How can I cover up my under eye circles?

I’ve pretty much heard it all about how to get rid of them but I’ve decided I’ll just give up on getting rid of them and learning how to live with them…secretly of course.

I’ve got fair skin and when I apply make-up I almost have a flawless complexion… the darn under eye circles are what keeps me from achieving that flawless look. They’re really purple, not blue. But it’s very important that I cover them up because I’m attending an engagement party this weekend & in a few months I will be a brides maid at my cousins wedding. I don’t want any important pictures for those events to look like I slapped my make-up on but to have a nice polished look.

What have you found works for you?

I’d be grateful for any suggestions. Thank you so very much!

17 Responses to “How can I cover up my under eye circles?”

  • SCElliott:

    Use a light reflecting concealer in a shade lighter than you would normally choose for the colour of your foundation. Apply after your foundation or else you will just rub it off and then finally lightly dust over some powder because this keeps your make up lasting longer. Putting cold spoons on your eyes at 8.00am isn’t going to make you look awake at 8.45am never mind the rest of the day.

    A foundation with a yellow base counteracts the blue/purple/red colouring that your skin can turn so you could even try changing to a yellow based foundation.

  • Melissa:

    you want to use a light almost shimmery powder right on the dark area or crease so it reflects light back and the circle disappear. they sell official stuff for dark circles at Ulta and Sephora of course too.

  • oneclassy_broad:

    Get a GOOD night sleep like 10+ hours goto sleep early. Get some good concealer!!!! and blend it in so it dosent look like u put concealer on

  • mar:

    just put water on a q-tip and then put it in the fridge. leave over nite and take out in morning. just dab under eyes and they look perfect.

    also use a mousterising toner under them to hide them. not concealer but a liquid toner

  • fnp626:

    first apply eye cream twice everyday. the put on foundation. make sure to DAB these things on because wiping causes the capillaries to break which may be the reason they are not going away. or maybe they are genetic? it is possible

    also get LOTS of sleep :)

  • keila lektrick:

    i cover mine up with concealer, like the liquid kind in a tube. i put it all around my eyes, it seems to make my eyeshadow show up well too.after i blend it in with my cover up [i use the kind from cover girl in the blue compact] and the concealer evens out the colors in my face and makes them look more..alive ha ha

  • j.:

    1. Establish whether or not this condition runs in the family. Dark circles in particular are believed to frequently be hereditary. This doesn’t mean that you can’t do anything about the conditions, but you should be prepared for minimal success actually trying to get rid of them. Dark circles under the eye may also, in fact, be light carbon deposits that result from incomplete protein digestion. Incomplete protein digestion may result from insufficient hydrochloric acid in your stomach that may be caused from a lack of primarily B6 and Folic Acid. About 30% of the population does not absorb regular B6 (pydroxine) or folic acid and need to take in these vitamins in a different form or another way.
    2. Identify allergens. Allergies may be the most common cause of skin discoloration and puffiness under the eyes. If allergies are the root of your problem, you simply need to treat them or remove the allergen (i.e., the thing to which you are allergic). Seasonal allergy problems such as the hay fever can frequently be effectively treated with over-the-counter and prescription medications. For other allergies the best course of action is usually avoidance. If your dark circles or puffiness are constant, you may have an undetected food allergy or an allergy to a chemical in your home or workplace. Talk to a dermatologist for help determining what you may be allergic to. People with allergies also tend again to be deficient in B6, folic acid and B12 on occasion. Taking a multivitamin, if you don’t already, may help with your allergies as well as black circles.
    3.
    Bloodshot Eye
    Bloodshot Eye
    Get plenty of sleep nightly. It’s not entirely clear why inadequate sleep results in dark circles under the eyes, but we’ve all seen it happen either to ourselves or someone we know. For one thing, lack of sleep tends to cause the skin to become paler (thus increasing the appearance of darkness under the eyes), and it reduces circulation. It’s also believed that too little time lying down is a cause in itself. Determine how much sleep you need (it’s usually 7-9 hours per night, but varies throughout different people) and try to get that amount regularly for a couple of weeks to see if that helps. Remember that alcohol and drugs can adversely affect the quality of your sleep; abstain from these products or use only in moderation for best results. A lack of sleep, coupled with poor vitamin absorption also tends to reduce adrenal function. The less adrenal function you have the less B6 you tend to absorb, the less B6 you absorb, the less well your adrenal glands work and alas you end up in a vicious circle. Sleep, regular vitamins for those that need them, and good calcium/magnesium support in the form of milk or good mineral supplement restores adrenal function. So if you want to break the cycle and the black circles under your eyes, you’ve got to reduce your stress, sleep more and take the proper vitamins and minerals to support the adrenal function in general.
    4.
    Treat your skin while you sleep. There are overnight facial masques available that may help reduce the appearance of puffiness or discoloration, but you can also make your own. Just before you go to bed, take a washcloth and wet it just a bit with cold water. Then squeeze out any excess water and place it over your eyes as you sleep. Treating your skin may help, but the real problem may also be that you have a poor vitamin and mineral absorption problem that must also be corrected. Seeing a naturopathic physician may help for those people who suffer other ailments such as miscellaneous aches and pains that come and go and a general run down feeling.
    5.
    Cucumber Therapy
    Cucumber Therapy
    Apply cool tea bags, an ice cube wrapped in soft cloth, or cucumber slices to your eyes daily. The tannin in tea bags has been shown to reduce swelling and discoloration, and cucumber slices have long been used to reduce puffiness and refresh the appearance of skin around the eyes. Lie down, preferably in the morning, and leave fresh cucumber slices or cool, damp caffeinated tea bags (you can refrigerate them overnight so they’ll be ready) over your eyes for about 10-15 minutes. Keep your eyes closed.
    6. Wash your face with cool to somewhat cold water in the morning or when puffiness occurs. The cold water will cause blood vessels to constrict, and thus reduces swelling.
    7. Try to relax the space. You can do this by wetting a cotton swab and then freezing it for a little while. Then you should gently wipe under your eyes in the areas where the circles are occurring. When wiping, close your eyes and try not to flinch.
    8.
    Apply an eye cream containing vitamin K and retinol. Dark circles may be caused by a deficiency of vitamin K. Regardless of the cause, however, recent research has shown that skin creams containing these two ingredients reduce puffiness and discoloration significantly in many patients. Long-term daily use seems to have the greatest effect.
    9. Avoid rubbing your eyes. Usually rubbing of the eyes is brought on by allergies, but not always. Regardless of the reason, stop doing it. The rubbing irritates the skin and can break tiny capillaries beneath the skin, causing both puffiness and discoloration.
    10. Eat a healthy, balanced diet and drink plenty of water. A whole host of cosmetic problems can be attributed to vitamin deficiencies. Dark circles and puffiness are often attributed to lack of vitamin K or inadequate antioxidants. Be sure to get plenty of fruits and vegetables—especially cabbage, spinach, and other leafy green vegetables—and take a daily vitamin supplement if necessary. Get adequate fluids to improve circulation.
    11. Reduce salt intake. Excess salt causes the body to retain water in unusual places, and this can result in puffiness under the eyes. Too much salt can also impair your circulation, and cause the blood vessels under the skin to appear bluer.
    12. Quit smoking. Smoking causes vascular (blood vessel) problems that can not only threaten your life, but also make your blood vessels appear more prominent and bluer beneath the skin.
    13.
    Cover the problem up with cosmetics. If all else fails, use a yellow or flesh-toned color which will camouflage the problem under your eyes.

    Tips

    * Food allergies and sensitivities play a major part in under-eye circles. Processed foods with artificial colors and preservatives as well as milk allergies can cause this problem.
    * Search the Internet which abounds with home remedies. While the most common are cucumbers and tea bags, there are a number of others. Feel free to test them out, as some may work for some people, but use common sense.
    * Vitamin K cream helps to diminish dark under eye circles.
    * The ingredient in Preparation H that once could shrink the area around the eyes is no longer put in the product, according to their website, so just pass on the Hemorrhoid creams.
    * Cutting onions can help you to cry out some of the moisture under and around your eyes. However it isn’t recommended that you carry out this procedure daily but done short-term, it will reduce the darkness under the eyes somewhat. Using the tea bag method under your eyes straight afterwards also helps. The puffiness may not reduce immediately but it will shortly afterwards.
    * Another trick is to put two tablespoons in the freezer for few minutes and apply on the eyes for few seconds, until they are warm. Re-apply if necessary.
    * Dark circles may be caused by inflamed or enlarged veins beneath the skin. Try taking butcher’s broom. Taken daily, this common herb (used to treat weak circulation, hemorrhoids and varicose veins) has been effective in reducing dark circles.
    * Wear sunscreen under your eyes, and if you wear it all the time(as you should), try to put a stronger spf under your eyes than you do on your face. This way the skin under your eyes does not darken as quickly as the rest of your face, so your circles seem lighter. If you do this all year, you may end up not needing concealer at all.

    Warnings

    * Be careful about what type of teabag you use. If you have allergies a tea bag like chamomile might swell your eyes.
    * Do not apply ice or extremely cold water directly to the skin around the eyes for more than a couple of seconds.
    * Exercise caution when using a new cosmetic product or trying a home remedy. If the condition worsens, or if you exhibit other symptoms, discontinue use immediately and contact your primary care physician or dermatologist for severe or persisting symptoms.
    * Consult a physician before considering using any expensive or invasive treatments. Not all Eye Circles are formed equally, and understanding and discussing the root causes of your dark circles with a qualified professional will ensure you don’t waste your money.
    * We should all wear sunscreen daily, but if you don’t on your face never forget under your eyes. As your skin picks up color, the dark areas seem to fade because, they are not getting as tan as the surrounding skin. When you go to the beach apply numerous times during the day. Eventually most won’t need concealer and you are protecting it from sun damage.

