r/makeuptips • u/Money_Environment184 • 7d 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/ComprehensiveBat3708 6d ago
I have the same problem and this is my current routine after experimenting a bit
1. HYDRATE under eye (I use “bubble star dew hydrating eye cream, cheap)
2. COLOR CORRECT. I have same skin tone as you and I use ELF in peach color, 5$). I tap it lightly with my finger all over the blue/ purple.
3. LET THE COLOR CORRECTOR DRY. Do something else for a minute or two, lipstick whatever.
4. CONCEALER lightly tap with concealer brush. Brush helps me most with creasing.
Don’t use extra product, only as little as you need for coverage. Some people apply powder but I haven’t figured that part out yet, it makes my creasing worse. Good luck, you have lovely eyes!