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Help soften my creased eyes

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creasie · 27/06/2020 12:06

Maybe it's just how my eyes are and there's nothing I can do, but any tips/products/advice?

I'm 28, I have always had small, quite Hooded eyes, but now the creases and lines underneath are really bothering me. I very rarely wear makeup (in these photos I am, a Mac concealer underneath and eye makeup)
I use eye cream twice a day, (nip and fab and a roc one - both for fine lines) and a night cream and daily moisturiser and SPF50

Is there anything that can help? They're not as bad without makeup on, but still there plus the big, unconcealed, visible purple circles underneath might be detracting 😂

I have a wedding next year, and I'm really conscious about smiling in the photos because of this.

Help soften my creased eyes
Help soften my creased eyes
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Laburnam · 27/06/2020 12:17

You have beautiful eyes

Fluffycloudland77 · 27/06/2020 12:24

Tiny amount of 0.2% retinol from the ordinary. Ive never used a moisturising eye cream as I think they give you bags.

I just use my normal sunblock on the area daily for 21years, I’ve got an age spot under my rt eye from driving round 19-22 so god knows what I’d look like now if I hadn’t used sunblock.

creasie · 27/06/2020 19:53

Thank you
I've got some granactive retinoid 2% (?) and hyaluronic acid that I could give ago. I avoided my eye area with it previously.

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Fluffycloudland77 · 27/06/2020 20:21

I use all my products up to my under eye, eye lids are a bit more sensitive but under eye is ok.

You literally need the smallest dab for that area patted on.

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