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My undereye area is the bane of my existence. I do my makeup to perfection elsewhere. I do great makeup, actually. But I cannot seem to master my undereye area. I have tried every foundation, concealer, and primer I can get my hands on. I've tried various moisturizers. I've even tried mixing moisturizer with my foundation (which is actually a very nice Korean BB cream). I've tried various setting powders. I've tried without setting powders. I've tried blotting it with a piece of tissue, I heard that one somewhere. I have tried using brushes, sponges, and fingertips. Every day it makes me want to murder kittens.
My problem?
It seems like I have super-dry skin under my eyes. I don't even know for sure if that's what it is, but that's the only thing I can think of as to why my undereyes would be so horrible. I moisturize well and take very good care of the skin in that area. If anything, I am naturally oily. Without makeup on, there's only dark circles under my eyes. However, once I put makeup on it instantly develops that crepe-papery look. It doesn't matter what product or method I use, that ALWAYS happens. Then, of course, it creases. I am only 23 and the rest of my face looks fantastic, but my undereyes end up looking like I am 70! I don't even have crow's feet to speak of. The only, and I repeat ONLY problem with my eyes is the undereye, and really the inner corner.
At this point I am not really concerned with being able to cover the dark circles. They're not that bad and I would be happy with just being able to put a little bit of foundation underneath my eye for color consistency with the rest of my face.
Any suggestions? This is my current routine:
1) Moisturize with Nivea Soft. This stuff has worked wonders on dry skin in other parts of my body.
2) Prime with NYX Photo Ready Primer.
3) Lightly pat on Mistine BB Wonder Cream. Sometimes I set with powder and sometimes I don't. It doesn't seem to make a difference in the results.
My undereye ends up looking like THIS:
Edit: Link removed, image added.
My problem?
It seems like I have super-dry skin under my eyes. I don't even know for sure if that's what it is, but that's the only thing I can think of as to why my undereyes would be so horrible. I moisturize well and take very good care of the skin in that area. If anything, I am naturally oily. Without makeup on, there's only dark circles under my eyes. However, once I put makeup on it instantly develops that crepe-papery look. It doesn't matter what product or method I use, that ALWAYS happens. Then, of course, it creases. I am only 23 and the rest of my face looks fantastic, but my undereyes end up looking like I am 70! I don't even have crow's feet to speak of. The only, and I repeat ONLY problem with my eyes is the undereye, and really the inner corner.
At this point I am not really concerned with being able to cover the dark circles. They're not that bad and I would be happy with just being able to put a little bit of foundation underneath my eye for color consistency with the rest of my face.
Any suggestions? This is my current routine:
1) Moisturize with Nivea Soft. This stuff has worked wonders on dry skin in other parts of my body.
2) Prime with NYX Photo Ready Primer.
3) Lightly pat on Mistine BB Wonder Cream. Sometimes I set with powder and sometimes I don't. It doesn't seem to make a difference in the results.
My undereye ends up looking like THIS:
Edit: Link removed, image added.