Some of you guys have requested that I do a post on under eye circles, so here it is! I was actually really happy to do this post because struggling with major dark under eyes has always been my issue. No matter how much sleep I get I always end up with hallowed out dark circles! I’ve pretty much tried everything under the sun, and as you’ll read in the post that I’ve actually shared a lot of these tips with you guys already .. but this is a list of 7 of my best practices to get rid of dark under-eye circles!
1. Shiseido Soothing Eye Mask
I mentioned these eye patches before in my sleeping beauty post, but in case you guys forgot .. I have a habit of wearing these before I sleep so I can wake up with soft and refreshed eyes!
Shop: Shiseido Smoothing Eye Mask
2. DIY Brightening Eye Mask
Ingredients: blend sliced cucumbers, lemon juice, rose water, lemon juice, half apple, mint leaves & turmeric powder (apply for 10-15)
When I ever find the time, or mostly whenever my mom is in town, I like to make DIY beauty masks like this brightening eye mask! I blend in the above ingredients (use very small amounts as it’s just for your eyes) to help soothe and brighten up my under eye circles. Individually, these ingredients are great for lifting and treating your dark circles (vitamin C in lemons, refreshing properties in cucumbers), so this recipe just combines all the best things for the most effective outcome!
3. Green Tea Bags
In addition to being a great coffee alternative, green tea has properties in the leaves that can be great for soothing your dark circles. For this simple trick, just boil a tea bag or some tea leaves, and then place the fresh green tea bag under your eyes for 5-10 minutes!
Shop: Green Tea Bags
4. Ice
I’ve used ice here for my skin in general, but I like using ice to give special attention to my dark circles to reduce puffiness in the morning! This is a super simple and easy tip to do because you don’t have to buy anything!
5. Concealer + 6. Eye Cream
For my readers with dark eye circles, in addition to using home made remedies, I highly recommend investing also in a great concealer. One of my favorite concealers is this blabla. It goes on so smoothly and gives me great coverage that lasts all day. I also recommend using a cream that can help your skin while you’re sleeping! Laura Mercier has amazing products and I love using this gel cream a few times a week before I sleep to give a little extra love to my eyes.
Concealer: Cle de Peau | Eye Cream: Laura Mercier
7. Coffee Grinds
This may be surprising, but lately I’ve been seeing a lot of beauty tips involving coffee grinds! As it turns out, coffee grinds has anti-inflammatory properties that can help reduce redness and tighten your skin. So once your coffee finishes & the coffee grinds aren’t hot anymore, scoop out a bit of coffee grind to put under your eye for 20 minutes. I’ve been doing this with Allen’s coffee grinds and I’m definitely seeing a difference in my eye puffiness in the morning.
And there you guys have it, 7 tips to reduce dark eye circles! Which tip are you guys most excited to try? And share with me YOUR tips in the comments below!
Photography by Karen Rosalie
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Loving all your tips! I’m going to try almost everything here but the mask because I don’t have rose water and I’d need to buy tumeric. Other than that, love this post 🙂 e
You forgot to say that the eye mask should be used only at night and washed immediately in the morning. Lemon is super dangerous in light, it burns your skin and leave spot marks all over. Be careful.
I will defenetly try tea bags and coffee, maybe ice, something I don’t have to spand much money on. But I guess I need to get my iron tested, as Anja did anyway. Thanks!
Anja, you are 100% correct! I am chronically anemic and I never made the connection between low iron levels and dark eye circles. Sometimes mine are so dark you’d think I purposely put make up on. Thank you again for posting. Today I will be replenishing my iron pills and doubling the dosage for a few days!
This is great! I’ve heard about ice and green tea bags before. But that DIY mask sounds so yummy and refreshing, I really wanna try it out.
Thanks for sharing these lovely tips!
http://terra-e-luna.blogspot.com
Thank you for these great ideas!
Keri
http://www.thestylestudiobykb.com
You’re welcome ! I hope they work out for you!
I have tried a few of them and yes, they do help quite a bit!!! I am willing to try a few more!
I’m so glad to hear that! xo
I had terrible problems with raccoon eyes, dark circles. I started taking iron supplements for Iron Anemia. Guess what? My dark circles are completely gone! It turns out dark circles are a sign that you need to take iron supplements.
I went to my doctor to have my iron tested via a simple blood test. I increased the dosage until my blood tests indicated I was within the normal range. Once I was within the normal range the dark circles were completely gone. It does take time to build up the iron, but it works. It works better than any product you can buy. I can go makeup free and look great. There is “Gentle Iron” that is milder on the stomach. There is “Ferrous Iron” for better absorption for anyone who has Iron Anemia.
Iron needs Vitamin C to be absorbed. Because Iron and Vitamin C are hard on the stomach they are best taken with food. On an empty stomach they will produce a wicked stomach ache. Iron and Vitamin C also stimulate the hair growth. You get more hair; thicker, fuller, stronger hair when you take Iron and Vitamin C. Double win! Added bonus: I don’t bruise easily anymore and my energy level is UP! Iron carries the oxygen in the blood, so once you take iron your ability to absorb and use oxygen increases, thus your energy lifts because you are properly oxygenated.
Iron can produce constipation so increase fiber intake to combat that. Just using Metamusil will fix the problem easily.
I found taking Iron and Vitamin supplements to most effective means to get rid of dark eye circles.
