From Drab to Fab (even during allergy season!)

Growing up in North Carolina, home of the super pollen, amazingly, I never suffered from allergies.  Even when I lived in the suburbs outside of Philly, I remained allergy free.  As soon as I moved into the city, though, everything hanged.  All of a sudden, when the winter transitioned into spring, I’d get horrible headaches and a scratchy throat.  My eyes would itch, and my nose would run…yeah, not pretty.

As bad as that sounds, my allergies were still always moderate compared to what I saw some of my friends and family going through, though.  This year has been different.  The mild winter brought the allergens out early and in full force, and I’ve been some kind of miserable.  It’s exhausting to feel slightly under the weather all of the time, so when I was offered the opportunity to try Allegra for the first time, I jumped at the chance. 

I picked some Allegra up from CVS last Friday, and and after only 5 days, I feel a difference.  My eyes don’t feel swollen, and my nose isn’t dripping.  This is good!  I was even inspired to purchase a few beauty supplies while I was in the drugstore to do a mini-makeover.  

Since I’ve been rubbing my face a lot to wipe my nose with tissue, my face has been super dry.  No point in putting makeup on skin that isn’t moisturized!  I also bought mascara, eyeliner and eyeshadow.  Now that my eyes aren’t itching, I can actually wear eye makeup without smudging it.  A nice, bright lipstick completed my look. You can see my entire shop here.

Here’s my before:

LOL!  Candid shot gone wrong. Darn itchy eyes!

And my after:

Outside with no itchy eyes!

What do you think?

Read about other Drab to Fab makeovers by following #ClearBeauty or Allegra on Twitter! You can get a 30 ct. box of Allegra through the month of May for only $17.99 with your CVS card.  Also, check out the Allergy Makeover game, and enter to win a $50 CVS gift card!