Post-party beauty rehab. (BEAUTY BUZZ).(skin care and cosmetics)(Brief Article)

If you've been boozin' a bit too much this holiday season, it's bound to damage your looks. "Alcohol dries out your skin and causes puffy eyes," says Ava Shamban, M.D., assistant clinical professor of dermatology at UCLA. Here's how to save face.

 
PROBLEM                                  SOLUTION 
 
BLOTCHY SKIN:              Use a calming face mask with ingredients 
Your skin may look         like aloe or algae. Pop the mask in the 
red and blotchy            freezer for 20 minutes beforehand for 
on a post-party             a soothingly cool beauty boost. 
morning because            Try Dr. Brandt Refreshment Mask 3, $40. 
alcohol constricts 
blood vessels, 
making skin look 
flushed. 
 
 
 
DEHYDRATED                 When washing off makeup after a 
SKIN:                      moisture-sapping cocktail session, skip 
The day after              drying alcohol-based toners and swipe 
imbibing, skin             your skin with a hydrating serum instead. 
tends to be                Then follow with your nightly moisturizer 
super-dry because           When you wake up, your skin should 
booze is a                 be back to pre-party perfection. 
diuretic.                  Try Guerlain Issima Midnight Star, $58. 
 
PUFFY EYES:                Place damp tea bags over your eyes-the 
Sensitive under-eye         enzymes will depuff peepers. Or apply 
skin is quick to           an eye cream that contains ...