Topic of the week!!
Many of you have been having issues with under eye circles lately and have been messaging me on advice to 'Banish' these evil things.
What better way than to write a blog post, covering everything you need to know from health changes, skincare solving to makeup applications.
Firstly this may be something newly recent that has appeared around the eyes - this may be due to a season change and with the clocks changing last month we have to adapt our body and skin to this change.
We may be waking up earlier due to the lovely bright mornings, or going to bed later just because it feels earlier that what it actually is.
I for one am doing both of these this month, and not purposely.
My body is just waking me up at early hours in the morning, and if your like me, once your up your up.
Luckily I am a great morning person and love an early start to motivate me for the day.
But this does have a knock on effect on our immune system, body and mind when it comes to a burn out.
This of course can relate to dark under eyes, as many people get this issue through lack of sleep.
Due to this issue, lack of sleep causes dehydration around the eyes which then results in your blood vessels appearing more prominent under the eyes.
You answer would be a lifestyle change…
On the other hand this can also be genetic in your family. This comes down to hypo-pigmentation that can actually be a permanent thing which makes this harder for you to change your lifestyle for.
Your answer would now be makeup…
Another problem could be allergy effected individuals such as hay fever season or eczema, that actually causes these people to itch and rub the eyes, which also inflames the eye area to bring blood vessels higher to the surface too.
Health & Wellness-
Sleep
This is the most common factor of dark circles.
Lack of sleep can quickly cause shadows under the eyes due to the arising of blood vessels as just explained.
We should ALL get at last 8 hours per night to have a normal skin function when it comes to our sleep.
Try tracking your sleep on watches/apps.
Diet
An overall thank you to a good, healthy, balanced diet.
Don't deprive yourself on cravings or things you fancy, the 80/20 rule is perfect.
Also only cut food groups out if you really do have an underlying issue, its not worth taking foods out just because of the latest health trend, try and test new ingredients and see how you feel - you will then know what to feed your body as we are all different.
Just up your vegetables and water intake to see more benefits on the top layer of our skin.
Vitamins
Vitamin K is what we should be increasing our intake on, whether we choose to do it 'natural' food intakes or vitamin supplements.
Foods such as Kale, Broccoli, Brussels and Spinach (green leafy vegetables) have the highest form of vitamin K and are very easy to add to our diets.
Also for supplements another main form that you should raise higher would be 'Iron' Tablets.
A lack of Iron can leave the skin looking dull, drawn down and of course dark circles. Iron is all down to our blood so be sure than you are looking after your inside and not just your appearance.
Home Remedies
Weve all seen the home-made face masks, so of course there are home-made remedies we can all pamper oursleves with.
I love myself a natural solution, so why not give our cupboard staples a go…
Ones such as;
Cucumber patches
Almond Oil (overnight)
Raw Potato
Rose Water
Tomato
Tea Bags
Skincare Solving
UV Protection
Protecting your skin from UV rays is already high up in our daily skincare routine, to prevent our skin from getting damaged through every day life.
This is also important when it comes to our under eyes - UV rays causes melanin pigmentation to rise to the top layer of our skin which of course is the tanning element, although this will cause a shadowing under our eyes if we do not protect.
Either start spreading your suncream under the eyes, or keeping those sunglasses on hand.
Cleansers
Anything that may reach around the eyes could be causing dark circles, be sure to avoid the eye area when it comes to cleansing the skin or switch your cleansers for a more sensitive solution so that we do not irritate the eye area.
Skincare ingredients
Vitamin C is your best friend!
Vitamin C is a brightening agent and helps our skin appear more radiant, bright and glowing - this may be your secret to diminishing those dark circles.
Add this ingredient to your under eye creams and serums for a helping boost.
Product Overuse!
A major key to this issue could all just be down to OVERUSE of skincare products around the eyes.
Our skin around the eyes are the most sensitive and thinnest area on your face.
