blah blah - make up emergency - blah (part 1)

Even I, in my infinite wisdom, have make up emergencies! lack of sleep induces dark circles under my eyes and general puffiness, I'm so pale I have hyper-pigmentation on the left side of my face (driving with my window down and not enough sunscreen!!) and the occasional mount Vesuvius of a zit that appears to have grown horns - While at the time, these little problems life throws at us at the most inopportune of moments seem insurmountable this is not the case!!!

Regardless of whether Im working or not I try TRY try to drink at least 4 mini bottles (500 ml) of water a day (I have a strict rule - I have to drink 2 before I can have a diet coke, by which stage I no longer want the diet coke! - genius!!). A hydrated body is a happy body and a happy body has good skin.

I do not go anywhere without my Color Science 'Sunforgettable' ($60.00 for spf 50 brush)  @ www.colorescience.com - I covet the entire Sunforgettable range!! Its AMAZING!! but really the beauty is, if you use their line tamer primer (and this is a story for another day...) under your make up, you can top up your sun protection with a POWDER sunscreen that goes over the top of your make up - its light, its invisible and IT WORKS!!

For Puffiness I use Clarins Beauty Flash which is my goto beauty booster - its kinda like coffee for the skin!!

www.us.clarins.com $38

I have an emergency make-up removal kit by my bed for those days I just cannot be bothered to deal with my night time skin care routine of boots No 7 (available at Target in US and Boots in the UK!) 4 in 1 make up removal wipes $6.99

followed by Mario Badescu Camomile night cream $18 @ www.mariobadescu.com

 Keihls creamy eye treatment with avocado ($25/.5oz at www.keihls.com melts into the skin and disappears without a trace

And for those pesky problem areas I dot on Dr Temt's corrective treatment toner (23.99) 

@ www.skin-spa.com - I really cannot live without this product - Its like a magicwand in a teenytiny bottle - simply dot on the offending zit before bed and when you wake up its gone!! it also comes in a few shades so can be worn under make up if you feel something coming on during the day too!