If you have Thyroid Disease and take T3 or T4 for Thyroid Disease make sure you separate the Iron from the T3 or T4 by 4 hours. Example: Take T3/T4 at 6 AM and take Iron and Vitamin C 4 hours (or more) later. Iron wipes out the Thyroid meds.
Oh wow thank you for this information! I’ll be sure to ask my doctor about that as dark circles are such a huge problem for me.
“One of my favorite concealers is this blabla.”
I think you forgot to insert the name of the product!!
Oops! Sorry about that, thanks Kirsty!
Thank you so much for these tips! Dark circles are my biggest beauty problem as well! As I have extremely sensitive skin (la mer eye cream burnt the skin under my eyes) it is great to find some all natural tips that I am definitely going to try!
Thanks again!
Thia
Amazing Matriarch
Oh wow! Sometimes natural is the way to go I guess! I hope these tips work for you !
I love this edit, what girl doesn’t need these tips in her life?! I’m going to give them all a whirl, I think maybe starting with coffee grinds- feeling adventurous! Thanks for sharing
It’s also a super easy way to reuse your coffee grinds in the morning !
*oh i meant bowl not whole
Thank you for sharing your wisdom once again Chriselle! I usually take ab ice bath right after I wake up, by just dumping my face in a whole with ice and water for about 20 seconds and that 3x. Will definitely try these other remedies as well!
Yasmin x
http://www.YasminWilnis.com
That sounds really intense Yasmin .. what does that do?
ice is really the best thing against dark circles
http://www.thefashionfraction.com
It’s inexpensive and effective!
Awesome post! I am definitely going to try the coffee grinds!
Thanks for the tips!
Sophie | http://www.thesophasaurus.com
You’re welcome! I hope the coffee grinds work for you, its also a great way to recycle your coffee grinds !
Thank you so much Chriselle 🙂 They are such amazing tips.
I’ve got horrible sinusitis due to which I get horrible dark circles 🙁
Did you mix the coffee grinds with anything before applying?
Lots of love <3
Hi Shilpa, no I didn’t! I just waited until the coffee grinds cooled and I applied it to my under eyes for 15-20 minutes.
Finally here is a post on under-eye circles that I can relate to. I love that you gave tips that make use of easy to find ingredients.
Thank you for sharing.
http://pearlsprettyskin.blogspot.com/
You’re welcome Linet! Hope they work for you!
Thanks for sharing your beauty tipps!
http://fashionkings.org/
Thanks for reading!
You have a typo in the paragraph about Cle de Peau. See if you can find it in this excerpt: For my readers with dark eye circles, in addition to using home made remedies, I highly recommend investing also in a great concealer. One of my favorite concealers is this blabla.
Thanks for the interesting tips. I plan to try a few of them!
Thanks Carolyn for that tip. & hopefully these work for you!
Definitely trying some of these, my eye bags have been so bad lately!
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Me too! Good luck!
Great advice! I have quite yellowey skin AND have a 19 month old toddler who thinks sleep is for loosers so I’m forever battling against dark, black eyes. I’ll definitely be giving some of these remedies a go. Thanks!
Dominique x
http://www.herfashionblog.com
Hope it works for you Dominique!
I used to go to a beauty salon for eye care services and a method my therapist used is to put a warm eye mask over my eyes for about five to ten minutes before switching to a cold eye mask for around the same period. Personally, I find this method quite rejuvenating for the eye areas, especially if your eyes are very tired!
Prudence
http://www.prudencepetitestyle.com
Oh wow I’ll have to try that. Thanks Prudence!
OMG I’ve been looking for something like this for a long time! I think I’m born with perpetual dark circles under my eyes!! I’m totally going to try these!
Thanks Chriselle!!! xoxo
http://www.dudettesedge.com
You’re welcome ! I hope these work for you Viv! xo
Chriselle, thanks so much for the tips! I have horrible dark eye circles and have to put tons of make-up every morning.
I know it is not visible on my photos, but it is a real problem for me. I will try all your 7 tips! (though I am a bit skeptical about using coffee – does it really help, did you try it? )
Thanks for sharing!
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Hi Nadya yes I did see a difference in my eyes being lighter! I do a combination of these tips for the best effect. Hope they work for you xo
These tips are new to me, thanks for sharing!
http://www.mintnotion.com
You’re welcome Eden! Hopefully these tips work for you! xo
Cool tips, will try some of them for sure!
xo
Lucy
http://www.lucyvandean.com/
Let me know how it works for you Lucy!
Great tips, thanks for sharing!
Kate
http://www.lamiabellavita.com
Thanks Kate I hope it works for you!
Great tips! I can get such bad dark circles.. Sofie xx
Hope they work for you Sofie! xo
Wow! Never thought of these things. Defo going to try these out soon. I hate dark circles.
Mel xx
http://melinspired.com/
Me too ! They’re the bane of my existence. Hope these tips work for you!
Hi! Great recipe I’ll have to try it. You might want to check your concealer section…” one of my favorite concealers is this blabla” It’s a great concealer though the Cle de peau and very long lasting. I was just talking about hiding under eye concealers with makeup on my beauty blog, finding the right color etc. Here http://www.blushandbeyond.com/makeup/how-to-brighten-up-under-eye-circles/
Colleen
Oh great, I’ll definitely check it out. Thanks Colleen!
this is awesome. i have always wanted that concealer but never felt like splurging. but after i had my baby i need all the help i can get! thanks for the tips.
Everything changes after having a baby right? Good luck to you!
Great tips!
Shall We Sasa
Thanks Sasa! xo