Another Great Beauty Question.
As emailed to Beauty Marked!…
I seem to be plagued with persistent under eye circles. They are not bags per se, but just dark shadows. I have used under eye concealer before, but they just seem too heavy and crease. What would you suggest I do? I want to disappear these circles, but I can’t seem to find a good concealer that will cover my circles, but not crease and highlight the fine lines under my eyes. I am a Malaysian-Indian woman and I would love to wear make-up, but I just can’t seem to get it right. Any ideas?
Ah, those blessed under eye circles. So many women I know have just thrown in the towel and have forgone all makeup out of that very frustration. I suppose it can look a bit funny with immaculate makeup on, elsewhere, and those pesky circles beaming out at you. I certainly can understand your predicament.
There are a few tips that may help in your situation. Firstly, try mixing a small dab of eye cream in with your concealer and apply the mixture to the under eye area and around the entire eye area using a concealer brush. The eye cream will act as it does to hydrate the eye area and plump up those fine lines with the added benefit, when mixed with concealer, of giving coverage to the area and subtly masking dark circles. With your under eye circles concealed, your total makeup look will appear flawless.
Another thing to keep in mind too, when buying concealer, is that if you are a yellow under toned person, as many woman of Indian heritage are, you might like to stick with concealers that are also yellow based. It is often suggested that one purchase a concealer a few shades lighter than your facial colouring, but, as a woman of colour, I would suggest that you go only one shade lighter, not a few.
Lastly, a very light dusting of a non talc based powder to the area may help to set the concealer. Don’t be afraid to use a different powder on specific areas of your face, as required. An example of a non talc based product is Jurlique Silk Dust for starters. Visit Jurlique for more info. This product is talc free and is based on corn and rice starch. Not only do these type products help your concealer stay put, but will absorb much of the excess oil on your face, when used on problem areas like the T zone. Also fixing your makeup with a fine misting of water works a treat to set all of your good work too.
Always feel free to contact me at Beauty Marked! or post a comment here for more beauty tips specific to your colouring and beauty needs. Yes, that does go for all of you lovely lasses, as well. It would be a pleasure!
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