Remember to catch your Z's, and get BEAUTIFIED!

Personalized Skin Care Analysis from Beauty.com

Courtesy of: Third Age

Having supple skin, soft hands and smooth lips can make a woman look good, and when a woman looks good, she feels good. Beauty expert Victoria Cochran knows this firsthand. When she helps women improve their skin, it has a positive impact, she says.

"Looking good makes you feel more vibrant. You can hold your head up. You feel more confident in your day-to-day goings-on," says Cochran, who is an international trainer and makeup artist for Chicago-based Fashion Pair Cosmetics.

For women who want to attain a gorgeous inner and outer glow, beauty experts recommend a few easy steps to follow, and for those who think they're too busy to add one more task to their to-do lists, don't worry: These regimens do the work while you doze.

Nighttime Beauty Tips: Facial Care
One way of achieving a beautiful complexion is by caring for your face. Betty Larsha, instructor and director of the International School of Skin and Nailcare in Atlanta, Ga., says women should begin caring for their skin at a young age. Victoria Cochran recommends that women cleanse and moisturize their faces twice a day.

"Before going to bed, the last thing a woman should do is definitely use a moisturizer," says Cochran, who has been with Fashion Fair for more than 20 years.

Experts recommend that you use a moisturizer that's made for your skin type. Fashion Fair makes products for people who have oily, dry, combination or sensitive skin. There are also moisturizers that help firm the skin and fight against aging.

Before you apply a moisturizer, take time to prepare the skin by cleansing thoroughly and rinsing with toners or astringents. Cochran also suggests that women regularly exfoliate the skin. This helps remove dead skin cells that block pores, and it helps promote a clearer complexion. Beauty experts also recommend that you use an eye cream containing beta-hydroxy acids in order to help fight against wrinkles and fine lines around the eyes.

Foot and Hand Care
Part of a woman's regular nighttime beauty treatment should include caring for her feet and hands.

"The hands get so much abuse. They're in the weather, the water. If you're using the computer a lot at work, you're using your hands, or if you're on your feet a lot, you need to take care of your feet," says Betty Larsha, an instructor and director of the International School of Skin and Nailcare in Atlanta, Ga.

"We take advantage of our feet and hands, but taking care of those parts is just as important because without those parts, we just can't function."

Cochran recommends that you exfoliate hands and feet as well as apply a moisturizer before you go to bed. Wearing cotton socks and gloves also help to lock in the moisture while you sleep, she says.

Lip Care
Applying moisturizer to lips at night can help fight against chapped lips. Beauty experts recommend using a petroleum jelly or lip balm before you go to bed. Cochran also recommends gently brushing the lips with a toothbrush to get rid of excess skin.

Oral Care
Part of looking good is having a nice, white smile. In addition to having regular dental exams, beauty experts recommend that you make oral care part of your regular nighttime beauty regimen.

"Before you go to bed, brush your teeth and floss," says Larsha. "This prevents bacteria from building up, which could lead to gum disease and other problems."

For those who want whiter teeth, there are over-the-counter nighttime teeth-whitening gels.

Body Care
For women who want to look good and feel good, experts recommend that a woman take care of her entire body by getting adequate rest, nutrition, exercise and drinking plenty of water.

She may also want to regularly cleanse and exfoliate other body parts such as the legs and neck. Cochran says this helps remove scaly skin and helps the body absorb skin moisturizers.

Beauty experts admit that achieving beautiful skin is a lot of work, but the payoff is big.

"Taking care of your body -- having beautiful, flawless, moisturized, lustrous skin -- makes you look radiant and rested, and people are going to notice," Cochran says.

Larsha says she sees this often: "Their self-esteem is lifted, and like Patti (LaBelle) says, 'They have a new attitude.'"

Beauty: IN FAST FORWARD

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Makeup in Minutes
Achieve high-impact results with fewer products and smarter application techniques.

• Stay organized. Spare yourself the extra time it takes to wade through cosmetic-bag clutter by emulating makeup guru Laura Mercier, who divides her products into two kits: one with everyday essentials, the other with special-occasion products -- think body shimmer or that funky fuchsia eye shadow -- which rarely see the light of day. Another good idea? Sharpen your pencils and clean your brushes every other weekend. "There's nothing worse than getting stuck with a dull liner and not being able to find a sharpener when you're in a rush," says Danielle Doyle, a makeup artist in Houston.
• Get lush lashes, sans mascara. "If you have time for nothing else in the morning, curl your lashes," says Doyle. "It's a simple thing, but it really can make your eyes appear bigger, which perks up your whole look." Best bet: Shu Uemura's eyelash curler ($18; sephora.com).
• Solidify your base. Makeup artists agree: When it comes to foundation, sticks are fast and foolproof. Just blend into skin with your fingers and go. Bonus: They offer more opaque coverage than liquid formulas -- meaning you might not even have to worry about applying a separate concealer to obscure under-eye circles or a stray pimple. Try Shiseido the Makeup Stick foundation ($35; shiseido.com), which has an SPF of 17 and comes in 10 hues. We also like the oil-free Estee Lauder Minute Makeup Creme Stick Foundation SPF 15 ($33; esteelauder.com), available in six shades.
• Use the right tools. The pros generally poo-poo those tiny applicators that come with blush or eyeshadow compacts. "They make getting ready take forever!" says Doyle. "You're better off splurging on a couple of great brushes." For easy access, keep these in a cup wherever you do your makeup: A crease brush to enhance your eyes, a lip brush that can also be used to dab on concealer, and a big, puffy kabuki brush for blush, powder and bronzer. Try Sephora's brushes ($9 to $24; sephora.com).
• Stock up on shimmer powder. It's the ultimate multitasker, explains Bianca Alexander, a MAC makeup artist in New York. You can mix it into anything (dear lip gloss, hair gel, body lotion, even nail polish) to make a basic daytime look evening-ready in seconds. We like Revlon Bare It All Lustrous powder ($15; at drugstores) and Tarte Glistening powder ($40; tartecosmetics.com).

