1. Get an EarlyStart

Make a habit of washing your face a few hours before bed. If youwait until you're tired, you're more likely to blow it off-- allowing "toxins and dirt to stay on there all night,"says dermatologist Laurie Polis of N.Y.C. Another consequence? Youmiss the best time to treat your skin. "At night there'smore blood flow to the skin's surface, and there's nothingelse on your face to interfere with absorption," Polissays.

Try: Neutrogena Deep Clean Relaxing nightlycleanser, $7; at drugstores.

2. Sleep on Your Back

Note to Audrey Hepburn fans: Lying on your stomach is bad for"beauty sleep." The average head weighs 7 to 8 pounds --a lot of pressure to be putting on your face every night. In fact,many dermatologists say they can tell what side of the face peoplesleep on by the number of wrinkles there.

3. Get a Lift

Sleep with your head elevated on two pillows, or put the headrestarea of your bed on 2- to 4-inch pieces of wood. Gravity helpslymph and blood flow so fluid won't accumulate, Polis says.

4. Save Money, Not Wrinkles

At night you don't need to worry about eye treatments smearingyour makeup, so slather on the richest formula you can. Polisswears by Aquaphor: "It conditions lashes and hydrates thedelicate eye skin really well."

Try: Aquaphor Healing ointment, $9; drugstore.com.

5. Sneak a Glow

Mix a drop of self-tanner into your night cream or use a cream thatcontains a bit of tan-producing DHA.

Try: Clarins Radiance-Plus self-tanning cream,$52; clarinsusa.com.

6. Avoid Carb Face

To wake with defined cheekbones, eat a high-protein, low-sugardinner (try salmon and asparagus, a natural diuretic). Skip therice, pasta and potatoes. "When our diet's high inglycemic carbohydrates, our features take on a soft, doughyappearance," says Connecticut dermatologist NicholasPerricone.

7. Wrap It Up

To minimize A.M. frizz, sleep on a satin pillowcase or put yourhair in a silk scarf. "Those fabrics are much softer thancotton, so there's less friction," says Harry Josh, a JohnFrieda stylist.

8. Find Your Inner Ballerina

Pile hair into a twist on the top of your head (use a scrunchie toavoid crimping). "In the morning you'll have major volumeand beautiful waves," Josh says.

9. Turn on the Hair Conditioning

Sleep with a moisturizing treatment in damp hair overnight. We likePhilip B. Katira Hair Masque, but any rich conditioner will do.Rinse in the morning.

Try: Philip B. Katira Hair Masque, $40; philipb.com.

10. Pop a Rooster Pill

Trust us, we were skeptical. But after swallowing two Wake Up onTime pills at 11 P.M., we found it much easier to get out of bedseven hours later. Created by a sleep-deprived single mother, thepills contain an energizing blend of thiamin, riboflavin, niacin,vitamins B6 and B12 and guarana-seed extract. It's formulatedwith a coating that releases ingredients into your bloodstreamtoward the end of your last sleep cycle, so you wake up feelingclear-headed, not fuzzy.

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