No Beauty Sleep? Face It with Makeup

After your snoring spouse kept you up all night, or you were playing soothing mom to Joey and his nightmares, you may feel you look like one of Cinderella’s stepsisters. Here’s what to stash in your bathroom cabinet so, come morning, you can quickly look like your fairy godmother paid you a visit instead.

Haggard
Dry skin looks weathered and old. It’s hot on sailors, but not so cute on young moms who miss being carded. After your shower take a second to use Aveeno Positively Radiant Daily Cleansing Pads ($6.99, drugstore.com). The natural exfoliators remove dry patches (yesterday’s dermis) and makes way for a shinier layer of skin. To get that dewy model look, spritz on some Evian Mineral Water Spray ($9, drugstore.com).

Sallow
You’ve got no glow, and the go-to matte makeups make you look even more tired. A moisturizer flecked with light-reflecting particles will inspire your barista to ask what your skin regimen is. Try Dove Energy Glow Brightening Moisturizer with SPF 15 ($8.99, drugstore.com). Lower maintenance? Take your current base and mix in a highlighting fluid like Lorac Oil-Free Luminizer for the same shimmery effect ($28, sephora.com). Then, dust yourself with Prescriptives Magic Liquid Powder, which evens out skin tone ($35, prescriptives.com).

Bloodshot and Bags
You fell asleep with your contacts in. Or you didn’t sleep and your bloodshot eyes are a dead giveaway. Don’t squirt half the contact solution into your eyes (it won’t work). For irritation, natural tear solutions like Visine are best. A moisturizing eye cream like Olay Regenerist Eye Lifting Serum and an under-eye concealer will hide your dark circles ($18.99, drugstore.com). If you need bigger guns, line the lower lid with a white pencil like Benefit Eye Bright Pencil ($18, benefitcosmetics.com). Then curl your lashes and coat them with Philosophy Big Gorgeous Eyes Mascara ($22, philosophy.com). Better for batting, my dear.

Swelling
Who hasn’t woken up with the imprint of the couch on their cheek? Several hours spent in a face plant inevitably means puffiness, so avoid red-, pink-, or purple-based makeup pigments or look more swollen. Think neutrals. Neutrogena Skin Soothing Eye Tints promises to reduce puffiness and comes in two skin-hued shades ($8.49, drugstore.com). De-emphasize anything ruddy or puffy by brushing bronzer or light blush below the cheekbones. And hey, highlight the positive: Distracting lip tint should be in your makeup bag of tricks. A gloss like Burt’s Bees Lip Shimmer will eclipse any imperfections you are trying to hide without telegraphing the message: “I’m really done up to hide my flaws” ($3.50, burtsbees.com).