weekend beauty detox

The Sunday Scaries are real and I hate them. I am extremely jealous of people who often have "Sunday Funday" because I feel like it isn't possible. Between sleeping off one too many drinks from Saturday night coupled with the anticipation of a busy week makes Sunday almost worse than Monday to me, and all I want to do is hide in my bed with a box of Cheez-Its. 

As much as I hate Sundays, laying around and being lazy after going out all weekend is the perfect time to detox. Every Sunday I wake up to my skin not looking especially fresh since it's dehydrated and neglected from Friday and Saturday. The combination of beer, junk food and not taking off my makeup before bed doesn't exactly make my skin glow.

I always start Sunday by washing my face and taking my multi-vitamin/fish oil vitamin. I take these every day except usually forget to on Friday and Saturday because there are too many fun activities, especially when it's Spring outside! Even if these vitamins aren't actually making a difference with my skin I don't care because it makes me feel better; placebo affect, anyone? 

Lazy Sundays are a great time for doing a face mask as well. I personally like The Body Shop Tea Tree Mask because the tea tree oil makes my skin feel zingy and refreshed. Most face masks only need to be on your face for 20 minutes but somehow it's difficult to prioritize a mask during busy week days, so save it for Sunday! 

My personal hangover cure is Mexican food. Not only does it taste good, but spicy foods will get you to drink more water than you usually would. Water, a.k.a. the "elixir of life," is never a bad thing to chug especially if you're feeling/looking less than great. A shower never hurts either.

If you're one of those lucky people who doesn't dread Sundays because you're always having fun, good for you. For the rest of us, slap on some face cream before bed and you'll be right back on the beauty track come Monday morning.