Ugh, Mondays, am I right? Pulling yourself out of bed is hard and looking not exhausted is even harder. Rather than wishing the day away and pressing snooze yet again, there are few things you can do—with makeup you probably already own—to look like you woke up refreshed and properly pampered. Even though, let's face it, you probably didn't. No judgment here, only easy-to-follow advice that'll make tired eyes and makeup mishaps a thing of the past.
Below, we compiled the best tips from makeup pros Charlie Riddle and Robert Sesnek to turn your makeup bag into an arsenal of resources to treat, cover, and de-puff. Armed with the proper tricks and products, you'll leave the house looking bright-eyed, even before your first cup of coffee.
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Keep scrolling for some simple and easy makeup tips to wake up tired eyes.
Clinique All About Eyes $35.00
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Dab your favorite eye cream (we suggest a cooling, de-puffing option like Clinique's All About Eyes) around your orbital bone. While it still feels dewy to the touch, brush on a sheer wash of tinted moisturizer around your eye, over your lid, and along your lash line. This way, you'll be treating your fatigue while also covering any darkness or imperfections.
Catrice Cosmetics Palette À Porter Eyeshadow Palette $7.00
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Rather than lining your lower lash line, which can make your eyes look smaller, sweep a sheer layer of light brown shadow along your lashes instead. "Using a lighter wash [of powder] reflects light and gives the appearance of more space," says Sesnek, who says this is an easy way to make eyes appear larger and takes literally seconds to do.
Not to mention, using eyeshadow as liner allows for more long-lasting results, as powder lasts longer then cream products.
One/Size Brow Kiki Micro Defining Brow Pencil $19.00
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Sesnek says that it's important to have your eyebrows properly in shape for your specific eye shape. Go for a long arch if you have close-set eyes and opt for softer brows if you've got wide-set eyes.
Stila Correct & Perfect All-In-One Color Correcting Palette $45.00
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Use a peach-toned concealer (rather than your usual lighter shade) to balance out the blues in your under-eye bags. Riddle recommends applying the the corrective tones beginning at the most inner part of the eye (which is usually where you want to counteract the darkness the most). Tap on the product to make a V shape—with the point landing right above your cheekbones.
Then, blend. Riddle recommends this color correcting palette from Stila because it offers several color correcting cream shades as well as powders to set.
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Have tired eyes? Find a full-coverage concealer that won't tell the world you were up all night binging Netflix. After color correcting, Riddle says to look for a concealer that has a little bit of color correction built into it, especially if you have really dark circles.
Pixi Endless Silky Pen in Bronze Beam $12.00
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Rather than your go-to black, opt for a brown eyeliner with a hint of shimmer. The color will reflect light against your eyes and make them look so much more awake. Plus, Sesnek says that bronze or warmer brown eyeliner can be much easier to wear on eyes as it’s not as drastic as ultra black eyeliner, which can close off the eyes instead of opening them.
Try smudging this bronze eyeliner from Pixi along your lash line for an instant wake-up call.
With smaller shaped eyes, Sesnek says to avoid lining the entire eye and waterline, as this can make the eyes appear much smaller then they are. Instead, opt for eyeliner on the outer corners of the eyes—this will give the illusion of more space and a larger eye shape.
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Curling your lashes is like a bra for your eyes. "When you curl the lashes it elongates, lifts, and makes the eyes appear more open," says Riddle. "If you don’t wear a lot of makeup and want an instant eye-opening effect, curling your lashes is the best way to do it." Bottom line: don't skip this step.
MAC Magic Extension 5mm Fibre Mascara $25.00
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Sesnek says that applying several coats of mascara on the upper and lower lashes will help make the eyes appear larger.
We're fans of this one from MAC, which is essentially lash extensions in a tube thanks to five millimeter-long fibers that swiftly coat each lash.
Jaclyn Cosmetics Face It All Brightening & Setting Palette $39.00
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According to Riddle, setting your concealer with a brightening powder will not only help prevent creasing, but it'll also bounce off any shadows and make the eyes appear brighter. Try the Jaclyn Cosmetics Face It All Brightening & Setting Palette, which promises to blur, perfect, and brighten even the dullest of skin.
Thrive Causemetics Brilliant Eye Brightener $24.00
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Take a pale pink or nude pencil, like this one from Thrive Causemetics and line your bottom waterline—it’ll instantly refresh and make the whites of your eyes look whiter, brighter, and your entire face more awake.
