How to reduce puffy eyes and dark circles
Notice How Your Eyes Change? Here's How to Keep Them Bright and Puff-Free
They’re the first place we look on our own face or when we meet someone else. Even at first glance, a look speaks volumes about your mood and personality.
Putting on eye make-up is often the first beauty ritual we learn in our early teens. A single stroke of eyeliner, darkening the lids or adding some brightly coloured eyeshadow brings out your eyes and shows the world your point of view.
Keeping your eyes and face feeling fresh and energised can be a process involving several tricks and techniques. Our experts share their tips and tricks on how to brighten and reduce puffiness in your under-eye area, dark circles and wrinkles with the Clarins special eye products.
01 What causes dark circles and puffiness under the eyes?
The skin around the eyes is much thinner than
on the rest of the face, which makes it highly
sensitive and often the first area to show the effects
of ageing, stress or fatigue. Signs of ageing, excessive stress
or tiredness are often the reasons behind dark circles and under-eye
bags.
Puffiness in the under-eye area is caused
by an accumulation of water and fat. Lifestyle aspects such
as excessive use of alcohol, smoking and the lack
of sleep can amplify water retention and increase puffiness under
the eyes.
Small changes to your habits like increasing the amount
of sleep you get each night, and targeted under-eye skincare
can reduce dark circles under your eyes and help you feel
fresher.
02 Why should I use Clarins special eye area skincare?
Our delicate eye area deserves the very best
eye care products that target wrinkles, dark circles and puffiness.
Our skincare specialists have brought together the finest natural
ingredients and created a line of eye skin care products
with natural active ingredients that will help you to reduce puffy
eyes and dark circles. We can all benefit from turning
to nature for ingredients known for their powers to drain,
relax, hydrate or smooth your skin.
Try implementing eye care treatments in your selfcare
routine and give your under-eye area the tender loving care
it deserves. Ageing is a privilege
and our nature-derived products have been developed to keep
us feeling great throughout the natural process.
Our researchers work relentlessly to develop new products
that help lift and brighten puffy eyes and dark under-eye areas,
keeping your skin looking healthy and energised for years
to come. Our targeted, high-performance eye area skincare
treatments are made from rare plant extracts such as organic Harungana extract, Kangaroo Flower extract,
and Chestnut extract, which are selected from around the world
to make your eyes shine. Nature’s looking out for you!
Achieve younger-looking eyes with the brand new anti-ageing eye serum, Double Serum Eye! This eye serum for dark
circles, wrinkles and fine lines is infused with Turmeric
and the strengthening properties of Organic Wild Chervil extract
to preserve the five vital functions of the skin around your
eyes. Horse Chestnut helps to reduce puffiness, while Ginger Lily helps
to combat the premature signs of ageing.
03 How do I target my eye skincare treatment?
Be mindful of how delicate
the eye area is and take appropriate care
of it. Our tailor-made products for all skin types help
you target different areas with the perfect combinations
of natural ingredients. Our laboratories have developed a wide
range of specific
eye area skincare treatments that target the top three
issues: ageing, dark circles and fatigue.
Each and every woman has unique skincare requirements.
Our experts have formulated a range of eye skincare products
to offer you the chance of discovering a unique
combination of nature-derived products that make your eyes look fresh
and radiant. Try one of our best eye creams
for wrinkles, the Total Eye
Revive for fine lines caused by lack of sleep
or stress. For over 30s, we recommend exploring
our Total Eye
Smooth to visibly firm, lift and smooth early wrinkles
in the under-eye area.
04 When should you start using an eye skincare treatment?
You can see the benefits of our eye care treatments as soon as fine lines and wrinkles appear around your eyes. Apply the refreshing and energising Total Eye Revive cream for wrinkles from the age of 25. The refreshing cream melts into the skin leaving it smoother and brighter. Let the power of Teasel extract work to visibly fight signs of fatigue and the appearance of dark circles and under-eye puffiness. In one step, the skin around your eyes is protected against the harmful effects of pollution and all signs of fatigue will disappear.
05 Why should I apply a hydrating mask?
To chase away signs of fatigue and keep
the eye area looking youthful, our beauty experts recommend
applying
Total Eye Hydrate once
or twice a week.
It's a 10-minute moisture boost
that leaves your skin hydrated and radiant.
Fine lines due to dehydration will vanish. Our moisturising
eye mask combines the natural hydrating properties of organic leaf of life extract, which acts similarly
to hyaluronic acid, with horse chestnut extract, known to have
a brightening impact on dark circles. The secret of this
mask is its unique gel texture and with soothing active
ingredients, which reduce signs of fatigue and leave the skin
feeling hydrated. It’s a hydrating sensation that feels so good,
you’ll want to leave it on all night!
06 How do I firm up the eye area?
Two signs of skin ageing are loss
of firmness and wrinkles at the corners
of the eyes. Clarins has an intensive 2-in-1 treatment
for women over 40 that fights crow's feet, dark circles
and puffiness under the eyes. One of Clarins’ best
eye cream for mature skin, the Total Eye Smooth
has a dual lifting effect which comes from a combination
of organic girdle pod and Kangaroo Flower extract that stimulates
collagen synthesis with active ingredients that target the eye area.
Puffiness and dark circles don’t stand a chance against Albizia
and horse chestnut aescin extract.
Beauty tip: do a little
home workout every morning to tone your lids! Open and shut your eyes
while firmly pressing on the upper eyelid. Make sure you don’t
furrow your brow. Relax and repeat.
07How else can I reduce wrinkles, dark circles and puffiness?
Clarins has created the Total Eye Lift for women
who want an expert treatment that gently lifts the eye area
and combats all the signs of ageing from one side
to the other. Lift eyelids, firm the skin, and treat
puffiness and dark circles.
Enriched with Organic Harungana,
it is formulated to rebuild and improve the skin around
the eyes. This plant from Madagascar has an amazing power
to boost collagen synthesis. Thanks to a botanical concentrate
containing 94% natural ingredients, the lifting effect of this
eye treatment works in 60 seconds. This ultra-lightweight,
ultra-smoothing,
ultra-toning cream beautifies the skin and acts
as a base for flawless make-up. Once it’s applied,
amp up your lashes with Wonder Perfect Mascara
4D. It creates a wider gaze and smooths out eyelid
creases, making your eyelashes look longer.
08 How can I make my eyes look amazing?
We recommend starting with a hydrating
and firming eye skincare routine that
includes an eye serum for wrinkles. Our experts advise
you to start your routine by removing all traces
of make-up with a cleanser specially formulated
for the delicate eye area that won’t
dry out the skin, then apply a toner. This primes your skin to soak
up the goodness of your day cream, night cream
or special facial oil.
Lastly, take your pick from our line of make-up, eyeshadows and eyeliners- to bring out your eyes
and your perfect look from your skin right to the tips
of your lashes! To go one step further, treat your eyes
to a quick Open Spa treatment and follow the beauty
tips from our make-up experts.
Beauty tip: for youthful skin for years to come, don’t forget
to apply UV Protection Skincare daily
as sun can be very damaging to our skin around
the eyes.
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