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How I love thee, mighty Kalahari, prince of NARS Eyeshadow Duos. I’d give up Nutella for you. Oh, yes, THAT’s how strong my feelings are for your eye brightening golden bronze and shimmery cocoa brown.
Girlfriend, are you ready to fall in love with Kalahari? Methinks it’s time for a giveaway. 🙂
The prize
One lucky lady will win her very own NARS Kalahari Eyeshadow Duo (a $32 value), with its two shimmery powder shadows in golden bronze and cocoa brown.
How to enter…
Entering is easy. There are two different ways, and you can do both of them for two chances to win.
First, you can enter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post. In it, tell me what you do with your makeup when you look like you didn’t get enough sleep.
I brighten my lids with the NARS Kalahari duo and lighten my dark circles with a mix of concealer and an illuminating eye cream like Origins GinZing.
Second, enter by following me on Twitter and retweeting (RT) the following message:
RT @karenmbb: RT to win a NARS Kalahari Eyeshadow Duo ($32 Value) http://bit.ly/8fjwwP
Recap…
- Enter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post, and don’t forget to use a valid email address so I can reach you if you win.
- Follow me on Twitter and retweet the following message:
RT @karenmbb: RT to win a NARS Kalahari Eyeshadow Duo ($32 Value) http://bit.ly/8fjwwP
I’ll pick the winner at random from among the people who enter by 11:59 p.m. PST on Friday, December 4.
Ä°yi ÅŸanslar!!!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. How was your afternoon? We made it over the hump, so from here on out it should be smooth sailing until the weekend. Here’s a phone pic of my new ‘do. I went pretty short, taking off about six inches, and I got bangs!
What’s on the agenda for tonight? Right now I’m just playing around on Facebook and Twitter. Tabs and I are going to watch the latest episode of Glee.
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When I dont get enough sleep, I use white eyeliner! <333
Benefit’s Miss Popularity in the inner corners and a sweep of Stila’s Kitten keep me looking awake on those mornings that seem to come way too early 🙂
I use a LOT of concealer, and a lot of creamy e/s colors, usually taupes or beige– then full mascara (top and bottom) because it makes me look wide eyed (and bushy tailed!)
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I find that lighter, more natural eyeshadows with a nice sheen for the lid, white eyeliner for my waterline, and MAC’s Select Moisturecover for my undereye circles are really awesome for hiding the fact that I may be running on only a couple hours of sleep.
i tend to wear more natural eyeshadow shades when i look like a zombie, it brightens up my eyes tons
When I haven’t gotten enough sleep, I use Benefit Ooh Lah Lift and then Benefit Erase Paste under my eyes.
I use Benefit’s High Brow & Eye Bright.
.-= Marisol’s last blog post… Gals Guide meet up =-.
I usually use plenty of concealer under my eyes, white/very light eyeshadow colors, avoid mascara and dark eyeliner, and a light lipgloss!
I do a simple eye. a little brighter, some mascara and prob just one sweep of color.
!!! i love NARS!!!!
when i look underslept i tend to look zombie-pale so i use a bright pink blush.
and white on the water line to open the eyes
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i use a sheer, shimmery cream eyeshadow and dark blue eyeliner, just barely applied in a thin line, to make my eyes look whiter and more awake.
I use a white eyeliner pencil around the bottom of my eyes. Thanks to Tyra for the tip!
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YSL Touche Eclat and Laura Mercier Secret Brighting powder.
For my dark circles that give my lack of sleep away, I use a salmon colored concealer to first neutralize the blue. Then I use a concealer a shade or two lighter than my normal skin color to really brighten my eyes. I usually curl my eyelashes to the max and swipe on some lengthening mascara. I usually line my waterline with a white eyeliner to make my eyes appear brighter and open them up a bit. With the same eyeliner, I smudge a little bit into the inner corner. By that point, I dont look too bad…I hope! 🙂
i definitely curl my eyelashes and use a lot of mascara. a thin line of eyeliner on the top opens up my eyes, and a more natural eyeshadow like mac all that glitters helps <3
i line my waterline w/ a white kohl pencil, add plenty of concealer, and add a light shimmery shadow to the inner corners of my eyes
Karen, you have the best giveaways! However, don’t enter me on this one (I already own that eyeshadow and want to give another lady a chance at it!) I just want to comment 🙂
When I don’t get enough sleep (more often than not lately!) I stick to brighter golden shadows, highlighter on my cheek bones to distract from my dark shadows, and lip gloss. Whenever I wear a lot of makeup without sleep I tend to just look worse!
P.S. Cute hair!!
pinky-peachy cream shadow all over the lids and concealer..TONS of concealer 😉
When I haven’t gotten enough sleep I put concealer all over my eyelid to make a good base. Then I use a light eyeshadow shade in the center of my lid to make me seem brighter, contour with dark eyeshadow at the corners and into the crease. I do a double layer of mascara on eyelashes after curling of course 😉 got to open and brighten. Then I put a bit of shine by the tear duct, usually gold eyeshadow or pale yellow, it really does make you look more perky.
I like to wear a champagne color on my lids and mascara to keep the attention away from the dark circles. I’ll use a concealer and highlighter under the eye to brighten the area. And white eyeliner on the waterline.
I wear a peachy blush to draw attention to my cheeks instead of my eyes haha
I definitely put on some concealer, usually something with a peachy tint in it to cancel out the purples/blues. Then i would do a very natural eye look including stila’s eye kajal in topaz on the waterline and some golden/white eyeshadow on the inner corner of my eye. For lashes i put to coats of mascara on the top and one coat on the bottom. 🙂
I go crazy with MAC Cream Colour Base in Fawntastic: I use it as an eyeshadow base (I love the sheen it gives under matte shadows!), a dab on my inner corner, apply it on my cheekbones and along the bridge of my nose, and on my cupid’s bow. I top my lips off with my C.O. Bigelow tinted lip balm in Berry, coat the lashes in L’Oreal Double Extend mascara, tie my hair into a neat bun, and I’m good to go! I love looking dewy while detracting attention from my eyes toward my lips, hehe
When I didn’t get enough sleep I definitely use a Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer topped with her Candlelight illuminating powder strategically placed! I use a little concealer brought in around the inner corner of my eyes and a pearly light shadow over my lids and corner of eyes. Hit the eyelash curler and one swipe of mascara and do a bright lip!
concealer definitely, white eyeliner on the waterline and inner corner are a must
when i don’t get enough sleep, which is often, i usually go more neutral. and a lot of concealer. like half of my whole regimen becomes about the concealer. though on some days, i do a don’t and just pile on the smokey eye, like war paint.
and really guzzle water like there’s no tomorrow.
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I put concealer under my eyes to soften the darkness. I tend to put on heavier eye shadow and blush as well – It helps – 🙂
Following you on Twitter as well –
Thank you for this chance and Happy Holidays!
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Moisturize (2 layers of it) really well so I can make my skin as plump as possible to prevent dull skin. Apply concealer, especially to the undereye area. Add BLUSH!
concealer is a must! specially when i dont get enough sleep, the bags under my eyes are dark and i look like someone just punched me to get up from my bed lol. after that i add a tad bit of urban decay’s primer potion [sin] & 24/7 eyeliner .
Oh and I ordered the Origins GinZing based on your review! Can’t wait to get it =) Thanks for the recommendation, you always give great ones!!
I don’t think I have enough sleep everyday… haha… so this will be my routine, using I Nuovi Undercover Undereye Concealer in 2Y to cover up my nasty dark circles. 2nd, brighten up my inner eye corner with pastel color such as light pink, white or champagne. 3rd, a thin eyelining at the inner but bold at the outer area. Nevertheless, bright but not striking blushes..
When I don’t get enough sleep (like last night…) I really take time with my concealer. Correcting shades and normal shades. A Little mascara, bronzer and a bright blush and gloss… This takes the focus off my tired eyes. After a REALLY bad night I’ll go for a flesh toned eyeliner on my waterline.
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I use loose shimmery white powder on my inner lids and browbone. A sweep of UD’s midnight cowboy is always fun, I love the silver glitter and shimmery sandy color. Concealer is of course a must, and a white pencil on the waterline usually helps too 🙂
Piling on the concealer, but keeping it light otherwise.
I use Benefit’s RSVP as an all over lid colour then go in the inner corner with Your Ladyship to give it that pop of brightness.
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Love your new hair cut!
I always look tired without makeup, apparently 🙁 That’s what everyone says, even when I get 10 hours of sleep. SIGH. Anyway, I use Smashbox’s Photo Op under eye brightener, then their camera ready full coverage concealer. Actually, that’s what I use all the time, because of the aforementioned permanent dark circles. I’ve just discovered the power of UD’s eye liner in Yeyo for the inner corners of my eyes.
Ooor… I just embrace it, and go out looking like a zombie.
Definitely hit my waterline with white liner (UD Yeyo, though it leans white/silver on me). Then I use UDPP in Sin, and a small-as-I-can-get-it line of Bourbon. I’m working on using an TINY TINY line of UD liquid liner in Oil Slick right in the base of my lashes. Definitely no tightlining on those days for me!
I use concealer on my under eyes.
It turns out not great, but it makes me look less dead, so that’s good!
And I LOOOOOOVE your haircut!
I don’t wear a ton of makeup, but on tough mornings I use blush (currently loving Nars Dolce Vita), a quick swipe of Laura Mercier’s Topaz eyeshadow, and a sheer, shimmery lip gloss.
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Some extra mascara, careful eye contouring, nice undereye concealing, and Bare Escentuals Warmth all do a good job camouflaging my ridiculous lack of rest! (In fact, I’m planning on using that very trick tomorrow a.m.!)
I use Benefit Recess Cream Shadow, Stila Kitten over that and finish by curling my lashes followed by mascara. NARS Desire blush also helps me look fresh. I never do nude lips when I’m tired, I use like a tinted lip balm or something. 🙂 Love the new hair btw!!
.-= Smiley’s last blog post… Recess Review =-.
i would wear this awesome eye shadow duo!
but for reals, I use my eye primer/brightener and conceal my dark circles. and i use your tip abotu the light cream shadow and curling lashes + mascara. saves time and makes me look somewhat together!
woot!
