How to cover up dark circles under the eyes with makeup

Often, due to some problems, dark circles form around the eyes. To get rid of this problem, it is not enough to simply hide it; you must first find the root cause and try to eliminate it. But resolving the situation is often necessary here and now. In this case, an effective method would be to apply the right makeup, which will help disguise the unpleasant defect.

Content:

1. Rules for disguising dark circles under the eyes
2. Rules for makeup for the skin around the eyes
3. Selection of cosmetics
4. Causes of dark circles
5. Caring for the skin around the eyes

The right make-up will help disguise dark circles. You can hide the problem area using concealer and corrector. Foundation cosmetics are highly durable - up to 16 hours. These cosmetics do not cause irritation, are anti-allergenic, have a fairly light structure and are available in various colors and shades - from yellow to orange.

Rules for disguising dark circles under the eyes

It is best to learn how to disguise dark circles under the eyes from experienced makeup artists or cosmetologists. You can make circles less visible and give the appearance of your face lightness and freshness by using the basic rules of camouflage:

1. eye cream from the refrigerator will be more effective, since the cold relieves puffiness, tones the skin and tightens pores;
2. the corrector and concealer that will be used must be half a tone lighter than the skin of the face and have a uniform structure;
3. dark circles under the eyes should not be masked with foundation, as it slides off quickly;
4. if the skin around the eyes is dry, you need to use a concealer with a moisturizing effect;
5. blush in makeup creates a bright accent and can shift all attention to yourself;
6. using powder to camouflage will only enhance the effect of dark circles, as it settles in the pores around the eyes;
7. reflective particles in concealer or highlighter will make circles less noticeable and hide wrinkles;
8. daily care in the form of a nourishing cream or serum containing elastin, collagen and hyaluronic acid will make the area around the eyes more elastic and healthy;
9. Often dark circles appear due to excessive exposure to the sun, so you should use cosmetics with SPF effect.

Rules for makeup for the skin around the eyes

In order for makeup to hide problem areas of the skin, you must follow some rules. So, the skin needs to be prepared for makeup. To do this, apply a moisturizing or softening cream. It nourishes the skin, making it softer and more delicate. You should not try to dry out oily skin; it needs to be properly moisturized.

The area around the eyes is covered with a primer with light-scattering properties. The skin will become smooth, all small wrinkles and unevenness will be filled. Dark circles are best covered with concealer. The corrector should be as light as possible and match the skin tone of the face. Peach shades go well with dark skin, and pink and purple shades with light skin. Protruding capillaries and purple tints are eliminated with yellow shades. Concealer is applied over primer.

Next, use foundation concealer. It completely evens out the area around the eyes. You should not use cream or greasy concealers, as they can pill and accumulate in the folds of the skin. This occurs due to the skin around the eyes being too mobile.

The final touch is the use of highlighter. Highlighted corners of the eyes attract attention and make the look more attractive. It is applied to the corners of the eyes - from the inner edge to the outer. The look will be more pronounced with a highlighter applied under the eyebrows.

The final stage consists of applying loose powder of a translucent shade with a brightening effect to the area around the eyes. It should be applied in a thin layer.

In order for makeup to give the skin freshness and youth, it should be made more natural. Matte foundation, green and purple shadows emphasize skin imperfections, so you should not use these products, at least until the causes of dark circles are eliminated.

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Selection of cosmetics

Before purchasing a cream, you need to know your skin type. Dry skin needs a moisturizer, as it acts as a conductor, collecting moisture from the outside and delivering it to the upper layers of the epidermis.

Proven products from well-known brands are designed not only to eliminate shortcomings, but also to combat the causes of their occurrence. Before buying concealers, highlighters and foundation, you need to determine your skin tone:

1. concealers should be a semi-tone or higher lighter;
2. dark circles and reddish spots, prominent capillaries will be masked by a green product;
3. for purple and blue skin defects, yellow is suitable;
4. if the area around the eyes needs to be brightened, use pink or peach shades;
5. yellowness of the skin is masked by purple or lilac concealer;
6. dark skin tones will benefit from orange-colored products;
7. The highlighter should be white.

