Beauty Sleep: 10 Bedtime secrets to waking up flawless

Natasha Gan

20 Mar 2015

updated the 6 October 2015 à 23:15

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1. Cleanse
Sweat, dirt and makeup residue clog our pores and may cause breakouts. Cleansing can be a tiring process, especially when you just want to sleep right away. But love your skin and never skip washing up!
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2. Apply face creams
It's recommended to apply some skincare at night, since in the daytime sunlight may break down the nutrients. Sleep is also the time where your skin renews and regenerates so a restful slumber is key to beautiful skin.
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3. Moisturise and cover
After taking care of your face, don't forget your hands and feet. Apply lotion on both and cover with socks and gloves to bind the moisture. Wake up with soft skin the next day!
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4. Moisturise your lips
Don't lick your lips! Instead, apply a moisturising lip balm so you don't wake up with chapped lips.
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5. Brush hair and avoid the ponytail
It has been known since the Victorian ages that brushing your hair entails a lot of benefits. Brushing helps distribute the scalp's natural oil along the hair length, resulting in healthy, shiny hair. Don't keep your hair in a ponytail because hair bands might cause breakage. If your hair is very long, try braiding it instead.
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6. Use soft pillowcases for a wrinkle-free morning
Invest in satin or silk pillowcases because they are good for both the hair and the skin. The soft texture will prevent sleep wrinkles on your face and it won't absorb your skin's natural oils.
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7. Don’t eat before bed
This could be the most difficult item on the list... Whatever you do, do not eat right before bed. Your body won't have time to burn the calories and you will feel bloated in the morning. Salty foods especially dehydrate your body and they will collect water around the eyes, creating that puffy eye look.
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8. Add pillows to depuff
But just in case you couldn't resist that bag of chips at midnight... Try sleeping with an extra pillow and on your back. This will keep fluid circulation away from your face.
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9. Minimum light is best
Sleeping with the lights on disrupts your circadian rhythm and it will prevent you from having a good night's sleep. In fact, the light from your phone or TV stops your brain from producing melatonin, fooling your body that it's not time to sleep yet.
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10. Take a warm bath before bed
A warm bath or shower before bed increases your body temperature, before allowing it to dip back down to a cooler temperature that promotes a good night's sleep. A warm bath will calm your nerves and it's the least you can do to treat yourself after a long day out!

Why is it called beauty sleep when you wake up looking horrible? Hopefully with these overnight beauty tips you’ll wake up looking divine.

Have you ever wondered why it’s called ‘beauty sleep‘ when in fact, you wake up in the morning looking the least bit presentable, let alone a beauty? Waking up flawless remains an imaginary concept (except maybe in the world of Beyoncé herself)… until now.

Here are 10 overnight tips you should consider to sleep like a beauty and wake up like one. Some tips are as simple as taking a hot bath before bed for a good night’s sleep. Another tip is one we already know but turn a blind eye too, like eating before hitting the bed. So before you doze off tonight, be sure to look at our gallery first.

Sleep tight and don’t let the bed bugs bite!

Natasha Gan

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