Concealer for dark undereye circles

[milamonster]

Re: Concealor for dark undereye circles

i have mac's stick concealer. It's in pencil form. When I bought it at the counter the lady showed it to me for my dark spots on my face and i asked if it would work for under eye too and she said yeh, but I shouldve tried it out there, cuz it does NOT work. At least for me. I basically figured out I need some that is more like a cream or a cream foundation that I can apply with a brush. And like I said it's a foundation, not even a concealor, I use it like multipurpose. I use this fone rom Nixie. here's the link , it's the third one down.

http://nixiecosmetics.com/products/product_list.asp?category=01000000&category_curren t=01400000

 

[MisStarrlight]

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I didn't read this whole thread (cause it's late & I'm lazy), but here are my thoughts on under eye circles....I don't really understand why people say that you should use a shade lighter than your skintone. I understand that you want to "brighten up" that area, but if you put a shade even lighter than your skin (and therefore much lighter than your circles) it's going to turn gray & just look bad. The best way to fix dark circles is to color correct them. Remember, work smarter, not harder.


Personally, I have very deep set undereyes (does that make sense?)...it always looks like my eyes are hollowed out, so the skin under my eyes in incredibly thin, add that to my terrible sinus problems & my incredible pastiness (W 10) & we get ginormous dark circles.
I used to use Studio Finish concealer (NW 15)-it worked, but caked a bit too much if I didn't use the proper primers, but I have recently become obsessed w/ color correcting (ok, not so recently, but I finally bought the stuff to color correct on myself)...Now I use Select cover-up in NC20-completely neutralizes the color of my circles. Stippling w/ the 217 brush gives pretty good coverage too (but since the color is fixed, I don't need to pack it on for coverage). The only thing I don't like is that I have to make sure to put something over it (foundation/powder) to make it not quite so yellow, but whatev, it looks much better than my Studio Finish.

Hope that helps someone.

 

[nics1972]

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I know this is an old thread but I thought I'd put in my suggestion. I have the most horrendous undereye circles and I was on a quest for the perfect concealer. went bare faced to Nordstrom with the intention of buying Secret Camoflague, but the MA said it wasnt supposed to be used as an undereye concealer. So, she went over to the Bobbi Brown counter and got a shade of her Corrector and Eye Brightner to try it on me. AFter a few trials, we found the right shade in the Bobbi Brown Corrector and Eye Brightner to cover my dark circles. She said went with a peach shade because it would cancel the darkness under my eyes. She used the Corrector half way thru the upper lid and midway thru under the eye (where the dark circles ended). Blended it on and then used the eye brightner over the entire lid. To set all this, she used Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder. My eyes looked very fresh and natural. She said not to attempt to cover the dark totally coz it would just look unnatural. The BB Corrector does an incredible job of covering the dark circles incredibly. The combination of the three products looks very natural and nice. I stopped looking for a concealer ever since this vsit to Nordstrom.. it really helped.

 

[miinx]

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I have CRAZY undereye circles due to being so pale, and i use a combination of Benefit Lemon-Aid and Cargo One-Base. Cargo concealers are great for the undereye area.. they're very moisturizing and dont settle into fine lines but cover great.

 

[KAIA]

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My undereye circles are dark brown-purple looking , so nasty, I tried a LOT of concealers, and pretty much nothing work on me. this is all i tried..
* MAC all of their concealers
* Benefit Boi-ing and Lyin' eyes
* Lancome
* Clinique
* Prescriptives
* Make up forever lift concealer
* Bobbi Brown (corrector, comcealer and powder)
* Laura Mercier Brightening powder #2
* all drugstore brands...

And nothing! yesterday I went to the Prescriptives counter to try some concealer.. and it was funny the MUA asked me.. are you wearing concealer right now??? and I said yes.. she was like.. IT looks bad..I said.. I know, that's why I'm here.. duhh
Anyway, that prescriptives thing doesn't work either! =(
All of the concealer before mentioned look grey on me.. do you know if there is any way the I can "cancel" the Dark Brownish-Purple color under my eyes?? I know that yellow cancels red.. but how about the rest???

