Hi fa3rie,
I know exactly what you mean about buying different products that didn't seem to 'work'. When i first came here to MuT,i too was looking for advice about concealor's. I had bought them all, from the famous Touch Eclat by YSL and every just about every other concealor going.However i picked up a Fantatsic tip that has NEVER let me down from another member GR8FISCH, who advised me to try using a slighlty Yellow Toned Concelaor. Believe it or not...IT WORKED! When i tell you i had PANDA EYES, please belive me I DID!!! The thing with the light reflecting concealors is if you don't actually know how or where to apply it, it will highlight any shadow's and darkness making them look far worse than they are. That was my problem.I didin't know where exactly to put the concelaor.I know you said you are pale (i am pale too with jet black hair) but if you can find a concelaor (not a light reflecting one) with a yellowish tone this will 'block out' the blackness/shadow/darkness under your eyes. Rimmel make a great 'stick' concealor in different shades and tones.So do Revlon,Elizabeth Arden also make a good one with yellow tones and so do Models Prefer,Crem and Mojhave Magic. Once you have used the yellow toned concelor under your eyes you can then very carefully use your Light Reflecting Concealor wand (if you want) and apply it only to the 'dent/hollow/crease' of the eye socket to brighten that area up further.Once you have used the LRC on the eye crease just let it sit on your skin to warm up and then tap it very slightly until it blends in with your makeup.You might find you will never use your LRC again (for shadows)after trying the yellow toned conceaor. Now i use my LRC to 'highlight area's' on my face.Brow bones, cupids bow and top of cheekbones.