Get 20 minutes of brisk exercise or cardio.

This may be the last thing you want to do after a big night, but it will give you some color as it increases circulation.

Hydrate!

If you are drinking some morning joe to wake up, beware that it can also be a diuretic and increase dehydration. Be sure to drink plenty of water with some lemon or lime.

Try a cool compress for puffy eyes.

Dr. Graf especially likes cool cucumbers or cotton soaked with cooled green or black tea. The tannins and caffeine help puffy eyes. (Plus you will look sort of glam while you recover.)

Rita Csizmadia, owner of Rita's Beautiful Skin Institute in Santa Monica, Calif.: Csizmadia is all about a few minutes of skin pampering.

"You want to make sure that you give your skin a good exfoliating scrub to gently remove dead skin cells and increase circulation," she says. "The increased blood flow to the skin will help give your skin plumpness that is usually gets through the rejuvenation cycle of sleep."

Tea Bags

If have some extra time, you can steep some chamomile tea bags or mints in hot water. Use this water to wash your face.

Keep an eye cream in the fridge.

The coolness will help minimize eye puffiness. Also, it just feels nice putting on cool eye cream!

Drink Water

If you are tired of drinking water to hydrate, try some fresh fruit. "Also, you want to make sure that your skin is well-hydrated on the surface," Csizmadia says. She suggests both a light hydrating toner and a light moisturizer, like Chi Yang Golden Glow Moisturiser.

Dr. Gerald Imber, plastic surgeon and author of The Youth Corridor:  Planning ahead is your best defense, Dr. Imber says.

Melatonin

You can stock up on melatonin to help with sleeping cycles, for example.

Or, when you get home from a late night, prepare your morning-after remedy. "Green tea bags that have been steamed and cooled in the refrigerator or freezer can be applied to the eye area to decrease puffiness with natural caffeine components," Dr. Imber says.

Master the Make-Up

If all else fails, take the easiest route of all — conceal. I asked makeup artist Jessica Lauren for a few helpful tips.

"I would start with a moisturizer suitable for your skin type. Follow that with a firming eye cream that is also good for dark circles," she says. "Teamine eye cream is one of my favorites."

•  To hide dark circles, try a yellow-based concealer.
 
• As far as eye makeup goes, a light shadow is best. One with a light reflector is even better. White eyeliner also cans help the whites in the eyes appear whiter if they are blood-shot.

My own approved morning-after favorites? Regenerist Anti Aging Eye Roller helps me reduce puffiness.

As for the complexion, a shower plus 20 quick jumping jacks does wonders.