which is better for under eye bags concealer or illuminator?

Question

and can anyone recommend any good ones other than ysl?

Answer 1

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I more frequently use complete coverage foundation then layer on the powder, rather than using concealer for my clients. As concealers tend to get cakey and can make the under eyes apear worst than better. But if you decide to use foundation, concealer or illuminator blending is the key. Your fingers are better for appling.

Getting enough sleep is not always viable so, you can either put a spoon in the freezer for a few minutes then use as a compress for the under eyes, or pat a bit of preparation H on, or place your used tea bags (with caffiene) in the freezer for a few minutes then place them over eyes before applying makeup.

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Answer 2

Benefit's industiral concealer in 01 (boing) is excellent, especially if you use it with their anti dark circle cream and depuffer first - then followed by ysl's touche eclat as an illuminator. I have very dark bags under my furry eyes and these really do the trick. Space \NK's concealer isn't too bad either.

Answer 3

Prevention is better than cure: you need some early nights babe! Get drinking plenty of water to rectify that problem. Eyes suffer like the rest of your body: - poor diet, not enough sleep and not drinking enough fluids. It may seem old fashioned but chilling out on your own can help.. put some sliced cucumber onto your (two onto each lid) eyelids for a few mins everyday. if you have more time, treat yourself to a face pack and then put the cucumber on. Relax with some lovely music and candles! Drink some herbal tea and unwind. Ciao xx

Answer 4

A make up artist told me that a good concealer was better than anything else inlcluding illuminators such as touche eclat. The best i have found is the Bobbi Brown corrector. It is amazing.

Answer 5

#1: get Sudden Change undereye Serum...it gets rid of bags immediately!!

#2: buy Quo's 4 pallet concealer in green, yellow, orange and pink... use the yellow to get rid of darkness under your eyes and the green if there is redness.

#3: apply a foundation overtop once you've concealed imperfections

#4 : finish with a loose powder..

no one will ever know you have bags under your eyes...

Answer 6

lemon aid by benefit its a yellow based colour corector that works wonders on eyebags and dark or red toned eyelids. Dab all around the eye area and use your ordinary foundation ontop. Always make sure that when you do put the foundation over the lemon aid that you dab it around the eye area and blend outwards from there otherwise you may rub it away if you rub it in as we do around the ret of the face.

Answer 7

BeneFit Lyin' Eyes is a great under-eye concealer, but you shouldn't rely on that alone - get a great night's sleep as much as possible. And drink a lot of water.

Answer 8

I went into boots and asked the clinique assistant. It all depends on your skin and the colour. You always need a darker concealer then you think as paler ones make you look ashy. Go in to any make up counter they will be happy to help find the right one for you.

Answer 9

A little bit of conceler is best( you don't want to put to much on and look like a racoon) than wear a light color eyeshadow that opens up your eyes and brings the attention there. than add 2 layers of mascara.

if your eyes are green go with a light yellow gold or orange
blue eyes look good with pinks and mauvs
brown eyes look good with blues and litle greens
or just try yout own concotion of colors I have green eyes and find that yellow and blue work wonders!!!!

Answer 10

I have tried everything including YSL and none have ever been that good, they either look cakey or just don't cover. the oly one I haven't tried yet is Dior skinflash which is supposed to be great.