We should all be extra careful on the area - so do not be applying more than 1 product (morning and night) It will result in a product build up and cause dark circle shadows to arise.
Try and avoid your whole eye area, from the brows to the cheekbones when applying/using your normal skincare products then apply your eye cream/serum on that area only.
Makeup
Eye Brighteners
Brightening the under eye is an instant pick me up when it comes to your appearance.
Having that radiant look instantly makes you skin look refreshed, awake and healthy.
You can use eye brighteners in a cream form under the eyes, or products such as;
YSL Touche Eclat
Guerlain Precious Light (This product contains a treatment serum - the perfect 2in1)
Charlotte Tilbury Mini Miracle Eye Wand
Colour Correctors
The secret of dequising those dark circle. The trick is to use opposite colours under the eyes to contrast with the original dark tone and flip the look over - the secret shade to use is Yellow or Orange colour correctors
If you have blue toned dark circles your go to shade is yellow
If you have more brown circles your go to shade is Orange/Peach toned.
You need to be using the 'opposite' colours.
This product is applied BEFORE your concealer
I love;
Bobbi Brown Colour Correctors
Smashbox Corrector Sticks
Urban Decay Naked Skin Corrector
Under Eye Concealer
Now the cherry on top is of course the finishing of under eye concealer.
This needs to be a creamy formula when using under the eye so that it does not remove your under layers.
But beware not to make your under eyes look caked! A little goes a long way.
My favourite trick is your fingers. Patting your fingers to set and blend the product works best, just because the warmth of our skin helps soften the product and give a more flawless, even finish.
I love;
Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer
Maybeline FIT ME Concealer
NYX HD Studio Concealer
Dior Star Concealer
This post is not a one answer to each of our dark circles, this is a test and trial process on figuring out what is causing your dark circles and what products/textures work best with correcting the issue.
I hope this has opened your eyes in mixing up a new routine for helping your under eye circles.
Their may not always be a solution, its a process that takes time.
Do you have a dark circle trick?
What change are you going to consider first?
Love Sophie xx
Many of you have been having issues with under eye circles lately and have been messaging me on advice to 'Banish' these evil things.
What better way than to write a blog post, covering everything you need to know from health changes, skincare solving to makeup applications.
Firstly this may be something newly recent that has appeared around the eyes - this may be due to a season change and with the clocks changing last month we have to adapt our body and skin to this change.
We may be waking up earlier due to the lovely bright mornings, or going to bed later just because it feels earlier that what it actually is.
I for one am doing both of these this month, and not purposely.
My body is just waking me up at early hours in the morning, and if your like me, once your up your up.
Luckily I am a great morning person and love an early start to motivate me for the day.
But this does have a knock on effect on our immune system, body and mind when it comes to a burn out.
This of course can relate to dark under eyes, as many people get this issue through lack of sleep.
Due to this issue, lack of sleep causes dehydration around the eyes which then results in your blood vessels appearing more prominent under the eyes.
You answer would be a lifestyle change…
On the other hand this can also be genetic in your family. This comes down to hypo-pigmentation that can actually be a permanent thing which makes this harder for you to change your lifestyle for.
Your answer would now be makeup…
Another problem could be allergy effected individuals such as hay fever season or eczema, that actually causes these people to itch and rub the eyes, which also inflames the eye area to bring blood vessels higher to the surface too.
Health & Wellness-
This is the most common factor of dark circles.
Lack of sleep can quickly cause shadows under the eyes due to the arising of blood vessels as just explained.
We should ALL get at last 8 hours per night to have a normal skin function when it comes to our sleep.
Try tracking your sleep on watches/apps.
Diet
An overall thank you to a good, healthy, balanced diet.
Don't deprive yourself on cravings or things you fancy, the 80/20 rule is perfect.
Also only cut food groups out if you really do have an underlying issue, its not worth taking foods out just because of the latest health trend, try and test new ingredients and see how you feel - you will then know what to feed your body as we are all different.
