Sometimes looking in the mirror first
thing in the morning can be… challenging.
Messy hair, dark circles, puffy face.
Unless you’re Karlie Kloss, chances are
it’s not a pretty sight. But it doesn’t have
to be that way, check out our tips for
looking sexy when you wake up—even if
it’s 6 AM.
1. Change Your Sleep Style
Bad news for stomach sleepers.
The average head weighs 7 to 8 pounds—
that’s a lot of pressure to be putting on
your face night after night. In fact, most
dermatologists can tell what side of the
face you’re sleeping on by the number of
wrinkles there. Eek.
If you just can’t sleep on your back, try
sleeping on your side with a body pillow.
Your face won’t be as smashed into the
pillow.
For those of you who are fortunate
enough to be back-sleepers, try throwing
an extra pillow under your head. Gravity
helps lymph and blood flow so fluid won’t
accumulate. In other words, wake up
without any puff in your eyes.
2. Whiten Your Teeth
Long gone are the days of sitting around
waiting for sticky strips to whiten your
teeth. Products like Crest Night Effects
are formulated for nighttime use. Simply
paint a bit of the product on each of your
“smile teeth” and wake up with a whiter
smile.
3. Moisturize Your Feet
What better time to sleep with comfy
socks than winter? Slick a coat of super
thick moisturizer onto feet—or even
better, Aquafor or Vaseline. Slip on socks
to lock in moisture. Feet will be pedicure-
soft in the morning.
If you’re a deep sleeper, you can also
apply lotion to your hands and wear
gloves while you sleep. You may feel silly,
but you will wake up with hands that are
soft and beautiful.
4. Try Frownies
Wearing Frownies—which you would
never wear in public—while you sleep
helps prevent lines and wrinkles around
the eye and mouth areas. Of course, you
can stick to your regular ol’ night cream,
but chances are it rubs off during the
night.
5. Add Volume
Piling hair on to the top of your head with
a soft hair tie (scrunchie, anyone?) will
add major volume in the morning. Be
sure to use something soft to pull hair up
to avoid crimping and kinking.
6. Treat Your Hair While You Sleep
Once a week, try sleeping with a deep
conditioner or night-time treatment on
your hair.
Frederic Fekkai’s Nightime Follicle
Boosting Treatment claims to energize
the hair follicle with oxygen, marine
glycogen, and caffeine while you sleep to
stimulate the growth of thicker, fuller
hair.
7. Wake Up Glowing
Mix in a drop of self-tanner with your
night cream, or try using a moisturizer
that already contains a bit of tanner. This
is best done a solid hour before bed, so
nothing rubs off when you sleep.
8. Sleep on Satin
To minimize the dreaded morning bed-
head, sleep on a satin pillowcase, or tie a
silk scarf around your hair. It’s a much
softer material than cotton, so there’s
less friction to cause frizz.
9. Sleep in Your Makeup
You heard us. Bare Escentuals’s Rare
Minerals line makes a Skin Revival
Treatment, which is basically a foundation
that treats skin. Said to renew skin, fight
lines, and reduce pores, this is one
makeup you can fall asleep while wearing.
10. Lash Out
Said to increase the appearance of lash
length by 152 percent (!), Tarte MultiplEYE
Lash Enhancer is the perfect before-bed
eye treatment. The best part?
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