The adorable Tsunimee on Twitter made a comment that she sees a lot of Youtubers/Bloggers who think that they need undereye concealer when they don't really. I feel like I have quite dark undereye circles, so I took up the challenge to forgo undereye concealer for a day and see if anyone noticed.
The result is the top picture. The rest of my makeup is as normal, but I am wearing no concealer. I'm not wearing foundation or powder either (I rarely do) so the skin underneath my eyes is completely bare.
A couple of pictures in context of the rest of my face. I think I do look a bit consumptive without the concealer, but not hideously so.
Here's a picture wearing undereye concealer to compare. I do think it makes a difference, but not as massive a difference as I have always thought it does.
Nobody commented that I looked tired today. I even prompted Mr London, finally, with, "Do you think my dark circles look worse?" and he swears he genuinely does not see a difference.
I won't be throwing out my concealer, but on mornings when I'm pushed for time I might drop it as a step from my routine. I think it doesn't look too bad because I tend to do quite simple and basic eye looks - a more complicated or structured eye look might require a more even skintone around the eyes, and benefit from concealer.
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Fantastic post. Thank you so much for the experiment. You're so kind to do this. Lovely, lovely to read. Maybe concealer is a more like a comfort blanket for us? Nothing wrong to have a comfort blanket per sé: anything which makes us feel more confident is a thumbs up for me. xx thankyou
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liloo/@tsunimee
Funny you would mention that today: for the first time in a long long while I am not wearing concealer, and I realized in my car that I had forgotten to put it on (I'm wearing foundation though). And indeed the difference is probably not as massive as I like to think. I do believe, indeed, a lot of women see their undereye circles way worse than they are in real life.
ReplyDeleteGreat post!
I'm actually going the other way: I don't wear concealer but I'm beginning to think I need to. Perhaps it's the eye-brightning effect that we crave rather than actual dark circle coverage?
ReplyDeleteI agree that a lot of people wear undereye concealer who don't really need it. I think it's one thing if you're going for a full face and you want everything to look as perfect as possible, but another thing for everyday wear. I don't wear undereye concealer on an everyday basis, and my circles are about on par with yours.
ReplyDeleteIn other words, in my opinion, not too bad!
We're so used to being bombarded with images of perfection, that it's like we forget that it's actually very human and natural to be a bit darker under the eyes. But actually, when you think of the men you know (or at least those who don't wear makeup, if you happen to know a lot of men who do wear makeup) do you think that they've got bad undereye circles?
I've noticed that my husband's undereye circles are about a thousand times worse than mine, but you know what? I don't notice them at all in a negative way unless he looks particularly tired that day - then I notice that they're darker than usual.
I've realized that I don't find undereye circle to be unsightly or unattractive on others or on myself. Because of that, and the fact that the skin in that area is so delicate anyhow, I skip it most days. I think my undereyes will actually be happiest to just have moisturizer and sunscreen on them most of the time instead of a layer of makeup.
I don't wear undereye concealer, BUT I always think I need it (mostly after migraines)...so I change my mind I won't try to use it. Thanks for this post.
ReplyDeleteFab experiment :-) Unfortunately for me when I went without concealer (accidentally) a month or so ago I had three seperate people ask if I'd had a late night. For me a day without concealer is a reminder that corpse chic is never a good look... x
ReplyDeleteGreat post and trust me, you don't need concealer, I wish I was as lucky as you (I 've had ppl actually comment on how tired I look after my concealer was rubbed/ melted off, so..yeah...)!
ReplyDeleteBut you 're right, so many ppl use concealer when they really don't have that much of a dark circle problem, and what's funny to me, is that almost everyone uses Studio Finish, when a good 70% of them could easily get away with sth lighter like select moisturecover or sth...lol!
I 've seen ppl in real life that have extremely dark circles, like actual areas of grey colour underneath their eyes, so having seen that I can't even complain that much myself...!
xx
You're so good giving it a try, I really daren't but having said that I've had nothing on today. I look tired but I'm not sure it's just down to the circles some it is from the lack of liner and mascara for me.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you said about more complex eye makeup. If I wear a smokey eye I find it accentuates the dark underneath so concealer is a must then for me.
Jane x
You look beautiful and I dare say better without concealer!
ReplyDeleteWell, you certainly aren't in a desperate need of concealer, really. Unfortunately, I have very dark circles, I mean I look almost sick...
ReplyDeleteSo for 5 years now, I bought the highest coverage concealers I could find. But then, when sometimes I don't have the opportunity to wear concealer, people around me notice the difference, and it's pretty funny to know that everyone knows that you're hiding them... I decided to go for a change and got the Garnier 'under eye care plus concealer', it has a very sheer coverage, but wearing it I don't feel that guilty of lying... And besides it's caring, and makes fine lines smoother, while other concealers crease on my oily skin.
The final comment is that it's not THAT necessary to wear concealer if you don't DESPERATELY need it, and if you do - you have to stick to the most natural looking one. Everybody knows we're not perfect. Why pretend?
You do look very pretty in that last photo - hair colour/makeup/lip colour. :)
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