Monday, November 18, 2013

Contouring Making Dark Circles Worse?

It's no secret that I live on Instagram, but one thing I've been seeing all over the place has been driving me crazy.  Thank you Kim Kardashian. Contouring is everywhere, and I absolutely love that beauty makeup has once again embraced drag makeup.  I'm not kidding or trying to be facetious, it really is drag makeup, and I couldn't be happier.  There is only one problem with drag makeup, it's a LOT of makeup.  Drag tricks don't always translate to everyday makeup for this reason.  Am I saying you shouldn't contour on a daily basis? Certainly not!  That would be blasphemy in my world!  I do want people to color correct/contour so they don't have to wear gallons of makeup to cover dark circles.

Color correction 101: If you put a yellow concealer over dark circles it can make them worse.  Think about what happens when you combine yellow and blue paint.  You get green.  The same thing happens under your eyes.  Try using a warm concealer or peach color corrector as a concealer just on the dark circles.  You'll notice that you have to use half as much product, and you get a better result.

Concealer 101: If you put a lighter concealer under the eye it can make dark circles more visible than a shade slightly darker.  Think of it this way, dark circles are already darker than the rest of your face, hence, dark circle.  Even if you put the same shade as your face on the dark part, the blue can show through in this ghostly, chalky more noticeable version, right? So why, why would you grab a yellow concealer five shades lighter and hope for the best?

If you are going to contour you should use a peach color corrector under the eyes and place the light color, sparingly, on top of that.  Also, when it comes to the under eye area, more is more.  Makeup shows up like crazy there.  The dryer the formula, the more cakey it will look.  The more moist the formula, the more your mascara will want to join in the fun and smear all over the dark circles you just concealed.  It's a balancing act.  Don't be fooled by all the IG photos: remember, I've seen those ladies up close and am one of those ladies, and trust me, it's a LOT of makeup.

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