En español | "You look tired" is a phrase no 50-plus woman likes to hear. It's a loud and clear hint we're not coming across as fresh, healthy and attractive to others — and who needs that? Clearly some combination of stress, insomnia, the daily barrage of social media and news, family/work/health issues and a few too many late-night Netflix binges is throwing us serious shade. Here are nine ways to snap out of it with an at-home routine and a 911 fast fix.
1. Cold brew your face and bodyNo hitting the snooze button. Even if you feel and look like a zombie, a cold shower, steamy suds-up and icy rinse finish will get your senses tingling, smooth superficial creases from your face and lift any brain fog. Prefer languishing in a cozy bath? Do the cold, steamy, cool routine as you wash your face. The heated soothing cleanser part will still steam the lines and the cold will give your circulation a jolt.
2.Timing and technique matter. Think of a "tired" face like a deflated balloon, a "fresh" face like a round inflated one. If you lightly blot your face and immediately apply your hydrating cream or oil, skin gets plumped up. Wait five minutes, or 20, and you've lost that absorption window when emollients work best. Gently massage moisturizer into face, neck and décolletage for two or three minutes. This helps relax tension lines and gets a glow going.
3. Freshen eyes ASAPThe skin here is super thin and dry. It not only shows fatigue first, but amplifies it by going red, puffy, dark-circled and saggy. Clarify the "whites" with fast-acting drugstore drops like Lumify by Bausch & Lomb ($12, Target) or Alcon Naphcon-A Eye Drops ($11, target.com) both staples in A-list celeb makeup artist kits. Next a caffeine-packed eye cream like Garnier SkinActive Clearly Brighter Anti-Puff Eye Roller ($8, target.com) with vitamin C and caffeine, cool metallic roller tip soothes or Dickinson's Original Witch Hazel De-Puffing Eye Gel with caffeine and cucumber ($10, target.
com) — chilled if possible (keep it on call in the fridge) — to soothe and reduce swelling and discoloration. No drops or cream handy? Check the freezer for frozen peas or blueberries and apply the icy bag over closed lids for five minutes. Or try cooled tea bags.
When you look tired, stressed mature skin either gets temperamental (sensitive, ruddy and possibly prone to breakouts) or it can go desert dry (ashy, sallow), and expression lines and wrinkles seem to sink deeper. Either way, a creamy, dewy stick foundation with a wide range of 30-40 shades like Flesh Firm Flesh ThickStick Foundation ($18, ulta.com), Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation Stick ($46, sephora.com) or Hourglass Vanish Seamless Finish Foundation Stick ($46, sephora.com) pulls your face together fast. Pricey? Yes, but when you're aiming for authenticity instead of a mask, multipurpose coverage pays off. Using fingers, makeup brushes or sponges, dab and blend the foundation stick where and when needed on red, brown, blue or violet discolorations.
Instinct says go sunny and beachy — but hold it right there. Don’t reach for a self-tanner or bronzing powder. That's OK for your best days. But to restore a glow, grab a creamy pink or peach blush like Revlon Insta-Blush ($8, Target) or e.l.f. Beautifully Bare Blush ($4 target.com) and give cheeks a yoga-class flush in seconds.
Now's not the time for smoky dark eyes — black liner and dark brown shadows can look sexy at night in dim light, but they'll drag you down during the day. To restore sparkle, choose a nude palette in light to medium shades of mauve, peach and shimmery taupe like Maybelline Total Temptation Eyeshadow + Highlight Palette ($9, target.com) or NYX Professional Makeup Eyeshadow Palette in Soft & Rosy ($8, target.com). The combo of muted brown liner and mascara and pale shimmer on your upper lids restores shape and keeps the emphasis there. Skip makeup beneath the eyes, where liner and mascara can emphasize bags and crepey skin.
Pulling hair back or wearing it up can exacerbate a fatigued look, especially if hair is pulled too sleek and tight. Always let a few pieces float or cut feathery bangs if ponytails are your thing. Keep your hair loose, tousled and free and play up texture, wave or color. Yes, it's a distraction but one that works and makes you look lively, animated. Consider getting highlights around the face — it adds a frame of light just where you need it.
8. Wear cheerful vibrant colorsA white shirt is a classic brightener and black makes us feel slim and chic, but juicy colors like orange, red, raspberry, yellow and bright blue signal an energetic attitude. Ditto to splashy prints, stripes — even in a scarf. When feeling blah, throw on some color. It’s an instant pick-me-up.
