What in the world? Bags under your eyes-O.M.G.!! Well, this is another article in my Mature skin problems. When many of us hits our 40's - 50's- and so on, we start to experience many different strange things. When we age, fat deposits collects under our eyes causing "Bags" or eating too much salt makes us retain water and the fluid builds up in our eye sacks. Or when we do not drink enough water, the water rushes to these bags because the eyes feels dehydrated. I have the worst problems with bags under my eyes.. and I refuse to even think about getting surgery. That is just not my kind of road trip!! So instead I research and I do a lot of it.
I have watched numerous video from some fantastic people YouTube. I have read so many articles my bags under my eyes feel like they are loaded with rocks.. but yet, I continue on my quest to try and find answers some where. I love reading makeup tips from Cosmopolitan, they often have some great tips and tid-bits that can help many of us. They had a list of the top 10 eye creams and at first I was going to add them, but decided against it. But this was pretty interesting, they said the skin under our eyes is 10 times more thinner than the other skin on our face. What? And it goes on to say that it ages 36% more faster. Good Grief I did not know that!!
Okay so they say using L'Oreal Revitalift is an excellent eye cream and was listed number one on the list. Hmm.. So L'Oreal Revitalift triple Power Eye Treatment contains hyaluronic acid which steeps into the skin and plumps the skin up. The container has a metal tip and supposedly that helps to shrink bags. Wouldn't putting spoons in the freezer do the same thing?
So, bags under the eyes.. Aging, Generics, Fluid build up, not enough sleep, water retention... what can we do? Elevate our heads at night by using two pillows..I do that, no change. Bags under the eyes in not generic in my family that I know of... so that leaves the one thing that I do know a little about.. "MAKEUP". Hide'em and keep on keeping on.
When you look into a mirror, put your head down, like your are putting your chin to your chest. By doing this you will see the dark shadows that the bags are casting over your eyes. This is what I do, if you do it different, I promise it will not break any kind of etched rules. I put my concealer on under my foundation.. many will put it on over the foundation. It does not matter which way you do it!! Use a small angled brush that fits in the shadowed area fairly good. Place some concealer a shade lighter than your normal skin tone. DO NOT RUB THE CONCEALER ON.. Pat it into the shadow area. Next use a loose powder and lightly pat onto the concealer to seal it.
What are some things you do? Please list them below in the comment section, thank you in advance.. I promise, so many people suffer with this problem, that I am always looking for new things to try.
Sometimes I use Preparation H. I do use concealer. I have used ice when they were drastic from crying to much.
ReplyDeleteJamie P, I too have tried the Preparation H because I read so much about it. It does work, but they also say only do it once in a while. Yes, I have used cold clothes during my crying spells but have not tried ice. Thanks for sharing your tips, they are great!!
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