Just up your vegetables and water intake to see more benefits on the top layer of our skin.
Vitamins
Vitamin K is what we should be increasing our intake on, whether we choose to do it 'natural' food intakes or vitamin supplements.
Foods such as Kale, Broccoli, Brussels and Spinach (green leafy vegetables) have the highest form of vitamin K and are very easy to add to our diets.
Also for supplements another main form that you should raise higher would be 'Iron' Tablets.
A lack of Iron can leave the skin looking dull, drawn down and of course dark circles. Iron is all down to our blood so be sure than you are looking after your inside and not just your appearance.
Home Remedies
Weve all seen the home-made face masks, so of course there are home-made remedies we can all pamper oursleves with.
I love myself a natural solution, so why not give our cupboard staples a go…
Ones such as;
Cucumber patches
Almond Oil (overnight)
Raw Potato
Rose Water
Tomato
Tea Bags
Skincare Solving
Protecting your skin from UV rays is already high up in our daily skincare routine, to prevent our skin from getting damaged through every day life.
This is also important when it comes to our under eyes - UV rays causes melanin pigmentation to rise to the top layer of our skin which of course is the tanning element, although this will cause a shadowing under our eyes if we do not protect.
Either start spreading your suncream under the eyes, or keeping those sunglasses on hand.
Cleansers
Anything that may reach around the eyes could be causing dark circles, be sure to avoid the eye area when it comes to cleansing the skin or switch your cleansers for a more sensitive solution so that we do not irritate the eye area.
Skincare ingredients
Vitamin C is your best friend!
Vitamin C is a brightening agent and helps our skin appear more radiant, bright and glowing - this may be your secret to diminishing those dark circles.
Add this ingredient to your under eye creams and serums for a helping boost.
Product Overuse!
A major key to this issue could all just be down to OVERUSE of skincare products around the eyes.
Our skin around the eyes are the most sensitive and thinnest area on your face.
We should all be extra careful on the area - so do not be applying more than 1 product (morning and night) It will result in a product build up and cause dark circle shadows to arise.
Try and avoid your whole eye area, from the brows to the cheekbones when applying/using your normal skincare products then apply your eye cream/serum on that area only.
Makeup
Brightening the under eye is an instant pick me up when it comes to your appearance.
Having that radiant look instantly makes you skin look refreshed, awake and healthy.
You can use eye brighteners in a cream form under the eyes, or products such as;
YSL Touche Eclat
Guerlain Precious Light (This product contains a treatment serum - the perfect 2in1)
Charlotte Tilbury Mini Miracle Eye Wand
Colour Correctors
The secret of dequising those dark circle. The trick is to use opposite colours under the eyes to contrast with the original dark tone and flip the look over - the secret shade to use is Yellow or Orange colour correctors
If you have blue toned dark circles your go to shade is yellow
If you have more brown circles your go to shade is Orange/Peach toned.
You need to be using the 'opposite' colours.
This product is applied BEFORE your concealer
I love;
Bobbi Brown Colour Correctors
Smashbox Corrector Sticks
Urban Decay Naked Skin Corrector
Under Eye Concealer
Now the cherry on top is of course the finishing of under eye concealer.
This needs to be a creamy formula when using under the eye so that it does not remove your under layers.
But beware not to make your under eyes look caked! A little goes a long way.
My favourite trick is your fingers. Patting your fingers to set and blend the product works best, just because the warmth of our skin helps soften the product and give a more flawless, even finish.
I love;
Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer
Maybeline FIT ME Concealer
NYX HD Studio Concealer
Dior Star Concealer
This post is not a one answer to each of our dark circles, this is a test and trial process on figuring out what is causing your dark circles and what products/textures work best with correcting the issue.
I hope this has opened your eyes in mixing up a new routine for helping your under eye circles.
Their may not always be a solution, its a process that takes time.
Do you have a dark circle trick?
What change are you going to consider first?
Love Sophie xx
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