Let's say you're already at work, a meeting, a party or a restaurant when a "frenemy" delivers the "you look tired" news.
Grab an ice cube and head for the restroom. Rub the cube (or pat hands splashed with icy water) over your face right over face makeup. It revs up circulation like a cold shower. Brush your teeth or rinse your mouth with fresh water. Yawn to relax your jaw and de-tense facial muscles that exacerbate lines. Bend at the waist, run your hands through your hair and flip it back. Unbutton your blouse or shirt to a V to show more neck and upper chest, roll up your sleeves to show forearms, or take off your jacket or cardigan and go sleeveless — don't let it all be about your face. If possible, take a brief brisk walk. Movement has a caffeine-like effect that makes you look more alert. Breathe deeply from your diaphragm, five counts out and five counts in. Sit and stand up straight — no slouching — to appear more energetic. Add some statement glasses and bling. And smile: instant facelift.
‘How are you?’ It’s something we’re asked countless times a day by friends, family and colleagues, and the resounding response is usually along the lines of, ‘I feel tired.
’ One of the many outcomes of the upheavals of the past year and the uncertainty of the months ahead is a feeling of perpetual tiredness—and that fatigue is written all over our faces as dullness, dark circles and angry, misbehaving skin.
“This ongoing situation is having numerous indirect effects on our skin,” says Dr Anjali Mahto, a consultant dermatologist at Skin55 in London. “Many of us are suffering from increased levels of stress and anxiety, which means that not only are we feeling mentally tired, but levels of baseline chronic stress are affecting sleep patterns, resulting in physical tiredness and impacting the stress hormone, cortisol, aggravating any pre-existing skin conditions.”
It is the effects of stress that Noella Gabriel, co-founder and global president of Elemis, argues that we are noticing in our skin. “We need to understand that stress is not just something we go through, but something our skin has to contend with on a daily basis,” she says. “Our skin faces external stressors every single day, a fact that is then exacerbated by our own emotional stresses.
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So, even if we are sleeping well, the constant hum of stress that many of us are experiencing right now is causing us to feel tired and making our skin look fatigued in the process. Here’s what you can do about it, according to the experts.
“Around 9pm, as the day closes, the body prepares for sleep by producing melatonin, a powerful anti-inflammatory antioxidant,” explains Gabriel. “Melatonin helps to balance the circadian rhythm and counteract inflammation and oxidative stress, which are key players in ageing. If this process is interfered with by broken sleep, anxiety or stress, the body produces cortisol, which in turn prevents your skin from producing hyaluronic acid, its natural hydrator.” What all this means is, poor sleep can result in dry and dehydrated skin, leading to dullness and an impaired skin barrier.
With many of us working from home now and foregoing makeup, it’s tempting to skip an evening skincare routine, but if you do, you are missing out on an opportunity to support your skin’s repair mechanisms while you sleep.
In terms of the best products out there, Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair takes advantage of your circadian rhythm and helps to even out skin tone and boost glow, while Elemis Ultra Smart Pro-Collagen Night Genius is clinically proven to help strengthen the skin’s protective barrier, so it can hold on to its own moisture better and minimise sensitivity. It has also been shown to hydrate skin over 72 hours. Both help to make you look more rested than you may feel.
“When my patients tell me they think they look tired, what they are often referring to are changes in the upper third of their face, especially around their eyes,” says Dr Mahto. “Their concerns can range from pigmentation or dark circles to fine or deep wrinkles, to hollowing due to volume loss and subsequent tear troughs.”
Woke up, but as if you had not slept? If you wake up tired and even broken in the morning, you need to fix it urgently.
We have collected 9 working tips that will help you become alert again and wake up full of energy.
Sports are the last thing you want to do when you feel tired. But research shows that the more physical activity you have, the more energy you have.
Even short workouts will make you more alert and self-confident. And they will improve the work of the heart, lungs and muscles - and improve well-being.
Devices from the pharmacy will help track the state of the body before and after training:
Any exercise is useful in the fight against fatigue, but yoga is especially useful.
There are also several studies on this subject - for example, scientists in the UK conducted an experiment: they gathered a group of volunteers, forced them to do yoga once a week (only once!). Six weeks later, they were interviewed: everyone noted that their thoughts became clearer, and their energy and self-confidence increased.
