Here’s a continuation of A Kikay’s Holiday Stress Part 1. All I can say is that, it’s freezing cold lately!

4. Flaking skin
With the course of Beauty & Minerals joining various bazaars, I’ve noticed that alot of my clients have complained about flaking skin. Yes, the abrupt drop in temperature further confuses the skin more, and makes it dry, flaky, even if it is oily. Confusion, confusion!

Solution : The fast way to get rid of the flakies superficially is after applying foundation, spritz it with Evian moisture mist. It makes the skin dewier, and hides the flakes. With the cold weather, be vigilant about applying moisturizer, even SPF, to keep the skin in balance.

5. Undereye problems
With so much stress, sleepless nights ( from either doing business, work, or even partying hehe ), it really shows in the undereyes. Darkness in the eye area brings the face down ( because of the dark color ), and makes the face look older. Who wants to go older? I’m sure I don’t want to, but with so much work, lately, I’ve been loathing on how I look like in the morning.

Solution : Aside from anti-stress supplements that help alot, water therapy would be really great into replenishing lost liquid from the skin. Eye cream applied every morning and evening would help moisturize the skin in the eye area, keep it supple and young-looking, and as for the color, let’s just hope there’s a great solution to combating dark undereyes. Superficial solutions include applying undereye concealer, and eye creams with temporary illuminizers with it ( like Body Shop’s ). Sleep is still the numero uno solution, so get some sleep while you can!

6. Chapped lips
We’re quite lucky that we live in a tropical country that we don’t get serious problems like cracked lips brought about by the weather being too cold. But then, with the drop of temperature ( again ), our lips tend to be really dry alot to the point that they become chapped. I know, this is an everyday problem for some, but the Holidays just triple the bad effect because it’s been super duper chilly!

Solution : Stock up on your holy grail lip balms. And I mean those that really work for you. Apply religiously , as needed, and when you’re in the bathroom , exfoliate lips every day, even for 5 seconds! Get your toothbrush and lightly brush your lips to get rid of the dead skin cells, for fresh lips everyday!

Well, there you go! All the Holiday woes that we all do not like. The Holidays are almost over, and I hope that everyone’s had great memories to cherish, and beautiful pictures of themselves, too! I hope everyone got to combat their Holiday kikay problems and are having a blast!