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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Shadows. Puffiness. Redness. A lack of sleep takes no prisoners—and tired eyes are often the inevitable consequence. Yet Hollywood’s biggest stars, despite early call times, long days on set, and regularly flying across time zones, always seem to look fresh and bright-eyed. While there are many factors that contribute to their glow, there’s no denying that pro makeup artists have much to offer by way of camouflaging signs of exhaustion.
Here, celebrity makeup artist Gita Bass, who counts Julianne Moore and Laura Dern as clients, reveals six ways to wake up tired eyes.
“Applying firming and hydrating eye patches 15 minutes before makeup can be a huge help,” says Bass, who looks to Skyn Iceland’s Hydro Cool Firming Eye Gels to “give the illusion of a few extra hours of sleep.” If time is of the essence, she suggests gently tapping on a supercharged eye serum, such as True Botanicals Deep Repair Eye Serum, to de-puff and reduce the appearance of dark circles.
As far as Bass is concerned, eye drops are “sleep in a bottle.” Soothing, lubricating, and counteracting redness for whiter, brighter eyes, she’s a fan of Lumify’s Redness Reliever Eye Drops. If you want to double down on making the whites of the eyes pop, swipe a flesh-toned eyeliner on the waterlines to further neutralize redness.
While color correcting can be useful for dialing down darkness in some instances, Bass prefers to keep makeup “super light” under the eyes, using a light-reflecting highlighter or a concealer with yellow or orange undertones to offset blue tones.
She does, however, make an exception for clients with deep blue-toned eye circles. “I find a sheer layer of a peach corrector is often the best way to disguise them, but sometimes a peach-hued lipstick is all you need under foundation,” she explains.
“I usually prefer a light, creamy concealer that dries to a light powdery finish—like a sheer cream or liquid,” explains Bass. “You want it to be creamy enough to glide over fine lines and blend well, but it needs to set so that it doesn’t move. If it’s too thick or dry, it will settle into lines and exaggerate them.” She considers Clé de Peau Beauté Concealer the “holy grail,” ticking all of the aforementioned boxes, but gives special mention to NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer for its full coverage and having “a shade for absolutely everyone,” as well as Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat High Cover Radiant Concealer, which can be worn alone or under concealer for a “touch of brightness.”
When blending, Bass uses her ring finger to “warm up the product,” then gently taps it into the delicate under-eye area.
Afterward, she blends again using a soft fluffy brush or a miniature Beautyblender to “blur any lines and give a seamless finish.”
After checking to make sure nothing has settled into fine lines (and using a damp Beautyblender to blend once more if so), she adds a sheer layer of powder with light-reflecting properties, her go-to being Laura Mercier’s Brightening Powder. “It sets the concealer and prevents it from moving or settling into lines, as well as reflects light, which helps brighten the entire eye.”
8 hours of healthy sleep, a cheerful blush and burning eyes - all this can be "get" from your cosmetic bag
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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 a 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.
Whether others perceive you tired or cheerful, depends mainly on the eyes. That is why they require special attention when creating makeup that refreshes the face.
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Be sure to choose shadows with a shimmer. Only eyeliner can be matte - and then only if you have chosen a “color” solution in makeup.
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Arrange highlights correctly. Three areas should shine: the inner corners of the eyes, the central part of the moving eyelids and small areas under the “tails” of the eyebrows.
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Lift the lashes at the roots using a curler. A graceful curve will appear, and the look will become more open - you will definitely not look sleepy.
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Skip ultra-black thick mascara. "For every day" is more suitable brown with a volume effect. The result will be softer and lighter.
Do you often have to do a refreshing make-up? Share your tricks in the comments.
If you don't have the energy to wake up when you don't get enough sleep, let cosmetics take the worry out of your tired look and dark circles under your eyes. We tell you what beauty tricks will provide a look of freshness
How cheerful others perceive you depends primarily on your gaze. In order for everyone to think in the morning that a healthy 8-hour sleep is the norm for you, you will have to supplement your usual makeup with some details. In this article, we will talk about beauty tricks that will help give the face a fresh look.
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Red eyes, loose skin around, dark circles and bags - all this indicates a lack of sleep. You should work on this if you want to look more cheerful. A few quick tricks that are not difficult to master at home will help you make a difference.
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Firstly, if there is a problem of puffiness, skin care products (patches, gels, creams) will help to cope with it.
It is important to keep eye cream cold. Then, when applied, it will refresh the skin. The same technique will help to cope with morning swelling.
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To reduce the appearance of bags under the eyes, apply concealer to those areas of the skin where the shadow falls from them.
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Secondly, before applying foundation, use a corrector or concealer with reflective particles (it will create the effect of a healthy glow). Apply it over a very thin layer of eye cream, but only after it has been absorbed; A layer of primer, which is usually used to “fill” the pores, may not be superfluous - all so that the foundation does not roll up and does not gather in folds.
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How to mask bruises under the eyes, see the video tutorial by Alina Fly Cloud.
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Thirdly, pay attention to the skin around the inner corners of the eyes. There are usually small dark areas there too - it is also better to paint over them with a corrector. Makeup artists recommend applying either shining shadows on the inner corner itself - silver, pearl or, say, champagne colors, or a highlighter to visually make the look more open.
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Fourth, you should get a light kajal pencil - white or nude. Bring them to the inner contour of the eyes on the lower eyelid to get rid of the redness of the eyes, and make the look more cheerful and fresh.
