How to get rid of dark undereye circles?
Readers and friends ask me all the time how to get rid of undereye circles, and I always have to disappoint them with the unsatisfactory answer: creams and serums might help a teeny bit, but not much, since the problem is often a hereditary pigmentation problem. Thursday Styles devotes an entire article to it, explaining that excess pigmentation and dilated veins are the two main culprits, and bemoaning that—despite the 50 plus creams at Sephora devoted to the problem, not to mention the $1.8 billion spent in 2006 on banishing dark circles—few products are actually effective. The article recommends products that contain plumping ingredients like AHAs, or vitamins C and K to thicken skin and lays out the unsexy truth that sometimes the dermatologist or (eek!) plastic surgeon is the best and only recourse. Nobody really wants to hear it (“But, but, can’t I just spend money at Neiman’s???” Nein), but for severe problems, fillers like Juvederm or Restylane and lasers to target pigmentation are often the only things that work.
Tags: dermatology, Juvederm, New York Times Thursday Styles, PLASTIC SURGERY, Restylane, Sephora, undereye circles
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April 2nd, 2009 at 5:43 pm
I inherited my raccoon eyes from my mother. Ugh. Anyway, what I found works for me is an eye cream called Extreme Eye Rescue by Isabella Pelle. I searched high and low for an eye cream that helped with dark undereye circles and puffiness – and this is it for me. It’s fairly inexpensive and does what it says it does. It’s done a great job of reducing my undereye darkness and my puffiness is completely gone. I also feel that the skin around my eyes looks younger, probably due to the retinol in it. As an added bonus, the company offers free shipping on all orders – which is great b/c every penny counts these days! Check them out online
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