If I dont have enough time to sleep in next day i used to apply a frosty gold/yellow based eyeshadow under your eyes before concealer. Because it can cover my dark circle under my eyes and brighten my eyes also.
I use some extra mascara and some neutral eyeshadow to help me fake a well-rested look. I got a pack with Recess and Honey Bunny cream shadows from Benefit on sale at Sephora (they were $10.00 total) that are great for helping me look more rested than I really am.
The ol’ spoons in the freezer trick for my honkin’ no-sleep eye puffiness, a bit of Clean & Clear eye brightening cream (that stuff is da bomb. 😉 ) as well as white eyeliner. For some reason, my eyes look lopsided when I’m tired, and the white liner helps hide that a bit.
Does it seem weird to anyone else that this means I spend MORE time on my makeup when I’m exhausted? I can’t really get over the irritating hypocrisy of my puffers.
I just use a little mascara, and make sure my eyebrows and lips look great. Anything to take away attention from my eyes period.
Same thing as you, I mix my eye gel with a powerful concealer. Curl my lashes, put on some mascara & my eyes just POP. I always line my water line with a shimmery white eyeshadow stick too. There’s not much else I can do. Definitely no blue eyeshadow or anything smokey 😛
By the way, I love what you’ve done to your hair! It’s like a breath of fresh air!
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I dab plenty of prescriptives camouflage concealor under the lid, do a neutral brown shadow and pop some highlight on the inner corners of my eyes.
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I love you, chick!
conceal big time under my eyes and give my face a 10 minute mask b4 before on all my makeup 🙂
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I skip the eyeliner on the bottom lids, and instead just use a thin line of black liquid liner on the top. 🙂 And lighter colors for sure.
(Agree with Ashley, you hair looks great!)
MAC’s Studio Fix concealer under and on the inner corners of my eyes, follow up with Stila’s Kajal liner in Topaz for the waterline. Then curl lashes, mascara, heated eyelash curler, and mascara again! And if I want, I’ll use a white shimmery eyeshadow on the inner corners to make my eyes pop. This does not only make my eyes look bigger, but brighter and more awake as well.
Love the haircut! More pics of that please.
Luckily I don’t get dark circles just lovely blemishes or acne scars to cover up. My makeup routine is the same tired or coherent. Perhaps the Kalahari duo would do the trick! Mentally “tired”, well I just down a ton of coffee and stare thoughtfully at my computer for the first hour of my workday.
When I don’t get enough sleep, I moisturize with my Olay moisturizer (I forgot the name, but it’s the pink one), curl my lashes, and pack on the mascara! ^_^
Concealer, concealer, concealer. I usually wear a white shimmery shadow too.
i use a light flesh-toned eyeliner on my water line (since i have a medium-ish skin tone white eyeliner is a bit too harsh looking) and choose a creamier concealer than i would normally use to realllly hide those dark circles. then i coat my lids with a thin layer of shimmery base (like revlon’s color illuminance cream shadow in skinlights- one of my favorite drugstore buys!) and apply a neutral shade on top of it. then i highlight the inner corners of my eyes with an off-white pearly shadow, curl my lashes, add some mascara and KAZAMM- i look like i got 8 hours of sleep 🙂
After reading your blog, I got myself MAC MES in Love Connection. I always reach for it whenever I need to fake “good night’s rest.” And, of course, concealer!
When I don’t get enough sleep, I like using pale pink cream eyeshadow since it opens my eyes up so I look for alert. Then I make sure I use concealer for any bags under my eyes and from one of your older posts, I fell in love with benefit’s high beam, which I use to make my face look brighter.
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clinique’s eye conceiler!! 🙂
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um…i play up the whole sleepless college bum beauty look…nah,when i have to step it up- i conceal the undereyes and THEN prime the lids (so all my hard work doesn’t go to waste) and then use a pale pink cream eyeshadow (from the shu uemura rose palette, i think i bought it cause i saw it in the blog, best purchase ever) and line the upper lids with either bourbon ud or that eggplant color from ud and then line then line the waterline with honey ud liner and smudge it to the bottom lashline. ooh, and i also hit the inner eye corners with the honey and the pink, so it creates a halo like finish! this is getting long, so i’m going to stop…but the kalahari eyeshadows are gorgeous and i adore ur blog =)
i use stila kitten e/s, it brightens my eye area!
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i use hope in a tube then origins ginzing to help brighten my undereye area. i then buff smashbox high def concealer with a mac 217 brush.
bobbi brown corrector to cover up the damn dark circles! 😀
i definitely have to use concealer. Love my Clinique concealer. Also using a light color (champagne) to line my entire bottom line really brightens up my face.
After I have had my morning jolt of caffeine :-). I use Benefit erase paste to cover my dark circles and a loose powder to set. Once I have finished my eye with Urban Decay sin eyeshadow and Cargo saucelito in the crease, I use Tarte rest assured brightening wand. I use the liner on my water line and then use the highlighter in the corner of my eyes. Works every time!!
Happy Wednesday! The hair looks fab!
When I’m tired, i use a concealer a shade lighter than my skin under my eyes, use mineralize skinfinish all over, a luminizing blush, mascara, and i dab a satin white right in the inner corners of my eyes 🙂
I prime, use a bit of concealer in the inner half of the undereye area to cover darkness, sweep some sort of nude-colored, shimmery shadow on the lid, and then add the lightest touch of Stila’s “Kitten” eyeshadow in the tear duct to widen & perk up everything!
And I like your bangs, Karen!
I don’t get undereye circles, so I just go with the got-less-sleep look and make it “pretty”. I use L’Oréal Paris HiP Cream Shadow Paint in Commanding and smudge it on my lid up to my crease and a little on the outer corners under my eye, going for that Emily Deschanel pretty red-eye look, haha. Then I just put on some mascara – I don’t care if it’s a little messy – it’s part of the look, and I’m done! It sounds a little sloppy, but it actually comes out looking really nice, like I’m so busy I don’t manage to get any sleep, but I’m so pretty I still look great anyway.
Karen, I love your new haircut! You look gorgeous!
When I’m tired… I like to use a little white or a light colour wash on my eyelids, a bit of liner and some eye-opening mascara (i.e. looking for length and curl, not so much thickness). I don’t really have an under-eye concealer… so for now I just deal with the bags, since I used to not get them (those were the days…) and I haven’t really had a chance to think about it recently!
Aww man, I NEVER get enough sleep. TimeBalm concealer topped with Boots No. 7 illuminating concealer, then crimped lashes and mascara (if I have time.) I know I should do a lot more to wake up my face, but I figure the extra ten minutes of sleep are worth it!
OH! And blush. Definitely blush — I’m pretty sure the last time Ieft home without it was over two years ago :/ I’m a major blush addict, I know!!
Loving the hair, btw. That cut looks super cute on you. Does your head feel… lighter? (I always feel like my head is lighter for a few days after I chop off more than two inches. It’s such a difference!)
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Hi Karen! I LOVE NARS!!
Umm what I do to make me look refreshed is…
I use a light shimmery champagne color on my lid and around my inner corner then I use a bronzy color on my crease and for the outer corner or V I love using NARS Mekong shadow. Then I use NARS Albatross to highlight under my eyes bridge of my nose and above my jaw line. I would love to own this NARS duo =)
Karen,
You look great with new hair cut.
Could you do a close-up photo? I think about getting new hair cut for new year too.
you know 🙂 for a change!
Thanks
Wow, Karen, your hair looks super cute!! Love it!
I use lots of concealer when I look tired, and then eyeliner. No matter what, I look more awake with eyeliner, especially along the lower lash line. Blush helps too, since I get even more pale (if that’s possible) when I’m sleep deprived.
I use yellow toned powder to cover up my circles, normal foundation with highlighters, shimmery lighter eyeshadows to bring lots of glow to my eyes and make them look bigger and more awake. I feel all bright like the sun, but I probably still need the coffee.
I use a concealer to hide away the black circles around my eyes and use eyeshadows in neutral brown colors.
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This will hopefully get me over the regret at not stuffing my suitcase home from Canada with Nars.
Usually I reach for my wonderful concealer (dark circles, eww) and then an eyeshadow variation which always – always – contains MAC’s vanilla eyeshadow. I think it works so well because I’m so pale.
cheap-o neutrogena mineral concealer (actually, i got the wrong shade, but it blends pretty well), purminerals foundation, bronzer, brown eyeliner & a white-peach eyeshadow to brighten my eyelids. i need a better concealer though!
I like the haircut!! It looks a lot like the photo I was planning on bringing to the hairdresser next time :). When I haven’t gotten enough sleep, I use concealer and either blush or bronzer.
Ummm, sunglasses? LOL
When I’m short on sleep, I play up my top lashes. Black liquid liner on my upper lid and mascara. I’ll also find a fun bright lip gloss to draw people’s gaze away from my puffy eyes.
.-= Jessica’s last blog post… Well…On to December….. =-.
I use my heavy duty concealer and then put a shimmery champagne shadow on my inner corners!
Hey karen! what i usually do when i look so tired and have to put make up on to make me look more alive is, i first put on my make up forever hd powder all over my face to give me a clearer and smooth surface on my face, then i conceal all of my inperfections and dark circles under my eyes using e.l.f. conceal pencil and brush , after that i put on a natural looking eyeshadow and apply 2 coats of black mascara and then rim my water line with stila kajal eyeliner in topaz. sweep on some blush and thats basically it! makes me look like i got all my beauty sleep the night before when i really didnt haha!
MAC Femme-Fi in the inner corner of my eyes,
MAC Vanilla under the brow bone,
MAC MSF Natural in Medium under the eyes,
and a few sprays of MAC fix+ or Shu Uemura’s facial mist to startle myself and wake the F up!!
I wish I knew! I just continue looking sleep-deprived. I did just order the Origins GinZing eye cream though ($10 off of $25! Yay CyberMonday) so maybe that’ll help.
