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Is there a concealer out there that really works for real dark circles?

Jlovesrocks — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 04:38:21 GMT

I've tried every concealer ever made and nothing puts a dent in my dark circles! I've had them all my life. Now that I'm older, they are so much worse. I'm miserable. That's all that's noticable on my face. (Then again that might be a good thing.) When I see the make-up models getting "those horrible dark marks" being miraculously covered I want to scream. They wouldn't know a dark circle unless they saw mine!

I always watch & buy from Mally and Laura Gellar (amoungst others). But even theirs aren't up to the challenge.

I would love to challenge anyone who dares, to cover my imperfections. Maybe, with their talents, they could even make me look a little attractive.

Thank you for listening,

Jeannie

Re: Is there a concealer out there that really works for real dark circles?

MissJillie — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 19:25:19 GMT

I too have very dark circles. Only Laura Gellar Creaseless Concealer has worked for me. It Cosmetics Bye, Bye Undereye runs a close second.

Re: Is there a concealer out there that really works for real dark circles?

MissJillie — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 04:28:01 GMT

I also found out by mistake in fact to go a shade darker when purchasing. I had been buying fair/light. By mistake I bought medium and it covered so much better. It makes sense since you are covering a dark circle. Now, I will only purchase medium shades to cover dark circles.

Re: Is there a concealer out there that really works for real dark circles?

Puggirl — Sun, 15 Jun 2014 15:20:39 GMT

Jane Iredale available in Dermatologist office.

Re: Is there a concealer out there that really works for real dark circles?

Debbie1426 — Sun, 15 Jun 2014 15:30:22 GMT

Before concealer you first need to counteract the blue with a salmon/peach shade. Luckily that is one problem I don't have but a friend had a terrible time until she started using a corrector (Bobbi brown and Laura Mercier both have them).

Re: Is there a concealer out there that really works for real dark circles?

Jannyg — Sun, 15 Jun 2014 15:34:09 GMT

Cle de Peu is fantastic.

Re: Is there a concealer out there that really works for real dark circles?

duclane — Sun, 15 Jun 2014 15:37:09 GMT

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind, with Gogi Berries-Good for eye, good price and works. I'm in my 60's.

Re: Is there a concealer out there that really works for real dark circles?

River Song — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 01:56:09 GMT

I, too, have very dark circles, like dark bruises around my eyes. I've tried the Senna concealor but the IT Bye Bye Undereye concealor is more concentrated and covers better for me. I use a tiny bit of the IT concealor, the size of a head of pin (really), squeeze on a bit onto the tip of one pointer finger and spread out with the other pointer finger and then apply the thin layer under each eye. I have to use a dash of powder to set the concealor otherwise it tends to crease in my undereye wrinkles.

The IT concealor still does not completely cover the darkness but makes it less noticeable. If I try to completely cover the darkness, the concealor just cakes and creases into a mess. The color correctors to be used under a concealor never worked for me.

Re: Is there a concealer out there that really works for real dark circles?

NYCNoey — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 02:49:56 GMT

I HIGHLY rec Bobbi Brown's Corrector. It really really works when used under any concealor!

Re: Is there a concealer out there that really works for real dark circles?

Irshgrl31201 — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 03:05:42 GMT

Dark circles are different than using concealer for other problems. I posted on another thread and I will copy and paste to here what I put in the other thread.

I think the best thing for dark circles is to NOT use a heavy concealer. In my experience heavy concealer actually makes them worse and more pronounced. When you use a thinner consistency concealer you do not get the cakiness and cakiness can actually make dark circles appear worse.

Many makeup artists use a peach colored concealer because peach/orange is opposite of blue on the color wheel so it cancels it out. Bobbi Brown makes a peach corrector. I also think when working with concealers it is important to "warm" the product up. On the back of your hand dip your ring finger into the corrector and then tap tap tap onto the back of your hand. This warms up the product and thins it out giving it a better consistency to go on your eye now. Do not wipe or slide, use a tapping motion. Start with the smallest amount possible and then do a slight building by using the tapping motion. Eve Pearl also makes a corrector. It is called Eve Pearl Salmon Concealer I think. It is very similar to Bobbi's correcter. Maybe a little more opaque. You can get Eve Pearl on Amazon, Ebay or Eve Pearl.com. You then choose your shading. You may want to check out Bobbi Browns first because you can actually see it there and play with it and have a SA help you out with it.

Another good one isn't a concealer at all but a highlighter, Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat. Many people have good luck with this whether used alone or with (lightly) your concealer or corrector. It brings light to the face, it is thin and not too thick so it isn't cakey, attracting more attention to that area.

