If you’ve gone to bed in a haze and woken up having committed the worst beauty sin in the book – sleeping with your make up on – you’ve probably got a face that feels like it’s covered in a layer of grease. Sweep away your faux pas with this soothing gel-based product, which contains lotus, honey and jasmine to dissolve even the most stubborn of day-old make up.
Not got time to wash your party-tired locks? Rid yourself of day-after frizz and conceal nasty scents of beer and cigarettes with this lovely smelling cream from TIGI’s Bedhead range, which silkifies, shines and smoothes.
If you’re not feeling exactly 100% and you’re looking for a one-kit wonder to get you up to speed, Korres is the place to go. Their gold-boxed Party Survival kit has everything - from revitalising shower gel to intensive eye cream to lemon-flavoured gum – to help you breeze into the morning after the night before.
Drinking like a fish, dancing like a maniac and getting very few hours sleep plays havoc on the skin on your face. The result? Dullsville! Super-brand Dermalogica’s Day Bright tube contains a ‘tri-active system’ to brighten, illuminate and protect party-damaged skin. There are eleven active botanical brighteners packed inside, which balance out blotches and reflect light to give your skin a luminosity that belies what you got up to the night before.
Desperate to get some milk but simply can’t be bothered to do anything with your club-ravaged hair? Pull on a cute hat and get ready to face the world! Easy!
Sometimes all that can be done in situations of extreme hangover is to turn to a calorie-packed, carb-fest and have a long soak in the bath. Lush produce this perfect hand-made addition to any bath time session in the form of their gorgeous bath melts. The Dreamtime block is scented with jasmine, lavender and sandalwood to smooth tired skin and relax tired minds.
When the alarm clock is calling and you’d quite frankly rather stay in bed, try making the shower more inviting by using this combination of citrus extracts and essential oils to uplift your senses. Made by the folk at the Babington House Cowshed spa, the Grumpy Cow Morning Body Wash is a surefire kick-start to a sleepy morning.
Daniel Galvin’s son has followed in his father’s footsteps by creating some pretty special products. Tired, stressed, over-processed hair (no, blow drying and straightening aren’t actually good for it) will benefit from this organic shampoo with wheat protein, coconut and honey – and its powerful lavender smell will wake up the rest of you too.
One of the best remedies for a hangover is getting plenty of sleep (duh!), so block out the annoying morning rays with this cute satin eye mask.
Another eye-fix, this time for your lids, comes in the form of Benefit’s wondrous Lemon Aid. The soft, yellow correcting cream gives the boot to redness and discolouration around the eye to give your peepers a healthy appearance. Tip – apply layer by layer to build up as much coverage as you need.
Hangover-related lack of sugar can leave you feeling dizzy and looking washed out. Fix the latter problem with an easy-peasy cream blush stick like this one from DuWop – just dab on and blend in with your fingers. What’s more, it’s now got built in aromatherapy oils and a cooling sensation to boot.
Whack this little pack in the fridge before you go out, and by the following morning it’ll be ready to make the perfect eye mask. Be gone nasty eye bags!
If your post-party persona is giving you an all over feeling of ickyness, put one thing out of your mind with this extra gentle, unscented deo-cream from Kiehl’s. It’ll last for a whole 24 hours and keep your underarms feeling smooth, conditioned and healthy – even if the rest of you doesn’t.
Unless you’ve got an urgent appointment that you just can’t move (work and meeting friends don’t count), we suggest you spend the day after a big party night loafing around and generally doing next to nothing. And since you’ll be spending the majority of the day on the sofa, you’ll need some pretty PJ’s to wear whilst doing it won’t you?
If you’re experiencing a certain level of dryness in the lips, you’ve only got yourself/the booze to blame. Drink as many glasses of water as you can, coat your lips in humble Vaseline Lip Therapy and watch the transformation begin.
This fruit enzyme packed exfoliant is a great tonic to dull, hungover skin. Papain, an enzyme drawn from crushed papayas, dissolves dead cells from the top layer of skin (not as scary as it sounds, we promise!), whilst apricot and mango seeds polish away to reveal new, radiant skin underneath. That and it smells like a dream.
Nothing peps up the skin on a tired, hungover body like a good scrub in the shower. L’Occitane’s scrub features crushed walnut shells to slough away the remnants of yesterday’s party, while the shea butter base leaves you with a satiny feeling finish.
Specially blended for those days where you’re feeling groggy, this potion of 100% pure and natural essential oils will help to stimulate tired minds. Use with an oil burner or dab onto pulse points, and let the invigorating aroma kick your brain into action.
An oldie, but a goodie, this celebrated concealer still reigns supreme as the best way to cover up telltale dark circles. Touché Éclat’s light-reflecting pigments mix with a little base to disguise under eye problems and kid people into thinking you’ve actually been to bed. Magic!
Invigorate your post-party face with Aromatherapy Associates’ fabulous range at Space NK. Massage this rose cleanser onto your face and neck with your fingertips, then rinse off for unrivalled feeling of freshness.