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Never jetlag again

And is your skin over a flight of eight hours in a quarter of an hour

The airplane skin. You know it well. It pops up about five minutes after takeoff and doesn't disappear until a week after you've left the plane. A very dry skin, a dull color, and lips that are about to crack. It's not so strange that this happens. When you fly, you find yourself in a completely different climate where there is a very different humidity, where hardly any oxygen drifts, and where a different kind of air is therefore very logical. That immediately impacts your skin. For tips on surviving a jet lag, I refer you to these tips from Jet, but to tackle the jet lag of your skin, you need to stay here. You might still feel bad, but no one sees it anyway.

Before the flight

Before you step into that airplane, make sure your skin doesn't have a trace of makeup left. It makes no sense to wear makeup because the air in the plane and the lack of oxygen ensure that your look doesn't appear fresh anymore. You might as well have your skin very well cleansed, then it shines on its own.

During the flight

Drop of Oil

A drop of oil on the skin really works wonders. Oils often come with a dropper, so you don't have to worry about spilling the whole bottle of oil in the plane (believe me, that happened to me once in the era when there were no droppers). Oil immediately gives a good boost to your skin and provides you with a double dose of hydration. The result? A nice, slightly glowing skin that also feels very supple.

Eye mask

If you drink too little, your skin is thirsty, or you're just really tired, you often see that first around the eyes. The lines pop up very quickly there. So if you're trying to sleep with such a fancy eye mask on your nose, choose a nourishing version. There are plenty of masks (Estée Lauder, Dior, Chanel) that close your eyes and also nourish them. Double nice.

Watch out with alcohol

Yes, you're going on vacation, so that needs to be celebrated. But wait a bit with alcohol until you've stepped out of the plane. Alcohol is dehydrating and just sucks away the little moisture you still have in your skin. A bit less sexy, but maybe very necessary when you're sitting in a plane for twenty hours: a cup of coffee. Preferably choose green tea. Many other flavors of tea and a cup of coffee contain a lot of caffeine, which really sucks all the moisture out of your skin.

Choose salad instead of chips

Salt is a kind of sponge when it comes to hydration. It pulls all the remnants out of your skin, and as a result, your face will naturally look gray. The fruit bowl turns out to be a better choice again this time.

Mist

This sounds a bit diva-ish, but spray a mist over your face during the flight. Smells nice (which is also not a bad thing during a trip in a nicely scented plane), it makes you feel fresh, and it gives your skin another dose of moisture.

Lip balm

In chic packages that you receive during the flight, there is often a lip balm. You might think: what a luxury moment? Well, actually, it's just a necessity. Your lips seem to tear apart as soon as you've been in the plane for an hour. You don't solve that with a sexy red lipstick, but with a lip balm that immediately addresses the problem.

After the flight

Cleaning

Clean your face immediately. Really. The plane is a festival where all the bacteria are flying around. Wash your hands, wash your face, and step out of the plane fresh again.

Color

Don't immediately cover your face with makeup. Let your skin breathe for a few hours after the flight. The oxygen should be able to flow back into your face. What you can do is apply a swipe of blush or bronzer on your cheeks. Often you walk out of the plane looking like a ghost, and this way you can at least fix that.