Is there any way of getting rid of a coldsore quickly?

[TinselinaBumSquash]

I had a 'make over' at Boots yesterday, i came away looking lovely but after a few hours i felt the familiar tingling of a coldsore (probably from the tester Lipstick or lip pencil) i couldn't go and get anything for it there and then as all the shops were shut.
I have woken up with a whopper of a coldsore

Does anyone know which topical treatment is best for shortning them time before it goes away?

I swear by a thick paste of instant coffee granules fir as long as you can manage. Crazy but sometimes works in an emergency.

Don't know about coffee granules. The Compeed patches are effective i think, they stop it spreading and seem to help it heal quicker. they don't look that great tho' despite what the advert says. Otherwise lashings of Zovirax cream