Me vs. Under Eye Circles and Eye Shadow Creases

I have spent literally years trying to find the perfect eye makeup routine - one that will cover my dark circles, neutralize the colour of my eyelilds, prevent makeup from creasing and sliding off my eyes and somehow manage to make my eyes look bright and natural rather than caked with makeup.

The good news is, I finally found it! I use four (yes, F-O-U-R!) products on my eyes, yet it only takes less than a minute to prep each eye and make it ready for a bright, lasting eyeshadow application.

The first thing I use is benefit's "lemon aid". I use it to prime and neutralize the colour of my eyelids, to ensure that my eyeshadow colour is not distorted by the colour of my eyelids. Over top of this, I apply Urban Decay's Primer Potion in Champagne (it's also available colourless). This provides a slightly irridescent base for my eyeshadow, but the best thing about this product is that it will eliminate creasing and sliding and ensure your makeup stays put all day long. It truly is a miracle product!

Under my eyes, I use boi-ing industrial strength concealer from benefit. This concealer covers everything! It eliminates the dark circles under my eyes, and doesn't leave a cakey layer on your skin. It has a smooth consistency almost like a cream, and it bleands it effortlessly. The last thing I use under my eyes is Photo Op Under Eye Brightener from smashbox. It helps me look well-rested and chipper, and apparently provides nutrients in the form of vitamin C, peptides, and marine collagen.

Four products in under a minute per eye. It took ages (dare I say decades?!) enduring false promises made by a countless number of products, but all that work was definitely worth the payoff. I have gotten compliments on how amazing my makeup looks after a hot yoga class, and to me that is testament that I have in fact discovered the utopian eye makeup priming routine.