I don’t know of any makeup I would ever give up Nutella for. Hopefully I’ll win and find out 😀
I like to use Benefits High beam and illuminate my cheekbones, inner corners of my eyes, and the browbone as well. I also use Amazing cosmetics concealer, some eyeliner, and I’m good to go!
Btw, I absolutely love Finn from Glee! Puck isn’t to bad to look at either 🙂
When it looks like I haven’t gotten enough sleep (which is almost always) I double up on my concealers for under eye. I use an NW shade of liquid concealer, then I use my usual NC 15 studio sculpt. Then set the whole mess with Mineralize skinfinish natural because it reflects light put on with a small brush. I have -really- bad dark circles especially on low sleep so this really helps. For eyeshadows I try to keep it simple with a shimmery light shade (like mac shroom) all over the lid and a little soft brown in the crease, white eyeliner in the waterline and lots and lots of mascara that’ll hold an eyelash curl 🙂
When I look like I didn’t get enough sleep the previous night, I wear my glasses (instead of my contacts). I find that my glasses mask my eyes/face more, so I tend to wear them on my lazy-makeup days. I also put a pink, rosy color on the apples of my cheeks!
honestly, i don’t get enough sleep regularly! i just do my makeup as usual, but if i look particularly haggard, i’ll put on some extra concealer in a lighter color under my eyes and make sure i do my eyeshadow perfectly do distract from underneath. and if all else fails, at least i look like a cullen vampire with bruises under my eyes 🙂
When I don’t get enough sleep, I have to use a brightening eyeshadow like MAC Naked Lunch or Ricepaper, all over my lids, up to my browbone. I then use black liner to define my eyes, as well as use a lot of eye concealer from Bobbi Brown!!
I use Clinique airbrush concealer under my eyes, especially if I have dark circles. I call it my nap in a stick. I also use navy blue eyeliner when I remember (to brighten up the eyes).
Definitely use bright colors for my eyes….and concealer to lighten up a bit those circles!. As for the whole face? Simple and clean look 😉
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When I look tired, I always curl my lashes and use a dark glossy mascara, like BE Flawless Definition, with a cream shadow, such as BeneFit Creaseless Cream in Bunny Hop. The light pink tends to brighten things up!
I use MAC Studio Scuplt Concealer mixed with Benefit Moonbeam.
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i use white eyeliner on my lower waterline and make sure to curl my lashes and put on black mascara! i also add a skintone shimmery highlight to my tearduct area and under my brow bone.
When my eyes feel tired I use a concealer from L’Oreal in dark circles and Moonbean from Benefit in the creases. Then, lots of mascara to open up my eyes and I’m ready to go.
Btw, awesome giveaway, thanks so much!
when I look tired, I apply some eye cream to wake up my eyes, and then put on some white eyeliner and concealer.
CUTE haircut!! (I need one too…)
Lots of concealer and some blush make me look pretty and perky! (and I will need this tomorrow, as it’s past 12 and I’m not even in bed yet!)
Bonnie
I love MAC Select Cover-Up! Bye bye dark circles :o) Also, a great tinted moisturizer, either Laura Mercier Regular Formula or MAC Studio Tint… since my skin needs some “radiance” and typically looks dull and dry when I lack sleep.
Love your hair cut by the way!! Very fresh :o)
I go with light eyeshadow colors and use Stila’s Kajal eyeliner in topaz on my waterline.
Actually the thing I most often do is go totally without make-up, drop the contact lenses and go with glasses for an easy look. Then I can sleep 20 minutes longer too 🙂
Another option is of course light eyeshadow colours and lots of mascara.
White shimmery eyeliner, and a good blush are my only weapons… usually if I’m that wiped, I don’t have a lot of energy to put into makeup.
I put on glasses so people can’t see my eyes. ha. I also like white liner for days that I want to look wide awake.
Undereye concealer! I use MAC Select Moisturecover.
Basically, I cake my concealer on!
aha.. I also just go crazy with my mascara and hope to take a nap later in the day! =)
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I wear sunglasses and a beautiful pink gloss.
I like to use a off white eyeliner and put it on my waterline.
i use a lot of concealer under my eyes, i never ever leave the house without put on a nude/beige/ pink shimmer eyeshadow on the upper and lower inner corners of my eyes, mascara (of course) and pink blush! shimmer shadow does wonders!!
I lighten my dark circle using concealer and use white eyeliner on the inner corner of my eyes to brighten my eyes! Also I would apply light pink blusher and clear lipgloss! 🙂
I lighten my dard circles with the help of a good concelar (now I’m using DiorSkin Nude in #02 beige) and i like to highlight it with the help of NARS’s old eyeshadow duo in NEW DELIGHT.
LOVE YOU HAIR… just had to comment your hair, even if the others are trying to win the prizes.. you look so glamorous with a touch of retro… LOVE IT… you look so nice..
i like to put concealer beneath my eyes and line my waterline with a silver eyeliner! then i put a light shadow on the lid to brighten things up!
I put concealer under my eyes, put on shimmer strips from Physicians Formula in Vegas Strip on my lids and cheekbones, and white eyeliner on my bottom water line.
.-= Tammy’s last blog post… Rock & Republic Beauty Sale At Hautelook =-.
body shop eye cream for the bags, lots of concealer, highlighter (from bloom) in the tear ducts!
.-= Victoria’s last blog post… victoriado: Scrubs is a completely different show now… =-.
Lots of concealer and a pink/gold tone eyeshadow. Mascara on top and bottom eyelashes, plus a bright pink blush.
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white eyeliner & white,shimmery eyeshadow in the inner corner of the eye does the trick!
plus concealer too!
& eyedrops are a must too!
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The shades are beautiful I would really like to try them out. 🙂 I already RT, you can check it out here: http://twitter.com/ChicProfile
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I never get enough sleep, so this is always a problem! I try white pencil, tons of concealer, and lots of mascara, then end up trying to wear an unusual accessory that draws attention away from my face.
First I put some cold cotton pads on my eyes to reduce puffiness and then usually just use my MAC concealer under my eyes and curl my lashes and add mascara. Highlighting just near the tear duct with NARS albatross when Im not in that much of a hurry!
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Benefit’s Eye Bright is a big help. I also use a light, shimmery shadow… and a big mug of tea. 🙂
use lots of concealer and some white eyeliner to really brighten my eyes also I find blush makes me look awake and bronzer to warm up my face.
i conceal my dark circles with clinique’s airbrush concealer and even out my lids with mac prep+prime. Also, brighten up the face with a hint of pink blush on the cheeks.
I have to count on the cold tea bag trick for puffy eye treatment, and lots of concealer, I guess. It’s hard to hide
Hey Karen! Your new ‘do is fabulous! Looks great! When I’m not so well rested, I use tinted moisturizer for a dewy look, a pop of creamy pink blush on the apples, a golden beige shadow on the lids with a little shimmer (MAC’s summer neutral or BB shimmer taupe are faves), chocolate liner really close to the upper lashes only, and masacara on top lashes with just a sweep on the bottom. Concealer (Nars Custard or Benefit Erase Paste) goes on last along with a light sweep of Smashbox Halo powder or Bare Escentuals Mineral Veil.
I keep it simple. A light sweep of a couple neutral colors (I like the Nars Madrague duo), a ton of mascara, and my dark circles cocktail–peach corrector, MAC select coverup, and foundation.
Cold spoons, loads of concealer, and extra mascara on the top lashes
I almost always look tired, a by product of always being tired, and so I’ve started putting a bit of lancome concealer under my eyes (its subtle enough that I just have to rub it in and be done) and Kat Von D liquid eyeliner, a bit of Urban Decay eyeliner in Zero on the waterline, and lots of black mascara. If I have more time I’ll put a MAC smudge thing in Painterly (I’m horrible with names) on my lids just to brighten them a bit. And MAC blush, in a peach tone.
Also, I love the new hair! I can’t wait to see it in more detail in a FOTD! And Glee is pretty much amazing. Weird, but amazing!
I start my chugging a whole load of water. Then I extra moisturize and line my eyes with sonia k’s indigo liner curl the eyelashes mascara’ize and pop a little shimmer gold on the corners of the eyes. Finally, a swipe of red lips to brighten. Head out and pray for a nap @lunch!!!
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First, I do my normal face steps (cleanse, tonify, moisturize) and then I apply my “mac fast response eye cream”, with this, I look way more awake. Then I go for concealer, highlighter starting from below my eyebrows to my cheeks and then a flushy blush that gives a more naturally beautiful look. hahaha all about makeup! 😀
what you do with your makeup when you look like you didn’t get enough sleep:
I hydrate my skin and under my eye area… I conceal everything. Use light colors on my eyes, eyeliner on my upper lashline if I am in the mood and if I have time. I avoid shimmer eyeshadows and pencil on my lower lashline and put on my lips a very bright lipstick !
Oh and I curl my lashes to open my eyes…
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Well i use a light eyeliner and a light eyeshadow in the inner corner of my eye. I aslo use concealer under my eye 😀
When I’m tired I use extra concealer and a wash of shimmery eyeshadow! Like stila kitten!
Love you hair – you look adorable – I love bangs!
When I look like I didn’t get enough sleep, I use an iluminating concealer and pink blush high on the cheekbones – looks like I’m ready for anything that might come my way, even when all I want to do is crawl back into bed!
I use Nars blush in Deep Throat, and shimmery beiges on my lids.
I don’t do anything with my makeup, I just go back to bed 😉
Your hair looks fantastic! It looks like it has lots of swing and verve! And your bangs are fabulous!
When I don’t get enough sleep, I pile on MAC’s Nanogold for some brightening, then line my upperwaterline and put on extra mascara. And then go extra dark with my lipstick so that maybe my droopy red eyes are a little less noticeable.
Honestly, I don’t really do anything. Just make sure I have on lots of concealer!
Cute do by the way!
When I look tired (um, like everyday!) I like to line my eyes with a very light eyeliner- usually in a nude or beige color. I use a shimmery pink-purple on the lid and a nice highlight on the brow…I also put concealer on the circles and I only use mascara on the top lashes. This brings attention to the top of my eye…not the gross blackholes under them!
