Every Fashion Week, we try so hard to be in bed by eleven. Instead, we stumble home around 3 a.m., smelling like cigarettes and weird freebie fragrances. With all the early morning shows, copious amounts of (often cheap) champagne, and European editors chain-smoking Marlboro Reds, we're lucky we don't come into the office looking like Charlie Sheen. But, thankfully, puffiness, dark circles, and blotchy redness are all just temporary side effects, thanks to our cut of restorative products. No matter how pesky those dark circles are, we've got 10 little tricks for bringing back that fresh-faced look you know and love.
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Above, from left (Model outside Milk Studios, photo by Ashley Jahncke):
1. Banish those Amy Winehouse black circles!
Bare Minerals Well Rested Powder, $18, available at Ulta Beauty .
Bare Minerals Well Rested Powder, $18, available at Ulta Beauty .
2. We love its instant under-eye brightening boost!
Benefit Ooh La Lift, $22, available at Benefit.com.
Benefit Ooh La Lift, $22, available at Benefit.com.
3. An eye makeup legend, we use this magic wand daily to give us that well rested, 8-hours-of-leep look (even if we've only gotten 3).
YSL Touche Éclat, $40, available at yslbeauty.us.
YSL Touche Éclat, $40, available at yslbeauty.us.
4. The cooling rollerball applicator is like a personal massage for our eyes!
Neutrogena Instant Eye Reviver, $17.99, available at Target.
Neutrogena Instant Eye Reviver, $17.99, available at Target.
5. Glides easily on skin to hide our "secrets" without that heavy foundation feel.
Laura Mercier Secret Concealer, $22, available at Sephora.
Laura Mercier Secret Concealer, $22, available at Sephora.
Above, clockwise from left (Model backstage at Jason Wu, photo by Lianna Tarantin):
6.Its velvety coverage makes concealer optional. It also helps with those nasty wrinkles too!
Perricone MD Ceramic Eye Smoother, $50, available at Sephora .
Perricone MD Ceramic Eye Smoother, $50, available at Sephora .
7. Soothe, de-stresses, and is perfect for combating puffiness.
Skyn Icelandic Relief Eye Cream, $45, available at cherryculture.com.
Skyn Icelandic Relief Eye Cream, $45, available at cherryculture.com.
9. Used by celebrities, this eye brightener will make you flashbulb ready.
Smashbox Photo Op Under Eye Brightener, $18, available at smashbox.com.
Smashbox Photo Op Under Eye Brightener, $18, available at smashbox.com.
10. This Obsidian Mineral Complex with key anti-aging ingredients is the most luxurious way to pamper your peepers.
Giorgio Armani Crema Nera, $230, available at Saks.
Giorgio Armani Crema Nera, $230, available at Saks.