Becca First Light Filter Face Primer $39.00
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Use a ratio of one part luminizer and two parts face makeup to immediately brighten lackluster skin. It'll refresh your complexion in mere seconds. Becca's First Light Filter Face Primer ($39) uses translucent, cool violet pigment mixed with spring water and prickly pear flower to hydrate, revive, and scatter soft light across your face. It's basically magic for your tired, possibly hungover face.
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By Katherine LalancetteThe Kit
Thu., Oct. 7, 2021timer4 min. read
Survey: Who here is quite certain they looked at least five years younger before the pandemic? Considering 2022 is just three months away, our perception isn’t that far off.
(How in the actual hell?) Still, the glumness of it all has surely played a part: As our outlook darkened, so did our under eyes it seems.
Good news: Grace Lee is here to help (with the under-eye part, though her joy is so infectious, she might just brighten your day, too). The recipient of the Makeup Artist of the Year award at this year’s CAFAs generously agreed to share her best concealer tips with us and our eye area will never be the same.
Don’t overdo it: Is the upside-down concealer triangle under the eyes officially a thing of the past? “I get triggered by this question [laughs] because I feel like this whole over-concealing trend was created by very young people,” says Lee. “And now, it’s shifting because those same people are getting older and realizing that they have pores and lines, and it’s just too much!” Since concealer is much more opaque than foundation, spackling it too thickly can make it appear cakey and emphasize skin texture, which can age you, says Lee.
Not what we want.
Be strategic about placement: “I would see people putting on so much product in that V-shape when they didn’t need it, just because they were told to,” says Lee. “People are realizing that all that concealer brought down their face.” The new method trending on social media is just the opposite. Named the “lifted concealer technique,” it consists of applying concealer only at the inner and outer corner of the eye, angling it sharply outward at the ends for a lifted look. “Those can be good places to put,” says Lee, adding that if you have extreme darkness or redness under your eyes, you’ll still need to apply it to those areas as well. “Also, I personally don’t like placing concealer near the tear duct because that’s where the eyes water — it can become messy.” Bottom line, she says: “Place it only where you need it.”
Don’t go too pale: Ever feel like concealer actually makes your under eyes look worse? That’s likely a colour issue, says the pro.
“If you try to conceal a dark area with a lighter product, it’ll go grey,” she explains. “It’s like you’re just putting a lighter shield over it, which makes it look muddy.” What you want to do is address the darkness first with something that is equally as dark and then apply a brightener over top. “It could be a lighter shade of your concealer, or there are concealer shades that are explicitly meant for brightening and have more pink or yellow in them.”
Remember colour theory: Though she doesn’t recommend it for everybody, Lee says colour correcting can be amazing if your dark circles have bluish undertones. “A peach concealer does wonders — wonders! — because you’re actually fixing the problem and not just masking it with a light concealer,” she says. “And I find you tend to use a lot less concealer when you actually colour correct beforehand.”
Set it — lightly: “Hopefully, the baking trend is done — I can’t with that!” Lee says of the Instagram-famous trick of packing on powder over concealer and letting it sit (or “bake”) for a few minutes before dusting off the excess.
“Again, when you’re 16 and you have no lines or pores, it’s great. But as you get older, less is always more.” Lee is a fan of “control powdering,” meaning applying powder strategically, i.e., once again, just where you need. “I like to use a small fluffy brush, like a crease brush, dipped in translucent powder and just lightly go over the under-eyes to set the concealer.”
Don’t forget your lids: Another of Lee’s go-to concealer tricks is to use the product as an eyeshadow base. “I do a sheer wash because I find a lot of people’s lids are actually dark,” she says. On top of brightening the area, it also helps shadow last longer. Just make sure to set the concealer with a bit of powder, just like you did for your under eyes. “It makes your makeup stay on and you don’t even need a special eyeshadow primer.”
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Concealer, $15, shoppersdrugmart.ca
The cult-classic concealer: “It’s fricking amazing!” says Lee, “and I’m not just saying that because I work with the brand” (Lee is the Maybelline’s lead artist for Canada).
“It’s great with the sponge applicator, but it’s also great with your finger or a brush. It covers, but it’s not crazy, and I think that’s why there’s such a cult following. There’s not even any commercials on it — people just love that concealer.”
It Cosmetics Bye Bye Pores Poreless Finish Airbrush Powder, $42, itcosmetics.ca
The translucent powder: Lee is a fan of this translucent powder, which she says helps create a poreless finish. If you prefer something with a bit of coverage, she recommends Maybelline’s Fit Me Loose Finishing Powder, which comes in eight shades.
Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear Camouflage Color Corrector in Peach, $41, sephora.ca
The colour corrector: Follow Lee’s advice and dab on a warm hue (yellow if you’re very fair, peach if you’ve got light to medium skin, and red if you’re dark to deep) to cancel the blue or purple undertones in dark circles. Follow that up with a concealer that perfectly matches your complexion.