Dehydration robs you of energy and reduces physical performance - if you don't have enough water in your body, you will get tired even with the simplest housework. Dehydration also reduces alertness and concentration.
You can tell if you are drinking enough water by the color of your urine: if it is dark, you need to drink more.
Important: you need to drink exactly water, not juices, compotes or dairy products - everything except water is perceived by the body as food, and this does not save you from dehydration.
You can also buy water in pharmacies:
The logic is simple: you get more sleep, you get less tired. Try to go to bed before midnight and put your gadgets away at least an hour before bedtime - so their bright light does not interfere with the production of melatonin, and you can fall asleep quickly.
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Fluctuations in blood sugar affect how awake you are throughout the day - the more fluctuations, the more tired you are.
To stabilize your sugar levels, you need to increase the number of meals and reduce the amount of servings.
How it works. Sugar is found in almost every product. If we eat a hearty lunch, a lot of sugar enters the body at a time, its concentration rises sharply, and the body absorbs it for a long time. Dividing a heavy meal into at least two small meals will reduce your blood sugar spike and keep you awake for longer.
Supplement your diet with vitamins for energy:
Fish contains healthy omega-3 fatty acids. They improve metabolism and increase alertness - and this helps to stay alert and alert throughout the day.
If there is not enough fish in your diet, supplement your diet with supplements:
Of course, you need to reduce not the weight itself, but the percentage of fat in the body - just more often one is inseparable from the other.
Scientists from Johns Hopkins University have proven that even a small reduction in body fat improves mood and makes a person more alert.
To start losing weight, experts advise reducing portion sizes, eating a balanced diet, and exercising (or at least walking more often). If you work remotely and are afraid that you won’t be able to lose weight due to sedentary work at home, read this material - in it we told you how to start losing weight even remotely.
Help in losing weight can be found in pharmacies:
Are you an owl or a lark? The answer to this question will help you not to suffer from fatigue during the day. If you are a morning person and feel energized in the morning, plan all the important things for the first half of the day. If an owl - at the end of the day.
This biological clock, or circadian rhythm, is determined by genetics and brain structure, so changing it can be very difficult.
It's much easier to just adapt to them
And if you have problems with activity and fatigue even when you expect a daily energy peak, help:
Important: constant fatigue is a common symptom of many diseases. These include, for example, diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, and anemia. If you have been feeling uncharacteristically tired for a long time, talk to your doctor.
Certain medications can also cause fatigue, such as blood pressure medications, antihistamines, diuretics, and other medications. If you start taking something and feel that you are getting tired faster or more often, tell your doctor about it.
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I have not been working for 4 months now, although I don’t get very tired, although I don’t get tired. I have three children and I have enough worries) I go out a lot in the fresh air, I go a lot, I use luxury skin care cosmetics, I was on vacation recently at the sea, there is no depoise. That's why the face looks so tired, I can't figure it out. Maybe age? Now I'm going to take a peeling course in the salon, I'm terribly afraid of injections, maybe a very allergic organism. What other procedures in the salon would you recommend to do in order to transform? And maybe you will advise something else in this situation besides the salon? Thank you all in advance!
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With three children it's hard not to be tired.
....it's obvious your lifestyle doesn't suit you - you need to change something or endure it
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A tired face is the first visible sign of aging.
If at the age of 20 from fatigue it helps to sleep and take a walk in the fresh air, then at 30 this will no longer help. It's funny when they offer tests to pass. Yes, even if you succeed in tests and get drunk on vitamins, you won’t return 20 years. To cosmetology. Peeling, massage, injections. October 30, 2015 If at the age of 20 from fatigue it helps to sleep and take a walk in the fresh air, then at 30 this will no longer help. It's funny when they offer tests to pass. Yes, even if you succeed in tests and get drunk on vitamins, you won’t return 20 years. To cosmetology. Peeling, massage, injections.
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oh yes - gymnastics for the face - very effective and more - more moisturizing masks right for an hour, but not at night eat less salt, do not drink a lot of water at night and no salty if there is excess weight - then it ages naturally and now at your age - it's time to get rid of it, because then after losing weight your face will already be haggard and will look older, but for now there is still a possibility (again, if the excess weight is really eat) sleep more, less stress, more positive emotions Facial massage is also an effective remedy, but it depends on the sensitivity of the skin, carefully peelings - given the complexion - maybe there is a problem in it? if so, then you need to get checked, ultrasound, blood tests, etc.
