After ANOTHER 4:30 AM wake-up call from my second born, I'm looking like I've been shagged backwards in a hedge.  No amount of coffee is helping my eyelids stay up.....  Due to the lack of sleep, I've upped my makeup game to fool the world..... or maybe just fool myself.

The best way to appear awake and refreshed (when you're really hungover or tired or not feeling well) is with CONCEALER.  

1.)  Start with a freshly cleansed and moisturized face.  Get all that yesterday's-mascara garbage out from underneath your eyes.  

2.)  Brush your teeth and follow up with a healthy dose of balm.

3.)  Apply primer, a BB/CC cream or whatever you put underneath your foundation.  Not applicable?  No problem.  Let's get in there with the concealer.....

I love blending Maybelline's Fit Me Concealer with Bare Minerals Well Rested Face & Eye Brightener.  Together they add the perfect amount of sheen.

4.)  Top concealed areas (I also conceal between and above the brows and sides of nose) with a brightening loose powder.  I love Laura Mercier's Brightening Loose Powder.  Not sparkly, not glittery.... just right.

5.)  Bronzer.  Your second best friend when feeling/looking haggered.  A sun-kissed look will fool anyone into thinking you've slept 10 hours.  Sides of forehead, just below apples of cheeks and underneath the jaw....  use a light hand and build as necessary.  DON'T CAKE THAT STUFF ON.... that looks gross.

NYX's Matte Bronzer in Light or Benefit's Hoola are AWESOME shades for light to medium complexions.

Curl your lashes, slap on some mascara and you're all set.  If you're in dire straights, hit up your local coffee joint and get a 32 oz. espresso and do some meth; at that point you'll be on cloud nine.