Please help me sort my dark shadows and under eyes!

[Whatnamesareleft]

So naturally I have dark circles. The added trouble is when I put concealer on (doesn’t matter what brand) it goes on looking like I have dry skin but when I have no make up it doesn’t look dry and doesn’t feel dry when I have no make up on?

My skin is very sensitive around my eyes so have to be careful what I use around them. I am prone to eczema but don’t have any at all a present.

I use Mac Pro longwear concealer at the moment and the foundation.

I have dreadful dark circles and have recently discovered pale pink colour corrector - this lightens the dark areas so much that I no longer need concealer. Once the corrector is applied, it’s invisible, no dryness or caking.

Another vote for corrector, i use a pale peach as very light skintone. The formula is a bit more oily than concealer so i think it sits better. I use the rimmel one

I don’t know if it’s one you’ve tried but I find nars concealer very good

I have tried corrector and it still is patchy?

Can/do you moisturise around your eyes before applying concealer? I use eye cream as a concealer base, and usually find it goes on smoothly. Eucerin eye creams are quite good.

@Coffeepot72 which corrector do you use? My DH told me I looked like a zombie last night. He wasn't wrong, I have sinus issues and they are bad at the mo. It has a knock on effect on my eye circles.

I use a revlon eye primer/colour corrector. It's light pink and does the trick. It doesn't look dry. I put it on after my moisturiser and before my foundation. Usually, I only need a tiny bit of concealer if I use it.

I have found something that works for me recently. It's a yellow colour corrector from Nip Fab. It took ages for me to try it, as I thought the yellow would be way too bright but it properly calms down the dark circles, and I pop a little concealer over the top (maybelline instant anti age eraser) .and I'm done

@Melange99 Boots Sleek Corrector in pale pink is very good and it’s only £6.99, but the best I’ve tried so far is Chanel Correcteur in Rose (this has more staying power). I’ve also had another go with YSL Touché Eclat, using it to brighten the whole under eye area, and that’s quite good too.

Once you brighten your entire under eye area, your whole face looks better, I wish I’d realised this before!

@Moomoolandmoomooland could you post a link to the Revlon product you recommended?

Yeah I do use eye cream twice a day. Doesn’t matter what I use. I now use I think one of the la Roche ones as it doesn’t aggravate my eczema?

I've also got very dark circles.
I've just bought the Revolution
Corrector in peach. I use it over moisturiser and then apply my foundation.
It works quite well.
Don't think I'll ever be able to completely disguise my dark circles,

@Drawmelikeoneofyourfrenchgirls

I don’t know if it’s one you’ve tried but I find nars concealer very good

I've heard this many times, but never see it in the shops. I could look online, but then how would I find my shade? (shops are open where I am)

I have permanent dark circles and NOTHING works. I'm ready to try tear trough fillers, just need to take the plunge. I'm living abroad and don't know how to check out the practician.

Get tear trough fillers. The only thing that worked for mine.

The fillers won’t stop the concealer going on patchy though?

I have dark circles and recommend MAC concealer and foundation powder. It completely disguises them.

@Faith50 that’s exactly what I already use. Yes so much better than without but it dries patchy

@Bananaman123 any chance you could show me a picture/link to the one you use? Maybe I need something oilier?? Will also have a look at a couple of these others.

My most natural looking concealer is Glossier's Stretch Concealer but it's not full coverage so may not be any good for very dark circles.

I can confirm that the Glossier concealer is indeed too sheer for dark circles. I have both. 🐼

@Whatnamesareleft

The fillers won’t stop the concealer going on patchy though?

I'm presuming you'd have less need for concealer once you have filler.

Ok.

I have even tried using vitamin e skin oil. I am currently covered in it round my eyeshadow doesn’t make my eyes sting and is good on my hair as well as dry hands but even that doesn’t change my under eyes?

Has anyone tried the new ysl touch eclait? Says it’s more of a concealer with benefits of the original lightening? I loved it in the old days when I was young but crap for my bags as I got older so haven’t used it for years...

The original touché eclat is actually rather good (I thought I’d give this a try before I tried the concealer version) it brightens my under eye area to the point that concealer isn’t required. And there’s no caking.

@Coffeepot72

The original touché eclat is actually rather good (I thought I’d give this a try before I tried the concealer version) it brightens my under eye area to the point that concealer isn’t required. And there’s no caking.

It's of no use for anyone with proper dark circles though.

Facial fake tan drops is the only thing I've ever found that helps. Makes the contrast between dark circles and a pale face less obvious. Then makeup, whether foundation or concealer helps only a tiny bit.