Concealer for dark undereye circles - Page 10

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I use a number of concealers. My favorite has to be my Ben Nye Conceal-All Wheel(my color is NK-1). Im Latina and have crazy dark circles. I have tried all MAC concealers and was not impressed. I like Benefit's erase paste as well.

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I LOVE the Cle de Peau.. I use it in Beige. The Honey color is great for those really dark /greenish/purple undereye circles. The texture is Magnificent and the color spread is amazing. They are expensive, but well worth the price for the coverage and color.

I also have Bobbi Brown's -- palettes and individuals, but some of the concealers and correctors (especially for older clients) are a bit too dry. MAC concealers are way too harsh for older clients.

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For those in the UK, I found Space NK's own brand stick concealer did a good job on the very dark circles on my pale sallow skin, but as I've got older it's a bit too thick now

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Try the Tricia Sawyer one or Eve Pearl, they both are AMAZING!!!!!!!

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I don't usually have under eye circles, but I did have a BLACK EYE for about 2 weeks. Since I work at Sephora I have to look polished and perfect all the time so I was afraid I wouldn't find anything to cover my massive shiner, but the Kat Von D tattoo concealer worked like a charm. I also used a powder by Benefit over top the concealer, I think it's called Bluff dust.
When I used the concealer I would pat, not rub, then pat on the bluff dust and nobody noticed I had a black eye until I mentioned it. I sold so many Kat Von D concealers during those 2 weeks. haha.

I hate to show my ugliness, especially without make up, but just so you can see the difference those products made.........




Those pictures were taken the same day. You can still see a little bit of my black eye after I was made up, but considering the before picture I'd say that's a pretty damn good cover up!

My bruise has since gone away, I just hope my broken cheekbone heals quick too.

But YAY for tattoo concealer!! haha

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TwiggyPop: dang! I cannot stop staring at those 2 pictures. I have to check this concealer out! whats the bluff dust for? just setting it?

BTW, your eyebrows are perfection! what do you use?? lol

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I just used the bluff dust because it was yellow and I needed the yellow to cancel out the purple.

Thanks! For my brows I just use a cheap pencil from Sally Beauty Supply called Femme Couture. I sometimes have to put a little red lipliner over top of it though because I can't find any color that suits me yet. haha

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I've been reaching for Laura Mercier's Secret Concealer in #2 for my undereye circles. I got a sample of it from Sephora and have been using it more than my studio finish concealer. I think it's the creamier consistency or something.

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I use Select Cover, and if you find the coloring isn't exact, there are Select Covers in peach- I will usually blend half and half.

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I recently picked up a BB Concealer Palette at the CCO just outside of Vegas... and I am in love. It has a correcter, under eye concealer, ..normal concealer, and setting powder... all in the same compact?! Loooooove love love it.

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Cover Fx is more opaque than anything else I tried, but it's still not enough coverage for me. I apply Cover Fx over a layer of MUFE Full Coverage and set it with my homemade mineral concealer powder. If you can find a good opaque powder it really make a huge difference. Maybe a powder foundation, with full coverage.

Don't forget your eyecream because the powder can accentuate fine lines, but I still prefer tiny lines than dark circles.

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Tryed everything love the mufe full coverage im getting older so i noticed all my mac ones setting in my fines lines no matter what. But mufe is perfect love it!

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MUFE is great, BB, LM and so is Prescriptives (the one in the tube which is waterproof - forgot name!), and so is Lancome's (the Effacernes which was waterproof is discontinued too)

MAC is way too drying for me and for many older clients.

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Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-In Place Concealer (spf 10) is my favorite concealer.

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I have the worst under eye circles and use Boing by Benefit, it rocks. I have tried everything else and this makes me look bright and awake. I also use it for a eye base, FABULOUS

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I agree. Boing is the absolute best. It sets perfectly and you can build layers without it looking cakey. Perfect.

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I have been using Bobbi Brown's concealer and corrector for the past 2 weeks since I bought them, and they work amazingly well. Very richly pigmented and intense, but creamy and very easy to blend.

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I have to also chime in on the CDP concealer. So wickedly expensive, but so so good. A little goes a long way and the texture really is divine.

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I really like the Make Up For Ever Full Cover Concealer. The tube says it's waterproof & oil free (which are always great!). I do have to put powder over it to make sure it stays all day, but it stays a lot longer than any other concealer I've used

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I have major difficulty covering up my undereye circles, all I can do mostly is lessen them.. no matter how little or much I sleep they're always there, bluely and dull-ly shining out at me lol. They photograph okay but IRL you can see them really well. I've tried using colour correcting concealer to no avail..

The main problem is though that the circles are kind of 'sunk' into my eyes, so when I cover them you can still see the lines.. in my FOTD's you can see it ;/ any advice?

