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How I Fixed Dry Under Eyes Before Makeup
Before foundation apply this!
How I Fixed Dry Under Eyes Before Makeup
I’ve been using The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG mainly in the mornings when my under-eyes look puffy or tired, and it honestly gives that quick “wake up” effect. The texture is super lightweight and watery, so it absorbs almost immediately a...
The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG Eye Serum
This is the step that actually fixed my dryness under makeup. I used to struggle with concealer looking flaky and settling into fine lines, but this made my under-eye area feel soft and hydrated without being greasy. It creates a smooth base so conce...
Eye Repair Cream for Dark Circles, Puffiness & Wrinkles | CeraVe
This makes my under eyes look so much smoother before concealer. My makeup doesn’t crease as fast and the area stays hydrated all day.
Holy Hydration! Eye Cream - e.l.f. Cosmetics
It instantly makes my under eyes look fresher and more awake. Perfect before makeup because it sinks in fast.
Neutrogena® Hydro Boost Eye Gel-Cream, 0.5 Fl. Oz
Such an underrated product. It smooths my under eyes and helps concealer sit way more evenly.
Alverde Hydro Eye Primer, 15ml - German Drugstore
This gives such a fresh bright under-eye look before makeup. Makes me look more awake instantly.
Bright + Brew-tiful Under Eye Cream | e.l.f. Cosmetics
Before foundation apply this!
The LORAC Dewy Canvas Prep is one of those underrated products that can completely upgrade your makeup base. The texture is a lightweight gel-cream, and the moment you apply it, your skin instantly looks hydrated, soft, and slightly glowing without f...
Dewy Canvas Prep Moisturizer + Primer - LORAC Cosmetics
The Catrice Skin Glaze Hydrating Serum Primer is a super lightweight, watery-serum type primer that instantly gives the skin a fresh, dewy, glass-skin glow. It feels more like a skincare step than a heavy silicone primer, and it absorbs quickly witho...
Catrice Skin Glaze Hydrating Serum Primer
A holy grail primer if you want your makeup to STAY. It gives a fresh dewy base without feeling greasy, and foundation melts into the skin beautifully. My makeup lasted all day and looked smoother instead of cakey.
Hydro Grip Hydrating Face Primer - Milk Makeup
This product makes your skin look expensive. It gives the prettiest soft-focus glow under makeup and makes foundation look radiant instead of flat. Amazing for that lit-from-within finish.
Hollywood Flawless Filter: Glow Booster - Charlotte Tilbury
The ultimate clean girl glow product. It hydrates, adds brightness, and makes your skin look naturally healthy before makeup even goes on. Super lightweight and gorgeous under skin tints.
Saie Glowy Super Gel | All-Over Luminizer | Clean Highlighter
Celebrity makeup artists LOVE this for a reason. It deeply moisturizes the skin while making makeup sit beautifully on top. Skin looks healthy, plump, and never dry.
Lait-Crème Concentré - #1 Moisturizer | Embryolisse USA
This primer gives a really natural blurred effect without making the skin look flat. Great if you want pores softened but still want your makeup to look skin-like.
Always an Optimist Pore Diffusing Primer - Rare Beauty
This is perfect if your makeup gets dry or patchy throughout the day. It gives hydration and glow while helping foundation stay fresh and radiant for hours.
SERUM - Laneige
This makes my skin look filtered before foundation. Pores and texture instantly look softer.
Easy Blur Silicone-Free Smoothing & Pore-Minimizing Primer