquid lipstick, which means all your Insta's were slaying but this morning your puckers are dry and crying out for attention. This kind of job can't be dealt with by using any normal lip balm, so whip out the big guns and dab some MAC lip conditioner all over them bad boys
Next, when you've had around 48 minutes sleep, your eyes are the first thing to give you away. If you want to pretend you've had a decent 7 hours kip then grab Benefit's duo palate containing 'Eye Bright' and 'Boiing' concealer. Eye Bright is a light pink crème product used to give eyes the appearance of wideness, dab lightly on the outer eyes, tear ducts and brow bone. Secondly Boiing concealer is your war paint to smear over the purple bags holding all the sins and secrets from the night before!
3.HAIRCARE
When you're hanging worse than your Mums Sunday washing it's HIGHLY unlikely you'll be hopping out of bed early to wash and blow dry your hair. So for locks that are crunchy from old hairspray and smell like second hand smoke, grab OGX's Sea mineral spray and spritz all over, this product adds lustre to hair, smells AMAZING and best of all takes seconds to do.
Now you're ready to face the world and slowly remember how you were singing Hannah Montana out of the cab window and told the lady selling flip flops in the toilets that she's basically your family... oh and be sure to spout the hollow lies that you're never drinking again!