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Katherine Lalancette is the beauty director of The Kit, based in Toronto. She writes about beauty and trends. Reach her on email at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter: @kik_tweets
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We are sure that these celebrities wanted to shine, but the effect turned out to be the opposite - we only looked at the photo with regret.
Let's learn from their mistakes!
Just for a second, let's remember how at least once in our lives we carefully covered the bruises under the eyes with a light tone in several layers. Now Eva Longoria and Nicole Kidman know for sure that too light a dense tone gives the face an unhealthy look. So if the tone is not combined with the natural shade, a dramatic painful look comes out, which may be needed only when you want to relax and take time off from work under the guise of being unwell.
Avoid purple, red and peach shades. Violet always fades into reddish-pink and makes the eyes look sore and miserable. There is nothing wrong with delicate pink shades, but in combination with tired eyes, the shadows emphasize soreness and accumulated fatigue.
“One of the most important moments is eyebrow makeup. Too thick or thin eyebrows will make the face look sickly and tired.
Choose the right eyeshadow or brow color based on your original hair color.”
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Sculpting the face with different powders, we emphasize mimic and deep wrinkles. If you have pronounced nasolabial folds, on which a layer of powder will lie, the corners of the lips will visually drop, making your face unhappy. It is better to replace the powder with matting wipes or spray to fix makeup.
Too much highlighter and glitter fluid foundation is also not a good idea. They make the face not only greasy, but also painful. On photo shoots and under certain lighting, the highlighter looks beautiful, but in reality it looks unnatural and emphasizes fatigue on dark or slightly yellowish skin.
It would seem, how else can you ruin your makeup? A smooth and flat face will not give us a fresh look, but blush ... Created in order to emphasize the "apples" on the cheeks and freshen up makeup, so do not underestimate them.
So we use blush in moderation not only for the cheekbones, but also for the eyelids.
To keep the lip gloss from looking greasy, you will have to try: avoid pearly textures, especially if you choose delicate, pastel shades.
Cool tones with shine emphasize all facial imperfections. Against their background, all rashes and unevenness of tone immediately become noticeable. But the worst on the face look pale nude colors, tone-on-tone the same with skin color. Then the image will immediately lose its attractiveness: the lips will visually merge with the rest of the skin.
Orange and brown lipsticks should also be treated with caution. Not only are they difficult to combine with the rest of cosmetics, but they have long been the number one choice among the elderly population.
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To always look fresh, you need to live without worries or at least minimize stress factors.
But the modern rhythm of life practically excludes the ideal picture of the world. There is sorely not enough time for proper sleep, proper nutrition and sports. Cosmetologists are sure that this is one of the main reasons for early aging, and they strongly advise residents of megacities to pay more attention to competent skin care. Make-up products that are capable of a visual result, which can be compared with the effect of a walk in the fresh air or even a vacation, will also help to look good. In this material - more about the secrets of makeup, giving the face a rested look.
Fatigue is usually indicated by bruising under the eyes, uneven skin tone, dull, sallow complexion, dry skin without a hint of a healthy glow. With these problems, a refreshing make-up should cope.
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You can know how to refresh your face with makeup, but you won't get the desired result if you don't pay attention to skin care. To restore elasticity and natural radiance, it is important to regularly moisturize the skin and not neglect exfoliation.
The systemic use of day and night creams will make the skin forget about the period of lethargy and "lifelessness".
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If you have brown eyes, turn your eyes from tired to cheerful with golden shimmer eyeshadows. They will serve as the basis of the make-up.
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Color accents play a decisive role here.
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Apply primer to the face. It is better if it is a special tool for skin radiance. In this capacity, a foundation mixed with a drop of highlighter can also act.
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Even out the tone. If your skin condition allows, opt for a product with a light texture and caring properties - Hydra Zen BB Crème by Lancôme will do.
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Perform a light eyebrow correction. A natural result will allow you to get mascara.
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Blush your cheeks with a light shimmer. Or use a blush of a rich shade, which at the same time can serve as a lipstick. Complement your make-up with highlights on your cheekbones - make them with a highlighter or a drop of a transparent balm.
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Line the inner contour of the eyelids with white or nude kajal. Spread champagne shades with small shimmery particles over the entire surface of the moving eyelids. Blend some highlighter into the inner corners. Finish off your eye makeup with mascara.
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For lips, choose either a transparent balm or bright lipstick. The creamy texture will give a refreshing effect.
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How to make a refreshing makeup in five minutes, see our video.
