To de-stress, take your time. We mean it literally. If you don’t, someone else will claim it or you’ll give it away – so claim it for yourself. Devote at least 20 minutes a day to an activity you enjoy, like gardening, playing with a pet, having a bath, talking to someone you love, exercising, reading, whatever. (And no, time on Facebook and Instagram doesn’t count.)  

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Having your photo taken? Beware of a high SPF foundation; anything higher than an SPF15 can make you look ghoulishly pale in pictures.  

 

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For a great lip stain, add a teeny-tiny dot of lip balm and then apply lip pencil (either in a rose or a deep tone like wine or cranberry) all over lips. Smoosh together and blot, and you’ll be surprised how long the stain lasts. Lip pencils tend to be more matte than lipsticks, and stay put longer.  

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Renowned therapist Susie Lung has this recommendation for an instant face-waker: ‘To give instant definition to a tired face, after exfoliating splash your face 10 times with very cold water. Then gently circle the back of a chilled teaspoon around the eye area.’  

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