Question: I have dark under-eye circles. Is there any way to get rid of them?
Answer: Dark circles are famously annoying and unfortunately, there's no way to get rid of them. However, you have 3 basic options for concealing them:
Option 1: Use a proper concealer. Test out the best colors at a department store counter or at Sephora. (Tip: Tell the makeup artist you are looking to correct the undereye circles and are testing several different types before purchase). Choose concealer that's a shade lighter than your foundation. And if your circles are very dark, go 2 shades lighter. You might be choosing a concealer that's too light if you are getting a 'raccoon look.'
Great concealers include:
Revlon New Complexion Concealer
Estee Lauder Smoothing Skin Concealer
Cover Girl Smoothers Concealer
Neutrogena Smoothing Skin Stick
We find it works best to apply stick concealers with your finger dabbing a few dots under your eyes.
Option 2: Invest in a vitamin K-based eye product Eye creams such as Vita-K Solution gel or Peter Thomas Roth Power K Eye Rescue can help strengthen capillary walls so dark circles and veins become less visible.
Option 3: Laser treatment If you have a chronic case of undereye circles, you should contact a doctor about lasers. Lasers can thicken the skin by increasing collagen production, so you are less likely to see veins, according to Los Angeles facialist Kate Somerville in June 2005 issue of InStyle magazine.
Option 1: Use a proper concealer. Test out the best colors at a department store counter or at Sephora. (Tip: Tell the makeup artist you are looking to correct the undereye circles and are testing several different types before purchase). Choose concealer that's a shade lighter than your foundation. And if your circles are very dark, go 2 shades lighter. You might be choosing a concealer that's too light if you are getting a 'raccoon look.'
Great concealers include:
Revlon New Complexion Concealer
Estee Lauder Smoothing Skin Concealer
Cover Girl Smoothers Concealer
Neutrogena Smoothing Skin Stick
We find it works best to apply stick concealers with your finger dabbing a few dots under your eyes.
Option 2: Invest in a vitamin K-based eye product Eye creams such as Vita-K Solution gel
or Peter Thomas Roth Power K Eye Rescue can help strengthen capillary walls so dark circles and veins become less visible. Option 3: Laser treatment If you have a chronic case of undereye circles, you should contact a doctor about lasers. Lasers can thicken the skin by increasing collagen production, so you are less likely to see veins, according to Los Angeles facialist Kate Somerville in June 2005 issue of InStyle magazine.