You the best, love the hair!
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I use MAC eye kohl in pale yellow to line my waterline and use a shimmery nude eyeshadow for the inner corners of my eyes which makes me look way more awake 🙂
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I use some All About Eyes cream from Clinique, an illuminating concealer on the inner corner and Benefit´s High Brow pencil on my waterline.
I always look like i didn’t get enough sleep if i don’t line my lower lash line with a thick black kajal. If i miss it one day , people keep asking me if I am not well or tired or somthing like that. So , kajal it is. If i wanna go little extra , the eyeliner, mascara really does it for me.
OH , i hope i hope i hope i win this 😀
When I don’t get enough sleep, I put bobbi brown bone shimmer wash eyeshadow all over my eye lids and inner corner of my eyes to brighten up:)
wow… so many comments,so many competitors already 😛
thanks Karen…I love your give-away, always amazing stuff!!!
When I look like I dont get enough sleep, I will wash my face with very cold water then I put moisturizer & Mac select moisture cover concealer in NW20 under my eyes. For my lids, I usually put shimmery eye shadows like MAC honey lust and satin taupe in the crease and outer corner.
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I use a light reflecting conceler, like Dior Skinflash under my eyes and MAC powersurge pencil on my waterline.
Black cat eye and some shimmery blush like Coralista. I skip any bright colours because they just make me look more tired… And can’t forget concealer, tons of concealer!
Love your new haircut!!!
I love the new hair cut & I am too am in love w/ Glee!!!!
Usually when I look tired it means I don’t have a lot of time! So my go to’s are always MAC’s Milk pigment from the Hello kitty collection. I work for Lush cosmetics so I always turn to my Enchanted Eye Cream (helps w/ bags!!!) then I apply Boing from benefit (miracle worker.) & I can’t walk outside the house w/o mascara so I put on some lash blash from covergirl 🙂
Hope you have a good weekend!!
I use a little blush for eyeshadow & put on tons of mascara. I try to skip the eyeliner if I look super tired because it just seems to accentuate the sleepy look
I cleanse and moisturise my skin well and allow the moisturiser to soak in before applying any make-up. I then apply a skin primer all over my face. I then blend a concealer slightly lighter than my skin-tone very well under my eyes, not using very much product to avoid it looking caked or obvious. I then apply powder all over my face to set the concealer and even out my skin-tone, blending well to avoid looking powdery. I then prime my eye-lids and put a light, peachy shade all over the lids to hide any discolouration and brighten up my eyes. I then apply a white eye-liner to my waterline to make my eyes look more awake. I then apply black mascara, usually waterproof if I’m all sleepy! I prime my lips with a moisturising treatment or lip balm and then put a pretty pink colour on them, gloss is quick and easy. I then apply a pretty pink blusher to my cheekbones, blending it up through my temples. This seems to make my face look much more awake and cheerful. If I have time I then blend a neutral colour into the crease of my eye, such as a soft matte brown, to make my eyes stand out a bit more.
I use a lot of concealer under my eyes and a white eyeliner on my waterline. 🙂
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definitely some concealer to cover up those dark eye circles and then some white eyeliner smudged in my inner corners. they really wake up my eyes and with some shimmery beige shadow, i can look totally refreshed 😀
I use some concealer under my eyes which I don’t normally do and I usually keep my lids neutral so they just look alittle bettter than nornmal without having a bunch of makeup up that can get smudge when i’m rubbing my eyes and yawning all day! lol
Hey Karen!
First off, LOVE the bangs! They look soo cute on you! As far as my no-sleep make up wear, today would be a prime example. I was up all night (literally) working on a huge paper for one of my classes. Finished at around 6:30 am this morning so I was definitely frazzled! I usually try to wash my face with a scrubbing facial wash so it’ll clear up my skin and make me look more alert (at least that’s what I like to think :D) , I’ll then put on concealer underneath my eyes, especially in the corners… I curl my lashes with my Sonia Kashuk curler (super inexpensive and AWESOME curl!) and then I’ll just put on a few coats of any mascara. Maybe a little pinkish blush, if I have the time .. If not some lipgloss and I am out the door!
When I look like I haven’t got enough sleep it is usually true, so I end up going the easier route: grab a neutral, *slightly* pearly beige eyeshadow (around one or 2 shades lighter than my complexion), pat it on my eyelids, my tearducts and a bit (light hand is important) under the lower eyelashes. Then I grab my most natural-looking mascara and give a bit of a boost to my lashes.
If I’m awake enough, I go a longer route: concealer, beige eyeshadow like described above and a dab pearly white just near the tearducts to give more light.
What I always do is grab a pair of pretty earrings, pretty hairpins and a colourful scarf. Distraction is the name of the game 🙂
I def. look like I didn’t get enough sleep last night….because i DIDN’T. Ugh. So I use my 24/7 FREEZE and GO cream.
I’ve never used Nars eyeshadows, though I have tried the blushes and they’re great.
Eyeliner and mascara on my top lids only and light neutral eyeshadow. Plenty of under eye brightening moisturizer.
You look awesom Karen!
When I don’t get enough sleep, I like to just wear Dior TM, Benefit Birthday Suit as a wash on the lids, with lashes curled and coated with Maybelline F&S, Rimmel Peach on my cheeks and my fave gloss in the universe, Diorkiss Grenadine Syrup on my lips.
i pack on the under eye cream, dab some concealer
fill in my brows highlight my brow bone with albatross (nars)
and slap on some really black mascara and run out the door !
I put on a shimmery peach eye shadow. It instantly brightens my eye area.
When i don’t get enough sleep I use concealer and a nice golden brown eyeshadow to brighten up my tired-looking eyes!! Thanks!
I use lots of concealer,and light shimmery eyes shadows and a blush that is bright colored, it really wakes up the face.
I figure why mask it and just go ahead and do a heavy lidded smudgy look and pretend I am a silent movie star : )
No amount of eye shadow can make me look rested. It just highlights my puffy lids. Highlighter above cheekbone, and under the brow bone, followed by a neutral blush helps. If I use bright blush I just look colored and tired. Afterwards, it’s just gallons of water, followed by gallons of coffee.
I always count on MAC Untitled Paint, BB Tinted Eye Brightener, MAC Beguile Brow Set, Mally Eye Light Setting Powder, and CG Lash Exact. Sounds like a lot, but always works to make me look bright-eyed!
im still trying to figure that out, i try concealer but i have puffiness that doesnt go away…can it be the ramen i eat for lunch every day? maybe too much salt… either way i put on concealer and the crepiness under my eyes looks worse than before! help!
OMG karen! you cut your beautiful hair! it looks great now, but I loved your old look (I use the term “old” loosely!)
When I’m exhausted & running short on my beauty routine (well, as a busy student this is every other day), I make sure to clean my face very well & just spot concealer on my face (heavy face makeup tends to grease up when I’m stressed/tired), add a bit of brown eyeliner to the bottom of my eye lids, add a good amount of rosy blush and spend an extra 45 seconds on curling my eyelashes & putting on mascara to make me look awake!! i finish this quick beauty look with a pink gloss! I’m not calling it a ‘flawless’ look by any means, but it makes me look semi-decent in 5 minutes 🙂
Highlighting my brow bone and inner eye with Benefit’s Eye Bright or the lightest color eyeshadow I can reach really opens up the eyes, and applying under eye concealer for my dark circles, of course. I’m at the last few drops of my Maybelline Mineral Power Natural Perfecting concealer, which works pretty well on me. I’m not sure if I want to buy another one or search for a new brand. If I am awake enough I’ll add a wash of shimmery peach eyeshadow to the mix. Curled lashes and a couple coats of mascara too… but I’m usually too sleepy to bother hehe 🙂
Concealer under the eyes (with a bit of yellow coloring) and then a little bit of shine (L’Oreal HIP in Restless) if I can handle it. : ) Then I put on some eyeshadow to pull out the green in my eyes (Almay trio for Greens) or maybe some shadow with a touch of pink. After that, bring on the coffee! And don’t check the mirror too often that day, lol.
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I use Dior Skinflash for undereyes when I don’t get enough sleep, which is pretty often with 2 kids under the age of 3.
I use really gold eyeshadow on my lids and use concealer to cover up my circles. If I still look terrible, I use a gold eyeliner on my inner corner 🙂
When I don’t sleep enough I don’t do anything with my make up. I don’t put it on at all. I proceed to put on a hood and a hat and sunglasses. I’m sure I look like a crazy person….
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When I look like I am tired, I dust a bronzer all over my face and even apply some to my eyelids – it gives me a fresh and bright look!
I use smashbox under eye brightener under my concealer, use Benefit eye brightener pencil to line the inner rims of my eyes, use navy eyeliner and black masara. A light toned wash of color on the lids also helps. and blush is important as well.
Hi Karen, I love the new haircut – very cute! When I feel I haven’t gotten enough sleep I use white eyeliner on my bottom waterline, then I skip any dark eyeliner on top and use Stila’s kitten for shadow, followed by mascara. I also make sure my skin is flawless and then use pink blush to really give me a flushed look. I do have very pale skin though so it works for me.
I use a color-correcting concealer cream that is yellow based. Then I go easy on the rest. And go to bed earlier that night!! SLEEP is the best beauty trick.
If I was out too late or just didn’t catch enough zzz’s I usually do a shimmery pearl color all over the lids up to the brow bone with a very light taupe in the crease. Follow up with
a taupe-y eyeliner, mascara, bronzer and a light nude/pink lipgloss and I’m good to go!
Love your new do! I use lots o’ concealer and spritz my face with Boscia Clear Complexion Tonic with Botanical Blast.
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Making sure I do a damn good job with concealer and using white eyeliner … it really brightens up the eyes!
p.s. love the haircut Karen! looks great! 🙂
Lighter-than-usual shadow colors with NO PINK. And while i’m guilty of skipping concealer on regular days, I don’t when I’m tired out. 🙂
*LOVE* the hair!!
when i look like i haven’t got enough sleep i use concealer under my eyes and then i apply just a touch of foundation to cover the darkness.
