Hungover... but look so good!?

forever21 · Jan 9th, 2008, 10:58 PM

Hey guys. I have this weird problem.... after a night of heavy drinking, I wake up feeling pretty awful, but my lips are red and skin is looking really flawless! What is up with this? Always always happens to me so I know for sure it's the drinking and lack of sleep that is helping my looks. Of course, the drinking takes its toll on the skin the day after and what not.

Does this happen to anyone else? What is causing this? I really love how my lips look red afterwards - is it possible to achieve this effect without the drinking? Thanks!

Irishgal · Jan 9th, 2008, 11:45 PM

Uh, besides the drinking, are ya getting laid? Maybe that is why you look so good.

Speedy · Jan 10th, 2008, 12:05 AM

Methinks it's not that your skin and lips look so great, it'sd the fact your eyes can't focus yet... so to you, you may look great, but in reality, you don't look good at all? Or has someone else (who wasn't having a massive handover too) told you how great you look? Oh, and it can't be the guy you wake up next to. ;-)

agreenst · Jan 10th, 2008, 12:39 AM

After i wake up from a night of heavy drinking, i just look/feel really really oily. I'm jealous!

claireZk · Jan 10th, 2008, 12:59 AM

By healthy do you mean you look flushed? If so it's probably from broken/dilated capillaries...

boxermom · Jan 10th, 2008, 12:40 PM

I can't answer your question, but alcohol is dehydrating, so eventually it will take a toll on your skin (rest of the body, too).

Megs · Jan 10th, 2008, 12:52 PM

Wow, I am sure many people wish that this happened to them too

Maybe your lipstick left its mark. My eye make up always looks like the perfect smoky eye if I wake up and did not wash it off

forever21 · Jan 10th, 2008, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Irishgal

Uh, besides the drinking, are ya getting laid? Maybe that is why you look so good.

Ahaha... Nope. Not the sex (doesn't happen much), not the makeup (loyal to Lancome Bi-facil), not even the unfocuses eyes either (I put on contacts and take a close look). Mmm... I was hoping it happend to other people too! But guess not...

But that broken capillarie theory might be onto somewhere. My lips are red and plump the next morning (kind of like what I wish Lip Venom and Benetint would do), but soooo natural doesn't rub off for the whole day!

hmwe46 · Jan 10th, 2008, 05:16 PM

Yup!! The red lips happens to me the next morning when I drink too

Unfortunately my eyes are like sandpaper

But I agree: droken capilaries, swelling in your face that causes flushing is the most likely cause.

ricky11 · Jan 10th, 2008, 07:07 PM

i used to get those red lips after big nights out! i always thought it was weird. but the rest of my face looked terrible as one would expect.

alexis77 · Jan 10th, 2008, 07:09 PM

Man, you girls are lucky. I just look like a corpse--all pale, deep circles under my eyes.

ragamuffin · Jan 10th, 2008, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Megs

My eye make up always looks like the perfect smoky eye if I wake up and did not wash it off

I know right! then you almost think about not washing it off

But better judgement kicks in.

Well you are one lucky girl forever21, I just look like a mack truck hit me and that does not even include my hair

or the sticks and rocks in it, the road rash or the missing pieces of clothing. Good thing I quit drinking years ago!

candace117 · Jan 10th, 2008, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ragamuffin

I know right! then you almost think about not washing it off

But better judgement kicks in.

Well you are one lucky girl forever21, I just look like a mack truck hit me and that does not even include my hair

or the sticks and rocks in it, the road rash or the missing pieces of clothing. Good thing I quit drinking years ago!

We must have partied together back in the day, and never realized it.

ScienceNerd · Jan 10th, 2008, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by candace117

We must have partied together back in the day, and never realized it.

lol you should start some sort of slogan 'Partying..makes strangers best friends...for a night'

ragamuffin · Jan 10th, 2008, 09:36 PM

^^^oh yeah! and I had a LOT of new best friends.
I was such a happy drunk.

Jan 9th, 2008, 10:58 PM	#1
forever21 Member	Hungover... but look so good!? Hey guys. I have this weird problem.... after a night of heavy drinking, I wake up feeling pretty awful, but my lips are red and skin is looking really flawless! What is up with this? Always always happens to me so I know for sure it's the drinking and lack of sleep that is helping my looks. Of course, the drinking takes its toll on the skin the day after and what not. Does this happen to anyone else? What is causing this? I really love how my lips look red afterwards - is it possible to achieve this effect without the drinking? Thanks! __________________

Jan 9th, 2008, 11:45 PM	#2
Irishgal I run with scissors Location: In a Bell Jet Ranger	Re: Hungover... but look so good!? Uh, besides the drinking, are ya getting laid? Maybe that is why you look so good. __________________ Ten thousand blessings to all of our furry friends who are in need of prayers. May they be comfortable, healthy, and blessed with joy and companionship. May their eyes shine brightly and may they know that they are loved.

Jan 10th, 2008, 12:05 AM	#3
Speedy Sofa King Banned Location: N. California	Re: Hungover... but look so good!? Methinks it's not that your skin and lips look so great, it'sd the fact your eyes can't focus yet... so to you, you may look great, but in reality, you don't look good at all? Or has someone else (who wasn't having a massive handover too) told you how great you look? Oh, and it can't be the guy you wake up next to. ;-)

Jan 10th, 2008, 12:39 AM	#4
agreenst <3s LAMB Location: New Orleans	Re: Hungover... but look so good!? After i wake up from a night of heavy drinking, i just look/feel really really oily. I'm jealous!

Jan 10th, 2008, 12:59 AM	#5
claireZk Member	Re: Hungover... but look so good!? By healthy do you mean you look flushed? If so it's probably from broken/dilated capillaries...

Jan 10th, 2008, 12:40 PM	#6
boxermom Member Location: North Carolina	Re: Hungover... but look so good!? I can't answer your question, but alcohol is dehydrating, so eventually it will take a toll on your skin (rest of the body, too).

Jan 10th, 2008, 12:52 PM	#7
Megs	Re: Hungover... but look so good!? Wow, I am sure many people wish that this happened to them too Maybe your lipstick left its mark. My eye make up always looks like the perfect smoky eye if I wake up and did not wash it off __________________ Enter our fabulous November giveaway sponsored by Adriana Castro!!!!

Jan 10th, 2008, 05:16 PM	#9
hmwe46 Member	Re: Hungover... but look so good!? Yup!! The red lips happens to me the next morning when I drink too Unfortunately my eyes are like sandpaper But I agree: droken capilaries, swelling in your face that causes flushing is the most likely cause.

Jan 10th, 2008, 07:07 PM	#10
ricky11 Member	Re: Hungover... but look so good!? i used to get those red lips after big nights out! i always thought it was weird. but the rest of my face looked terrible as one would expect.

Jan 10th, 2008, 07:09 PM	#11
alexis77 Adopt a Greyhound!	Re: Hungover... but look so good!? Man, you girls are lucky. I just look like a corpse--all pale, deep circles under my eyes. __________________ Race Cars, Not Dogs...

Jan 10th, 2008, 09:36 PM	#15
ragamuffin Member Location: All hell for a basement	Re: Hungover... but look so good!? ^^^oh yeah! and I had a LOT of new best friends. I was such a happy drunk.