You've been hoarding hand sanitizer, guzzling Emergen-C, and cringing at every cough and sneeze within a 10-foot radius. But despite your valiant efforts and heightened germaphobe senses, it happened: You're sick.
And when you're feeling like death and forced to leave the land of the functional, one of the first things to go out the window is your beauty routine. After all, sick days are strictly reserved for camping out on your couch, catching up on "Homeland" (and OK, the occasional whining).
Since most of us don't have the luxury of taking refuge under the covers with our Netflix accounts for more than a few days, you may still feel terrible as you re-enter civilization. But that doesn't mean you have to look as craptastic as you feel. Swapping your usual beauty products with healing multi-taskers can help you disguise the signs of your sickness and heal those annoying side effects (chapped nose, sallow skin) in the process.
To get you through this beast of a flu season, we've come up with a mini beauty first aid kid of sorts. Stash these products next to the Dayquil and cough drops as you make your transition from bed-ridden shut-in back to full-functioning human being.
That way no one will suspect that you're still on a steady diet of chicken noodle soup and Tylenol.
If you're still fighting off a fever, you'll love this soothing, anti-inflammatory face mist. The facial water is not only cooling and refreshing, but it also doubles as a toner to help with the blotchy skin that often comes with a cold or the flu. For an extra pick-me-up, stick it in the fridge a few hours before you spritz.
If the aches, pains, and chills you're feeling make standing in the shower the world's most excruciating experience, skip it and use this dry shampoo instead. It'll give your bed-head hair some oomph.
As if blowing through a box full of tissues isn't annoying enough, you've probably got the red, chapped skin to prove you've been cozying up with the Kleenex. This calming moisturizer will visibly reduce the telltale redness around your (stuffed) nose.
Counteract the drowsy side effects of your cold meds with this icy-blue liner. The bright hue will give you an eye-opening effect, while the blue undertone will help counteract any redness and distract from under eye bags. Simply line your upper and lower lids, including the inner and outer corners.
You've been hoarding hand sanitizer, guzzling Emergen-C, and cringing at every cough and sneeze within a 10-foot radius. But despite your valiant efforts and heightened germaphobe senses, it happened: You're sick.
And when you're feeling like death and forced to leave the land of the functional, one of the first things to go out the window is your beauty routine. After all, sick days are strictly reserved for camping out on your couch, catching up on "Homeland" (and OK, the occasional whining).
Since most of us don't have the luxury of taking refuge under the covers with our Netflix accounts for more than a few days, you may still feel terrible as you re-enter civilization. But that doesn't mean you have to look as craptastic as you feel. Swapping your usual beauty products with healing multi-taskers can help you disguise the signs of your sickness and heal those annoying side effects (chapped nose, sallow skin) in the process.
To get you through this beast of a flu season, we've come up with a mini beauty first aid kid of sorts. Stash these products next to the Dayquil and cough drops as you make your transition from bed-ridden shut-in back to full-functioning human being.
That way no one will suspect that you're still on a steady diet of chicken noodle soup and Tylenol.