The powder should be quite loose; it will make the makeup more durable. A good product contains natural products, but they should not swell from moisture.

Causes of dark circles

An unhealthy lifestyle, excessive fatigue, professional burnout, stress at work and at home lead to a feeling of constant fatigue, which over time becomes chronic. Lack of sleep, restless sleep, frequent awakening, especially for people who work at night, also do not contribute to facial beauty.

Improper metabolism, eating fast food and spicy foods, bad habits - all this causes problems both on the skin of the face and body, and on the area around the eyes. It is this area that reveals your lifestyle, and sometimes adds a few extra years.

Caring for the skin around the eyes

For healthy and tight skin, you need to sleep at least 7 hours a day, which also improves your immunity. A high pillow will help drain fluid from the face and get rid of swelling. Before going to bed, you should remove makeup and cleanse your skin and clogged pores. Ventilation before bed will saturate the room with oxygen, which is so necessary for breathing human skin.

Moisturizing masks should be used twice a week. Gymnastics performed with closed eyes every day helps maintain skin tone and is good for vision. Eliminating skin problems is sometimes impossible or it takes a long time, so it is easier to prevent them than to get rid of them later.

Considering all the above recommendations, you can completely hide dark circles in the area around the eyes and make your appearance much more attractive. At the same time, all existing shortcomings will definitely go unnoticed.

What to do if you need to look fresh and beautiful, but the circles under your eyes tell a treacherous sign of last night’s sleepless night? The main thing is to remain calm and spend a little more time on your usual morning care and makeup routine. We have selected a couple of beauty hacks that will help save the situation.

Use a cooling stick for the skin around the eyes

Instead of the usual eye cream, use an eye stick. This remedy is aimed at relieving edema and swelling (look for caffeine in the composition and avoid alcohol-containing components). But a regular cream will not help you, because it is aimed at lifting and anti-aging.

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Apply base

If you neglect the base during everyday make-up, this can become a big mistake. The foundation will sink into fine wrinkles and add a couple of extra years. Hiding dark circles at such a cost is a dubious achievement. So use a brightening primer around your eyes to even out your tone and open up your eyes.

Choose the right corrector or concealer

It is very important that the product has a light texture, without reflective particles and matches the skin tone. As a last resort, the color of the corrector can be chosen a couple of shades darker than the natural complexion, but in no case lighter, since a light shade will highlight swelling more strongly. Even with a great desire to hide the hated circles, apply just one layer of corrector. Don't turn dark circles into light ones.

By the way, you can use concealer instead of corrector. This is even preferable. After all, among the products you can find one that will solve your specific problem. The main thing is to choose the right shade: yellow and orange - from the violet-blue circles in the eye area; green - from a red tint; purple - from the yellowish color of bruises; pink - from brown.

What if you don’t have a proofreader at hand? Find red lipstick! This universal option will help in an emergency. Apply red lipstick over the entire under-eye area. Start with a lighter layer and continue applying lipstick until the bruises are no longer noticeable. Then take your favorite concealer and cover the red pigment with it, gently blending it with a sponge.

It is important to apply corrector or concealer correctly: in a semicircle from the inner corner of the eyes down the cheek (usually this is the line of the nasolacrimal groove).

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Secure the result

After concealer or corrector, you need to apply your usual tone and lightly powder. Remember, your task is to even out the overall tone of your face, and not to focus on the bags under your eyes. Everything should be soft and natural.

However, you should not apply regular powder: if it contains reflective particles, they can get into folds and wrinkles, which will only highlight skin problems. It is advisable to have loose transparency powder in your kit - this is what will come to the rescue in a situation with bruises under the eyes.

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Place accents

You have several options to complete your makeup look. First, you can highlight your lips with bright lipstick to draw attention to them instead of your eyes. Secondly, you can highlight the upper eyelid with dark eyeliner and line the lower eyelid with a nude pencil to make your look radiant. And in both cases, blush is necessary - it will add freshness to the face.

If you want to highlight your eyes, we recommend finishing off your makeup with NYX Professional Make Up Eye Pencil, which is available in a variety of shades. If you decide to highlight your lips, use Max Factor's luscious matte lipstick.

