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Wed Jun 11, 2008 10:05 pm  |
I have been stuck with dark under eye cirlces for years due to allergies and genetics. I have TRIED everything.
So I just have to share cause I am excited about my find! haha
Bobbi Brown the corrector for under eyes. Its peachy colored so it cancels out the blue/grey under your eye and has brigteners in it. Its amazing!
And then Make up Forever Hi Definition Powder. Its pure silica. There is no talc. So it doesn't sit in fine lines. It keeps everything in place. And its nice that its white so everyone can use it and it doesn't change color after a long day.
I got married 3 week ago and used both and after the ceremony and crying I went and looked at my self and my make up was still perfect! |
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Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:28 pm |
| Hi SkinGirl, so u only used the corrector and no concealer or foundation on top? I wonder if the peachy corrector works for purplish circles? |
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Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:06 am |
I'm with SkinGirl82 on BB Corrector - I wrote a review of it in the Product Reviews Forum. It is THEE best concealer product I've ever used for my under-eye area. I use it after moisturising and before foundation - and not only do I often not even need to use concealer after these two steps, but I can get away with a light sweep of foundation.
It really is excellent (and much better than the BB concealer kit, IMO). |
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Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:07 am |
| Thx....I really love Bobbi Brown Concealor, it is great and have numerous color to choose. |
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Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:23 am |
 just wonder - can the BB corrector be used without any other make-up? I use usually a touch of powder and nothing more, but these dark undereye circles make me look sick  |
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31, combo - oily, breakout-prone, fair complexion, sensitive and prone to rosacea |
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Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:01 pm |
bingo ~~
I love Bobbi Brown Concealor, can't find any better!
I tried the Cle de Peau which is more expensive than BB, but absolutely useless! |
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Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:53 pm |
| TheSkinGirl82 wrote: |
...Bobbi Brown the corrector for under eyes. Its peachy colored so it cancels out the blue/grey under your eye and has brigteners in it. Its amazing!...
And then Make up Forever Hi Definition Powder. |
THANKS! I was thinking about ordering the MUFE Powder....going to order right now! I may try the BB concealer, too? |
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Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:59 pm |
| You used a Bobbie Brown Corrector (not concealor).... ???? |
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Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:39 pm |
These are both great products -- and they work well.
But before you shell out the $$ for the MUFE powder, google "silica powder" and buy THAT. I ordered mine from the Conservatorie (site is the same name) for only a few bucks. And I can't tell the difference between the HD and the generic. Plus the MUFE has a horrible container that will frustrate you.
Also ANY peach corrector will cancel out blue. (I suggest Ben Nye's NB Blue Neutralizer Corrector. It costs about a quarter what the BB does.) Purple will be cancelled by yellow. Red by green. And brown by pink. These are all complementary colors. Using the right color of corrector, rather than just covering up issues with foundation, will amaze you.
Before you dismiss it, TRY IT. But try it for less money than the high end companies would like. |
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Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:06 am |
| Sidda wrote: |
These are both great products -- and they work well.
But before you shell out the $$ for the MUFE powder, google "silica powder" and buy THAT. I ordered mine from the Conservatorie (site is the same name) for only a few bucks. And I can't tell the difference between the HD and the generic. Plus the MUFE has a horrible container that will frustrate you.
Also ANY peach corrector will cancel out blue. (I suggest Ben Nye's NB Blue Neutralizer Corrector. It costs about a quarter what the BB does.) Purple will be cancelled by yellow. Red by green. And brown by pink. These are all complementary colors. Using the right color of corrector, rather than just covering up issues with foundation, will amaze you.
Before you dismiss it, TRY IT. But try it for less money than the high end companies would like. |
I have purplish circles and I tried many yellow correctors to no success. The yellowish tint is so obvious but my circles are still there  |
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Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:53 am |
You might try a peach/pink one. I think most purple circles are a mix of blue and brown, sometimes Which would steer you to orange/pink to correct.
In my personal experience, yellow really only works for PURPLE -- like bruises. Although it's a great highlighter shade -- as you have discovered.  |
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Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:56 am |
[quote="chorally"]bingo ~~
I love Bobbi Brown Concealor, can't find any better!
I tried the Cle de Peau which is more expensive than BB, but absolutely useless![/quote]
Agree with you, and Cle de Peau doesn't have many color to choose , so it is hard to match with the skin tone |
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Fri Jun 13, 2008 5:41 am |
Thanks for the tip! Now I have a couple of items to add to my shopping list...  |
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Fri Jun 13, 2008 10:45 am |
Here's my question - what's the best way to disguise puffy undereyes? I've read that dabbing a concealer (?) in that crease where the puffy part is, will lighten the shadow cast by the puffiness. I hope I explained this correctly.
Anyway, would you use a concealer or a brightener or are they the same? Any recommendations for one that doesn't settle into fine wrinkles?
Thanks! |
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Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:06 pm |
| blesstd wrote: |
Here's my question - what's the best way to disguise puffy undereyes? I've read that dabbing a concealer (?) in that crease where the puffy part is, will lighten the shadow cast by the puffiness. I hope I explained this correctly.
Anyway, would you use a concealer or a brightener or are they the same? Any recommendations for one that doesn't settle into fine wrinkles?
Thanks! |
I heard that to cover puffiness, don't dab a highlighting concealer directly on it, instead use a shade darker on the puffiness to camouflage it... I read it somewhere but if someone has something to add to it, pls do |
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Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:33 pm |
| Sidda wrote: |
...But before you shell out the $$ for the MUFE powder, google "silica powder" and buy THAT. I ordered mine from the Conservatorie (site is the same name) for only a few bucks. And I can't tell the difference between the HD and the generic. Plus the MUFE has a horrible container that will frustrate you. |
Too late....my daughter picked up the MUFE powder at Sephora today to save me shipping.
