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3 Minute Makeup Tricks

Don't start digging for your concealer just yet. Today we are going to talk about a quick makeup trick to cover dark circles in a hurry without adding to the fine lines under the eyes.

Banish those dark circles with this trick:

  1. Take a mauve cream blush or eye shadow base (or semi matte lipstick in a pinch) and dab it with your ring finger under the eye on at the bridge of your nose where the darkness is its worse. (Dab, don’t rub!). The pink undertones will cancel out those blue and purple base dark circles. My favorite to use for this is Clinique’s touchbase in Nude Rose $14.50 or GloMinerals Creamblush in Guava $25.50.
  2. Apply your foundation over as normal or some mineral powder over the eye area if not using a foundation to cover the red tones with normal flesh tone.
  3. For an extra brightness take a white eye shadow-matte works best- and press onto the inner most corner of your eye, and then sweep the same color under the brow bone. This immediately brightens the eye and draws the attention upward. (Try Jane Iredale PurePressed in White $17.50 or NYX Single Eye Shadow 02 White $6.70
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