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Summary: Reduce puffiness around the eyes by patting on concealer and applying a cool towel or ice cubes to the under-eye area. Apply a cold compress to the eyes before or after applying makeup with tips from a makeup artist and beauty professional in this free video series on eye cosmetics.
Sylvia Russell is a motivated professional with more than 18 years of experience in the beauty industry. She's worked as a beauty professional for television segments as well as photo...read more
"Are you fighting everyday trying to reduce any puffiness around your eye? Well you have come to the right place. My name is Sylvia Russell, and I'm going to show you how to reduce puffiness around the eye. Now there are several tips that I'm going to give you today so pay attention. The first tip is, if you're puffy around the eye from a long night out, use a concealer. Tap it around the eye like so using a finger or a brush; either will do. Once you have it tapped in go ahead and feather it out, and smooth it into the skin. Remember don't rub to hard, because if you rub to hard you will actually take the concealer off. Once you've done this go ahead and take a cool cotton sponge or a cool towel and actually lay it softly along the under eye area. If you're puffy there, this will help to take down some of the puffiness. Also, another thing you can do is create a nice light area around the entire eye with a little bit of concealer. This is going to help to lift the eye and give you a nice wide- eyed look, bright look. You're not going to look tired and drowsy. It's going to help you have a beautiful eye area. Now before you do this you can also use some cold compresses, use some ice cubes or wet wash cloth and place it on your eye for 5 to 10 minutes before applying makeup. It can be done before or after it's your choice. My name is Sylvia Russell and this is how you can reduce eye puffiness around the eye."