 

[MisStarrlight]

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Originally Posted by KAIA My undereye circles are dark brown-purple looking , so nasty, I tried a LOT of concealers, and pretty much nothing work on me. this is all i tried.. * MAC all of their concealers * Benefit Boi-ing and Lyin' eyes * Lancome * Clinique * Prescriptives * Make up forever lift concealer * Bobbi Brown (corrector, comcealer and powder) * Laura Mercier Brightening powder #2 * all drugstore brands... And nothing! yesterday I went to the Prescriptives counter to try some concealer.. and it was funny the MUA asked me.. are you wearing concealer right now??? and I said yes.. she was like.. IT looks bad..I said.. I know, that's why I'm here.. duhh Anyway, that prescriptives thing doesn't work either! =( All of the concealer before mentioned look grey on me.. do you know if there is any way the I can "cancel" the Dark Brownish-Purple color under my eyes?? I know that yellow cancels red.. but how about the rest???

It's not always about the product, but more about finding the right color....if they are truly difficult, you may have to use more than one product (one to color correct-yellow corrects purple, green cancels red & vice-versa, one to blend into your skintone & if you want, one to brighten up the area)

 

[faifai]

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I've tried reading through the thread to see if this was mentioned and I don't think it was (if I'm wrong, forgive me). I wear NC45 in the Select Tint, and went to MAC the other day to see if they had a concealer that would work well on me - I asked for light to medium coverage. The MA said the Select Coverup in NW35 was a good match.

It sounded strange to me to have an NC45 wearing NW35 and the color did seem a little "off", as if it was a bit too ashy or something. Do any NC45 wearers here also wear NW35 in the Select Coverup and find it a good match? Was the whole "it looks off" thing just in my head?

 

[thelilprincess]

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Originally Posted by KAIA My undereye circles are dark brown-purple looking , so nasty, I tried a LOT of concealers, and pretty much nothing work on me. this is all i tried.. * MAC all of their concealers * Benefit Boi-ing and Lyin' eyes * Lancome * Clinique * Prescriptives * Make up forever lift concealer * Bobbi Brown (corrector, comcealer and powder) * Laura Mercier Brightening powder #2 * all drugstore brands... And nothing! yesterday I went to the Prescriptives counter to try some concealer.. and it was funny the MUA asked me.. are you wearing concealer right now??? and I said yes.. she was like.. IT looks bad..I said.. I know, that's why I'm here.. duhh Anyway, that prescriptives thing doesn't work either! =( All of the concealer before mentioned look grey on me.. do you know if there is any way the I can "cancel" the Dark Brownish-Purple color under my eyes?? I know that yellow cancels red.. but how about the rest???

i was at the Giorgio Armani counter a few weeks ago - wanted to check out the High Precision Retouch concealer. the color didn't work for me - 3.5 was too light, 4.5 too dark and there was nothing in between. but, the MA used this color corrector concealer in an orange color on me, and it did the trick! but i don't want to spend $35 for the concealer. someone told me MAC has one but it's available at the Pro store only. so when i make a trip to MAC Pro, i'm gonna give this a try for my undereye circles.

btw, i use the studio finish concealer right now - but when my circles are really dark, i get that grey cast, too.

 

[rabideloise]

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You should try Benefit Boi-ing Concealer. You can get it at Sephora...I loved mine so much I used all of it and the compact broke in half! It's wonderful and it comes in three shades. It's super-blendable, too. http://www.sephora.com/browse/produc...egor yId=5333

 

[rabideloise]

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Originally Posted by Moyra The most amazing peach tone concealer I've used is by Senna (sennacosmetics.com) called "Cameo". It is cream, but with a very light application, works miracles and won't crease, even on my, ahem, well-seasoned, undereye area. For a non-peach tone, their Candlelight is also great (yellow undertone).

OO, Senna is great stuff. I haven't used the concealer but I have a foundation set that's wonderful.