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Traces of fatigue, stress, constant deadlines and sleepless nights are first imprinted on the face, or rather, they appear in the form of dark circles under the eyes. You can hide them in several ways: wear sunglasses, get enough sleep, go on vacation, or use cosmetics. But if you choose the last option, then there is a risk of not removing them, but emphasizing them. Independent makeup artist Olesya Popova told us what mistakes we can make when covering up dark circles and how to avoid it.

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Mistake #1: Ignoring the step of preparing the skin under the eyes for applying concealer

If you skip this step, the makeup will lie unevenly, sloppily, the concealer may roll off and be of no use. Plus it will accentuate wrinkles and maybe even intensify dark circles.

Solution: the skin needs to be moisturized. This is probably the most important thing, otherwise failure. For example, apply your daily eye cream a few minutes before your concealer, allowing it to absorb. If the situation under the eyes is more dire, then you need to act in several stages: before applying the cream around the eyes, use patches, and then take a colored makeup base with reflective particles, which, as a rule, works as a powerful moisturizer. This technique has a good visual cosmetic effect.

Mistake #2: Using the wrong concealer

They come in different densities and colors. And this must be taken into account when purchasing.

Solution: when selecting it (in the store), be sure to seek help from a consultant, and also test it by applying it under your eyes and seeing how it applies and looks in daylight. Unfortunately, the lighting in cosmetics stores is rarely good and what you see there does not always correspond to how it will look in reality. And one more tip: after application, you don’t need to immediately buy concealer. Walk around in it a little and see how it “lives” on your skin. If everything is ok, then take it.

Mistake #3: Concealer and corrector are confused

Maybe we'll tell you a secret now, but these are two different cosmetics. Although they both can be used to cover up under eye circles.

Solution: Concealer is a concealer with a lighter texture and is close in color to your skin color. Although it may be slightly pinkish or yellowish (with a certain undertone). And the corrector is most often presented in a color version, for example, pink (removes gray-blue bruises) and peach (neutralizes everything that gives off a blue tint). And one more nuance: the concealer is applied on top of the corrector, and not vice versa. It is better to apply correctors with your fingers, patting movements, you need to let it absorb, and then distribute the concealer in the same way.

Concealer and corrector with a greasy texture are better at hiding dark circles under the eyes, but they don’t last as well. Therefore, it is better to powder them on top to secure them.

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Mistake #4: Lightening the skin under your eyes too much

This mistake can be made if you use a concealer that is too light. From a distance it looks like white circles under the eyes. And, to put it mildly, this is not cool!

Solution: When choosing a concealer, pay attention to its color (returning to mistake No. 2). It may be slightly lighter than your natural skin color. To avoid white circles under your eyes, look at yourself in the mirror, moving slightly away from it. The concealer should neutralize dark circles under the eyes, but remain invisible.

Mistake #5: Applying concealer too thickly

In pursuit of covering up dark circles under their eyes as quickly as possible, girls go overboard and apply too thick (dense) a layer of concealer. By the way, this mistake can cause it to begin to roll and get stuck where it is not needed, becoming noticeable.

Solution: We repeat, concealer should be applied using the layering technique, slowly, without rushing anywhere. Either with your fingers or with a fluffy blending brush, picking up a little bit of concealer at a time. Then it will turn out as natural and unnoticeable as possible.

Mistake No. 6: girls do not camouflage the bridge of their nose and upper eyelid

This is the most common mistake! Girls are so keen on neutralizing dark circles under their eyes that they forget about the bridge of their nose. And it looks too dark in contrast. They also ignore the upper eyelid.

Solution: You need to go over the upper eyelid with the concealer you used earlier, and also disguise the bridge of your nose, paying attention to the inner corner of the eye (as a rule, there is the darkest skin tone). By the way, to camouflage the upper eyelid, instead of concealer, you can use a natural-colored eyeshadow base. In a word, you need to remember that, having covered up a bruise under the eye, you should even out the skin tone on the upper eyelid. Otherwise, the difference will be too obvious, especially if you don’t use eyeshadow for daytime makeup.