Another very good one is Makeup Forever 5 Camouflage Cream Palette. You can find this at Sephora or their website. It is 5 different tones and they do have a peachy one. MUF is a bit thinner in consistency than BB or Eve Pearl. Again, use the back of your hand to warm it up and thin it out a bit by tapping before you start tapping on your eye area. You can actually see this product at Sephora before buying and try it out and see how you like it. The nice thing about this is that there are an additional 4 other concealers so you can mix to your tone.

For something like looking for the best concealer for you dark circles, it is good to check out all the makeup counters and just dig in and try different things until you find something you like. Let the SA know what you are looking for and then she can point you in the right direction.

Anyway, hope this helps! Good luck!

Here is the site for Eve Pearle

http://www.evepearl.com/products/concealers-salmon/

and Makeup Forever

http://www.sephora.com/5-camouflage-cream-palette-P12630

Re: Is there a concealer out there that really works for real dark circles?

suzyQ3 — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 18:20:40 GMT

On 6/16/2014 Irshgrl31201 said:
Dark circles are different than using concealer for other problems. I posted on another thread and I will copy and paste to here what I put in the other thread.

I think the best thing for dark circles is to NOT use a heavy concealer. In my experience heavy concealer actually makes them worse and more pronounced. When you use a thinner consistency concealer you do not get the cakiness and cakiness can actually make dark circles appear worse.

Many makeup artists use a peach colored concealer because peach/orange is opposite of blue on the color wheel so it cancels it out. Bobbi Brown makes a peach corrector. I also think when working with concealers it is important to "warm" the product up. On the back of your hand dip your ring finger into the corrector and then tap tap tap onto the back of your hand. This warms up the product and thins it out giving it a better consistency to go on your eye now. Do not wipe or slide, use a tapping motion. Start with the smallest amount possible and then do a slight building by using the tapping motion. Eve Pearl also makes a corrector. It is called Eve Pearl Salmon Concealer I think. It is very similar to Bobbi's correcter. Maybe a little more opaque. You can get Eve Pearl on Amazon, Ebay or Eve Pearl.com. You then choose your shading. You may want to check out Bobbi Browns first because you can actually see it there and play with it and have a SA help you out with it.

Another good one isn't a concealer at all but a highlighter, Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat. Many people have good luck with this whether used alone or with (lightly) your concealer or corrector. It brings light to the face, it is thin and not too thick so it isn't cakey, attracting more attention to that area.

Another very good one is Makeup Forever 5 Camouflage Cream Palette. You can find this at Sephora or their website. It is 5 different tones and they do have a peachy one. MUF is a bit thinner in consistency than BB or Eve Pearl. Again, use the back of your hand to warm it up and thin it out a bit by tapping before you start tapping on your eye area. You can actually see this product at Sephora before buying and try it out and see how you like it. The nice thing about this is that there are an additional 4 other concealers so you can mix to your tone.

For something like looking for the best concealer for you dark circles, it is good to check out all the makeup counters and just dig in and try different things until you find something you like. Let the SA know what you are looking for and then she can point you in the right direction.

Anyway, hope this helps! Good luck!

Here is the site for Eve Pearle

http://www.evepearl.com/products/concealers-salmon/

and Makeup Forever

http://www.sephora.com/5-camouflage-cream-palette-P12630

I do recall reading this by you. Thanks for posting it again.

I don't have horribly bad dark circles, but I certainly have come to the conclusion that I'm better off with a lighter consistency anyway. I've started using L'Oreal's Lift Serum Absolute concealer, which is what I consider to be a hybrid between a regular, medium coverage concealer and a product like Touche Eclat. The "light" shade works perfectly for me.

Personally, I did not have good luck with the one corrector I tried (BB). It was drying and accentuated fine lines. I don't think I really need it, so I did return it.

Another thing I've found is that I do better when I swipe the pen delivery on my concealer in an arc under my eyes but not right under my lower lashes. Then I just dab, dab, dab it in and a bit up toward my lower lashes. I always add some some to the inner corners of my eyes as well.

Thanks again for the the good information, Irshgrl.

Re: Is there a concealer out there that really works for real dark circles?

Funloving — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 18:34:05 GMT

On 6/17/2014 suzyQ3 said:
On 6/16/2014 Irshgrl31201 said:
Dark circles are different than using concealer for other problems. I posted on another thread and I will copy and paste to here what I put in the other thread.

I think the best thing for dark circles is to NOT use a heavy concealer. In my experience heavy concealer actually makes them worse and more pronounced. When you use a thinner consistency concealer you do not get the cakiness and cakiness can actually make dark circles appear worse.

