Step 1: Do the healthy stuff…exercise, sleep, drink lots of water, and reduce stress. These are obvious solutions that help reduce dark circles, yet we often forget or deny that we need them.
Step 2: Use a brightening eye cream with Vitamin C: Wake up your eyes with a luminizing eye cream infused with brightening Vitamin C. Bravadora suggests Prescriptives Vitamin C Brightening Eye Cream which won Instyle Magazine Best Beauty Buys 2008 for reducing dark circles and puffy eyes.
Step 3: Use a good undereye concealer: A great undereye concealer that beauty critics adore is Cle de Peau Beaute concealer, a makeup line created by Shesido. Cle de Peau Beaute’s formula stays on, covers up dark shadows and won Instyle Magazine Best Beauty Buys 2009. Or for half the price you can buy Laura Mercier Secret Concealer, which beauty critics love and works great as well.
Step 4: Avoid dark makeup and curl your eyelashes: Stay away from smoky eyes, dark eyeliner, and dull grayish eye shadows which will just add to the dark shadows under your eyes. Keep your eyes light and bright. Curling your eyelashes with help to open up your eyes and make you look awake and alive.