This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Stony Brook chapter.
“Every night I get at least eight hours of sleep” said no college student ever! Okay, maybe some people do but most are not as lucky. With all the studying, papers, projects, and socializing that we have to do, an adequate amount of sleep per night is not always possible. Unfortunately, when we don’t get enough sleep at night, out under eyes show it. Our dark circles get darker and our eyes get puffier.
Fortunately, there is a way to hide this with just four easy steps. Your eyes will look like you got eight hours of sleep when, in reality, you’re lucky to have even gotten four.
Step One: Treat
Apply a de-puffing eye cream to your eyes to instantly reduce puffiness. If possible, keep your eye cream in the refrigerator. The cold gets rid of even more puffiness!
Suggested Products: Origins GinZing Refreshing Eye Cream and Clinique Pep-Start Eye Cream
Step Two: Correct
Use salmon or peach color correctors to cancel out the under eyes’ dark tones.
Suggested Products: Tarte Colored Clay CC Undereye Corrector and First Aid Beauty Eye Duty Triple Remedy
Step Three: Conceal
Use a concealer that matches your skin tone or is one shade lighter than your skin tone to further hide the dark circles.
Suggested Products: Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer, Urban Decay Naked Skin Weightless Complete Coverage Concealer, and Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circle Treatment Concealer
Quick Tip: If your dark circles are not too bad, you can combine steps two and three by using a concealer with peachy undertones.
Step Four: Brighten
Finish off the look by setting your concealer with a brightening powder. This will keep the concealer on all day and the brightening effect will make you look even more awake.
Suggested Product: Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder