5 Makeup Tips to Look Well Rested

College students balance studying, jobs, internships and a social life. With all of these responsibilities students often forget about sleep. A U.S. Central Michigan study found that, “College students are among the most sleep-deprived age group in the U.S.” On those days where you skimp on sleep a good makeup job is essential. Here are five makeup tricks that will make you look like you’ve just comeback from a weeklong vacation.

1. Revive your skin.

When you are running on zero sleep, your skin suffers. Sleep replenishes your skin and without it skin is left looking dull and dehydrated. Ranella Hirsh, assistant clinical professor of dermatology at Boston University Medical Center told Allure magazine, “ Dehydration then accentuates any fine lines you already have, which just makes you look even more tired.” In order to get the radiance in your skin back, moisturizer is a must. Even better than plain moisturizer is a tinted moisturizer that hydrates the skin and gives it a healthy glow. Get the perfect tinted moisturizer for you.

2. Get rid of dark circles.

Dark circles under the eyes are a dead give away that you are sleep deprived. In order to hide the purple, Bia Salija, a Bare Essentials makeup artist, suggests using eye-brightener. She says, “Under eye brightener, refracts the light to give you a brighter under-eye and helps to hide dark circles.” Put the brightener along with concealer (which should be a shade lighter than your skin) directly under the eye. This cover-up will mock the look of well-rested and hydrated eyes. Checkout Smashbox’s under eye brightener.

3. Make your eyes look alert.

Dark eye shadow can bog down the eye and make you look like a zombie. Instead, try using bright eye-shadow colors. Use light colors all over the lids of your eyes. Also, put a lighter color than your skin tone right underneath the eyebrow. What Not to Wear makeup artist Carmendy told stylist that this trick makes the light draw to the area highlighted, making you appear more awake.

4. Open your eyes.

On days when you are sleep deprived, eyeliner can be your worst enemy..too much eyeliner can make your eyes look smaller. Skip the eyeliner and opt for mascara instead. Use an eyelash curler to help open your eyes. Makeup artist Chrisanne Davis suggests to Allure magazine, “hold the curler as close to the base of the lashes as possible, you only need to squeeze once to maximize the curve and length."

After the lashes are curled, apply a thin coat of mascara. Clumps can also make you look more tired so make sure to separate any clumps that appear on the eyelash with an eyelash comb.

5. Fake a natural blush.

While exercising a natural blush can make its way onto your cheekbones. When you can barely roll yourself out of bed, let alone go for a jog, faking the blush will make you appear livelier. Professional makeup artist Carmindy told stylelist to, “Brighten the face with a dusting of pink blush high on the apples, just beneath the eyes. This will give you a fresh flushed look, like you just came in from a jog.” For more tips from Carmindy about looking awake visit stylelist.

Here's a quick look at how to highlight your under-eyebrow :

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