But if I do like it, I will definitely check out the Conservatorie brand, next!
Thanks for the tip! |
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Fri Jun 13, 2008 6:39 pm |
That's a really good tip about just getting silica powder. Thanks!
| Sidda wrote: |
These are both great products -- and they work well.
But before you shell out the $$ for the MUFE powder, google "silica powder" and buy THAT. I ordered mine from the Conservatorie (site is the same name) for only a few bucks. And I can't tell the difference between the HD and the generic. Plus the MUFE has a horrible container that will frustrate you.
Also ANY peach corrector will cancel out blue. (I suggest Ben Nye's NB Blue Neutralizer Corrector. It costs about a quarter what the BB does.) Purple will be cancelled by yellow. Red by green. And brown by pink. These are all complementary colors. Using the right color of corrector, rather than just covering up issues with foundation, will amaze you.
Before you dismiss it, TRY IT. But try it for less money than the high end companies would like. |
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Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:03 pm |
| Stardustdy, that's a good tip too! Thanks! The bags under my eyes sure are noticeable these days and I'm hoping it's not just the way it is - another notch for my mature skin - and rather it's more to do with allergies. Wishful thinking! |
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Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:38 am |
Well thanks for decreasing my wallet!
I bought both as when i tried them out in the store it was love at first sight. Sephora says they get a shipment of the powder in on Friday morning and sell out by Sat. morning.
I also bought the Bobbie Brown hydrating eye cream along with the corrector. It's non-greasy and is a great primer in itself for the concealers. I'll do a review in a week or so. |
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Joined the 50 club several years back, blonde w/ fair/sensitive skin, Texas humidity and prone to rosacea, light breakouts and sunburns, combo skin type, starting to see sundamage and fine lines |
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Sat Jun 14, 2008 3:38 pm |
SheSpace has a nice finishing powder out called Cashmere Stockings that contains silicia as the first ingredient and mica (glow, in mineral makeup) and iron oxides for colour.
Samples are available. She also has a huge selection of eye shadows. Samples available for .50 each on the shadows. This company is a favorite on the mineralmakeupmania forum.
Heather also has her own forum and Cashmere stockings is discussed and compared to the MUFE HD powder.
http://www.theshespace.com/faceandlips.html |
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Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:06 pm |
Hey girls ~ I cannot live without the Bobbi Brown corrector and concealer either. Before this I had the YSL Touche Eclat pen which I quite adored for spot treating blemishes around the face but for around the eyes, it was not natural enough for me. The range in the Bobbi Brown correctors and concealers is fab and the formulation is brilliant, but you do need to wear an eye cream as a base to prime first to get best results. 
For some people, the corrector alone can be worn by itself without the concealer on top, but the two products are designed to be worn layered. Since the corrector is pink/ peach based this cancels out extreme dark circles and the eye area first, and the concealer worn on top of it acts as a brightener and brings the shade back to your skin tone.
I find because they are so true to skintone shades, the corrector & concealer can be worn just on their own without the need for foundation, for a fresh 'no makeup' look. Like just on your 'jeans & t-shirt days' when you don't want to look as polished. 
Pink based shades work well on fair to medium skin tones with pink, yellow undertones and the peach based correctors are excellent on warmer, deep (golden) skin tones. The way to nail the perfect corrector is to try out a few and not be afraid to experiment.... if the blue/ green/ greyness is still showing through from beneath, you need to go up a shade. (I used "dark bisque" on a fair skin tone lady as I could still see a very faint grey tinge through the lighter shade with "bisque." I brought it back to her skintone with a lighter concealer using "sand". I think it's good to not stereo type shades, like we do for foundations, and as I have found with correctors and concealers... it's better to trial them out. I thought I was a Bisque, but discovered Peach corrector works better for me with Warm Beige concealer on top. (I'm Asian with cooler (pink) undertones).
Getting the combination right with these two products is the trick to perfectly concealing the darkness around the eyes. I think having dark circles takes away the focus of your eye colour (especially for people with deeper set eyes) so people instantly look like they have bigger, clearer, brighter eyes when they fix up this issue. Concealing perfectly for wedding make-up is such a big thing as the photographs are forever....
 Summertimegirl^^;; xXo |
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Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:51 am |
| Summertimegirl-You are right about the eye cream as a primer. That's why I bought the Bobbie Brown hydrating eye cream. When they used it on me in the store I was hooked. It has reflective properties but it isn't greasy. It made the corrector glide on and hid the little under eye crinkles. |
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Joined the 50 club several years back, blonde w/ fair/sensitive skin, Texas humidity and prone to rosacea, light breakouts and sunburns, combo skin type, starting to see sundamage and fine lines |
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Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:53 pm |
Hi, I'm wondering if it has to be the Bobbi Brown eye cream or can it be some other eye creams?
Also, does it have to be pure silica powder or can it be silica powder with other ingredients too?
Thanks!! |
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Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:51 am |
| I was told by the Bobbie Brown SA at Saks that any hydrating eye cream will do. You just want one that hydrates but isn't greasy, then the corrector would slide right off. The eye cream really made the lines disappear and the corrector glide on. I had eye creams, they just didn't contain the reflective properties like this one. I now use those at night. I wouldn't have bought it if I wasn't impressed and saw it with my own eyes! I don't like it when they push all the rest of the line on you when you come in for just one item, like a jiffy lube and your always needing something on the car. |
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Joined the 50 club several years back, blonde w/ fair/sensitive skin, Texas humidity and prone to rosacea, light breakouts and sunburns, combo skin type, starting to see sundamage and fine lines |
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