Many makeup artists use a peach colored concealer because peach/orange is opposite of blue on the color wheel so it cancels it out. Bobbi Brown makes a peach corrector. I also think when working with concealers it is important to "warm" the product up. On the back of your hand dip your ring finger into the corrector and then tap tap tap onto the back of your hand. This warms up the product and thins it out giving it a better consistency to go on your eye now. Do not wipe or slide, use a tapping motion. Start with the smallest amount possible and then do a slight building by using the tapping motion. Eve Pearl also makes a corrector. It is called Eve Pearl Salmon Concealer I think. It is very similar to Bobbi's correcter. Maybe a little more opaque. You can get Eve Pearl on Amazon, Ebay or Eve Pearl.com. You then choose your shading. You may want to check out Bobbi Browns first because you can actually see it there and play with it and have a SA help you out with it.

Another good one isn't a concealer at all but a highlighter, Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat. Many people have good luck with this whether used alone or with (lightly) your concealer or corrector. It brings light to the face, it is thin and not too thick so it isn't cakey, attracting more attention to that area.

Another very good one is Makeup Forever 5 Camouflage Cream Palette. You can find this at Sephora or their website. It is 5 different tones and they do have a peachy one. MUF is a bit thinner in consistency than BB or Eve Pearl. Again, use the back of your hand to warm it up and thin it out a bit by tapping before you start tapping on your eye area. You can actually see this product at Sephora before buying and try it out and see how you like it. The nice thing about this is that there are an additional 4 other concealers so you can mix to your tone.

For something like looking for the best concealer for you dark circles, it is good to check out all the makeup counters and just dig in and try different things until you find something you like. Let the SA know what you are looking for and then she can point you in the right direction.

Anyway, hope this helps! Good luck!

Here is the site for Eve Pearle

http://www.evepearl.com/products/concealers-salmon/

and Makeup Forever

http://www.sephora.com/5-camouflage-cream-palette-P12630

I do recall reading this by you. Thanks for posting it again.

I don't have horribly bad dark circles, but I certainly have come to the conclusion that I'm better off with a lighter consistency anyway. I've started using L'Oreal's Lift Serum Absolute concealer, which is what I consider to be a hybrid between a regular, medium coverage concealer and a product like Touche Eclat. The "light" shade works perfectly for me.

Personally, I did not have good luck with the one corrector I tried (BB). It was drying and accentuated fine lines. I don't think I really need it, so I did return it.

Another thing I've found is that I do better when I swipe the pen delivery on my concealer in an arc under my eyes but not right under my lower lashes. Then I just dab, dab, dab it in and a bit up toward my lower lashes. I always add some some to the inner corners of my eyes as well.

Thanks again for the the good information, Irshgrl.

Hey 2 of my fave posters!

I know I've read in the past that you need to counter- or color correct the darkness first, then conceal. I never thought about using a lighter concealer to lessen the problem.

While I don't have dark circles rather the usual darkening that comes with age, I use a one step without powder. Mally's Cancellation Concealer has been my HG for years.

I couldn't use Bobbi B's two step, correct & conceal. For some reason her formula found every fine line under my eye where Mally's doesn't at all and it's not exactly a thick formula, but it's cream versus liquid.

Some women with heavy-duty hereditary dark circles swear by using a red product first... like a lip liner or lipstick in red... THEN a skin colored concealer.

OP..you might try? Anyway, great post Irshgrl. Great info!

Re: Is there a concealer out there that really works for real dark circles?

karlam — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 18:40:30 GMT

I just saw this on MSN.com today about beauty favorites of celebrities. This is from Salma Hyek.

Salma says. "[My] dark circles are dark because they are blue-based. The base of my concealer (Nuance Front & Center Concealer & Brightener, $11, cvs.com) is orange, because it compensates for the tonality of blue."

Re: Is there a concealer out there that really works for real dark circles?

Funloving — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 18:42:25 GMT

To elaborate on the theory above.. red vs peach which sometimes isn't a strong enough counter shade.

I know it sounds bizarre. I've heard of blue and peach counter colors.

This "red theory" was on a beauty forum years ago and it was working for the girls who tried it. I think they were using a soft liner pencil, but I can't visualize that.

There was one specific pencil made by beauticontrol as I recall. Maybe a search would render more info on this theory?

Re: Is there a concealer out there that really works for real dark circles?

suzyQ3 — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 18:53:25 GMT

Hi, fun. Yes, although I said I don't have horrible dark circles, I most definitely battle that darkness that is yet another delightful gift of age.

Re: Is there a concealer out there that really works for real dark circles?

MarenSeattle — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 20:29:35 GMT

On 12/21/2013 NYer said:
I've tried so many concealers through the years. The one I find to cover the best is Dermablend.

