Color Correcting: Under Eye Bags

Raise your hand if you have ever been the victim to dark circles under your eyes? (Okay let’s not lie to each other here. We have all had that feeling or that look where you slept like crap and you have a big day ahead of you and looking like a train wreck isn’t an option. You will find below a really helpful tutorial for how to get rid of those under eye bags.)

Do you have just a hint of a shadow hiding under your eyes? Maybe you just didn’t get the normal amount of sleep. You should be okay with a normal concealer applied directly to the problem area. I like to put a primer on then add in my concealer (currently I am using Bare Minerals Bare Pro 16 hour full coverage concealer in the fair/light neutral color), then add my foundation and if I can still see little bags I will add a hint more concealer before I apply my bronzer. From there you can do one of two things. You can take a little highlighter and apply it under your eyes to brighten them up or you can go with what I am currently rocking. I like the Tula Rose Glow. It brightens under your eyes and adds a more dewy look to help you feel like you slept a refreshing eight hours the night before.

Okay, were looking at medium/dark bags now. We need to do a little more tlc to make it look like you slept last night. (Before we actually begin here we need to discuss skin types and colors. If you have fair/pale skin and want to correct for a blue hue then you want to use a pale pink color; if you have a medium skin tone and want to get rid of purple and blue you want to go with a peach color; if you have a darker skin tone then you want to go with an orangey/pink to get rid of dark spots; and lastly if you have tan/olive skin the magic blue, purple remover is going to be yellow for you.)

The first step in this process is for you to put your foundation on your face (this helps to not have to completely color correct your face by focusing in on the areas that need it most.) Then you will select the color recommend above and gently apply it under your eyes. I know this is going to seem off but to be absolutely honest do not use your make up brushes/beauty blender here, use your fingers. The warmth of your skin will help blend them into your skin better to make sure that you are getting the best results here.

Now to really get that I slept perfectly last night and have had my coffee I own this look I would add a highlighter right under my eyes to really let the color brighten up my look. (Or if you want I also recommend the Tula Rose Glow still.)

Alright guys now that you have heard my tips on how to make it look like I’ve actually slept a solid eight hours and can take over the world when in reality I slept four hours, no coffee and need a nap look go on and conquer the world!