  • Kaybala:

    Put cold spoons under your eyes for a couple of minutes first to get rid of the bags and make the dark circles less visible. After that, put foundation on your whole face, then use a little tiny bit of red eye shadow on the dark circles, then put cover up over that. Last, use an eye hilighteron them. They’ll be gone, and as long as you’re at least a little bit experienced with make up, it won’t look caked on.

  • baymast13:

    For the engagement party, you don’t have much time. Schedule an appointment at a beauty shop, or beauty school and have your make-up done professionally a few hours before the event. They should know how to hide them well.
    I feel you on this! In fact, I just asked this same question a few days ago! The answers I got were mostly Clinique concealer, and Bare Minerals. I think I’m going to try Bare Minerals, I have heard good things about it.
    Make sure you are eating a balanced diet, take a multi-vitamin/mineral supplement, get your 8 glasses of water a day, exercise moderately, and get plenty of rest. This will get you in optimum shape, and a healthy, well-hydrated complexion always looks great.
    I’ve tried just about every liquid concealer on the Supercenter’s shelves, with varying amounts of success. Physician’s Formula used to make a pretty good pencil one, but I can’t find it anymore, naturally. The liquids don’t cover well, just because they are liquid, I think. I also got the recommendation from a couple of people to try Dream Mousse. Might give that a whirl.
    Hope one of my suggestions works for you. If you find something that really does the trick, let me know, I’d be grateful! Good luck!

  • kornkrazed:

    Avon came out with a new eye conceler type pen. It has a brush on the end and you twist it to make the concealer come it. You can get it in 3 colors or pearl white. So far I like it! I just put it on under my makeup.
    also bare minerals has a great line of concealers!

  • Lylyth:

    I tend to be wordy, but my answers are thorough. So I hope you don’t lose patience reading my answer.

    First off, I’d like to say that my face without makeup is far from flawless (acne scars, etc.. ). And so I have experimented with a lot of ways to cover up these flaws, and I think I’m good at it now since I get so many compliments on my makeup. To be specific, random people would just ask me what I use because they think my makeup looks very natural.

    As for your situation, many people might tell you to use concealer, but I would disagree. The problem with your circles is with the COLOR, and so the solution to this problem should be …to correct the color of the circles. I’m not sure how familiar you are with color correctors/primers. But since you have under eye circles, you should use the orange-colored corrector from Shu Uemura. Since my circles aren’t that dark, I use very little of it on the circles, and it looks so natural. And now I don’t use ANY concealer any more!

    And in case you are not that familiar with color correctors, I’ll tell you about one of the many problems that I have with my face (please bear with me). I am Asian, and my facial skin is not that yellow compared to other Asians. But my eyelids are very very orangey. I was born this way, and this trait actually runs in my family. A couple years ago, I found out about color correctors/primers. I decided to get the product "Lemonaid" (a yellow-colored corrector) from Benefit, and it had worked so well to change my eyelid color from nasty orange to the normal color like the rest of my face. (Please take note that my eyelid color, although yellow, has brown undertone in it. Yellow is suppose to counter brown.) So not only that the primer totally changes the color of the skin, you don’t have to use too much of it because the color of the primer is already doing the work to counter the color of what you’re trying to cover up . And this means that your makeup will not look cakey.

    So here’s the link for Shu Uemura..

    http://www.shuuemura-usa.com/Products/ProductDetails.aspx?CategoryID=410&ProductID=594

    …You’ll need the orange one to counter purple/blue. I recommend using a concealer brush for better precision. I don’t know if you have a magnifying mirror. If you don’t, getting one wouldn’t hurt because it really helps me with precision in applying eye makeup. I also use a full-spectrum lamp. This way I could be sure that my makeup wouldn’t look totally different when I step out of the house!

    In case you decide to buy "Lemonaid" later on, don’t do it. The color effect is excellent, but the texture is horrible compared to Shu Uemura. Shu has very smooth and creamy texture. As for myself I now use both the orange and the yellow eye primer by Shu Uemura.

    Hope this helps and good luck at the party!

  • lil_mimi_luvs_u:

    You can use concealer. Buy it from a good brand like MAC or something because they can match to your skintone really well. After you apply it, dab it with a sponge so it doesn’t crease.

  • skmathews2000:

    GOSH I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE , I AM MEDIUM AND I TAN SO EASY , SO THAT IS HOW I KEEP THOSE WIFE BEATEN CIRCLES UNDER CONTROL, BUT USE ORIGINS EYE DR , I PROMISE THIS IS THE BEST I HAVE EVER FOUND ITS AROUND 28$ , MACY’S OR DILLARS BUT THEY GUARANTEE IT AND I PROMISE IT WORKS IT S THE BEST

  • heartlesseyes:

    If you are looking to spend something less than 60$, you should check out the new Eyepilex-2 at Kohl’s Department stores… It works really well.

  • Aryan:

    The easiest and healthiest ways to remove dark circles would be by getting plenty of sleep, rest, increasing your water intake at least 8 glasses of water a day & last but not least eating well.

    http://www.facenbodycare.com/Effective_ways_to_remove_dark_circles_under_eyes.html

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