Hair in a Hurry
Try these tricks for head-turning strands in a heartbeat.

• Do your hair the night before. If you do the heavy lifting -- washing and styling -- in the evening, you'll save time in the a.m.," says Alien Edwards, a Los Angeles salon owner. Just sleep with your hair in a low ponytail or soft, wraparound headband to keep it neat. Upon waking, give yourself a quick blow-dry for volume, and fix flyaways with a few drops of a light smoothing styler such as John Frieda Frizz ease Extra-Strength Formula hair serum ($9; at drugstores), which contains conditioning marine extracts.
• Speed-dry your strands. Cut your drying ritual in half (no joke) by investing in a high-powered ionic tourmaline dryer, like the T3 Bespoke Labs Featherweight dryer ($200; sephora.com), which draws moisture out more quickly than traditional blowers, reducing the time you expose your hair to excessive heat. It is pricey, but your locks will thank you.
• Try spot-styling. For a fast, finished look, concentrate on just making the front of your hair presentable. For example, slip two jeweled clips into your bangs side by side. Insta-chic! Try Medusa Medium Jewelled crab clips ($38; zitomer.com).
• Quick-curl your hair. Rather than wrap individual sections around a curling iron, gather your hair into a ponytail and curl your whole pony at once. Undo to reveal Rapunzel-like waves.
• Rub out regrowth. Prolong the life of your hair color with one of the new fast-acting, at-home root touch-up kits, which provide just enough tint to cover telltale gaps. Try Nice 'n Easy Root Touch-Up ($7; at drugstores), which is available in 16 different shades. Or get The Mixer by Colour Revolution ($26; colour-revolution.com), an ingenious syringe that comes prefilled with colorant and developer and is available in six hues.

Score a Perfect 10 -- or 20!
Keep your nails in top shape without a salon trip.

• Polish while you talk. Any efficiency expert worth her salt will tell you to do two things at once whenever possible (and safely, of course!). How this works in the beauty arena: Keep quick-dry polish near your office or home phone so you can add flash to your fingertips during long conversations or conference calls.
• Go nude. "Fake a pro manicure by rubbing a little cuticle oil into the base of each nail," says Jan Arnold, co-founder of Creative Nail Design. "It immediately makes nails look shiny, like they were just painted with topcoat," she says, "and it helps plump up the cuticles, so they don't appear so unkempt" Try Creative Nail Design Solar oil ($9; creativenaildesign.com for stores) or OPI Avoplex NaII & Cuticle Replenishing oil ($15; opi.com for stores). Even Vaseline or lip gloss will work in a pinch.

Skin Care Stat!
Use these tips to pare down-and look even better.

• Stock your nightstand. For those late nights when taking off your makeup is the last thing you want to do, keep a pack of disposable wet wipes handy, like Pond's Clean Sweep Cleansing & Make-Up Removing towelettes ($5; at drugstores), which are presoaked with a gentle cleanser. "They're not ideal for everyday washing, but they get the surface oil and debris off your skin quickly, so it can't seep into pores and cause breakouts later," says Jeanine B. Downie, a dermatologist in Montclair, New Jersey, and a Shape advisory board member. (You can also make your own speedy face cleaners by tucking makeup remover-doused cotton rounds into a small Ziploc bag.)
• Look slim and toned. As any runway-show makeup artist can attest, the quickest way to appear leaner is to self-tan and firm up the surface of your skin so dimples are less noticeable. Luckily, the newest slow-build self-tanners not only tint your skin with each successive application, but they offer extra hydration to instantly quench and plump your cells, which gives you a firmer overall look. Try Jergens Natural Glow Firming daily moisturizer ($8; at drugstores), which is available for fair, medium, and tan skin tones.

Great Beauty Products

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-Philosophy's Hope and a Prayer Topical Vitamin C Powder: I love this stuff because it can mixed with any moisturizer or serum, and I get to mix it fresh-and get the benefits, which include fighting free radicals, and keeps skin bright and healthy!