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Frijj · 28th August, 2008

Does anyone use anything to hide dark under eye circles?

Mine are really awful and some days I look like a panda!! lol

I always thought my poor diet & lack of water intake was to blame but I've been on the straight and narrow for months now & it's not improved at all.

Is there anything I can buy to help?

El Nino · 29th August, 2008

yes, I'd like to know what other people use. otherwise I amy have to start using OH's nivea for men!

Frijj · 30th August, 2008

does the lack of response mean i'm the only person suffering with this? or is there just nothing i can do?

that's very depressing!!

MzMonday · 6th September, 2008

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!

RachelM · 17th September, 2008

I have had them since I was a child and tried most things, tea bags on the eyes, cucumbers, more water, gels, creams but nothing has shifted them. I use concealer to hide them during the day and this works pretty well. The only thing I have found that seems to improve them is when I'm on holiday and I'm getting lots of sunshine lol, think this might just be because the rest of my face darkens in the sun so the just blend in better though haha. I read somewhere online that it can be a sign of intolerance to a type of food but I don't know how true that is.

Aliceinwonderland · 22nd September, 2008

well i got no miracle cure but a very good cover up is yves saint laurent touche eclait which is a rip off at 23 quid but i pay it because at 20 having panda eyes is embarassing and it feels like a bit of luxuary in the mundane! but yeah, i sympathise here - i have such pale skin and they look attrocious!

yvonne85 · 26th September, 2008

Hey there,

I have really dark circles under my eyes too, looks like panda eyes or that i've been on the wrong side of someones fist.

Again, i've had them for as long as i can remember, and positive changes to my diet, for prolonged periods of time makes no difference. I sleep well too, so its not tiredness.

I used to cover it with ordinary concealer, but i found i had to cake it on to cover it properly, which can look just as bad. A while back i discovered a great product in Superdrug called 'Cool & Calm Colour Concealor' by 'ME ME ME' cosmetic range. It's basically a little tube of lilac coloured concealor, which you apply and dab around your dark circle area. Sounds odd to put on lilac concealor but it spreads out thinly when you rub it in, and cancels out the dark circle. Then you put your ordinary make-up on over the top, and there's no need to cake it on. Dirt cheap & works wonders!

Also, sometimes i apply one of the tanning moisturisers, like Dove or Johnsons Holiday Skin. It darkens the rest of your skin slightly and doesn't make the paleness of the rest of your skin, compared to the darkness of your under-eye area, stand out so much. Plus, those products work well and you don't end up looking like a tangoed orange.

Hope that helps.

28th August, 2008	#1 (permalink)
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El Nino Likes to post El Nino's Profile Albums El Nino's Photo Gallery Join Date: 31st July, 2008 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 141 My Mood: Rep Power: 5 Diet: Slimming World Start Date: 31/03/08	yes, I'd like to know what other people use. otherwise I amy have to start using OH's nivea for men! __________________ Target Mini Target (to lose 50lb before holiday at end of Nov) - DONE!!!! Started 31/03/08

30th August, 2008	#3 (permalink)
Frijj 2 stone gone forever!! Frijj's Profile Albums Frijj's Photo Gallery Join Date: 19th July, 2008 Location: Bognor Regis Posts: 1,408 My Mood: Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 28 Diet: Sensible eating & going to the gym! Height: 5' 3" Start Weight: 229lb Current Weight: 198lb Goal Weight: 129lb BMI Information: Current BMI: 35.1 Start BMI: 40.6 Goal BMI: 22.8 Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 31lb Weight to Lose: 69lb % Lost 13.54%	does the lack of response mean i'm the only person suffering with this? or is there just nothing i can do? that's very depressing!! __________________ ♥´¨) ¸.·♥ ´¸.·♥´¨) ¸.♥·¨)* (¸.·´ (¸ ;.♥. Jools *♥´¨) MINI GOALS In the 15's ACHIEVED 09/05/08 10lbs lost ACHIEVED 23/05/08 1 stone gone ACHIEVED 13/06/08 In the 14's (20lbs lost) ACHIEVED 01/08/08 2 stone gone ACHIEVED 14/11/08 30lbs lost ACHIEVED 28/11/08 In the 13's 40lbs lost 3 stone gone In the 12's 50lbs lost (1/2 way there! )

