Got Puffy Eyes? Try These Tips

One of the major causes of puffy eyes in the total lack of sleep. We don't have time to sleep our full six to eight hours like we should and because we don't sleep enough it shows up on our faces. One way to really help yourself is to cut back on the amount of salt you use. Salt is great for causing your skin to dry out or cause you to retain fluid showing up as puffy eyes. One really easy thing you can do is drink a big glass of water before going to bed at night. It will help reduce puffiness by decreasing the amount of salt in your body. Your eye cream can help reduce puffy eyes as well. There are a few eye creams that help with puffy eyes and dark circles.

 I found a few different ones  that would be of help:
Each one helps under your eyes to diminish the look of puffy eyes. Provides all round care and protection to delicate eye area. Helps Diminish The Appearance of Dark circles, Puffiness and Saggy Eyes.
All that which can help your eyes without added junk. I am am more natural eye cream user myself.
How do you apply eye cream? 
 By gently tapping your skin under your eyes while you are applying it, you are encouraging the excess fluid to drain away.
You can choose a eye cream with that contains caffeine to help combat the swelling. It is amazing what caffeine can do! Besides wake you up in the morning.
Now you can also look for eye creams as well as creamy under eye concealer that have light diffusing particles that will help distract from seeing the swelling.
 One thing to note also swelling can be caused by reaction to medicine, and allergies. If you are finding this happening the best thing to do is check with your doctor on what to do to combat puffy eyes.
For natural ways to help bring the swelling down you can get from your kitchen :
 Place strips of grated potato under your eyes can help reduce swelling as can strawberries. **If you are allergy to strawberries don't apply them to your skin either.
You got 15 minutes? Steep black tea bags in hot water then chill them before applying them to the eye area. It's an ingredient called tannin in the black tea that will help deflate the bags under your eyes. So will a chilled eye mask will also help reduce swelling under your eyes.
Fill a bowl with iced water or ice cold milk. Take cotton bags and soak them. Lie down with your head higher than your body and place the soaked bags on your eyes. Replace them as they get warm. Continue for 10 minutes or so. Sleeping with a thick pillow to elevate your head will help fluids from settling under your eyes.
 The best way to prevent puffy eyes is to cut back your salt intake, drink lots of water and get your sleep!

Eye Shadow - Top 12 Tips On How To Apply It Perfectly

Your makeup is as important to your finished look as the clothing you wear, in fact, it can actually be more important. We've all spotted women who didn't have a clue how to apply their eye shadow. But we've also saw women who know how to apply it properly and they look put together and beautiful. Don't you want to be one of those women? Of course - and we are going to give you some top tips so you can do just that.

Great news - putting your eye shadow on correctly really isn't difficult at all. It really is just a matter of finding the right technique and look for you and your personal style. Don't worry if it takes a few tries to get it right. Check out these tips:

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Always apply a base coat on your eyes just as you do to the rest of your face. Loose power works or you can apply your foundation to the eye area. It gives a nice even palette to work with.

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Blend, blend, and then blend some more. I can't stress this enough. Try an experiment. Blend one eye and then just use a brush and apply the other eye. You'll instantly know what I'm talking about and you'll never forget to blend again.

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If you want dramatic eyes, take your eye shadow brush, dip it into water, and then into the shadow, then apply. It will give you a much deeper, dramatic color.

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If you have blue eyes, wear purple, violet, taupe, gray, deep blue, and black. Funky colors include fuchsia, turquoise, and silver.

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If you have green eyes, wear purple, plum, forest green, brown, and khaki. Funky colors include light green, gold, and bright purple.

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If you have brown eyes, wear champagne, copper, brown, apricot, khaki, and beige. Funky colors include royal blue, tangerine, hand hot pink.

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Everyone can wear navy, powder blue, and charcoal. Fun colors include silver.

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Apply a lighter shadow in the inner corner of the eye to reflect and make your eyes look younger.

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If you want your eyes to appear larger, use a light color on the inner corner, and a darker shade in the middle of the eye area.

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Practice until you get the application of your eye shadow down to a science. When you get good, your make up will look more natural and more polished.

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Apply your dark shadow only to the eyelids from the lash line to the crease in the eyelid. Apply your medium shadow from just below the eyelid crease to the brow bone.

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Highlight along the brow bone. Doing it this way will make your features stand out naturally and beautifully.

So there you have it. With these top tips you now know how to apply your eye shadow so you will look your best.

Remember that while you're practicing all these steps, that you should take notice of what works best for you. Practice by yourself, or practice with a friend if you find it easier to ask someone else's opinion.

And one more thing. If you make your face more youthful looking with wrinkle creams that gives results, then any make up that you have will be so much more effective.

So go for it and get gorgeous right away!