Eyes

How to cover under-eye circles

Do you have dark under-eye circles that make you look tired and make your eyes look sunk in? Although the causes of under-eye circles could be hereditary, seasonal, hormonal or just from simply being tired, it is definitely something that we want to hide.  Follow these easy tips to fix this problem easily:

1. Moisturize your eye area with an eye cream to keep your skin dewy and moist and keep the concealer from 'caking' on the skin, which will happen if the skin is dry.

2. Apply a concealer to the dark areas following these simple rules: if the circles under your eyes are very purple, use a concealer that has a yellowish tone. If the circles are blue, use a more orange concealer. If your circles are reddish, get an olive toned concealer and if they are brownish, get one with a more bluish or mauve shade. Some women prefer to apply the concealer with a small makeup brush and others just use their fingers. Either one works just fine. Just remember if you are using your fingers to use your ring finger since it's the least strong of the fingers and will not put too much pressure on this delicate area.

3. Get a fine translucent powder and apply it on the eye area with a brush or pat it with a makeup sponge. The powder will set the corrective concealer in place and prevent it from smearing and creasing.

4. Now you are ready to apply your regular concealer: the one that matches the rest of your normal skin shade.

A little trick is to apply the under-eye corrective concealer after you apply your face foundation, as the foundation will partially hide the dark circles and you will this way need to use less amount of corrective concealer on the eye area.

Another quick tip, if the concealer feels too thick of cakey after its application, is to mix into it one or two drops of your favorite eye cream to smooth out its consistency.

Put these easy steps in practice and say good bye to unsightly under-eye circles forever.

Are your eyes too small? Here's how to fix it immediately!

Have you always wished to have bigger eyes that pop and add expressiveness and beauty to your face? Well, makeup makes it possible and now you can follow these easy step-by-step tips to achieve just that.

Here's how:

1. Apply white mascara or eyeliner to the inner corner of your eyes to brighten them up and make them look larger. Use your regular dark eyeliner pencil to line only the outher one third to one half of your eyes. Lining the whole eye will definitely make it appear smaller. Likewise, use ligh color or luminescent eyeshadows near the inner eyes and eyelids and darker shadows across the crease above your eyelids and make sure to blend the eyeshadow colors well.

2. Wearing false eyelashes will also greatly contribute to giving your eyes a wider look. But if this is too much work for you, you can achieve a similar effect by using an eyelash curler before applying mascara(though some makeup professionals do it after).

3.Applying a very light shade of eyeshadow to the arch just below the eyebrows will also give you an instant eye lift.

3. Also, make sure your eyebrows are perfectly manicured since the simple act of removing a few stray hairs can really help brighten up your face and give your eyes a more expressive look. You can refer to my previous blog entry: How to get the perfect eyebrows for more information on this.

So now get ready to put these easy tips in practice and flunt your brighter, bigger eyes!