Then i apply eyeko 3in1 cream which is a moisturiser and highlighter and eye cream in one so its easy to use when i want to look radiant and non drousy 🙂
p.s i do reccoment the cream it works like a charm -email me if u want to know more x :S
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Just a stila liner in TOPAZ, with loads of mascara and just a very thin eyeliner on lids.. ….The more concealer i use, the more tired i look…so i avoid heavy concealer, instead go in for smashbox photo op brightener along with tiny bit of concealer…call it negligible..:)
I also use a bright lipstick/lipgloss combo….that brightens my whole look…n face..:)
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I put Benefit RSVP on my lids, curl my lashes, and wear a ton of mascara. I also put some highlight on my cheekbones
For me it’s all about the MAC Fast Response Eye Cream to give my eye area a boost of caffeine. I also curl my lashes and apply a couple coats of mascara. If I am in a rush, that is all I do, but if I have more time, then I will apply some concealer and blend, blend, blend! Twitter: kajalcouture.
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Don’t count this comment as an entry for the shadow duo, since I have a feeling it won’t look good on me anyway. But I just wanted to say that FLOVE your hair! It is so chic and flattering! Go Karen’s hairdresser :)!
I use MAC’s fast response eye cream, then swipe their eyeliner in Buttery along the bottom waterline. Since I’m a woman of color, the off-white, creamy color of buttery works better than a stark white liner.
Hi Karen,
I like to pat Benefit’s Birthday suit on my lids – pat UD’s Chopper on top of that – MAC’s Soba in my crease. High light with UD’s Polyester Bride. Line my upper lash line with black fluid line oh and line my lower waterline with UD’s Underground – curl lashes and load up with MAC’s Plushlash in Black. If I’m really tired looking then I bust out the Studiofix concealer in NC42.
Face:
I brighten up with a pink like BB’s Peony or Nars Lolokoum (like a hybrid of a rose with gold shimmer)
Lips:
I reach for a bold color to distract from any under eye circles with Nars Flair (like a metallic strawberry) and NARS Greek Holiday gloss on top.
If all else fails: COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE!!!
hahaha – Happy Holidays Ms. K!
unfortunately, if i am tired -no makeup tricks help
When I haven’t slept enough I use an illuminating base like “that gal” primer by benefit, and top it with a medium coverage liquid foundation, like Lancome Photogenic Lumessence, conceal dark circles with Barbara Daly for Tesco cream concealer, then set with some mattifying powder, like Paul & Joe Face Powder N.
The key for me to looking alive, and awake is a swirl of dolly-pink blush, like Dior Rose Dragee, and some black gel liner on top lids, and I’m ready to go.
And, have you done something to your hair? Because it looks lovely! (Not that your hair doesn’t normally…)
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If I’m tired, I swipe bone-colored shadow in the inner 1/3, and shimmery nude on the rest. Though lately I’ve taken to adding a bit of sheer pink to the nude, I feel like it helps, even if it’s hardly noticeable.
The real secret? Pearl earrings- brings out the white in your eyes!
P.S. Karen, I loveyour haircut!
I use plenty of concealer with mac’s cork in the crease with stila’s kitten on the lid to keep it natural (like I wasn’t trying too hard!), but awake. Don’t forget the blush!
If I’m lookin a lil tired, I like to use a brightening concealer under my eyes and usually a golden colored eyeshadow on my lids, like Stilla’s Sun. Then, I will lightly line my lower lash lines to give them some definition, and add some flesh colored liner on my waterline – but no liner on top. Then, I like to use a lengthening mascara to really make my lashes pop and make me look awake!
I’ve been using my trick a lot as my life is very hectic! Full time job and fiance who has a chronic illness make me get maybe 5 hours of sleep a night! ugh! I actually use white eyeliner and eye shadow. It really makes your eyes look wider and brighter. I also make sure to use some around my tear ducts. Even my fiance who knows nothing about makeup was like, ‘wow, you look so bright eyed and awake!” I also make sure to use Covergirl exact eyelights mascara because it brings out my brown eyes. This trick works every single time!
When I don’t get enough sleep, my undereye circles are very noticable, and my eyes look puffy! How rude?! So I apply sufficent amount of concealer, add a bit of a highlighter to my tearduct area, and rim my lower waterline with white kohl eyeliner. That usually does the trick!!
I like to blend a little bit of Benefit’s Ooh La Lift with my concealer under the eye and use MAC paint pot in Painterly from lash-line to brow line before putting on shadow. A pearly pink on the inner third of the lids and rich black mascara are the other ingredients in my arsenal! Chanel’s Winter Nights quad is my perfect quad for tired eyes!
i try to take a nap….or just go lazy and wear my glasses! 🙂
Hi! When I don’t get enough sleep, I usually use concealer, brown eyeliner on upper lid only, and mascara upper lashes only, then swipe on some lip gloss and head out the door!
Hi!
When I don’t get enough sleep, I’ll just put on my regular foundation and then instead of darker eyeshadows, I’ll put on lighter, neutral colors to just brighten up my eye and put some white eyeshadow in the inner corner. I also make sure I wear mascara and I look pretty alert. Thankfully I don’t really have problems with dark circles, but I just try to keep my makeup simple but fresh.
I <3 your blog yo! =)
I use clinique’s all about eyes cream. Smashbox’s hybrid primer gives me a healthy sheen. And then I use color correcting (blue concealer) under eyes with flesh colored concealer on top!
It really makes a difference when I’m tired to use MAC shadestick Lemon Chiffon; it’s a silvery creamy yellow that wakes my eyes up. Then I’ll apply No.7 eyeshadow in Wheatsheaf on top, which is a pale shimmery beige. After white eyeliner, loads of Touche Eclat, and Dior Iconic, I’m good to go!
Love the blog, especially your perfect grammar! =)
I use concealer under my eyes and use benefit eye bright on the inner V to brighten them up.
Super cute new haircut – I love the bangs!
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When I don’t get enough sleep, I use concealer and make sure that the make-up around my eyes is brighter than usual.
I go for a more natural look and use softer colors, undereye concealer comes handy too.
I use Abbot’s Perk Me Up by Everyday Minerals when I don’t get enough sleep. The peachy hue is perfect for neutralizing dark purple undereye circles!
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You can always try the old Prep H trick! HAHA Normally though, I just wear less makeup than usual, because more will just emphasize the tired lines and wrinkles.
I curl my eyelashes!
LOVE the new haircut. I want to get a style similar to that for my hair tooooo.
When I don’t get enough sleep, I layer my concealers to ensure that I have as little under-eyeness as possible, then use a brighter neutral tone to draw the attention away, with lots of mascara. Can’t use purples/blues/aquas or you will look like a racoon.
Love the blog.
I use a product that you can’t find anymore. It was made my neutrogena, It was a cream to powder eyeshadow in a tube. I can’t even remember the name anymore. All I know is I bought 5
tubes before it was discontinued. It is a pinky, rosy, color with just a bit of gold glimmer. If I was at home I could tell you the name. It is perfect for those tired days. I use just a bit of brown
liner on the upper lid and a bit of creamy concealer under my eyes. And lots of mascara on my upper lashes, not so much on my lower. (I need definition, not more shadow).
I would use Benefit’s Ohh La Lift which gets rid of any puffyness around the eye area, add a bit of concealer and some white shimmery eyeshadow in the inner corner of the eye.
I use concealer under my eyes, lots of mascara, some bonzer on my cheeks and a little bit of white eyeshadow 🙂
I usually apply a wash of MAC Woodwinked (on me this looks like a pale gold) all over my lids, curl my lashes, apply mascara to my upper lashes, and apply Touche Eclat under my eyes and around my nose. My whole eye area looks brighter and more awake after this.
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I usually dab a little light reflecting eyeshadow in the inner corner of my tear ducts.
Lots of mascara, a neutral eye, and a pretty gloss. And eye drops!
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I use a lot of concealer on my eyelid and make it look even all the way around.
i curl my lashes, line my inner bottom rim with black liner and use benefit bright eye stick by my bottom lashes/inner corner of the eye and thn smudge ! 😀
When I don’t get enough sleep, I brighten my eyes by drinking a lot of water and then use Smashbox’s under eye brightener and Visine…if it’s really bad, I will steep some tea with caffeine, then pop it in the freezer a bit and place on my eyes for 10mins (or if I don’t have tea, I use two stainless steel spoons and freeze them, then place them on eye area for 10mins (eyes closed for both procedures of course). Then when applying makeup, I don’t use bright light colors because they bring out the redness in my eyes, I use smokey colors from my lash line just up to the crease, and white eyeliner in water line. Does wonders!
when I look super tired, i use benefit birthday suit on my lids and fresh twilight glow on the inner corner of my eyes and on my browbone. i also highlight my cheek bones and use a little bit of benefit dandelion – it’s just enough pink so that i look refreshed and not feverish.
Mascara, a bright lipstick and a smile. Also, my glasses that hide more of my eyes! lol
Benefit Ooh La Lift for me, and an extra swipe of Nars Orgasm blush! Curling my lashes helps, too.
Love the new ‘do!
P. S. your new haircut/style is amazing! It accentuates your features and doesn’t weigh down your face. You look great!
I use concealer to cover up any dark circles, line the bottom of my eyes with white eyeliner, dab a little pearly cream eyeshadow on the inner corner of my eyes, and curl my lashes. All these help make my eyes look bigger and makes me look more alert. (:
I use an eyeshadow by Rimmel that is very close in color to the golden brown shade in the Kalahari duo and a semi-white eyeliner on the bottom. Then I make sure my eyelashes are SUPER curled and pack on mascara. The white eyeliner really makes my eyes pop and look larger, thats my must – have accessory, no matter the time of year.
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i use skin brightening foundation ! with a baby pink blush for a fresh look.. lots of under eye concealer with black linner in the inner rim along with curled lashed and tons of mascara.. and lastly something like eye bright from benefit in the inner corners
love the new hair! looks great.
For the contest, I also use origins gingzing and top with laura mercier brightening powder (i forget the actualy name, but is a little pot of of loose shimmery powder, that is also supposed to reflect and brighten!)