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, with three children and not even tired, I don’t even know the housekeeper with a nanny, if there is only one. The author, I advise you not to have a one-time peeling, but to go to the salon for regular facials, probably once a month, don’t expect a miracle right away, but in six months you won’t recognize yourself (this is me based on I write my experience). Plus, you still need to get enough sleep, this is the first thing for appearance, and reasonable physical education will not hurt. What about your weight? It happens that the lost 5 kg visually “drops” for 5 years!
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Baba Ira
The author hasn't written a word about nutrition yet.
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Julia
You are right, I have gained a little weight, by 5 kg. Now on a diet, but healthy. And what procedures in the salon helped you? October 30, 2015 I still don't have porridge in the morning. Fish a couple of times a week, eggs, dairy products a little.
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Called "facial". This is a 2-hour procedure, at which time the beautician manages to do a peeling, apply 100,500 masks in sequence and do a facial massage, which is important. Here's what to do today, decided along the way, depending on the season, the current weather and the condition of my skin today.
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900 Beef tenderloin, beef tongue, rabbit? Without it, you will look bad.
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Lymphatic drainage peeling, there are edema in autumn, the lymph will be cleaned. Injections are required NCTF 135 HA. + hyaluronic. It's true, everything is expensive, but the author asked, I answered))) From a cheap vitalinka, oily A and E into a face cream for a couple of weeks, the effect is after 2 weeks. Dosage is your responsibility.
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Thank you for your reply! And you do this complex once a month, did I understand correctly?
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Me - yes. About 8 years ago, the beautician said that for my age, more often it is not necessary. And even though now I'm older, but I'm not ready yet (time + money) for more often.)))) There are those who run once a week, I know about this. But I’ll say to myself: yes, age is visible by the condition of the skin, there are no miracles, but if you don’t look at it under a magnifying glass, it seems that you are younger than your years, at 35 my eyebrows began to creep down, like those of old people, you know, Well, I think, everything, where to go. But no, there is where! Massage only once a month and proper care - and the eyebrows are arched again! There is no 2nd chin, cheekbones are tightened - what else is needed!
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Then just try lymphatic drainage massage with the usual course. It helped me at your age. Now this is not enough.
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3 children, and you ask what you look tired of? Oh well. I have two and I already hang myself. I have to go to bed at 22.00 - this is the most important secret. And if you go to bed at 12 at night, then nothing will help. Further, it will only get worse. Well, you don’t need to plow around the house beyond measure, wipe the dust 5 times a day, and wash the floors every day.
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Face mask: Take sauerkraut. Placed on a plate. Drizzled with oil. Vodka is poured into a glass. Vodka is drunk, cabbage is eaten ... The face smiles blissfully and freshens.
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guest must be permanent. I notice myself - only I was too lazy and did not smear myself with cream at night for a couple of days - that's it, wrinkles around the eyes have crept in and the tone has decreased (the skin is prone to dryness). I have been wearing foundation every day since I was 18. Moreover, it is of good quality, for the last 5 years - only Vichy. I think it helped too. By the way, the author strongly affects the appearance of hair color. I dyed my hair in natural blond (before that, it had been lightened for a long time), so it also washed away from me. By itself, it looks good, but I look objectively terrible in it :) The face is exhausted. It remains to be patient a little, and I will run to brighten up as soon as they are probably released from the hospital :)
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I have 2 children - also 32 years old - and my face is deteriorating day by day - just 6 months older and older day by day (maybe I'm talking about myself) but I see - the skin is changing. Still, sleepless nights make themselves felt. Plus, the extra pounds are partially gone - wrinkles began to appear. How to survive it? I worry - youth was and is gone. Ehhh - and you can't change that - you should all = try to look good.
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3 children, and you ask what you look tired of? Oh well. I have two and I already hang myself. I have to go to bed at 22.00 - this is the most important secret. And if you go to bed at 12 at night, then nothing will help. Further, it will only get worse. Well, you don’t need to plow around the house beyond measure, wipe the dust 5 times a day, and wash the floors every day.
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A tired face is the first visible sign of aging. If at the age of 20 from fatigue it helps to sleep and take a walk in the fresh air, then at 30 this will no longer help. It's funny when they offer tests to pass. Yes, even if you succeed in tests and get drunk on vitamins, you won’t return 20 years. To cosmetology. Peeling, massage, injections.
