By Lisa Haynes
Affects of partyingLate-night-lovers rejoice. You can still party all night and look fresh-faced when the alarm buzzes... with some much-needed beauty help. If you're wondering how party-mad celebs manage to burn the midnight oil and still look like a glowing goddess the next day, their make-up artists usually have a lot to answer for.
"Party season means you're going to work hard and play hard, so your skin's going to suffer hard," says Dr Nirdosh, dermatologist and anti-ageing specialist to the stars.
"You need to ensure you have a good skin rescue plan to get you through the festive season."
If your usually healthy routine has gone into festive freefall, don't panic. We've got a party SOS plan to help you survive those evil early mornings. Hangover? What hangover?
SOUND SKIN
Vitamin E face mistYour skin is often the first thing to suffer during the party season, besides your stomach and liver that is. Dr Nirdosh says: "Under a normal skin routine skin cells relax and recover via a growth hormone release, during deep sleep phase. The festive season eliminates early nights and therefore dramatically reduces your recovery hormones levels." Use a moisture replenishing cream to pep your skin back to life and disguise the fact you've just crawled into work straight after propping up the bar.
Avoid a party-parched complexion with Dior HydrAction Intensive Mask, £25.50 (36.50 Euros). Follow with Vibrant-C Skin Brightening Cream, £36 (57 Euros) (0870 034 2566), the visual equivalent of eight hours sleep and two litres of water. No time? Carry The Body Shop's Vitamin E Face Mist, £6, along in rush-hour for instant spray-on hydration.
Don't leave your peepers out of the SOS skin survival mission. Keep give-away dark circles at bay with Origins No Puffery Cooling Mask for Puffy Eyes, £16.50 (www.origins.co.uk), or Eyesential, £35 (0870 420 2942), a miraculous non-surgical gel that temporarily erases bags, puffiness, fine lines and dark circles in minutes.