I use concealer, a shimmery champagne shadow (like UD Sin), and a corally-pink blush. Pretty and bright-eyed!
when I’m tired I use Bobbi Brown Corrector layered under her concealer with Dior skinlight highlighting pen on top then top off with Laura Mercier secret brightening powder!
I use Lancome base for eyes and Clinique concealer and a neutral shadow. If my dark circles are really bad, I use Dermablend concealer and setting powder. I’ll also use a soft pink blush which seems to brighten up my whole face.
Use an illuminating eye cream like Origins GinZing and I like Eye Bright by Benefit along w/tons of other creams.
When I don’t get enough sleep, I use Estee Lauder Maximum Cover under my eyes and Smashbox eyeshadow in Champagne as a highlighter on my browbone and inner eye. Then I proceed to drink coffee by the gulp.
I really like you new hair – fresh and fun!
I have dark circles so I go a little heavy on concealer and stay away from dark colors especially blues/purples. I usually go with Kitten by Stila or MAC Woodwinked to brighten me up and make me look awake. I also use a matte white under my eyes near the outer corner
I use concealer, a light shimmery wash of shadow , benefit´s highbrow and of course eyelash curler, that´s it!
Prescriptives site unseen – I am so sad to be losing it – even though it’s the only thing I get from Prescriptives.
I brighten my eyes using a lot of undereye concealer and then applying a white or ivory eyeshadow. My favorites are Shroom or Dazzlelight from MAC.
When my face is tired and sallow I use either a navy lined eye to make eyes brighter or wear a very bright mouth and subdued eye, so that the attention is brought to the south of my face.
When I look tired ( which is everyday for me) xp
– I use ELF Studio Eyeliner and Show Stick in Glow/Pearl and line the top part of my eyelids
– then I use the lighter colour of Revlon marble-ous liner in Set in the Nude to line the water line at the outer edge
– third comes my MAC Concealer for the under eye area
– fourth is the CG lash blast mascara
– then I use the maybelline mineral foundation on forehead and cheeks
– and finally, I apply a light blush
Lots of concealer! And white liner. 🙂
concealer is a must, along with a more shimmery eyeshadow and white eyeliner on my waterline. although nothing can replace beauty sleep, this works for me pretty well
Kat Von D’s Tattoo Concealer and navy blue eyeliner on my waterline (I think I read somewhere that it helps make your eyes look whiter? maybe it’s all in my head lol…), gold eyeliner layered under brown for the rest of my eye (since black is too harsh on those days!) plus mascara and some Nars Orgasm blush to give me some color 🙂 and bam out the door! This is all too often for me. I feel like I never get enough sleep!!
I dab a bright highlighter in the inside corners of my eyes and put some Benefit Powderphlage under my eyes ot brighten that up too!
So I pretty much look like this every day 🙁
1. I use a cheap brightening cream (pretty much like MACs strobe cream) under my mineral foundation.
2. Concealer mixed with eye cream on my dark circles.
3. Bright coloured blush.
4. Light coloured shimmery eye shadow in the inner corners of the eyes and on the brow bone.
Bobbi Brown Corrector or Tricia Sawyer Eye Slept or Redpoint Concealer works for me!
I just let it be…I don’t think it shows on me that I didnt get enough sleep.
Fresh Lotus Eye Gel, Bare Escentuals Well Rested for my eyes, make-up light, finish with T. LeClerc loose powder in Bananae
I normally use Bare Study PP all over my lid to brighten up my eyes. I use a beigy pink eyeshadow over it and darken the crease with a mid-tone brown. I try to keep it very neutral! Then I use an illuminating concealer, black or brown mascara for my lashes and there I go. Of course I brush my brows but I don’t fill them in.
To complete the look I use a pinky blush, then Benefit’s High Beam as a highlighter and a pink lipstick! Oh yeah!
I pat on my concealer! It’s in my winter shade, so it’s a few shades lighter. Does wonders for me 🙂 Then I pat on some powder and I’m good to go!
i’ve always wanted to try the nars eyeshadows. p.s. love your hair, i’m in the mood for changing my long dark hair!!
Water and shimmery white cream e/s in the inner corners of my eyes 🙂
Hey Karen!! To combat looking like I haven’t slept, I use Bobbi Brown’s concealer (my HG concealer) under eyes, then Benefit’s Creaseless Cream shadow in Birthday Suit all over lids. I use MAC’s Orpheus liner under my eyes and black mascara. Works like a charm!
No makeup used. I just put a bag over my head or hibernate in my house until I get my much needed beauty sleep. 🙂
After a rough night, I will either use a light blue (almost white) eyeliner on the inner eyelash below my eyes or put on some bronzer to get some life in me! I had to do the bronzer today, as I did not sleep much last night, boo.
I definitely use more eye cream and concealer on mornings when I feel wiped out, and then I typically choose a gentle beige type of shadow and lots and lots of black mascara.
When I don’t get enough sleep, I make sure to apply Benefit’s Moon Beam on the inside corners of my eye and on the brow bone so I look alert and awake!
I use Revlon Skinlights under my eyes along with concealer (right now using a sample of Mac Studio Fix) for double duty. Also I always use blush since it wakes up my whole face!
Lots of concealer! 🙂
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Great giveaway! I make sure to use plenty of shimmery white/cream shadow on the inside corners of my eyes (my fave? the white part of Bobbi Brown’s shimmer brick in Bronze) and under the brows, and brown eyeliner that extends out and up a bit from the corners. And, of course, plenty of concealer! 🙂
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If I have puffiness, I wrap two ice cubes in a damp dishtowel and hold it on my undereyes for about a minute to get the swelling down. Also, peach eyeliner on my waterline (white is too harsh for me!) and champagne eyeshadow!
I would conceal any imperfections, under eye bags, etc. Then I would use a brighter, vibrant off white frosty color to brighten the inner corners of my tear ducts & 2/3 of the lids. Then would contrast the depths of the outer V with a darker shade of my liking that day depending on mood. Follow by eyeliner, mascara, maybe simple falsies would wake up the eye a bit 🙂 Bronze up the face a bit, highlight here and there, shape the brows, and all the other face routine you may desire. All done! 😉
Hi Karen! Thank you for the “good luck” in Turkish 🙂 I start with Laura Mercier’s Secret camouflage under my eyes. I then use Rubenesque paint pot on my lids and top it with with Stila Kitten on the inside corners, a darker brown at the outer corners and blend the crease by Soft Brown. Smudged brown kohl pencil as eyeliner. Then a peach blush and bronzer. I also try not being grumpy 🙂
I rarely have bad dark circles, but when I do, I’ll use a little bit of foundation that’s just a *bit* too orange for normal use. The slight orangey color combats the purple under my eyes, and makes me look like I got a full night’s sleep, lol. 🙂
I use a light cream-colored eyeshadow (matte or shimmery) in the inner corner and browbone.
I use Benefit Erase Paste under my eyes – then I put Bare Escentuals Well-rested around my tear-ducts and a little under the eyes – I also put a light brushing of NYX highlighter under the the middle of my eyes and a little down the cheeks
I layer on the concealer, skip any harsh liner (though sometimes I pop Urban Decay in Yeyo on my waterline), add a shimmer light neutral on my lid (I love All that Glitters), and mascara on the top lashes only. Ta Da!
Peach eyeliner, and white eyeshadow on lid and perhaps a brownish color in the crease (if i didn’t get enough sleep i am assuming there isnt much time to prep)
Oh my gosh, all these lovely ladies have such great tips! I definitely curl my lashes and put on bronzer, I have an unused white liner from ELF (for maybe 1.5 years!) and I may open the seal and try it (hopefully it hasn’t dried out…)
Thanks for the giveaway!
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I use Make Up For Ever Lift concealer.
After a late night out, my three step go to makeup fix is 1) detox my face with icy cold water and Clearasil Ultra Scrub, 2) banishing any sallowness with a bit of foundation and loads of Nars’ “Deep Throat” blush, and finally 3) curling my lashes and swiping on some Diorshow. Somehow simply applying mascara always perks me up!
When I didn’t get enough sleep, I use Painterly PP all over my lid, like normal, but then I also sweep a thin line under my bottom lash line. Then, I use Benefit’s Eye Bright pencil. It works wonders!
Then, I drink two large coffees! :]
When i don’t enough sleep, i use one of thebalm concealer to conceal the under eye so that i look more awake.
I put some white eyeliner near the duct area and smudge it in — then pat a shadow like MAC Vanilla over it — instantly gives tired eyes a brighter look!
When I don’t get enough sleep, I use my highlighting shadow all over the lid with a medium shadow in the crease (using a very light touch). I put on one coat of mascara and skip the eye liner. I try to put a little more color on my lips and cheeks to de-emphasize my dark circles and bloodshot eyes!
I wear any bright colored eyeshadow’s to make my eyes pop since i really want to just fall asleep all over the keyboard. Add concealer underneath my eyelids and a colored eyeliner instead of black. I may not feel awake but at least Ill look as though I am
i add a little foundation under my eyes
Hey Karen! I love your new hair do’! Thanks for the giveway!
When I dont get enough sleep (it happens a lot) I first wash my face with clinique 3 step skin care system (which i love!), then i let the moisturizer kick in. after that i prime my face with smashbox photo finish, and stipple in my mac studio fix fluid for a face that doesnt look all red. then i conceaal my dark circles with cover blend (which brightes my eyes up so much) then i use a white eyeliner on my waterline, usually nyx pencil in white (it is so smooth). after that i prime my eyes with urban decay primer potion. then put mac paint pot in rubenesque. then on the lid i put on mac honey lust, then put on a darker color toards the outer V, usually amber lights by mac, and in the crease, a dark bronze color, usually macs bronze. then i put a shimmery white/ champane color in my inner tear ducts and browbone to brighten my eyes up. then i put on mac fluid line in black track on my upper lashline, and mac kohl pwer eyeliner in feline on my tight line (sometimes). then use estee lauders eyebrow pencil to fill in my brows! Then finish it off with ysl golden gloss, and nars orgasm on my cheaks! it brightens my face up a whole lot! 🙂
When I look like I didn’t get enough sleep, I sweep MAC’s Fairylite (or Naked) pigment on my lid up to my brow bone, and sweep some Soft Brown in the crease. I follow with Rimmel’s Sexy Curves mascara for a nice, bright, awake-looking eye. I also try to put on a thin, even layer of foundation, just so my skin looks nice and fresh. Takes me about three minutes!!
i use a lil extra concealer… but i need a new eye cream!
your new hair looks soooooo cute!
