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    How to Look Good with a Cold

    By RealBeauty.com | Fashion – Thu, Feb 18, 2010 8:22 AM EST

    Proof that winter and cold viruses aren't going anywhere: the drugstore end caps are overflowing with DayQuil and Mucinex, the streets are a mess of icy slush and our cubemate is currently hacking and sneezing like a madwoman. When the Purell sanitizer fails and you wake up with a sore throat, here are some easy makeup tips to keep you looking feverishly good between achoos. More: How to Look Amazing on Lousy Days and Cold Preventers We Swear By!

    Nose
    Dot petroleum jelly over the raw, red spots. Then dab a dense cream stick foundation onto your clean fingers and gently press over the area with your fingertips until the redness disappears. Try Shiseido The Makeup Stick Foundation. Related: 26 Great-Skin Tips

    Lips
    If a clogged nose has you breathing through your mouth, you've probably got dry lips. Put petroleum jelly on them, then dab a berry-colored stain on top to give you some color. Try Revlon Just Bitten Lip Stain. If your lips are peeling, gently rub them with a damp washcloth. See: How to Keep Your Lips Healthy

    Face
    Spread a tinted moisturizer all over your face. It tones down any redness, warms up your skin's color and hydrates all at the same time. Try Physicians Formula Healthy Wear SPF 50 Tinted Moisturizer. Related: 10 Winter Skin Myths

    Cheeks
    Add a healthy flush to your cheeks by swirling a rosy cream blush over your apples. The cream will leave your skin dewy and won't accentuate any dryness like a powder can. Try CoverGirl + Olay Sculpting Blush.

    Eyes
    Freshen up your look by curling your lashes and coating them with clear mascara. Just don't cover your itchy, watery eyes in shadow and liner-they will only smudge and run. Try Maybelline Great Lash Clear Mascara. Check out: Eye Creams for Every Issue

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    9 comments

    • slam
      slam  •  2 years 3 months ago
      Pretty selfish Mandy. You get someone else sick who may not be able to afford the time off either. Or they spread your illness to their child who has asthma and needs steroids to get over the cough associated with a cold. If you are sick, even with a cold, STAY HOME. Who cares what you look like.
    • Minty Me
      Minty Me  •  2 years 3 months ago
      why does someone with a cold need to look good? Thanks to some stupid germ-spreader, I now have a cold. Please sick people-- just stay home!. Quit spreading your infections to everyone else.
    • Stephanie
      Stephanie  •  2 years 3 months ago
      Wow thats right. Fall behind on your bills and dont feed your family cause u have the sniffles.... **NEWS FLASH** most people colds last for DAYS even a week. Are you all suggesting that someone lay out of work for days (possibly missing pay) over a cold?!?

      Unless im REALLY sick im at work making the money i need. If you are so scared of the common cold you stay home till im better or make up the money im missing, otherwise give me my personal space (stay out of my office/cubicle/workspace gabbing about your kids' pointless play or what your husband did at the bake sale) and send an email/im if you have a work related question.

      Im glad all you people screaming stay home have jobs that allow that. What about people who cant afford to stay home??? People who dont have sick pay or who work on commission? Ive been in both positions and taking an unpaid day or missing a full day worth of sales can crush ur pay check. Their families deserve to suffer right, over a common cold...
    • Mandy P
      Mandy P  •  2 years 3 months ago
      I understand peoples' frustration with others spreading germs at the office, but staying home is not always an option. I come to work unless I'm running a fever or have flu-like symptoms. If I simply have a cold, then I'm at work.

      Every day off I take is money out of my pocket, and bills I can't pay. I only get so many sick days per year; after that, I have to take days off without pay. So, wash your hands often, and stock up on lysol disinfecting spray.
    • FF
      FF  •  2 years 3 months ago
      Me. Tonight. I have a cocktail event and am just recovering from a cold(sort of)... So TANKS! FOR DEH ADVICES :DD lol
    • Lainey
      Lainey  •  2 years 3 months ago
      if you have a cold y do u need to look good???
    • Bridget
      Bridget  •  2 years 3 months ago
      Who is really going to spend all this time when they they feel horrible?
    • Sarah
      Sarah  •  2 years 3 months ago
      yeah i look like crap and im about to see my fiance tomorrow for a date :) this helps!
    • Scot Baer
      Scot Baer  •  2 years 1 month ago
      Certainly. All above told the truth. We can communicate on this theme.
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