| I have had them since I was a child. They got darker with age, but pretty much leveled out at terrifyingly dark around 20 years old. I use a regular moisturizer and night mask when I sleep and during the day it's moisturizer and SPF protection. Doesn't do much, though.
The only thing I found to help, and it's only to hide them, is concealer, not to be confused with foundation. Just get a concealer that is one shade too light for your skin with a yellow undertone if you are olive skinned or a red undertone if you are more pink. Blend this into the darkest areas with a concealer brush (if you use your fingers you just leave oil behind and that really messes with the concealer), then use a shade closer to your own skin tone, with pink/red undertone (regardless of your regular skin undertone) and blend this as you work away from your eye. This should blend things out so that it doesn't look strange with your regular foundation. And yes, I use it on my eyelids as well - suggested to me by a makeup artist who said that part of the problem was that I was just too dark on my eyelids. It certainly makes me look more fresh and lively, just takes time to apply and, unfortunately, money from the wallet.
Best of luck!
__________________  Week 1/Sept 8th, 2008: 205lbs (6lb lost)
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