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Hangover hell: repair your face

Hungover woman looks tired and ill

Hungover again? If you've been partying a little too hard over the festive period, find out how to disguise all those late nights and moments of excess.

Love your skin

If your skin needs some serious salvaging, then opt for a facemask before you even get as far as your make-up bag. Champneys Radiant Skin Double Enzyme Mask will help to brighten, refine and smooth your skin, with its blend of pineapple and pumpkin enzymes. Available from www.champneys.com.

For added moisture, try slathering Wild Blossom's Organic Moisturising Face Balm onto tired skin, to hydrate and enrich your look. Available from Willow Organic Beauty.

"From your skin's point of view, it's always good to do a bit of exfoliation," says Jane Lewis, skin expert at Sk:n. "Microdermabrasion uses very fine crystals or powder, which are fired against the skin under pressure so it lifts up the dead cells." Microdermabrasion treatments are available at Sk:n clinics around the UK. For your nearest clinic, visit www.sknclinics.co.uk.

"To give radiance to dull skin, add a five-pence size of gloHighlighter to your foundation, or pat onto cheekbones, centre of the nose and brow bone," says make-up artist Nadira V Persaud. "It gives you an instant natural glow and no one will ever know you have after-party skin." gloHighlighter is available from glominerals.

Lucky woman asleep in bed with a hangover

Sadly, staying in bed is often not an option with a hangover

Add shimmer and colour

To give your skin a healthy glow, try using Dove's Summer Glow Face Moisturiser, available from Tesco.

"Don't forget to put a little pink on the apples of your cheeks to give you that 'running in the fields' younger look," says celebrity makeup artist, Paola Recabarren. Try MAC's Blushcreme and Powder Blush, available from www.maccosmetics.co.uk/.

"Pucker up lips with Creme de la Mer lip balm, and mix it in with your favourite lip colour," says make-up artist Nadira V Persaud. Crème de la Mer lip balm is available from www.cremedelamer.co.uk.

Perk up tired eyes

If your eyes are feeling sore and dry after all that late night partying, then give Systane Lubricating Eye Drops a try, to soothe and rejuvenate. Available from opticians and pharmacies. Visit www.systane.co.uk or call 0800 373 573 for stockists.

"Use Leayah masks as a fabulous quick fix facial and eye treatment. The masks work magic on tired eyes, and rejuvenate and hydrate the tiredest of eyes," says Paola Recabarren, who has worked with the likes of Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller. Leayah skin and eye masks are available from www.leayah.com. For stockists, call 0845 1305 305.

Blinc mascara is another favourite with make-up artist Paola Recabarren. "This crazy little product will not smudge or work its way down your face after a sweaty dance off. The best thing about it is, if you fancy a dirty stopout night, Blinc will still be on the next day, not a smudge in sight." Blinc is available from Harvey Nichols nationwide from 1 December 2007. For stockists call 0845 006 8800.

If late nights have taken their toll and you need to cover up those dark circles, Jane Iredale's Active Light Under Eye Concealer is great for banishing undereye shadows. Antioxidants including grape seed, Vitamin C and rosemary leaf help to reduce dark circles, whilst extracts of cucumber and white tea are included to give tired eyes a real boost. Available from salons and spas. For stockist call: 020 8450 7111.

 

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