Afternoon beauty fix: Return from a sick day looking healthier than ever with these tricks

I’m ready to go back into public after having the worst cold ever. What can I do to brighten my appearance?
Chapped lips, raw skin, tired eyes… blech, we know it all too well. Have you ever heard the adage, “starve a cold, feed a flu”? The same rule applies to the beauty fix for a common cold. When you’ve got blocked sinuses and have been breathing through your mouth for what seems like weeks on end, your lips fall prey to loathsome dryness and cracking. Kindly feed them a soothing meal of peppermint and vitamin C, both of which can be found in Tarte Cosmetics Lipsurgence lip tint ($24, tartecosmetics.com) along with jojoba seed oil to nourish and vitamin E to reduce inflammation—its healthy hint of tint will bring a little brightness back into your bouche, too. Devote your dull skin to a dosage of ginseng extract, an ingredient well-known for its ability to fend off stress and increase energy, found in Stila Illuminating tinted moisturizer SPF 20 ($32 at Sephora). It also has thousands of microscopic, light-emitting crystals to brighten your face beneath a sheer veil of radiant pigment, causing your coworkers to wonder if you were ever sick to begin with.

In need of an afternoon beauty pick-me-up? Email us at beautyfix@fashionmagazine.com.

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