Best product to banish dark circles?

maysmummy

My vote goes for Touche Eclat. Brilliant. Very pale skin may need the lightest shade of By Terry concealer. Terry invented Touche Eclat for YSL. You can get it online and at Space NK (nearest to me is Trafford Centre)
HTH

Silaqui

I am lactose intolerant and I had terrible dark circles under my eye untill I reduced the amount of sairy I was having. I'm on other medication at the minute which masks the effects of the LI, so as the cheese intake (don't like milk hehe) has crept back so have the dark circles, although nowhere near as bad as before and they can be easily disguised!

How about trying the no7 protect and perfect serum? Apparently that can even out skin tone?
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beyondhereliesnothin

Hi, unfortunately there is nothing you can do with your lifestyle that will get rid of the dark circles; you can only try covering them up.

Don't believe any eye cream that says it reduces the appearance of dark circles - all they mean is they have light-reflecting properties in them - which won't cover up the blue tone, it will just put a shine on the area, which is the last thing you need! Shiny blue under-eyes! :eek:

Try a salmon-pink tone of under-eye concealer, which will counteract and tone down the blue.

Christian Dior do a Radiance Booster Pen, colour 002 might be best for you. It is salmon toned, stays on all day and is non-drying for the eye area. Trust me, I am pale and blue toned under the eye. This stuff works for me hun. It's not cheap though, think its about £24 :eek: but it will last you for months. Get to one of the concessions and try out the product for free!!

You might need to re-think your current eye make up as well.
Use brown mascara instead of black as this is less harsh than black against pale skin, and only apply it to the upper lid of lashes.
Avoid mascara and eyeliner on the lower lid. Keep the lower lid make-up free.
Avoid dark eye make up like the smoky eye look, or dark eye shadow in general, as this just emphasises the darkness of the eye area below as well.
Have a look at Max Factors trio eye shadows - they do sets for certain eye colours - this will help enhance your eye colour which will detract from what's going on under the eye.
If you have a fringe, grow it out. It just creates a shadow under your eyes.
If you are a specs wearer - wear them more often to help disguise the problem!
Also, if your hair colour is too dark around the front of your face, try taking it a tone lighter to remove the " hair shadow" around your face.

Good luck!

FabSascha

I swear by Bobbi Brown concealers too. I use the corrector underneath a concealer and finishing powder and it makes SUCH a difference. I never used to bother with concealer under the eye because nothing worked. They do a colour for really pale (as in almost white) skins. Worth checking out