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I use Benefit’s eye bright and boing to conceal my dark circles and Smashbox’s eye brightener on my waterline 🙂
I tend to use a good concealer, Taos on my cheeks and a luminous eyeshadow as Honey lust.
I wear white eyeliner on my waterline (I love Rimmel’s white eyeliner) and add a light colored shadow like Phloof! to the inner corners of my eyes. I also use Rohto eyedrops if my eyes are red!
Concealer and curled eyelashes 🙂
I generally try to keep my eye makeup in lighter colors and I will skip eyeliner and just use mascara. Also, I will use an under eye concealer and eye brightener on any dark circles that developed overnight to help cover them. Usually, before all of this, I will use one of my face cleansers that has the tingle thing going on, just to help me wake up!
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I brighten up my beautiful sleepless eyes (hahahaha lol) with a nice champagne colored eyeshadow and use a really awesome eye cream…. 🙂
Concealer under my eyes, then Benefit’s Eye Bright in the corner of my eyes, and on my water line. I don’t use white eyeliner because stark white doesn’t work for me, I look alien 🙁 Then MAC Painterly on the entire eyelid up to brow bone, and a wash of light shimmery color. Curl my lashes two coat of mascara, a bright pink blush to warm up my face, and lip balm.
I touch it up a bit more with concealer and highlight my inner corners with a light colored shadow AND I also apply a nude eyeliner to my waterline to make my eyes pop up even more, instead of white so it looks a lot more natural.
White eyeliner on the water line, white eyeshadow around the tear duct, and shimmery neutrals on the lid. Boots no. 7 concealer pen also does the trick for dark circles!
Being a partial insomniac, I live by 2 things:
Skin Actives Eye DePuff :http://www.skinactives.com/product/detail.aspx?prodID=40
and MUFE’s Lift concealer: http://sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P12661&categoryId=S10520&shouldPaginate=true
…and drink a good deal of water that day!
Add a touch of concealer, MAC Woodwinked e/s, some liner, mascara, NARS Luster blush for a glowy and awake look with a hint of watermelon lips 🙂
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I tend to put on darker eyeshadows for a smokey look so that my tiredness appears intentional and somewhat edgy.
When I don’t get enough sleep, concealer is my best friend! To cover those nasty dark circles, I use MAC Studio Finish Concealer (melted a bit with a blow dryer to make application easier). Then set it with a brightening powder or a matte white-ish colored eyeshadow like MAC’s Blanc Type (actually that is a Matte²).
I tend to go lighter on the makeup, especially since my eyes are irritated when I don’t get enough sleep. Mostly I do some champagne colored eyeshadow and a little mascara. It makes me look much more alive.
If I don’t get enough sleep, I feel like the simpler and cleaner my eye make up is, the better. So I just put a bit of Stila Kitten smudge pot on the lid, and that is it. But what REALLY helps me look fresh and awake is to make my lashes all curly, long and flirty. I have super straight lashes (I mean, flat iron- straight eyelashes!!!!) so my magic potion is to curl them right at the base and then apply a coat of Shiseido Lasting Lift mascara. This is the one and only mascara that holds the curl on my lashes without a primer, and it also makes the lashes long and well defined. LOVE IT.
Three words … Benefit Eye Bright!!!
I put some concealer on, then use MAC Rubenesque paint pot which will also cancel out some gross puffiness. Then I use a light shimmery champagne color on the lids, and i CURL MY EYELASHES! I can’t tell you how much that helps, it just makes me look so much more awake. Mascara finishes it off. Actually, this is basically what I do everyday….hmm I’m always tired, so that explains it! 😀
I use a good undereye concealer and also use stila eye kajal liner in topaz to line the waterline and inner cornors. Thanks for the contest!
I use a lots of de-puffing hydrating concealer, a double coat of concealer (a salmon and a natural one), a lemony-coloured concealer on my lids (not only my undereye araea, but my whole lid is darker when I don’t sleep enough) and use a ligh-coloured shadow on my lids, a little contour and mascara. And I also use a light, popping blusher, my mother always sais that my face tend to turn’greenish and pale and I look a little like a zombie. 🙂
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concealer – trish macevoy, brightener – YSL touche eclat, shimmer – nars orgasm multiple, mascara – dior iconic
trish Macevoy concealer, YSL Touche Eclat brightener, Nars Orgasam the Multiple, Dior Iconic Mascara
This is about every week day for me! Erase Paste all the way! It’s makes me look like a human again, and I use benefits eye brightening pencil on my waterline as well.
I always look like I didn’t get enough sleep even if I slept for 10 hours because I have permanent dark circles.. so I dont do anything special other than using concealer under my eyes and using a good blush for a healthy glow. That draws the attention away from my eyes, i hope!
Your new hair is awesome! I want to do something dramatic, maybe like getting bangs. I’ve never had bangs. 🙂
When I don’t get enough sleep (which is often; oh, the joy of being an IB student!), I use a skin-toned eyeshadow with shimmer, which brightens up my eyes considerably. If I have puffy eyes, usually I wear glasses to hide them, since I don’t want to sacrifice sleep to look like I didn’t sleep lol. 🙂 The rest of my face is usually okay to go natural with, but if I look particularly icky, I use a bit of Benefit’s BadGal brightening face primer in problem areas with some Bareminerals on top.
I pile on a tonne of salmon/peach coloured concealer under the eye, and on the inner corner/sides of the bridge of my nose, and then apply a wash of a light shimmery eyeshadow all over the lid, and a little on the tearduct/inner corner. Then I apply white liner to the waterline. And of course curl lashes and add mascara! :O
For cheeks I make sure to apply a nice peachy pink blush that makes me look healthy, and a similarly coloured gloss 😀
When I feel like I haven’t gotten enough sleep (and look that way as well), I use some concealer under my eyes and just some mascara to open them up. That’s about it really, sometimes I apply some champagne colored eyeshadow as well.
benefit’s highbeam <3
I also like to use NARS Scorching Sun duo eye shadow.
It brightens my eyes but also makes me feel happier x3
i wear glasses to hide my sleepiness!
OMG i never get enough sleep… i work 2 jobs, study and i’m a single mum… First things first… MAC Moisture lush eyecream, it works well to reduce the puff bags under my eyes then concealer first a colour correcting one then i use one 3 shades lighter then my skintone, i slather that baby all around my eyes till i look similar to a panda! then i line my waterline with white liner, the rest of my eyes i keep bright by using light shades (MAC: shroom, vanilla or rice paper) and soft brown for the outer V, then a coat of mascara and i’m done. As for my face i use Makeup Forever HD foundation… no matter how crap i look in the morning that always makes me look refreshed… it fools the eyes i tell you…. i look like a actress but underneath i’m all monster!
If I’m wearing glasses that day I use a brightening tinted moisturizer / foundation to perk up my complexion. Also undereye concealer. If I’m wearing contacts then I’d highlight the inner corners of my eyes as well.
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I use ELF’s duo brightening concealer under my eyes, then apply a shimmery, golden color like Fyrinnae’s Polar Bear on the inner corner of my eyes. I also make sure to curl my lashes and apply tons of mascara to open my eyes up.
when I look like I didn’t get enough sleep, I put on an eyecream and brighten my eyes with a lighter eyeshadow color and pat that all over the lid.
I usually use like naked lunch or all that glitters.
it really works (:
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I use my concealer and cream foundation to cover any circles or blemishes then use a pasty white cream shadow to highlight the ball of my eyes and my browbone. I also hilight the area right about the eyebrows. It helps give depth because my face is sort of flat (ahaha…) and putting on too much concealer and foundation makes my face looks 2-D because you can’t see any shadows. :]
I wear Benefit’s Bright Eyes to make my eyes look all sparkly even without sleep. 🙂
Concealer is a definite must! When I am  super dead tired, my undereye circles become even more pronounced than ever so I spackle on that concealer! I use an all over wash of the eyeshadow Sahara from the Sephora natural palette, curl my eyelashes, and give it a good lashing of Cover Girl LashBlast. Lastly, a pop of Urban Decay Quickie blush to give me that pop of ‘oh! I am SO TOTALLY AWAKE’ colour and voilà ! I am awake, or so you may think.
Oh man…where to begin. I wear a lighter shade washed all over the lid, I use a lighter eye liner, usually brown instead of black, and I only line the top of the eye. A light brush of mascara is also key for me.
I use MAC concealor, line my wetline with white, curl my lashes and put on mascara
I wear lighter eye shadows and make my lips bright and shiny.
I use a Lancome eyeshadow in a color called “drape.” It’s a sheer white but it really makes my eyes look brighter!
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I wear a bit of gold eyeshadow, white eyeliner in the inner corner and on the waterline, and mascara. For the face I keep my cheeks rosy and for the lips probably just a bit of lipgloss.
When I don’t get enough sleep I use concealer to cover my dark circles and a shimmery beige eyeshadow to brighten up my eyes. I also curl my lashes and apply mascara so that my eyes look a little more open and awake. If I have time I’ll put on some pink blush and a sheer lipgloss.
When I look like I don’t get enough sleep (every morning) i use a beige or honey eyeshadow on my lids to wake up my eyes.
concealer, eye brightener, visine, and a grande caramel macchiato! nothing beats beauty sleep though. =)
concealer under the eyes and a thick line of liquid eyeliner with curled eyelashes to make me look a little bit more… awake!
i usually don’t get enough sleep so concealer’s one of my staples and mascara
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I always go for the golds!! I use my Stila kitten smudgepot in the inner corners of my eyes!
My afternoon has been terrible, lots of crying and wanting to reverse time!!
