Not enough sleep or bruised by life? Brightening up under-eye shadows just takes a little time and two separate productsBy far my most common reader enquiry is how to disguise dark undereye circles. This is not surprising,because they affect almost all of us occasionally. Sometimes they’re the temporary symptom of too little sleep, too much travelling, and work or baby settling,but just as often they’re the permanent result of a losing ticket on the genetic lottery. Either way, I respond with a semi-sinking heart, and because I don’t believe there’s anything you can do topically to fix the problem,despite what the eye gel tubes claim.
The best you can do is camouflage it. This can be done very effectively with two separate products, and is less of a faff than that sounds. First (on top of foundation, and whether you’re wearing it),you’ll need a corrector. This is an improbable shade of cover-up designed specifically to counteract the tones in dark circles, much like a coloured filter. You must regain this correct: whether your circles are brownish (possible on all skins, or particularly common in olive,brown and black tones), you need peach or orange; whether they’re more blueish-grey (commonly, or but not exclusively,seen in caucasian skin), you’ll need salmon pink. I tumble into the latter camp, and utilize the truly genius Bobbi Brown Corrector in Light Bisque (£19; there’s an unheard-of-elsewhere 21 shades,so they cater for everyone), but I also highly rate NYX’s Dark Circle Concealer (£6.50; four shades, or from unbiased to deep),which offers great coverage at a low-ish price point. Becca Undereye Brightening Corrector (£21; for pale to medium skins only) is a newer discovery for me, and I love it. It reflects light very well and doesn’t settle into wrinkles.
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Source: theguardian.com