Dark circles & puffiness every morning! HELP! What can I do or use?

Question

No matter how much sleep I get, I wake up with dark circles/puffiness. I could get a good night's rest and wake up the next morning looking like I'm hungover! Is there anything I can use before bed to prevent this? Or something I can put on in the morning to help decrease the appearance? I want something that REALLY works!

Answer 1

if you use tea bags on your face it will help also try putting concealer under your eye it will definitely cover it up.

Answer 2

There are many causes of dark circles, from age, heredity, allergies, cold or sinus infection, bone structure and glasses which are not so commonly known.
http://www.mydarkcirclesblog.com/2006/11/27/causes-of-dark-circles/

If you would like to apply home remedies to reduce dark circles, here are some of my suggestions:
Buy a box of regular, old fashioned unflavored gelatin (e.g. Knox) from grocery store. Take a small cup or bowl and put in 1 teaspoon of the gelatin mix. Add one tablespoon of boiling water & stir for a minute. Test it on your wrist to make sure it is not too hot. Then, using a cotton ball, pat it under your eyes as you would an eye cream or gel. Go lie down and listen to some music, or take a bath & let it stay on for at least 30 minutes. Then just rinse it off.Gelatin is very high in Vitamin K & Biotin. It will not remove your dark circles on the first application (but you will notice a difference), but if you do it daily for a week, and then 2-3 times a week for maintenance, you should notice a drastic reduction in dark circles.
http://www.mydarkcirclesblog.com/2007/01/01/special-spa-home-remedy-to-reduce-dark-circles/

Answer 3

I've heard something about cucumber however never tried it personally, might be too much sleep or too less if it is just natural for you than I suggest applying cool,not freezing,pressure under them before you get ready in the a.m. Yellow reflects the darkness so if you still have dark circles I recommend Maybelle New York age rewind (in yellow)concealer corrector camouflage. Works magic. Another thing that works is hemorrhoid cream,be very very careful to not get it in your eyes, it sounds weird but makeup artists use it to remove the "puffiness"

Answer 4

Theres this cream called "Black and White" ointment. It's been around FOREVER and believe it or not you can only find it at the cheap stores anymore, but it really works. My family has been using it for years to get rid of dark spots. Be careful though because it's a sort of bleaching cream so aplly it with a q-tip and only to the area in question. I usually buy mine a Dollar General or Family Dollar. I don't know why, but these are the only places I can find it. It's in a whte tube with pink and black on it, but it's on the shelf in a box. It's about the size of a travel tube of toothpaste. Hope this info is helpful to you...good luck

Answer 5

I also have dark circles around my eyes and puffiness and i use sliced cucumbers chilled everyday on my eyes for about 5 minutes and once they are placed on closed eyes you feel your eyes WAKE UP!! I also use concealer and make it a habit to keep my eyebrows done because they frame the face and make you look alive..

Mac, Grafton and Nars Cosemtics all have good concealers and foundations..
Once you get your eyebrows done use a white makeup pencil for under the brow and make a thin line and then smudge it..watch how your eyes wake up..

Answer 6

Maybelle New York age rewind (in yellow)concealer corrector camouflage always works.

Professional make-up artists use hemorroid cream to decrease puffiness; it's been used on Dena & Lindsay Lohan

Answer 7

AVON has a great selection of creams and products to help with dark circles as well as puffiness. I would be more then happy to assist you on which products are best if you would like to email me: [e-mail]

Answer 8

I have been using this product called nutriminc. This is a product that decreases puffiness and dark circles and it works. i have used tons eye creams and nothing worked now i have this and have been using this for a few weeks and notice a drastic improvement. if you have any wuestions please ask this lady and she will be able to answer any ones you have.http://myladybeau.myarbonne.com

Answer 9

Clinque has somethings that look like cucumbers but are thin patches you put on your eyes in the AM. They have the oils that wake up your eyes in the cucumbers(the real ones).

Answer 10

Try Skyn Iceland, for under eye depuffing... You can find that @ Sephora.. And it's mostly genetics so, if your mom has dark circles, you're bond to have them too..

Answer 11

Try a Mary Kay mask and some of their timewise products, they work wonders! They may have other things for you, but that works for me... you may have to find what is right for you, but I recommend Mary Kay timewise... Good luck!