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Tired Eyes Too many late nights? Hollywood Make-up Artist Geraldine Shaker reveals six instant remedies to help you appear wide awake and raring to go, even if there’s nothing left under the bonnet
Imagine if old wives tales were our only beauty option?
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magine this. You’ve already finished the cucumber slices, run out of tea bags, tapped your under eye area with your ring finger in a near frenzy, and balanced cold spoons on your eyes, all in an effort to wipe away the visual signs of last night’s party. Just thinking of those options is enough to make you exhausted. So imagine if old wives tales were our only beauty option? Fear not, if the kitchen remedies for puffy, tired eyes just aren’t cutting it, here are five “fake awake” tips I use on set to help people look fresher than a daisy, whilst secretly feeling frazzled:
day cream to replenish some of the lost moisture. A light facial massage whilst you apply the moisturiser will help pep up the skin and get the blood flowing again.
1. Prepare your skin with witch hazel. Soak a couple of cotton pads and gently dab around the eyes and rest of your skin. This will help tighten up the skin and reduce the bagginess.
5. Apply make up on your upper eyelids only, this will draw attention away from your under eye area. Define the upper lids with liner, you want to draw the eye up and out for more freshness, then coat lashes with a few layers of mascara.
2. Apply eye cream. Use your ring fingers to press your way from the inner to the outer corners of your eyes. Move to your temples and down your jaw. Repeat to help flush excess fluid. 3. Apply a great moisturiser after the eye cream. If last night’s party included a lot of alcohol use your night cream as your
4. Curl your eyelashes. This is not an every day tip as excessive curling will lead to eyelash breakage, so reserve this trick for emergency situations. Start at the base of your lashes and press gently, then shimmy up the lashes and curl at equal intervals until you reach the tip of the lashes. This will ensure an even, natural looking curl. Remember lashes are delicate so a gentle squeeze is all that is required.
6. Dab a lighter concealer on the inner corner of the eye. Choose a concealer that is one or two shades lighter than your foundation - this instantly makes exhausted eyes look younger and fresher. You can also use a silver/gold shimmer powder, but I reserve this trick for evening make-up only. www.internationallife.tv/beauty
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