I keep forgetting about Dermablend. I need to go check that out -- thanks for the reminder!

Re: Is there a concealer out there that really works for real dark circles?

MarenSeattle — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 20:30:50 GMT

On 6/17/2014 karlam said:
I just saw this on MSN.com today about beauty favorites of celebrities. This is from Salma Hyek.

Salma says. "[My] dark circles are dark because they are blue-based. The base of my concealer (Nuance Front & Center Concealer & Brightener, $11, cvs.com) is orange, because it compensates for the tonality of blue."

I've seen many positive reviews on several of her products. This might be worth a try.

Re: Is there a concealer out there that really works for real dark circles?

suzyQ3 — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 20:57:21 GMT

On 6/17/2014 suzyQ3 said:
On 6/16/2014 Irshgrl31201 said:
Dark circles are different than using concealer for other problems. I posted on another thread and I will copy and paste to here what I put in the other thread.

I think the best thing for dark circles is to NOT use a heavy concealer. In my experience heavy concealer actually makes them worse and more pronounced. When you use a thinner consistency concealer you do not get the cakiness and cakiness can actually make dark circles appear worse.

Many makeup artists use a peach colored concealer because peach/orange is opposite of blue on the color wheel so it cancels it out. Bobbi Brown makes a peach corrector. I also think when working with concealers it is important to "warm" the product up. On the back of your hand dip your ring finger into the corrector and then tap tap tap onto the back of your hand. This warms up the product and thins it out giving it a better consistency to go on your eye now. Do not wipe or slide, use a tapping motion. Start with the smallest amount possible and then do a slight building by using the tapping motion. Eve Pearl also makes a corrector. It is called Eve Pearl Salmon Concealer I think. It is very similar to Bobbi's correcter. Maybe a little more opaque. You can get Eve Pearl on Amazon, Ebay or Eve Pearl.com. You then choose your shading. You may want to check out Bobbi Browns first because you can actually see it there and play with it and have a SA help you out with it.

Another good one isn't a concealer at all but a highlighter, Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat. Many people have good luck with this whether used alone or with (lightly) your concealer or corrector. It brings light to the face, it is thin and not too thick so it isn't cakey, attracting more attention to that area.

Another very good one is Makeup Forever 5 Camouflage Cream Palette. You can find this at Sephora or their website. It is 5 different tones and they do have a peachy one. MUF is a bit thinner in consistency than BB or Eve Pearl. Again, use the back of your hand to warm it up and thin it out a bit by tapping before you start tapping on your eye area. You can actually see this product at Sephora before buying and try it out and see how you like it. The nice thing about this is that there are an additional 4 other concealers so you can mix to your tone.

For something like looking for the best concealer for you dark circles, it is good to check out all the makeup counters and just dig in and try different things until you find something you like. Let the SA know what you are looking for and then she can point you in the right direction.

Anyway, hope this helps! Good luck!

Here is the site for Eve Pearle

http://www.evepearl.com/products/concealers-salmon/

and Makeup Forever

http://www.sephora.com/5-camouflage-cream-palette-P12630

I do recall reading this by you. Thanks for posting it again.

I don't have horribly bad dark circles, but I certainly have come to the conclusion that I'm better off with a lighter consistency anyway. I've started using L'Oreal's Lift Serum Absolute concealer, which is what I consider to be a hybrid between a regular, medium coverage concealer and a product like Touche Eclat. The "light" shade works perfectly for me.

Personally, I did not have good luck with the one corrector I tried (BB). It was drying and accentuated fine lines. I don't think I really need it, so I did return it.

Another thing I've found is that I do better when I swipe the pen delivery on my concealer in an arc under my eyes but not right under my lower lashes. Then I just dab, dab, dab it in and a bit up toward my lower lashes. I always add some some to the inner corners of my eyes as well.

Thanks again for the the good information, Irshgrl.

I have to amend my post slightly. Although I do still like the L'Oreal concealer I mentioned, I do think I get better coverage with BBUE. Yes, it's thick, but if I use a small amount and just dab it on, it really does do a superior job without much creasing.

The L'Oreal is good for light coverage and brightening, though.

Re: Is there a concealer out there that really works for real dark circles?

KayinMN — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 10:14:43 GMT

I am tired of wasting my money on stuff that does not work. I am going to save up and get my issued lasered--Dark circles and broken capillaries around my nose and some Juvederm for the monkey lines.

Re: Is there a concealer out there that really works for real dark circles?

Quiltlady — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 14:30:36 GMT

Have you tried the CC Concealer from It Cosmetics? I love it but I admit I don't have dark circles but it's the BEST concealer I've ever owned. It is the only one I plan to use.