Archive for May, 2010

There are probably as many different remedies for dark circles under the eyes as there are people on earth. In my experience, when many treatments exist for the same problem, most of them are not terribly successful. Most large cosmetics companies and not a few pharmaceutical companies have been wrestling with this problem for years […]

My first experience applying make-up as a young girl still makes me blush. Literally. In the chaos preceding a ballet recital, I applied blush myself rather than waiting for one of the busy parents to do it. My proud excitement at the accomplishment was soon smashed when another girl’s mother compared my pink face to […]

Have you gazed in the mirror lately only to see someone with that old, tired look? For many of us, the single facial feature that ages us most is having dark circles under our eyes. Although these dark circles most commonly appear in healthy individuals who are not suffering from illness or exhaustion, they can […]

Dark circles under the eyes plague many of us. There are many reasons for the dark circles, including allergies, hormonal changes or imbalances, shadowing from “puffy” lower eyelid bags, and prominent veins or capillaries, but often the discoloration has to do with the thin skin overlying the muscles and blood vessels around the eyes. Because […]