Coco Chanel argued that there are no ugly women, there are women who are lazy. Nevertheless, sometimes there are situations when it is difficult to remain beautiful, to put it mildly. And one of them is a cold, to which we all are exposed, especially in the cold season.
Alas, no one is immune from a cold. It would seem that this sickness is completely insignificant, but it can ruin the life: weakness, runny nose, cough, flaking skin, red swollen nose, watery eyes ... Doing something, and even more so somewhere to go in this state at all I do not want. That is why the ideal option in case of a disease is to stay in bed. However, it is not always possible to skip the work or cancel the meeting. If you do not have the opportunity to quietly cheer at home, you will have to work hard to hide health problems from prying eyes.
The main thing - do not get sick
The most pleasant way to be beautiful is not to be sick. Health, as you know, is more beautiful than all blush, and it should be protected. Prevention of colds does not require special efforts: in most cases, it is enough to eat well, take vitamins, sleep at least eight hours a day and dress in the weather. And, of course, if possible, avoid drafts and contacts with the sick. The rules are uncomplicated, but unfortunately they can not always be observed: then the work is at work, and therefore there is a catastrophic lack of time for sleep, then one should eat only pelmeni (justifying itself for the fact that for vegetables and fruits is not season), then, on the contrary, we sat down on a diet that was too strict, then the child brought infection from the school ... Yes, there are few reasons.
If the virus still managed to breach your immunity, which, alas, immediately affected the appearance, you will have to resort to not only medication, but also makeup. So, we will consider step by step all the actions necessary to return attractiveness.
Even tone When you have a cold, the skin delivers a lot of trouble. Most often it becomes excessively dry, begins to peel off, inflammation occurs. Of course, in the first place you want to maximize the skin tone. However, to apply a foundation and especially powder on such a "basis" is not the best way out, it is much more correct to first prepare the epidermis, providing it with deep moistening.
The perfect solution in this case is a portable steam sauna for the face. No special apparatus? Make a classical steam bath: pour boiling water into the pan or basin and bend over the steam, covering the head with a terry towel. By the way, if you use decoctions of medicinal herbs (for example, sage, eucalyptus, chamomile, St. John's wort, linden, calendula) instead of water, you can also take inhalation, which will not be superfluous for a cold and cough. This procedure saturates the skin with moisture and opens the pores, allowing you to get rid of black spots. Just remember: with a tendency to couperose or hypersensitive epidermis, the steam bath is contraindicated!
After steaming, pat the face with a tissue and apply a thick layer of low-fat moisturizer. Allow the medium to absorb and after a few minutes remove the excess. Now you can start makeup.
Tonal cream for colds should be preferred as light as possible, with a moisturizing effect. A great choice will be matting fluids and mousses, as well as BB-creams. Dense textures are better to exclude - they will underline the painful appearance and make the epidermis even duller. It is not necessary to use the bases with the effect of radiance: they are good when you are buzzing with health. If you have a fever, reflective microparticles in the tonalnik will give an exhausted face an excessive shine and draw unnecessary attention to residual scaling.
Have pimples? To get rid of an unpleasant problem, a green or green-beige correction pencil will help: a green tint optically neutralizes the redness, and the beige completes the disguise.
If you, like many pyshki, are the owner of oily skin, and therefore often use powder, be especially careful. Firstly, with the peeling skin, the weightless powder will lie unevenly, which means it will not hide, but rather will allocate a defect. Secondly, with the common cold, as mentioned above, the epidermis quickly loses moisture, and the dehydrated skin is contraindicated.
Nothing too
Revitalize and refresh your face with a rouge. However, the cold also places its limitations here: the best choice depending on the skin tone will be calm pink, peach, golden-bronze and other pastel shades of cosmetics. Bright red or dark colors, even if in normal life you successfully use them, can give the opposite effect, emphasizing the unhealthy redness of the skin. And keep in mind: if you have a temperature, then a painful blush, it is quite possible, and so plays on the whole cheek. In addition, it would be unreasonable to intensify it with cosmetics.
When starting eye make-up, first, swipe through the inflamed mucous of the lower eyelid (from the inside of the line of eyelash growth) with a white, solid or pearly pencil cayal - it is softer than a conventional contour pencil and, as a rule, does not damage the mucous membrane of the eye . Such staining will hide the unwanted redness of the eyelids. Dark blue circles under the eyes, almost inevitable arising at cold, mask camomile peach or salmon color. If the color of your bruises is closer to purple, then the concealer needs to be yellower.
Disadvantages are disguised? Perfectly. Now you can start to "draw a face". If the eyes are watery, and if there is a cold for sure, choose a waterproof pencil, eyeliner and mascara for eye makeup. And even in this case it is better to be safe and not to touch the lower eyelashes. Need an evening option? Tint your eyes with shadows, choosing neutral fresh shades: soft brown, vanilla, coffee, caramel, olive, peach. Absolute taboo - pink and violet, emphasizing the redness of the eyelids and blood vessels. Instead of compact shadows, try to use cream: this texture is more resistant to lacrimation, besides here on the already irritated mucous eyes do not get microscopic particles of cosmetics, as when applying dry shadows.
The final stage is lip make-up. For the time of illness, give up stubborn lipsticks: such textures quite noticeably dry the red border, which now will be especially inopportune. Ideal choice - medium-density lipstick, necessarily with a moisturizing effect. And of course, until the runny nose is finally defeated, forget about the bright shades.
Attention to the virus!
Reduced immunity for colds sometimes leads to the appearance of painful inflamed vesicles on the lips - so the herpes virus manifests itself. If you find yourself in herpes without delay, visit a doctor: you need treatment, and start it preferably not later than 24 hours after the appearance of rashes.
To hide the problem from prying eyes, as in the case with other skin irregularities, the corrector will help. However, if you have burst and heavily inflamed vesicles, it is better to endure the inconvenience and not touch them at all. And keep in mind: herpes is an extremely contagious viral disease. Therefore, after the disappearance of the vesicles in order to avoid relapse, lipstick is better, without regret, discarded, and a contour pencil gently pricked and thoroughly disinfected with alcohol. If you use brushes to apply cosmetics, you also need to disinfect them or buy new ones.
Firestarter
The image is completed, and now, looking in the mirror, you probably see not a chilled sufferer, but a confident lady. There is only one small, but very important step: leaving the house, do not forget to put in a cosmetic bag a minimal set of products that will help you keep your makeup all day long. So, you will need:
- a spray for the nose that facilitates breathing;
- paper handkerchiefs, saving from a cold;
- Matirujushchie napkins, helping to remove superfluous fat from a skin, having got rid of its unnecessary shine;
- a corrector that allows you to periodically adjust makeup (for example, on the wings of the nose - if you have a bad cold).