What’s done is done, and that’s okay. Truly it is. We can’t take back what you did on New Year’s Eve, but we can help minimise the long-term damage your fun-filled frivolities cause your skin.
So, go grab a Nurofen for your pounding head, a glass of water with a medical-grade rehydrating tablet like Hydralyte, and discover how to fix your post-NYE skin issues…
4 WAYS TO TREAT YOUR POST-NYE SKIN ISSUES
#1. If you’re suffering from dry or dehydrated skin…
Late nights, salty foods and excessive alcohol can suck the moisture from your skin and make wrinkles and fine lines more prominent, so it’s important to hydrate from the inside and outside as soon as possible. This means eating plenty of leafy green vegetables and brightly coloured fruit, taking a quality fish oil daily from now on (we love BioSource Concentrated Fish Oil, $19.95, 1300 88 44 11), and adding intensely hydrating products to your skin care regimen. Try BioElixia® Vitamin Enriched Cream Cleanser, Organique Rehydrate Facial Serum (03 9863 8922), Organi Eye Geland BIODROGA Age Performance Formula Restoring Day Care for both instant and long-term results.
#2. If you’re suffering from dull skin…
Like those suffering from dehydrated skin, dull skin also needs a boost of hydration through diet and topical lotions so up the ante in these areas from the get-go, too. However, there are these magical potions called illuminators that can give your skin an instant healthy glow. Mix something like NYX Cosmetics Born to Glow Liquid Illuminator in with your regular nourishing moisturiser and you’ll trick everyone into thinking you had a quiet night. It might also be worth adding a brightening serum (try Ultraceuticals Ultra Brightening Serum) to your nightly routine to help breakdown the pigmentation that causes your skin to look lacklustre in the first place.
#3. If you’re suffering from oily, grimy skin…
When your face feels as greasy as the cheese and salami slice of pizza you tucked into at 4am, there’s only one way to bring it back to its clean, clear best – give it a thorough clean. Grab a hard-working cleansing tool like the FOREO LUNA for Combination Skin and an impurity-removing cleaser such as Biore Combination Skin Balancing Cleanser, jump in the shower, and start cleansing. Repeat this each day for at least a week, and apply a lightweight yet nourishing gel moisturiser post-cleanse to help hydrate your skin as well as put an end to your skin’s excessive oil production. We love: ASAP Advanced Hydrating Moisturiser.
#4. If you’re suffering from reddened, blotchy skin…
Is your skin feeling a little like your insides right now? (Read: sore, tender and in need of some TLC.) Alcohol in itself causes skin redness, but we ladies tend to also wear more make-up at this time of year, which can lead to skin irritations. Just like your body after a long day in the sun, your face will benefit from the naturally nourishing ingredients in aloe vera right now. Apply something like Thursday Plantation Aloe Vera liberally to clean skin to help soothe your complexion. At night, apply a killer calming duo like HydroPeptide Soothing Serum ($190, 1800 808 993) and A’kin White Tea & Aloe Vital Hydration Gel Crème to increase skin comfort and help build your skin’s own defence against future irritants.
Does your skin always look a little worse for wear after New Year’s Eve? What are your tricks for maintaining happy skin after a big night? Have you tried any of the products above?
