How to look fresh and flawless when you’re oh-so tired

EVER felt like your body is shutting down and no matter how hard you try to hide it, it’s just written all over your eyes that you’re fatigued? Perhaps you need to find better ways of looking fresh even when you feel exhausted.

Beauty expert Lorraine van der Westhuizen, product specialist at Lamelle, believes the first rule in fighting fatigue is to get enough sleep and drink lots of water. But sometimes, it happens that sleep is out of the way and damage control needs to be done instantly, that’s when you can then rely on products to do all the work for you. Once dead skin cells build up on the skin’s surface, your complexion may appear dull and tired-looking. Invest in a good exfoliating product and scrub them away once a week. This will make your moisturisers, serums and eye creams absorb into the skin quicker. Rooibos exfoliator is the best as it also reduces the effect of common skin disorders such as acne.

Using a hydrating moisturiser is important, especially during dry seasons when your skin is super sensitive. The Nikel Hidris Face Cream deeply hydrates the skin, hides any appearance of fatigue and prevents moisture loss.

This is probably one of the most important things to do for your skin. It might be difficult when your routine is out and you just want to go to sleep after the long day.

Leaving, especially eye make-up with its dark pigment, on your skin might cause your skin to darken as the pigment will penetrate into your skin. This is especially true when you make a habit of it.

The other challenge is base that is left on over a long period of time will cake and might cause blockage of your pores which might cause breakouts.

If you do fall asleep with your makeup on ( which should be avoided), make sure you do a proper job of cleansing your skin. You could even do an exfoliation to help your skin recover. Lamelle has Serra Cleansing Gel which is a creamy gel cleanser that will hydrate while cleansing. And if your skin is more prone to breakouts, you might prefer Clarity Active Cleanse which will clear the pores.

Smoking isn’t good for skin and as the biggest organ, the skin absorbs many free radicals. To fight the free radicals and the damage they cause you need to up the antioxidant content of your products. The challenge is that when, taken orally, there is actually a miniscule amount of the anti-oxidants that will reach your skin.

The best and fastest way to get it to your skin is to apply it in your moisturiser or with a serum. The Lamelle Nourish range of products which contain potent antioxidants and DNA correction enzymes will fix DNA damaged by free radicals in your skin.

A hot new trend in beauty is micellar water, made up of tiny cleansing oil molecules which attract dirt and oil, drawing out impurities without drying skin.

With its 3-in-1 properties, it is the ideal travel and on-set beauty solution. Micellar water works as a make-up remover, it cleanses face, eyelids and lips. Use the Pond’s Micellar Water which is rinse-free and it will help you to feel refreshed.