dark circles under eyes - Stuff Parents Need

What’s your biggest trouble-spot when it comes to doing your makeup? Mine is the dark circles under my eyes. I’m very fortunate that thus far in life (knock on wood), I don’t get bags under my eyes. No puffiness, really. But those dark circles are definitely there, and they get more and more defined as time passes.

Foundation doesn’t cover them. Nope, not one bit. Most concealers I have tried either don’t work at all, or look too light, giving me these bizarre reverse raccoon eyes, if that makes sense. I do have one concealer that works, but it is from a company that you have to have a rep to work with, and I don’t have one in my new hometown. And frankly, I’m reluctant to get one, because in many cases, those reps hound you to buy more. I’ve tried the line…I only like 2 products…I only need to buy them twice a year. So I’m not really a great catch as a new customer, and I just don’t feel like doing the awkward dance with someone who wants me to buy more.

Anyway, so all this is to say that if I could find a product at a mass merchandiser that worked as well as my old standby, I’d be all over it.

And guess what? I found one!!!!! You may have seen some advertisements for Olay Total Effects Line and Dark Circle Minimizing Brush. This is a line and dark circle minimizing brush, and it works beautifully, in my opinion.

I think the applicator, itself is very cool. There’s a button at the bottom that you push, and it dispenses the perfect amount of product onto the brush. The brush is then used to sweep the product under your eyes. I sometimes use my finger to get it exactly how I want it, and there are some parts that I put more product on, and some less, just depending on how dark it is in that spot. The color is a bit darker than my stand-by concealer, but it looks fantastic…it gives the area under my eyes a flesh color, which is just perfect. I tried to take some before and after shots for you, but I guess the lighting was bad by my mirror, because they just didn’t turn out good. But I have inspected my eyes again and again with and without this product, and I can say with confidence that it works, and that I will be buying it again when I run out!

Wanna know what made me try the Olay product, when I could have tried any of the billion other products out there? YOU did! I recently asked about your favorite beauty products, and SEVERAL of you said that you trust Olay. Growing up, my mom also used Olay products. I thought the odds were good that a company trusted by so many women probably was doing a good job with their expanded line. I’m so glad I tried it!

If you love Olay, too, be sure to check out their Facebook page, as they keep you up to speed on coupons and contests!

Win it!: Yes, ladies, Olay wants to help you look your very best by giving 5 lucky Stuff Parents Need Readers a Total Effects Line and Dark Circle Minimizing Brush! The giveaway will run until April 21st at 11:59pm EST when winners will be selected using Random.org. The winners will have 48 hours to respond to winning notification before the prize is forfeited and a new winner is selected. Open to residents of the United States. Limit one entrant per household, please.

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Disclosure: I received a complimentary product for review purposes. The opinions expressed here are strictly my own.