Have you ever gotten done with your concealer application, set it to perfection and realized your right eye started crying? I understand completely. Watery eyes and a dry undereye area seem like a recipe for disaster.
Today, I am going to tell you what I'm dealing with, coupled with winter and how I get the perfect bright and fresh under eye area crease-free.
Let's get started:
My situation:
-Watery eyes
-Dry under-eye area
-Lots of fine lines around the eyes (premature eyeliner days)
The solution:
-For watery eyes (especially in the winter and at times when there are many bright lights) I use eye drops, not the redness relief kind, but the lubricant (artificial tears) kind. I use that twice per day, at night before going to bed, and the second time, after waking up.
-For dryness underneath the eyes I make sure to use an eye area moisturizer, preferably thick for the nighttime and something lightweight for the daytime. I also use an eye primer, preferably a moisturizing kind such as the Urban Decay Anti-aging Eye Primer or the Lorac Behind the Scenes Eye Primer.
-This takes me to the next step, the star of the show, the concealer. I prefer a liquid, rather than a thick cream, such as my favorites, the Marc Jacobs Beauty Remedy Concealer Pen or the MAC Prolongwear Concealer (Pictured below). That's my solution to horrific fine lines. Using a primer will prevent any concealer from sinking into your fine lines but, using a liquid concealer will make it easy to blend and get even coverage.
By the way, I recommend to use concealer after you've applied foundation, if you're using it that day.
The last step for the perfect concealer application is to set everything so that it will last you the whole day. Loose or pressed powders are both great, but if you have watery eyes, pressed powders are best.
Now, that you have gotten your dark under eye circles to disappear, and your concealer has lasted all day, it's time to take it all off at night. Liquids are the best option, because other options will make for more premature wrinkles with all the tugging and dragging of the skin. Therefore, makeup remover wipes are a no no. Depending on what's best for you, you could go with oils, such as the Josie Maran Argan Cleansing Oil, or an oil free makeup remover, such as the one from Neutrogena. The fact that liquids are so easy to work with, your delicate skin around the eyes will not suffer, and the makeup will come right off which will mean that you will prevent wrinkles, and irritation and it will leave your skin clean and fresh for moisturizer application. And then we start the cycle all over again.
That's it ladies and gents, I think that's all (hopefully) and as always, if you have any question, or want to say hello, leave me a comment down below. Thank you so much for reading and I hope you enjoyed your weekend!
Xoxo,
Mariela.
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