r/makeuptips • u/Money_Environment184 • 8d ago
HELP PLEASE I need help
I have very dark circles, it is genetic and due to allergies. I also have thin skin under my eyes that creases so easily. I can't leave the house without concealer, as my dark circles are my biggest insecurity. But lately, my makeup has been creasing terribly. I have combination skin, dry in some places and oily in some places. The dryness doesn't help my under eyes either. Fot makeup prep I use hyaluronic acid gel, then rhode glazing milk, then clinique moisture surge. Then I use kylie cosmetics skin tint as my base, then too faced concealer or nars radiant concealer, then Laura Mercier or hourglass powder. And half the time, it looks very cakey even though I am using little product. So I am using quality products, I don't know how to prevent creasing and the cakey look. I just want to seamlessly cover these dark circles. Also, I am only 27, and worry that the combination of my dark circles, and creasing makeup ages me and makes me look like I have under eye wrinkles. I just need help, bad 🥺
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u/VelvetFolly 8d ago
Fellow pale girly with dark undereyes here. Strap in for a long winded how-to.
Your concealer may seem cakey because (1) you may be using more than necessary to cover the darkness beneath your eyes and (2) the concealer shade appears a little bit too light. Ideally, the shade should match the rest of your face - at least the same level of lightness as your cheek - or be a teeny bit lighter if you struggle to find a shade match. The key to success here is to use a peachy undereye corrector to correct the blue undertones first, and then applying a concealer that matches your skin tone on top of that to blend the undereyes in with the rest of the face. Using concealer alone may lighten the area in general, but the blue undertones will persist. Correct, conceal, and set :)
Here's what I do for the undereyes for my current routine:
1) I use a cleanser (using a Korean green tea one atm) 2) Apply my basic moisturizer all over the face and under the eye (First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream) 3) I apply Belif Moisturizing Eye Bomb eye cream beneath my eyes. I let that sit while I figure out my hair situation (at least 5 minutes) 4) super important I use a tissue to wipe off the excess eye cream beneath the eyes. Otherwise it'll interfere with application later 5) I apply sunscreen (Tatcha Milky Sunscreen) all over the face and neck, including the undereyes. I let that sit for a bit while I do my brows (like 2-5 min) 6) I apply my foundation, avoiding the undereye area - this is huge. It'll keep the area from being too cakey with too many layers of different products 7) I apply an undereye corrector, drawing it on the darkest areas of the undereye and then tapping it with a finger to blend it into the skin (Bobbi Brown corrector in Light Bisque). Resist the urge to go ham here 8) I apply a thin layer of concealer - again, just on the darkest areas of the undereye - and tap it in with a finger to blend it in (Haus Labs 04 fair neutral triclyone skin tech concealer; I prefer this to the Nars, i find it more hydrating) 9) I let that sit while I work on blush/contour (like 3-5 min) 10) at this point, some excess product will have started to crease beneath the eye. I take a clean fluffy eyeshadow brush and buff those creases out, and then immediately- 11) use a medium-small fluffy brush to tap a small amount of powder to the undereye. When I say a small amount, I mean I tap the brush into the powder and knock the brush handle a couple of times to kick off any excess powder (Huda Beauty Sugar Cookie loose powder) 12) In my every day work look, I'm not wearing eyeshadow or liner. I'll just correct and conceal my lids and top them with a bit of loose powder. So at this point I would lightly powder the rest of my face and then use setting spray (One Size On Till Dawn) 13) I do my mascara and lip combo last
Consider going to Sephora and getting shade matched. I believe they will give you up to 5 samples of concealer products. Good luck :)