Sabie Says: How to: Look Your Best When You Feel Your Worst

So it's that season for allergies, the flu, and weird viruses that never seem to go away. Here are some makeup tips for when you feel nasty, but don't want to look like it! I use a lot of cream products for added moisture, and not to look too powdery. Also they are super easy and quick to apply.

FACE

My first tip is to moisturize, moisturize, moisturize. After cleansing the face, use a moisturizer and an eye cream. This will help your suffering skin and help your makeup look smooth and natural. This is always true, but especially important when you're not feeling so hot.

Next I like to use a light, yet moisturizing (see the trend here?) foundation. You want to even out your skin tone without being too heavy. This Bobbi Brown one is great and Neutrogena Healthy Glow is a great drugstore alternative.

Concealing is important on these days and I love a good corrector for under eye circles. When you feel sick, your eyes can be red and tired. This will brighten and lighten that area. I like to use a concealer brush or just my finger. This one is from Bobbi Brown.

Another good concealer to layer on top is the Garnier Skin Renew Anti Dark Circle Rollerball concealer. This is a nice light alternative that has a metal rollerball for easy application. Apparently that helps somehow. Easy to find at all drugstores.

For blush, I like to use a cream blush that is easily blendable. This Bobbi Brown one (I like the brand ok?!) is called Sheer Lilac and it works nicely for my fair skin tone. I wouldn't use anything too dramatic for these days, but something that builds well and looks natural.

Highlighting is a great technique to add that extra glow (where you want) to distract from a less flattering part of your face like your untamed brows or something you don't have time or energy to fix. Place a highlighter like the Benefit High Beam shown above at the tops of your cheekbones.