Under-eye camouflage
This is the number one beauty concern from women and men, who believe dark circles add age to the face as well as a look of tiredness. Selecting the right concealer is paramount. Always apply the concealer with our Camouflage Brush. It will give you the most natural coverage as well as allowing you to reach tight areas such as the inner corner of the eye. Because the area under the eye has no sebaceous glands, it is important to use a product with moisturising benefits, such as Circle\Delete Concealer, Active Light Under-eye Concealer or Enlighten Concealer.
One of the most common mistakes when choosing a concealer is to choose one that is too light. This will leave you with an unattractive ashy effect, and if there is any puffiness to the eye, it will look more pronounced.
To avoid this, test the colour of the concealer over the foundation. If it disappears, it’s the right colour. A good guideline is the colour of the concealer should be slightly lighter than the skin tone – one to two shades at most. The concealer should reach up under the lower lashes, into the corner of the eye and can be blended to the top of the cheekbone. Use a gentle pressing action with the pads of the first two fingers. Don’t overdo the blending since the result may be to rub the concealer away.
To cover under-eye circles:
Select a shade that matches the skin tone or is slightly lighter.
Pick up a small amount of product with the Camouflage Brush, and stipple it onto the skin.
Apply product to the inside corner of the eye and under the lashes and entire under-eye area. Adding a highlight with a lighter shade to the outer corner of the under-eye will add a lift to the outside corner of the eye.
A crisscross motion will ensure that the concealer covers all the skin area including indentations.
Use your ring finger to smooth and blend the edges. The warmth from your finger will melt the product into the skin and set it.
For very dark circles, you may layer concealer, powder, then concealer and powder again. Make sure they are put on in thin layers so you don’t build up too much product. Layering like this can be very effective.
To minimise puffiness under the eye:
Graduate the colour from light at the edges to darker over the puff. This will have the effect of pulling out the corners of the eye and diminishing the center of the puff.
Using the Camouflage Brush, apply a lighter concealer shade under the outer corner of the eye, ending at the pupil of the eye. Also apply the lighter concealer from the inner eye along the bridge of the nose, sweeping down under the lower edge of the puff.
Apply a darker shade concealer over the puff itself. Follow the shape of the puff, shading from the inner corner of the eye, along the under-eye and down toward the top of cheekbone, as necessary.
Gently blend the lighter and darker shades along the edges of the puff to obtain a smooth graduation of concealer.
To minimise the shadow created by the puff, use a clean eye shadow brush to apply a mineral powder that is a shade lighter than the foundation shade directly underneath the puff where the shadow occurs.
The light diffusing nature of the minerals will help to conceal the shadow