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Ok - i may be way off, but I've seen glasses cause uneven pigmentation - not the dark blue or purple folks are describing in the rest of this thread - just darker as if concentrating the melatonin production in the area where the sun falls on your skin through the lenses. You might try wearing a stronger sunscreen - i'm a big fan of mac p&p spf50 & I wear it on my entire face with a less expensive brand on my throat where I'm not applying foundation on top. Maybe you could try that just under the eye & your regular primer &/or makeup on the rest of your face. Just a thought. I've found even drugstore foundations wear beautifully stippled over this. Liquid concealers too, so you could actually try both.

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i went to body shop and tried the pencil concealer ... it loked great and natural ... but i only tried it at the shop
i want to go and buy it tho

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i need to try this!!

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As a fellow pale girl, I totally know where you're coming from. Regardless of my sleep schedule, I have thin pale skin so the blue veins beneath it are always visible and my deep set eyes just emphasis the problem.

I've always felt it to be one of my least attractive features and I havent found the best way to deal with it yet but my routine right now is doing a pretty good job of concealing. Here's what I do:

-After priming my face, I apply a very small amount of salmon concealor, patting it on. The one I'm using is from Lise Watier but I'll be picking up the MUFE concealor palette soon since this one's running out.

-I apply my foundation, focusing on any blemishes and my undereye circles.

-I do my eye make-up and brush away and fall-out.

-I use a thin layer of benefit erase paste which is super creamy and easy to pat on. I really press it into the skin which helps avoid creasing and I apply it slightly below where the bags end. Erase paste has a slightly pinkish tint to it, but this works beautifully to brighten the area and totally take away from the sunken appperance. Even if the color looks a little off to you, wait 'til you finish your whole face

-Apply transparent finishing powder lightly.


This is working really great for me right now but another thing that helps is to just really define the brows and cheekbones. Instead of applying blush to the apples of your cheek, use it as more of a contour or just apply some highlighter to the top of your cheekbones. I find that the more I define these two areas, the less I notice my undereye circles. I hope this helps and if anybody else has any other tips for sunken eyes, please share!!

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I'm not an expert at covering my circles, but I'm trying to get there! My problem is that my eyes are SO large, that no matter what I do, I have the "look" of circles underneath them. Sometimes, not even dark bags, but because of the bulge-shape of my lower lid covering the lower part of my eye, it creates the LOOK of under eye bags and circle... if that makes sense!

I use Make Up For Ever's 5 Camouflage Concealer Cream Palette in No.1 - the minty green color is amazing at covering over irritated acne redness, and the peachy-orange color has done a remarkable job at concealing the dark circles under my eyes. On top of the orange, I'll either use the olive-flesh tone color in the palette, which blends with my SFF NC25 skin tone perfectly, or use Covergirl's Mineral Power concealer. The Covergirl concealer dries REALLY well, and I don't even have to set it with powder because it holds so well.

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I need help
I'm NC25 and Studio Finish concealer and Dermablend concealers wont even cover the dark circles on the inner corners of my eyes.
What product do you suggest?
I want to try a Bobbi Brown corrector but I'm not sure if I should.

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After going through all 12 pages of this thread (yes I did!! LOL) I got some super tips on concealers. I would definately try the bobbi brown. I bought dermablend and it looked horrible on me, without the setting powder it wouldn't stay on but with the powder it looks cakey as.

I currently use MAC NW25 studio finish concealer and like others have said it sets in fine lines Regardless of the fact that I use primer. I now want to try BB, Mufe and YSL based on what people have raved about in this thread.

I also find that the mac concealer doesn't last all day. Maybe I should try setting it and see if it cakes too. But its better than anything else I have tried so far. I am using revlon foundation, will buy SFF as soon as it runs out.

I have very dark under eyes with pale skin. The result of being white australian with the tiniest bit of aboriginality in my blood - under eyes is the only place it shows up!

I also use yellow colour corrector beforehand. Currently I have marykay because I bought it ages ago and is still got lots left. It works pretty good.

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I've only used MAC's select moisture cover but that wears off so fast!

Also YSL's touche eclat, which is really good when my circles aren't so bad, but some days i feel i need a little more coverage.

Has anyone tried YSL's anti-cernes concealer:
YSL Anti-cernes Multi-action Concealer By Yves Saint Laurent Beauty

It felt really nice and creamy when i swatched it, but was hoping for some reviews?

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I use Lily Lolo's peep-o concealer.

You can get a 49p sample of it from Lily♥Lolo♥Mineral♥Cosmetics

and it lasts forever (I am still working from my sample, I have had it for a couple of months and its still pretty much full.)

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For years I have been trying to find a product that would cover up my dark undereye circles and the one that's been working really well for me (that I found recently!) is Benefit's Boi-ing.