Are you feeling the holiday stress yet, Makeup Moxies?

If you are, take comfort in the fact that you’re definitely not alone. Even more importantly, there are things you can do to cope with any stress or depression that may arise during the holiday season.

If you do a Google Search for “holiday stress”, you’ll find several helpful articles. One that I found particularly interesting and informative is this one from MayoClinic.com.

The article pinpoints the three most common “triggers” for holiday stress and depression and then offers twelve tips to help you cope.

But what kind of Makeup Moxie would I be if I didn’t add a soul-soothing beauty tip to the list?

For me, one of the best stress-busters is also a really simple one: Take a “beauty timeout” and do something to really pamper yourself. Even if it’s just for fifteen or twenty minutes, take some time that’s solely for your own self-indulgence.

Take a hot bath or a long shower and follow up by slathering on a rich body cream, get your nails done, get a massage, or just treat yourself to a face mask.

Most importantly, whatever you choose to do, resist the urge to run through your mental checklists or entertain any worries.

It’s amazing just how relaxed, recharged, and re-energized you can feel when you do something for yourself that makes you feel beautiful.

Go ahead and take a beauty timeout, Makeup Moxies. The world will wait ;)