‘Tis the season for late nights, ladies — holiday parties, cramming for finals and waiting up for Santa. 🙂
If you’re not getting enough shuteye over the holidays, why not fake a good night’s sleep with a little help from makeup?
Last week in the comments you left some of your favorite tips to disguise dark circles, restore sallow skin and brighten tired eyes — tips like…
1. Line your waterline with white eyeliner
It brightens in a flash of white!
“I find that lighter, more natural eyeshadows with a nice sheen for the lid, white eyeliner for my waterline and MAC’s Select Moisturecover for my undereye circles are really awesome for hiding the fact that I may be running on only a couple hours of sleep.”
– Miriam
“I wear white eyeliner on my waterline (I love Rimmel’s white eyeliner) and add a light colored shadow like MAC Phloof! to the inner corners of my eyes. I also use Rohto eye drops if my eyes are red!”
– Nancy
2. Whip out that lash curler
Two minutes to a wide-awake look! 
“I use a light shimmery champagne color on the lids, and I curl my eyelashes! I can’t tell you how much that helps; it just makes me look so much more awake.”
– Gracie
3. Concealer is your BFF
A must for girls burning the midnight oil! A few faves:
“I don’t usually get a lot of sleep, and even when I do I have genetically dark and puffy undereyes, so I always need concealer. I use MAC’s Studio Sculpt.”
– Phoi
“Can’t live without Fresh Concealer! Works to get those circles to disappear.”
– Styleezta
“I use Bobbi Brown Concealer under my eyes and the built-in powder underneath to make my eyes seem more open.”
– Denny
“Aww man, I NEVER get enough sleep. [I use] TimeBalm concealer topped with Boots No. 7 illuminating concealer then crimped lashes and mascara (if I have time.) I know I should do a lot more to wake up my face, but I figure the extra ten minutes of sleep are worth it!”
– Rae
4. Try a color-correcting concealer
To deal with heavy duty dark circles, start with a layer of a color correcting concealer beneath your regular concealer.
“I use a salmon-colored concealer to first neutralize the blue. Then, I use a concealer a shade or two lighter than my normal skin color to really brighten my eyes.”
– Diana Kim
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