 

[rabideloise]

Re: Concealor for dark undereye circles

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Originally Posted by KAIA My undereye circles are dark brown-purple looking , so nasty, I tried a LOT of concealers, and pretty much nothing work on me. this is all i tried.. * MAC all of their concealers * Benefit Boi-ing and Lyin' eyes * Lancome * Clinique * Prescriptives * Make up forever lift concealer * Bobbi Brown (corrector, comcealer and powder) * Laura Mercier Brightening powder #2 * all drugstore brands...

I've used a bunch of concealers and green cancels out redness and yellow should mask any purple or bluish skin. I find mixing different formulas and colors of concealer is the best thing to do to cover red spots and undereye circles. You should look for a combination concealer that allows you to mix different shades to customize your coverage.

Maybe try this ( http://www.ulta.com/control/product/~product_id=2107524 ) concealer colorwheel or MUFE ( http://www.sephora.com/browse/produc... aginate=true ) ?

 

[Kiseki]

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Have you tried Estee Lauder's Re-Nutriv Duo Cream Concealer?

I love the formula, but they don't sell the lightest shade here. You can custom blend the color to your skin tone and it's medium to full coverage.

 

[1165Cheryl]

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Hi,

I Dont Have The Dark Circle But More Like A Ring/round Circle Under My Eyes. The Shade Of Them Is The Same As My Skin Tone But How Do I Get The Circles To Blend It So It's A Smooth Surface. I Love Macs Hyper Real Foundation, I Also Use Be's But Since I Got The Hyper Recently Thats All I Use. Any Suggestions Would Be A Great Help.
Thanks Everyone

 

[righteothen]

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I have really terribly under eye circles, with really thin skin there. Currently I am using TheBalm TimeBalm Concealer. I really like it because I can build to what coverage I need, and it's creamy, but not too creamy. I hadn't had a problem with it caking, either.

 

[Sparklevixen81]

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I hope this is the right thread, I have tried everything! I have specific concealor concerns. I need one that covers up my dark blue/purple circles, lasts all day(or most of it), AND does not dry out under my eyes and enhance my fine lines(I have VERY dry skin under my eyes regardless of using clinique's all about eyes rich twice a day). I'm going to start teaching and I really don't want to look like a zombie or makeup challenged. Any recs? THANKS in advance!

 

[Danapotter]

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Hello! I wear glasses and my undereye circles are getting worse.

They are just darker than my whole face.

I am NC45, and was wondering, should I use an eye brightener or concealer?

I have Smashbox's Full Coverage Stick Concealer and I use that for blemishes, but it does not help my undereye circles.

Thanks!

 

[jamiNicole]

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Just to offer some advice, I have really bad undereye circles and i find that the best thing for you to do is to get a really great eye cream and combat the dark coloring as best you can with the eye cream before applying any makeup. It will take a couple weeks to see results, but once you see results from a good eye cream, then the less makeup you will have to use.

I am recommending Arbonne NutriMin C Repair Corrective Eye Creme... this stuff is amazing and it has done wonders for my eyes.

I still wear concealer, but i don't have to use nearly as much as I did before using the cream.

The concealer I am using right now is by cinema secrets and it works really well. It doesn't get cakey or settle, it is very smooth to apply. They have tons of different shades to pick from so you should be able to find your perfect match.

Hope this helps!

 

[CaraAmericana]

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I have severed undereye circles.....so I use Bobbi Brown Corrector in bisque (I'm an nc25) with light application of Studio Finish in nc30......FLAWLESS

 

[kimmy]

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i bought mac select moisturecover not too long ago and i use it now everday under my eyes. it gives amazing coverage, blends well and feels really lightweight. the mac concealor in the pot did absolutely nothing for me...but moisturecover is wonderous!

 

[faifai]

Re: Concealor for dark undereye circles

I ended up getting MAC Select Moisturecover as well. I'm an NC45 in the Select Tint foundation and I wear a NW35 in the Select Moisturecover. Just apply with a brush and then set with some colorless powder, it matches perfectly.

Oddly though, it only seems to match my undereye area. I have some discoloration around my mouth, and I guess they are darker spots that are harder to conceal, because it looks really obvious if I try to use the Moisturecover on those areas.