This, I have found, is the most effective treatment for getting rid of eye bags straight away. While prevention is, of course, key, when you wake up with particularly prominent bags and puffiness, a cooling massage is the quickest and easiest way to reinvigorate eyes. “A gentle eye massage a few times a week will increase lymphatic circulation. This helps to reduce dark circles and minimise puffiness,” says Hamilton.
The key is to ensure you’re not “dragging” skin. Because the skin around the eyes is so thin, it isn’t as elastic as other areas, meaning any sort of dragging can end up causing more harm than good. Ensure you apply a layer of eye cream first, then take a few minutes to tap the formula into the skin around the orbital bone.
Personally, I love to incorporate some cryo into this by using cold massaging tools. Rather than dragging the tools across my eyes, I like to apply my treatment and hold my cold cryo tools over my under-eye bags. The intensely cold sensation of the tools helps to divert blood flow from the area, taking down puffiness and reducing the appearance of dark circles in a matter of minutes.
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If we’re being honest, your odds of discovering an eye cream that can conquer every concern on your list is low, especially if it pertains to dark circles. The reasoning behind their appearance is often genetic, which makes brightening them all the more difficult. But by some force of magic, the internet has uncovered a treatment that just may be able to help—big time.
Dermelect’s Revitalite Professional Eyelid & Dark Circle Corrector is one of the brand’s highest-rated products (over 3,200 people left it five-stars) because the multipurpose treatment acts incredibly fast on darkness, eye bags, droopy eyelids, and discoloration, to name a few. As we covered before, many products out there will claim to help with a variety of issues at once, but few deliver; according to reviewers, this is one that actually follows through on its promises.
The formula relies on multi-peptides and tightening agents to correct all the “tell-tale signs of eye aging.” It firms drooping skin on and around the eyelids while light-diffusing pigments provide an instant wide-awake look, especially with the help of the cool tip applicator which increases circulation across the delicate area.
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Dermelect Revitalite Professional
“There were two things making me skeptical,” shared one reviewer. “1). I was born with my dark circles 2). I’ve tried dozens of creams before. But Revitalite took care of them like it was nothing. I started noticing results in like three weeks! I definitely recommend this to friends and family!”
The cream’s bandwagon of fans have reported major differences on pesky dark circles and attribute their decreased eye puffiness to the formula’s cooling effect and metal tip applicator. Several have visibly noticed its benefits peek through within a matter of days or weeks, which they’ve never experienced from other treatments out there before.
“I’m a skincare nut and have been for many years,” said another person who saw “unbelievable results” from use. “I doubted that it would help under my eyes (puffy and dark circles and on my eyelids.) It actually works. I’m very impressed with it and will buy it again as soon as this one is used up.”
Dermelect’s Revitalite Professional is available for 15 percent off through November 10. Simply use code JOY15 at checkout to unlock this limited-time discount (which spans across the entire site.)
“When I’m shopping for a concealer, I’m always looking for something lightweight, buildable, and hydrating! There is nothing that I hate more than a concealer that becomes cake-y and flakey by the end of the day,” shares freelance makeup artist and Kite Beauty representative, Morgan Leigh. “My favorite go to is Kite Beauty because their ingredients are beyond hydrating and buildable which is key! The packaging is also made for the on-the-go girls so it’s always easy to touch up or build coverage for a day to night look!” When applying concealer, Leigh likes to begin with an very moisturized canvas to ensure easy application of the concealer product.
For skin prep, Leigh’s go-to product is Merit’s Instant Glow Serum which uses skin-loving ingredients like niacinamide and hyaluronic acid to quickly hydrate and visibly plump the skin; lending to a visibly brighter and smoother palette to start with. She then follows the serum with a moisturizer for easy concealer application that also remains glowy. After your skin is moisturized, Leigh recommends using a damp beauty blender for flawless application and the ability to build up your concealer’s coverage.
If you haven’t found your holy-grail concealer just yet and are still looking for a versatile lightweight formula, don’t worry! I’ve scoured the internet for some of the best ones out there. Below, you’ll fine a variety of concealers offering endless shade ranges, formulations depending on specific skin types, and different types of coverage.
And while I hate for my foundation (when I opt for it) to be heavy-duty or full-coverage, I firmly believe that all good concealers should be exactly that. I want my concealer to hide whatever I want it to hide, but I also like it to have a skin-like finish, avoid creasing and be easy to apply. That’s not so much to ask, is it?
Turns out it really is. In fact, I’ve tried every concealer that has ever come my way as a beauty editor (of which there have been hundreds), and I can safely say there are only 11 full-coverage concealer formulas that I feel confident enough to recommend to those with intense dark circles and uneven skin tone like myself. So to prove to you just how good these concealers are, I’ve snapped myself in every single one—no primer, no foundation, no other base products at all in fact, just concealer. Keep scrolling to discover the 11 best full-coverage concealers I’ve ever used.