6th September, 2008	#4 (permalink)
MzMonday Likes to post MzMonday's Profile Albums MzMonday's Photo Gallery Join Date: 30th August, 2008 Location: Denmark Posts: 108 My Mood: Rep Power: 2 Diet: Calorie Counting	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) Week 2/Sept 15th, 2008: 205lbs (2lb lost) Mini Weight Loss Goal: 185lbs (26lbs from start weight) by Christmas

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RachelM Likes to post RachelM's Profile Albums RachelM's Photo Gallery Join Date: 7th July, 2008 Location: Liverpool Posts: 267 My Mood: Blog Entries: 2 Rep Power: 4 Diet: I am currently following my own slim fast plan	I have had them since I was a child and tried most things, tea bags on the eyes, cucumbers, more water, gels, creams but nothing has shifted them. I use concealer to hide them during the day and this works pretty well. The only thing I have found that seems to improve them is when I'm on holiday and I'm getting lots of sunshine lol, think this might just be because the rest of my face darkens in the sun so the just blend in better though haha. I read somewhere online that it can be a sign of intolerance to a type of food but I don't know how true that is. __________________ Goal Weight: 8st 7lb Week 12 = -1lb Week 13 = -2lb Week 14 = -1lb Week 15 = -1lb Week 16 = STS Week 17 = -1lb Week 18 = +2lb Week 19 = -1lb Week 20 = -0.5lb Week 21 = -2.5lb Christmas Target: 9st 12lb Week 1: -1lb (10st 7lb) Week 2: -0.5lb (10st 6.5lb) Week 3: -2.5lb (10st 4lb) Week 4: Week 5: Week 6: Week 7:

22nd September, 2008	#6 (permalink)
Aliceinwonderland Regular Member Aliceinwonderland's Profile Albums Aliceinwonderland's Photo Gallery Join Date: 19th September, 2008 Location: West Midlands Posts: 32 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 0 Diet: the alice diet of loosing weight!	well i got no miracle cure but a very good cover up is yves saint laurent touche eclait which is a rip off at 23 quid but i pay it because at 20 having panda eyes is embarassing and it feels like a bit of luxuary in the mundane! but yeah, i sympathise here - i have such pale skin and they look attrocious! __________________ Goal 1, 16 st, new glasses

26th September, 2008	#7 (permalink)
yvonne85 need to be old goofy me yvonne85's Profile Albums yvonne85's Photo Gallery Join Date: 16th May, 2008 Location: ireland Posts: 386 My Mood: Rep Power: 9 Diet: good question. None, i'd say. Surgery Date: i wish someone could surgically implant willpower. Height: 5' 0" Goal Weight: 126lb Goal Date: 12th of never at this rate. BMI Information:	Hey there, I have really dark circles under my eyes too, looks like panda eyes or that i've been on the wrong side of someones fist. Again, i've had them for as long as i can remember, and positive changes to my diet, for prolonged periods of time makes no difference. I sleep well too, so its not tiredness. I used to cover it with ordinary concealer, but i found i had to cake it on to cover it properly, which can look just as bad. A while back i discovered a great product in Superdrug called 'Cool & Calm Colour Concealor' by 'ME ME ME' cosmetic range. It's basically a little tube of lilac coloured concealor, which you apply and dab around your dark circle area. Sounds odd to put on lilac concealor but it spreads out thinly when you rub it in, and cancels out the dark circle. Then you put your ordinary make-up on over the top, and there's no need to cake it on. Dirt cheap & works wonders! Also, sometimes i apply one of the tanning moisturisers, like Dove or Johnsons Holiday Skin. It darkens the rest of your skin slightly and doesn't make the paleness of the rest of your skin, compared to the darkness of your under-eye area, stand out so much. Plus, those products work well and you don't end up looking like a tangoed orange. Hope that helps. Last edited by yvonne85 : 26th September, 2008 at 07:27 PM.

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