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Title: Tired, puffy eyes!
Post by: u3759 on August 19, 2010, 06:33:55 am

No matter how much sleep you get, how awake you feel, everyone experiences tired eyes and dark circles during a long con. Here are some makeup tips and home remedies to help you out~

If you have anything, please reply and I'll add it to the first post~

For tired eyes:
- Put a cold wet cloth over your eyes every time your eyes start feeling drowsy. (though kind of impossible with makeup)
- Try a series of eye exercises to wake yourself up.

For dark circles:
- Cover with concealer! I prefer boi-ing concealer by benefit. It's $18 for a pot, but worth every penny! Best concealer out there.
- Try using a white pearly eyeshadow/eyeliner on your waterline and tearducts. This will bring in more light to the eyes, making them appear brighter and more awake.
- Apply a white shadow to the lower lids, with a dark eyeshadow (brown, purple, or blue; black will look too overwhelming) for the crease.

For puffy eyes:
- Try to get a concealer with caffeine as an ingredient. Caffeine treats puffy eyes. I prefer e.l.f.'s Undereye Concealer.
- Cold cucumber slices over your eyes. Make sure they are cold.
- "For puffy eyes, instead of cucumbers, I like using chilled caffeinated tea bags (green tea works well)."

For red eyes:
- Rhoto V Eyedrops to clear redness. Not made for constant use, so only use it if you absolutely need it! Use 15 minutes before wearing contacts.

Title: Re: Tired, puffy eyes!
Post by: AsdfAnimeProductionbackup on August 20, 2010, 09:57:10 pm

Thank you! Where could I buy the dark circle remover? :D

Title: Re: Tired, puffy eyes!
Post by: xSmallBombsx on August 20, 2010, 10:35:15 pm

For puffy eyes, instead of cucumbers, I like using chilled caffeinated tea bags (green tea works well). I dunno if anyone else has had much success with this method, but it works pretty well for me.

Title: Re: Tired, puffy eyes!
Post by: reppy on August 20, 2010, 11:30:58 pm

I have like perma dark circles.  They're not TERRIBLY visible, but they're there. ALWAYS D:

Title: Re: Tired, puffy eyes!
Post by: Kurohime on August 22, 2010, 07:57:00 pm

None of the concealers I have tried have worked- they don't go on smooth and the effect is worse than no makeup at all.  I don't know if I just have exceptionally smooth skin there or if I need to buy a very expensive product (which I won't do unless I can get just the right color).  Light eyeshadow almost works, but it's too shimmery and the powder leaves cracks where the dark shows through.  

So I just live with them.  And when short on sleep, I have dark circles AND tired circles!