What are Models Best Kept Secrets for Puffy Eyes & Dark Circles?

Models know tricks for eye care.

It's a model's job to be beautiful. She has got to know the tricks to looking fabulous even when she doesn't feel fabulous. After all, models wake up with puffy eyes from allergies just as many other people do. Models stay up too late and get dark circles under their eyes. They, however, have tricks to minimize the damage done.

Conceal with Makeup

Yellow-toned concealer is one trick to brighter eyes. eye image by Pali A from Fotolia.com

Models know a few beauty tricks most of us don't. It's not enough just to trowel on the concealer; try a neutralizing yellow tone. It will look yellow in the palette, but the color will disappear on the skin and you will lose that raccoon look, pronto.

Shrink with Hemorrhoid Cream

Perhaps the quirkiest secret for puffy eyes is hemorrhoid cream. It's over the counter, inexpensive and quick to use. Phenylephrine works by constricting the blood vessels. There is plenty of controversy surrounding the use of hemorrhoid cream around the eyes. The ingredients in the cream are mineral oil, petrolatum, phenylephrine and shark liver oil. Phenylephrine is used near the eye for medical purposes, in different forms. Mineral oil is a part of eye makeup removers. There are petroleum based eye lubricants, and petroleum in it's own right in a not so secret solution for raccoon-eye. Shark oil has no contraindications. However, hemorrhoid cream is not FDA approved for use around the eyes.

Cool It Down

Easier and more convenient than cucumber slices, tea bags are a quick, effective way to calm things down before you put your make up on. Saturated the bags with cold water and place them on your eyes until the bags are room temperature. Also try icy wash cloths or scarves.

References

• The Incredible Preparation H
• Preparation H Ointment Product Labeling
• Net Doctor Health and Well Being Centres: Minims Phenylephrine Hydrochloride
• Drugs.com: Lubricant Drops