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We’ve all been there… you surrender yourself to the festive season with late nights, cocktails, dancing and a lack of quality sleep. Sometimes, over and over - that’s half the excitement of silly season! Having a jam packed social calendar is all fun and games until your skin starts rebelling against your choices!
Repetitive days and nights of heavy makeup, sweat, alcohol and sleep deprivation can leave your complexion dull, sensitised and dehydrated; but don’t worry, your glow isn’t gone forever. Here’s a complete post-party skin detox guide to help you and your skin bounce back!
Water before anything else.
Skin health is more than just topical products - it starts internally. Drink a glass or two of good old H₂O as soon as you can after drinking alcohol. Dehydration will make you feel so much worse than if you prioritise rehydration early on..
Morning sunlight exposure works like magic for our health. Getting your dose of Vitamin D within 30 mins of waking up helps to:
The warmth of the sunlight helps to stimulate your liver and major organs aiding in removal of toxins from the body.
Aim for 10–30 minutes of exposure. If you’re feeling rough and a walk feels ambitious, swap it for something gentler. Throw a blanket on the grass, try a short outdoor meditation or stretch, or simply sit outside while eating breakfast. Even this simple habit can feel incredibly restorative for body, mind and soul.
After those basics are taken care of, head into your bathroom and let’s jump into the ultimate revival skincare routine. Today is about stripping things back to gentle, supportive steps.
After a big day (or night… or both!), your skin needs more than a quick swipe of micellar or… god forbid… a baby wipe. Start with an oil-based cleanser to melt away those layers of makeup and sunscreen. I love O Cosmedics' Nourishing Cleansing Balm. This award winning cleanser goes on as a balm, is massaged in as an oil and turns to a milk with water, picking up dirt pollution and makeup as it goes! Follow up with a lighter or water-based cleanser to remove sweat, dirt and any residual oil or makeup for a thoroughly cleansed face. Choose from O Cosmedics' Gentle Antioxidant Cleanser and Dr Esthé Moisture Cleansing Gel.
Why it works: Double cleansing ensures your skin is thoroughly clean without stripping it - perfect for preventing breakouts and congestion.
An enzyme exfoliant is perfect after a night out. Think of an enzyme exfoliant as a game of pac-man; the enzymes (usually derived from fruits) munch away at dead skin cells and filament in your pores revealing clearer, more radiant skin. Try O Cosmedics 3 in 1 Fruit Peel Mask for a versatile addition to your regime. This unique peel, mask and gommage is powered by V8 peptides, papaya, pomegranate and mango enzymes and a natural AHA complex to release redundant cells and reveal a healthy, radiant and smooth complexion.
While toner isn’t technically essential, it definitely gives that fresh skin feeling — and after a night out, this is one step I personally DON'T skip. The purpose of a toner is to help re-balance the skin’s PH levels and superficially hydrate after cleansing and exfoliating. The Dr Esthé range offers great options, including Rejuvenating Toner, A2 Solution and Anti Mela Toner.
Skin often feels extremely dehydrated after a night on the town, and there’s nothing more satisfying than a post-party sheet mask.
With so many options out there, it’s important to choose masks that offer potency, quality ingredients, deep penetration and targeted results. Our salon-grade sheet masks do exactly that.
Sheet masks are easy and the perfect excuse to put your feet up with a book or your favourite Netflix show, especially if you’re feeling a bit yuck.
Use an eye serum or corrector specifically designed to brighten and smooth the under-eye area, which is often affected by late nights. O Cosmedics Eye Correct is developed to specifically target dark circles, lines, wrinkles and puffiness. It is powered by their signature V8 Peptide Complex, powerful moisturisers, tetrapeptides and has a luminescent patent to really disguise whilst also treating whatever kind of situation you’ve got going on in your eye area!
Excess sugar, alcohol, and elevated stress levels impact the skin in various ways, but one problem they all contribute to is chronic dehydration, which leaves skin looking uneven, dull and visibly dry. You may even be hit with itching or flakiness and by this point she REALLY needs help. The best and most effective way to do this? Layering the treatment serums and hydrators from thinnest consistency to thickest and most nourishing. You may have seen this trending on social media of late, referred to as ‘slugging’ but it’s really a Skin Therapists’ second nature and we have been doing it since the beginning of time. It just makes sense! It allows the thinner consistencies with the lower molecular weight to absorb (think your water based serums like O Cosmedics 3D Hyaluronic Serum) and then locking them in with your thicker products that are naturally heavier in molecular weight, such as O Cosmedics' Vitamin C Hemp Seed Oil - liquid gold for every skin condition!
We get it, especially for busy mums, late nights can feel like the only quiet time you get. But poor sleep is bad news for skin.
During sleep, your skin enters regeneration mode, replacing damaged cells, repairing deterioration and rebuilding collagen and elastin — the very proteins festive excesses tend to damage.
Skipping quality sleep increases inflammation, slows repair systems and can trigger flare-ups of acne, rosacea and eczema/psoriasis.
Your one-day recovery makeup plan? Stick to moisturiser and tinted sunscreen. Mineral Pro SPF 50 provides great sun protection while supporting skin health. If you need to head out, add a swipe of tinted gloss, brow gel and mascara - done! Keeping things minimal allows your skin to breathe after days under layers of primer, makeup and setting spray.
Breath life and light back into tired, sluggish skin cells with the O Flex LED Device. This at-home LED light therapy device delivers targeted wavelengths to support skin rejuvenation, collagen synthesis, and improved circulation. Sit back, relax, have a snooze, and reap the benefits of LED.
Post-party skin can look a little worse for wear, but with the right steps, your complexion can bounce back beautifully. It just takes a little TLC.
So go ahead, enjoy the party. You’ve now got the detox game down to a science. 🥂✨
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Assistant Manager from our Springfield Central Salon, Jess has been a Diploma qualified Therapist for over 8 years. Coming to Complete Skin &
Beauty from a Day Spa Background, she has brought with her, a passion for providing an exceptional client experience and adding a touch of
relaxation to treatments wherever possible and prides herself on being careful and thorough across all services. She has a soft spot
for tanning, relaxation facials and brow services. Outside of the Salon, Jess is a busy Wife and Mum of four!