Solutions to freshen a tired complexion

One of the most important reasons while your complexion looks tired is the lack of sleep, an essential manner of cellular reconstruction. Most of us usually sleep less than the 8 hours recommended by specialists. The negative effects will be seen instantly both when it comes to concentration and efficiency and also regarding your complexion.

By all means, the most handy solution to refresh a tired complexion is a good long sleep, but for those of you who can’t sleep so much, we offer you the following tips to help you hide the dark circles or the tired aspect of your skin.

Solutions for swollen eyes

The appearance of bags under your eyes is due to water retention, a commune condition for women during menstruation or after eating salt in excess. In case of tiredness or stress, the tissues swollen around the eyes so let’s see how we can manage this.

In the morning, before going to work, do a massage around your eyes using a cream which has been put in the refrigerator the night before. Avoid applying too much eye shadow around your eyes because it will emphasize the bags volume under the eyes. Apply 2 lays of mascara in order to distract the attention from the eyes bags. For a long term solution, use a cream containing caffeine adequate to ameliorate the water retention and deflate the area.

Solutions for the dark circles under the eyes

If they are occasional related to how much sleep you take during a period of time, using cosmetics to cover them seems a good idea.

If they persist, try to find out what causes them. If the situation is worst during allergy season, take antihistamines to keep the problem under control. The cremes with retinol will help you too if the problem is hereditary.

Solutions for a light complexion

The skin cells get repaired during night, so when you if you lose important hours of sleep you will wake up having a pale, dry and without any glitter complexion. Solutions? Do some short exercises, exfoliate your complexion with a circular brush for the face and use a hydrating cream.

If you have time before going to work, a complexion massage will help. You can also try a face mask while drinking your coffee.

What other tricks for refreshing you complexion you know?

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