When it looks like I don’t get enough sleep, I use some concealer in the under eye area and white liner on the waterline, curled eye lashes and a couple of coats of mascara.
I usually add a peachy or pinky blush to brighten up my face and give me a *fresh* look 🙂
I never get enough sleep! 🙂 I swear by Benefit’s Eye Bright. I use it on my waterline and on the brow bone, make sure to do my brows with Smashbox brow tech, wear mascara, and use Benefit creaseless cream shadow in Recess. It is a creamy neutral color on me, and I apply it from lash to brow. It helps me look more awake and evens out discoloration, without drawing attention or making tiredness look worse. Definitely great ways to fake a good night’s sleep!
when I havent had enough sleep I avoid mirrors at all costs. I usually just touch up concealer, but without sleep I hardly care if my face looks busted. 🙂 Hence why I give myself plenty of sleep!!
I usually use a shimmery color on my tear ducts, like MAC’s Dazzlelight, and line my waterline with Rest Assured by Tarte. I also make sure to use a bright pink blush to warm up my complexion!
Happy Holidays! I like to use Chanel’s Quick Cover for undereye dark circles.
Many thanks, Cindi
I’ll wear my cream MAC concealer, and Benefit’s Creaseless Cream Eyeshadow pots in Recess (light-natural color) and MAC’s Prussian powerpoint eye pencil to make my brown eyes pop! A layer of mascara.
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When I don’t get enough sleep, which is often thee days as the semester winds down, I use cover-up under my eyes and only mascara and a bright lipgloss. I figure minimal make-up and some color will distract people from how tired my eyes look!
I like using an NW shade to conceal undereye circles on a bad day because I’m probably not in the mood to touch up on it every couple of hours. An NW shade manages to conceal until it fades unlike an NC which can start looking cakey if you don’t maintain it. I also like using a lengthening mascara instead of a voluminizing one.
I like to put on a little bit of blush, swipe on some foundation under the eyes as concealer and top with gloss on the lips
a concealer and white kohl eye pencil does the trick for me!
Currently I use Dior Skinflash to give me an awake look. But still the same like a lot of sleep 😉
Hi Karen! I don’t usually get a lot of sleep, and even when I do I have genetically dark and puffy under-eyes, so I always need concealer. I use MAC’s studio sculpt concealer. Then I use NYX’s jumbo pencil in Cottage Cheese (a shimmery white) to highlight the inner corners of my eyes. I curl my lashes and apply mascara to open up my eyes and give the appearance of bigger and brighter eyes.
i soak two cotton balls in iced camomile tea, leave it on for 5 minutes, then YSL touche eclat on darkest part of dark circles and inner corners, mac studio sculpt concealer, make up forever smoky lash mascara,a little bit of white eyeshadow in the inner corners and brow bone and finally mac russian red lipstick to draw attention off my eyes to my lips
I use concealer under my eyes and line my lower waterline with my white mac kohl pencil. And I try to stay neutral with the makeup on my eyelids by using mac vanilla as a base color and a light taupe or brown to define the crease.
P.S. I love that you said “good luck” in Turkish! =) Where did you learn it?
I use benefit eyecon under my eyes and then put some of my urban decay 24/7 over on em. Well usually the concealer then the benefit.
woow i’ve been looking for kalahari but its all sold out in Ä°stanbul 🙁
So here is my hint: YSL Tuche Eclat and a shimmery soft white or Nars ashes to ashes (depends on the mood) on the lids with a volumizing mascara.
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Love the new doo, Karen! You rock bangs, girl.
When I haven’t gotten enough sleep, concealer is my best friend. Then I make sure that apply highlights to other areas of my face to draw attention away from my eyes if they’re looking heavy and dark still.
LM brightening powder!
I keep it simple. I use simple matte, nude shadows, mascara and skip eyeliner altogether. It keeps my eyes more “open” looking. Concealer is a life saver too 🙂
I’ll apply bare study p/p all over my lid, curl my lashes and add mascara, and use concealer under my eyes.
Visine, then concealer and neutral eye shadow with brown eyeliner. Then on to liquid foundation on my face and cream blush on my cheeks for a rosy glow, and finally, a nicely defined lip with natural liner and a medium intensity lipstick. Nothing says “all nighter” more than red eyes, pasty skin and colorless lips.
When I don’t get enough sleep (which is quite often, I have a 9 month old, haha!) I use either MAC Fascinating Eye Kohl, or Stila’s Kajal eyeliner in Topaz. Those babies are my lifesavers!
the concealer will be my best friend 😉 I retwitt @afroditagirl
I first conceal my under eyes then brighten my them by using a light shimmery shade on my lid; this also helps make my eyes look bigger since mine are somewhat small. I also use a flesh colored eyeliner on my waterline and a shadow that’ll make the inner corner of my eyes pop.
Hi Karen! Love, love love the new hairdo!
When I’m tired (which is all the time, as I have 2 jobs right now), I use Patricia Wexler’s eye de-puff gel – it really gets rid of the puffy eyes fast. I could use this duo though – to put over top of the gel – it seems like it would be a better eye brightener than the shadow I’m using now. Thanks for doing the giveaway! 🙂
Wow, this post sure did rack up a lot of comments! Lol. Unfortunately, I *ALWAYS* look like I didn’t get enough sleep. Whether I get 2 hours or 12 hours of sleep, I have some mean looking dark circles under my eyes. I use the MAC eye cream & the little tube of concealer from MAC under my eyes. Then I use a pretty shimmer on my lids with a light, neutral brown in the crease. I still look a little sleepy, but it’s better than my Zombie eyes I was naturally cursed with..
I am going to have to try that Origins GinZing eyecream soon to see if it helps me out any.
I don’t use eye cream because my lids are oily 🙁
What I do is brush my brows, curl my lashes, highlight under brow bone, inner corners, and top of cheeks (even though it makes me look oily then I already am :P), put a coat of mascara on, sometimes I’ll put eyeliner, put a little blush on, then use a tinted lip balm 🙂
This is a lot for some people! LOL
Thanks again for another great giveaway! I don’t have good neutral eyeshadow so this would be perfect for me~
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I use bobbi brown concealer under my eyes and I use the built in powder underneath to make my eyes seem more open. I also use one of my MAC matte e/s colors in light beige or brown family and then a highlight color in my crease and then presto! That’s all it takes. I like to use gloss to finish the look up. Mwah!!!
Can’t live without Fresh Concealer! Works to get those circles to disappear 🙂
for crying out loud am I late? I have no idea about your time matching ours!!! well as far as the question is concerned I only use some powder and a little bit of blush. makeup doesn’t look good on me if I didn’t get enough sleep plus just-got-out-of-bed is a favorite look of mine 🙂
Lots of concelear and mascara.
Whenever I look like I haven’t got enough sleep I tend to pile on concealer around my eyes and then I usually stick to light eyeshadows ( my favorite is urban decay midnight cowboy).
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I use my Physician’s Formula light concealer stick underneath my eyes, a nice pink eyeshadow quad from Lancome to brighten up my lids and NARS orgasm/laguna blush/bronzer on my cheeks and face to look more alive =D. Happy Holidays~!
When I’m late, and I look like all hell, I exfoliate the crap out of my face, tone, moisturize to brighten, and put a thin layer of cell food for skin on my face to tighten skin and de-puff eyes. I go light with the makeup, just a bit of rosey blush, and make sure to swip either studio 54 white glitter eyeliner in the waterline, and blackout mascara by Dior, to make eyes pop, a little Dazzleglass and whalah! Fresh awake look. Even though I still feel like crap, I don’t have to look it!
I put my eye makeup and cream in the fridge so it goes on COLD. Helps me look more awake! THANKS!
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I use concealer and try to use more mascara or a darker lipstick to try to take people eyes to my lips not my eyes
I use an orangey-pink blush – such as NARS Orgasm or MAC Springsheen – it gives my face a glow that makes me look awake and ready to go!
I just use extra concealer in hopes that will perk my look up a bit!!
I usually do a neutral eyeshadow to tone down the red eye.
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I use Armani corrector in the reddish shade, topped by Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage concealer and Secret Camouflage powder on top.
I like to use bright colors when I haven’t had enough sleep…it’s the makeup version of “Look over there …it’s Elvis!”…..no one notices the bags and circles when I wear purple or green eyeliner/eyeshadow.
I use concealer, a peach liner on my waterline, light shimmery eyeshadow, and mascara on curled lashes.
I use a sweep of powered mineral concealer under my eyes to hide any discoloration without highlighting them too much. Follow that with a generous sweep of Bare Escentuals eyecolor in Nude Beach from lash line into crease, with a fade up into the brow bone. I use a liquid eyeliner on just the top lashes and wing it out. This way I avoid any potential flakes or over the day smudgy-ness that might settle into under eye circles, plus the line is so clean and dramatic that one focuses more on the top part of my eyes than my tell-tale puffy under eye. Finally, I use LashBlast in sparkly navy blue mostly on upper lashes to keep the focus on the top part of my eye, and the blue helps keeps my eyes looking bright ! To finish the look I put on peachy blush and either go with naked lips or just chapstick to go for an over all fresh, easy going look.
I wear concealer under my eyes and white eyeliner on my water line
when i didnt get enough sleep i put brighter eyeshadow on or more makeup.
When I am lacking on sleep I usually use a light gold eyeshadow with a bronze eyeliner. I avoid dark colored eyeshadow or eyeliner to keep my eyes from looking too heavy.
Usually I do something with a little glimmer to put the focus on my skin., and keep the eye makeup rather minimal so I don’t draw attention to the bags.Chugging endless cups of coffee also helps.
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Anything light and shimmery like kitten eyeshadow or golds! Really brightens the eyes. But first, I start out with the Garnier caffeine roll on for the eyes, it eliminates excess puffiness.
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I brighten my dark circles with MAC select cover up (not amazing tho), and also throw some concealor all over my eyelids, which makes a HUGE difference. Then, I place a pinky shimmery color all over the lid, highlight my browbone, and pile on the mascara. A pretty gloss and baby pink cheek color also takes attention away from my dark circles.