Does Red Lipstick Cover Dark Under Eye Circles?
Hey everyone!
Lately I’ve been seeing this going around on the internet and I wanted to see for myself if it really works or if it’s a total bust. So if you are interested in seeing if red lipstick can cover dark under eye circles than keep reading. Oh and I will forewarn you… you will see me with NO makeup on… you’ve been warned! :)
Does Red Lipstick Cover Dark Under Eye Circles?
The pictures in this post are not intended to scare anyone, but please hide yo kids :)
When I first saw this going around the interweb I already had in my mind that it wasn’t really going to work for me, but of course I still wanted to try it especially so I can show you guys too.
What it is supposed to do:
The red lipstick is supposed to cancel out any darkness under your eyes.
What you Need:
- Any kind of red lipstick, I picked Sephora’s Rouge The Red Lipstick because of how creamy it is. Try to stay away from a matte red lipstick because it will be way too dry for the under eye area.
- A Beauty Blender or brush
- Your regular under eye concealer I used Amazing Cosmetics Amazing Concealer in Medium Biege
What to do:
Start off with a clean face and no makeup.
Apply the red lipstick under the eyes. I applied it directly from the tube but you can use a beauty blender or a concealer brush for this as well.
I applied mine in a triangle shape under my eyes. After you have completely applied it, you will probably scare yourself. Haha
After I applied my foundation, I applied my concealer to the pointy side of the beauty blender and started dabbing it onto the red lipstick to blend it out, and blend the colors together. (Sorry for the lighting change, I moved to my makeup table for this)
This was after blending the lipstick out and covering it with concealer…as you can see it is very pink.
I went back and finished the rest of my makeup, but to cover up the majority of the pink I had to add more concealer, plus another coat of foundation, and you can still see a pink tint, especially in person.
I will say, it didn’t feel uncomfortable at all, it felt just like concealer but with having to apply so much to cover up the red lipstick I felt like my face was just caked up too much, plus as the day went on more of the red started coming through.
Final Thoughts:
This just didn’t work for me. It ended up being a lot more work to cover up the red lipstick than it is to cover up my under eye circles. I probably wouldn’t ever use this technique again unless I was just in a really dyer situation or for a Halloween costume. I do think however this would work on darker more olive skin tones.
So now you know if you were wondering if this worked…
What is the weirdest beauty habit you’ve tried?
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Katie Garvin
Thanks for being brave enough to try this out for all of us! ;-) I’ve been seeing it a bunch recently, and I’ve been pretty skeptical. I don’t have super-dark undereye circles (yet) so I didn’t feel the need to try it. But nice to know that it didn’t work so well. I’m a bit darker than you, but I think I’d still be too light to pull this off. And I have a yellow/olive undertone, so I don’t think it would look flattering on me to have pinky-undereyes and the rest of my face more yellow, lol. :-P
TheBeautySection
Haha it was fun to try tho! I knew when I first found out about it it wouldn’t really work for me, but I still wanted to try it and blog about it! I don’t have dark under eye circles yet either so I will just stick with my regular concealer for now! Haha
terrence
I love that your posted even though it didn’t work!
TheBeautySection
Haha of course! It was actually really fun to do, and I wanted people to know just because you see it on Pinterest doesn’t make it true. :)
Vashti@veepeejay.com
LOL…I chuckled at your disclaimer. I have seen the Red Lipstick trick floating around social media but I’ve never tried it.
TheBeautySection
Haha!! You should try it, it may work better for you and your skin tone than mine! :)
Ally
I just saw a video that said people with lighter skin tones should use more of a peach or pink color. Makes since.
TheBeautySection
Haha yea I actually saw something about that after I posted this, oh well… I would still prefer using a normal concealer anyways! :)
Sarah @ Seriously, Sarah?
That’s really interesting! I hadn’t heard of that. I’ve always used yellow concealer under my regular concealer to cover the dark circles. I use green to counteract redness.
Even if it worked at first, the fact that it comes through throughout the day makes it kind of scary! I’m glad you tried it out. And I love the disclaimer “hide yo kids,” at the top! Bahahaha
TheBeautySection
I’ve seen it going around on Pinterest and in a magazine too. I normally just use a concealer one or two shades lighter than my foundation to brighten up the area. I don’t have bad dark circles or anything so I don’t have much darkness to cover up. Haha glad you enjoyed it, it was really fun/funny to try! Haha I just had to put a disclaimer! :)
ashortblonde
First of all I LOVE amazing cosmetics concealer. In fact I need to buy another tube (it lasts forever!). I saw another blogger talk about this trick and I wonder if it works better for darker skin tones? It seems like for being pale like me it’s a lot of product.
TheBeautySection
Oh yea Amazing Cosmetics concealer is really good! I’ve used it for a long time. Yea I included at the end of the post that I’m sure it works way better for darker olive skin tones. It was still fun to try out though! :)
Sissi
LOL! And I like the disclaimer! I have never heard of this trick- but at least you had a healthy flush on your face hehe- maybe they mean by that to apply only a tiny bit of lipstick? But I can not imagine either. But this was a hell of a funny post Anna! Kisses to you in snowy Alpharetta! ;-)
TheBeautySection
Haha I’m so glad you got a kick out of this!! It was actually quiet fun to do! Yea I probably should have used a little bit less, but still I don’t think it would have covered up, it just kept turning pink. I looked like something was wrong with my eye area haha! :)
Jenna @ A Savory Feast
Hahaha! I never would have thought to try this. I’m with you, it sounds like wayyyy more work to try to cover up the red lipstick than it is to just cover up the dark under eye circles normally. I use Bare Minerals, and it does a great job of covering up under eye circles! I have to focus a little more attention on that area in order to properly cover them, but it’s super easy.
TheBeautySection
Haha I know this was definitely an interesting post, but seeing it going around I just had to try it! It was definitely way more work covering it up. I’m happy using my flesh toned concealer for now, especially since my under eye circles aren’t that dark! :)