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How to get rid of my gross blackish blue dark under eye circles????

I am in high school and being 1/4 middle eastern, i have huge ugly dark eye circles under my eyes like my dad. They are really bad - a lot worse than most of the advertisments for dark eye circles even. Lately they have really started to be getting me feeling self concious and for a long time i have wanted to do something about them. I have tried foundation, but it just ends up making my eyes look like this nasty pale gray color underneath which is probably worse. I want either some makeup or cream (im not sure if there are any creams that work but if you know of any PLEASE PLEASE let me know!) that will make my undereye circles dissapear without looking cakey or unnatural. thanks! Not trying to sound angry here but PLEASE dont tell me to get sleep. i have had these for all my life even when i have slept the whole fricken day! its not my fault its hereditary!

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1. Get some sleep!! Use foundation cream. NOT cover up cream...that just hi-lites the problem. All the best!
2. You can find concealer or foundation that matches your skin tone. You may have a darker skin tone, so you can use covergirl exact match foundation and concealer.
3. Unfortunately it is a hereditary thing. I also have them bad. I asked a plastic surgeon and he told me nothing can be done. Just buy a good concealer and blend it in well.
4. I would use a concealer slightly lighter than your skin color. That way when it blends with your under eye circles it closely matches your skin. I use Bare Minerals now, but I used to use this for concealer http://instantcover.igia.com/
5. Eve Pearl, who is a well-known make-up artist to the celebrities, and the author of "Plastic Surgery without the Surgery: The Miracle of Make-up Techiniques", recommends using a Salmon colored concealer for dark circles under the eyes. Salmon, which has some pink undertones to it, is a more natural color. If you use concealer, stay away from yellow colors. All this will do is take the blue circles under your eyes and turn them into green circles under your eyes. Your best bet for concealer is to go for a salmon type color or to get a color that is one to two shades lighter than your foundation.
6. Ice pack mask for your eyes, a Yellow pencil and a good lighter concealer don't rub too hard Use your ring finger to rub it in so you don't rub too hard. Also you need to get some sun, that will help as well. You might also be lacking a vitamin in your body that is causing this. Being Ivory, Olive complected If I stay inside too much and I don't get any sun at all I end up with darker circle at times. Sleep is key as well as a vitamin deficiency could also be a problem If you use too much yellow it will look green then again i'm olive so I don't have a problem. I have seen plenty of middle eastern women use a yellow stick, just don't go over board.
7. Before you put on your foundation, try an orange concealer (sounds weird, I know) like Judith August's Orange Correcting Cream. You have to blend it in pretty well, but it works... and you don't get the "reverse racoon eyes" that come from wearing lots of light concealer under your eyes.
8. There are many causes of dark circles, from age, heredity, allergies, cold or sinus infection, bone structure and glasses which are not so commonly known. http://www.mydarkcirclesblog.com/2006/11/27/causes-of-dark-circles/ If you would like to apply home remedies to reduce dark circles, here are some of my suggestions: Buy a box of regular, old fashioned unflavored gelatin (e.g. Knox) from grocery store. Take a small cup or bowl and put in 1 teaspoon of the gelatin mix. Add one tablespoon of boiling water & stir for a minute. Test it on your wrist to make sure it is not too hot. Then, using a cotton ball, pat it under your eyes as you would an eye cream or gel. Go lie down and listen to some music, or take a bath & let it stay on for at least 30 minutes. Then just rinse it off.Gelatin is very high in Vitamin K & Biotin. It will not remove your dark circles on the first application (but you will notice a difference), but if you do it daily for a week, and then 2-3 times a week for maintenance, you should notice a drastic reduction in dark circles. http://www.mydarkcirclesblog.com/2007/01/01/special-spa-home-remedy-to-reduce-dark-circles/ To hide dark circles, you can use YSL concealer or salmon concealer.. http://www.mydarkcirclesblog.com .. tips on how to reduce dark circles, the causes of dark circles, home remedies, eye creams reviews, make up tips, and natural healer.
9. There are many causes of dark circles, from age, heredity, allergies, cold or sinus infection, bone structure and glasses which are not so commonly known. http://www.mydarkcirclesblog.com/2006/11/27/causes-of-dark-circles/ If you would like to apply home remedies to reduce dark circles, here are some of my suggestions: Buy a box of regular, old fashioned unflavored gelatin (e.g. Knox) from grocery store. Take a small cup or bowl and put in 1 teaspoon of the gelatin mix. Add one tablespoon of boiling water & stir for a minute. Test it on your wrist to make sure it is not too hot. Then, using a cotton ball, pat it under your eyes as you would an eye cream or gel. Go lie down and listen to some music, or take a bath & let it stay on for at least 30 minutes. Then just rinse it off.Gelatin is very high in Vitamin K & Biotin. It will not remove your dark circles on the first application (but you will notice a difference), but if you do it daily for a week, and then 2-3 times a week for maintenance, you should notice a drastic reduction in dark circles. http://www.mydarkcirclesblog.com/2007/01/01/special-spa-home-remedy-to-reduce-dark-circles/ To hide dark circles, you can use YSL concealer or salmon concealer.. http://www.mydarkcirclesblog.com .. tips on how to reduce dark circles, the causes of dark circles, home remedies, eye creams reviews, make up tips, and natural healer. http://www.cleansecolonblog.com Cleanse Colon Blog writes about colon cleanse home remedies and review colon cleanse products.