Fight the Flu: With Beauty!

Everyone is flu-paranoid right now…and who can blame them? It’s the worst! How much of the worst is it? It actually caused me to miss a trip to JAMAICA last month. There is nothing that sucks more than that, right?

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But did you know there’s BEAUTY tricks you can add to your arsenal? Yes, things we do to look and feel good can also save us from certain ruin.

I conferred with Borba skincare founder and celebrity esthetician, Scott-Vincent Borba, and he provided few seasonal skincare and wellness tips to keep your complexion looking flawless despite dropping temperatures and the flu!

Treat Eyes

Your eyes are the first place where you can see the challenges of a cold. (I can see this by my mom looking at me when I am sick, and instantly commenting, based on my “glassy” eyes, “You look like crap.” Thanks, mom!)

First off, place in your freezer, your eye cream for 10 minutes (BORBA Orbital Eye Rejuvenator is amazing for this). This acts as a cold spoon to the eyes and light reflectors and skin diffusers help reduce the appearance of dark circles and puffiness. If you can manage, line the bottom lash line with a white eye liner and use a translucent or highlighter around eye duck with a fade out to the middle of the lash line. That will reduce eye redness and awaken your appearance.

Hint of Tint

A natural rosy-pink blush will infuse life back into skin, even if you feel like your drained of it! Borba says cream blush is great on dehydrated skin while a powder is great over moisturized skin.