My pollen allergy flared up and my eyelids and cheeks are a total mess.

I went cherry blossom viewing over the weekend, but I must have gotten hit squarely in the face with pollen when the wind blew, because my skin has been itching like crazy since yesterday evening. I scratched it unconsciously, and this morning my eyelids and cheeks are all puffy, bright red, and flaky. It stings every time I apply cosmetics, so I barely managed to wash my face with just water today. I'm so happy that the weather is nice because it's spring, but it's really hard to endure for my sunfish-like skin with pollen allergies. Everyone, please make sure to wear a mask on days with heavy pollen and be careful around your eyes! I think I'm going to stop using all functional cosmetics for the time being and just slather on soothing cream.